Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-08
PRINCES WEDDING
IS COLORFUL EVENT
Brilliant Royal Assembly A.
tends Ceremony of Humbert
and Marie Jose.

gown at ankle length with . mantle Of
the same material, seven yards long,
and embroidered with ermine. The
Queen Of Italy wore cloth Of gold with
pearls and q golden mantle five yards
long. Princesses Yolanda, Mafalda and
Maria wore regal mantles Of House OF
Savoy blue bordered in gold.
Cardinal Nam, smiling benevolent
approached the royal couple as the
went forward to the prize dieux preparet.
for them before the altar. His cassock
of brilliant red was surmounted by
rochetto Of rare old lace, and on his
head was the cardinals red beretta. His
Episcopal ring, studded with q brilliant
amethyst, glittered on his finger.
He read first the terms of the Italian
code governing marriages since by viz
tue OF the conclusion of the Lateran
treaties of last February IL the priest
officiating ut q wedding assumes the
functions of civil ofncer OF the ltaian
state. Had the couple been married pc
fore the signing of the Lateran treaties
they would have had to 60 through two
ceremonies, one civil, the other religious.
Matrimony, the cardinal told the
princely pair, imposes the reciprocal
obligation of faithfulness and assist
ance." With just the suggestion OF
throne that the husband is the head
of the family" The wife, he added,
must follow her husbands civil condi.
ton and assume his family name, and
is obliged to follow him where he be-
lieves 1t opportune to Ak his residence.
The husband has the duty of protecting
his WIFE" he must, the cardinal con-
tinued, keep her close to him and adj
minister to her all that is necessary for
her life in proportion to his riches"
Duties Are Recited.
The cardinal rapidly passed over the
sections of the code covering possible
| abandonment of the contugal domiclle
| by the wife, in which case the husbands
obligation for maintenance ceases. He
| did, however, a. In duty bound, warn
the young bride that she could not give
away her spouses patrimony, pledge his
/ credit or raise money otherwise without
his express authorization. $
There were smiles when Cardinal
Nam, In accordance with the code be-
fore him. told Marie Jose that she must
II he had not SUFFICIENT means. CHS
father. King Victor, Is reputed to be the
richest man in all Italy).
The nuptial mass was celebrated "ac-.
cording 10 royal prerogative," after read
ing the gospel the celebrant offered the
missal to the King Of italy, who kissed
it and returned 1t.
AhS OeiuAhaA' SuthAhb W 1AC 6AoV"
asked:
"Humbert Nicholas Thomas John
Mary Of Savoy. do you intend to take
for your legitimate spouse Marie Jose
Charlotte Sophia Amelia Henrietta Ca
brielle of the Belgians?"
The prince responded, "si!" meaning
"And you, Marie Jose Charlotte So
phia Amelia Henriette Gabrielle Of the
Belgians" the cardinal continued, do
you intend to take for your legitimate
spouse Humbert Nicholas Thomas John
Mary Of Savoy"
Witnesses Of Ceremony.
witnesses for the bride were her
brothers, the Duke Of Brabant and the
Count of Flanders, and for the BRIDE
groom the Duke of Aosta and the Count
Of Turin. They held the veil over the
heads Of the two until they responded
with ''Si." and then they let 1t fall.
tions each turned toward parents for
consent, which was given with . nod
Of the head.
Cardinal Nam then blessed the rings
Of. the two and they exchanged them
The choir began ''Oremus pro Principe
Nostro-Let Us Pray for our Prince"
The cardinal pronounced them man and
! WIG anu tAAC tak8co WCklb vi,
with other bits Of music. At its con-
clusion the cardinal read them the
terms Of the Pope's letter of special
benediction to the young people.
Then arm and arm they marched
J down the central aisle Of the chapel,
bowling and smiling to the right and
left, the future King and Queen OF
to the balcony where they were ac-
corded . tremendous ovation by the
crowd gathered below. They were
cheered to the echo by the multitude
which included Fascist organizations
drawn up in military formation.
Go to Vatican.
The ceremony over, the bride and
groom went directly to the Vatican for
a private audience with Pope Plus XII.
They arrived at the Vatican frontier
just before l o'clock. a delay Of IS min
utes because of q great crush OF people
about the Quirinal. Police and soldiers
had the utmost difficulty in clearing
/ O way.
| Pope Plus smiled benignantly when
they finally were ushered into his pres
ence. He dismissed their excuses for
| their hardness with gesture and told
them how much their visit pleased him.
The pontiff presented Prince Hum
bert with beautiful tapestry made In .
the Vatican factory and presented
Marie Jose with a gold rosary set
with precious stones
Both thanked the pontiff deeply, say
ing that the gifts constituted precious
souvenirs of their marriage. Their
suite was then introduced and the pom
tiff impaired the apostolic benediction
upon the entire group.
The Vatican was beAecked with the
italian. Belgian and papal flags. All
buildings. such as ST. John Lateran, st.
Mary Major and the seminaries In
Rome proper which enjoy extraterritori.
atty under the Lateran treaties. were
similarly decorated and tonight will be
Illuminated. This was by the Pope's ex--
press order, as he wished the Vatican
city state to participate in the rejoicing.