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Show REALLY SWELL 13 THIS WEDDING I Crown Prince Takes I 1$ Bride. Simple Lutheran Service Performed in Palace Chapel. Attendants Are Mostly Members of Royal Families and Appointments Appoint-ments Ave Faultless. BERLIN, Juno fi Crown Frlnr Frederick Fred-erick William and Duchcea Cecilia of MecklfnbjrK-Schwerln were married in the Falaco chapel this :ifternoon while, the clock on the plaza marked 6, nnd batteries here and In CVCry Rarrfson town In Prussia and in every aa whero German Ger-man warships floated hepnn flrlnp a twenty-one-gun salute at the same, moment. mo-ment. European Royalty Thore. In tho rhapol ono of the mist dltin-pijlh(J dltin-pijlh(J nssmhlages that could be jrath-ercrl jrath-ercrl In Europe saw th" simple wedding servir of tho Lutheran church Some of tho sixty to seventy member of the royal families" present from German and foreign for-eign Statee were Archduke Franz Ferdinand Fer-dinand of Austria, representing Emp ror Franrls Joseph; Grand Duke Michael of Evfla. Prlnc Henry, consort ot tho Queen of the Netherlands: the Duke and Duchess of Aosta, representing the Kinp and Queen of Italy: Prince Arthur of Connaught. representing Great Britain, Prince iiml Princess Alh-rt ( li'lprium. the Duke of Oporto, representing Portugal; Portu-gal; Prince Ferdinand of Roumanln, and .tho Crown Princes of Denmark and Greece. Tower Among Embassadors. T hese all stood in a wide clr le around the a'.tar for ther- were no pews, and behind" them, wl'hout regard to rank, were the members of the foreign embassies, embas-sies, with Embassador Tower and Mrs. Tower nmrnis lb' in; the ( atl:iet Ministers, Minis-ters, a number of Admirals, the Commanders Com-manders of Army eorps and many persons per-sons of the high nobility. Enter With Prince. The CjVwn Princess, tor she was also Crown Princess by civil right, came In on' the arm of the Crown Prince. She was wearing a wreath of fn-eh myrtle on her head, over w 1.1 eh w; s .i sma. I or own of diamonds and rubies in a gold i'rame. 7'laeed there by th Empress A trlancle. of diamonds rested on tho front of her low-CU( bodice, and around her nock was a necklace of largo diamonds. What the Bride Wore. Thi veddlns dress was of Il'issian silver sil-ver brocade, with a train four and a half yards in length and two and a quarter yjirdfi wide, attached to the shoulders. Four maids of honor. In dresses of paie blue silk, the Crown Princes favorite color, carried tne truii. and behind then walked two pases. Tho bridal vdl w:t of old Brussels lace. The Crown Prince wore the light blue uniform of tne First Foot Guards, with a Major's Insignia and his depurations He carried his helmet In hie hand. Emperor and Empress Follow. Behind tho bride and groom came the Empr;ss on the ami of the Grand Duke of tVfackionburg-Bcbwerln, brother of the bride, and the Emperor, with the Grand Duchess Anastasia. moth, r of the bride. These and other members of the royal family stood on the rlf,'ht of the alatar The choir unng "God Give HI 8 Ancels Charge Concerning Thee," st to music by Mendolssohn This text was carved on tho cra.dlo of the Crown Prince. The congri gatlon joinrd in singing from the r.iogramme ihe familiar hymn "Praise the Master." Dr Dryander, the court chapiain. with nine of the cathedral clergy standing near him, began tho ser vice. Pastor Speaks of Lcve. Dr. Dryander spoke briefly on the beautv of ln e, the large responsibilities resting on the youthful pair their need for Bupport of faith and spiritual vision. The pastor then asked his imperial Highness High-ness if lie took out of God s hand to have and to hold, according to God s word and win her Highness, Cecilia The Crown Prince answered, "Yes." Promises to Obey. The same question was addressed to the DijiIh.v., with the additional question of "and obey." to which she also answered "yes." These were the only responses. The rings were then exchanged ex-changed and the bride and groom knelt while Dr. Dryander read the liturgical prayer, closing the ceremony, which had taken precisely twenty minutes Dr. Dryander shook hands with the Crown Prince and kissed the hand of the Crown Princess. Hi- then presented th bridal couple with a bible ornurnentullv bound. Emperor Kisses the Bride. The Emperor kissed the bride on both checks and then kissed his son the Empress Em-press doing likewise The bridal party slowly moved out, followed fol-lowed by the Princes and Princessec but all others waited In the chapel, which had become very hot. owing to tie 800 candle? that had been burning for half an hour, until tho rocoptlon began in tho white hall adjoining the chape Besides those present at the wedding service hundreds others had been inltcd to the reception, each person bowing to the Crown Prince and Crown l-rinccs. on either side of whom stood other royal personages The dresses Jewels and uniforms contributed to a most beautiful picture. Perform Torch Light Dance. After supper had b-ert served a torch-iight torch-iight fiance, a unique praete at v.ed- dmgs in the house of Efaheniollern for centuries, was performed In a modified form by twelve imgos bearing thhk candles about two and a half feet tall. This function rnme to a clOSC nfier 9 o'clock, the wedding party having lasted more than four hours The honeymoon probably will be spent at Ilulvrtusstock. u hunting lodge In a large forest near ESberswaTde, Prussia. This Is n simple sort of house in the woods, where the Emperor goes deer stalking |
