East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-15

no state purpose is served by the al
lance. The bride inherited more
than five million dollars from her
father She is % years of age and
the prince is so
Although the wedding was sup
posed to be merely a family affair.
court officials had complete charge
Of the arrangements AS the Chapel
Royal holds only 500 persons the
guest list was exceedingly select. In
addition to King George and Queen
Mary, and the parents of the bride
and bridegroom. the distinguished
guests included the kings and queens
of Denmark and Norway, Dowager-
Empress Marie of Russia. Queen
Mother Alexandria, the Crown Prince
and Grown Princess of Sweden. and
Prince and Princess Henry OF Prus-
STA, representing the kaiser. All the
members of the diplomatic corps were
present, and the United States am
bassador, Walter Hines Page, in black
court dreSs-with long trousers, how
ever. instead of knee-breeches-pro
vided the onl ysomber figure in the
glitter of uniforms and jewels.
There were no state professions or
escorts, but the bands of the Gren-
adler and Coldstream Guards were
drawn up in the Ambassadors Court
and the approach to the Chapel Roy
al was lined by guards of honor from
the Royal Scots Greys, the bride
grooms regiment, ana the Duff
Highlanders (the bride, as head of
the Duff clan. being one of the few
persons privileged to maintain a pri-
vate regiment). Although their res
idence is only few yards from the
palace, the Connaughts conformed
to custom and drove from Clarence
House TO the Chapel Royal The
bridegroom. who wore his captains
uniform of the Royal Scots Greys,
crossed with his Garter ribbon, was
supported" by his cousins, the
Prince of Wales. and the Grand Duke
of Saxe-Coburg- -Gotha. the former
wearing naval uniform, and the lat
ter that of the Seaforth Highlanders,
of which he is coloneI-in-cnier. Royal
bridegrooms have no best man, but
the bride. who drove from Portmar
Square with her mother the Prin-
cess Royal. and her uncle, the king
of Norway. had eight bridesmaids.
They included Princess Mary. King
Georges only daughter; Princess Pa
tricia. the bridegroom's sister, Prin-
cess Maud. the brides sister; Prin-
cess Mary of Teck. Lady Mary Cecil,
daughter Of the Marquis of Salisbury.
Several tiny pages in satin court suits
bore her train. Among them were
Prince John, King Georges youngest
son. and Crown Prince Olaf of Nor
way
1t was l1:45 khen the bride arriv
ed amid a storm of cheering from the
vast crowds in the vicinity of the
palace. The bridegroom was await
ing her at the altar. and in a few
moments King George and Queen
Mary. who drove over from Buck
ingham palace without escort arriv-
ed The king. who was in field mar
shars uniform. gave his niece away
and as soon as the nuptial knot had
been tied by the archbishop, the roy
al party adjourned to the Registry
where the register. an imposing pur-
pie. gilt-edged book reserved exclu-
sively for royal weddings was signed.
King George and about forty royal
ties and officials signe Immediately
after the bride and bridegroom, and
the whole party then proceeded to
the banquet hall where the wedding
breakfast was served.
The bride today wore simple wed
ding gown of white and pale blue
silk embroidered with sprigs of white
heather, the Scottish emblem OF
good luck. Her trousseau is all Brit
ish England and Scotland supplying
the gowns and shoes, Ireland the lin
en- and Wales the corsets, etc. The
wedding presents were numerous and
costly. Care had been taken, how
ever. to prevent duplication and the
newly married couple will not have