] ? St. Petersburg, .Tanunry 23.

. Tho warriago corbmony of tho Duko of

Edinburgh and tho Princess Maria

commenced at noon to-day, in tho

presence of a vast nsBomblugo ; of

guests, in.tho Winter Palace and tho

various galleries. Tho ladios woro

sumptuously attired,' tho prevailing

costumes, particularly' of. Russian

ladios, wero volvot and diamonds. Tho

men were in uniform, with tho axcoption

'of tho American Diplomatists. After

assembling, a prOCOSSIOll Was lOrillOU.W

111! UIIU ui'uuu j:«liim.ii-,a,

Ohamborlains, and other officers of tho

Court loading, then canio the Emperor

and' Empress Imperial, Princo and

Princess of Wales, tho Princess Imporial

of Germany and Denmark, and Princo

Arthur. Thon camo tho bride and tho

bridogroom, who woro. the Russian naval

uniform. Tho bride was splendidly

apparollod in a long crimson volvot

mantle trinnnod with orinino, and sho

woro a diamond coronet. Hor train was

borno by four pages. Thou followed an

immense procession of tlio Imperial

family, priests, friends, princes, and

court oflicials. The Imperial Russian

princo woro tho uniform of Cuirassiers,

tho Priiico of Walos tho scarlet British

nniforni, tho Prussian Prince Imperial

that of a Prussian Colonel. All were

decorated with tho Russian Order of St.

Andrew. The Princess of Walos was

dressed in darli. crimson volvot, with

diamond coronet mid collar, and pearl

necklace. Tho Imperial Gorman Princess

was dressed in the samo stylo. Tho

Russian Princess's dress was blue

volvot, and gold. Princo Arthur acted as

ono of tho groomsmen. All' woro silvor

wedding favours. Tho procession, upon

reaching