The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-02
Other guests will wait in the musi' room adjoining.


 room adjoining.
 Religious Service
 The religious service is to be held in the music room of the chateau. A temporary altar is being erected in the bay window looking out on the beautiful estate. Before this altar will be placed two cushions on which the duke and the Ameri- can born bride for whom he left his throne will kneel.
 Rogers intimated that the vicar would perform a regular marriage ceremony, instead of the brief ser- vice sometimes given at marriages at which one of the parties has been divorced.
 Asked If the "obey" phrase would be stricken from the ceremony, Rog- CTS said it would not. This would imply that the regular service would be used.
 The music room of the chateau will be banked with flowers. Men will wear morning dress, women hats with their ascot or garden frocks.
 Both Are Very Happy
 The Duke and Mrs. Warfield were happy, excited and somewhat nerv- ous as the hour which meant so much to them approached. Monts assumed a festive atmosphere. Vil- lagers hung silk-covered horse shoes on the lenses of the chateau tu wish them good luck. A warm sun shone after days of bad weather.
 An already strong guard of big gendarmes was increased to total of 120 at the chateau. They are to admit no one but those bear ing formal invitations to the wed- ding.
 Cable men arrived, and they have put up 8 temporary office in a garage near the chateau so that news can be flashed direct to Paris and thence through the world.
 But of all the 800 newspaper and press association correspondents and photographers here, only five will be admitted to the chateau.
 It was understood that the Duke and Mrs. Warfield, after the wed- ding breakfast tomorrow. would leave the chateau at about 6 D. m. for their Austrian honeymoon.
 It was anticipated that gen. darmes would block the road to keep anyone from trailing the guarded bridal car.
 Ceremony Last Half Hour
 The civil ceremony and the re- legious service are expected to con- sume half an hour altogether.
 There will be seats for 35 persons in all in the music room and Is more in the library adjoining for members of the chateau staff.
 Trunks were packed, flowers ar- ranged, guests greeted, presents opened, while outside the sun shone brilliantly after an unexpected change in the gloomy weather that has pursued the Duke since he left London.
 There was little to mark the fact that this wedding for which the Duke of Windsor gave up the most illustrious job in the world as king emperor of the British empire, was one of historic importance.
 It might be the wedding of any couple, British man and American woman, touching middle age and of comfortable circumstances.
 Titles In Guest List
 Minor titles are scattered through the guest list of 20-a knight, the daughter of a British Marquess: the wife of a knight; an Austrian ba- ron and baroness. The baroness is American born; the hosts at the Chateau are French-American; there are three Americans. There are also the dukes former chauf- feur, his London woman florist, two old servants and the wife of Mayor Charles Mercier who will perform the 8-minute civil marriage cere- mony.
 No member of the British Royal family graces the guest list. Nor is there any member of the Exotic" Anglo American set which played so big a part in the official dislike for the dukes social preferences.
 POrtent Over Wedding
 A heavy portent seemed to hang over the wedding for which the duke has sacrificed his career. There was no telling what trains of thought might run through the minds of the principals during the