ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXIV, 14 December 1895, Page 748

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

MR RUDD TO MISS WOODS. ON November 28th at the residence of the bride’s parents. ‘ Linnwood,’ Remuera, a very pretty wedding was solemnised by the Rev. Mr McNicoll —Geo. W. Rudd, of the Postal Department, formerly of Christchurch, to Lizzie, youngest daughter of Mr S. Woods. The bride looked very pretty in white Liberty silk trimmed artistically with rich lace and feathers, and wreath of orange blossoms and flowing veil; she also wore a handsome diamond and pearl brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. IIKR sister, Miss Nellie Woods, as bridesmaid, wore a dainty frock of white spotted muslin trimmed with silk and violets; also a pretty amethyst brooch (the gift of the bridegroom), and carried a fairy basket of choice flowersand ferns. Mr Cyril Harris acted as groomsman. The bride’s mother, Mrs Woods, wore a handsome gown ot

black silk tastefully finished with jet and white chiffon: Mrs Woods, junr.. black silk trimmed with black and while brocaded velvet: Mrs McNicoll. lawn, brown lace and silk, jet bonnet with yellow primroses: Mrs W. Gittoe, black costume, pretty let and lilac bonnet: Mrs Best, black silk, white silk Indian shawl; Mrs T. Boddie, grey silk, dainty black bonnet: Mrs Ellis, black satin; Mrs La wry. lavender tweed costume, white trimmings, old gold bonnet; Mrs S. Lawry, black and white gown, jet bonnet relieved with pink heather; Mrs Basire. pink lustre, pretty bonnet ot pink and green: Miss McNicoll looked charming in a shot tweed trimmed with shaded blue silk, stylish fawn hat to match: Miss Hunter, fawn shot silk, brown bonnet; Miss Hewson, dainty blue muslin, white hat.; Miss Lee. pretty combination of cream and canary: Miss Collin, soft pink muslin, white hat; Miss Fleming, handsome green tweed, and tasteful white hat.

After the ceremony the bridal party were photographed on the lawn, after which delightful afternoon tea was partaken of. The presents were both numerous and costly, including a token of esteem from Mr Rudd’s fellow officers of the Postal Department, and many mementoes from the Southern towns. Later in the afternoon Mr and Mrs Rudd left for Maraietai amid showers of rice and good wishes, the bride travelling in a stylish costume of fawn tweed, brown and heliotrope hat.