| Show Duke fo York Yorks York's s Wedding Finds London in Gayest Mood Since War Began Yet There Are Shadows I I By A A G C Britain t Liberal l I COP Copyright right 1 1923 23 LONDON April 28 Not ot sirce the war ar has London been BO so gay gayas cayas as baylas it was this last week sock OCh then Even bayl the fountains In Trafalgar Square dT for nearly ten ears cars resumed play play- playIng playing playing ing The primary occasion of oC course was as the of the tho Duke of or York which has caused great grat rejoicing chiefly use bec not I alone was as bo ho tho the first of or tho the Kings King's sons toed to wed ed ed but ho he married a girl or of his own country I One result of the war scar has been the growth of or a real prejudIce among the British people against royal marriages with I Th The 1 lings Kings family apparently shar share this view slew lew as both his son und md daughter no now have base ha e married su subjects WATCHED The marriage of or the tho Duke or of York has revived speculation In re- re regard regard re regard gard to the Prince of Wales ales who acted as his brothers brother s best mar Thursday but who vho himself unattached d The heir to the Is now approaching thirty and rub lie tic lie Interest st in his future Is a t Dl mit ter or of o discussion here everywhere This In no way reflects concern for the succession to the throne as th the abundance of the kings king's children amply secures the direct continuity ity of or the line but tho the identity or of orthe othe the future futuro queen Is a natural sub sub- subJect subject sub subject fOr or speculation More than once it has been ox- ox ex expected an announcement would ouId be made and even tho the Identity of or the prospective bride has been hinted at but but to all outward appearances the Prince still li is fancy free 1 li h question of ot whether his bride will willbe willbe willbe be of British or foreign extraction I is the subject of or much interest but tho ho present state of o the public m at nd ad would make It certain that or of an English woman would be tal tac 1 more popular r IThe The tradition that royalty t tI I wed royalty belongs to th the tho put pt Even before the tho war It was h loping lo popularity It was regarded as t denial of the natural instincts and anda anda a monaco menace td to t the quality of or the tho stock There also is a much grav graY graver er r consideration in that such tuch a IL plan tends to divorce the tho monarchy from I the people and tind make mako the tho court sRI sRI- sub subject to unknown foreign two centuries the tho affiliations or of ortho I the tho British royal family has born ben almost almot exclusively German It If Ih thit fact had made mado for world peace the thC practice might have h ve been Justified but events t have hae shown that such r rr- rr re relationships do not affect natural currents and when a break com royalty is placed In an po position PAINFUL P ron ro FAMILY FA This was especially so In the war when the tho roval ro 01 family vas va ment placed In a IL very painful prodica- prodica predicament mont ment The Tho highest tribute that can be paid them la is that they canto cume through the ordeal with public af- af af ar affection and confidence unimpaired but the experience has created a widespread feeling feeling- that in the In- In Interests In Interests or of o both the tho country an and ani the monarchy It is Important to as asao- asao asso o- o the royal family with Ith the po ble po ble of the nation and not with Ith for for- foreign for foreign eign royal royalties lits lit's The Tho Duke of or York Yorks York's wedding ga gac e ethe the note to London's social season OD which is now expected e to bo be one of the tho greatest In brilliancy since 1914 It i is anticipated that the United Juiced States tates will playa play a more than Usually part in this It i-i i I eS- eS eStimated s s visitors will cull cro cross s the Atlantic this summer ummer Nor Nort or of these will lit attract more than will you amateurs who now flow arc are on the very e eve etc e of o their contest with the British amateurs IJO VS 0 S LUIU G English sportsmen sport are becoming mildly concerned over the tho loss 1099 of otheir their laurels In the field flold of sport where they once reigned supreme Yachting boxing tennis polo flolo golf and even in cricket we now are aro playing second fiddle It would so seem em to hive been our function toP to I I ba hate e taught the world orld to have beaten us at England our games gamE'S And even so in Fn Eng Eng- Eng land a game of football France e lq Is becoming a real challenger of or our supremacy They await the re results of or the golf goH games with with Interest and it Ir beaten e shall accept defeat In that of sportsmanship which the CB captain of the American team has bt good enough to credit us with Behind these gaieties lurk the sinister shadows thrown n across cross our life from the continent but of or these thes nothing profitable can be bo said to- to to dayVe day today We Ve watch w-atch walt wait and hope |
