London, Oct, 24, The new Prayer book, omitting the bride's promise "to obey," was fused at the wedding. service of Lady May Cambridge and Captain Henry, Abel Smith to-day.
May Cambridge is the She is" the. only un Smith is a member of a fac mous old banking family.
'Tremendous public interest was manifested in the ceremony and great crowds from all parts of the country gathered at the little Sussex village of Balcombe where the wed+ ding' took place. The service wa held in the sixteenth century Vir age church, The Queen, the Prince of Wales, and his three brothers, the Duchess of York, Princess Mary and. many, other Royalties were. present, Three Princesses—Princess Elirabeth, the Dake and Duchess k's elder daughter; Princess In" arid of Sweden, the Duke of Con: Haught's grand-daughter; and Prine cess. Sibylla of Saxe Coburg-Gotha TiNGre Among. the wolve brides The grown-up maids included Lady Alice Scott, the Hon, Imogen Rhys, Miss Winetryde Tabor, are lative of Captain Abel Smith, Miss Verona Seymour, Miss Phyllis Seymour Holm, and Miss, Kathleen Alington, daughter of she Headmaster ct Eton and the Hon, Mrs, Cyril Alington.
In addition to Princess Elizabeth, the child attendants. included, Mary Cambridge, the fair-hair daughter of the Marquess and Marchionest of "Cambridge; Miss Jennifer Bevan, the four-year-old daughter of Mr, John and Lady Barbara Bevan; and Miss Rosemary Fraser, a niece. of Captain Abel Lady May, who was given away by her father, Major-General the Earl of Athlone, the Queen's brother, wore a beautiful gown of oft, exeamy spain made by a mous Court dressmaker in London, who has made her gowns for the Courts at Buckingham Palace, The design of the gown was on the simplest possible ines, and had little or no. trimming." The soft satin was slightly draped to mould the figure, and formed an exquisite background to the priceless old Inca which the Queen lent for the train ad vel "AN"the bridesmaids wore velvet dreares "in a lovely. shade anges. blue, fashioned on, modern Wines fitting' closely ever the hips, then' faring: towards the Tem, and {all into short tains, The bodice Cut sith long, Atting: sleeves. had pretty cow! tapenes the. front frm the bck of ete their below' the waist into 's soft) bow. depend two. long. ends, tying sist
The ehikdten's frocks, were. joned' on picture lines, with square necklines and highewatated bodies. Caps, of plaited iibon were worn by the little girl mini had bande of hive "velvet find ths. older
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