The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-05
LONDON SOCIETY.
Princess Maud's Wedding July S-Exo-
dus for The Easter HOLIDAYS.

aus IbF me Easter Holfu1Ns-
London, April 4.-The weather through
out the pest week has been cold and
gloomy. flil and depressing. and. 20 add
20 The blee feeling here. the exodus of the
Easter holidaymaksrs began early in the
week and lasted until today The railway
stations, in consequence. were crowded
wiki overcoated and berugged gentry en-
gagged in more or less successful rough and
fumoies with lorily. independent porters,
whose pockets hulged out with copper and
silver fees extorted from travellers anxious
to leave the whirl and smoke of London
for breathing spell at the seaside or in
the country.
The Duke and Duchess Of York and the
Princess OF Wales and her daughters are
spending the holidays in peace and quiet
al Sandriughar,, while the Prince Of
Wales is janketing the time away with
his yacht in the blue waters of the Medi-
terranean. The Britannia. by the way,
has not been improved by the alterations
In her trim. etc. and she Is making poor
showing this season. The Ailsa seems able
10 show her heels with beautiful regular
tty. This. Il is expected, Will cause the
Prince of Wales to order new cutter for
next season. and If the Meteor. being built
for Emperor William Of Germany near
Glasgow, turns out to be anything OF
flyer, the imperial nephew Will accomplish
one OF his pet desires. namely, outsail his
royal uncle in a yacht race off the Isle of
Wight and recapture the famous challenge
shield offered by the emperor some seasons
ago and now held by the Britannia The
queen IS still al Cimlez. near Nice
II has been definitely arranged that the
marriage OF Princess Maud OF Wales TO
Prince Charles OF Denmark. the second of
the three sons of the crown prince and
crown princess OF Denmark, will take
place in the chapel royal at St. James pail
ace on July l. The archbishop of Canter-
bury. assisted by the bishops of London
and Winchester. will officia.e. There will
be procession in state from buckingham
palace TO ST. James palace and the chapel
royal. and, as the distance between the two
places is very short. many thousands OF
people will be disappointed In their hopes
OF witnessing the pageant. However.
everything possible viii be done to give the
people as good a view as possible OF the
turnout of royalty. and a most attractive
spectacle is anticipated. The queen will
take part in the ceremony. The streets
and the park ard the mall adjoining the
palaces will be held by the Horse Guards.
Life Guards. Grenadiers Guards. Scots
Guards Coldstream Guards and the crack
regiments. and IL the weather permits there
will be gathering OF Lon6oners about the
palace seldom seen nowadays. Princess
Harry" as Maud is popularity known.
will have eight bridesmaids. her sister,
Princess Victoria of Wales; Princesses
Indehorg and Thyra, Of Denmark. sisters Of
the groom: Princess Victoria of Schleswig
Holstein, Princess Beatrice of .Saxe-Co-
burg-Gotha. Princes Alice of Albany and
Princesses Ena and Victoria OF Batten-
berg.
The usual ancient royal charities des-
ignated as royal mandy took place on
Maundy Thursday in Westminster Abbey.
The number of recipients is governed by
the queens age. Thus, last year seventy
six men and seventy-six women received
the royal aims. This year seventy-seven
men and seventy-seyen women Joined in
the procession, which was formed at Z
o'clock in the evening. and passed into the
choir. Each of the old men and women
received two neatly made bags. the first
of white material, containing Ct in gold
and representing part of the maundy. The
recipients OF royal maundy were after
wards handed red purse holding as many
pence as the queen is years of age. and
given in silver pennies 9 pence. 3 pence
and pence. Each man also received e25
in lieu of an allowance OF clothing. and
each woman was also presented with Els
instead of an allowance of clothing.
There is every prospect that the influx of
American visitors to London will be great
er than ever at this season. All the lead
ing hotels are making corresponding prep
arations