A Pretty Custom.
One of the prettiest customs now observed at English weddings is the introduction of tiny pages to hold the train of the bride. They add greatly to the picturesque effect of the occasion in their pretty costumes. At a recent wedding, two little pages were attired in reseda velvet, fastened with silver buttons, and slashed with cream silk, with broad white silk sashes tied on one side, deep Spanish lace collars and cuffs, reseda stookings, and tan leather shoes with paste buckles. At another wedding, the pages wore cream serge Fauntleroy suits braided with gold, and white silk collars and sashes. They also wore silver watches and chains, the gift of the bride. On another occasion the pages were dressed in Charles I. costumes, of pale blue satin, with puffed sleeves, cloaks lined with white satin, collars and cuffs of Vandyke Irish crochet laoe, blue lace caps with white ostrich plumes, and blue satin shoes with buckles.
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Observer, Volume X, Issue 603, 24 January 1891, Page 12
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160A Pretty Custom. Observer, Volume X, Issue 603, 24 January 1891, Page 12
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