MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF NORFOLK AND LADY FLORA HASTINGS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 8, 9 January 1878, Page 4

MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF NORFOLK AND LADY FLORA HASTINGS.

i The Premier.. Duke of &if England,, the foremost CatKolio peejrsOfVthe eoun-^ try, was marriad.at Bi-ompton! Oratory, ( : - London, on ThVfaday, 21at .November. [The New York Herald, the 1 foremost of Republican journals in ithe great modern Republic, publishes ten columns p f the telegraphic scewn t of the projeeeding, Jsent through three thousand, miles of- cable, .iFrqm' this we condense Borne of the more, interring particulars and make a few extracts,, There , was a brilliant assemblage,. including the Princess -Louise and her husband (the Marquis of Lome); the Duke of Bedford, the- Marquis 'of^Bute, Lord Bea T consfield, and various^ high dignitaries of the Koman Catholic Church. Three or four minutes before! eleven the Duke of Norfolk^ accompanied by his .cousin, Lord Frederick. Howard, entered quietly by the 'sacristy o dooV. They were almost unobserved, and the Duka., walked to the priedieu taoing the altar, and knelt in prayer. The bridegroom 'is, a slightly built young man of thirty years, swarthy; beareded, and of pleasant features, modest manners, "and an almost shambling' gait. He was dressed ■in a dark blue coal and lavender pantaloons, apd 'wore ,'a light blue .cravat; Eight minutes later trie organ pealed a voluntary, the roa-, apd the bridal procession advanced up the aisle. The bride appeared one mass of lace and jewels as she leaned upon the arm of her father. The (bride is half a -head taller than the bridegroom. She ; baa. pleasant clear-cut features' and a stately manner. Behind ,tbe bride floated up the aisle the twelve, noble acid 'beautiful bridesmaids, dressed ail alike in ivory poult de sole, dressed with ivory broche, picked out with bits of cardinal red; Each carried a bouquet. When the processiod ' reached 7 the altar, the Duke arose, and, taking his bride by the hand, led her to his: Bide before the alter- rail, where both knelt, while the prieata were robing the Bishop for the ceremony. The bridesmaids now formed in a semi-circle arouuil the bride and groom. The segue was singular and captivating. .So much youth, grace, and jbeauty/.in,, oiie group would be rare to see. The shimmering white of the bridesmaid's robes, the varied colors of the flowers thejn bore, the glitter of diamonds on white throats and amid the tresses of wonderfully woven hair, the rich golden robes of the. priestly celebrants, and the kneeling figures of .the bride and bridegroom, made up a gorgeous .picture, full of varied color,.