MARRIAGE OF A ROTHSCHILD.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3812, 3 October 1883, Page 4

MARRIAGE OF A ROTHSCHILD.

The recent marriage of the daughter of Baron Alphonso Rothschild with a son of the Parisian banker Euphrnssis Avas strictly in the monetary traditions of Rothschild alliances. Tho Euphrnssis arc minor Rothschilds. Presents for the wedding came from Euphrnssis in tho most distant places. A'icnna seemed just as much alive in the interest of tho event as Paris itself. The soiree dv ventral, Avliich took place the other ni_-ht, and the marriage, wliich came off recently, Avere both of exceptional magnificence. " Two thousand five hundred invitations wero sent out. Those people usually meet only to look at one another, aud it is striking testimony to the value of tho presents that on this occasion they looked at them. The enormous value of the display absolutely precluded the very affectation of indifference. There Avas a certain purure of rubies given by the Baron Alphonso to his daughter, Avhich he has been collecting in his spare moments any time these dozen years past. They Avere simply the finest rubies to be had for money in tho public or tho private market of the period. The bridegroom gave a foolish trifle in sapphires almost of equal value, and a book of devotion from Avhich no one could possibly read vows of poverty Avithout a strong effort of the will, Avith a quant ity of A r cnice point to wrap them in, Avortli almost as much as all tho rest put together The dowager-baroness, the grandmother of the bride,"gave a diadem of diamonds ; the Baroness Lionel, of Loudon, gave another, tiio Marquis of Gallifet, Lady Lonsdale, the Chevalier Nigra, and another big baron of finance, the Baron Ilossingner, Avere only less munificent. The wedding_at the Israelite Temple, in tlic Rue do la Victoirc, was the crowning splendor. All tbe choirs of the Paris synagogues Avere united to form one grand choir of 150 voices. Lassalle, of the Opera, sang. There Avere special marches written for the occasion, and special hymns, Avith solos of harps by the first players. The tabernacle of gold and and veh-et. in the midst of tho synagogue, seemed to be carpeted Avith flowers; it Avas almost a rude and reckless splendor, but the effect Avas certainly dazzling to the imagination. The temple is a magnificent buildin--, white stone without and Avithin, Avith its'glare tempered by the light from stained glass. At one o'clock it avus filled. The men occupied the iloor space, and most of the ladies wore in the galleries. The show of toilets was dazzling. The scene Avas very iniposing, though it might have been still more so to unaccustomed eyes if the sacred etiquette of the building had not compelled the men to keep on their hats. The tabernacle stood avcll in advance of Avhat in a Christian church Avould bo an altar-space, and surmounted by carved tablets of the bay, and Avithin this space, in a \-ast semicircle, were arranged the most intimate friendsof the families—tho ladiesononc side, the men, still following them on the other— with the diplomatic corps on the right. Half the men, still following the old French fashion, -wore in evening dress; the other half, following tho newer and English fashion, iv mourning costume. As the procession advanced, tho 150 choristers burst out in a mighty song, which Avas understood to be the Tehiled, or Praise to God. Next tho strong, penetrating voice of Lassalle Avas heard iv a long solo, and then bride and bridegroom, the latter wearing a kind of short white silk shiiAvl around his shoulders, stood up to listen to a rather king discourse by the Grand Rabbi in French. After this came more music, and some magnificent effects of harps, Avhich seemed to thrill the auditory through and through. AVhilc this avus being played, half-a-dozen young girls filed out of the sanctuary, and made a collection for tho poor. The poor are ahvays largely remembered both inthcßothschilds' festivities and in the Rothschilds' daily life. Then came the decisive moment of the ceremony, Avhen tho parties stood up and moistened their lips Avith the sacred Avinc, Avhilc the Grand Rabbi dictated to the bridegroom a sentence to be repeated Avord for Avord. All Paris Avaited for the coming out as it had Availed for the going in. Tho crowd reached almost down to the Boulevards.