a date for the wedding couple pls

[Gadget]

This was what persuaded me, China:

Another description from The Pall Mall Gazette, Jan 26 1899

The Hon Margaret Georgina Curzon....The bride .... wore a very handsome gown of ivory-white satin, made with Court train, and embroidered in a Louis XV bow design, carried out in fine silver paillettes and diamonds. The bodice was arranged with a yoke of tucked white chiffon and a pretty trimming of orange blossom, while the collar and the long transparent sleeves were of lovely old Carrickmacross lace, and she wore a coronet of orange blossom, a diamond pendant... and a pearl and diamond brooch....She carried a very lovely bouquet of white roses, stephanotis, organge blossom and lilies of the valley...

Neither of the other two  mentioned  the design on the dress or the transparent/lace sleeves.

[chinakay]

Oh yes, the orange blossoms on the dress. Kind of unusual.

So we have three of these wedding dresses? Wonder what they would have cost

[loubags]

Hello!  i know this is a really old thread but I've just got back into the family tree properly again and have finally solved the mystery of the married couple once and for all! It's the Hon. Margaret Georgina Curzon, also known as Daisy, at her marriage to Hardress John Waller on January 26th 1899.

Parts of the dress have actually survived and have been put on the John Bright Collection website.  If you're interested you can see it here, along with a copy of the photograph (click on additional photos at the bottom) https://www.thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk/costume/wedding-dress-02/

I really appreciated the help at the time and kudos to brevitas for getting it spot on!

thank you

[chinakay]

Ta-daaah 

[Gadget]

Goodness. I forgot about all this.

Glad I got it 'spot on'

 

[TSommerlind]

Hello Lou,
I am researching the Kedleston household bc of their governess and stumbled over this old post.

Just in case you did not find that yet yourself:  you wondered why the staff was given the photo.
According to the local newspaper article of the wedding mentioning guests and gifts - the staff also gave to the bride. Maybe the photograph was their thankyou, then?

Just a thought,

Tilly

[Gadget]

Hi Tilly and welcome to Rootschat 

Lou hasn't been on since 2012.

* sorry, I misread the dates - she joined in 2012. She was on here in January so there's a good chance of a reply

Gadget 

[loubags]

Thank you Tilly, I hadn't seen that before. But it would make sense as to why the photo was given out as my ancestor was a blacksmith on the estate. He might have contributed as I was told the staff were treated well.

Good luck in your research at Kedleston. When my family visited the National Trust (although a few years ago now) they said they didn't have staff records, so leads like this are always really helpful

I also posted the photo on another thread and was contacted by 'Saxonx' on Roots Chat. Not sure if he is still active on here but he said his Gt Grandfather (Andrew Brooks) was Butler at Kedleston Hall sometime before and up to 1901. Andrew used to travel to the Curzons home in Kent where he met and married a servant, Emily Kate Barton. Not sure if there is any more info since then but hopefully might be of use