Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-23
King Edward and Queen Alexan-
dra Present at Wedding Of
Ambassadors Daughter.
TOOK PLACE IN CHAPEL ROYAL
Invitations Limited to Less Than
Hundred--Bride's Dress Soft White
Satin With Rose Point Lace.

London, June 23.---wlth King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra smiling
approval from their private gallery,
Jean Reid, daughter of whitelaw
Reid, the American Ambassador to
England was married this afternoon
in the Chapel Royal of st, James pal
ace. to the Hon. John Hubert Ward,
brother of the Earl of Dudley and
equerry in waiting to the king
The ancient chapel, one of the few
remains of the old palace Of the Tud-
ors, in which Queen Victoria and sew
eral of her daughters We're married.
was PRETTY decorated with flowers for
this. tho most fashionable of recent
weddings in London.
INVITATIONS LIMITED.
The invitations, which We're limited
to less than i00 on account of the
smallness of the church, set the time
of arrival at 2.i5 p. m, and by that
hour all the guests had found their
seats While the guests We're as
sembliEE, DR.. Alcock, the composer
and the organist of the Chapel Royal,
played fuge by Johann Sebastian
Bach, the nuptial march by Alexan-
der Guilmant. the ent-acte and bridal
march from THE Birds of Aristoph-
anese," by Sir II. II. Parry, an andan
tho by Guilnant, and the prelude to
Act III of "Lohengrn.'
A few minutes before 8 o'clock King
Edward and Queen Alexandra, accom-
panied by their suites. drove up from
Buckingham palace and proceeded at
once to the Royal gallery, where the
Prince and Princess of Wales. the
Duke and Duchess Of Connaught and
Princess Patricia already had arrived.
AS IL customary in the Church of
England service, the officiating clergy,
accompanied by a supplied choir, met
the bridal procession at the door and
preceded it up the chapel. the choir
singing Lead Us, Heavenly Father
Lead Us"
The Rev. Sheppard Canon OF st.
Georges chapel, Windsor, where the
king and queen attended services when
in residence at Windsor castle. offici-
ated. He was assisted by the Rev. Will
liam Grosvenor, rector of the Church
Of the Incarnation, New York. church
of which Mr. and Mrs. Reid have been
members for many years. and the Rev.
Hers Claughton, rector of Hutton.
Brentwood, cousin of the groom.
BRIDES DRESS.
The brides dress was of soft white
satin trimmed with rose point lace
given her by her grandmother. The
veil too had a lace center and edging
and was held by wreath OF orange
blossoms, The bride wore but three
pieces OF jewelry and those were al
lotted fashion clasp bracelets, the
wedding present of King Edward,
Queen Alexandra and Mr.. Ward, and
looked charmngly beautiful as she
tlroI . he t,la -
old chapel on the arm OF her father.
Miss Jennie Croker of San Francisco.
attended her cousin and on account of
the smallness OF the chapel. which
even with all the precautions taken
was rather overcrowded was the on
ly bridesmaid She wore dainty cos
tune of white embroidered muslin
with blue sash apd large picture hat
trimmed with Howers. There were al
so In attendance five little children,
two boys and three girls, all In quaint
costumes OF blue and white taken
from one OF Reynolds famous child
pictures.
INVITED GUESTS.
Among those invited TO the ceremony
in the chapel We're;
All tho ambassadors of foreign coun-
tries accredited to the court Of st.
James: Mr.. II. e. De Billie. Danish min
lister and dean OF the ministers; tho
Right Hon. II. II. Asquith, prime min
lister. and Mrs Asquith. Sir Edward
Grey. secretary OF state for foreign
affairs; Sir Charles and Lady Har-
dnRe; Mr., and Mrs. Lewis Harcourt:
Mr.. A. j. Balfour premier; Lord
and Lady Lansdowne; the Duke and
Duchess OF Buccleuth; Lord and Lady
Londonderry: the Misses Helen and
Kate Bryce and Miss Sibyl Douglas OF
New York Lord and Lady Gosford,
Lady Theodore Acheson Miss Helen
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