DUKE OF YORK IN SCOTTISH CAPITAL.

WEDDING-CAKE DESIGN. LADY ELIZABETH’S CHOICE.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. EDINBURGH, Saturday.

The Duke of York arrived in Edinburgh this morning to fulfil a short programme of engagements, the chief of which was a visit to Inverleith to see the Rugby football match between the chosen teams of Scotland and England. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-lyon, his fiancée, who had travelled to Edinburgh from Glamis Castle on Friday evening, accompanied by the Countess of Strathmore, stayed at the North British Station Hotel, where she was joined this morning by his Royal Highness. On the platform at the Waverley Station, where the train arrived up to time, the Duke was received by Lord Provost Hutchison, General Sir Francis Davies, G.O.C. Scottish Command, Sheriff Crole, Sheriff of the Lothians and Peebles, and the president of the Scottish Football Union, Mr. H. S. Dixon (London Scottish). He was attended by Wing Commander Louis Greig, and during the walk along the platform to the hotel acknowledged the hearty cheers of the large crowd which had gathered to welcome him to the Scottish capital. Before he left Edinburgh for London the Duke informed the Lord Provost of his intention to present £500 for the entertainment of Edinburgh children on his wedding day.

His Royal Highness and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-lyon in the forenoon visited the biscuit factory of Messrs. Mcvitie & Price at Gorgie, in the western district of the city. This arm, who made the wedding cake for the King and Queen, the christening cakes for all the members of their family, and Princess Mary’s bridal cake, have now been entrusted with the order for the wedding cake of the Duke and Lady Elizabeth, who took advantage of the visit to the factory to select the cake’s design. It will consist of four tiers, the first representing the union of the houses, with the new combined coat-of-arms; the second, the Strathmore coat-of-arms; the third, that of the Duke of York; and the top, a symbol of love and peace. The Duke and Lady Elizabeth met with an enthusiastic reception from the workers, who number over a thousand, and exhibited the liveliest interest in the processes of biscuit and cake manufacture. The decoration of wedding cakes in the icing room appeared to make a special appeal to Lady Elizabeth, who was presented with a bouquet of pink carnations by one of the oldest employees of the firm.