Show rom bodig it is celebrated with great pomp falar COSTLY prince ernst and princess alax arc the couple lloyal april 20 special the wedding today of the princlee Princ eee alez andra third child of duke alfred of edinburgh and grand daughter of victoria and prince ernat frederick of Hohen loho langenburg waa a brilliant function although lack ine in bome of the pomp and ceremony with which it would have been attended had it taken place in england where the bride antil the selection of her father as duke of babe boberg gotha magnificent weather favored the royal pai structure and reci benca in the town aad the surrounding country from the palace to the humblest cottage was gny decorated biti flaga and flowers and arches spanned the principal thoroughfares the day had been declared a general holiday and fetes were arranged for the children while a committee of representative citizens was tho baak of welcoming the arriving tore at an early hoar the band of the first dragoon took up a in front if the edinburgh pal ace and rendered in succession the airs of all nations this was the signal for great browda to gather about the plat and the aur rounding terraces and kneir numbers increased to such proportions that the service of a company ot cavalry were called into requisition to preserve a space through which tho invited chests could reach the kiesendahl Kie sendal where they were expected to report before proceeding proceed inc to the church eleven was the time fixed for the ceremony bat it was nearly an hour later when the bride accompanied by the principal personages of the day made her appearance in the room of the private chapel of the ducal here the procession was formed and passed down the main aisle to the altar the bride whose toilette was of white corded bilk train being borne by eight tiny jaees and he whole elaborately trimmed with orange blossoms ff as escorted by her father the emperor of germany walked with the mother of the bride the duchess of coburg formerly the grand duchess mario of russia and sister of the present czar while the prince ol 01 wales escorted the frederick ahe representatives of the czar the grand duka serge alexand and the grand elizabeth Hodo rovna walked together the groom was accompanied by his faihst the present of alsace lorraine behind came the prince and princess ol 01 Le mineen the Pin cesa baini victorias favorite half bister the princess victoria melita of coburg sister of the bride and her husband the grand duke of hedge the prince and princess christian of holstein the grand daka of B axe weimar princess victoria of S holstein and several other notables the seats of the small chabol had been reserved for the royalties and so scarce was the remaining accoti mod alien that many of the guests as well a the courtiers courtie re and attendants were compelled to stand in the rear in accordance wita the lutheran custom there were no bridesmaids the brida being attended only by the princess beatrice her yonn gent cistar the chapel was profusely decorated with cat and growing flowers while the altar was literals liter alv im bedded with choice exo bics tics stalwart dilisa and statory palms there were also several bouquets of primroses prim roses tha brides favorite flower and which had been fl nt specially from england when the guests had taken their inces the couple knelt before the altar and an hildress ail dress was delivered by pastor frd Mueller Superintendent of the lutheran laurch then repeating tha word after he coart challain Cha ulain the couple plighted their troth four local members of the clerey took orrt in the remaining services which consisted of a short aiole reading an invocation and a prayer when the simple but impressive cere mony bad reached una point the newly made men and wife exchanged wedding rings aba benediction bena diction waa pronounced and wedding march pealed from the organ at the same moment by a given bignal cannon boomed and the hells of every church in the town were set a angine the bride and groom and the eustathea eust thea returned to the Rie sendal where the wedding breakfast was served the populace giving them an enthusiastic greeting queen victoria who ap to last week had insisted that she donld be present changed her mind at the last moment and bent instead a telegram ot conara tu lation |