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

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72 hand, and shook it cordially. The Queen followed him and also Shook his hand, with no air of royal condescension, but with a grateful smile. The Minister bowed low over the hand of the Queen, who bowed lower, almost kneeling. After this, without anY family greetings, the Procession quietly re-formed, and passed down the aisle, while the choir Sang ahymn of Schiller's, to G1uck's joyful music. Before the hymn was finished the last couple Of the TOY-31 famill' WQS gone from sight, and with a great chattering and. hand-shaking, the congregation poured into the aisles and hurried to the doors for a sight of the procession returning to the palace. The big state carriage in which the Queen Mother rode, with six black horses drawing it, was just rolling away, and the military band was playing The Washington Post March, while cheers and shouting Hlled the air. Luncheon was given in the palace after the church cere- mony, the two families, the Ministers of State, and the witnesses attending. The tables were loaded with State plate, gold and silver, and beautifully decorated with white flowers. The Queen Mother toasted the young couple and Prince Heinrich responded. The Queen and Prince Consort arrived at the railway station with a party of guests 'at four o'clock in the afternoon and boarded a special train waiting there to take them to Loo Palace. To-night the populace is like a multitude of happy children. Thousands are swarming through the principal streets, which are nearly impassable, blowing horns, singing the National hymn, following the bands, and smashing hats and lanterns. Aged housewives and their husbands from the provinces are joining hands with stylish city folk and dancing to the music of street organs. There is considerable mild hilarity inspired by wine, but no offensive drunkenness. Sailors, Hshermen, and farmers wear their usual quaint costumes, and a few soldiers are mixing with the crowds. j At 8o'clock there was a turning from every direction toward the Nalieveld entrance to the Bosch, where a display of fire- works was in progress. , On all the principal streets are illuminated portraits of the Queen, Duke fnow Princeil Henry, the Queen Mother, and Duchess Maria, as well as the national arms. The entire expenses of the wedding will be borne by the royal family, without any government appropriation. They nov 611691 t 1 nt1ffheimPirt? The tl tool! P aftus is su r . hgllillg ap aif lllmdu ee ago tween wilho ld I 4 hich were kept ESI hw S discovered ltlaas our of order. Tian Wwere keP' comm jhel11Slfu .da ony to Y I I the CCICIU 0AnoteworfhY feature bsenceol extortion OU' lhewaml-hearted h05P' cewed is equalbi otlser me former Ausman, eg lhecitlr and made It 8 have been the reciplenlf llany of the owners or sion have announceo ows and orphans of t' In honor of her marri tened the sentence The Court Gazette p ouncing that the Pri :he Advisory State C4 The Queen and Duke marriage contract, in act thehushand as the head ode for and educate 1 lgomises to obey the hus ml Parllamejjt, she Thgvell with hrm whe. h contract also pr tsband Interest on gft, ceweno income from th 'I ll It isf 1 ' llrthe ence to the l1l1SbanZ1pm h - HS and.rel1nquiSheS the ri

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Queen re. S' and the elllhroid 7 'il1'Wait. f her mis- : the ands Willtll thel' Stood ' dows of The deep, llghout the lily sound of cameras ID noticed- ed his feet sfrom the the minis- a ring, and nd. The ehnger of ture, blush- th the ring, 35 an awk- forgetful, him iLWO at its Con' IS knees ile aoldher npather, look upon them always in lo grant them Thy grace. The communion and the Spirit of Godi be their portion forever. - . ve. Son of the Father Queen Wilhelmina and Duke Henry rose as the wife of the Chaplain handed them a large, blue-bound Bible with Dutch custom. They then walked back to their chairs, 'and the congregation also resumed their seats. Then the Chaplain addressed the bridal couple for ten min- utes, earnestly and solemnly. His text was apassage from the Fourth Psalm : Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy coun- tenance upon usf' . ' ' The festal hour has arrived, said the pastor, wherein the entire people has its share of delight. The prayer contained in the text embodies the essential conditions for lastin happiness, which does not depend on external things, but on the disposition of the heart. The prayer for the light of the Lord's countenance seems to suggest some darkness, and it is certain that clouds will show themselves, at times in the conju- gal heaven. a This union, which we to-day are celebrating, has already demanded sacrifices. The husband has had to leave his country and people, and the bride has had to leave the side of a dearly loved mother. In the future, too, be sure the reverses of life will fall to your lot. Do not then forget the prayer of David: ' Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us'.' It will be necessary for you, if you are to fullil thoroughly the duty of marriage, to fulnl the duty of love in your mutual relations. In that relation, man is the head and woman is the heart. The Psalmist's prayer will also be your help when you have to bear your mutual burdens, for, in marriage, two sinners areunited, each having his and her own faults. According to the command of God, 'These two shall be one.' Now only love can form and preserve this tie. But if ,in accordance g married YOU wish this bond not to be loosened, your hearts mustbe ' filled with prayer. ' Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy coun- tenance upon us.' . After the Chaplain's address the Queen and the Duke sat, glancing at one another occasionally, while the choir chanted the last verse of Psalm xxxiii. Finally, the royal couple IOSC for the benediction. After the invocation of the blessing of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, there was a moment's hesita- U011, and the Duke stepped forward, grasped the Cha-Plamis

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him and bill with hand of Otfessinn the Choir efore the Wfls gone mga the doors for CI rode, Wal, and l March, rch cere. witnesses , gold and rs. The Heinrich ay station oon and oo Palace. y children. ets, which National d lanterns. ovinces art he music of inspired bl 1-men, alld soldiers 2110 tion foward play of me' I the traits 0 d lolllefi an mme by the ioll n no 73' amount to several hundred thousand guilders, including the entire new Outfit for all the royal retmue, several State dinners, and the important item of warming the church wher many togk place. There, as in all the churches of Holland, no heating apparatus is supplied for the regular services, and a Week ago the air inside was even colder than the freezing air outside, Queen Wilhelmina ordered several stoves to be put in, which were kept fired to their full capacity for a week. It was discovered some days ago that the mechanism of the Organ was out of order, and several experts summoned to The Hague were kept constantly employed in tuning and preparing the instrument. They managed to get it into condition in time for the ceremony to-day. A A noteworthy feature of the holiday season here is the entire absence of extortion on the part of hotels and shopkeepers, and the warm-hearted hospitality with which all strangers are re-t ceived is equally observable. The Dutch journalists rented the former Austrian legation, one of the handsomest houses in the city, and made it a club for foreign correspondents, who have been the recipients of universal kindness. Many of the owners of stands on the route of the Wedding pro- cession have announced that the proceeds will be given to the widows and orphans of the Boer soldiers killed in South Africa. In honor of her marriage Queen Wilhelmina has pardoned or lightened the sentences of three hundred and sixty-four prisoners. The Court Gazette publishes a decree signed by the Queen announcing that the Prince of the Netherlands will have a seat in the Advisory State Council. The Queen and Duke Henry have bound themselves by the marriage contract, in accordance with the statutes, to recognize the husband as the head of the matrimonial union, and to pro- vide for and educate the children of the union. - The wife PT0mises to obey the husband, but, by a special recent act of the l?utch Parliament, she is exempted from the usual promise im wherever he deems it best to live. e the cere- to dwell with h The contract also provides that the Queen shall allow the hlisband interest on fifty million guilders, and that he shall re- ceive no income from the State except in the case of the Queen's, death. It is further provided that the Queen shall yield obedi- EHCC to the husband as Wife, but not as Queen 3 and the hus- an . ' ' - d Tellnquishes the right to administer the wife's property.