Duke of Edinburgh's Marriage.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 228, 24 March 1874, Page 7

Duke of Edinburgh's Marriage.

«il «>i nJwf> JMM Hoi.f tliht ' jd }\ ■''"*' .erfotiLßiii lo Umd qi\L i£u o84 LSflo vd ~-;m! i?age,{§qwmonsjfs«tb«r sMifctolij Edinburgh, and the,iJPmicess:Mariai commenced at noon tp-doy Wi thft prwegci)! p% «f guests in the Winter ParacfcaMtbfchetf&rious' galleries. T^fesfi%*H 9 l# ipnptuonslfciat' qf RV?wM§?ji ym w\M*mssmk\m\fy The men were ija iwifotm, jtfjth) the exception of .thfcrAmerican/' riisemblintr, a procession-was formed with the •graiid .Equevrtes.v,'OMftberlalh'sV and other officers .of the Conrfcr-"Leading thorn came the Emperor wffa 'Empress and Princess, of Wales7%hWriftcys : -of Germany andDenmarkyand Prince Arthur. Then came' the bride if «n'3'the bridegroom, who wore the Russianjuaval uniform. The bride*was spendidlv apparelled in a long and she wore a diamond coronet. Her train Was borne by four pagesr" Then followed an immense precession ifo Imperial Jaindy, nriests, court'officials'. "The Imperial Russian Pritibd wore the uniform of the Prjnfle'..ftf the. Pryig'e,Jmferjal!saiqif $ PiuHsian Colonel.. AfaVefP 'ft^Fffi^V^Yith,' fcne; .Russian Order; i A^W*i^^M'i'P4 , i'> Walefs;.was •dressed his^arkcrimson yehv&ti, with diamond, iCoHafjnand- pearl necklace.' .- The 1 mperial.German .Princess was'dressed hi the same style. The. Russian Princess\ dress. waslbluaOTelyet 'anrKgold.' PririeO Arthur acted p »J4SJfj jßfhsJß (The* teachingdhc Russian Church, jJP#! irejjejyed i thy ..the Metropol iltmnJ He4d> : .Qf.(shQ Russia^,'Uhiirch o'Kthe Holy 'SynodtS'-baat'lne? :o*osses: r and' sacred vessels \vithtj holy-< water? /-The * Emperor - conducted iiie• bridfe jand' bridegr<imiv to the middle. 'of t|e ! hi's s st'itt'on,' with tliej fimiiieqiately b'e]ii,h?l:; Af6o.rid the] bfidetrvoftfh" 1 Arthur' .and the ;| "Gttln'd'jQhlces?. .borne op'j •golderf'lifclvc'rs 1 , deposited on the attar] temiHvrarily x phveed oil, the fingers of: the bride anvHftidtd'odrii. The magnificent chapel; innumerable-wax earidle&; ! flooT- 'Wa4 Cf»vered wltli velvet. \ golfl cafoet;' pMlnrs and ; altarA . wife^'C«^eireil r ' with ; tfold. The- Greek | mnTfjagip cer^itrrtfiv:'was ii rii)iqiie iii ; the absence : :■. OliMts'aiul'intci'Vod pyviybrs xdv'%'qtW'ii|^';We'^^rvicel ' The cr(V\vns yrfiri) ', lifefd ''snsp^ndWit' 1 ' heads ,o| tlie llricmfj ]i(iir, Prlnc'v'Vrtluir holdiiig,' the crown i»viir! ■rho Duke of Ecliulmrgn, and Prince SerguiSj , bi^d«: , i':- r■■."''!'. '..-■-. t The Troneruii QiWcssW *uen,«a!il '; " Thou 'servant of God, Alfrod Ernest Edward, art •crowned fo.r tliisJyyndinaidHu of God; Alexandra."in the name of the Father, the Sonv and the Holv Ghost.??; Prince Arthnr, hecoining tired # ';of, holdine the neavv was ijefifiVed. Then fbh Epistle to the E])he:siaifs,:'sth chapter. 20th and 23rd A'orses, were read. After the readin? was concluded, the .flnaVriago at Cana of Galilee, was 'read. The browns'; were; Removed, and the married eounlgiwatkefl thrice round the raised dais, holding : to the tip of the confessor's robp. with •one hand arid k candle in the other. At tire conclusion of 'tlie ceremonv the sacramental •cup. AVrtsbroiriiht forward, blessed, and par-l taken of by the bridal pah", the confessor j 'presenting five : cross, which both kissed. Afterwards the choir sang,'" Glory to Thee, i ,s 0 Lord IV concluding with a benediction.

'.This ended the Greek services. The pro- . then slowlv formed, prbceeding to the Hall'of;-Alexander for the Anglican ser--vire. Bean StanleyVJof Westminster Abbey, .Tlife:. walls were , decorated 'wUli 'battle-pictures. -Dean .Stanley, who, during the solemnisation of the Greek Church servico, wore a Protestant Doctor of Divinityliat and gbwUv'and 1 who how appeared Tipon the altar wearing an Episcopal surplice with a jewelled collar' of the Order of the Bath a'rffund.ih'is neck, was assisted by two resident English clergymen. Both the American anjl,the English -colony were gathered on the' the altar. Conspicuous among the'i'n ■'w'er* Governor Jewett,' the American Minister,' Lord Loft-iis, the English' Minister, 1 and Diplomatic officials. Many English' officers, in fnll costume; were also present. Especially notable was the venerable .Prince Gortschakoff, STirfonnded hy leading meml>ers of the Russian nobility. The r Ep'isoopal chants were given hy Russian chorister lads; in long crimson dresses. When the marriage procession entered; the hride walked between her father and'the "bridegroom. .Prince Arthur walked rbehind.s The beautiful Anglican weddinaj-serviee was then imnressivelv performed hyDean Stanley, the Prince and 1 Princess responding according to the form enjoined in the Book of Common Praver. The delivery of the final benediction,.-" God the "Father, God-the Son, God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, rand keep you," was especially touching'.- .iTheser.vlce being concluded, Dean Stanley congratulated the newly-mar-ried Several Roman Catholic'dignitaries were present. '.The bride looked earnest, sweet, fair-faced,: the bridgrriom grave, selfpossessed. ,;TJie Princess of \Yales was lovely, pale, ,and- 'delicate.. ".The., 'German I Crown Princess locked healthy,—the image of tier )nntlio'r," r Qu'eeri'TicToria.'- •Tlie"' Frliice of Wiles. .wfls,- apparently .on, excejlent terms with the aha bothi looked *m. thy'-cefprnbriy i'-fi'the Eng- : lish chapel/the' Empress -of Russia,' beifig a conlirniefl , '%valid' ;; and' fatigued;'seemed overcomcjmd; made., a .motion.of holding a lian'lkercliief to h'or eyes when tlhe married *o-up]a saluted hur. The ceremony Wm%

Concluded, the-erowd- dispersed?-- -There wasonly to IJjiutedJ d\ai)lj^iil4fe)pulult«i«iCi&Bii J An illumination ot ih<L.p»bHe square to4k place, and the «i&ono of splen-y did festivity, "The service formed an extra- 1 drdirtatyi toom&lnMm ( of pomp, and ,.Ajftei:,|hQ.,marriage rites there was a oahqueYaVthe'palace, and Subsequently a ball at thegorgeous hall. At close ©itheiballctliete»lal;oduJile;were &e« mally marched to the bridal chamber, aeco|p p*jiieji;*>yjthfl, ©PJfjerijjr antfc ofljfceya tfftf§A Court. The festivities, continued after the retirement of the happy' the EmperoFKeing *° ' >**Hgissj I i n,.««>■