Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-28
WEDDING CIT IS
FOR ROYAL PAIR
FLOOD PALACE
Princess Mary Express
es Her Thanks to All
Bearers of Presents.
Written Acknowledge
ments Will Be Sent
to Many She Misses.

London, Feb. 27.-(By the Associat-
ed Press.)-Princess Mary and Wis
| count Lascelles spent the last morning
before their wedding receiving num-
Der of individuals and Populations,
whose offerings swelled the vast col
lections of gifts which is already over
flowing the state rooms Of Buckingham
palace. To each visitor bringing a
present the princess expressed her
thanks. During the last fortnight she
has voiced thousands of these acknowl-
edgements daily, rushing from the re-
ceiving rooms from time to time to give
her dressmakers opportunities for the
necessary trying on of her many new
gowns.
Despite the fact, however, that Prin-
cess Mary has devoted SO many hours
to the receiving Of presents, the de-
great that hundreds of persons have
been obliged to leave their gifts with
her secretaries or the palace attend
ants and to such persons written ac-
acknowledgements will be sent.
Gift From Wanamaker
Among the gifts received Monday
was pair of silver candlesticks from
Rodman Wanamaker of New York,
presented for him by Colonel George
Wood, personal representative in
onel Wood and said the candlesticks
would be placed among her choicest
possessions and would always be great
ly treasured.
Many persons have been inquiring
about Princess Mary's coat of arms,
for the details are wanted for many
purposes in relation to her wedding
says an authority on heraldry, writing
in the Daily Mail.
The royal arms are not hereditary.
In the form in which they are gener-
ally considered they belong exclusive
~ to the king. Every other member
Of the royal family has, or should have.
a separate warrant under the kings
signature manual, assigning to them
a different version of the arms.
Sometimes Overlooked
There is no particular date or oc-
casion on which these warrants are.
issued, and some times they are en-
tirely overlooked as happened in the |
case of the late Duchess of Teck.
But sooner or later something oc-
:urs which creates the necessity for !
arms. This happens at any rate when
. prince is made knight of the gar
er, and his arms needed for his STALL
,late and banner in St. Georges
hapel
For the Prince of Wales there are
many rules relating only to himself,
tut the other members of the royal
amily all have the royal arms diff
erenced' upon certain recognized
ines. None of them inherits the kings
MOTTO: die ct Mon Droit." Their
legree of relationship to the sovereign
determines the pattern Of their cor
met, and each of them has distinc-
i've "label"
All prlncesses have their arms on a
losenge' instead of a shield. Prin-
ess Mary's coronet. as the daughter
f the king. is a golden circlet of the
oval crown, but without the arches.
Three Point Label
osenge and on the head of the hon
Importer and around the neck of uni
orn supporter.
Princess Mary's label is one of three
oints. All the royal labels are white
nd are never painted silver. This is
ne only instance in heraldry in which
hite is differentiated from silver
lough they are generally described as !
argent"
Except on the royal arms no label !:
ever depicted in gold or silver or I
hite. The differences in the royal =
rms for members of the royal fam {
Y are in the coronet and the label. :
lille several may use the same cor
Jet, no two ever use the same label e
I'd it is in the Charges" upon the '
,ints Of the label that the distinctive
fferences occur. Each of the points
Princess Mary's label is charged
it'll a cross of st. George. The label
placed across the upper part of the
senge and on the shoulder of each