Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-03-01

the abbey enthusiastic popular hon.
age was given the bridal pair.
The long-awaitcd day found Lon
don crowded with excursionists from
all parts of the isles and tie conti-
nent. Americans also were in evil
dence, hundreds having made the
voyage to gain glimpse OF the
great state function
High Prices for Seats.
All these, augmented by native
Londoners. most OF whom took the
day off, crowded into every niche
about Buckingham palace, along the
Mall, in Trafalgar square, down
Whitehall and in the precincts of the
parliament buildings and the abbey.
Many paid high prices for seats in
stands or even standing room in
windows along the way.
Hours before the wedding there
were overfows of humanity in every
street transversing the route of the
wedding party. Some, bringing
blankets and food, made certain OF
-seeicg their princess by keeping all
night possession of carefully chosen
positions.
At 8:45 o'clock, vehicular traffic
was diverted from the streets be-
tween the palace and the abbey by a
force of 5000 blve-coated and white
gloved police, who lined the royal
way crowding watchers back to the
curbings. The arrival of the guests,
who had to be in their places by
1890 O'Clock, was the first reward
for the occupants of the gaily-hagged
stands.
Gorgeously Gowned Women.
Only motors and carriages bear
ing ticket holders were permitted to
pass the police lines. The convey
ances put down at the abbey doors
streams of gorgeously-gowned wo-
men, myriads of diamonds, sapphires
and other precious stones flashing
from their tiaras, necklaces and
bracelets. Their escorts were re-
splendent. in service dress or the
velvet breeches, white silk stockings
and three-cornered hats of court re-
gala. Members OF the diplomatic
corps were shown their seats by the
master of ceremonies.
Outside Buckingham palace, and a
few moments later, about the abbey,
military guards of honor took up
their positions, forming line III front
of the police, their tall fur shakos
and scarlet and white uniforms max
ing brilliant spectacle of the mile
and half of thoroughfart
Two thousand of the kings life
guardsmen and territorials, were pa
raded for this duty. With them were
their four bands, which entertained
the crowds until, at II o'clock, trum-
peting from the mounted escort her
aided the departure Of the two car
riages from Marlborough house, car
rying Queen Mother Alexandra and
Princess Victoria. with the queens
suite.
Deafening Crescendo.
Alexandra was accorded a mo-
dicum of the applause and cheering
which the crowds were reserving for
the bride. As the carriage rolled by
the guardsmen snapped to present,
giving the royal salute, and the bands
blared the queen mothers anthem
There was one-minute sinterlude
then from Buckingham palace, at the
end of the Mall. trundled the three
carriages of Queen Mary, the duke
of York and Princes Henry and
George.
Cheers for these members of the
royal family had scarcely abated
among the elbowing masses now tip
toeing in their expectancy, when
from that portion of the route near
est the palace door yard, the cheers
swelled to deafening crescendo as
the gilded glass coach bearing the
Princess Mary and her father rum
bled through the bronze gates.
Before the coach aud the two
trailing carriages bearing the prin-
cess ladies in waiting and the kings
attendants had reached the entrance
to the Mall, the cheering had spread
half way down the avenue. The
bands rendition OF God Save the
King" was unheard III the wild
tumult. The sound of the hoofs o.
the bays drawing the historic Irish
state coach and those of the sover.
eign's mounted escort also were
drowned in the cries and applause
The coach. which derives its nam,
from the place where it was built
has high seat with spacious plate
glass sides. through which the fea.
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