The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-19


 coat and Rogers replied:
 T call 1t morning clothes but the Duke calls it a cutaway."
 The United Press was informed reliably that the non-attendance of the British royal family at the wedding was que to sadviee" given to the king in London by the Bri- tish government.
 Papers Are Filed Papers conforming to the French marriage laws were filed with of ficials of the village teday at the town hall-birth certificates of the Duke (June 23, 189D and Mrs. War field (June 19, 1896); papers attest ing to Mrs. Warfield's two divorces; extracts from British and Ameri- can marriage laws, and consular certificates certifying that both par- ties were free to marry.
 Dr. Charles Mercier, mayor of Monts, is expected to perform the ceremony. in the library of the Chateau De Cande where the Duke and Mrs. Warfleld will be asked the following: "Do you, Edward, take Wallis Wartield to be your lawful welded wifee" and DO you, Wallis Warfaeld, take Edward Windsor (tne dukes family name as well as his title) to be your lawful welded husband?"
 When they both say yes. he would continue:
 sIn the name of the law I de- clare you united in the bond of marriage.
 Then he would read articles 213, 2l4 and 2l5 of the civil code. These take the place of the "obey" and support" promises, for they rule that wife must obey her husband and the husband protect his wife; that the wife must follow where the husband goes; that husband and wife owe each other mutual fidelity, help and aid, and that the husband must shelter his wife and provide her with everything in life according to his resources and sta- tion.
 Religious Ceremony Doubt
 Rogers dodged the question of whether there would be a religious ceremony as well as civil.
 T am unable to say yet" he de- clared, thus limiting that negotia- tions might be in progress.
 Rogers notified the press that the the duke, after considering whether to allow reporters at the wedding, sent his equerry, Dudley Forwood, to London and Paris to talk with the press associations and see whether they want to name three delegates who will watch the cere- meny and repeat what they saw to all the other reporters. Percy Philip, president of the An gle-American Press association in Paris, called the castle and urged that the door be opened to all re- porters. Rogers said that as soon as Forwood returns, the duke will make the final decision. Return After Ceremony Rogers announced that he and his wife will return to their villa at Cannes immediately after the wed- ding.
 Mrs. Constance Coolidge, Ameri- can-born resident of France, motor ed from Paris to be a dinner guest at the chateau tonight. She prob- ably will attend the wedding. A mysterious woman, claiming to be an Hungarian countess. who has pursued the Duke of Windsor for years and has written hundreds of letters urging him not to marry, has appeared at Cannes, announc- ing her determination to see him if he passes through there.
 She started pestering the duke at Cannes several years ago, send ing him flowers until she was ar rested as nuisance. She followed him to Austria and was deported.
 An automobile was sent from the chateau to Paris today to collect live turtles, because the chef at the chateau has a standing order to have turtle soup ready for every dinner. in case the duke wants it.