Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21
TO REHEARSE FOR
MARY'S WEDDING
Empty Carriages viii Rattle
Along London Streets
This Week
PUBLIC MAY VIEW GIFTS
By the Associated Press

London. Feb. 81 1.-Ircpnrations for
the wedding Of Princess Mary and Wis.,
count Lasceles are nearing completion.
Early frequentcrs OF London's streets
will. see some morning this week empty
carriages being drawn along the route,
escorted by cavalry. in rehearsal OF the
procession from the palace TO West
minister Abbey. so that nothing may 60
awry on the all important day.
sions February %. the day of the
wedding. Queen Mary and the Queen
Mother Alexandra. with their escort
and attendants, will form the first, the
King following shortly afterward with
the bride and an escort.
The route through the Mall. White
hall and Parliament street will not be
decorated throughout. but there will be
two triumphal arches. and near the
abbey the roadway will be adorned with
festoons of flowers supported by pillars
with intermediate ornamental devices
bearing portraits of the bride and bride.
groom. The wedding coach will be
drawn by bay horses instead Of the
traditional grays.
Mole and Georgette Hat
Every new detail Of the ceremony is
displayed by the newspapers and avidly
seized upon by the public. which thus
learns today that the hat in which the
bride will start her honeymoon IL of
''mole and larkspur blue georgette, "
the mole to match the moleskin wrap
which the Princess will wear. and the
blue georgette to match her dress.
In social, court and diplomatic cir
cles such a round of dances and dinners
and receptions has been planned as
London has not seen since the corona.
ton. Tor the geeral public Il number
of princess Mary wedding balls" have
been planned, one of them to be held
in the great Albert Hall.
Hotels and restaurants are planning
gala dinners and dances. Clubs and
various societies will have house
warnings and home comings. The
railroads are running special excur.
sions from all parts of the kingdom
and giving special service from the
channel ports for the benefit of Con
tinental visitors. Newspapers and
magazines are issuing special Princess
Mary numbers.
A suggestion for making the wedding
day a bank holiday has been mega
tived. but in the city's Offices and shops
il Is expected that suddenly developed
cases of Influence" and other timely
excuses will be numerous. for the wed {.
ding will be of dominating interest to
executives and Office boys alike, and
London intends doing its best to cele-
brate the event properly.
A precedent established by Princess
Patricia in displaying her wedding gifts
to the public view probably will be
followed by Princess Mary. 1t is un.
derstood they will be shown at St.
James Palace, a small fee being charged
for admission. the proceeds to be do.
mated to some charity.
Further details are that the mar
riage knot will be tied by the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop
of York. the Bishop Of London, the
Bishop of Oxford. the dean of West
minister and Canon Lascelles, the
bridegroom's uncle.
A new fag--the Abbey Flag-will be
flown from one of the Abbey's towers
on the morning of the wedding. 1t has
been specially designed by heraldic ex-
perts and embodies historical symbols
from the time of Edward the Confes-
sor onward. This flag will be lowered
when King George enters the Abbey
and the royal standard substituted.
After the ceremony the Abbey Flag will
again be hoisted.
Preparations also are under way for
popular celebrations Of the wedding nc
tivities. The brighter London So
ciety," an organization composed main =
ly of prominent business and theatrical
men. II. G.. Selfridge being one of its
leaders. aims at making the week of
the wedding "brighter London week
in honor of the Princess.