BISHELL-ALDERTON.

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1916, Page 2

BISHELL-ALDERTON.

On Thursday morning last, Novem

l"v- ;!0, at 10.o(), Jin admirably organised marriage ceremony took place at the home of the brio's pp.rcnts, in Gooke street, Whangnrei, the parties to the nuptial transaction being Mr Charles Henry Victor Bishell, eldest sou of Mr T. 11. Bis-heil, of Hamilton, ami Mis: Daisy Lilian Alderton, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs F. K. Alderton. The Rev. H. Daniel, superintendent of the Whangarei Methodist circuit, was the officiating minister. The bride's brother, Mr Arthur Alilerton, acted in the capacity of best man, and three of her younger sisters —Misses Ruby, Myrtle, and Thchna Alderton were the bridesmaids. Besides the immediate relatives there were several friends in attendance for the occasion, which was well appointed throughout. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in marriage robe? of creme cashmere and crepe de ehene and was becomingly veiled, wearing c capita of orange blossom and bearing a beautiful bouquet composed of lilies, roses, and asparagus fern. The chief bridesmaid wore a tiolettc of white embroidered muslin and carried a bouquet of white roses intermingled with graceful greenery, while the other bridesmaids wero also robed in white em broidery and similarly held bouquets distinguished by pink roses. A wedding breakfast on an elaborate scale was provided, and the Bey H. Daniel took the opportunity thereat of proposing the health of the bride and bridegroom in an appropriate speech. j the bridegroom making acknowledge ment of the compilment. Conspicuous on the banqueting board was a handsome three-tier wedding cake, based on four pedestals and artistically decorated. There was a considerable array oi wedding presents, in which solid silver ware items and sets figured pro minently. The newly-united couple left the homestead by motor car amid much hearty i'arcvolling to catch the noon boat-train en route for Auckland and probably onward to Hamilton and Kotorua for the honeymoon before returning to !'iko up their residence in Whangarei. The bride's travelling dross was a navy-blue, tailor-made cos Inmi'i with a pretty pink hat in association. It is of interest to note that the bridt was at one time on the staff of the '' Northern Advocate.''