Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1893 — ROYAL LOVERS WED. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ROYAL LOVERS WED.

PRINCESS MAY AND THE DUKE OF YORK UNITED. Rejoicing Throughout, All England—An Heir of the Prince of Wales Never Before Married During Ills Father’s Lifetime— Archbishop of Canterbury Officiates, Prince George's Day. The marriage of the Duke of York (Prince George of Wales) and Princess Victoria May of Teck, an ovent to which all England had been looking forward with deep interest, took place at 12:30 o’clock Thursday in the Chapel Royal, St. James palace. The wedding was a brilliant function and was attended by a largo gathering of the members of the British royal family, continental sovereigns or their representatives and many more members of the highest nobility. Tho marriage ceremony opened with the procession of the clergy into the chapel. Tho bride wore the veil which was worn by her mother on the occasion of her own marriage. Her wedding gown was oi

silver brooade in perfect harmony with the bridemoids, toilets of wliito satin and silver lace. Tho Archbishop of Cao-t torbury, assisted by tho other clergy, performed tho ceromony, tho bride Doing given away by hor father. The delounor was servod at Buckingham palace. After receiving congratulations tho Duke and Duchess of York left the palace, driving through the Mall to the city, and thence proceeded by tho Great Eastern Railway from' Pool street to Sandringham. The wedded pair wore tho recipients of many gifts of fabulous valuo. The royal couple occupy a unique position, inasmuch as it is tho first time in the history of England that tho son, and heir of the Prince of Wales has married whilo his father bore that title. For threo generations in the direct line of succession to bo alive, and the youngest of thoso of marriageable age, is sufficiently rare, and the actual oolebratlon of tho marriage under such circumstances is unprecedented. Prince George is twonty-oight years of age, about throo yoars tho sonior of his bride. Both have boon most carefully educated, and have livod up to a few years ago as simple as the children of country gentry. At a vory tender ago Prince George displayed a strong inclination for a seafaring life, and at the ago of twolvo passod the naval examination and onterod the training ship at Dartmouth. From that time ho has been almost continually at sea, and has acquired a practical knowledge of the sorvico. Ho did not finally leave the service until tho change in nls po-

sitlon causod by the death of his brother, the late Duke of Clarence. Princess May, on the other hand, has spent her whole life in quiet White Lodge at Richmond. Until two years ago, when she visited the Queen at Balmoral, she had never been away from home alone. She had seen but little more of the world than a clergyman’s daughter, and her days had been filled with domestio duties, visiting the sick and poor of the neighborhood and in the company of her three younger brothers, who are said to adore her. Hor mother, the portly Duchess of Teck, however, has been an excellent manager, and the British public has long been cpgnizant of the swoetness of character of their own and only English princess. Almost from the time she has been grown up her English birth and training have been dwelt upon, her charity to the poor, her simple tastes and kind heart until she has beoomo the popular idol. It would seem that good-natured, shrewd Princess Mary of Teck has had her daughter in training for the future Queen of England from her birth. It is nearly two years since the preparations for the marriage of the Princess to the Duke of Clarence were sadly interrupted by tho sudden calamity of his death.

THE BRIDE IN HER WEDDING DRESS.