ORANGE BLOSSOMS

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue IV, 28 July 1900, Page 171

ORANGE BLOSSOMS

WILLIAMS—BACH. AH Saints* Church, Ponsonby, Auckland, was thronged with a large gathering of interested spectators on Tuesday afternoon to witness the marriage of Miss Rhoda Bach, eldest daughter of Mrs Bach of “Ennore,” to Dr. Ernest Williams, of Pukekohe, only son of the Rev. Mr Williams, Hawthorne, Melbourne. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon Calder. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Clarence Bach, looked very pretty in a rich white brocade, the skirt and train finished at the hem with a frill of blonde laee. The bodice was made •with a puffed chemisette, and embfloridered with pearls in a scroll design, and had sprays of orange flowers falling over shoulders. She wore a soft flowing embroidered tulle veil and carried a lovely shower bouquet of choice flowers. The bridegroom's present to life bride was a diamond and sapphire Langle. The bridesmaids were Miss Cpnstanee Bach (sister of the bride). Miss Cozens, and Misses Blanche and Katie Devore. The two former were attired in pretty white silks, with tucked bodices trimmed with blonde lace to form fichus, and extending down the left side of skirt in a froufrou, white silk toques with full crowns of white lace straw, and two erect ostrich plumes in front. The two younger maidens wore dainty white corduroy velvet Kate Greenaway frocks, with white mousseline de soie fichus edged with fringe, white felt hats with silk shirred crown and loose puffs on top, bows in front caught with a drooping feather on either side. Each carried a basket of lovely crimson flowers with Virginian creeper. The bridegroom's gift was a gold bangle to the first bridesmaid and pretty gold brooches to the other three. Masters Hugh and Leslie Vivian, who were suits of black velvet with lace collars and cuffs and sashes, were the train bearers. Dr. Inglis and Mr Ratjen were in attendance on the bridegroom. At the conclusion of the ceremony the happy couple left the church to the strains of the “Wedding March,*' played on the organ by Mr Beale, and were driven to “Ennore,” where Mrs Bach held a reception, and the hero and heroine of the day received the congratulations of their friends. The dining-room was requisitioned for the wedding breakfast. A very pleasant time was spent here, and before the bride left to prepare for her journey, Canon Calder, the Rev. H. Dewsbury, Dr. Inglis, Mr Ratjen, and other friends made happy and appropriate speeches in compliment of the occasion. Dr. Williams also came in for * good share of complimentary remarks, and responded appropriately. Afterwards

the bridal party were photographed. Later in the afternoon Dr. and Mrs Williams left for Okoroire. where the honeymoon is to be spent. The bride wore a charming zinc grey travelling costume, with grey toque, having two erect plumes in front, and grey ostrich feather boa. The bride and bridegroom were the recipients of a large and valuable collection of wedding gifts. Mrs Bach (the bride's mother) wore a handsome black brocade, black bonnet trimmed with black velvet, white ospreys and silver, and black wings in front edged with white; Mrs Collins (bride's grandmother), black velvet bodice, silk skirt, black bonnet; Mrs Hay. rich black and blue brocaded satin boil ice. with cream lace lovers' knots, black brocaded satin skirt, blue chip hat with black velvet and pale pink roses underneath brim; Mrs C. Bach, grey with white tucked satin guinipe. black velvet toque with tomato red satin ehou; Mrs A. C. H. Collins, handsome white and black embossed velvet bodice, grey skirt, pretty orchid mauve rustic straw hat turned up at the back and trimmed with velvet and light-colour-ed violets; Mrs Devore, black moire, elegant black velvet three-quarter coat with jet encrustations and astrachan fur, gold laee bonnet, studded with large pearls, black ostrich tips and white ospreys; Miss Devore, zinc grey, with automobile red velvet yoke, square cream laee collar, grey basket straw hat. caught up in front with red velvet chon and gulls’ wings; Mrs. Bach, black, with violet satin frills round yoke; Mrs. (Dr.) Bedford, myrtle green cloth paletot, trimmed with sable. black brocaded satin skirt, pale blue silk blouse, green stitched cloth toque, with pale blue bow and sable tails; Mrs. S. Hughes, black figured panne costume, black bonnet; Mrs. Dewsbury, black silk check grenadine over salmon pink silk, tucked pink satin vest, and black velvet toquette with touches of pink; Mrs. Arthur Brett, black striped panne skirt, black cloth sac jacket with white satin revers veiled in lace; black chip picture hat with black velvet, scarlet wings and red berries underneath brim; Miss Butters, gazelle brown skirt and coat, brown chip hat with automobile red velvet bow; Miss Lena Butters, fawn doth tailor-made gown; fawn chip hat with stitehed magenta silk chou; Miss Slator. blue and green plaid skirt, myrtle green cloth jacket, black velvet picture hat; Miss L. Slator, fawn cloth tailor-made costume, fawn chip hat with pink silk chou; Mrs. Butler, fawn tweed, black silk tucked vest outlined with fancy black braid, black velvet hat with touches of white: Mrs. Moginie. wedgewood blue cloth skirt and sac jacket with white satin revers braided with silver. blue velvet toque with cream lace and fawn quills; Mrs. Vivian, black rock crepe costume, with shirred pale blue silk yoke, hat en suite; Mrs. Crawshaw, pigeon-wing grey cloth, silk sleeves and capes on bodice, black hat trimmed with black satin, and lined with magenta silk; Mrs. Caldwell, stylish black satin bodice and sash, brocaded with heliotrope and green leaves, black satin skirt, black chip Treiawny hat with heliotrope and black velvet; Mrs. McCabe, black merveilleux, black bonnet; Mrs. Cattanach, royal blue and white foulard, white silk front and back of bodice, toque to match; Mrs. Ralph, black and violet striped ottoman silk, with violet velvet and black braid applique on bodice, black bonnet with violets; Mrs. Scherff, rich black brocaded satin bodice with white silk, full vest, studded with silver sequins, black satin skirt, and hussar red panne bonnet, with wreath of red unmounted roses; Mrs. Calder, peacock blue satin, white Irish point lace collar and cuffs, black bonnet, with clusters of pink roses; Mrs. Nutsford. Neapolitan blue corduroy velvet, blue velvet toque with white wings and pale pink flowers; Mrs. McKean, black costume; Mrs. E. T. Hart, blue cloth with white cloth yoke, black and pink hat; Mrs. Oxley, electric blue cloth, trimmed with velvet, floral toque; Miss Slator, black silk, large pointed collar of Honiton lace, black bonnet; Miss Kennedy, violet cloth costume, violet straw hat, with clusters of violets and black quills; Mrs. F. Taylor, brown tweed, trimmed with Havana brown velvet, white satin square yoke, and brown velvet picture hat lined with white satin; Miss Fenwick, sapphire blue, white lace revers, and large black velvet picture hat with drooping white ostrich feathers; Miss Connelly, fawn trimmed with violet velvet bebe rib* bon; black velvet hat with white on*

trich feathers; Mrs. Laurie. grey, white tucked mousseline de soie guinipe. floral hat; Mrs. Osmond, black velvet, black bonnet; Miss Osmond, black serge skirt and coat with white velvet revers, hat. to match; Miss Adams, green costume, green toque with touches of pale blue; Miss Ifwerson, dark navy, orange terre velvet box-pleated vest, navy hat with orange rosettes; Mrs. Windsor, fawn coat and skirt. light brown chip hat, trimmed with silk. WESTLEY-THOM I •SON.

We take from •“Melbourne Punch" the following account of a wedding which is of interest to Aucklanders, as the bride is a well-known Auckland lady: —

“A very interesting marriage was quietly celebrated at St. Colnnib’s Church, Hawthorn, on Wednesday. 20th June, between Mr Henry Dahmerf Westley, eldest son of Mr .lames WestIcy, solicitor, “Spreydon,'' Riversdaleroad. Hawthorn, and Miss Mona Caroline Thompson, eldest daughter of Mr Herbert. Thompson, warehousemen, of Auckland, N.Z. The ceremony was performed by the Ven. Archdeacon Armstrong, assisted by the incumbent, the Rev. Mr Nash. The church had been very prettily decorated with arches of greenery, floral wedding bells, initials of bride and bridegroom and handsome foliage plants, all designed and carried out by Mr R. Ardagh, of Auburn. Appropriate music was capably rendered during the service by the organist (Mr E. Lee Neil) and Mendelssohn's “Wedding Mai'cb” at the close. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a lovely' imported gown of ivory white brocade, with a long court train. The bodice had transparent yoke and sleeves, and was trimmed with chiffon and silk fringe. Over this fell a veil of bridal net, the corners embroidered with true lover's knot; a small coronet wreath was worn, and a white vellum prayer-book carried. Miss Ruby Westley (cousin of the bridegroom) was bridesmaid, and wore a very smartly finished dress of grey voile. The skirt was tucked from the waist to knee, set with a row of tiny steel buttons. The bodice had a transparent lace yoke and collar, outlined with grey velvet bands, embroidered in steel. A pretty French toque of white panne velvet was worn, trimmed with bandeaux of grey chenille and steel, and a rich drooping plume in two shades of grey, and carried a lovely posy of scarlet, blooms, with streamers. The bridegroom was accompanied by his brother, Mr Arnold C. Westley, as best man. The bridegroom's presents were as follows: —To the bride, a gold cable bangle, to bridesmaid, gold Dorothy bangle. and the flowers carried by the bridal party, all of which came from Mrs E. Lucas, of filenferrie. M's James Westley wore a very handsome dark blue velvet coat and jupe, with overdress of cornflower blue silk. Mrs T. J. Davey wore cream serge, trimmed with ivory lace and lines of ■beaver; black velvet hat,, mounted with silky black plumes. Mrs Henry Westley — handsome violet and black brocade gown, with a black satin coatlined with white moire, the collar appliqued in white silk embroideries, vest of cream lace; toque of violet velvet and fur. The bride’s parents residing in Auckland, the guests included only relatives of the family, with the exception of the Rev. Archdeacon Armstrong and Rev. Mr Nash, all of whom drove to “Spreydon” after the ceremony, and the wedding breakfast was served under caterer Straker's capable supervision. Oyston's band played some admirable selections during the afternoon. The house decorations were most artistic, the foliage and flowers for which were kindly sent by Mrs Ronalds, of Upper Macedon. The breakfast was served in the billiard room, where white flowers only were used and some fine flags. In the. drawing-room were white horseshoes and asparagus ferns, and the hall was set with beautiful foliage plants and palms. On the return from the honeymoon Mr and Mrs IL D. Westley will reside at 18 Robinson’s road. Hawthorn. The bride's travelling costume was of dark blue cloth, handsomely braided, with a smart, red toque. The presents were very handsome,

A LONG NERVOUS STORM

If you ever watched a dentist draw a nerve out of a tooth, you will remember how much it looked like a little snip of wet. white cotton thread. How can so contemptible a thing inflict such a mountain of agony? And why does it do it? “disease,” you say. Ah. surely. A simple and obvious answer; yet in what way does the true nerve-fibre, wrapped up and coated as it is, like the wires in a sub-marine cable, get to be diseased?

Yet, eimehow. these soft strings do become fearfully out of order, o'r our friend Miss Hunt, alluding to the neuralgia from which she once suffered, would not say. “ Sometimes I was almost, mad with the pain." Ami that is but one of the many forms of torture imposed on us by the nerves; yet. without these nerves we should be but lumps of clay—lacking feeling and power of motion. How can we cure these dreadful nerve-pains? The drug-shops abound in so-called remedies for them, jet they ore only as breath to cool the air of a torrid summer day. The real cause mid cure are among Nature’s deeper secrets. Can we find them? “ Nearly all my li.'e," says Miss Hunt, “ I have suffered from indigestion of an aggravated kind. I felt low, weary, and weak, having little or no energy. My appetite was variable. At one time I would eat voraciously. and at other times I could not touch a morsel of food.

“After eating 1 had great distress at the chest and around the sides. 1 suffered martyrdom from the horrid pain in my stomach and limbs. As the years passed by my nerves became totally unstrung, and I endured untold misery from neuralgia. My lips and half my face were almost dead from this distressing malady.” [The lady will pardon the writer. In the sense of being objects of use and pleasure, they were in truth practically dead; but in another sense they were horribly alive, as the sky is when it is pierced and rent with the lances of the lightning.]

“ I consulted,” she adds, “doctor after doctor, but in spite of all their medicines and applications I found little or no relief. Sometimes I was almost mad with the pain.” [Not a doubt of it. Under such circumstances the body is a poisonhouse of keen suffering, and people have net infrequently taken their own lives, to escape from it. Only acute rheumatism or gout can be compared with neuralgia, and (please observe) the whole three are forms of the same thing—results . of the same cause. Hence sufferers from the former two ailments will be wise also to read this essay to its end.] “In June, 1866,” continues the letter, “ a book was left at my house in which I read of many persons who had been cured oy a medicine called Mother Seigel’s Syrup. I bought a supply from a chemist in New North Road, and soon my indigestion got better, the pain in my head and limbs was easier, and 1 felt stronger than I had done for years. “ 1 think it only right that others should know of what has done so much for me. You have, therefore, my permission to make this statement public if you like. (Signed) (Miss) S. Hunt, 57, Dale View Road, Stamford Hill, London, June 30th, 1896.”

Our correspondent is a schoolmistress, and, as her letter shows, a woman of fine intelligence. At the outset she names the radical, and the only real disease she had—namely, indigestion, or as we indifferently call it, dyspepsia. Starved from want of nourishment, and poisoned by the products of food constantly decomposing in the stomach, her nervous system was .brown into wild disorder, and protested and cried out with the i.irilling voice of pain. No application. no emollients are effective to remedy symptoms springing from a cause so profound and firmly seated. Would we stop the writhing of the trees during a gale? Ah, they cannot be bound or held. We must employ, if we possess it, a power which can say unto the wind, " Peace, be still." Something akin to this Mother Seigel’s Syrup did when it abolished tho digestive trouble. It enabled the stomach to feed the feeble body, and with returning strength the nervous storm subsided into the calm and harmony of Health.