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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1958.

IT WAS THE MOST GLITTERING WEDDING OF THE DECADE

50 YEARS AGO ..

The

day said

The bridegroom

...and all London was

talking about the

lovely young bride

THE year was 1908. King Edward VII had reigned for seven years, and the glorious Edwardian Era was at its height. The Boer War was almost forgotten. The German war menace was no more than a cloud. Asquith was Prime Minister, and Lloyd George was his Chancellor of the Exchequer.

They were gittering days. And on Saturday, September 12, took place the most glitter- ing wedding of the decade.

The groom, like Lloyd George, was a man of destiny. His name was Winston Leonard Spencer- Churchill, 33-year-old President

of the Board of Trade, and a

borough.

By

JOHN SMEATON

cousin of the Duke of Marl gratulation flooded into Nu. 12 Everything WAS embroidered Bolton Street, Mayfair. Me with the initials "C. S. C.." Churchill's home, and No. 51. for Clementine Spencer-Chur- Abingdom Villas, the bride's chill. home In Kensington.

Accomplished

The bride was Miss Clemen- the Hozier, 23-year-old society girl, witty, Decomplished, and beautiful.

And after the congratulations the presents. Well over 700 and been listed by September R. four days before the wehdit The King sent Mr Churchill Her father. Sir Henry Hozier, a gold-mounted macea cape, had been a prominent City bearing the Marlborough family

mother. figure; her

Lady arms; civil servants at the Deard Blanche Hozier, WDS the of Trade sent a silver bowl; Earl daughter of an Earl of Airlle.

Beauchamp gave a grun:Kather The neiung was the most clock; the Countess of Duilley fashionable of all churches, S sent on antique compass case. Margaret's, Westminster.

And from well over 26 well- wishers came allver Inkstands,

Public interest ran exception- ally high, comparable to the Interest that would be shown in

a royal wedding.

Little time

Msn Hozier had little time for

When September 12 dawned,... bright and sunny, extra police were drafted into Westminster to control the crowds that had relaxation. gathered overnight.

For in those Edwardian days

She acknowledged

wed-

Churchill

'I WILL

A few days before the ding the Women's Social and Politicel Union (the Suffra- gettes) nounced that they would not demonstrate

outside the church, mw wernick not

think of: obtrading on such as occasion.")

PORTRAIT OF A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE.

of Airilc,

bridge's grandmother was splen-

A

Piece Of Extraordinary Advice From The W.V.S...

By SARAH ROTHSCHILD

WHAT would you do if an H-bomb dropped 7 Shut your eyes and prepare to meet your Maker?

If so, according to the W.V.S., you would be "an absolute chump."

I was listening to the W.V.S. The refuge room, with a low One in Five Lecture, being given dps from the W.V.S., can be all over the country, on What To Just as cosy as any tug-ölet Do When The If-Bomb Drops, during the blitz-even though

"I the 10,000 casualties at you will only be there 48 hours. Hiroshima knew what I am What do you need for your going to tell you today, 70,000 radioactive-proof snuggery? "A of them could have been saved" flower-pot and two or thres sald the woman lecturer In a candles are very useful for valce which, I am sure, rever- cooking over," said the 100- berated as cheerfully on the turer, "I've actually hockey pluch as re-watching bolted an egg over one.” during the billz.

on

WARNING

You need plenty of waloT, Voth for drinking and washing off radioactive dust. You plan need your portable radio, kart-

Holding a ball of pink wool ting, cards, tina at bully beat,

a round, black tray she uiscuits, and a tray of ashes. pointed to the rim. "As long as "For heaven's

don't

you were here," she said, forget your tin opener," said the

and "wenty miles from the - fecturer.

the design, with the bodice cut in Linuous stream of cara

a square, and filled in with fine horse-drawn cabs and carriages.plosion, you'd be all right-as

The bride stayed only longong old Venelian Ince. Her only

greet the

guests. instructions, jewellery was the diamond ear. enough to rings given to her as a wedding Less than an hour later, she lett

the reception to change into tions? present by Mr Churchill,

her going-away gown-of grey. shaded with pink cloth trimmed with grey silk lace, and swathed with a black satin dash.

Sudden smile

Countess ter

did in black satin.

The Duchess of Marlborough, ware a pale grey picture dress. Mr Lloyd George grasped the groom by the hand. Mr John Burns, the Socialist, refused the offer of a front-pew seat and insisted on joining the red-leke!

The bride looted pale and Stanley of Lady

Alderley, grave as she walked towards the Desborough, Lord and altar, to the hymn Lead us, Lady

Abingdon..

but suli thy Heavenly Father, lead 118, Lady

her arrived. Peers, politicians, load the colour returned to owners, bankers, every guest cheeks and she smiled when nfamous nume.

the saw the waiting groom.

And then came the day Itself. Crowds lined the pavement face Ing the church, stretched be- holders. yond the Abbey, scrambled up on to surrounding railings, slood on camp-stools and boxes, and overflowed into Whitehall as for

us the Horse Guards.

More than 1,600 propic, divid- c. Into "visitors" for the wed- ding itself; (red tickets to enter the church), und "guests" for the wedding and reception (white tickets of admission); had been invited.

Lori

The ceremony was due to be- gin at two o'clock, but Mr Chur- chill, with his best man, Hugh Cevil (later Lord' Quicks- wood), arrived early, soon after

the gifts. She dealt with the do- infls of her trousseau. Mr Chur- went Dir for few a marriage that combined the chill attractions of i dashing young days with the Prime Minister- Cabinet Minister who was also to play golf.

beautiful Three days before the wed- a duke's cousin mul young girl who was also in ding detals of the bride's trous carl's grandi-daughter was senu were published-from the Irresistible.

Bossamer silk stockings to the Mr type of velling she would wear. 1.20. 01 The engagement

Wrole Churchill and Miss Hozier had

correspondent: been announced less than a month before the wedding although long friendship had existed between the two tami- lirs, and the engaged couple had known each other for many

years.

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Immediately after the nouncement messages of con-

TARGET

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HUW DRDY Liwords of For letters ar, more can 13.00, 12. 10. 11. 12. k.o- from the lettres the square of

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to

making each Word Le bettors In each of the small squares may be used unge Daly, Each word must contain the large letter in the centre square, and there must be ill trast and nine-letter word in the ilat. __No___plurata; no Toreign words

nanie. 30 prom!. pood: 8 words, very good, b9 words excellent. Hotucio un aonday,

YESTERDAY'S

SOLUTION

ont

"A bride's good tastę enn always be judged by the lingerie she orders."

Famous names

A few minutes before two

IN SHADE

05 You followed my

What were these vital Instruc-

What about those people who First word of comfort. I have the misfortune to be caught things got a bit sticky," said the out of doors when the Big Bang lecturer, "the authorities would come,

"So long as they stay in the give the public en hour and a half's warning before the bomb shade," said the lecturer, they nordn't suffer anything worsO She and her husband drove dropped."

than sunburTI, to Paddington, cheered nearly

On that hour and A

half All the way, and travelled

would depend your safely. First "If you can't find a built-up from there to the

Mari-you must Tush out and white- en which costs aufficicat borough family seat, Bien wash the outside of your house, shadow," she continued, "then helm, where they were to including the windows, because get into a ditch-40 hours in a spend the 'Brst part of their

than 60 per cent of the heat of ditch ever hurt anyone--Gr honeymoon.

the blast would be reflected out take up the Eastern prayer att!- into the garden.

de-crouching on the ground." Embarrassing situations can urise. For instance, supports a husband

outside Was

and. arrived at his refuge covered in

all-out. What thent

At the chancel steps, her

The wedding day was over. broker stepped back to make But the marriage remains. On room for their mother, Lady

Friday

The

Churchills

wiil

o'clock, the live bridesmaids arrived In dresses of deep cream sattu, carrying sheaves Blanche, who gave her daughter celebrate their golden wedding of pale pink roses to match away. the pink cardelllas in their black salin hats.

The organist plved the open- ing bars of the Tannhauser

Bridal March.

anniversary.

After the ceremony--con-

You can judge their feelings ducted by the Bishop of St from Sir Winston's own word. Asaph's, assisted by Bishop Welldon-canic the signing of

"My marriage," he once said, Mrs Cornwallis the register. the choristers, West, the groom's mollier. Lade "was much the most fortunate

white in purple enssocks and

Blanche Hozler, Mr William surplices, lined the aisle. And

Hozler, Mr Lloyd George. Lord and joyous event which hap a cheer outside told the walling Redesdale, and Lord Hugh Cecil pened to me in the whole of my

were the witnesses.

guests that the bride had ur- rived,

REFUGE

|sion and for 48 hours after,

"Then you must take down your fluffy curtains, and, if you

"The wife," said the techarer insist on privacy, dip your cur

firmly, "would have lo may, tains in this recipe." An anti-Sorry, Jim, you can't come in burn recipe was distributed.

here until you've stripped down Next, you must prepare your te your birthday suit and had will remain during the explo- would deposit his clothes ka the "rofugo,

Then ho This is where you a jolly good scrub,'

dustbin outside the tromt: koor the house në mpre "That is the time it takes for and enter St Margaret's, Westminster,

than sald the rodionptive tall-out to disperse,"

a tuninoà scen few brides more

cheerful lecturer, "And of walch after beautiful than Mies Hozler 15

The W.V.S. lecturer smoothind Portland Placo

course as soon as the fail-out another one's walk through life with effects of the bachelor party he she walked up the niste on

architect of her navni

starts the Observer Corps would her print dress had attended at the House of the arm

offlcer great crowd watched the guests being incapable of an ignoble swing into action and warn the kindly at the audience

arriving for the lavish reception Commons on the previous night, brother, William.

public that fall-out would reach uren't quite so terribly "black, He walked round the Church

ffer dress was of soft ivory at the home of Lady St Helier, thought.”

them in so many hours." you see," she said. in chatting to friends and relatives. sali,

simple princess The bride's great-aunt, in a con- These were arriving in in- magnißcent. creasing numbers. The Dowa-

Miss Horler, the correspon of der died, obviously had ex- ceptionally good taste, ne she had ordered "The very furst, but the very cater.”

The trousseau, with many garments made to the bride's own design, was

BY

THE

Mr Churchill showed no signs had

nervousness-nor of

WAY

by Beachcomber

ue theft of a hat, matched one in exchange for the larger I from its owner's-hear by a one. A more digaliled foran of man who disappeared in the protection is to have your hat: crowded street, needs looking led with charcoal, which spills all over the place when the One way of disconcerting this thief snatches, thus distracting kind of theft is to copy the his attention while you call for clowns, and wear a smaller bat help.

Into,

under the larger one. Thinking in passing Кра

the second hat to be an optical

east silap athes 1:00 heit best party DOME

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THRONOGY

SIDE GLANCES

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菌菌

By Galbraith

NEW menace has been

lusion the thier hesitates, and A noticed by the authorities. the victim can offer the smaller It is not only those on foot who throw litter about. Cyclists and motor-cyclista, eating as they go along, have been observed to discard wrappers and chunks of. food. Fast cars, with buge litter-bins attached, should be sent In pursuit, followed by pretly scavengeretics, armed with spiked sticks to retrieve anything missed by the faut- moving Litter-wardens. The answer to the query, Why is Swedes free of litter? is a simple one. The Swedes don't like litter. The English love 11. The dropping of rubbish was, until recent years, the only thing they were allowed to without official interference.

News from the moors

T Shrillwilllo Lady Ounco

"'-don't want to be too hard on Hanlay. What's another

word "for "fired'?***

Ad

do

Ounty

of dejected aportanden, after a long day's thooting: "A good bag,, I hope," she said. For answer, Sir Gooffrer absme- facedly exhibited a bird. "One shiffchaff," he said. It was a different sala at MacarDOU Castle. During the morning Foulenough had "become poɑ- sessed of" (which is the refined way of putting it) a consign- ment of last year's birds ordered by a London restaurant. There ho sold to a dealer es "hot from the mocára,” With the proceeds he replenished Macaroon wollars,

Printer's Frolic

the

No chilt under the age of 1

should be brought before

ang

court on a criminal charge, maya

'a 'memorandum.

The cheers.

AL

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

GOOD NIGHT

GOOD NIGHT!

JOHNNY HAZARD

WE'RE IN A RUSH, NAVAJO JOEL JUST PUMPA QOUBLE ORVER OF YOUR SPECIAL CHILI INTO THE JUG SO WE

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FERDINAND

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MANDRAKE, THAT WAS MEAN: HE WASN'T BOTHERING US-*

TWO ORDERS OF CHILI FOR THE GENTLEMAN IN A

HURRY... COMIN RIGHT UP!

SOMETHING PHONY ABOUT

·"HIRT"=""BUT I'VE~ HO PROOF --

life, for that can be More

plorious than to be united in

a

BOSS--HE WAS WITH HIS GIRL.. NARDA THE CAUGHT" ME-MADE HIS CANE STRETCH FORTY FEET, --LIKE A LASSO-- {PUFF-PUFF)

| BUT, AG JOHNNY AND SHAP TURN TO LEAVE.......

'HEY, BUSTER, WHATCHA GOT IN THAT JUG# BCER

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