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Wedding Of Earl Of Crewe
and Lady Margaret Prim-
rose Cinematogra
WEDDING CAKE SIX FEET
Magnificent Jewels Given tho
Bride Prince of Wales
Present.
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LONDON, April 20 1S99.-Large crowds
Of people gathered within the precincts
of Westminster Abbey, today, in order
to witness the marriage of Lady Mar
garet Primrose, youngest daughter of the
Earl of Rosebery, to the Earl of Crews.
Among those present in the Abbey were
six hundred invited guests, all wearing
wedding favors of marguerites and prim-
roses, representing the brides name. The
Earl of Rosebery gave his daughter away
and the best man was the Earl OF
Chesterfield DIR. Butler and the Dean OF
Westminster had charge of the cerement.
The honeymoon will be spent at Well
beck Abbey, the seat of the Duke OF
Portland, which has been lent to the
bride and bridegroom for the occasion.
Miss Muriel White, daughter Of Mr..
Henry White, Secretary of the United
States Embassy, was one of the brides
maids. The others were Lady Sybil Prim-
rose, Annabel Crewe-Milnes, Celia Crewe-
Mines, Cynthia Crewe-Milnes, the Hon
orable Maude Wyndham, the Honorabls
Margaret Wyndham. the Honorable Eve
lima Rothschild, Miss Louise Herse1 and
Lady Juliet. Lowther. The bridesmaids
carried bouquets of Rothschild roses.
Their dresses were of white mousseline
de sole, embroidered with satin spots.
The skirts had shaped founces, with
cream lace Insertion, edging trimmed with
lace insertion and several ruches. The
bodices were trimmed with old fashioned
fichus carried over the top of the sleeve
and tied in knot edged with lace, with
neck pieces and sleeves transparent
Ioo osIo NF abi fnd in
large bow at the side. The hats were
of primrose chiffon with pink flowers.
The brides gown was o fLhe richest
ivory satin duchess, embroidered with
wreaths, bouquests and diamond priin-
roses. 1t was draped with point d'Alen-
con lace, formerly the properly OF Queen
Harie Anto.nette.
The bride drove from her fathers house
in Berkeley Square, with her father, in q
Sumptuous carriage which her mother al
ways used in going to drawing rooms.
The bride arrived at the Abbey at 1.30
P. NJ, carrying a bouquet OF orchids.
marguerites and other flowers cut from
her own garden. She was met at the west
door by the bridesmaids, who accom-
panied her up the nave TO the choir. Sir
Frederick Bridge, the organist of West
minister Abbey, played Schuberts Grand
March before the arrival of the bridal
party and the Wedding March from
.Bohengrin ais the BRIDAL procession
passed up the nave.
The Abbey was charmingly and effec-
marguerites and, other choice flowers. The
scene at the time of the marriage service
was most impressive. Dazzling Sunshine
was stream .ng through the Abbey win
dows, illuminating he grand interior to the
utmost and presenting brilliant picture
The services was fully choral and as the
couple left the Abbey, Mendelssohn's
wedding march was played.
Arrangements were made to cinemota-
graph the scenes upon the arrival and
departure of the bride from the Abbey.
Yrl-l - las
the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and
Duchess of Devonshire, all the members
of the Rothschild family now in London,
the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the
Marquis of Dufferin, Mr.. John Morley,
the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the
Lord Chief Justice of England, Baron
Russell of killowen; the Duchess of Clev-
Gland and the leaders of society gener-
ally.
The newspapers are full of particulars
of the marriage and descriptions of the
gifts, headed by those of the Prince apd
Princess of Wales, who presented the
bride with some superb diamond 1eWelry. +
The Earl OF Rosebury has given his
rings, with, a necklace, brooches and other
presents of the most costly and splendid
kind. The Earl of Groves many gifts to
the bride included dazzling true lovers
knot in diamonds.
The wedding cake was six feet high and
decorated with primroses, white heather
and the Rosebery and Cave coats-of-
arms.
The omnibus drivers today are wearing
wedding favoPs on their whips, as a COM
pliment to the Rothschilds, who are very
charitable to this class of drivers.
A very large crowd of people gathered
in Berkley Square Also where the Rosa
berry residence is situated, and outside the
Abbey the streets were impossible for
hours. The arrival of the bride and ner
father at the Abbey caused much excite
ment and cheering, during which the
crowd forced its way through the peiice
Gordon. Order was restored with tho
greatest difficulty.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke CT
Cambridge signed the register.
The reception and luncheon at the RCse-
berry residence after the ceremony was
attended by the Prince of Wales and
others named, and about 500 of the guests
were enabled to view the presents after
wards
Early in the afternoon the bride and
bridegroom started for Welbeck Abbey.
Lady Margaret Etronno Hannah Prim-
rose, second daughter of the Earl OF
Rosebery, the former Liberal Premier,
was born in January, 1881. Her mother
was the daughter and heiress of the late
Baron Meyer de Rothschild. She died in
1890
The Earl of Crewe was born in 1858
and succeeded to the title in 1886 He
was educated at Harrow and at Trinity
College, Cambridge, was a Lord In wait
ant of Ireland from 1892 to 1895. He was
first married in 1880 to a daughter of Sir
Frederick Uric Graham. She died in
1887, leaving three daughters, the eldest OF
whom was born in 1881 and the two oth-
erS (tWinS) in 1884.