Marriage Bells.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12650, 7 September 1904, Page 5

Marriage Bells.

One of the prettiest and most popular weddings over celebrated in iVw Plymomh was that of Mr Clemen j, Webster, third son of Mr W. I). Webster, and Miss Jessie Lawson, only daughter of Mrs Jamos Law^on. which took place at St. Andrew's Church on Tuesday afternoon. The church was densely crowded, and traffic was almost blocked in tho street by vehicles,, etc., while the ceremony was proceeding. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr Isaac Bayly, looked extremely pretty in a dress of cream, silk voile trimmed with cream silk embroidery ov«r cream glace silk, with a beautiful old Iluniton lace veil, which had done similar duty with earlier generations of her family, and she carried a lovely shower bouquet of clo.matis, white hyacinths, stocks, and '1\ co/podium. She was attended ty Misses Beatrice and Leila Webster (siK•ters of the bridegroom) and Mi^sot; Letty Sig-gs and Maud' Perry (cou.sb.is of the bride), also tw o -Jittlo girls. Misses Winifred Webster aud Kathleen Watson. The bridesmaids'*- dresses w ere o^eani volley witli very prett\ s.\vjiit&. hats trimmied with Neapolitan \iolets.,aud •cjjiffon.. i VVLL < They carried bouquets of violets and canedia. witjijpurole ribbon streamers. '. The 1 brrde&robnY 1 wa^^Tttonded }>y Mt Russell Standish, while Messrs L. ByB v Web»«ter j*- Sl^S.^y argeant, and Lew is Web t^ex^-wetc x -o[&o^jffii£" [l^o Rev. S. S. Osborne conducted tfiQ service, t and,as the paxi.y;-left-^_tu.e,. -church v, Weeding March was played by Mr W. Perry. A large number of relatives and friends were afterwards entertained by Mr and Mrs W. D. Webster at thoir residence.

The bridegroom's present to the Vride was a handsome pearl pendant and chain, and to the bridesmaids lie gave greenstone pendants. Among the large .number of presents which the happy couple received were a chaste tea service from tho inunagrr and accountant of the Northern Steaims'hip Company, a very handsome easy chair from tho capu'in and officers of the s.s. Rarawa. an entree dish from the chief steward of tho liarawaund his dej>artment r a pickle stand from tho chief engineer of the s.s. Xgapuhi, a large oil painting of the Rarawa entering Manukau Heads from tho captain and engineer of that vessel, and handsome bronze ornaments from the Tv kapa Football Club, of which Mr Webster has been an active member and one of tho original promoters.

A largo number of friends n^sr-mbled cit the railv.'ay station to i-oe Mr and ?»IrK Webster off by tins 1.25 train, b'Uiid for Wanganui. where a short honeymoon will be spent. The brid<»\s going-away dress \va^a\< y ry Ireoomin-; grey costume, \vith hat and furs to match.