TABLE TALK

Otago Witness, Issue 2157, 27 June 1895, Page 46

TABLE TALK

Knox Church was the scene of a fashionable wedding on Wednesday, the 19th, attractirg a large number of spectators, The bride was Miss Ziele, who ia well known in Dunedin social circles, and the bridegroom Mr Harry Russell, of Sydney. The honr fixed for the ceremony was 2 o'clock, and long before that time the greater number of the church seats were occupied with friends of the bride and bridegroom and others deßirous of witnessing the ceremony. Unfortunately early that morning snow commenced' to fall, and a bleak cold wind accompanied with sharp showers of hail was almost continuous nntil 1 o'clock, when the sun shone out bravely, which seemed to be a good omen for the young couple. The church was beautifully decorated considering its great size. Wreaths of white chrysanthemums were arranged over the pulpit, while scarlet berries and green moss trailed over tho altar rails. A large bell hung from the gallery over the heads of the bride and bridegroom. It was made of wire, but was completely smothered in white chrysanthemums and ferns, and a large basket of exquisite flowers (presented by tbe foreman of M'Leod Bros., Limited, of which 11 r Ziele is manag«r) stood on the reading desk^ Tbe Rev., Dt Dunlop performed the ceremony, and gave an affecting and impressive discourse on the sacred duties involved in marriage and the relations assumed by those entering the married state. The bridegroom (attended by Mr Wolstenholme, who acted tbe part of best man, and the Messrs Ziele, Harris, Low, Menlove, Williams, and Clewes as groomsmen) awaited on the platform within the pulpit rails the arrival of the bride, who entered the church leaning on the arm of her father, who gave her away. The bride wore a beautiful gown of tbe richest ivory satin duchesse, tbe long train trimmed with a boullionie of tbe same ; tbe petticoat of satin, over wbicb was veiled a costly tablier of prismatic and pearl embroidery, which had recently arrived from Paris Tbe corsage was made v/itb chemisette of chiffon and garnitured with embroidery to match ; the s'.eevee very full at the top, but fitting tightly from elbow to wrist. The left side of the corsage was caught at the .shoulder with a knot of orange blossoms. She carried an exquisite shower bouquet of white flowers and maiden-hair ferns. The seven bridesmaids, who were Miss Russell (sister of the bridegroom), Miss Ireland, Miss Scott, Miss Shand, Mi<?s Grummit, Miss Me Hit, and Mise Clulee, weie dressed in lovely surah of heliotrope shade. The bodices were full, with a zouave of velvet of a darker shade; velvet cavalier hats; aud carried shower bouquets of heliotrope and chrysanthemums. Each bridesmaid were a lovely gold brooch with a heart, composed of an amethyst surrounded with pearls, in the centre, the gift of the bridegroom. After the ceremony a reception was held by Mr and Mrs Z'.ele at their residence, Smith street, where about 80 guests sat down to breakfast. Tbe table was most tastefully and elaborately decorated with white chrysanthemums in tall glasses, while streamers of white ribbons and two shades of heliotrope ribbons extended from one vase to another in a most artistic manner, and the wedding cake, whichatoodin the middle of the table, made an excellent centrepiece. The usual toasts were proposed and responded to, the health of the host and hostess being drunk with musical honours. Besides the wedding party including Mrs H, C. Russell, mother of the bridegroom. Unfortunately the bridegroom's father was unable to be present— there were present — Dr and Mrs Roberts, Mr and Mrs Sargood, Mr and Mrs R. Wilson, Mr and Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Stephenson, Miss S'ephenson, Miss K. Stepbenson, Mrs and Miss Mackerra?, Mrs and Miss Royce, Mrs aDd Miss Macaesey, Mrs Scott, Mrs Donald, Miss Roberts,

Mr and Miss filoodie, Mr and Miss Sise, Mr and Miss Webster, Mr Ilodgkins, Misses G. and L. Roberts, Miss Kerapthorne, Mr and Mies Wilson, the Misses E. and N. Gilkison, the Misses Farquhar, Miss Thompson, Mra and the Misses Gordon, Dr and Mrs Jr.ffcoafr, Professor and Mrs Shand, the Misses Sband, Mrs Fraser, Mrs J. Fraser, Mrs MofEdt, Mrs and Miss Graham, Miss Low, Mrs Finker, Miss Grosso, Mr and Miss Calender. The bride and bridegroom left in the afternoon for Waitati prior to their leaving for Sydney, where they are going to reside. The bappy pair departed amidst a shower of flowers instead of rice, with just a handful of tbe latter for luck. The bride's travelling costume was of grey blue Amazon cloth trimmed with beaver. With this gown was worn an extremely pretty cape and muff to match, trimmed with white satin. The wedding presents, which were very numerous and coßtly, numbered about 150, amongst them being four cheques for £160, £80, £50, and £10 103 respectively, also a silver tea servloe, silver fruit knives and forks, table silver, entree dishes, table gong, silver candelabras, silver salt cellars, silver serviette rirga, silver oard trays, silver bread platter amd knife, silver fruit spoons, silvermounted carvers, large china bowl, and others too numerous to mention. Mrs Ziele (tbe ' bride's mother) wore a drees of rich iris poult de soie trimmed I with jet passementerie and tatting lace and finished with chiffonrbonnet en suite ; Mra Roberts (sister of the bride), a gown of gendarme blue Amazon cloth made with a corselet of jet, and the large eleeves caught with points of jet, Paris hat to match ; Mrs Martin, brown Lyons velvet gown trimmed with beaver, the corsage in front showing a vest of buttercup bengaline, bonnet en suite; Mrs Sargood, nut brown faced cloth with bodice of lighter shade beautifully handbraided, brown velvet Farisienne hat, shower bouquet of chrysanthemums and autumnal leaves; Miss Low wore a chic gown of oiive green cloth with trimmings of black silk and coquelicotjvelvet with chiffon ruche at neck ; Mrs Cantrell, black velvet costume, plain skirfc, bodice trimmed with reseda bengaline and wine-coloured lace, picture hat of black velvet and feathers; Mrs Da Lautour(of Oamaru) wore a pretty costume — crinkled bodice of leaf green " Armure royal " damasac caught with ruffles of chiffon and bands of jet, bonnet daiutily trimmed to match; 'Mrs John M'Lean, brown crepon trimmed "with brown silk and pansy velvet and finished with jet passementerie ; Mrs Royso's rich dress of black velvet with high Medici collar and ficbu of Honiton lace was certainly one of the most effective, yet essentially lady-like, costumes I have seen ; Mrs Mackerras wore a handsome black silk gown and long velvet' cloak ; Mrs Scott also wore black silk, and a chaste little bonnet composed of green and black ; Mrs Donald (Riversdale) wore a smart black silk gown, the sleeveless bodica being composed of red velvet trimmed with jet and chiffon, small jet bonnet ; Miss Stephenson, navy, blue cloth with revers and lying-back collarof red velvet edged with cream insertion, feathered hat of black velvet; Mrs Maca?sey wore a black velvet gown with small jet bonnet; Mrs Dowling, black crepon trimmed 'elaborately with mauve silk and black chiffon ; Miss Farquhar, a stylish dress composed of pfum- coloured cloth and velvet, large feather hat to match; Miss K. Royse, an exceedingly stylish blue heather i weed costume with corn-flower blue velvet sl9Gves and revers, small toque hat of blue velvet with fur bordering and finished off with pale green rosettes, the dress, whicb was io excellent taste, suiting' the wearer admirably; Mra Stephenson, a gown of. black silk grenadine trimmed with lacß and jet, bonnet of pink and black; Misa Kite Stephenson's handsome dress of black crepon with yoke of jet and collar of majentacoloured velvet was certainly one of the most effective gowns worn ; Mrs Jeffcoat wore a very pretty black moire skirt, the sleeveless bodice being made of crepon with very large moire sleeves, the whole trimmed with jet, red velvet toque hat en suite; Miss Moodie, brown Amazon cloth costume with yoke and butterfly sleeves composed of electric blue cloth, toque hat to match; Miss Kempthorne, smart tweed costume with entire bodice of blue velvet, picture velvet bat to match; Miss Winnie Gordon, very stylish black serge costume, tbe capes of which were lined with yellow *iik; Mrs Fraser, black crinkled crepon trimmed efff ctively with black ribbons and jet; Miss Calender, smart granite-coloured tweed trimmed with black velvet and jet ; Mise G Roberts, black serge costume v/iih vest of flowered blue silk ; Miss E. Ulrich, blue gown with trimmings of black satin ribbon; Miss Rimsay. heather tweed; Miss G, Webster, a very becoming myrtlegreeo cloth frock with yoke of red velvet ornamented with jet trimmings; Miss Roberts, light brown cloth braided with brown cord, and vest of brown velvet, large flat velvet hat trimmed with sable tails ; Wise M&cassey, a handsome gown of brown cloth with yoke of green velwet and trimmings of yellow satin veiled in black lace, large green velvet bat with feathers ; Miss Neill, checked tweed costume and a smart toque hat with majenta velvet trimmings; Miss Sise, * pretty dress of black crepon with joke and collar of white silver brocade outlined with jet, large black velvet hat ; Miss Gordon, brown checked tweed made with skirt and cape, white shirt front and j-ellow de; Miss Wilson, blue cloth with trimmings of brown velvet, caps to match trimmed with the same velvet, brown and blue hat; Miss Bartleman, green cloth with white vest and tie ; Miss E, Gilkison, gown of black crepon with yoke of pink silk, black toreador hat with pink roses ; Miss Graham, pale grey silk frock made with full sleeves, large black hat; Miss L. Roberts, black serge costume with vest o£ pink silk ; Mrs Finker, brown costume ; Miss Grosse, navy blue serge ; Miss N Gilkiaon, black cloth with yoke aud sleeves of blue velvot ; Miss Mackerras, a smart dress of blue tweed with yoke and sleeves of gendarme blue velvet, larg'3 hat of the same velvet trimmed with feathers ; Miss Shand, a stylish tweed gown with vest of blue velvet ; Miss E, Shand, black velvet and jet ; Miss Millar, black and v/hite checked cloth with quantities of black satin ribbons ; Mi3s Thomson (Auckland), brown cloth costume, sealskin bat with, sable tails i Mrs

W. Kennedy, black with vest of pale blue silk. The following is !a condensed description of the remainder of the bride's trousseau.: — The going-away dress, as haß already been mentioned, was of grey blue Amazon cloth trimmed with beaver. With this gown was an extremely pretty cape and muff to match, trimmed with white satin. A rich black velvet dinner gown, the qnaint bodice having heliotrope brocaded silk sleeves ; a broad belt and sash ends of helltrope. Ball costume of pink bengaline, the eeams of the gored skirt being piped with silver braid, finishing with bows at the foot ; court bodice of brocaded soie d'argent, with short puffed sleeves of pink. This is a most exquisite dress. An extremely pretty empire gown of eau de nil surah ; Watteau back with loose front. Worn with this gown is a folded belt of dark green velvet and an escharpe of hem-stitched Indian ' muslin. The visiting costume waa made of cornflower blue and black shot crepon, skirt plain, with a very fall bodice trimmed with core flower- blue satin, the small yoke and collar showing yellow satin veiled with black chiffon, and a belt of jet; worn with, this delightful dress is a pretty short shoulder cape and muff to match. A useful dress of black satin merveilleur — plain skirt, bodice with accordion-pHited blue' chiffon sleeves over blue Bilk and trimmed with iridescent passementerie. Au extremely stylish opera mantle of gris-pearle cashmere Francaise lined with pink surah, coming- to the full length of the skirt; the caps and collar trimmed with a ruche of ostrich feathers. There wad also an effective blue breakfast gown trimmed with lace and ribbon, and an exquisitely pretty dressing jacket embroidered with silk, and some extremely ' pretty day and evening blouses. Ono oven- , ing blouse of yellow surah trimmed with chiffon and jet was very effective. The whole of the bride's trousseau, together with the bridesmaids' dresses, was supplied by the D I.C, and made by their diessmßkor, Mrs Wright. On the evening of the wedding day Mrs Ziele gave an "At home " at her residence in Smith street, which made a very happy ending to the day's festivities. About 70 guests were present, and dancing was carried on in a large room until' the small hours. The large bell which had played so conspicuous a part in the decorations in the church was suspended from the ceiling in the dancing room, reminding one and all of the wedding bells, of whioh it was a symbol. The night was still very stormy, snow and hail falling continually, therefore the large verandah could not be used ; but the coldness of the atmosphere seemed to impart all the more spirit to the dancers, and altogether it was one of the most successful affairs of the kind of the season, notwithstanding the absence of Mrs Russell, jun., whom everyone missed. Amongst those present besides the bridesmaids and groomsmen were Mra Roberts, Mis 3 Macassoy, Miss Mackerras, Mrs Donald (Riversdale). Miss Q. Roberts, Mr and Miss Moodie, Mr Hodgkins, Mr and Miss Wilson,-Mr Pasco, Miss Kerapthorne, Mr J 0. .Marshall, Mr Oldham, Miss TJlrich, Mr and Miss G. Websier, Miss Smith (Bulclutha), Mr Hunter, Mr Patullo, Mr Richardson, Mr Hendrie, Miss Farqubar, Miss Gilkiflon, Miss Low, Mis* Stephenson, Mr Williams, Mr Edmond, Miss Ramsay, &c. Mrs Ziele wore a trained black silk gown; Mrs Roberts, black velvet, the bodice boing composed of white eilk veiled in black chiffon and trimmed with jet; the bridesmaids all wore the pretty heliotrope frocks which they had worn at the ceremony in the afternoon, and they proved most becomicg to thorn all; Miss Lily Wilson, a debutante, wore an exquisite white merveilleux dress made quite simply, ornamented with trailß of white ■ flowers, angel sheves composed of white lace; Miss Stephenson, heliotrope silk with silver trimmings; Mrs Donald, heliotrope silk trimmel with violet velvet and laoe; Miss Smith, a char ruing gown of blue velvet trimmed with jet and black lace ; Miss Grosse, white silk, the bodice having sleeves and trimmings of dark blue velvet ; Miss Webster, heliotrope crepon trimmed with green eilk ; Miss Kempthorne, white brocade with trimmings of heliotrope silk and white lace. The usual weekly meeting of the Kahanga Club was held at tho residence of Mrs Boyd, Stafford street, on Monday, the 17th. Notwithstanding the .exceedingly wet night there was a very fair attendance of ladies. Mirfs Reynolds was chairwoman for the occasion, and had provided a very excellent programme. The fust item was a readiDg by Misß L. MacLaren on "Artists and Their Studios," followed by a song by Miss S. Graham entitled "The Gift," and the last item of the first part was an amusing description of ladies given by Mrs Melland. After the usual adjournment for refreshments Miss Boyd played a pianoforte solo ; Miss R. Reynolds then contributed a vocal solo, and the programme concluded with a capitally-rendered dialogue by Mies M. Reynolds and Miss R. Neill, which was much enjoyed by the audience. The subject was " A Conversation Overheard at a Concert Between Two Young Ladiea." The programme for the evening was painted by Miss G. Webster. Amongst those present were Mrs Denniston, Mrs Woodhouse, Mrs Malland, Mrs Cuningham Strrith, Mrs Sinclair-Thom-son, Mrs Donald, Mrs Ritchie, Mrs Dowling, Miss Reynolds, Miss R. Reynolds, Misa MacLaren, Miss Roberts, Miss Bartleman, Mi3s E. MacLaren, Miss Cameron, the Misses Rattray, Miss Browning, Miss Graham, Mis 3S. Graham, and Miss Neill. The next meeting of the Kahanga Club will be held at the residence of Mis Woodhou3e, Mrs Stilling being in the chair.