Penny Illustrated PaperThe World of Women - 27th April 1895 page 12. |
| The Hon. John Edward Cross, son of a favourite adviser and ex-minister of the Queen, Viscount Cross, was married to Miss Sophic Sandbach, daughter of Mr. Henry R. Sandbach, of Hafodunos, Denbighshire, on April 18th. The ceremony took place in the handsome parish church at Llangerniew, the officiating clergy being the Bishop of St. Asaph, the Hon. and Rev. F.C.Cross (brother of the bridgegroom), and the Rev. D. Jones, vicar of the parish. The bride was attended by four bridesmaids - her sister, Miss Sandbach; the bridegroom's sisters, the Hon. Margaret and the Hon. Mary Cross; and Miss Madocks - their dresses being of pink crepon, trimmed with cream lace, and hats to match. Mr. David Lindsay was best man. The bride was led to the alter by her father, who gave her away. Her gown was of white satin, falling from one sholder, and she wore an opal and diamond brooch, the gift of the West Denbigh Habitation of the Primrose League. The reception was held at Hafodunos, Viscount and Viscountess Cross being present, and afterwards the newly married couple left for Ireland. |  Hafodunos Hall, Llangernyw, Denbighshire was built c. 1861-6 by the renowned architect, Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-78), at a cost of £30.000 for Henry R. Sandbach. The terraced gardens contained many examples of exotic plants said to have been planted by the botanist and horticulturalist Sir William Hooker or his son J. D. Hooker. Hafodunos later became a girls' boarding school, an accountancy college and a care home, before standing empty for many years. The building was destroyed by a fire in October 2004. |
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The World of Women - 22nd May 1897 page 12. |
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| On the 14th inst. the Ladies' Grand Council of the Primrose League held their annual meeting at the Portman Rooms. The Chair was taken by Lord Balfour of Burleigh, and he was supported by very many distinguished Ladies. The Countess of Jersey, who looked extremely dainty and pretty, was dressed in a China-Blue gown with lace trimmings over a bodice; cornflowers adorning the hat. Her Ladyship delivered an admirable speech, in which merits of a high literary order were discernable, and which was enthusiastically received by the large audience. The clever intellectual daughter of the Prime Minister, Lady Gwendolen Cecil, was present, wearing a large Black Beefeater hat; together with the Dowager Lady Westbury, the Hon. Secretary, the Countess of Lathom, Lady Blythswood, the Marchioness of Hendfort, the Countess of Ancaster, Lady Glenesk, Viscountess Kunt-Ford, Mrs. James Pender, and many other well-known members of society. The Ladies' Grand Council numbers 1670 members. |
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Penny Illustrated Paper. |
Published between 1861 and 1913, it provided a valuable and entertaining source of detailed information on everyday life and historical events in Britain and across the Empire, generously illustrated with woodcuts.
Ebenezer Farrington published the first issue of his weekly 'Penny Illustrated Paper' on 12th October 1861. The title proudly proclaimed itself in capital letters and carried the motto: 'With all the news of the week'. Its aspiration was to use the cheap press to help solve "the terrible amount of suffering, disorder, and vice that must be dealt with in a more vigorous fashion than hitherto"
During the closing years of the nineteenth century, the rise of mass-circulation national daily newspapers provided even more competition. In January 1908, the newspaper's title was changed to 'P.I.P. Penny Illustrated Paper'. Five years later, the title was lost altogether when it became absorbed into 'London Life'. |
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