The Washington times., 1904-02-21
GIRLHOOD as simple and demo-


IN 'lHtit d. lttiA hl the OduShNtF
L n OF a gardener; a womanhood as
peerless at one Of the most exclusive
royal courts i'm the world; a bridal as
gorgeous and ceremonious as that of
princess such has been the range of
experience allotted 10 Lady Marjorie
Greville. the beautiful young daughter
Of the Earl and Countess of Warwick.
A Memorable Wedding.
Lady Marjorie's marriage to Viscount
Helmsley. heir apparent Of the Earl OF
Faversham. WAS solemnized in ST
Mary's Collegiate Church at Warwick
on the afternoon of January IS. and has
been pronounced the most interesting
wedding that has taken place in Eng
land for a long time.
The fourteen bridesmaids were some
Of the loveliest women to he found in
England. They included Lady Marjorie
Manners. the picturesque daughter of
beautiful mother: Lady Marjorie Frs
kline. the only unmarried one Of Lord
and Lady Buchan's Three Graces:'-
Miss Ivy Gordon-IsennoX whose dainty
prettiness Is Of the wild rose order: Miss
Cicely Horner. the tall young Goddess
Of various fancy dress balls: and Miss
Winifred Pagct. the future Lady Inges~
ard Miss Pauline Aston and Lady
Rosemary Leveson-Gower. the latter
still child. but onel who inherits ALI
tho grace and charm Of her mother.
the Duchess Of Sutherland The pages
were. Lord Grey de Wilton. Lord and
Lady Wilton's seven-year-old son and
the brides youngest brother. a fair
haired child who has done duty an6
been greatly admired at various we'd
dings already. when the good looks or
the relatives Of the young people are
also taken into consideration the gath
crinE was one that ought really to be,
come historic. The house party at
Warwick Castle for the occasion in
Guided the Bishop of Oxford. Lord Fav-
ersham. Lord Shrewsbury. Lady Their
esa Shrewsbury. the Duke and Duchess
Of Sutherland. the Duke Of Leinstei
Lord and Lady Algernon Lennox. Lady
Londonderry. Lady Helmsley and Hugh
Owen. Lord and Lady Castlereagh, Lore
Ingestre. Sir Edgar and Lady Helen
Vincent. Lady Cynthia Graham. Mr..
and Mrs. Gervase Beckett. Lady Wilton,
Lady Alexander Paget. and Major and
Lady Gwendoliu Little.
Rejoicings at Warwick.
At the wedding breakfast. which was
served in the great hall Of Warwick
Castle. two hundred and fifty guests
were present.
The town Of Warwick was decorated
with bunting and triumphal arches.
public holiday was proclaimed. and all
the schools were closed. A special
train took the guests from London.
Among the five or six hundred pres
ents was one from King Edward who
sent Lady Marjorie diamond and ruby
brooch. accompanied by an autograph
note reading: ITO Queenie. on her mar
riage. with the best wishes for her
happiness. from Edward r.
The Bread and Butter Peerless" as
Lady Marjorie is sometimes nicknamed.
has MIXED her cows and driven them TO
pasture; she has made butter and
cheese. raised prize poultry, and was
educated at the public schools. And
then. at grand old Warwick Castle. her
birthplace and home. she was married
with all the pomp and circumstance
that beftted so great a peeress. even
though she has been so simple and pas
toral in all her pursuits.
With Military Pomp.
The bride was escorted to St. Mary's
Collegiate Church by a troop OF I'm
perial YeOmanry, splendidly mounted
and ablaze with gorgeous uniforms.
The center aisle was lined by Lord
Helmsley's troop OF Yorkshire Yeo-
many and a troop OF Essex Yeomanry
OF which her father is the colonel.