ORANGE BLOSSOMS

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIV, Issue XX, 19 May 1900, Page 952

ORANGE BLOSSOMS

DOUGLAS—FLETCHER. A fashionable company met at the resn’ence of Airs Fletcher, Pendle Hill, Wakarara, on Wednesday afterneon, far the wedding of Mr George Douglas, son of Mr Ralph Douglas, of (Jwavas, Tikokino, with Sarah, daughter of the late Mr S. Fletcher, Of I’emlle Hill, Wakarara. The bridesmaids—seven in number —wire the Misses Annie and .Jane Fletcher, sisters of the bride, Nelly A filer, Sarah Cooke, Agnes and Ethel Nicol, nieces of the bride, and L. Dear. 1 hey were dressed in different coloured muslin frocks, yellow, white and blue, the full bodices being trimmed with lace and insertion and little frills edgc<l the skirt. They wore white chrysanthemums in their hair, and carried (three) bouquets of white flowers, and (four) baskets filled with flowers and ferns. Mr Douglas was accompanied by Mr B. Doar as best man. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr A. Fletcher, wore a dress of the finest while muslin, the bodice trimmed with white satin and narrow Ince. She wore a spray of orangr blossoms in her hair, and a

Ince veil, and carried a beautiful bouquet. The Rev. C. L. Tuke, of Waipukurau, performed the marriage rite. On the conclusion of the service the bride and bridegroom and their friends adjourned to the diningroom, where the wedding breakfast ivas laid; and in the course of the afternoon the newly-married couple started on their way to Wellington and Wanganui.

M’KITTRICK—GEORGE. Mr James M’Kittrick, of Greymouth, was married to Miss F. George, eldest daughter of Mr A. George, of Hastings, in St. Matthew’s Church, Hastings, on Tuesday morning last. The wedding was a quiet one, and only the relations of both families were present. The Rev. J. Hobbs

officiated. < After the ceremony Mr and Mrs M’Kittrick left for Wellington.