The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-01
MRRrAGE CERENNY OF vIsCoUNT
LASCELI5 AND PRINCESS MARY is
ED IN OLD WESTMINSTER ABBEY

obliged to confine their appreciation
to welcoming smiles. as the bride, il
silver, with long flowing veil and trail
held by two of her attendants. passed
gracefully down the scarlet-carpete,
aisle on the arm of the king.
Awaiting them inside the railing o.
the sacrarium were Dowager Queer
i Alexandra, Queen Mary, the bride.
brothers, the Duke of York, Primes
Henry and Prince George and othel
members OF the royal family. The
| king wore Respondent scarlet ane
gold uniform Of the Grenadier guards
! in compliment to the war time service
unit of Lascelles. This uniform wal
also worn by the bridegroom.
The contracting colorings of Prince
| Georges naval uniform and the roya
air force regalia of Prince Henry and
the richly embroidered. red cloals-like
vestments of the clergy far outshons
| in brilliancy the cream and gold bro
| cade of Queen Mary's gown and the
| more subdued shades of Alexandria
dress. Both queens were aglitter with
diamonds, Queen Mary wearing a
" shaped corsage set with dozens OF
gems The king and queens the Duke
| of York and Viscount Lascelles each
| wore the blue sash of the Order of the
Garter.
AS within the sacrarium, the pre-
dominating scarlet of the mems court
dress among the guests in the nave
blazed forth amidst the subtler hues
OF the women's apparel.
Just before the bride and king
reached the chancel railing, the Duke
of York noticed thet the carpet lead
ing from the steps TO the high altar
was wrinkled. He arose from his
seat beside Queen Mary, stopped and
Strengthened the carpet, and resumed
his seat Apparently he had not
smoothed all the wrinkles, for when
the king, bearing the bride on his arm,
reached the top step a moment later,
he tripped but quickly regained his
poise by bracing his arm against the
railing.
The bride swayed perceptibly and
seemed quite nervous as the ceremony,
which scarcely exceeded ten minutes,
began.
Dean Ryle began the marriage serv-
ice, Viscount Lascelles having taken
his place on the brides right.
For the first time on such an occa-
sion the princess was designated by
the term woman" by the clergy. The
service employed was that set forth in
the book of common prayer, With
slight notifications made by the dean
to avoid some crudities of phrasing
occurring in the standard text.
The opening admonitions to the as
semblage finished, the dean gave place
b the Archbishop of Canterbury. who
charged the bride and bridegroom with
the responsibilities of the married
state and sook their vows. The bride
groom answered Il Will, - audible at
some distance. The brides rejoinder
was evidenced by slight inclination
of her head-her words Were not
heard. Each then repeated after the
archbishop acceptance of the other;
the ring was passed to Viscount Las
celles by the Groomsman and he
placed it on the princess finger. The
principals knelt in prayer, and the
archbishop pronounced the couple
welded.
The bride and groom then moved
back TO the Lords table, while the
others remained at the altar steps. To
modulated strains of the organ the
Sixty seventh Psalm was chanted, and
the Archbishop OF York completed the
solemnization with a few words.
At the conclusion of the service the
assemblage stood while God Save the
King" was sung by the choir: the Of
ficiating clergy, the principals and two
bridesmaids passed through the Kings
door in the high altar screen to the
chapel of Edward the confessor, where
Royalty registers, and the Abbey reg
lister was inscribed, officially record
ing the marriage.
The bride, whose cheeks had colored
deeply during the service moved down
the nave on her husbands arm, to be
greeted by renewed cheering from the
waiting multitudes. From the Abbey
towers pealed forth beginning of a
three hours Ginning of the wedding
bells as the royal procession formed
and moved away.
A halt of the bridal coach was made
at the Cenotaph, where Viscount Las
celles saluted and the bride handed
her bridal bouquet to soldier to lay
on the memorial to those fallen in the
war. 1t was an unexpected break from
the stately program, which redoubled
the cheers from the crowds who wit
messed it.
SO dense were the masses of people
in Piccadilly and about Hyde Park
that the arrival of the bride and groom
at Buckingham Palace, where the
wedding breakfast was served, was
delayed for several minutes. The ear
lier scenes OF mad enthusiasm were
duplicated along the route taken by
the couple from the palace to the rail-
way station, where they entrained, in
the flower bedecked coaches for the
first part of their honeymoon in