Show A mm mm LUTHERAN RITES how the princess was abir edthe ed the gallant news 1 special to THE naw nsw april 19 A dispa h froan london says the of the ai and childred chil drea of Q victori i the princess victoria ale ita of pase and ad the duze ernest louia of flesse wag solemn zd today in the chipel attached to fae imperial palace tho bride iatha of the un on of the queens second son the duke of edinburgh with the marse of russia while the groom is the son of the union of abo lata princess aiice first daughter of the qeeen to lous lou s IV farand hebda the bride was bom on nov 25 1876 and has conae just paced her year while the groom enough wag also horn on november in i and is consequently eight years the senior ot his bride it had originally been intended that the should be celebrated in the horitz kirche tha principal chuich of the town but at the request of bienn victoria who did not relish the da of the vulgar herd marriane marri ape procession it was decided at a family council that the ceremony should oe solemnized in the palace chapel this had been magnificently decorated with royal standards and flow cra and tho magnificent toilets of the ladies corn bained with the brilliant military uniforms of the gleata created a magnificent ensemble the ceremony was after the of the lutheran church agn aped around the altar were qeeen victoria the emperor william the empress alusa victoria the empress frederick kiac albert of saxony kiny william of aurem arg prince regent luitpold of bavaria the grand duke of tiace weimer the grand duke of baden and tha grand duke vladimir of rus sia the queen and king of tho belgians were by prince and cess philip of saxe robn s gotha and the king and kieen of the hellenes hv the duke and of spa ta the grand dake and ally represented the imperial family of russia toe bridal consume was of white corded silk collette de with immense sleeves and elaborately trimmed with historic heues the texture of the tulle veil waa almost entirely shrouded wilh orange blossoms at the wedding breakfast which lol lowed the ceremony been victoria proposed the health of the newly wedded comple the young couple left this afternoon for the chateau of kosenak Kose nau the birth of prince albert queen victorias husband tomorrow they will go to Kranich stein tha grand bukea shooting apat and on saturday they will enter darmstadt in state |