Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
FOR REID WEDDING
Ceremony Will Take Place in Chapel
Royal, St, James Palace.
MOST EXCLUSIVE GUEST LIST
Small siae of Place VIII Necessarily
Restrict lumber who May
Attend--LonE Honey
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LONDON, June 3.-Cspecial.)-As the
marriage Of Miss Jean whitelaw Reid to
the Hon. John Ward will take place, by
special permission OF King Edward. at the
Chapel Royal on Tuesday the 2Sd, there
will be but a most select few in the way
Of guests invited to the notable ceremony.
Being a private place OF worship for the
king and queen and members Of the royal
family the Chapel Royal is necessarily
small.
1t is part OF st. James palace, the resi-
dence of the prince OF Wales, occupying
one corner Of the main quadrangle. The
windows on the outer side open on Am
bassadors' Court" on the other side they
face the inner court of the palace. One
end. the east or altar end. abuts on Pail
Mall, the other, where the royal gallery
is. adjoins the royal apartments, having q
door leading from them. Besides the royal
pews, with their rowned backs Of gold,
there are also -four other pews. high
backed and upholstered in rich red cloth,
two on each side of the broad center aisle,
facing on the aisle in the manner of old
time churches. The royal choristers, attired
in knickerbockers and long red coats
trimmed with gold, sons of England's
proudest families. are crowded close in a
double row beside the tiny altar. Before
the palace. and, of curse, before the
chapel, pace constantly relocated senti-
nels OF the royal guard.
Royalty to BE There.
1t is expected that the king and queen
hur thafr praaanCa will honor the uaddfnV
Of the American ambassadors daughter
to a favorite equerry-in-ordinary though
their majesties may be called away from
London on matters Of state or otherwise
prevented from attending. Should the I'M
expected happen, however. representatives
will grace the royal pew. The two pews
on the right hand of the church will be
occupied, as is the custom on such occa-
sions, by the kings household, the diplo-
matte corps and such members of the gov
eminent who attend officially; those on
the left will be filled by the Reid family
and the Dudleys, or, to call them by their
family name, the Wards. This small as
sembly will fill the seating capacity of
the chapel.
1t is not the custom to decorate the
Chapel Royal in the manner Of public
churches, and but for two vases Of roses
on the altar the somber interior of the
kings place Of worship will not be changed.
The ceremony will be performed by Rev.
Edgar Sheppard. sub-dean of the chapel,
with one OF the English bishops and a
rector from New York. There will be no
bridesmaids, unless the bride-to-be changes
her mind before the wedding day, only the
little daughters of Lord Dudley, the Ladies'
Honor and Morvyth Ward, will attend
N4tao nntA Tho 1,,hIgcIAS 1919 49,.
ing bridesmaids are, 1 am told, an error,
Reception to Follow.
Though the church function, which takes
place at 3 o'clock, must needs be so exclu-
sive. there will be q reception at Dorchester
House. which the friends of the Reds and
the Dudleys will all be asked to attend.
The spacious mansion, large enough for
the ambassadors Fourth OF July entertain
ment, will easily the 400
guests who will get invitations for this
occasion. To enum crate these guests would
be to give a list of the cream Of the British
aristocracy, to record the names Of the
foreign ambassadors, ministers and pleni-
potentiarles to London, and to name the
Americans who have made a place for
themselves in London society. There will
be special guests who com from the con-
hlilShbt rum IdIlhs btAlH anu even HnHlet
and not a few who especially cross the
water from New York and Washington,
and yet will rot have a chance to see the
actual wedding.
1 am Informed at the embassy that 1t has
not yet been decided where the honeymoon
will be spent. The continent at this sum-
mer season has no charm for such fortunate
folk as MAJ spend the winter there. and
an English country house in summe err will
undoubtedly harbor the Honorable and Mrs.
John Ward at the initial period of their
married life. Nearly a score of country
houses. the homes OF friends, Of dukes and
peers and lesser men. have been offered
to the popular young Englishman or to the
winning American girl. There is a choice
Of any part Of England or the highlands of
Scotland open to them. But ths ancestral
home OF the Dudleys, Whitley Court, is the
place where the Honorable John is likely to
take his bride.
Lord Dudley soon to Leave.
At this moment the secluded Worcester
shire estate is tenanted only by servants.
Lord Dudley, Mr.. Wards elder brother,
to whom the place belongs, is at his town
house in Carlton Gardens. He Is in Lon
don settling his affairs and bidding adieu
to the official world before his departure
at the end of the month for Australia,
where he goes, by the kings appoint
ment, as governor general. At his fare
well dinner to the king and queen. Miss
Reid was the only young woman present.
OF course. the kings equerry, in at
tendance periodically upon King diva
must have a town house as well as a
country place. His present house in Ches
terrified street, Mayfair, about two blocks
from Dorchester House. is only large
enough for a bachelor who dimes only his
men friends; and he and Miss Reid are
now looking out for an adequate, we'll
located establishment.
with the departure of Lord and Lady
Dudley, 7 Carlton Gardens, viii he vacant,
already furnished and with a staff OF
servants in attendance. 1t is likely. ]
am told. that this will be the town resi-
dence selected by the new married pair,
at least for a season. It is delightfully."- To-
Gated i'm one of those charming London
backwaters off a main thoroughfare.
Carlton Gardens numbers, all told. but
seven houses. all the homes Of smbassa-
doris or noblemen. It Is quiet and Sc
cIuded, where the public never come excep;
20 gaze and wonder. yet but a step from
thronged Pail Mall with its rows of i'm
portant clubs and its endless traffic of
n,h- ,,d motor ears Tho nudIav house lie