ROYAL WEDDING IN BERLIN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1800, 12 July 1913, Page 11

ROYAL WEDDING IN BERLIN.

STATELY PAGEANT. . - From the moment of tho arrival of the in any Royal guests in Berlin, to a lata hour on Saturday evening, May 21, there Was a wonderful succession of gorgeous scenes, whiah might well bo termed the •"pageanifc" of a. Royal wedding, writes n correspondent of "Tho Queen." The many festivities and functions that had taken place on Thursday and Friday culminated dn the solemn and beautiful wed- - ding ceremonial on Saturday. Berlin had bean en fete all the week, and crowds thronged tho streets, the* pooplo being anxious to catch sight of tho great personages who had accepted tho Kaiser's invitation to be present at tho marriage of his only daughter,' Princess Victoria ■Xjuise of Prussia and Prince Ernst Augustus of Cumberland. Stately Ceremonial. In the treasure-house of tho Prussian Royal Household lies tho Prussian Princesses' Crown, which is only worn on great occasions. Tho .marriage ceremonies were op-anod at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon by this beautiful diadem being fetched and placed on Princess Luise's head by her mother, the Empress. Under fclio crown a soft veil ,was worn, which fell on to her simple but very beautiful dress of ivory satin duchesse, draped with magnificent Silesian ' Heavy silver brocade, lined With the superb ermine that belongs to tho Royal house of Ilolienzolleni. formed the Court train, which was carried by four ladios-iuiwaiting, vrho wore charmjug pink gowns. A wreath of myrtle Was arranged,- on- the bride's head, and jho carried a bouquet of white flowers. Tho civil marriage was performed in tho Boom of the Electors by the Minister of the Royal House, and tho marriage settlement signed, and them the bridal procession was formed and slowly passed through tho Ritter Saal, tho Kapitel Saal, the Picture Gallery, and the Wciseer Saal to the Royal Chapel, which made a fitting background for the ceremony, ornate and brilliant in itself, and with its floor, uncumbered by chairs, covered with rich Oriental carpots, and its balustrades festooned with white carnations. The centre of tho chapel was kept vacant by three lines of Royal Pages, who looked very picturesque in> tunics of crimson and / silv«r, and white silk ■ knee-breeches hnd hose. Outside this space the hundreds of guests who had been bidden were stationed in various groups. All tho unmarried ladies who attended wore long white veils falling over their dainty gowns, making a striking contrast to the goigaous Uniforms, glittering "with, decorations, worn by the'vast majority of jnon present. ' . Picturesque Officers' of the Court. First came two' Heralds bearing the A-rms of Prussia and of Brandenburg,' and looking resplendent in. their fiae tabards. The Chief -Marshal, Prince ■Furstenberg,' awl the Court Chamberjtains walked before the brido and bride- )

frroom, both of whom looked. happy in the extreme, but bore themselves with the solemnity, which' was fitting to the oocasion.-'j'Prince ' Ernst'-'Almost making on imposin g figuro in the uniform of tho Ziethen Hussars, bis Prussian, regiment. Slowly the Prince ami .Princess passed to in'froirt of the altar, whilst the. Kaiser, with.ths Duchess of Cumberland on'his.arm, entered the chapol, followed by the Empress and tho Duke of Cumberland, the Tsar and Queen Mary, tend King George and the German Crown Princess, who had walking immediately before _ her two eldest son's, who were in white sailor suits. Between the Dowager Grand Duchess of .Baden and the Grand Duchess of Baden walked thie Crown Prince, and behind eamo all the bthar Eoyal Princes and Princesses. jthe Raiment of Royalty. Tho Duchoss of Cumberland wore a thanning gown of lavender satin covered Vith superb old lace, her train of lilac, richly ombroidered' in gold, being borno by two pages. On .her head was set a magnificent tiara of diamonds, .and a collar to match circled her throat, The Emperor wore the- uniform of the Ist I'otrt Guards, and his Majesty took his place on the left of ; the bride with the Duchess of Cumberland on his right. (The Duke of Cumberland was in the simple Austrian uniform,, with the rib r bon of tho German Order of the Black Eagle, and tho Empress, who walked with him. wore a' dress of emerald-green hrocade, embroidered ixt silver with roses £nd foliage, and trimmed' with silver passementerie. Her train of green velvet, wrought, with old silver, and edged '■with sable, was carried by four Maids of iHonour, and for jewels sho wore her (famous fire-stringed pearl necklace 1 and "collar of emeralds. Tho Tsar was in itho tiniform of his Prussian Hussars, with ,tho cordon of the Black Eagle, and with him (walked Queen Mary, who was 'superbly- at•tired in Indian cloth-of-gold worked with coloured flowers in diamante. The train - jof Irish lace was mounted on gold tissue, »nd had a deep border of embroidery in leaf design, and amongst her wonderful tliamond ornaments was the necklace of the lesser stars of- Africa from the CulliTian diamond. Her Majesty also wore the. ribbon and jewelled insignia of the Order of tho Garter. The Crown Princess, .who was escorted, by King George, wearing the green and white uniform of ihis Prussian Cuirassier Kegiment, and the broad orange ribbon of the Black Eagle, was charmingly gowned in silver brocade, and train of pink velvet wrought .with silver, and she wore a diamond /tiara and collar and necklace, of aneroids from, the Crown jewels. A charming touch of simplicity was piven' by -tho presentation of a Bible by JJr. Dryander. This marriage, which heals an old feud between the houses of Guelph and Hohenzollorn, is not ono of Koyal arraugemont, though it very happily fits in with the wishes of tho many Boyal personages who have regretted the estrangement which has existed; it is a fcal lovo match. A Court of Congratulation. In tho Great Whito Hall the bride and bridegroom, who stood under a canopy together with the Kaiser, tho Duchess of Cumberland, and other Itoyal personages, held a Court of Congratulation. Opposite the dais were ranged tho Ministers, diplomatists, and officers, and at tho doors .were the heralds and ushers. There entered an endless stream of magnificently 'attired ladies in Court trains, who chrtBied to the Eoyal pair and received a bow in return, and following camo Ministers, professors in their mauy-hued University robes, tho President and Vic.cJPresident of tho Reichstag, and other prominent Prussian people. Then came tho great ceremonial supper, which was held in tho Ilall of the Knights, and at which tho Emperor toastEd tho bride and bridegroom. The tablo used was o£ horseshoo shape, and it was 'decked with carnations and heliotropecoloured orchids. Tho bride and bridePim, who. sat at tho top of tho table, on either sido of them the Duko of Cumberland and tho Empress, whilst opposite were seated the Emperor, the Tsar, JCing Goorge, and Queen Marry. ELECTBOLYSIS. Tha only permanent euro' for tho retaoval of superfluous hair. This can only bo performed by an expert. Consult Mrs. liaybittle, long and favourably known for all treatments. No. 2GB Lambton fouay (over Orr, Chemist). Telephone Advt. Violots arranged in dainty posies or prottv Violet boxes; delightful gifts for friends; delivered or mailed anywhere in Dominion by Miss Murray, Vice-Kegal florist. SS Willis Street.^Advt,