ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXIII, 7 December 1895, Page 711

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

MR FAIRHURST TO MISS WOOD. AN exceedingly pretty wedding took place at St. Michael’s Church on Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock, when Mr Joe Fairhurst, of the Bank of New South Wales, was married to Miss Amy Wood, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Wood, of Christchurch, the Rev. Mr Averil officiating. The bride, led in by her father, was simply dressed in white Liberty silk, wearing a becoming hat with ostrich feathers, and carrying an exquisite bridal bouquet. The bridesmaids—Misses Lily and Kathleen Wood (sisters of the bride), and Myra Hargreaves (cousin of the bridegroom)—looked charming. Misses Wood and Hargreaves wore white spotted muslin over pale pink, with pale green collars and butterfly ends at the back, white hat with pink flowers and foliage ; Miss K. Wood, white and green, hat to match. They all carried lovely shower bouquets of pink and white. Mrs Wood wore an exceedingly becoming gown of black with white silk, bodice veiled with guipure, bonnet to match; Mrs Allan, very tasteful toilet of brown silk and velvet, brown and gold bonnet; Mrs Jameson, black relieved with white; Miss Allan, green crepon with touches of pale pink, hat to march ; Mrs (Dr.) Anderson, pale grey gown, aud wreath of yellow roses in her bonnet. Only relations of bride and bridegroom were present owing to recent family bereavement, but the church was thronged with spectators. The bride and bridegroom left for Akaroa by the 4 p.m. train. The bride’s travelling dress was brown relieved with pink, hat to match. MR PEARSON TO MISS BURNETT. A VERY pretty wedding took place at the Lower Hutt on Tuesday afternoon, when Miss Burnett was married to Mr Pearson, both residents of the town. The ceremony was performed, by the Rev. J. Jones, assisted by the Rev. F. Clinton, and the church was very nicely decorated with floral festoons for the occasion. The bride was given away by her father, and was attended by four maids—her sisters, Misses Muriel and Mabel Burnett, and Misses E. Riddiford, and Noeline Baker. AFTER the ceremony Mr Burnett and his daughters received a large number of guests at their residence, where tea and wedding cake were dispensed, the bride and bridegroom leaving shortly after, amid showers of rose leaves for the Wairarapa ere route for Auckland. The bride wore a most lovely wedding gown—rich white bengaline silk, made without a train, aud with a deep frill of real lace round the skirt, and a plain net veil. She carrried a large bouquet of exquisite white flowers. The bridegroom’s gift was a chain bangle. Misses Muriel and Mabel Burnett wore white muslin dresses with deep hems, lace fichus, and yellow sashes and ribbons ; Miss E. Riddiford and N. Baker wore similar dresses with heliotrope in place of yellow. They all carried large bouquets, and wore pearl bangles, the groom’s recognition of their position. Mr D. Burnett fulfilled the duties of best man. The guests included Mrs Baker, Mrs and the Misses Barron. Mrs ana Miss Bodmin, Lady Buckley. Mr and Miss Clinton, Mrs Climic. Mrs Colbeck, Mr and Mrs Fitzherbert. Miss Fiizherbert. Mrs Gilbert. Sir James and Lady Hector, Miss Hector. Mr and Miss Harcourt. Miss Haste. Mr and Mrs Haybittie. Mrs Hum frey. Mr and Mrs Howden, Mrs and Miss Jackson. Mrs HullngsJackson. Mrs Janisch. Miss Johnston. Mr and Mrs Jones, Mr Kennedy, Mrs and Mies McLeod, Mrs Pearce, Dr. Purdy, Mr and Mrs Reee, Miss Hees. Mrs Riddiford, Mr and Mrs Sladdcn. Mrs

and Miss Stowe. Mrs Wilford, Misses K. and L. Wilford. Owing to the weather, which was not as bright and smiling as it should have been, the guests had generally donned clothes of a less festive nature than is usually the case at summer weddings, nevertheless there were some very smart gowns worn. Amongst them were Miss Frances Burnett, in a very stylish silver grey alpaca trimmed with black silk bows, and a black lace hat with white lace wings: Mrs Barron was dressed in black with trimmings of pink pompadour silk and small jet bonnet; Miss Barron wore a green shot costume ; Miss E. Barron, a pretty blue delaine dress flowered in pink floral design; Mrs Bodmin, grey tweed costume, small beaded bonnet trimmed with pansies ; Miss Bodmin wore a cream drill costume made with a short cape trimmed with lace insertion, large cream hat with bows of pink and brown ; Lady Buckley looked well in a handsome black merveilleux dress, the bodice being chiefly composed of pink silk covered with cream guipure lace, small b!ack bonnet wreathed in pink roses; Miss Clinton, black skirt, pretty blouse of black and white silk, sailor hat: Mrs Fitzherbert wore a very becoming gown of heliotrope stylishly trimmed with silk of the same shade, and small bonnet to match ; Miss Fitzherbert. a pretty dress of pale green crepon with narrow bars of cream insertion, large cream hat; Lady Hector was dressed in brown with silk vest, bonnet to match; Miss Hector, grey skirt with white silk blouse, white hat; Miss Harcourt wore a costume of blue drill with white blouse, white hat; Miss Haste, a neat brown dress with salmon pink trimmings, brown hat with pink bows ; Mrs Hay bittie wore a black dress, the bodice being brightened with flowered pink silk, black hat with bunches of carnations: Mrs Howden. dark blue costume and black bonnet; Mrs Humfrey wore a dress of grey and black combination. and black bonnet; Mrs Jackson wore black with lace cnpe and bonnet; Miss Jackson, a dark green crepon dress with black lace hat: Mrs Hulings-Jackson wore a grey tailor costume with blue vest and sailor hat; Miss V. Johnston, a light blue checked costume with tan-coloured lace insertion on the bodice, white hat with blue ribbons; Mrs Pearce, black skirt, and soft silk blouse of a pretty heliotrope shade: Mrs Rees, black, black bonnet with shaded lilac flowers: Miss Rees wore a pretty white muslin dress with white hat: Mrs Riddiford wore a very becoming dress of black crepon, with vest of yellow silk and edged with yellow gimp trimming, small black bonnet covered with cowslips; Mrs Stowe wore black, with lace cape and beaded bonnet; Miss Stowe, a pretty grey crepon with pink silk vest, collar, and cuff's, grey feathered hat: Mrs Sladden. black : Mrs Wilford also wore black, with small black and white bonnet; the Misses Wilford wore white drill costumes with coloured blouses, and white hats.

The bride’s travelling costume was very much admired—a dark tailor gown fitting her beautifully, and rendered very smart and stylish by the fashionable white satin vest with several large silver buttons on the front pleat, the collar being full, drawn, and finished with the outstanding bows, which are becoming so much the rage. The presents, which numbered fully a hundred, were on view in a separate room, and were remarkable as well for their quality as quantity. MR WALTER MORRAH TO MISS G. MON AT. A 2 UIE?r wedding took place in St. Andrew’s Church, Wellington Terrace, on Wednesday afternoon, when Mr Walter Morrah was married to Miss Grace Monat, both well known in the city. The bride was given away by her father, and was attended by three bridesmaids—Misses Lottie Monat, and Grace and Nesta Morrah, while Mr Wiggins attended the groom. After the ceremony the guests assembled at Mr Monat’s residence for tea and congratulations, the young couple then leaving for Auckland. MR COX TO MISS DRYDEN. A very interesting wedding took place on October 7th in Hong Kong at the Peak Church. The contracting parties were Miss Alice Mary Dryden, daughter of Mr Henry Dryden, of Karori, Wellington, and Mr Wm. Wakeford Cox, of the South British Insurance Company, Shanghai, late of Auckland. The bride looked charming in a dove-coloured silk poplin trimmed with velvet of a darker shade, grey hat with feathers to match. She carried a lovely bouquet of white flowers. The bridesmaid was Miss Gertrude Kempthorne, who looked very well in a becoming tweed costume trimmed with electric blue, and hat to match. Mr Crombie, of the South British Insurance Company, Hong Kong, acted the part of best man. The party were conveyed to the church in separate chairs, rather unsociable, drawn by four coolies dressed in light blue and white uniforms. It was a perfect day, so the church, which was beautifully decorated outside with pot plants of every description, looked very pretty. The party on returning from the church were entertained at ‘ Tiffen ’ at the residence of Mr Masters, a leading lawyer in Hong Kong, who gave the bride away, and whose house is 1,250 feet up the Peak, so commands a magnificent view of Hong Kong. The happy pair stayed the night at the Peak Hotel, and left for Shanghai the next day, accompanied by Miss Kempthorne. In Shanghai Mr and Mrs Cox were the guests of Mr Ernest Kempthorne, who has a very nice house in the settlement, before proceeding to their future residence in Sans Sowci Terrace. [A description of Miss Warren’s wedding is unavoidably held over.]