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The SanSAN FRANCISCO,FranciscoSUNDAY, MARCH 5, 1905. Call. WEDDING OF ROYALTY WHEN YOUNG OF GERMANY CLAIMS THE DUCHESS CECILIE AS A BRIDE TO BE GALA PAGEANT- CEREMONY IT IS SAID WILL COST FULLY HALF A MILLIONDOLLARS TROUSSEAU WORTH A FORTUNE Notables From All Courts of the World Will Be Present as the 's Guests.

GEORGE WEISS Special to Call. — Cable The BERLIN, March 4. It is going to public schools of the little capital, all the exalted orders to which he be- cost Germany over half a million dol- drawn up on the platform. longs. lars to get her future Emperor mar- ARRIVAL AT BERLIN. After the Crown Prlnc* has taken ried, but in return for their money The arrival at Berlin will be a still up his stand in the cathedral in front the folk of the fatherland will have more impressive affair. Or. the plat- of the altar the will imperial castle, accompanied a show of pomp and ceremony such as form the German Emperor, the Crown leave the Prince, the five sons of the by the Empress, the other members seen in modern Eu- seldom has been , the Emperor's brother, Prince of the Prussian and all preparations for rope. In the his eld- Henry, and four other royal of the royal guests, who will be present est son's wedding to the Duchess Ce- the Hohenzollern family will be wait- as representatives of the reigning cilie of -Schwerin, which ing to greet Duchess Cecilie. The families of Europe. These will in- is now set for Monday, May 22, the moment the train slops the bride-elect clude the of Spain; the Czar' 3 Kaiser is giving full to his love will descend the steps of the saloon car brother. Michael of Rus- of imperial splendor and display. and will be embraced and kissed first sia: the successor to the Austrian On the marriage ceremony itself, by the Emperor and then by the Crown throne. Archduke Francis Ferdi" which will take place in the magnifi- Prince, who probably will secretly re- the Duke of Aosta, representing Italy, cent new cathedral in Berlin in the sent the rigid rules of court etiquette and the Prince of Wales, representing presence of an exalted company which gives this imperial father the England. Including the rulers of the

ENTERTAINS PICTURESQUE ELABORATELY SPOT YIELDS IN LONDON TO PROGRESS New Role for the Noted Milk Fair Countess of of London Now Stratford. of the Past

LONDON, March 4.—Cora, Countess LOXDOX, March 4.—The plucky ef- afford, as she still is styled in fort made by two old women to retain upper tendom, despite the fact that a right granted their ancestors 300 ago, -ird husband, Martin Kennard, is y-ais though carried out in defi- • ance "progress." has sym- •:. .5- df-monstratins that, of won the London, abundance of wealth, a peeress pathy of all and while itlast- - -ial popularity by ed aroused more interest than even the mission evangelists ing outside the ranks of the of the American t»t husband, Sam- the conversion of the rich in the tmtm. the Mew York banker. Wp=t End. Few American visitors passing rich: her second hus- to London Strafford, conferred have returned home without seeing the :he of antique gnmt , and with the third stalls in St. James Park, at which two milk, buns, he full all that was old women sold candy and other simple whose like has gathered under right of jlrecedenee on this occasion. smaller German states, there will be • .; : her by his two prede- refreshments. never A pair of sleek Jer?ey cows tethered one roof, $50,000 will be spent. The Duchess Cecilie willthen shake hands twenty reigning monarchs and thirty royal \u25a0 presents be given to the with the other royal princes while the and , making y attested to the purity of the which will Princes Still handsome and blessed with young couple by municipalities and usual military honors are being paid a total of over fifty royal personages viva- lacteal beverage dispensed. mem- of American wit and The public corporations will amount to a. to her. The royal party will then enter present at wedding. royal- abundance ory of the These qualified for the role man runs not back to the time total at least $250,000, while a simi- open carriages to drive to the Imperial ties, with their suites of gorgeously city, she is well when of just the stalls have not been there lar sum is being spent on the bride's castle situated in the heart of the city uniformed officers, a com- of a great hostess which she has with the will form cakes and lollypopp, two cows trousseau. On her wedding day the of Berlin. The Emperor and the pany of unprecedented brilliancy. assumed. One of the gayest entertain- and women in A picture attendance. Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg- Duchess Cecilie will ride side by side EXPENSIVE WEDDING \u25a0 \u25a0 DRESS. ments of the year was the dance she .k IforUuid and not carriage, . Schwerln will almost 19 years of in the first the daugh- highly be After the members of this party have gave the other evening for her prized shows that the bucks and age, young will sitting opposite to them with his back promenaded while her husband Colgate, at the house in Up- belles who in the Mall a age to the coachman. other royal entered the cathedral and have taJcen ter. Miss years have attained the of 23. The per Grosvenor street which she has hundred ago did not disdain to princes and the various suites will fol- their allotted seats the bride willleave \u25a0• TRAVEL IX STATE. temporarily leased from Dol- iheir patronage on the "Milk TO low in other carriages, of which there the Imperial castle to proceed to the gorouki. Among her guests were the Fair." as the little booths were called. No part of the elaborate ceremonial will be about thirty in the procession. ceremony. She will wear a white Presenting a striking Earl of Portalington, the Countess of contrast to- the In connection with her wedding will The state carriages conveying the dress adorned wtth the costliest lace, Wilton, and luxurious growth of the modern Baby- Lady Brabourne be more impressive than the Duchess Emperor, Crown Prince and Duchess for which her dressmaker will receive Hatch. lon round about, it has served as a will drawn by six white Constance ROYAL. COUPLE WHOSE MARRIAGE IS TO BE CELEBRATED WITH GREAT Cecilie's journey from her home in Cecilie be a check $25,uOQ; a long white veil When she moves into her new man- ;ng reminder of the long ago times POMP IN BERLIN DURING THE MONTH OF MAY AND THE CATHEDRAL. horses and will be preceded and fol- for IN WHICH THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE. Schwerin to Berlin, which will take and myrtle sion Chandos House in Cavendish when St. James Park and the West lowed by a squadrc-n of cavalry guards a small wreath of on her place a few days before her marriage. head. Square— which she has purchased from belonged to rural London. The as an streets through brother, escort. The ceremony mor« the executors of the late Temple, old-fashioned milk stalls and their From the palace of her the which the procession of carriages The will last rather the than half her entertainments will be still more quaint attendant constituted a Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. will pass will with spectators an hour and as soon as it is be lined organ numerous and brilliant. She is spend- jil^asant anachronism in the rather SPECIAL FROCK FOR "BRIDGE," with whom she has lived up to now, who will accord their future Empress concluded the will strike up a wedding march, while the guns ing a mint of money In getting the drab and colorless life of the vast hu- railway a warm popular reception. The of the to the Schwerin station the Ger- around Berlin will a salute of place fixed up. It will be redecorated man beehive. They helped the mind to man Empress will be waiting on the forts flre Duchess willbe escorted by the Grand 101 guns. and refurnished throughout, and it is reflection and they were historical and threshold pt the imperial castle, where ready THE VERY Duke himself, by the Ministers of A magnificent state banquet will be expected that it will be for oc- traditional. But ruthless and auto- LATEST IN LONDON she of the grand , by the high will embrace and kiss her future castle, cupancy by Easter. cratic authority has now swept the state daughter-in-law. given In the imperial at which officers of the garrison at Schwerin covers will be laid for five hundred Chandos House is a relic of the vast whole phow into the dustbin of the Duchess Cecilie will remain in her way and by a deputation of noblemen and guests. The Crown Prince and the scheme projected by the Duke of p«St to clear the for the march of residence at the imperial castle, but modern improvements. Designed to Permit of the Greatest noblewomen representing the leading Crown Princess will sit side by side c'handos In 1815. He intended to build the Crown Prince will to re- years families of Mecklenburg aristocracy. continue at one end of the central table, a magnificent mansion on the north For nearly 300 the same family side in the palace at Potsdam, coming with Surrounded by a magnificent com- the Emperor and the Empress oppo- Fide of the square, and to buy all the held the right of selling milk in the into Berlin each morning by train and land between that and Canons, his Mall. It was granted by King James Comfort While Playing. pany, Duchess Cecilie will drive in an site them at the other end. The Em- open carriage from her home to the returning each evening, for etiquette peror will propose place near Edgeware. In order that he I1n 1623. provides the toaat of the railway station, where a special train that he shall not sleep under young couple and !s expected might ride into London, a distance of Two previous attempts were made by LONDON, March 4.—lt was inevita- ticular part of the human anatomy he to it waiting convey the same roof as his bride during tha speech nine miles, on his own property. Real the potent office of works to clear them ble arrived— the "bridge" may be disguised by a small cascade of willbe to her to Ber- make a in which he will refer and it has will of cars few nights preceding the wedding. The high destiny estate in the metropolis has so vastly out. The first was in 1885. No press- falling lace or a frill that goes a lin. This train consist to the in store for his frock. In smart femininity a new di- little gold. last day or two will be fully occupied increased in price since then that the ing necessity could be pleaded in be- below joint. nature calls for painted in blue and The loco- son when he is called upon to ascend version is always held to be a sufficient the If fur- gayly with the completion of all the neces- accomplishment of such a project half of summary ejectment then, and ther concealment mittens motive will be decorated with the Imperial throne of Germany. The excuse for a toilette to match it. The of suitable be sary arrangements. would probably be now beyond the the press and public opinion rallied in length may be worn. For the rest, flowers and a wreath of myrtle will wedding presents, which will number woman who has been smitten with the the many hundreds, •wealth of even the richest American support of the milkstalls. Queen Vic- popular craze there is a bodice should be guileless of bones hung around the stack. SCORE OF MONARCHS. willbe piled in heaps declares that and Duke and the tables of the big multi-millionaires. However, the Col- toria finally intervened in behalf of psychological importance attached to the waistband should admit of plenty The Grand Grand The wedding ceremony will be sol- on in one halls of money Mecklenburg-Schwerin as the castle and will inspected by gate will be quite equal to mak- the two women, allowing it to be the garment she wears when she gam- of breathing space. Under the strain Duchess of emnized in the new cathedral which be the ing most known, unofficially, course, as a magnificent suite consisting guests of the wedding party. Later Chandos House one of the of that it bles. Ifit isn't the acme of comfort it of continuous playing a cool head can- well the German Emperor has erected on In luxurious private residences in London. was her desire that they should be al- is apt to put her off her play, especially not be maintained when tight lacing is of over fifty persons will escort Duch- the day the Cr>>wn Prince and his Berlin, the open space in of the impe- It will be odd if before long society lowed to remain, and that settled the when luck is running against her. indulged in. An artificially produced ess Cecilie to a journey of about front bride will leave Berlin to spend their does not hear that Miss Colgate has matter as long as she lived. In 1901 a That part of It which demands spe- slim waist is responsible for many a three hours. A guard of honor will be rial castle in Berlin. The distance honeymoon at the Crown Prince's es- made a brilliant match. The demand half-hearted attempt was made to cial attention is the sleeve. Frills of trick being lost. drawn up on the platform of the sta- from the imperial castle to the cathe- tate in . only distinguished tor American heiresses is as great as scare them off, but It went no further chiffon that get mixed up with the soup Thus It would seem the law of com- tion at Schwerin and at the moment dral is two or three hundred The pair willpossess a ever in the matrimonial market. than the service of a notice which they at dinner parties may be endured, but pensation is again vindicated, and as a the train begins to glide away on its yards and the wedding party will pass stable of 200 horses, some for riding \u25a0 \u2666 \u25a0 complacently disregarded. they will spoil the most angelic tem- foe to tight lacing the bridge journey these troops will present arms, from one buildingto the other on foot. and some for driving. The bride's fasslon Flay for Obrraiiimerjfau. ' " - . frock i \u25a0\u2666 . per when they interfere with the deal- should be welcomed by feminine re- a roll will be beaten on the drums and The Crown Prince will wear the :-.g trousseau will comM of hun- MUNICH. March 4.—The ancient PTO|M*ial« Disgust Alfonso. ing or the picking up formers. the a of trumpets will proclaim the uniform of the First Regiment of of drosse*. hun<. passion of cards of tricks. Meanwhile advent of the blast dreds play, "The School of the MADRID. March 4.—T00 many pro- Therefore the essence of suitability for bridge frock is without departure of the Crown Prince's bride. Guards, consisting of a long blue coat, coats and hur ttnea articles. Cross," not significance willbe given at Oberammergau posals of marriage made to the young the bridge frock is that the sleeve as indicating the response which the At the same moment the guns of the blue trousers and gaiters extending to It is hat the presents given next summer. ItIs one of a series of King have so disgusted him that he should finish at the elbow or there- West End is making to the mission of fortress of Schwerin will boom out a the knees. He will wear a helmet to the imperial couple by royal per- religious plays which in the \u25a0 middle now declares he •willnot marry before abouts. Ifthere should happen to be the American evangelists for th» con- salute of thirty-thre© guns, and there with white plumes and his breast will sonages throughout Enrope win ages were represented in many parts he is 21 years- old. an unbecoming- angularity in that par- version of the rich. •willbe cheers from the children of the be decorated with tho ribbons of amount to a total of at least S28M* cf Germany