PORTEOUS—SAWYERS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12878, 27 March 1913, Page 3

PORTEOUS—SAWYERS.

* An. interesting and , attractive wedding was solemnised at Christ Church yesterday afternoon, the contracting .parties beingMr. V. L. Porteous, late of Wanganui, and now residing at Hamilton, arid Miss Dinah Grisdale Sawyers, third daughter of Captain and Mrs. W. H. Sawyers, of Burie Hill, Wanganui. The Rev. H. Reeve was the officiating, clergyman. The bride, who was given away by Mr. C. Heinold, looked charming in a gown 'of cicam. satin ch'armeuse, corsage trimmed with Limerick lace and pearls, draped skirt with pointed train finished with French knots. The tulle veil was arranged in the form of a hood, and was made of Limerick lace and orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of white llowers.

The bridesmaids were Miss Grace Sawyers, sister of the bride. Miss Doris Porteous; sister of the bridegroom, Miss Anderson, and two little tots, Misses Zillah and Jessica Sawyers. The bridesmaids-■•were all dressed in .apricot.silk elaine (with Chantilly lace coats), and; their draped skirts were caught up with ninon roses. They wore black velvet picture hats with apricotplumes. The little tots were attired in dresses of the same shade with ninon drapings, and satin crownedl colleen hats.

; Mr. J. Copeland acted as best man, find,'.he was supported -by.Messrs. W. O'Reilly and S. Tremewan,~"~as groomsmen. The bride's travelling costume was of saxe-blue cloth with black vellur hat trimmed .with saxe-blue lancer plume. She also wore a. long black . sealetto travelling coat. Mrs. Sawyers, mother of the bride, was dressed in black silk, and Mi's. Porteous, mother of the bridegroom, was attired in a lavender .shot silk gown. Mrs. W. H. Sawyer, jun., wore'a. reseda green silk coat and skirt.' Miss Ella' Sawyers gowned; in white silk with " silver iace coal A large crowd of friends wit- ■ nexsod . thy. wedding c2ron_H);iy. \< fty guests attended the .reception in. Dustin's tea-rooms, • where an « pproi>riate toast-list was honoured. The .■happy counlc were the reoioi-Ji's of many "useful, and. handmo no ; reborns, -.which " included many ehe-in.?* They left Wan£nmii,by the -4-33 p.m. i'-nm to spend their -.honeymoon in the North.