Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-14
PRINCESS MARY PLANS
FOR HER WEDDING
Society People OF America Much
Interested in Coming
Event.

Event.
immediately following the war there
was much discussion as to whether
or not the feeling Of demncrncy foster
"a by tho war In Englani was suf-
ticent to permit n member OF British
royalty TO marry outside royal circles.
The recent announcement u the en-
gagement of the popular Princess
Mary to Henry George Charles, Wis
count Lascellas. proves that conjec
lures were true and that at last a
princess may marry as she chooses
All England Ia greatly interested I'm
the approaching marriage, nos only
because Princess Mary is the only
daughter Of King George. but bscsuse
she has been alinest us r,uch a p.blc
i figure as a prince. Former princesses
had lived In aeclusion but curing the
war Princess Mary worked as a volun-
teer nurse at ths headquarters OF the
Voluntary Aid Detachnents. She
rolled bandages ana collected for war
charities, and accompaI lad only by a
few personal ATTENDANTS, she went &c
France on an inspection sour of base
hospitals. Since the war she has
moved about ns freely as ony girl il,
England and at 4, receut charity
! bazaar danced foxtrot with an un-
employed ex-soIdier.
Her fiance was little known until
the engagement was announced, but
now all England knows that he will
some day inherit the title ano estates
OF the Earl of HARDWOOD; that he has
a fortune of bstween ss,o00.000 and
& G1o,o0o,0oo; that he is thirty nine
years old, and fought IN France
, throughout the war, having been
. thrice wounded and once .sscd, and
that he won the ID. $. o., and that he
had been a frequent guest oi the royal
: family.
J The date for the wedding has not
been set. but il will probably take
place sometime in February, in West
minister Abbey, where a great throng
, of distinguished guests Will witness
the ceremony, which, according 10
: custom. will take place in the morn
ing. Beside the King and Queen and
ether members of the royal family,
there will be the heads of the British
n
diers and sailors, generals and ac-
mirals, notables, nobility, and most
Il likely the Kings and Queens Of Ncr-
S way and Spain, as both queens Were
n once British princessos: the King and
o Queen of the Belgians, personal friends
C Of the British royal family; snG prob
!, ably the sovereigns of Italy, Den
q mark and Roumania.
u The princess has not yet selected
!, her attendants, but she will enter CT
u the arm Of the King. Major Edward
e Lascelles, the brother of Niscount
I.ascelles, will be best man. an, viii
: carry the special license Of the Arch.
!, bishop of Canterbury, which is neces
h sary for royal weddings, and which
% an aged engraver is now emDossing
No Many wonderful gifts, no doubt, vii
,f be lavished on the princess. one o
the most interesting of which Will b
in a gift subscribed for by al the womer
er and girls in the United kingdom VIII
ii bear tho name OF Mary. who are com
or bining to make her 4 presentation a
q they Hid her mother, Queen Mary.
y her coronation. As 6S cut Of ever
90 1000 inhabitants in the British Isle
III bear the name OF Mary II is easy Z
u: imagine the magnitude Of the gift.
Vi Tho wedding gown. which will J.
probably woven at Spitalhelds, wi
be part of q trousseau that will b
:. entirely created by British worker,
Part OF the princess clothes will b
IS provided by the officers Families In
dustries, an organization composed {
ne widows and relatives of officers kilie
k, during the war,
be If Princess Mary carries fewer
SIS. they VIII probably be oarna;icao
a lilies of the valley. her favorite few sS
i'll Her engagement ring is Large sing
ie. stone emerald, cut square.
RS After the welding there will be
n ball at the Albert Hall. Viscoul
'e- Lascelles and his bride will spenG
ed few days in London and then leay
II for longer honeymoon On the Cor
.ar tinent
When they return they may liz
W either in their London home, fanol
ITS as the home of Lcrd Chesterfield,
US Hardwood Hall, their impr .ssi,
sw country home in Yorkshire.
'm As Niscount Lascelles is the fir
RS. Englishmar in one hundred years
no marry royal princess, all Engiana
81 wondering whether the princess
abandoning her title TO become pla.
Lady Iascelles, or whether the Kir
will permit her to return her title ~:
although her husband IL not raised
en- the rank OF duke