The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-28

ed for this duty. With them were thel
four bands which entertained TIN
crowds until, at ii o'clock trumpetini
from the mounted escort heralded thu
departure of the two carriages from
Marlborough house carrying Queer
Mother Alexandra and Princess Victo
ria, with the queens suite.
Alexandra was accorded modicum
of the applause and cheering which the
crowds were reserving for the bride. Al
the carriage rolled by to the jangle OF
spurs and chatter of hoofs, the guards
men snapped to present" giving the
royal salute, and the bands blared the
qneen mothers anthem.
There was one minute interlude I;
then from Buckingham palace at the
end of the Mall trundled the three car
riages of Queen Mary, the Duke of
York and Princes Henry and George
with their equeries and attendants.
Cheers for these members of the roy
al family had scarcely abated along
the elbowing masses now tiptoeing in
| their eagerness and expectancy when
from that portion of the route near
est the palace door yard they swelled
4
glass coach bearing Princess Mary and
her father rumbled through the bronze
gates.
Before the coach and the two trail.
ling carriages bearing the princess la
dies-in- waiting and the kings attend
ants had reached the entrance to the
Mall, the cheering had spread half way
down the troop-lined avenue. The
bands rendition of God Save the
King" was unheard in the wild tn
mutt.
Members of the royal family who
were not included in the carriage pro-
cessions assembled outside the abbey
shortly after II O'Clock.
The dean of Westminster received
them, and to the strains of Sir Hubert
Parry's bridal march, they were CON
Quoted by gentlemen ushers down the
aisle and around the unknown war
rior's grave, between rows of guests
standing in phaIanxes, tier on either
side, to their places in the sacrarium.
Officials of the royal house headed
this procession, followed by peers and
peeresses. Then came Prince Henry,
Queen Mother Alexandra, King George. |
Queen Mary and the Duke Of York, fol-
lowed by eleven other household off |
Gals, the attendants bringing up the |
rear.
Viscount Lascelles, accompanied by |
his proomsman, Major Sir Victor Aud
ley Mackenzie, d. S. O., arrived, and |
was conducted to the seat reserved for
him by one of their majesties gentle
men ushers He, with the rest of the |
assemblage, stood until the royal party
reached the places assigned them.
The officiating clergymenthe arch
bishops Of Canterbury and York, the
bishops of London and Oxford, and
Canon Maurice Lascelles, the bride
groom's underwriting eopes, 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 nave.
The Bridal Party Arrives.
Meanwhile a storm OF cheering out
side proclaimed the arrival of the
bride and the king. Mary stepped from
her coach--truly a princess in her
fairy-lik gown, combining the CLEAN
of silver, the filmy down Of Tulle, the
sparkle of beads. the dull sheen Of
pearls, and the exquisite colorings Of
satin and old lace, against which con
Lrasted the wonderful train with its
silk embroidery and crystal work.
The pearl hemmed veil, thrown back
from her face over triple diadem Of
twisted silver and orange blossoms, re-
sealed the demure features of the prin-
,ess. On her drive from the palace the
bridal gown had been cloaked in a rich
srmine wrap.
The dean received the party. "Lead !
rs, Heavenly Father" was played as {
he bridal procession moved up the q
nave headed by household officials, the 9
tate chamberlain, the dean, csnons 7
md choir. Then came the bride on the '
.ing's arm followed by the brides {
maids, the ladies in waiting and the
,ing's suite.
II was about 1880 o'clock when the q
GLENN service, performed by the arch
bishop Of Canterbury, assisted by the !
of York and the dean and J.
resentor of the abbey, began.
The sixty seventh psalm was chanted y
nd the anthem, Beloved, Let Us Love u
me Another" was sung during the ?
erviee. The bride carried an exquisite y
7 bound pink service book, a gift from y
he queen. The royal bridesmaids were n
Maude, Lady Rachel Caven-
ish. Lady Mary Thyme, Lady Nicto- =
ia Mary Cambridge, Lady Doris Cor u
on Lennox, Lady Elizabeth Bowes- $
yon, Lady Diana Bridgeman and =
ady May Cambridge. y
The ceremony ended, the archbishop y
( Canterbury said in part:
1T seems probable that no daughter y
I reigning king was ever until to- "
ay married in the abbey. Certainly no p
carriage ever occurred under condi- .
ons quite like yours. The war time y
artly created them. -
Each of you in the grim war years :
'und new opportunities and used
lem. When the fabric of British man =
BOD was being tested day by day in, =
lell swept trench and on bare hillside,
1u, my brother, did much more than
and the test.
ITO you, my child. the war days of :
our girlhood brought occasion for
ad service. Experiences, however
mple, in a hospital ward can give an
,iding stimulus TO one who cares. 3
that effort. as also in the leader =
lip of disciplined English girlhood, 2
"a have gained thought and knowl-
&c which you viii now contribute 10
curing the strength, orderliness and
nshinc Of the great English home