When Lady Margaret married Prince Adolphus of Teck at the chapel at Eaton Hall, though small, is richly magnificent in its beauty, and was made still more brilliant by the bridal procession, the wedding being a 'blue and white' one.
Lady Margaret wore a splendid white satin gown, somewhat severe in style, Brussels lace, that must have been worth a farmer’s fortune, and the ever necessary real orange blossoms and myrtle. The bridesmaids were dressed in white thick colored glace ondine silk, which had a very rich appearance. Their dresses had pointed vests of white pleated chiffon, lost beneath girdles of pale sky blue velvet. The vests were bordered on either side with bands of thick cream colored Italian lace.
They wore folded collars of blue velvet, narrowly edged with sable, and the long narrow cuffs from the elbows were finished with bands of blue velvet, narrowly edged with similar fur. The top portions of the sleeves, arranged in ample hanging puffs from the shoulders to the elbows, were of accordion pleated chiffon, having bands of the lace inserted down them at intervals. The little girls’ dresses were similar in all respects, save that the whole bodices were of accordion pleated chiffon, with points of the rich looking cream colored lace inserted down both bodice and sleeves, while, instead of velvet girdles, the child bridesmaids wore sashes of pale sky blue silk, tied at the back in large handsome bows.
The hats were of ivory white felt, with soft round Tudor crowns of pale sky blue velvet. The brims were lifted at one side, and caught up with groups of snowy ostrich plumes, while similar plumes were laid upon the brim at the back. The bridesmaids wore heart brooches of blue and white enamel, gifts of the bridegroom. The only deviation from pale blue and white – the blue being the favorite color of the bride – was the bouquet of the bridesmaids, which were of pink carnations from the Eaton Hall conservatories..." As jewels she wore the present of her father, a magnificent collar of pearls and diamonds on her neck. On the bride's wrist sparkled the bangle given to her by her brothers-in-law.
The beautiful lace veil from her illustrious mother-in-law was turned back over the high diamond hairspray>> presented by her brother and sisters Grosvenor, which are noted also with different jewels.
Another ornament to the bride was the diamond circle and true lovers knot enclosing a large pear-shaped pearl>> given to her by the bridegroom.
The superb diamond and pearl tiara convertible into a variety of ornaments such as bracelet, necklace, brooches and hairpins was the bridal gift from the citizens of Chester, as seen in the sketch above and worn by the Marchioness on the right side as a necklace.
The Citizens of Chester diamond and pearl tiara was as least seen on her granddaughter, Lady Mary - May Cambridge - Whitley in 1953.
Sources: Manchester Guardian, Liverpool Mercury, Hampshire Telegraph;The Queen;Observer;
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