The Washington herald., 1912-01-08
MISS KNOLLYS BRIDE
AT "VIOLET" WEDDING


teresting weddings and engagements IN
England Already there have been sew
eraI quite picturesque bridal ceremonies
and the tendency to turn these occasions
into great social functions seems de-
cidedly on the increase. The professions
OF bridesmaids who follow the bride tend
to become longer, and the number OF at
tendants is stin further enlarged BY pages
and trainbearers. The idea is a pretty
one. though there is danger at times OF
II being overdone.
Among the most Interesting weddings
OF the closing year was that OF MISS
Louvlnia Knollys, the daughter OF ths
viscount and Lady Knollys, to MI Al
Ian Mackenzie. OF the Grenadier Guards
the second son OF the late Sir Allan Mac
kenzie, baronet. Of Glenmuick. on Deeeni-
Der - last, in the guards chapel. IL was
violet" wedding. for the eight brides
maids wore gowns Of mauve velvet and
carried bouquets of violets. Among them
were Lady Jean Cochrane. Miss Mildred
Rowther. Miss Margaret Bigge, and Miss
Viola Guthrie. Master Gilbert Hay. sec
ond son OF Lady Kilmarnock. acted as
page. ~
Miss KnoIlys, who Is an only daughter.
was born In 1853 Her full name is Alex
andra Louvinia Elizabeth, the hrst being
that OF her godmother, Queen Alexan-
dra, the second being made up OF the
three first syllables OF Queen Alexandras
three daughters (the Kings sisters,
Louise. Victoria, and Maud
The EncIIys family has been for so
nany years connected with the court
that It Is not surprising to find among
the beautiful array Of wedding gifts
which Miss KnOllys is receiving num-
Der OF royal presents. Queen Alexandra
has sent her gOddauEhter a splendid dia-
mond tiara, while the King and Queen
have given her a jeweled pendant. and
beautiful gifts have been received from
Princsss Victoria and from the Princess
Royal
Princess Victoria. whose name Is
among those the bride bears in her mid
die name, attended the ceremony at the
guards chapel. and Queen Alexandra
came 10 town from Sandringham on pur-
pose to receive the bride. after the nup-
tials, at the house Of Lady knollys, ac-
Companied bv her friend, Miss Charlotte
KnoIlys, the brides aunt.
Lady Knollys gave reception before
the wedding AT the townhouse OF Lady
Dundonald to enable friends to view the
collection OF beautiful presents which
have been showered upon her daughter.
The house occupied by Lord knollys In
St. James Palace grounds proved to be
too small for the occasion.
The ranks OF queen Mary's msids-of-
honor soon will be broken by marriage.
Every maid must resign her post upon
marrying for which she must obtain her
sovereign's consent
The wedding Of the Hon Sybl Brod-
rick to Mr.. Ronald Graham, will take
place within two weeks. Miss Sybil is
the second daughter Of Viscount Middle
ton, and sister Of Lady Tweedmouth.
Mr.. Graham is the son Of Sir Henry Gra-
ham, knight commander OF the bath, and
is an adviser to the minister Of the in
terror Of Egypt.
It becomes difficult to keep count Of the
engagements that have been announced
Of late First came the news that Lady
RosabeIle st. Clair ErskIne was engaged
to Mr.. David Cecil Bingham. Of the
Coldstream Guards: and then that Lady
Moya Browne was engaged to Mr. Allen
w. G. Campbell. of the same regiment
Lady Rosabelle. whose betrothaI was
briefly recorded here the other day, is
the only daughter Of the Earl OF Ros-
slyer. She bears the name Of that ILL.,
fatcd member Of the st. Clair family
who formed the subject Of Sir Walter
Scots pathetic ballad:
The runE ard the Wild wsres s1nx
The dirgc q the lovely Ro<abeile!
Lady Rosabelle comes Of a fighting
family Her father. Lord RossIyn, serv-
ed With ThnTneycroftS Horse in South
Africa, and was present at the relief of
Iadysmith: and at least two Of her ear
lier forbears were killed fighting In hat
tie. And marrying Mr.. Bingham. Lady
Rosabelle marTies into a fighting family.
T.
daughter OF Lord and Lady AItamont,
and the granddaughter of the Marques
OF Sligo.
When discussing the shipwreck Of the
P. & o. liner Delhi. on the Moroccan
coast. and the narrow escape from
drowning of the Duchess Of Fife Cthe
English princess royal, and sister of
King George. and her daughters, the
other day, a number of royal ship
wrecks were recorded, but not all. There
Is. for instance, Prince Henry of Prus-
sia, the ,Ksiser's brother, an admiral
of the German navy, who circum-
navigated the globe twice before he was
twenty years old. He braved a watery
grave on two occasions When he was
n lieutenant. his ship was caught in a
violent squsll. and one of the sailors was
NdSueO ONerDOaTu- HFlnCe Henry plunged
after him, and. despite the heavy sea,
succeeded in efrecting a rescue. Some
years later he rescued another sailor
from drowning of the South American
coast at point where the sea is infest-
cd with sharks.
The most famous Of all royal ship
wrecks is probably that OF the White
Ship, which gave Rosetu the subject OF
one of his finest ballads. Henry had
crossed to France to secure the ale
glance Of the Norman barons, and was
returning in triumph. Prince William,
the Kings favorite son, did not sail
aboard his fathers vessel, but followed
in the White Ship, commanded by Fitz-
Stephen. the royal hereditary pilot
Somewhere in mid-channel the White
Ship separated from the fleet, and went
down with all on board. And Henry
never smiled again"
That historically and so tragically sti-
fed smile also gave rise TO the following
rtbald verse:
Many a wicked smile she smolr,
Aud many a wink she wunk,
Rut never never smole again
After the White Ship sunk!
The Dorsetshire coast was once the
scene OF a royal shipwreck. In GO6
Prince Philip of CASTLE and his, wife.
Juana, were sailing from Flanders to-
Spain. when a violent storm cast them
ashore near Poole. Philip was prevailed
upon to accept the hospitality Of a local
magnate, Sir Thomas Trenchard. But
Henry VII invited the prince to Windsor,
adding that he would take no refusal.
The Earl OF Arundel. with a troop Of 800
hT- ~. 1. Il rszasN