The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-28
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waited patiently all night and morn.
ing was rewarded as the huE- oates
swung ofen ana three state car.
rsages swept out and rolled slowly
down the MALL
A pranclnE cavalry escort sur.
rounded tho gorgeous carriages. In
the first of which eat Queen Mary.
Accompanied by the duke 81 York
and the younger brother. OF Princess
Mary. Prince Henry and Prince
George
There wrr~ cheers for tire queen
and the royal princes. but heads
were quickly turned back 10 the pal.
aoe as the first OF tho royal corteKes
rolled down tho wide avenue skirt
ing 81 James park between rows
OF waving. applauding people
At a quarter past eleven. on time
TO tho minute. tho palace gates once
more swung open and the royal car.
rage surrounded by cavalrymen on
coal black horses emerged from the
grounds.
PRINCESS RIDES
WITH FATHER
In the carriage. beside her royal
father. sat the princess
Beneath her gorgeous wedding
veil. bright spots Of color CLEANED
In her cheeks and shs smiled and
bowed In response to cheers that
rolled up
Her white and snvw wo6
ding dress. with its sheen Of
iustrous webbing. brought -oh's-
and ''ah's' frum those Of the
crowd fortunate enough To bc so
situated that they could catch .
glimpse Of the princcs<' gown.
King oeorg. sat upright. smiling.
beside the princess lie. too. bowed
- the roar OF applause from the
multitude increased
Tho crowd. held back by doubl.
rows Of strong armed Hobbies.
surged forward and nearly broke
thru the lines.
A. the royal carrisrs and fss 80
cort moved thru tho lanes OF cheer.
Ing subjects. many on the fringe Of
tho crowd broke away and hurried
across st. James para 10 Sc: 60 the
abbey for another glimpse Of the
prfncesz
They found no chance near the
abbey. Here nearly q hundred thou.
sand people had gathered TO Join
those who had spent the night AL
stree; traffic was stopped At half rAst
eight and the streets. with their Gay
decorations - Whitehall lined with
eoid and silver puions holding
str,amsrs OF biue--shs princca.' color
were cleared foe the carriages OF
the wedding guests
Some of the sun-rs wsrs ohiis~c to
ailxht from their cars blocks from
81 By poiscsmcn thru the dense
crowd
ABBfY sCSyNK
or SP1.ENDOR
INSIDE the abbey ne scene wss sns
OF regal splsndor. Precedent VA
being broken In thu welding Of .
kings daughter 10 . c<wnnonsr with
IN the historic wHiiA and past gran
d~ur was exceeded In thu brfliiAnrs
Of the setting.
Peers and corrrnonerD IN court
dress. a few scattered uniforms an
occasonal morning coat dluniu~n
the men. But the lasfiea r~~plsndon;
In castunsss specially designed for
the wedding. SCI record for styles
surh AZ London has never before wit
n~-ned
brilliant coscrA chiefly the blue ~
lected by Princes Mary. and prfc~-
lees firs and 3swelry. shons on al
cdes the nAve Of the abbey was
crowded with guests eaxty In the
morning. but long before II o'clock
everyone except IN. relatives Of the
bride had becn seated. Temporary
seats. slopinR up 20 tho high win
dowr. had been erected. that every.
one within tho abbey might be able
10 vssw the ceremony.
Al II minutes past n. Dcwnx~r
Queen Aiexandra arrived and at n
quarter past. two carriages arrived
simultaneously. From the first
stepped Queen Mary. a-rivs~d to tho
abbey by the Duke Of York From
tho second carriage vircount Las
cclies. smiling. stepped down. accom-.
panied By his best man and hurried |
into the little door At tho aide Of
the abbey. TO what Is known an the |
poets corner.
GREAT CHEER