The New York herald., 1922-02-28
LONDON JOYOUS AS
DAWN BREAKS FOR
MARY'S MARRIAGE
The MendelssOhn Wedding
March to Be Played at
End of Service.
BY PRINCESS REQUEST
Only Way for Many to
Know We're Really Mar
ried,' Declares Bride.
LASCELLES MAY BE DUKE
High Wind and Occasional
Showers in London Indicate
LASCELLES MAY BE DUKE
High Wind and Occasional
Showers in London Indicate
Stormy Weather.
Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HERALp.
Copyright, 1899, By THE New YoRK HERALD

Special Cable to THE New YoRK HERALp.
Copyright, 1929, By THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
London, Feb. 81.
All is well and all is ready for the
wedding of Great Britains smiling
Princess tomorrow. Old London has
shaken off her blanket of gloom and
literally is seething and agog with en-
thusiasm and interest. Every war be-
gotten influence seems to have been
swallowed up by the sweeping glad
some atmosphere of wedding bells,
which now pervades every fiber of the
city's life.
striking evidence of the sinking
of war time feeling viii be the playing
Of Mendelssohn's wedding march at
the end of the service in Westminster
Abbey In accordance with the laugh
ing request of Princess Mary and
Viscount Lascelles, who broke down
what little opposition there was by
saying: well, anyway we won't be
there when it's played: and people
and that's the only way for many to
know it," This Is concession, for
naught but English and French music
figure on the program.
To-day the thoroughfares and ar
teries surrounding the Abbey and
Buckingham Palace suggested rough
sketch OF the pictures they will pre-
sent tomorrow. Thousands upon
thousands thronged about the palace.
and the view from the Admiralty
Arch, which is straight in line with
the palace. was a concentrated array
of colors. tricolored garlands and peo-
ple-all smiling and jostling, moved
by a humor almost hilarious. To-mor-
row full three-quarters of a million
people will witness, at some point or
other along the route from the Abbey
sion.
LnsceIles May he Duke.
Thousands of guests who will assemble
at Buckingham Palace tomorrow are
waiting with thrill Of anticipation to
hear the Kings toast On the occa-
sion of the marriage of Princess Louise
to the Earl of Fife Queen Victoria de-
sired all TO fill their glasses and drink
the health and welfare of my beloved
daughter Louise and her husband the
Duke of Fife for thus she elevated
Fife from an Earl to Duke. Rumor
says probably this honor awaits Wis.,
count LascelleS tomorrow.
The abbey ceremony will be brief. None
will see all there Is TO see The royal
professions will approach the abbey at
saort intcrvals-Queen Alexandra from
Marlborough House and the royal family
from Buckingham Palace-but twice
blessed will be they who patiently walt
on the Mall from early morning until
noon. for the professions pass down the
Mall going and coming.
All Space Sold Out.
All the space indoors and outdoors
whence a. glimpse can be caught of the
passing cortege has been sold Il prices up
TO twenty guineas. The Ritz and Berkeley
hotels have the only windows directly
overlooking the bridal route and hun
dreds OF eyes will gaze from their win
dows from basement to roof Green
Park and st. James's Park have been
provided with thousands of chairs at
sixpence each, nominally-anything ac-
tually. Parliament Square and other
prominent spots have been reserved for
privileged officials and distinguished Wis.,
itors. All who will see the procession
from the sidewalks are wishing they
could add many cubits to their height
and the power of Hercules to their
limbs. the better to hold their ground.
London will be dressed tomorrow as
never before. as she has forgotten the
pageants Of the days before the war.
All Londoners are moved by a spirit
of unalloyed Joy which they have not
known for years.