A PRIMROSE WEDDING.
The rmiriiige of Col. Howaid Kingscoto witli Mias Drummond Wolff, daughter of Sir H. Drummond Wolff, member of pAilminrnt, was solemnised yesterday afternoon by spi eial license at £t Rail's, Knightbridgp. The .Bishop of Wiuchestei officiated, assisted by the Rev. Canon Nisbetand tließ* v W Mathew Thomas, Vicar of Uiscombc Th( wedding was known as a "Primrose" wedding, the bride's father being one of the founders of the I'umrode League. The brides inaidi, nine in nunibei , were Dames uf the League. 1 hey wore di esses of pnm rose satin, draped with the same shade of cu-pe, and caught up with small bunches of primroses. They also woie gold brooches set with diamonds, thu gift of the bridegroom. The bride, who was gnen away by her father, was at tired in a costume of vulciiis broche fnsd and satin hoire, the fiontofthe skirt being ecu end with antique Brusiels lace, whicli was tastefully Caught up with sprays of real orangf blossoms, s^nt specially fiom Nicefoi the occasion. Her train was borne by two little pages The \ril was fastened to the hair by thicc ln^o diamond stai", surmount ml by a. uil.iUi of oiange blosioms —Pall Mall (ia/< ttc, June 20
Forms of application for icgisteiing patentH can vow be obtained at any money order office in any Colony. WIfVT can you exprct lioip n pig hut a grunt? sitigt Mr Tu nper, or some otliei proverbist, and what can you hope fioni an ox but low language ? New York lady : •' I ■hould like n ticket for the train. Ticket agent (who thinks he will make a joke) : Yf-s'm ; will you go in th*» pasiengcr train or in the cattle train ?"Lady : • Well, if you're a specimen of what I shall experience in passenger train, give me a ticket for the cattle train l»y all means.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2061, 22 September 1885, Page 4
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309A PRIMROSE WEDDING. Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2061, 22 September 1885, Page 4
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