Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-28
THE GHOSTS OF KINGS
LOOK DOWN ON THE BRIDE
roday's Wedding in Westminster Abbey
Appeals TO All for Whom the Title Of
Princess Has a Romantic Allure

! 4 BRIDE 10 civilized man--rcrhaps We
! a should say woman n bride, then. 10
civilized woman is the most interesting
! creature in the universe. And when the
! bride is a Princess. tho daushter Of King,
| even thc women in q democracy are more
| interested in her than in IN ordinary bride.
! There Is romance attaching 70 the title
| Of Princess that appeals with peculiar force
! % cvcry imaginative person. There are
| rrtnccsscs IN fairy tales and fairy Princes
| who WOO them with whom all children arc
! familiar There is the siecping beauty
, awakened with a Kiss and there is the
rrinrc in ''rindercla" about whom oI. the
delights Of youth and beauty and nc thrills
c' thc dawn OF love havo rcntcroi fcr
centuries;
Tie wedding Of Princes Mary IN West
munster Abh"y today gathers 90 Itself o'I
the romantic emotions that have been fed
BY rho literature Of a thousand years. The
attention Of the civilized world IS conferred
on tho ceremony performed there this morn
ing because the Princess ts known to the
civilized world. II they could have their
way millions Of women IN America and
Franco and Spain and Italy md Germany
and Russia would be among the spectators,
raEer 10 CRAFTY th"ir natural curiosity TO
sec the bride. As tbcy cannot be rresent
'Lcy will read ihe newspaper accounts OF
tho wedding. and study the descriptions OF
the brides costume and the costumes of the
bridesmaid, and dream of the fairy Prince
of ,7hom they used TO, think in thr!- carl?
teens.
;s ',,r Cf mi,
wider appeal than tho Washington Confer
ence. and the doscript IONS of 1t viii be "oad
by millions where The descriptions Of '"c
approaching Genoa conferences will be read
hv thousands, and thar. TOO. IN spite OF
he fact that these two conferences arc ~
much greater actual importance 20 the
world
The interesting things arc not always the
mos. important. and /. frequently happens
that the most important things ar" done
quietly OF. Of sight OF every one with n"
hlarc of ,rumrcts and no PROFESSIONS and
no ccrcmonials. Isaac Watt watching his
mothers tea kettle vas rlnch NOR" s.E
nif:cant individual than either Princess
Mary or Niscount l.asce,lcs. Bat there
was nothing spectacular or romantic
about boy sitting By tho Kitchen stove"
There are both romance and spectacle IN the
marriage Of daughter Of King IN
famous church containing the tnInbs OF
long line Of British Kings and Of other
men who have contributed to the glory Of
tie British race.
This is a wedding however. which Is
significant Of great chang that las come
,ror'J -lrrr lime
when 10 daughter Of King vas allowed
10 mary any ono not Of royal blood. VIZ
count i.asccirs, tho bridegroom, IS not even
4 member Of the higher ranhs OF tie nobi'-
l,w. lie was n poor man until after his
thrifty uncle. on whom he called Uy chance
once when hc was in Loninr. died aud
made him his heir. \ generation ago he
would have had little chance Of winning
Royal Princes As his bride.
There ore fewer re!gnnc families in
Evrcre than there once were. There are
few II any ayailab." Princes as husbands
for the prnccsscs But the Princ"Ssc' must
marry Th"y must not be Condemned to
,r,instcrhood beraus" ,h"rc ar" no husbands
for thcm with the proper ved!gr"@. And
SO PRINCESS Mary nlarr'"s nnbieman with
out royal blood surrcnders all claim 10 the
throne for her descendants and takes her
plurc among the love- ranks Of lie arihtoc
racy. which is fast losing its political and
social prestige
The next step will be taken when Royal
Prince or Princess marr!cs ccinmoncr
without ,ttle. 40 bride has ret been found
for tho Prince Of Wales The lrinrcsscs
whom BE- has met navc not appeaIel 10 lin.
! 80 one cnn tel, VINO hi' brid" viii bc,
though i l.e wCr" allowed 10 make his
choice wtthou. being hampercL by Goa
! s,dera'!ons of state he ""Hli he NOR" likely
I a. choose his hr!d" for her beauty and rharm
! than for hrr pedigree. and II 20: " r"ai
! .fo the par, Of the Prince " IL" 'a'c of
I "Cluderc'.o.'