The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-15
(By Associated PreSS.ls

Londan, Oct. 15.-Remarka'0le sim
plicity for a royal cereElonial will
characterize the wedding of Prince
Arthur Connaught and the Duchess
of Fife in the Chapel Royal of st.
.James's Palace today. With such a set
ting of ornate decorations and richly
painted ceiling as the quaint old room
presents, with the uniforms of the
men of the royal family and court
officials, and the jewels worn by the !
ladies, the ceremony itself must have
tinge of the spectacular. But COM
pared with the recent wedding of the
daughter of Emperor William, and de-
void of all professions and military !
display, the ceremony will be as sim =
pie adherence to tradition will permit.
Partly because of mourning for the
recent tragic death of the Duke of
Fife, whose fatal illness was brought
about by hardships suffered in being
shipwrecked on the coast of Morocco,
and partly because both the bride
and broom are constitutionally averse
to display, it was decided to have the
wedding a family affair. There will
be a large group of royalties from
other countries present-including the
Kings and Queens of Denmark and
Norway, Prince Henry of Prussia, the
Of CT
and the Crown Prince and Princess of
Sweeden-but they will attend as rel
atives and there will be no guests of
state from abroad.
The king will give the bride away,
while the Princess Royal, mother OF
the bride, will also support her at
the altar The bridegroom's supporters
will be his father, the Duke of Con-
naught and the Prince of Wales.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the
highest dignitary of the Church of
England, will conduct the marriage
service, assisted by the Bishop of Lon
don and Canon Edgar Sheppard, who
are Dean and Sub-Dean of the Chap
els Royal. During the ceremony the
King and Queen will occupy gilded
chairs on a raised dais directly facing
the altar and close behind the bride
and bridegroom.
st. James's chapel is a small
room, accommodating about 800 peo-
Pile. The ceremony will begin at noon
{, and will be finished before one o'clock
J Prince Arthur, the bride and other
y personages who take part will be
driven from their palaces and resi-
dences in royal carriages, and the
whole company, including the ambes
sailors and ministers Of foreign pow
ers, will be marshalled to their seats
by high state officials in their regalia
Every step of a royal function is
timed to the minute. Prince Arthur
arrives at five minutes before twelve
wearing his uniform as a captain O
the Royal Scots Greys and the ribbon
of the Garter, the highest order o
nobility in Europe. The uniform o
the Prince of Wales will be that OF ;
lieutenant of the navy, while the Duk'
of Saxe-Coburg will wear the kilt
and tartan of the Seaforth High
landers, of which he is Colonel II
Chief.
There will be three semi-state pre-
NJ SESSIONS from St. James's Palace t
Z the Chapel, by way of the State Apart
ments and the Grand Stairway int
Colour Court These professions vii
be composed of the clergy, the bride
/, groom with his suite and the bride:
a maid with her supporters, bridesmaid
and pages. When the three prince
' have taken their stand before the alta
railing the young Duchess will entel
~. suprbrted by the King and Queen
! Norway, followed by five bridesmaid
> and a bevy of pages. The bridesmaid
H.. will be Princess Mary, daughter c
q the King and Queen: Princess Maud'
only sister of the bride; Prince VII
toria and Princess Helena of Tecl
\ daughters of the Duke and Duchess
Teck: and Princess Mary, the littl
-fTdaughter of Prince and Princess Ale
andeF of Tock.
Tne pages will include Prince JOIN
-IAithe Kings youngest son; and Prime
Dlaf of Norway. After the bride wi
Z Jenter an 3 teresting procession o
royal relatives, foremost among the
n oueen Alexandra walking with tn
Princess Royal, the Duke and Due
ess of Connaught, and last of all tt
Kinr and Queen with the officials