Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
MarriageCeren1Onies
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Uniting William B. Leeds, IT,, of New York and Princess Xenia Georgievana, in Par is.

Paris, Oct. 9.-(By The A. P)-The nnal rites in the marriage of Princess 3s enia Ge"rgievana of Russia and Will lam 5. Leeds, Jr., of New York, were carried out today. Two religious cere- monies, following the civil ceremony of saturday were performed. The first of brief and simple, too place at the Ameri- can EpiscopS' church of the Holy Trim 1ty, and the second. which lasted an hour, followed at the Russian church. At the latter ceremony all the pomp and his toric custom of the ancient Orthodox church formed part of the ceremony, which was performed by the private chaplain of Queen Mother Olga of Greece.
 The ceremony at the Episcopal church was witnessed by ouly relatives and a few friends, but it was found impossi- ble to bar several thousand members of the Greek and Russian colonies from that in the Russian church. When the bridal party entered that edifce the crowd stormed the barrier, and as any.persons as many persons as could be squeezed in rushed into the church to witness the ceremony. After the wedding the church attendants literally had to force way through the church aisles for the bride and groom.
 After the last church function the bridal party held a, reception at one of the leading Paris hotels. Tonight the bride and groom left Paris for the Isle of Wight, where a houseboat on which they will spend their honeymoon is awaiting them.
 Because of numerous deaths in the family of Princess Nenia since the bol- sheviki came into poweer in Russia, all the ceremonies incident to the marriage nr o;- plicity. There wFre no attendaSlts. Prince Christopher of Greece, husband of young Leeds mother, acted as witness and best man for MT. Leeds, while the grand Duke Dmitri of Russia was the witness for the bride. who is his cousin The little son of Prince George of Greece carried the brides train.
 Princess Xenia wore a simple dress of liberty satin. cut along perfectly | straight lines, and had a garland of ! orange blossoms around her waist. A l full veil of tulle fell from her head The 1 only iewelry the bride wore was a long chain necklace set with diamonds, with a sapphire and diamond pendant. It was a gift from her mother. The bride wal 1 given away at the altar by her uncle Prince George of Greece.
 Among the Americans who attended l the wedding were Cortlandt F. BishoT and Mrs. Bishop, the Revedend Dr Beekman, rector of Holy Trinity church and Mrs Beekman; Mir. and Mrs. Shel don Whitehouse, Seth Burton French and Mir and Mrs. Henderson Green O New York, the latter an aunt of young Leeds.
 The royal household of Greece ant the old Russian regime were numerous ly represented, among those present be ing Queen Mother Olga of Greece grandmother of the bride; the Grand Duchess George of Russia, mother O the bride; Princess Anastasia of Greece mother of the bridegroom, and Prime | Christopher of Greece, who is the hus 1 band of Princess Anastasia and an un cle of the bride; the Grand Duches: Anastasia Mikhailovitch, the Grant IDuke Alexander Mikhai ovitch and hi son. Prince Feodore; the Grand Duches
 Marie Pavlovina; the Grand Duke Dni tri AleXandrovitch, Princess George O Greece and her children. Prince Pete and Princess Eugenie, who was trail
 bearer for the bride, and Prince Rolan Bonaparte.
 During the ceremony in the Russian
 church the bride and groom wore larg heavy gold crowns. At certain part
 of the ceremony the crowns were hel just above the heads of the bridal cou
 pie by Grand Duke Dmitri and Prime
 Christopher. ...CsT'