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      Ri And His Brideand At The God Bless Pri...

      ri and his brideand at the God bless Prince and Bride ! 100 T H E LEADER . [ No . 410 , January 30 , 1858 . _ •« *¦«•¦* ' ^ . . * J ~ i _ 3 1 _ 1 . TT % _» _ _ a " 1 ^ . . ¦ * ¦ ^^^ " ^^^^ W

      The Mabriage Ceremonial, The Conoka.Tdla...

      THE MABRIAGE CEREMONIAL , THE CONOKA . TDLA . TION 8 , AND THE DEPARTUBE . We continue to quote from the Daily News : — " The Kattt-pas was now completely filled with it 3 distinguished temporary occupants ; and , the prelates and clergy hav i ng taken their places at the communion-table , the marriage ceremony was proceeded with . The officiating Bishops and clergy present were—the Archbishop of Canterbury as Primate of England ; the Bishop of London , as Dean of the Chapel Royal ; the Bishop of Oxford , as Lord Hi gh Almoner ; the Bishop of Chester , as Clerk of the Closet ; the Hon . and Rev . Gerald Valerian Wellesley , Dean of Windsor , as Domestic Chaplain to her Majesty ; and the Rev . Dr . Wesley , as Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal . As each procession entered the chapel a march was played , and at intervals in the ceremony a selection of sacred music by the following choristers of the Chapel Royal : Messrs . T . Francis , W . Lockey , J . Goss , G . W . Martin , Benson , R . Barnby , N . Smith , Foster , Machin , Lawler , Thomas , Whitehouse , and Bennett . Sir G . Smart presided at the organ , assisted by Mr . Cooper . The chorister boys attended with their master , the Rer . T . Helmore . The following was the order of the musical part of the service : —Upon the entrance of her Majesty ' s procession within the precincts of the chapel , the organ , assisted by the instrumental hand , performed a march from Handel ' s l Occasional Oratorio . ' The bridegroom ' s procession entered the chapel to a march from Handel's ' Joseph ; ' and when the bride entered , the grand march from Handel's ' Judas Maccabeus' was performed by the full strength of the orchestra . When the bride had taken her place by the side of the bridegroom in front of the altar , and all the guests were seated , a chorale of the date of the sixteenth century was sung .

      " At a quarter to one o ' clock , the ceremony of the marriage was commenced by bis Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury , who read the service in a low and feeble tone , which was scarcely audible beyond the haut-pas . At the usual demand , ' Wilt thou have this woman , ' & c , the response of the Prince of Prussia was remarkably clear and distinct , the words , ' I will , ' spoken in a pure English accent , being heard by every one in the chapel . The answers of the Princess were , of course , uttered in softer accents . His Royal Highness immediately afterwards turned to his father , from whose hand he took the ring , and immediately placed Jt on the fourth . finger of the lady ' s left hand in the usual form . The Archbishop having given the blessing , the remainder of the service was read with a fine elocution by the Bishop of

      London . Then came a deeply interesting portion of the ceremony , namely , the kissing by the bride and bridegroom of their parents respectively . Her Majesty crossed the haut-pas and kissed the Prince and Princess of Prussia on the cheek , and the bridegroom kissed his father and mother , both on the hand and cheek . The kiss given by the Prince ( pere ) of Prussia to the bride seemed full of friendship and affection . " [ During these greetings , the Queen , the Princess Royal , the Prince of Prussia , and Prince Frederick-William , ¦ were greatly affected . ] " At the conclusion of the ceremony , a psalm was chanted by the choir , with full orchestral accompaniment , at the Gloria Patri . At the close of this service , Handel ' s Hallelujah Chorus was 8 ung . The bridal party retained their positions at the aftewhich

      altar until this chorus was completed ^ r they retired from the chapel , the orchestra playing meanwhile Mendelssohn ' s ' Wedding March . ' The procession of the bride and bridegroom then returned to the State apartments . Her Majesty ' s procession followed to the Presence Chamber in the sumo order in which it entered the chapel . Her Majesty , the Prince Consort , the bride and bridegroom , with the rest of the royal family , the royal guests , and the great oflScers of state , passed on to the Throne Room . The foreign princes and guests who took no part in the processions were conducted to the Throne Room by the Master of the Ceremonies , and the dignitaries of the Church having entered the Throne Room , the registry of the marriage was attested with the usual formalities .

      " The garden gates of St . James a were again opened , and the procession returned to Buckingham Palace in the same order as it had arrived . The bride and bridegroom Y > eing now together in one carriage , there was no difficulty in recognizing them , and from end to end of the route they wore welcomed with enthusiastic cheering . " Shortly after two o ' clock , and not long after the acclamations of tho dense body of people on the arrival of the Royal cavalcade at tho Palace had died , away , EriftceJ ^ roderiok an d the PiinoeHs Royal came out of one of th " o ~ wln ' uows dn ^ tlfo ^ firBt = floor , ~ immediately-in-tha centre of tho Palace . Tho Queen and tho Prince Con-Bort also entered tho balcony . Tho acclamations were loud and general , and wore most graciously acknowledged .

      " Tho Royal prfrty wore summoned the second time to tho balcony , and wore received us enthusiastically aa before . Never was such u crowd aeon Hi the front of Buckingham Palace . " The train which waa to convoy tho Royal couple to Windsor waa ordered to loavo tho Great Western railway station at five o ' clock , but tho Prince and Princess did not arrive until a few minutes after that time . Tho whole of the route was lined with crowds of persons who

      were anxious to see the pnce ; station seats were erected , on which a large number of the friends of the ' directors and others were accommodated . Loud cheers greeted the Royal pair wherever they appeared . They were escorted to the station by a detachment of Horse Guards , and at the Great Western station the band of the Foot Guards , from Portmanstreet Barracks , played several martial airs . The train proceeded at once to Windsor . " THE ABRIVAI . AT WINDSOR . In the old Royal town , brilliant preparations had been made for the reception of the newly-wedded couple . The streets were gay with streamers , festoons , laurel wreaths , illumination lamps , & c , and with crowds of sight-seers ; and the station was elegantly adorned with crimson carpets , collections of red and white camelias in full bloom , banners , and gas stars . A guard of honour , composed of a detachment of Fusiliers , occupied the station yard . The Eton boys mustered in great force on the platform ; and , on the arrival of the Royal train at about twenty minutes to six o ' clock , a storm of cheers arose , in the midst of which the young couple alighted . They

      appeared greatly moved at the cordiality of their reception , and repeatedly bowed their acknowledgments . The Prince and Princess having got into their carriage , the Eton boys solicited the honour of drawing the vehicle to the Castle . This was graciously accorded , and away went the Royal couple , with " Youth at the prow and Pleasure at the helm , " for the enthusiastic lads pulled in front and pushed behind . The Guards surrounded the whole as an escort , their band playing the National Anthem . Having arrived at the Castle , the Prince and Princess took up their residence in the Lancaster Tower , where a suite of apartments had been specially fitted up for them .

      A ball was held in the Town-hall in honour of the occasion ; and the poorer inhabitants , to the number of 1800 , were regaled with substantial fare , and with a vocal and instrumental performance . These festivities , however , are to be paid for by the townspeople . And thus terminated the first day of the nuptials of the Princess Royal of England and the Prince of Prussia .

      THE BRIDE S DRESS . We cannot so far emulate the copious exactitude and gallant regard for the delight of the fair sex of Mr . Jenkins as to describe the dresses of the several ladies present at the wedding ; but the costume of the great object of the day ' s interest" the lady lily of the flowering field "—must needs be here chronicled , more especially as it seems to have been singular . We read in a blissfully-inspired daily contemporary : — " Tha bridal costume of the Princess Royal was of rich white moird antique , with silver stripes , also of Spitalfields manufacture ; the lace dress of exquisite Honiton guipure , consisting of three flounces , the body

      being trimmed to match . The veil was of Honiton guipure lace , worn in a stylo completely novel in this country for bridal costume , and was attached to the head by magnificent Moorish or Spanish pins . Tho dress and veil were splendidly worked with the rose , shamrock , and thistle . The latter ( according to the Court Circular ' ) employed fifty girls for the last twelve months ; it was a new style , entirely her Majesty's suggestion , and the carrying out the idea has the approbation of the Queen . As might be expected , the example set by the Queen and tho Princess Royal , of patronizing the looms of the Spitalfields weavers , was followed by many of the nobility and gentry ; and a slight impulse has been consequently given to that particular branch of metropolitan manufacture . "

      THE ILLUMINATIONS . The illuminations were not so general as on tho occasion of . the peace . The public offices ( with tho exception , at a late hour , of the Admiralty ) were not adorned by any devices , and several private houses were equally sober in their appearance . Still , there were enough stars , wreaths , crowns , ' V . F . ' s , mottoes , and transparencies , to attract large crowds of persons into the open air ; and gas , oil , nnd crystal contributed to cast a golden and jewelled glow on the main thoroughfares , and now and then to fleck some of tho quieter branch streets with centres of warmth and lustre .

      THE STATE 0 ON 0 KKT . ¦ Her Majesty gave a State Concert in tho evening in tho now ball and concert-room at Buckingham , EftHace . ^ TJiQ _ BingorB amounted to about a hundred ; and tho entire orchestra consisWu ' Qf'Upwnrds'of-fcwo hundred performers . The chorus was selected from the Opera Houses and the Sucrod Harmonic Society , Exeter Hall . Tho principal solo performers were Madame Clara Novello , j Miss Louisa Pyne , Mlsa Laecellcs , Signer Giugllni , Mr . Sims JUeoves , and Mr . Welas . Pianoforte , MxH . Anderson . Mr . W Gt . Cueins , tho organist'of her Majesty ' s private chapel , presided at tho organ , which embellishes tho east end of tho room . Tho following verses by Mr . TennyBon , Poet Laureate , wore sung by all tho principal performers ami chorus , to tho music of God Siwo tho Queen : '¦—

      -our God keep their lands allied ! . God save the Queen ! Clothe them with righteousness , Crown them with happiness , Them with all blessings bless ! God save the Queen ! Fair fall this hallowed hour ! Farewell , our England ' s flower ! God save the Queen ! Farewell , fair rose of May ! Let both the peoples say , " God bless the marriage day ! God bless the Queen !" THE "WEDDING CAKE . The cake—that wonder of bridal confectionary , and despair of all humbler weddings—shall , be described to us by the Court Newsman , who relates that " It was between six and seven feet in height , and was divided from the base to the top into three compartments , all in white . The upper part was formed of a dome of open-work , on which rested a crown . Eight columns on a circular plinth supported the dome and enclosed an altar , upon which stood two Cupids holding a medallion , having the profile of the Princess Royal on one side , and that of Prince Frederick William of Prussia on the other . Festoons of jasmine were suspended from the capitals of the columns , and busts of the Queen , the Prince Consort , the Prince of Prussia , and the Princess of Prussia , were placed on four equidistant bases , projecting from the plinth . The middle

      portion contained niches in which were a number of statues , including those of Innocence and Wisdom . These statues were separated by broad- buttresses of an ornamental character , the upper parts decorated with festoons of orange blossoms and silver leaves . The side of the cake itself displayed the arms of Great Britain and Prussia placed . alternately on panels of white satin , and between each coat of arms was a medallion of the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William encircled by orange blossoms , and surmounted by an Imperial crown . Rows of pearls bordered each division of ( be cake ^ which was made by M . Pagniez , her Majesty ' s confectioner . The cake was divided into a certain number of portions or slices , and each portion was decorated with a medallion of the Royal bride and bridegroom . The plateau contained fourteen gilt baskets , and vases of silver gilt , the former elevated on g-oiden tripods , and all filled with artificial flowers . "

      At the deje & ner in the State Dinner Room at which this cake was served , the Queen and Prince Consort , the Prince and Princess Frederick-William of Prussia , the Royal Family , and the foreign princes , were present . The officers of state , with the ladies and gentlemen in waiting , of the household of the Queen and Prince of Prussia , and of her Majesty ' s foreign visitors , were at the same time ushered to a dejeuner in the Lower Dinner Room .

      AN INCIDKNT OF THE MAllRIAGK MORNING . 'An Oxford Graduate in the Crowd , ' writing to the Tinies , mentions a little incident which had escaped the professional reporters : — " Immediately , after the return of tho ltoyal part . v to Buckingham Palace , the windows opening into the balcony were unclosed , and , to the delight of hundreds of thousands of her loyul subjects , tho Queon stepped out and bowed to the enthusiastic acclumntions of the vast crowd before her . She then retired , but as soon

      returned , and , leading by the hand tho Princess Koyal presented her to tho multitude . As tlio Queen withdrew , the ltoyal bridegroom took his place by the side of hh bride , and hand-in-hand the illustrious pair received « vociferous ovation , sucli as thev are not likely soon to forget . Tho Prince Consort , the Prince of Wnlos , tho Prince and Princess of Prussia , in turn . appeared below the delighted spectators , and received a hearty welcome j and finally , tho bride and bridegroom again came forward , and took , a farewell . greeting . "

      MI 8 CKULANICOU 8 KACT 8 ; Great dissatisfaction has been created At > Vooiwieh by the refusal of n holiday on Monday totno artisans employed at the ltoyal Arsenal ami dockyard . Mr . Townsund , tho local member , m ^ several endeavours to ofl ' ect a more desirable resui , but ho could not succeed . The Government ««» not feel justified in sacrificing so large nn ft " "'" "J time nnd labour . " At Chatham , nlso , tho IJwJ " nnd Ordnance establishments woro kept at «{>»* during tho day j but tho other Government omci wore closed . . . « a 01 i \)

      Tho occasion was colobrated in a variety in ^ ho , difl < jront , co , uitit . >; y _ le > v ; ns . In sovorji pmc •<• . tho paunors in the workho « ffi 6 T n 7 rvir ») oon-lflW » JiWitho oxponao of tho pariah ; but we do not hoar 01 n » y Royal bounty . TH 1 D IMtKSICNTM . , „„ The roprosontativos of tho press wore n ( lum ' , | , 0 Tuesday afternoon to Buckingham l ' alaou , to » « gorgooua collection of presents m « do t <> the 1 n ' - ° " Prince as bridal girtn . TIichq oo * tly objoota oi ^ nu ill-arranged in a Hinall room , and tho atte ndants um ^ give suflloiont information with reupoot to tiic h . thing , however , could hinder tho ap lumlour ol tno » <* Tho King and Quoon of Prussia give a lofty , opon

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 30, 1858, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30011858/page/4/