Fashionable Wedding.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3878, 25 May 1906, Page 2

Fashionable Wedding.

NELSON-DICKENS.

Holy Trinity Church was yesterday the scene of one of the prettiest weddings ever celebrated within its sacred portals. The building was altogether too small to accommodate the immense crowd which gathered to witness the nuptials of two of our most popular young people, Miss Louise Emmallne, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Dickens, of “Rosedale," Manga-atoa Valley, Woodville, and Mr John S. Nelson, owner of the well-known “Ranmati" property at Papatawa, and son of Mr and Mrs J. Nelson, Christchurch. The chancel'of the church was tastefully decorated with chrysanthemums and evergreens, while a large floral arch adorned the entrance to the chan* cel.

Miss Dickens was quite the handsomest bride who has ever passed down the aisle of Holy Trinity Church. Her dress was of white merveilleux with full Court train. The bodice was made with a transparent yoke of blond lace, and was trimmed with true lovers' knots of satin ribbon and lace, the sleeves being of frilled silk. A spray of orange-blos-soms was worn on the shoulder. The skirt was plain with the exception of a frill of soft lace at the edge. - True lovers’ knots and a spray of orange blossoms adorned the train. The only jewellery worn was a gold chain and cross, the gift of Mrs Macandrew, of Colchester, England. ; A coronet of orange blossoms fastened the beautiful veil of embroidered tulle, which was sent out 1 from England. The lovely shower bouquet was of white obryaan. themumß, maidenhair fern and lycopodium.

The bride, who was given away by her father, was attended by five bridesmaids. Miss Nelson, sister of the bridegroom, was chief bridesmaid, and wore a beautiful dress of heliotrope silk with fichu of cream lace and shoulder straps of heliotrope ribbon. Her hat was of heliotrope straw trimmed with violet velvet and violets, and her bouquet was of chrysanthemums, maidenhair fern and lycopodium. Miss Nelson wore a gold necklet and pendant, the gift of the bridegroom. Miss Franklin, tbo second bridesmaid, wore a princess robe of heliotrope silk with yoke and sleeves of frilled white silk. With this was worn a white fur hat trimmed with heliotrope violets. The bridegroom’s present to Miss Franklin was an amethyst brooch and gold chain. Three little bridesmaids also attended Miss Dickens, the Misses Connie Allan, Emma Dickens and“ Jacky” Franklin. The two first named wore white silk dresses with lemon-colored sashes and silk hats. Little Miss Franklin wore cream silk voile trimmed with silk labe, and a silk bonnet. All three wore gold bird brooches, the gift of the bridegroom and carried baskets of flowers and lycopodium.

Mrs Dickens, mother of the bride, wore black brocade with long coat of brocade and heliotrope silk front. HeV hat was of black velvet. Mrs Nelson, mother of the bridegroom, wore black voile with frills of kilted chiffon round the shoulders, black straw hat. Mrs Alf, Dickens was in a tailor-made cos* tume of dark grey tweed, blue straw hat. Miss Mary Stevens, cousin of the bride t wore whits muslin, with white picture hat.

Mr Nelson was attended by his brother, Mr James Kelson, as best man, and Mr W. Eccles as groomsman. The service was choral, the hymn, " The Voice that breathed o'er Eden,' being sang as the bride entered tbi church, and "0, Perfect Love " being rendered as the newly-married pair proceeded to the veatry. Miss Davies whe presided at the organ, played Mendelssohn's " Wedding March,*' as the bridal party left the church. After the ceremony, a reoeption and breakfast were held in the Foresters Hall, where Mr and Mre Nelson re< ceived the congratulations of over 20( guests. A dainty repast was artistically laid out on long tables, one of which had as a centre-piece the handsome wedding cake.

The health of Mr and Mrs J. S. Nelson was proposed by Canon Ecoles in a felicitous speech. Mr Nelson replied, and proposed the health of the bridesmaids to which Mr James Nelson replied. The health of the parents of the bride was most enthusiastically honored. Mr Dickens feelingly responded. The toast of the health of Mr and Mrs Nelson, Sr., was also honored, Mr Nelson replying. The happy couple left by the afternoon train for Wanganui, where the honeymoon is to be spent. An immense crowd saw them off at the station. Mrt Nelson's travelling dress was of dork grey tweed with vest of bine plash, blue plush hat trimmed with white swans* down, grey furs. Mr and Mrs Nelson will have the good wishes of a very large circle of friends, and with them we join in felicitations to the youDg couple. There was an immense number of wedding presents, a list of which will appear later. The bridesgrqom's pr essnt to the bride was & trap horse. The bride's present to the bridegroom was a gold albert.