FASHIONABLE WEDDING.

Inangahua Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 508, 11 June 1895, Page 2

FASHIONABLE WEDDING.

(Contributed). More than usual interest has been excited over the wedding which took place io St Stephen's Church yesterday between Miss Constance Hindmarsh, youngest daughter of Mr W. H. Hindmarsh of this town, and Mr Joshua Shields of Nelson. Long before the appointed time the little churoh was closely packed with visitors, and it was with difficulty that Mr Guinness, who acted as master of ceremonies, could reserve seats for tho immediate guests, who were all intimate friends of the brido and her parents. The R 3V; G. W. York, of Greymouth, officiated at tho marriage ceremony. The choir conducted by Mr Cooper gave a choral service. At 2 p.m, the master of ceremonies spread a carpet from tho church down to the carriage which contained tho brido, and.at a given signal the choir sang the hymn commencing with " The voica that breathed o'er Eden." The bride leaning on the arm of her father, and followed by six brides, maids, walked up the aisle to the altar where the bridegroom attended by his best man Mr Thomson and hisgroomsman Mr Lucas awaited them . The bridesmaids were, the Misses EUa aidi Ethel Hindmarsh, the Misses Jessie and Saidie Montgomerie, Mis3 Annie.Lewis and Miss Ada Burgess. ■ Tho youthful bride on whom were cast many ■admiring glances, looked state'y and beautiful. She was arranged in a white caßha mere dress, .made with a long train, '

the skirt sin shed with white watered silk, edged with ruching ,finished with bow of ribbon and trailing branch of orangv b'ossoms. The boddice was made full, trimmed with laee and ribbon, white watered silk sleeves. A tulle veil hem stitched with flloscd, foil from a wreath of orange b'ossoms, artistically arranged on her dark hair. On her vrit she wore a gold bangle, and in hu 1 !uikl she carried an elegant bonquet e mposed of chrysanthenums and camellias intermingled with maiden hair fern, the gifts of the bridegroom. Tho Misses Ella and Ethel Hindmarsh wore cream cashmere dresses trimmed with lace, black velvet hats with cream velvet tarn o-shanter crowns, cream rosebuds and black loaves, very effective they looked. The Misses Montgomerie looked charming in cream cashmere dresces trimmed with satin ribbon, cream .«lk tamo- • shanter hats, with black quills, and ■ the Misses Lewis and Burgess picture- ■ sque, in pale green crepon dresses trimmed with lace. Bow of broche \ ribbon on the full sWes. Black silk ' picture hats relieved with green/Jblaek , gloves, shoes and stockings. The ; bridesmaids all wore initial greenstone i brooches, and carried chrysanthemum , bouquets, the gifts of the bridegroom. The bridal costume as we!l as the ; dress:s worn by the bridesmaids do [ great credit to Miss O'Began who 1 designed and made them. Miss Chattock assisted by other girl ( friends of the bride very tastefully , decorated the little church with over [ green, and flowers. Two white horse r shoes groatly added to the effect. One • which was suspended from the chan- ' eel bad tho words " Good luck " in • silver letters on it. The other which ! was placed against the dark blue of the communion table on which were very t prettily arranged some pot plants, , showed the word " Happiness." The [ whole made as charming a picture as one could desire to see. The brides mother occupied a soat 1 close to the chancel. 1 The guests were Mesdarnes Guinness, I Lucas, Mills, (Greymouth), Burgess, Montgomerie, Lewis; Miss Lucas, Miss Walker, and Miss York ; Messrs Guinness, Hills, Greymouth, Burgess, Lewis, and the brothers of the brido. cloth trimmed with fur, golfe capo wi th surah hood, navy blue bonnet with sils I 1 ver feathers. Mrs Lucas, black figured cashmere, black bonnet, yellow roses. Mrs Guinness, green and fawn earn* brick, green velvet bonnet trimmed ; with marguerites. Mrs Mills, helio ' trope and b'ack dress, black velvet bonnet. Mrs Burgess, dark tweed trimmed with fur, 1 ecru lace front, black bonnet trimmed with crimson. Mrs Montgomerie wore a cream dress, black jet bonnet relieved with lillies of the valley. Mrs Lewis' dress was of i black figured cashmere, brown broche frffht, black jet bonnet trimmed with | green and brown ribbon. Miss Luca s wore a crimson silk dresg> prettily trimmed with black lace, black hat with crimson wing, and Miss Walker looked stylish in cream surge with black picture hat. Immediately after the ceremony the visitors trouped out to the strains of the Wedding March and waited to get another glimpse of the bride as she passed out with the bridegroom to the carriage that awaited them. The bridal party then drove to the residence of the brides parents where Mrs Hindmarsh held a reception, some 80 or 90 friends being present to offej their songratulations to the bride and bridegroom. Mr Ring from Greymouth, photographer, by special arrangement of the bridegroom, took several photos of the wedding party. Thesa were pictur- J esquly grouped in MrJlindmaash'sgar dim. The friends then adjourned to the house when refreshments were partaken of and toasts proposed. The fiui was that of the brido and bridegroom, which was proposed by Mr York, and responded to by the bridegroom, the party then sang " He's a joly good fellow." The next toast was that of the bridesmaids, proposed by the bridegroom and responded to by the best man, Mr Thomson, who happily remarked that he would like to see every one of them with as good a " sh eld " as the bride now possessed. The last toas. was that of the ladies ptwant* which was proposed by Mi Lewis, he being a very old friend of , the family, and responded to by Mr ; Hindmarsh. ' The bride then retired to change her | wedding for her travelling dross. This j very becoming costume consisted of > green melton clo'.h trimmed with < brown fur, long jacket to match, felt f hat trimmed witb gr c on velvet. j At 4.80 p.m. tho wedding party c accompauied the bride and bridegroom ' (

to the railway station, where the happy , couple amidst showers of leives and rice took leave of their friend 3 and set out on their honeymoon trip. The bride was the recipient of many useful and some valuable presents of which are the following :— Lultisgo'd hunting watch and a. tin also gold bangle, the bridrgroom. 1 pair entre dishes, silver. Mes.. 's Sclanders and 00., Nelson. Silver card tray with Venetian glass flower vase. Mr and Mrs Hamilton, Nelson. 1 doz silvor knives and forks. The friends and members of the City Club, Nelson. Silver fish slice and fork, Mr C. A. Green, Nelson. Butter disb, Mr S. Kirkpatrick, Nelson. Mirror corner bracket, Mr and Mrs Jackson, Nelson. Set of silver serviette rings in mor* ocoo case. Mr 11. Lucas. Large photo album, Mrs and Miss Lucas. Afternoon tea spoons in morocco case, Mr and Mrs LeAvis. Paiv silvar salt cellars in case. Miss Annie Lewis. Biscuit barrel, silver top, Eev. W. J. Mahoney, Nelson. Small silver cruet, Messrs Brown and Kerr, Nelson,, Church of England prayer book and hymn book. Rev.G. W. York, Greymouth. Mother of pearl and silver card case, Miss Collings. Pair pink feather fans. Miss N. Collings. Pair large vases, Mr and Mrs Hounsel, Nelson. Silver Ealver, Mm Allingham, Melbourne. Pink dressing jacket, Mrs Chattock. Several valuable books, Messrs E. and J. Hindmarsh. Silver bread fork, Miss Walker, Rdcklands. Handsome gold ring set with diamond and rubi»s, Judge Ward. Afternoon tea cloth and doylies, Mrs Bundle, Lyttelton. Mirror brackets, mounted in plush, Mr- and Mrs Cohen. Silver and glass Butter dish, Mrs T. B. Whitton. Morocco hand bag, Dr Scott. Gold brooch, set with pearls, Mr and Mrs Ferguson. •Handsome combination work box and writing desk, rosewood, Mils M. A. AVills. Magnifying ghis?, Mr A . C. Cottrell. Silver fish slice and fork with stag horn handles. Mr A. J. Thomson. Si'ver desert stand, containing one white and one blue bowl, Mr and Mrs Bark'ey and Miss Arnott. Silver stand with red g!as3 bowl for Mbi'McoUhurch Sec vice, Miss Ada Jones Glass fancy basket, M133 Chattock Terra Cotta placq';e hand painted Miss MoeUer. Pair Vase?, Miss Gardner. Silver and G ass pickle cruet, and Mrs G. A. Burgess. Silver Cheese scoop, Migg A. Burgess. Fretwork bracket ml Easel, Mr and Mrs John Guinness. Pair bronze vases, and silver and china biscuit barrel, Mr and Mrs C, J. Berry, Greymouth. Three artistic photo frames, Mr and Mrs Uunn. Small table gong, Miss McKenny. j Four Silver Salt cellars in morocco cases, Mr and Mis Mills. Silver tea pot Mr and Mr3 Montgomerie. Embroidered afierncon tea cloth The Misses Montgomerie. Silver knife foik and spoon in Morocco casei Dr Mrs and Dr. C. Morice, Greymouth. Hand Glass, Miss Steele. Pair China vases, Miss Galloway. Red g'ass flower basket, Mrs Fenton White silk scarf, Miss O'Regan. Biincli artificial grapes and silver leaves. Mr Wicken. Smal ! biscuit barrel, silver and china, Miss Mirfin. Morocco photo case on stand, Miss Stevenson. Silver jam spcon, Mrs Lynch. Photo trarae, Miss Greenish. Pair Canaries, MrDawson.