The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28

them and to the strains or Sir HUBERT
Parry's bridal march, family heard
from the interior of the abbey, they
were conducted by gentlemen ushers
down the aisle and around the I'M
known warriors grave between rows
of guests standing in phalanxes, tier
above tier. on either side, to their
places in the Sacrarium.
Royal Household
Officials of the royal house headed t
this procession. followed by the Mar /
quis and Marchioness of Cambridge, |
Lord Leopold of Mount Batten with
the Marquis and Marchioness CARTS |
brooke, the Princess Royal Marie |
Louise, Princess Helena Victoria, Lady |
Patricia Ramsey, the Earl and Count |
ess of Athlone, the Duchess of AL |
bany, Princess Beatrice; Princess
Louise, Duchess of Argyll; Princess
Christian, and the Princess Royal
chamberlain; then came Prince Henry,
George, Queen Mary and the Duke of
hold officials, the attendants bringing
up the rear.
Viscount Lascelles, accompanied by
ley Mackenzie, d. S. O., arrived at the
Poets Corner door of the abbey and
was conducted to the seat reserved
for him at the south side of the steps
leading to the sacrarium by one of
Their Majesties' gentleman ushers.
He, with the rest of the assemblage,
stood until the royal party reached
the places assigned them.
Bride Arrives
The officiating clergymen, the arch
bishops of Canterbury and York, the
bishops of London and Oxford, and
Canon Maurice Lascelles, the BRIDE
groom's uncle, wearing capes, assem-
bled in the Jerusalem chamber of the
abbey and moved to their places in
the sacrarium, the voluntary being
played as they proceeded up the
Naive.
Meanwhile a storm of cheering out
side proclaimed the arrival of the
bride and the king. Mary stepped
| from her couch-truly a princess in
her fairy-like gown, combining the
sheen of silver, the filmy down of
tulle, the sparkle of beads, the dull
| sheen of pearls and the exquisite col
orings of satin and old lace, against
which contrasted the wonderful four
and half yard train with its silk en-
broidery and crystal work.
| The pearl-hemmed veil, thrown
| back from her face over a triple dia-
dem of twisted silver and orange bios
SONS, revealed the demure features
of the princess. On her drive from
the palace the bridal gown had been
I cloaked in a rich ermine wrap.
Begins at 1880.
| The dean received the party. Lead
| Us, Heavenly Father" was played as
the bridal procession moved up the
naive, headed by household officials,
the state chamberlain, the dean, cam
ons and choir, the latter comprising
a boys and 20 men. Then came the
bride on the kings arm, followed by
| the bridesmaids, the ladies in waiting
and the kings suite.
1t was about 1880 o'clock when the
solemn service performed by the
Archbishop of York and the dean and
precentar of the abbey, began.
The sixty-seventh Psalm was chant
ed and the anthem Beloved, Let Us
Love One Another" was sung during
the service. During the ceremony the
bride carried an exquisitely bound
pink service book, gift from the
queen. The royal bridesmaids We're:
Princess Maud, Lady Rachel Caven-
4 dish. Lady Mary Thyme, Lady Vic
toria Mary Cambridge, Lady Doris
Gordon-Lennox, Lady Elizabeth Bowcs
Lyon, Lady Diana Bridgeman and
Lady May Cambridge.
Addresses Couple
The ceremony ended, the archb1sh
CD of Canterbury addressed the cou
pie, saying in part:
; at seems probable that no daugh
ter of reigning king was ever unit
today married in the abbey. Certain
ly no marriage ever occurred here un
: der conditions quite like yours. The
wartime partly created them. Eacf
of you in the grim war years fount
: new opportunities, and used them
:. When the fibre of British manhood
{, was being tested day by day in the
/ shell-swept trench and on bare hill
5 side, my brother did much more thar
T stand the test.
"Such testing, such equipment, cal
t make good its outcome in the quietel
after years. No call of that kind, M
v necessity on that scale, please God
+ will come again in your lifetime. tt
: those who are worthy of it, peace, too
! brings it's privileges in central places
Our central homes can bestow OF
English life an inestimable boon. l
I the fierce light which beats such
home reveal there what is honorable
: and pure, the gain is far-reaching;
spreads. There lies the opportunit
g for both; you are going to use it.
:. Points Out Opportunity
l. ITO you my child, the war days o
e your girlhood brought occasion TO
glad service. Experiences, howeve
v simple, in hospital ward can give a.
o abiding stimulus to one who cares. Il
p that effort, as also in the LEADERSHIP
a of disciplined English girlhood, yo
o have gained thought and knowledg
!, which you will now contribute to sc
=. curing the strength, orderliness an
!. sunshine of great English home.
Together you will set yourselve
:. to this. Happiness in home life, eve
when it is blessed like yours with hig
= traditions is not a matter of cours,