Lady Alice walked the aisle attired in a plain but elegant dress of while corded silk, with train and with fichu of tuousseline depots. Her tulle veil was ornamented with orange blossoms, and fastened with large diamond star the gift her sister, the Duchess of Hamilton.
The wedding presents were very numerous to the bride Lady Alice MONTAGU an nmbered over 300. The Queen sent the bride a valuable Indian shawl.
The Empress Frederick of Germany presented her with a ruby and diamond bracelet with crown and initials "FE" ind diamonds.
the Prince and Princess of Wales, aMorriston moonstone and diamond brooch
the Princesses of Wales, a crystal bird brooch set witb diamonds
Prince Albert Victor and Prince George, silver candle lamp
the Duke of Cambridge, an ormolu inkstand and candlesticks
the Duchess of Teck, a pearl brooch
the Duke and Duchess uf Manchester, diamond necklace and dressing bag
Lord and Lady Stanley of Preston, large diamond star and a quantity of silver plate
the Duke of Hamilton, diamond, pearl, and emerald necklace
the Earl and Countess of Gosford, pearl necklace
the Earl of Derby, diamond tiara and cheque
the Countess of Derby, diamond ornaments, plate, and large silver bowl
the officers of the Grenadier Guards presented the bridegroom with a silver soup tureea and four silver dishes.

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The Derby "...tiara rests on a band of pairs of stylized buds between collet-set diamonds, surmounted by a sequence of palmettes outlined by diamond borders linked at the base to lotus flowers graduated toward the back.
The design is very close to that made in 1892 by Skinner of Orchard Street for the Duchess of Devonshire, mother of the Countess of Derby, who was presumably given this tiara at the time of her marriage in 1889."

Contemporary newspaper reports of the 5 January 1889 wedding of the Hon. Edward George Villiers Stanley (later the 17th Earl of Derby) and Lady Alice Montagu, above on the right, youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Manchester mentioned significant wedding presents.  

Among the gifts listed were a diamond necklace and a dressing bag from the bride's parents, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, and from the Earl of Derby, the groom's uncle, a cheque and diamond tiara. Unfortunately neither a description nor an illustration of this tiara can be found.

"The imposing size and the severity of the classical motifs lend a majestic air to the [Derby] tiara, entirely appropriate for the wife of a man [the 17th Earl] whose wealth won him the title of "king of Lancashire"."

"Their lives were spent in the center of the worlds of politics, racing and diplomacy. With her "grand dame" presence, tact and savoir vivre and his "grand seigneur-affability, their term at the embassy in Paris was the most fabulous in its long history. When they left in 1920, they were given a superlative send off at the Gare du Nord."

"Since then the tiara has descended through three generations."

The Countess of Derby is pictured,wearing the Derby tiara worn upright like a crown at the Caledonian Ball. She has also worn the tiara to various social events such as Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball in 2009 and a fundraiser for the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation in 2011 and on her wedding.

Thank you to Laura!

Sources: Tiara, Diana Scarisbrick; Morning Post, 7 January 1889; London Evening Standard, 7 January 1889;Morning Post;Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser; Dundee Adviser, The Tatler, https://www.tatler.com/gallery/the-raisa-gorbachev-foundation-party#/2018/image/7

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