The New York herald., 1922-03-01
PRINCESS MARY WED|
AT WESTMINSTER To
WSCOUNT LASCELLES'
Every Niche i'll Abbey 0c-
cupied as Great Thg2fg
Sees Ceremony.
CROWDS LINE STREETS
Queens and King With
Daughter Chcered as They
Pass on Route.
MEN GIVE SCENE COLOR
Scarlet and Silver Soldiers,
Diplomats i'm Gold and Red
OutsEine Women.
MEN GIVE SCENE COLOR
ny JOHN HcH. sTUAnT.'

SPECIAL Cable to THE NEW yosK HEr
Copyright. 1922. by THE NEw yoRK IiE
New York Herald Bureau
London. Feb. .s.
Princess Mary became a bride
day. An fgurative resources ur 4
empire united to set forth WI
means when royal princess bee0ta
BRIDE. London's swarming miiisaae
augmented by visitors from tho
pire and almost the entire 8
throngcd the streets The rit e.
that tells OF a mighty empire ilasae
in silver and gold under Lopdsnt
rare princess sunshine tht
called IL.
Beneath the unsweeping arch ci
WestrurnsIer Abbey Agss+
nearly ten centuries ago-the 03Ns
ceremony was held. Nothing ter tr-
tures OF culture has devised eru.s
equal the perfect curve OF those sisat
stone fingers Joined in prayer. Ana
from every place within where he
facets OF that great jewel in s,van
gave lodgment 10 human being tha
lIlltdH ttilz lVOHtd lONdiu
where Britain's Kings and Queens ars
crowned.
Kings and Queens were there. but Il
wasn't the Kings and Queens tina, hu-
man eyes saw when the solemn and
familiar words of the wedding SER
vice sounded in Dean Ryle's trainc6
tones II was the father beside
only woman child: il was ne 'fifotISll
gazing al her daughter: II was a man
"a soldier returned from the, wars
taking a wife.
Ruxom Young English woman.
Princess Mary for all her lovely crea-
ton Of film w.:;te and silver in which
she was Sarbed is a buyom type OF
En2lshwoman, which every English
woman understands viscount Lasccilcs
for all the glory OF a scarlet tunic.
medals. bearsiin shake and blue sash
OF the order Of the Garter. l. healthy
cheerful serious type which every Eng
lishman knows.
For all tho face that they rode in state
from Buckingham Palace. IL was their
wedding. For all the fact that they
went honeymooning to a dream q IT.
~ Shropshire and dream palac
Italy they went honcymooning. Sr
every AIRY and Arriet'' who had wtls
and laughed and jolScd when they sf
their pals were married and went On
honeymoon even IN IL was only ir
donkey barrow. knew what II me
And they did not hesitate to say 20.
The cheering wasn't much partit
49,.
But tho curiosity 10 see was tremeNfouS
Coronatious. military displays and
political events might prove difficr 2r1
the average onioolser 10 understand
cept in their spectacular aspcctr
this thing every damned. tired tUf
haunter understood thoroughly.
SO the spectacle, such as II wa
Il wasn't ono Of those spoctsclcS df
10 raise enthusiasm by stages
matte climax---'oot them unawai 4N
left them thinking about this union ie
man and maid and stilled their cheers.
Many pass Niaht In streets.
Midnight found huhareds. men and
women in all sorts of conditions, FROM
those wrapped IN expensive furs TO =
wra pped in what they could gathel
nights discarded ncwsps pers.
through. so as 10 have y favorabl
during the brief moments that thc
Princess would be visible ~ pa
Daylight found them shivcring in
ter wind and rain and eagerly d
the hot tea offered by peddiers
Sunrise dispelied the gloom
and by S 80 trains, tubes an
gan pouring thousands mini
ute into the short three mile
buckingham Palace 70 the
from the Abbey 10 the pal
cadilly. Along these highwa
and position the already wdS
from the suburbs and slums
chasing atrocious souvenirs for
already crying children. IL wa
womcn's and chiidrcn's crowd
ny 10 o'clock the smiling. patier
don bobby. with his smiling.
Tommy assistants had marshJ
great mobs OF these supers
stage was set Hospital nun
dren and certain war WOW
whom tho Princess had beg
associated had reserved ria
Victoria memorial just
palace gates. From I