Social Victorians/People/Gerard

Also Known As

 * Family name: Gerard
 * Baron Gerard of Bryn
 * William Cansfield Gerard, 2nd Baron Gerard of Bryn (15 March 1887 – 30 July 1902)
 * Frederick John Gerard, 3rd Baron Gerard of Bryn (30 July 1902 – 12 February 1953)

Timeline
1877 August 7, Mary Emmeline Laura Milner and William Cansfield Gerard married.

1897 July 2, Friday, Lady Mary Gerard attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball
At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Lady Mary Gerard (at 256) was among the goddesses. Lady Gerard's original costume ("beautiful attire in the character of 'Night'") appeared in the Drury Lane production of The White Heather.
 * "Lady Gerard, as Astarte, appeared in a soft black gown caught with a silver gauze sash and made with wing sleeves embroidered in silver, and further ornamented with a jewelled band round the waist."
 * "Lady Gerard was successful as 'Astarte' in a soft black gown caught with a silver gauze sash, and made with wing sleeves embroidered in silver and further ornamented with a jewelled band round the waist."
 * "Lady Gerard, as 'Astarte,' was in black with silver stars and high diamond crown."
 * Lady Gerard as "Queen of Tarsis."

Mendelssohn's portrait of "Mary Emmeline Laura (née Milner), Lady Gerard as Astarte, Goddess of the Moon" in costume is photogravure #91 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery. The printing on the portrait says, "Lady Gerard as Astarte, Goddess of the Moon," with a Long S in Goddess.

Demographics

 * Nationality: British

Family

 * Mary Emmeline Laura Milner (5 November 1854 – 19 February 1918)
 * William Cansfield Gerard, 2nd Baron Gerard of Bryn (1 June 1851 – 30 July 1902)
 * 1) Hon. Ethel Catherine Hannah Gerard (16 May 1881 – 27 September 1966)
 * 2) Frederick John Gerard, 3rd Baron Gerard of Bryn (10 November 1883 – 12 February 1953)

Notes and Questions

 * 1) Lady Mary Gerard was at the ball, but where was her husband, Baron William Cansfield Gerard?