The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27

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! exquisite gown OF white ivory MORE
chiffon embellished with bands of
teen foot train of ivory colored net
hung from her shoulders.
Duke ALFRED AS Officer
The duke was dressed in the uni
form Of an officer of the royal air
force. King George wore the field
uniform of a general, while Queen
Mary's attire was a gown OF blue
and silver.
Seats were limited to those on in
innate terms with the families Of
the bride and bridegroom or whose
official or social status entitled them
to the distinction of witnessing the
ceremony George Harvey, the Am
erican ambassador, was a striking
figure in tight velvet knee breeches,
silk stockings and other court re.
gala, while Mrs. Harvey attracted
wide attention in her gown OF beige
creme with overdress of black lace
and sash and vest of beige crepe
embroidered in oriental colors. She
wore sable furs and black crino-
line hat trimmed with lace BOWS.
In all, nine Americans witnessed
the ceremony. In addition to Am
bassador and Mrs. Harvey these fav-
ored guests were seven Of the Amer
lean newspaper men in London VINO
cast lots for the opportunity OF writ
ing eye witness descriptions OF the
service and gorgeous spectacle IL al
torded.
! Shortened Form Used.
The faces of the sovere1gns were
thn~fon nrnPt hQl1rA or
their son. with Wales on his left,
| walked to the altar followed soon
after by the bride upon the arm OF
/ her father, the Earl of Strathmore.
The strident, stately strains OF the
hymn, Lead Us, Heavenly Fatner,
Lead U.s." lent note OF beauty 10
| the procession.
The revised and shortened eXhor-
| tation, as approved in the new Eng
| lish PRAYER book, was pronounced by
| the dean of Westminster, and then
the archbishop asked the vital wilt
thou?" turning to his bride, Albert
| said. 81 take thee for better, for
worse: for richer, for poorer; in
sickness and in health; to love and
to cherish until death us do part, &C ,
cording to Gods holy ordinance; and
thereto | plight my troth."
Prelatc receives BTioe.
! The prelate then received the
bride from her father and she re-
peated the solemn words: take
thee, Albert Frederick arthur george
tobe my wed husband, to nave
! and to hold from this day forward I;
for better, for worse; for richer, for
| poorer; in sickness and in health, to
love. cherish and obey, until death
us do part"
The archbishop then bestowed his
| blessing on the pair and a prayer
was recited. This was followed by
a second blessing and an address by
the archbishop of York.
| While the duke and his bride were
signing the register in the chapel OF
Edward the Confessor,D the choir
sang the anthem: Beloved, Let Us
Love One Another" and as the roy
al couple left, the inspiring cadences
of Mendelsohn's wedding march rang
through the archedomes OF the great
abbey.
and his bride were greeted by
peal of the abbey chimes. This was
| the signal for a deafening shout or
acclaim from fifty thousand throats
as the multitude outside the abbey,
| tuClt uCSho ohN
tin toe to catch a glimpse of the
couple, saw them step into their gor.
geous carriage of plateglass and gold
, for the drive to Buckingham palace.
Bride Becomes Princess.
It is authoritatiVely announced
that King George last night conferr-
ed upon Lady Elizabeth Bowes- Lyon
who today became the bride of the
and from whom the present Duke OF
York, the dignity of Princess.
| Those who have been happy in the
belief that the Duke of York is mar
rying Scotch girl received some
thing of a shock today when they
read in the Daily Express a. state
ment by Arthur c. Fox Davies, the
distinguished geneologist, that Lady
| Elizabeth is not Scotch, but English.
| Mr.. Fox Davies traces the new
duchess ancestry back to the first
Duke of York who was born in 1341