SIR CHARLES HENRY STUART RICH, BART., AND MISS PAGE.

West Coast Times, Issue 3889, 24 September 1881, Page 2

SIR CHARLES HENRY STUART RICH, BART., AND MISS PAGE.

On Wednesday, July 27th, at Holy Trinity Church, Tuabridge Wells, Sir Charles Henry Stuart Rich, Bart., of Claxton Abbey, Norfolk, was married to Miss Page, only daughter of Mrs Page, and the late Rev. Joseph Page, of Little Bromley, Essex. The wedding party assembled at the church by half-past eleven o'clock. The bride, accompanied by her brother Mr R. Burton Page, arrived shortly after and was received by her attendant bridesmaids, four in number, namely, Miss Nellie Smith (cousin of the bride), Miss Rich and Miss Zoe Rich (sister of the bridegroom), and Miss Alice Hume. .he bridegroom was attended by Mr W. E. A. Scbaok, as his best man. The bride wore a skirt of ivory satin, duchesse front trimmed with Honiton lace and sprays of orange blossoms, with a bodice and train of ivory broche, a Honiton lace veil over a wreath of na ural

orange blossoms, myrtle and atepbanotia, fastened with two diamond stars, a pearl necklet wi'h diamond pendant, diamond star brooch and a half hoop diamond bracelet. The jewels and the lovely bouquet carried by the bride were the gift of the bridegroom. The dresses worn by the bridesmaids were composed of eau de-nil satin merveiileux, style a la Me*decis, drapings of cream lace ; lace hats en suite with plumes eau-de-nil ostrich feathtrs. Each wore a gold lodket. with the initials of the bride and bridegroom, the gift of the latter, The marriage service was most im-pres-ively read by the Rev. Canon Hoare, vicar of the parish, assisted by the Rev. Burton Leach, rector of Weston Bamfylde, Somerset, uncle of the bride, and the Rev. John Rich, vicar of Chippenham, Wilts, cousin of the bridegroom. The bride was given away by Mr R. Burton Page, her brother. As Sir Charles Rich and his bride ' passed to their carriage the children of the Sunday school, among whom Lady Rich had rende ed herself universally beloved, strewed their pathway with roses, geraniums, and other flowers. After the ceremony the wedding party adjourned to the residence of Mrs Page, the bride's mother, 3 Calverley-park, to breakfast. The entrance gates of Cal-verley-park were tastefully decorated with evergreens and banners by some of the inhabitants of Tunbridge Wel'a. Early in the afternoon the happy pair started for the Continent. Lady Rich's costume de voyage was composed of sapphire-blue brocade and cashmere, with a white straw bonnet trimmed with brocade to match* The wedding presents were very aumerous and maoy were of considerable value.