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Show MARY TO WEAR NO. CLIPPER London Is All Aflutter When King and Queen Look Abbey Over (International News Service) LONDON. Feb. 2 5. Although aho normally wears a seven and a half shoe, Princess Mary will wear a size five silver wedding slipper Tuesday, February 28, when she becomes tho bride of Viscount. Lascelles. The slippers slip-pers were made especially for the one event and have high heels. Princess Mary Is a typical outdoor girl, This la said to account for her substantial sized feet. A court attendant said: 1'rlncess Marv wouldn't pinch her feet for anything not even to get i married sn' s sensitive You'll find the slippers arc size seven and a half." FINAL O- K. GIVEN King George and Queen Mary tonight to-night gave their flnm approval of all arrangements for the marriage. With the delivery of the magnlflcnnt wedding gown at Hucklngham palace, 1 all Is now In reudlness for the biggest octal event London has known slnco i the war King George and Queen Mary paid a i surprise visit to Westminster Abbey this afternoon to Inspect the church arrangements Uoth were entirely sat-IsCled sat-IsCled with what they found The nueen wore a suit of violet tweed and a violet toaue. Thin was regarded as dllcate tribute to the princess whose favorite color Is blue. The sudden appearance of the king and nueen at the abbey created a i I, 'Hi .. , i , . . ihuii aiiii i.imv nun un gamereil. j Liter the royal coutde motored over the route that will be followed by tho bridal procession on Tuesday. They were particularly Interested In the decorations In the windowi and on the bulldlntr fronts along the way WOMEN PERPLEXED Princess Mary remained at Hucklngham Hucklng-ham palace. She will not appear again In public until the wedding day. : She received a number of deputations who took wedding presents to tho palaee. A question that la perplexing society women la whether flowcra will be proper at the abbes. Invitations sent out by th-o lord chamberlain Lord Atholl made no mention of flowers. Women workers are Incensed over the rullnc thai they will not be allowed allow-ed to wear their uniforms at the ceremony The court chamberlain who Issued the order thought women would detract from the dignity Of the J occasion. The princess was a war worker herself and inii,.,i that var- lous Organisations of women who did War WOrk be represented. Arrangements have been made to 1 transmit the wedding music by Wireless Wire-less to P.rltlsh ships at sea and me contl nent, It Is llkelj that moving pictures machines ma-chines will be allowed In the al.hey I |