ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XIII, 28 September 1895, Page 396

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

MR JAKINS TO MISS M. RICHARDSON. f I new Wesleyan Church at St. Alban’s presented ji a very pretty appearance ou Thursday afternoon, when the marriage took place of Mr W. 11. Jakius, son of Mr G. S. Jakins, of Christchurch, and Miss Marian Richardson, second daughter of the late Rev. J. B. Richardson, who was lost at the wreck of the ill-fated Tararua. The altar vases were filled with lovely white flowers, and the rails artistically decorated with greenery and spring flowers. The bride was dressed in a simple ivory white nun’s veiling trimmed with lace, veil and wreath covering all. Miss Alice Jakins was the only bridesmaid, and wore pale blue trimmed with lace, Mr William Bowers acting as groomsman. The bridegroom is a grandson of the late Rev. J. Hobbs, one of the pioneer Wesleyan missionaries of Auckland. After the ceremony Mr H. A. Court, in a few wellchosen words, referred to the help Miss Richardson had always been ready to give, and the great love the congregation had always had for her late father, and then on behalf of the the trustees presented her with a Bible anil hymn-book. During the service several appropriate hymns were sung by the choir, and as the wedding party left the church, Miss Eleauor Smith, organist, played the ‘ Wedding March.’ MR RAYWARD TO MISS SPENSLEY. A very quiet wedding was celebrated at St. Mark’s Opawa, on Thursday afternoon, when Mr Hampton Rayward, agent for the Patent Office of Messrs Hughes and Co., Wellington, was married to Miss Isa B. Spensley, so well-known in musical circles in Christchurch. The bride wore her travelling'gown—a neat, tailormade tweed, only relations, or very intimate friends, being present. After the ceremony the bridal pair left for Governor's Bay. I hear they intend residing at Sumner on their return. MR MACPHERSON TO MISS KEMP. From England comes the news of the marriage of Miss Kemp. It is now some years since Dr. Kemp, with his family, left Wellington, but they one and all still linger lovingly in the memory of all who knew them, and news of old friends is always welcome. The bridegroom, Mr Macpherson, is a well-known professor of music, and carries three letters, R.A.M .after his name, indicative of his high position in the musical world. The wedding took place on the 31st July. ’lhe bride looked charming in a lovely gown of rich creamy satin, edged with pearl embroidery and softened with frills of chiffon. She also wore handsome pearl and gold ornaments. There were five bridesmaids—Misses Dorothy, Violet. Elise, and Kath'een Kemp, and Miss E. Pharazyn, who wore very pretty dresses of dainty white muslin, with white chip hats trimmed with tinted carnations, whic 1 flower also formed the shower bouquets carried by each ‘maid.’ The bridegroom’s gifts to them were gold and pearl brooches. A noticeable feature at the reception afterwards w .is the number of New Zealanders. The bride received 1 great many presents, nearly two hundred, includin': many that were really very handsome. Broadwood and Son paid the professor the unusual compliment of pre senting him with one of their grand pianos, and mini bers of musical societies also testified in similar manner to the high esteem in which they hold the happy bridegroom.