Evening journal., 1922-02-27
London AWAITS
MARYS Wedding
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will not mar the splendor OF the day,
however, and there was prospect of
a little sunshine The official wealth
er forecast for tomorrow is.
Fresh southwesterly winds
Mainly cloudy. Some showers. Mod
crate temperature"
Everything is in readiness for the
ceremony which has drawn thou
sands OF visitors from every corner
Of England and from the continent,
TO say nothing Of hundreds OF Amer
leans who are eagerly seeking places
Of vantage along the wedding route
at $50 a seat. only two American
citizens, Ambassador and Mrs. Har-
vey. will witness the actual cere-
mony
The schedule for the royal we'd
ding has been arranged and will be
observed punctilliously. even to the
exact minute at which royal rela-
tives OF the bride shall leave their
palaces for the Abbey.
The bridal procession, with Prln-
cess Mary on the arm OF her father,
King George. will move down the
aisle OF the abbey to the magnificent
altar where Viscount Lascelles will
be waiting. Sixteen clergymen Will
be there to assist in the ceremony.
Their number was reinforced by the
addition OF the Rev. Maurice Las
ceiles, cousin OF the Viscount.
Besides its riot OF gay colors by
day London will be illuminated by
brilliant electric decorations by night
for an entire week in honor OF its
princess and her husband. Popular
enthusiasm approving the princess
choice OF an Englishman is just be-
ginning to reach its height.
All the leading hotels have plan
ned banquets for tomorrow night and
Wednesday in which any OF the
American visitors to the capital will
participate. These latter are arriv-
ing In increasing numbers with each
steamer.
The time table for the wedding
which was issued today, provides for
the stopping OF all traflc along the
route of the wedding procession at
S.45 a. m. The last OF the guests to
arrive at the abbey will be expected
to be in their seats by 1890. The
moro distant royal relatives OF the
princess will reach the abbey at
l11.OS while queen Alexandria and
Princess Victoria and their suite,
will arrive at 11.12. They will await
Queen Mary at the door OF the alb
hey.
The Queen, accompanied by the
Duke OF York, and Princes Henry
and George are to leave Bucking-
ham Palace in three carriages, with
a cavalry escort at 11.O3 arriving at
the abbey at 11.15. A procession OF
all the royal guests will then be
formed and high officials will escort
them TO their seats.
Viscount Lascelles will arrive at
l11.15 and wait in the poets corner
near the side door.
, King George V. and the bride Will
leave the palace at 11.16, arriving al
; the abbey door at 11.2s. II the
weather permits, the King and the
2 Princess will drive in an open car.
rlage. II not they will use one oI
the magnificent closed affairs tina
will be drawn by six coal black
horses
The wedding procession inside the
abbey with the bridesmaids formed
will move forward to the altar to tho
music OF the slxty-second Psalm and
the anthem Let us love one an
other"
During the signing OF the register
the bridal march from Romeo and
Juliet" will be played. While the
couple is departing, the strains OF
lMendelssohn's immortal wedding
march will swell through the abbey
The wedding breakfast, confined
Ito 100 guests. Including the families
land intimate acqualntances of the
bride and groom, will be held al
lhalf-past twelve. The honeymoon
itself will start at half-past three
Viscount Lascelles and his roya
ibride will take train from Pad.
dington station and leave Londor
together. alone for the first time ir
their lives. They will be accom-
panied by ladies and gentlemen Il
waiting.
The only foreign royalties VIII
will be present at the abbey durinl
the wedding ceremony will be tn
i Infanta Alfonso and the infant
Reatrice. children OF the King o
, spain. Prince Nicholas OF Rumani
+ and the Grande Duke Michael q
81 Russia. The Norwegian and Be
$ rian sovereigns who had been eS
% pected will not attend. Should an
$ other sovereigns unexpectedly Al
D rive In London before tomorrow the
will be Invited.
A change In the program prelin
mary to the ceremony requires this
;. the coach In which the King an
il Princess Mary will drive to the al
:. hey will be followed by two carriag,
y containing the lords and ladies
II waiting. The bridesmaids will a.
p" rive separately. and will await n
bride at the abbey door.
King George has made Vscour
, Lsscalles knight of the Carte
= one OF the highest honors OF Britis
- royalty.
Westminster Abbey was closed {,
day. while norists and decorator
within were putting on the finishir
touches. The gorgeous carpet dow
which the wedding procession wi
"A approach the altar has been diver
n ed at one point so that the bride an
"a King and the bridesmaids will NJ
IA cross the slab which marks n
re grave OF the unknown soldier.
is This afternoon Queen Mary was
er entertain TIE dressmakers an
modistes who made the Princes
wedding gown and costumes. II
Princess herself had promised to
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