Wedding to Princess Mary.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1922, Page 4

Wedding to Princess Mary.

LINGERIE FROM "THE MIDLANDS

(London Daily Mail)

The hosiery section of the Nottingham Chamber of Commeree, who are making wedding gifts to Princess Mary of hosiery and underwear, have now been informed that the Princess wishes the stockings to ho in black, white, and “nigger” brown.

Some of the underwear" will he of pure silk, and the rest, at the Princess’s wish, will be a mixture of pure silk and wool. The articles will all be made on the old-fashioned hand frames which are still used lor the finest hosiery.

GETTING HER RONDON HOME ’ready. Workmen have now taken possession of Chesterfield House, Curzon-street, Mayfair, W-, the future London home of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascolles. The interior is to be entirely redecorated. A beginning has been made with the great ballroom, which is being regilded. Both'Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles are very keen dancers, and after the honeymoon a series of private dances is to be given at Chesterfield House.

The room which Princess Mary will use as her boudoir will be partly furnished with her own art treasures from Buckingham Palace, as also other rooms of her suite.

Some of. the women of the stage are combining to give a personal wedding present to Princess Mary. The gift will he accompanied by a birthday book to be signed by the donors. GIFTS FROM H U XTK.U EX. Old-English scenes of sport and chivalry marked the Sandringham meet of the West Norfolk Foxhounds last month, and the presentation of the hunt’s wedding gift to Princess Mary. The royal demesne has rarely seen a larger company of sightseers. They came in smart dog-carts and oldfashioned chaises, wagonettes and mo-tor-coaches, private ears of all degrees, on bicycles, and multitudes afoot from miles around long before the time fixed for the presentation.

This is essentially a farmers’ hunt, and the gift one from farmer-sports-men, who tell me that the Princess is the best woman to hounds in West Norfolk.

When Johnson, the huntsman, brought the hounds into the meadow, Queen Alexandra immediately sent lor them.

“Hounds, gentlemen, pleasel” A gap was .marie in the ring, and through it the pack jostled with flaunting sterns, and some of them enjoyed a roll on the clear sward, while others came right up to the royal ladies and were petted by them.

And now Princess Mary was missing! A little shy of the long’wait among such a crowd, she bail gone off for a quiet cantor alone. “MANY HAPPY DAYS.” But in a few' minutes she returned, rode into the ring—the only mounted figure in it—past the bounds, and up to her family party at the head. She presented a charming picture, the bonniest of all English Princesses, in her dark grey striped habit, and with a beautiful glow in her checks. And when Colonel Seymour, cap in Hand, walked to the side of her horse and made a brief presentation speech her fine colour deepened.

He told her how 200 members of the Hunt had subscribed to the gift,

which he asked her to accept “as a token of our very great respectful

affection.” He concluded : “We know you will remember your own country, and we hope that as often as you are here you will give us the great pleasure of your company.” The .Master then handed -the Princess a little ease, containing a bar brooch of diamonds and sapphires with n fox’s head engraved on a crystal in tile centre.

The Princess replied: “1 am most grateful fo you all. T thank you very much for this most beautiful present. 1( will remind me of many happy days with the West Norfolk, and I hope that in the future I shall he able to bunt with you.”