ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XXV, 18 June 1898, Page 771

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

MR TWINAME TO MISS SPEIGHT. The marriage of Mr Francis A. Twiname, of the Cook Trading Company, to Miss Violet N. Speight, of Parnell, was celebrated in St. Paul's Church, Auckland, by the Rev. Canon Nelson. The service was choral, and the wedding was a very pretty one. The bride looked charming in her stylish travelling dress of fawn braided in gold, with cream silk trimmings, hat en suite, lovely shower bouquet. The bridesmaids. Miss Katie Speight (niece of the bride) and Miss G. A. Twiname, were dressed in green and fawn respectively, and had each beautiful cream rose bouquets. Mr E. W. Twiname was best man, and Mr C. Speight groomsman. Afternoon tea was partaken of at the residence of the bride’s mother, where* the very numerous presents were duly admired by a large circle of friends and relatives. Some of the guests wore very pretty costumes. Mrs Speight (mother of the bride),brown broche trimmed with lace; Mrs Twiname, handsome black costume trimmed with jet; Miss Twiname, stylish tweed costume, picture hat with pink roses; Mrs Geo. Raynes, handsome green silk dress trimmed with velvet, charming hat to match; Mrs W. C. Speight, dress of green cloth with fawn vest, black picture hat; Mrs Warner,black satin dress relieved with white lace; Mrs Hardwick (Remuera), handsome braided costume, stylish hat with pink roses; Mrs T. Lippiatt,handsome brown costume, hat to match; Mrs W. J. Speight, stylish dress of black trimmed with silk, bonnet of jet and flowers.

MR ANDERSON TO MISS HURSTHOUSE. A wedding of interest took place recently at St. Mary’s Church, New Plymouth, when Miss Helen Hursthouse, second daughter of Mr Wilson Hursthouse, was married to Mr Alexander Anderson, of Wanganui. The ceremony was performed by Archdeacon Govett, assisted by the Rev. F. G. Evans. The bride, who was given away by her mother, wore a very handsome but simply-made brocaded satin, trimmed with orange blossoms, white felt hat with white ostrich tips and ribbons, and carried an exquisite shower bouquet of choice flowers. She was attended by her two sisters, Misses A. and E. Hursthouse, as bridesmaids, who wore soft white crepon dresses, trimmed with white satin, black hats, with shaded pink roses, and carried very pretty yellow and white bouquets. The bridegroom was supported by Mr W. Gordon Glassford, as best man. The bridesmaids were presented with handsome sapphire brooches, gifts from the bridegroom. Later in the afternoon Mr and Mrs Anderson drove to New Plymouth station, and left by train for Wellington, where they intend to spend their honeymoon. Conspicuous among the many costly and beautiful presents received by Mr and Mrs Anderson was a very pretty cut glass and silver butter dish, presented to the latter from the boys of St. Mary’s choir. THE WEDDING OF LADY AUGUSTA BOYLE. The marriage of Lady Augusta Boyle with Mr Charles Orr-Ewing, M.P. for Ayr Burghs, the youngest son of the late Sir Archibald OrrEwing, M.P., was solemnised on the afternoon of the 28th of April in Fairlie Parish Church, Ayrshire, which was beautifully decorated. From arches of foliage were suspended baskets of white flowers, the windows were filled with palms, and white flowers and ropes of evergreens hung from the rafters. The girls of the village strewed the bride’s path with primroses. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Cameron Lees, Dean of the Order of the Thistle, St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, assisted by the Rev. Arthur Allen, of Fairlie. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a white, satin Duchesse gown with a long train, the front being deeorated with a chaplet of white heather and orange blossoms, a bodice composed entirely of chiffon and lace with transparent sleeves, the customary wreath of orange blossoms, and a tulle veil, and as her ornaments a riviere of diamonds and u diamond sun, the gift of the bridegroom, and she carried a bouquet of lilies-of-thc-

valley and orange blossom. Her train was carried by Master lan Orr-Ewing, and she was attended by ten bridesmaids, Ladies Alice and Dorothy Boyle, Misses Janet, Violet and Mabel Orr-Ewing, two Misses Dalrymple, Miss Dalrymple-Hay, Miss Stewart, and Miss Ida Williams, of Wellington. They were attired in white silk gauze, over yellow, the bodices being trimmed with white chiffon and yellow silk, and wore wreaths of yellow roses and tulle veils, and fine gold Ichaiiks and diamond pendants, the gift of the bridegroom, who was attended by his brother. Major Orr-Ewing, as best man. A fashionable gathering assembled after the ceremony ai Kelburne, at the invitation of the Earl and Countess of Glasgow, including the Countess of Eglinton, the Earl and Countess of Northesk, Lord and Lady Inverclyde, and the Hon. Miss Burns, Admiral and Miss Montgomerie, a large clan of Orr-Ewings, Hunter-Blairs and Boyles, the Hon. G Gathorne-Hardy and Captain Clayton, of the Scots Guards. The happy couple left in an open carriage pelted with primrose petals to spend the first days of their honeymoon at Milton, Maybole, lent them by Lady HunterBlair, and set out last Monday for the Italian Lakes. The bride’s going away dress was hyacinth blue cashmere embroidered in silver, with vest of white lace, and a blue hat decorated with clusters of hyacinths and a plume. There were numerous pres ents, including a large number of jewels. From the bridegroom. Lady Augusta received a pearl necklace, r, diamond ring, a diamond and pearl necklace and a dressing bag; from her parents, a necklace of turquoise and pearls; from Lady Orr-Ewing, a •pearl and diamond ring; from Lady Hunter-Blair, a turquoise necklace:

and from her brothers and sisters, a diamond bangle. The inhabitants of Fairlie presented her with a silver teapot, sugar basin, and eream jug: the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos, with a pearl bangle; Major Orr-Ewing, with a diamond pendant; Mr and Mrs Orr-Ewing, with a turquoise ami pearl necklace and pendant; and Lord and Lady Hinton gave her a diamond and sapphire brooch.