ORANGE BLOSSOMS

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue VII, 17 August 1901, Page 324

ORANGE BLOSSOMS

MORRIS—VERCOE. On Wednesday, July 3, at Trinity Church, Tauranga, by the Rev. Chas. Jordan, Miss Alma Elizabeth Vercoe, sixth daughter of J. L. Vercoe, Esq., Tauranga, was married to Mr E. H. Morris, of Te Puke. The church was beautifully decorated by friends of the bride. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a cream trained gown, trimmed with cream satin and orange blossoms, and the othodox wreath and veil. She carried a beautiful shower bouquet. Misses Josie Veicoe and De Simpson, sister and niece of the bride, acted as bridesmaids, looking charming in heliotrope dresses, trimmed with black velvet, and stylish black hats trimmed with feathers and violets. They carried pretty bouquets. Messrs F. Skeet and J. G. Vercoe acted as groomsmen. The service was choral, the Wedding March being played by Mrs Southey. After the ceremony the happy pair, amid showers of rice, drove to “The Camp,’’ the residence of the bride’s parents, where the guests were entertained to breakfast. After the usual toasts Mr and Mrs Morris left for their home at Te Puke, where they received a hearty welcome from a large concourse of friends and well wishers, who quickly assembled when the news spread that the bridal buggy had arrived. The happy couple have the best wishes of the district for their future happiness. The presents were numerous handsome and valuable, and upwards of sixty in number, an indication of the esteem in which the couple are held. WHITE—ALLEN. There was a very pretty wedding at Ormondville on July 24th, when the marriage was celebrated of Mr Kinross White, of Napier, and Miss S. H. Allen, second daughter of the late Dr. Allen, of Ormondville. The ceremony, which took place at the Church of the Epiphany, was performed by the Dean of Waiapu, and the Rev. T. Wills. The bride wore a pretty blue travelling dress, and a black velvet hat, trimmed with white. The bridesmaids, her three sisters, were in light blue, and wore becoming hats of black velvet, relieved with light blue silk. There was a large attendance of friends and relatives at the church, and they were afterwards entertained at Mrs Allen’s residence. The bride and bridegroom left by the train later in the day en route for Taupo. Some of the guests at the wedding were: Mrs Wills, Mrs Jarvis, Miss Friberg, Miss White, Miss Wilson, Miss Webb, Dr. Jarvis, Dean Hovell, the Rev. T. Wills, Mr Abbott, Mr Wilson and Mr Orr. Ou Saturday evening Mr Kinross White, who is manager of the North British and Hawke’s Bay Freezing Company, gave the members of bis staff anti his employees a dinner at the Masonic Hotel. Mr G. Fleming presided, and a letter was read from Mr White wishing all present a very pleasant evening-. A short speech was made by Captain Tonkin, and everyone joined him in wishing the bride and lii'iih : nu m great prosperity and bappines-. Dicing the evening some enjoyable music was given by several of those present. FOLEY—O’SL LLIVA N. A quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Wednesday, 7th inst., when Miss O’Sullivan was married to Mr Maurice Foley, of the shipping ilep.irtmeut of Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Buckley. The bride, who was given away by her uncle (Mr Maurice O’Connor) looked charming in a trained gown of Royal blue silk poplin, elaborately trimmed with cream guipure lace, front of bodice of white tucked chiffon, a dainty chifTon hat to match, relieved by pale blue forget-

me-nots and pink silk popples. She also wore a diamond crescent brooch, the gift of the bridegroom, and carried a lovely shower bouquet, with long streamers. She was attended by Miss Brophy as bridesmaid, who looked exceedingly chic in a costume of fawn silk voile, prettily trimmed with white satin and gold lace, handsome blaek picture hat. She also carried a lovely bouquet. The bridegroom was attended by Mr T. A. Lonergan. The organist, Mr Hiwocks, jun., played the “Wedding March.” At the conclusion of the ceremony the bridal party, which included only the immediate friends of bride and bridegroom, adjourned to “Tara,” Wynyard-street, the residence of the bride’s mother, where a recherche breakfast was partaken of, and the usual toasts proposed and duly honoured. Mr Buchanan, the well-known caterer, into whose hands these dirties ■were entrusted, left nothing to be desired.

The bride’s gift to the bridegroom, was a diamond pin. The bridegroom’s gifts to the bridesmaid and best man respectively were a- gold necklet, with heart attached, and a pearl pin. The happy couple were the recipl-* ents of a large and valuable collection of wedding presents. Prominent among these were a handsome upright grand piano to bride by bridegroom’s father, an oak case of cutlery, suitably inscribed, to bridegroom by the firm of Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co., also a silver tea and coffee service, set of serviette rings, in case, and cake basket, from the employees, etc., etc. Mr and Mrs Foley left by afternoon train for Rotorua.

Mrs O’Sullivan (mother of the bride), wore a handsome black figured silk, en traine, trimmed with jet, blaek velvet bonnet, with touches of heliotrope; Mrs M. Browne, blaek and petunia striped silk, with tucked chiffon front of Litter shade, stylish toque to match, chenille boa; Mrs Donald, very pretty black and cherry brocaded Silk blouse, with yoke of white satin, relieved with rosettes of cherry velvet, black ehiffon toque; Mrs Simmonds, pale blue silk blouse, trimmed with cream lace and black ribbon velvet, pretty blue toque to match; Miss Moore, grey silk lustre costume, becoming black toque, relieved with red poppies; Miss Lonergan, tasteful green silk blouse, with white yoke and folds of emerald green velvet on corsage, black silk crepon skirt, black hat; Misa Browne, cornflower blue bengaline, trimmed with darker shade of velvet, cream silk yoke, pretty hat to match. KIDSON—MELHUISH. On Wednesday, 24th July, a quiet but interesting wedding took place at All Saints’ Church, Nelson, when Mr H. T. Kidson, of Nelson, was marrial to Miss Mina Melhuish, only daughter of Mr R. T. Melhuish, of Nelson, the Rev. F. W. Chatterton, the vicar, officiating, and the “Wedding March” was played by Miss Stevens, the organist. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a travelling dress of dark blue cloth,

with a full vest of silk of a lighter shade, and a picture hat to match of dark blue. After the ceremony the bridal party, consisting only of relations. drove to the residence of Mr and Mrs Melhuish, where afternoon Cea was dispensed. The wedding presents were both numerous and valuable. WORKMAN—LA THOBE. Our Home correspondent writes : —On June 4th, at St. Paul’s Church, Cambridge, England, Miss Edith Sanderson, elder daughter of Mr ■S. La Trobe, of Henderson, was married to Mr Frank Ernest Workman, only son of Mr Workman, of Woodchester Lodge, near Stroud. The church was prettily decorated with plants and white flowers, and the aisle covered with scarlet cloth. The bride looked very lovely in a long-trained dress of pale creme silk trimmed with Maltese lace and chifr fon. She wore a white veil and carried a shower bouquet of white roses, siephanotis, carnations, orange blossoms, and ferns. The bridesmaids — cousins of the bride —Miss May Arrowsmith and Miss Florence Appleby, were in dresses of white over yellow, and wore black picture hats with red roses and lining of white chiffon. Their bouquets were of red carnations. The younger bridesmaids, Misses Muriel and Lorna Campbell, wore creme silk dresses with hats to match, and carried baskets of Mareschal Niel roses and ferns. Each bridesmaid wore a gold and pearl brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Reginald Hobday. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr W. Sanderson La Trobe, M.A., of St. John's. After the marriag-e a large number of friends assembled at Downing Grove. Among those present were Mr and Mrs W. S. La Trobe, Mr Workman, sen., Mr Henry Workman, Miss Workman, Dr. and Mrs Gordon Campbell. Dr. and Mrs Stokes, Rev. W. Watkins, Rev. R. F. Smith, Mrs Lamb, Mr C. G. Lamb, Miss Huddleston, Rev. J. Carnegie Mullin, Signor Nordone, Miss Van Ourdtshoorn, Mr and Miss White, Mr De Villiers, Mr Worrall, Mr Durack. After the reception the newly-mar-ried pair left for Sidmouth for the honeymoon. The bride’s travellingdreSs Was pf nale grey cloth, with stitched pale t>lue §StIH trimmings and pale blue hat.

The bride and brideg'room received over 140 valuable presents from friends in New Zealand, Egypt, America. and England.