The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-05-21 00:00:00

MARRIAGE OF LORD CRANBORNE:

The marriage of Viscount Cranborne, M.P., eldest
son of the Marquis of Salisbury, to Lady Alice Gore,
daughter of the Earl of Arran, was solemnised on
Tuesday afternoon at St. Margaret's Church, West-
minster. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with
their three daughters, occupied seats in the pew facing
the altar, while close to them were the Comte wid
Comtesse de Paris and Princesse Helene d'Orloans,
the Duke and Duchess of Teck and Princess Victoria
of Teck, the Princess Christian, and the Crown Prince
of Denmark. A number of the foreign Ambassadors
were present, and the wedding party included the Duke
and Duchess of Westminster, the Marquis and Mar •
chioness of Salisbury and the Ladies Cecil, Lord and
Lady Eustace Cecil, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll,
the Duke and Duchess of Bedford and Lady Ella
Russell, the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the
Dowager-Countess of Airlie, Lord and Lady
A.rdilauu, the Countess of Antrim and Lady
Jane M`Donnell, the Countess of Airlie, Viscount
and Viscountess Wohner, Viscount and Viscountess
Castlerosse, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Count Philip
d'Alsace, Lord Ashbaurne, Lord and Lady Abingdon,
Lady Aberdeen, Lady Aveland, Lord Alcester, Mr.
and Lady W. Biddulph, the Duke and Duchess of
Buccleuch, Captain and Lady W. Byng, the Countess
of Beauchamp, Viscount and the Honourable Miss
Gathorne Hardy, the Earl and Countess Cowper,
Lord and Lady Alwyne Compton, Lord Cantelupe,
the Marchioness of Blaniford, the Honourable W.
Cochrane-Baillie, Viscount and Viscountess Cross,
Bishop Claughton, the Earl and Countess of Claren-
don, and many others. The service was fully choral,
and the ceremony was performed by the Bishop of
St. Albans, assisted by the Rev. Lord A. Cecil and the
Rev. Charles Gore. The bride was conducted to the
altar by her father, who gave her away. She was
attired in a costume of ivory duchesse satin and point
d'Alencon lace, trimmed with small sprays of orange-
blossom ; tulle veil surmounted by a wreath of orange.
blossom. There were eight bridesmaids: Lady Esther
Gore, Lady G. Cecil, the Hon. Beatrix Ruthven, Lady
Eleanor Lambton, Lady G. Ogilvy, the Hon. Hilda
Chichester, Miss Lilian Ashley, and Miss Palmer.
They wore gowns of white silk with zouave bodices
and lace ruffles, and white lace bonnets trimmed with
lilies of the valley. Each wore a diamond brooch,
the gift of the bridegroom. The Honourable S.
M'Donnell attended the bridegroom in the capacity
of best man. At the conclusion of the ceremony the
bridal party drove to 4, St. James's-square, placed at
the disposal of Lord Arran by Earl Cowper, where
the wedding breakfast was served. Later in the
afternoon Lord and Lady Cranborne left town for
Lord Salisbury's place in Dorsetshire, where they in-
tend pa.sing the honeymoon. The wedding presents
were very numerous, and included an Indian shawl
from the Queen, a silver inkstand, writing tray, and
candlesticks from the members ef the Cabinet; also
gifts from the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Comte and Cornteeee de Paris, the Crown Prince of
Denmark, and pthero,

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