The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-04
The Easter Exodus of Fash
iOnable Society.
Wedding of Princess Maud Is
Now Fixed for July Z.
Elaborate Preparations Being Made.
Easter Maneuvers.

Copyrighted, 1896, by The Associated Press.)
LONDON, April 4.-The weather the
past week has been cold and depressing
The exodus for the Easter hoildaymak ers
began early In the week and lasted until
yesterday.
The Duke and Duchess OF York and the
Princess of Wales and her daughters are
spending the holidays in peace and quiet
at Sandringham, while the Prince of
Wales Is abroad his yacht on the Mediter-
ranean.
The Queen Is still at Cimiez near
Nice; the Conservative leader of the
House OF Common, MIR. A. j. Balfour Is
visiting his former secretary, Percy Wind
ham; the Duke of Dcvonshire. Lord
President OF the Council With the
Duchess, is in Spain; "Pusnful Joe"
Cham herlsiin is Eastering with his
charming Amaffcan wife at his home in
Birmingham; the United States Ambss-
sador, Mr.. Bayard, is visiting Lord and
Lady Middleton, near Nation, Yorkshire,
and Mr.. James II. Roosevelt, secretary of
the United States Embassy, Is visitin-
Lord Galway, at Serlby Hall, Noting
The Duke and Duchess of Westminster
are enteraining large house party at
Eaton hall, near Chester, and the Earl
and Countess OF Derby, the Marquis and
Marchioness OF Lansaowne and the Duke
and Duchess OF Richmond also have n
large number OF guests for the Easter
holidays.
1t has been definitely arranged that the
marriage OF Princess Maud of Wales to
Prince Charles of Denmark will take place
In the Chapel Royal, st. james Palace, on
July 2. The archbishop OF Lanterbury
assisted by the bishops of London and
Winchester, will otficiate. There will be
procession In state from Buckingham
Palace to st. James Palace and the chapel
Royal and as the distance between The
two palaces Is very short, many thou
sands of people will be disappointed in
their hopes OF witnessing the pageant.
However, everything possible will be
done to give Her Majesty's subjects as
good view as possible of the pageant.
The queen will take part In the cere-
mony. The streets and the park all ad-
joining the palace will be held by the
Horse GUARDS, Life Guards, Grenade
Guards, scots Guards, Gold Stream
Guards and other crack regiments, and IL
the weather permits there will be
gathering OF Londoners about the palaces
seldom seen nowadays.
After tie wedding there will be two
breakfasts at Buckingham Palace, one
for the mbers OF the royal families I'm
the. state dining room, the other in the
state hall room, for the general company.
Only near relatives OF the families are GO
ing to London from the continent for the
occasion, so the royal breakfast will be
quite family affair and most enjoys bic
one at that.
Princess Maude will have eight brides
maids, her sister, Princess Victoria of
Wales, Princesses Ingeloorg and Thvre Of
Denmark, sisters of the groom; Princess
Victoria of Schleswig- -Holstein. Princess
Beatrice OF Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Prin-
cess Alice OF Albany and Princesses Ena
and Victoria OF Bsttenberg.
The Prince of Wales bas. taken Apple
ton House on the Sandringham estate
for Princess Maud and her husband, and
the young couple will spend four months
there every year, according to the present
program.
There has been unusually strong turn
ing out OF the British Volunteers for the
Eastern maneuvers this year. In fact,
at no time since the formation OF this val
able addition TO the defences OF Great
Britain against foreign foe, has there
been such n martial spirit displayed in
England. While the large muster is prob
ably one of the results OF the recent war
s ares, il Is also partially attributable to
the fact that the commander-ia-chief of
the forces, Lord Wolseley, regards their
efforts in n much more serious light than
lis predecessor, the Duke OF Cambridge.
Lord Woiseley intends 10 greatly inn
prove the arms and equipment of the vol
unteers. Better quarters i'm many cases,
will also he assigned 10 the men, their
work at the target will be greatly encour-
aged, and, In short, all possible will be
done 10 encourage them in their maneu-
vers, which, in the future, IL is hoped,
will be more in the nature of practical
tests of their powers as soldiers than OF
the capacity TO enjoy picnics as has been
the case in the past
Lord Londonderry's yacht, intended for
sailing on the Lough OF Mount stewart,
has been finished. IL IN 25 feet long. is
built Of cedar, has aluminium fittings and
silk sails.
Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria Is
expected TO visit England In July, when
he will inspect the first drsgoon guards OF
which regiment he has just been appoint
ed honorary colonel-in-chief.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White have return
ed here from Cairo. Mr.. White will sail
for the United states today on board the
American steamship New York.
There is every prospect that the influx
OF American visitors TO London will be
greater than ever this season. All the
leading hotels are making corresponding
Preparations.
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