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Show 'EX-KAISER WEDS j REUSS PRINCESS; Ironic Cheers and Calls' Greet Appearance of Royal Procession DOORN. Holland, Nov. C. (By the Associated Press) The former German Ger-man emperor, once all highest of the ! empire, and Princess Hsrmine ot j Reuss were married Sunday at the j house of Doom, where the lord abides ! in - xiie. This second venture was li; j i strange contrast with that day la 18S1 j When, as crown prince, he Wedded Augusta, Au-gusta, daughter of Grand Duke Frederick Fred-erick of SchUswig Holnteln. Several of the offspring of that first union were present Sunday to set the seal oi the family approval to the new alliance. There were two ceremonies, a civil contract drawn up and signed by "Wit-helm "Wit-helm II" nnd "Hermlnc Reuss" as they affixed their names; the second, a religious ceremony, conducted ly the former court chaplain. Dr. Vogel, according ac-cording to tiie Lutheran rites. The air of secrecy surrounding the entire affair lias been well maintained maintain-ed throughout. The climax ot the systematic sys-tematic mystification adopted by tho household came when the bride's sister. sis-ter. Princess Ida, who resembles her. successfully passed herself off as the bride it the Amersfoori station whereas where-as Princess Hermine left the train at Apeldoorn, half an hour earlier, and drove to the castle unobserved, those within the lllage. making much oi this as a huge Joke. At the religious ceremony, which began with the singing of the Lutheran Luth-eran Hymn. "Jesus Qeh Voran," pastor pas-tor Voirel Dreaded from the text "NOW Abldeth Faith. Hope and Char-Ity Char-Ity ' The bridal couple occupied carv-ed carv-ed gilt arm chairs surmounted by .crowns, while the numerous guests were seated in rows behind them. "Now the joyful day has arrived." declared the minister, when his maj-aud maj-aud her serene highness loin hands " He recalled that the same text had rved at the golden wedding of William Wil-liam I and at the brld -proom's own Silver wedding. "The bride," said ho. "has left fatherland and friends to unite her life with that of his majesty Whose faith lias sustained him in circumstances cir-cumstances which would have drhen others to despair." As an evidence of faith he pointed point-ed out that the "kaiser" conducted religious services on every lord's day In his home. He paid tribute to the virtues of the late empress and Princess Prin-cess Hermlne's former husband, referring re-ferring to the "kaiserin" us the ideal of German womanhood. KIN(.s i B LNGED "Love each other, as God loves yon" he admonished "and you shall prevail pre-vail over all evil report." Then following the reading of the marriage service P.lngs were exchanged, ex-changed, and the hymn, "So Nlmm ! Den Mc In Haende." and "Harre Meln iSeele" were rendered A brief official communication is-j is-j sued later announced the civil and re-llljrlous re-llljrlous solemnities and mentioned the number of guests as 2S. Prince Henry I of Prussia, as semor member of th family, spoke a few cordial words, to which there was DO response, according accord-ing to the German custom, and no further speeches. The day began clear and bright "Hohensollern weather" but soon turned to showery, and a chill rain fell I v. turn the former emperor s motor car drove from the castle to the lodge at the appointed time for the civil ceremony. A large crowd, including nearly 100 newspaper men and photographers and many of the younger folk of the community, watched the arrival of the witnesses, Who came by different entrances, en-trances, Perched on the top of motors, mo-tors, the observers were able to .discern through th thinning trees of the castle cas-tle grounds, some of the notables former Crown Prince Frederick William Wil-liam in uniform of tho L'hluns. Yon Der Goltfc, and other old time war I lords who also were In gala attire. The procession was gretted with ironical cheers and there was booing boo-ing When the bridegroom's automobile, automo-bile, which carried also the bride, returned re-turned to the castle after the ceremony, cere-mony, tho blinds were drawn and the occupants were in Islblc The black and white Hohenzollern banner flew rrom both castle and lodge, but nowhere else were flags to be ei n or any other manifestation of popular rejoicing not even the music mu-sic of wedding bells, for th.- tolling of which the bridegroom had previously previ-ously expressed a wish. The villagers regarded the affair in the nature of a free entertainment, and at nlprht Doom was st. eped In its usual Sabbath calm The castle remained re-mained brilliantly lighted, however, In contrast to Its usual darkness, and it was reported that William had elected elec-ted to -pend the evening at home with his wife, while the guests dinej at Amerongcn castle with Count von Llentlnck. the exile's first host, who returned from abroad for tho marriage. marri-age. The former emperor inspected with minutest exactness evey detail of the arrangements and forbade the ser-I ser-I vants to leave the castle until after Sunday on pain of Instant dismissal. The secretary of the commune, who I with Burgomaster Hehlmmel Pennlk, at the civil ceremony, which took place in the Cft wing of the gate lodge, said that the questions wore first put to tho contracting parties .In Dutch and then in German, and at the conclusion of tho formalities, the burgomaster delivered a short con-Krutulutory con-Krutulutory address In German. The couple then passed to an ante-room, where they received the congratulations congratula-tions of the former crown prince and i other near relatives WRFATII AT (;TE j POT8DAM, Nov. 6 (Bv the Associated As-sociated Press "To the silent sufferer," suf-ferer," a solitary wreath of ivy ever-, ever-, green, bearing the above dedication lav I Sunday at the foot of the grated Iron Idoors which guard the body of the late Empress Augusta Victoria The Inscription was laboriously printed In lead pencil on a plain paste-hoard paste-hoard card attached to the wreath by a tiny ribbon of mauve. Augusta's fa- j VOrite color. Bearing also the date ' rnb t &" th. , urd told the u hoi story of what most of the monarchlal Germane feel towards the wedding a' Doom, when within 19 months William Wil-liam has re-fllled the place occupied by the late que n and mpr.-ss REPRESENTED son Policemen guarding The grounds said that the wreath had been left there early In the morning by ono of Augusta's sons, or a representative of her sons. Scarcely a sound mars the sepulchral sepul-chral quiet pervading the particular t-pot in San Souct park, which Is the empress resting place an antique 1 temple under stately elms. Occasionally Occasion-ally thero U a straggling visitor, and Dd iy, there was a dismal dripping of water from the temple roof an the remnants of winter s first snow disappeared. |