The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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68 on it, ten feet above the ' ' f carved oak built up flrdcdhentlsaldilcld dif palms and white lilies surrounded the pulpit and were arranged back of the railing. A plain. red carpet covered the floor. On the space before the pulpit was a rug d b sixty noble ladies of Amsterdam-a square of t Eiiiriirdnevelviht and gold embroidery, with a border of the royal B fore the pulpit was a short oaken railing, with a small arms. C , , table covered with green velvet. On the left were six chairs, fired for the marriage party. Behind them were some rese . . , twenty chairs, upholstered in leather, displaying the lion ram- . , h pant of the Netherlands. They were occupied by t e ladies of the Court. Their gowns, all decolletee, were of emerald and orange, pale blue, white, and pink. They all Wore long white loves and necklaces and had feathers and jewels 1n their hair. lit was a handsome afray, but a richer display might be seen at many balls in New York. In the body of the church was a block of handsome blue and gilt uniforms, worn by the officers of the Court. In the larger section of the church, on the right of the pul- pit, were several hundred Burgomasters and Aldermen of Dutch cities, the majority in bottle green, with red and gold trimmings. The corresponding sectionfto the left held the members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. Facing the left side of the pulpit, in front of the organ loft, sat the Diplo- matic Corps, the first two rows containing the ladies of the Diplomatic Circle. .In the third row sat the American Minis- ter, Stanford N ewel, in plain evening dress. Gen. Porter, the United States Ambassador to France, in similar attire, was on his left, with the British Minister, Sir Henry Howard, on his right. The United States Military Attache to the Netherlands, Col. J. N . Whelan, was also present in full uniform. Dr. Leyds, the representative of the Transvaal, had the most prominent place in the row, with only the Spanish Minister, Senor Baguer, between him and the British Minister. Sir Henry Howard conversed with Mr. Newell during the hour of waiting, but never looked at Dr. Leyds, A large section oppo- site the diplomats, on the right of the pulpit, was filled by sev- eral hundred guests, representing the nobility, leading families engaged in commerce, and others connected with the army and navy- The great majority were women, whose bonnets, gowns, and fluttering fans looked like a huge gorgeous flower-bed. The galleries around the three sides were filled with guests, mast of the gg of g O fwcin Wearing handso 9 The seatSr tiled an hom occasional SU nothing Cf thi just before great centred began to 51118, sixteenth and S While the C110 door were heh party slowly ma First came a the bride, men ii gowns, with a gr Henry, walked t diamond tiara on neck with a big 4 white gloves to th lilies ofthe valley The Queen ant acknowledging tht groom wore the ui Clhleau. More nt Wilell the Henry took the twg The DUk9'S mother gowned in white sat ered with gold. on tlpifliugiaff me manlookin usma ,QUeen's-right. On Watt g Pfillce, tribe Cour' Chapin th gray Whiske theralling, and 0? I e h - fre C 5 a Dutcl Oli' San earthly an t d etern 31 P0

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Glfjote Kerk. lightened b - White knot! le of the iople' .A big oFpeT0l1gand luch their ,nu 7h0iifi8,yg, ionhl- Fifty of Court nm. 'TS6back, then, 'hell mothersv 0f5Cials of the 311 horseback, was frequently way. vets, more or- Policemen and the route the ae way for the eat cheering, om the Palace pearance was squares awtl-, he arm of tht ess swttllillt' nd the Grand Jourt followed gleaming with th sidCSn made people cf ' 3C0l'3.iCd mth X high olllcinlt f justice Dl' 0 es the Quetll three clerks: r witnesstl were 57 the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament, the Adjutant General, Van Bergambachtg the Clrrand Chamberlain, General Count du Monceaug the Vrce-President ofthe Council of State, Mynheer Van Schorer, and the Chief Justice. The ceremony was very brief. The bride and bridegroom, the Queen Mother and the mother of the bridegroom, and the witnesses, inscribed their names upon the official document. The Minister of justice first asked the mothers, according to the usual form, if they had any objection to the marriage, and they answered in the negative, amid- general smiling. ' W 'In asking the bride- and bridegroom if they were willing faithfully to fulfil all the duties of married state, the Minister said : , The question is most important, not only to you, but to our beloved country.'-' ' l The Queen and her betrothed answered in the affirmative, whereupon the Minister of Justice said : I now declare you married according to law, and wish you all possible happiness. Turning to the husband, he said : - For the love of your bride you have left your land and your people. You have promised to be a true and faithful husband. The loyalty of all our people will be assured to you. Then, turning to the Queen, the Minister of justice said : You have seen how all the people, from the youngest child, have given you their homage at your Coronation, and how they rejoice with you to-day, praying God that all possible happi- ness may be your portion. Your happiness will reach further than your household. May God make yourtmarriage a salutary one for our beloved country. i Immediately after the civil ceremony the procession started for the church. f The religious edifice in which the final ceremony was held is a great, bare structure, of Gothic type, with white vaulted arches. The body is filled with plain box pews. The scene when the weddin g guests assembled, however, was most magnificent. There was an acre of many-colored uni- forms and beautiful gowns, with flashing jewels and glittering Orders of the royal personages and nobility, and the feathers and flowers of a thousand wonderful bonnets. A 011 one side of the church was a square of perhaps fifty feet of SPHCC. From the back rose a big white column, with an

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the Pulpit cafpet 3 in. fed lm Wag mg I of the Ioyal Ere SIX chairs, Il were the ll0n ram. ll the lifliesof emerald and 'F long white 111 their hair. ll! be seen at nme blue and nt of the pul- tldermen of ed and gold eft held the Facing the at the Diplo- adies of the rican Minis- . Porter, the tfire, was on Wald, 0Il Netherlanllt hadthennsl sh Minisltfl nister. slr the l10Ul0l ection0PP0' lled bl I 1 , g families he afml' and nerS,t0W 5' ilowetbed' with Wests' if ,W 69 most of them men in evening dress. The Officials, in dark blue uniforms, with gold epaulette , s and broad lacings of gold across their breasts and down their trousers wearing swords and carrying chapeaux The W ' - y ere all stal- wart, handsome men. The seats, excepting a few chairs within the altar '1 rar , were 511ed an hour before noon. From the tremendous pipe-0rgan solemn hymns with ushers were Court occasional strains of music floated out- , nothing of the joyous wedding spirit in them. just before the wedding procession entered the Church the great congregation arose and the choir of one hundred voices began to sing, in six parts, to Hildack's music, the words of the sixteenth and seventeenth verses of the first cha , While the choir was singing, the blue curtains of the main door were held aside by the Court officials, and the bridal party slowly marched down the aisle. - First came a dozen couples of royal and noble relatives of the bride, men in spectacular uniforms, women in rich colored gowns, with a great array of jewels. Then, on the arm of Duke Henry, walked the Queen, in white, silver, and green, a heavy diamond tiara on her head, a rich necklace of diamonds on her neck with a big diamond brooch on her bosom, and wearing white gloves to the elbows. . In both hands she held a mass of lilies ofthe valley and green, red, and long white satin ribbons. The Queen and Duke bowed slightly to the right and left, acknowledging the salutes of the congregation. The bride- groom wore the uniform of a Dutch Admiral, and carried his chapeau. More noble couples walked behind. e When the party entered the chancel the Queen and Duke Henry took the two central seats of the six already mentioned. The Duke's mother was on his left-a healthy looking dowager, gowned in white satin trimmed with brown fu-r and embroid- ered with gold. On her left sat Grand Duke Vladimir, of Rus- sia, a tall, bald man, with gray side whiskers, resembling the Emperor of Austria. The bridegroom's brother, a tall, Ger- man-looking Prince, with a light, blonde mustache, sat on the Queen's right. On his right was the Queen MOUNT- The Court Chaplain, Dr. Van der Vlier, a slender, aged man, with gray whiskers, rose in the regulation black g0WI1 belllnd the railing, and offered a long prayer in earnest tones. Then the choir sang a Dutch hymn : God bless you, blessed be your earthly and eternal portion. pter of Ruth ,Q V i l v Q I 5 1 z l ,.n. - I l l ,l 1. ml. . , . i,lf .Q--.g NSA