| Show Italian Princess Weds Cavalry Captain An Amid d Scenes of Splendor Civil Ceremony Performed in Quirinal Palace With Guests Present ROME April 9 9 By By A. A P. P Prin Princess cess Yolanda eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena was married today to Count Count Calvi di dl olo a a. captain of cavalry caval caval- ry who holds a decoration for tor bravery brav bray ery in the Wor Word d war The civil ceremony which took Place at 1030 o'clock in the grand hall han of ot the Quirinal palace was fol lowed by the celebration n of the there there- re religious re- re rites in in the Pauline ch chapel pel also within the Quirinal Because of ot the recent death of the princess' princess I maternal grandmother Queen Milena Mlle Mlle- na of Montenegro 1 the he services were I I. I simple I The grand hall haU presented a a. brilliant bril bril- I spectacle today animated by the colorful COlor uniforms of the OO high state and municipal The king and queen occupied the center of the mammoth salon with the bride and bridegroom at the right and the Dowager Queen Margherita Mar Mar- at the left Premier Mussolini Musso Musso- lini Jini acting as the crown notary came next while Senator president of the senate filled the therole therole therole role of civil officer of the crown BRIDE WEARS WHITE Princess Yolanda wore the tra traditional traditional tra- tra white gown with tr train traino in o orare of 0 rare old lace Count DI Dl was wa dressed In Inthe the uniform of a cavalry officer On his breast were the tho medals hewon hewon he won in the war Queen Helena laying aside her mourning for tho the occasion wore a gray dress trimmed with lace The wedding guests comprised a brilliant assemblage Headed by the holders of Italy's highest honor title the the Collar of the Annunziata with their wives the witnesses of the brief ceremony included the l la ladies Ia- Ia dle dies and gentlemen of the court and of the kings king's military and civil household the presidents o of ot the chamber and senate and the members mem mem- hers bore of the cabinet The premier and add other ministers belonging to the national militia wore vore the uniform of that organization atlon CIVIL CODE READ Sen Senator en tor opened the ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- moni monies s' s by reading the articles of ot the Italian civil code that relate to ton n marriage He then addressed to the brIde and bridegroom m the questions required by the ritual after which the senate secretary read the act of marriage This was signed first by bythe bythe bythe the bridal p pair ir then by the king and queen and lastly by Count dl di close cloe relatives When the signatures were affixed the sovereigns arose and were the I first to congratulate their daughter and son in After the formal felicitations the guests found their places in the wedding cortege tr the brief journey journey journey jour jour- ney to the tho Pau Pano e chapel which was being a a. religious service service service ser ser- ser ser- vice for the first time since 1870 LOW MASS CELEBRATED The religious marriage was solemnized sol eel by Monsignor Beccaria the cou court t chaplain who celebrated low I mass Most of Princess Yolanda's trOusseau trousseau trous trOus- trous-I trous seau senu was collected long before her engagement was announced Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing the tho custom of the old Italian families and the traditions of the tho house of Savoy she has had made mado twenty-four twenty duplicates of each garment gar gar- ment all aU in the finest handwork and exquisitely trimmed Much of the embroidery was done in con con- vents Italy is one of the few countries where handmade lace is still produced produced produced pro pro- in great quantities Beautiful ful fut Venetian point Abruzzi lace filet and add pillow lace laco are to be found in the princess' princess trousseau as she said sid that not one stitch of her wedding wedding wedding wed wed- ding outfit should come from any country but her own beloved Italy |
