ORANGE BLOSSOMS

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXI, Issue II, 11 July 1903, Page 123

ORANGE BLOSSOMS

GORDON-MINIFIE. A pretty wedding was solemnised in St. John’s Church, Woodville, on June 25, when Mr James Gordon, second son of Mr A. Gordon, of Woodville, was married to Miss Susan Minifie, eldest daughter of the late Mr George Henry Minifie, who was connected with the Dunedin “Star” for many years prior to his death. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr Eccles, of Woodville. The bride, who was given away by Mr Paton, was attended by 'the Missels Madge and Ada Minifie and Nellie Gordon (daughter of Mr A. L. Gordon and niece of the bridegroom) as bridesmaids. Mr F. W. Harrison acted as best man. The bride looked charming in a dress of cream silk voile. She wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms, and carried a pretty shower bouquet. Miss Madge Minifie wore a beautiful cream serge dress with lace and olive green trimmings, black chiffon hat trimmed with

pink roses, bliss Ada Minifie wore a dress of cream voile trimmed with cream silk and guipure trimmings, black chiffon hat, and pink roses. Each of these ladies carried a chrysanthemum shower bouquet. The youngest bridesmaid, Miss Nellie Gordon, wore a cream silk dress and hat to match, and carried a basket of flowers. After the ceremony at the church a wedding breakfast was served at the residence of Mr A. L. Gordon, brother of the bridegroom. The health of the happy couple was proposed by Mr F. W. Harrison, and replied to by Mr J. Gordon on behalf of himself and Mrs Gordon. The happy couple left by the one o’clock train en route for the Wanganui River, where they will spend their honeymoon prior to taking up their residence in Dannevirke. They were the recipients of a large number of valuable presents—an evidence of the high esteem in which Mr and Mrs James Gordon are held throughout the district. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a beautiful diamond ring, and to the bridesmaids gold brooches. In the afternoon a large “at home” was held. Musical items were rendered by the Misses Effie and Aggie Paton, Miss McKay, and Miss May McDonald.

GRANT—SMALES. On Tuesday, June 30, a very pretty and interesting wedding was celebrated, the contracting parties being Elfreda Eugenie Dagmar Smales, daughter of the late Rev. Gideon Smales, and William Gordon Donaldson Grant, son of Alexander Grant, M.A. The bride, who was given away by her eldest brother, Mr Herbert Smales, looked charming in a beautiful ivory satin gown, elaborately trimmed with old Limerick lace, which had been worn at six previous weddings. She wore a diamond and pearl pendant neglige, the gift of the bridegroom, and a lovely tulle veil, with wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a magnificent bouquet of white roses, daphne, and maiden-hair fern. The bride’s train was carried by the two little daughters of C. Z. Clayton, of Ellerslie, and her other bridesmaids were the Misses Adalie and Beatrice Smales and Miss Clara Grant. All the

bridesmaids were daintily attired in white nun’s veiling gowns, and pretty white felt hats trimmed with velvet and ostrich feathers, and wore gold brooches set with turquoises, presented to them by the bridegroom. Mr, Grant was attended as best man by Mr Percy W’atts, M.A. The ceremony (which was full choral) took place in St. John’s Church, Hampton Park, which, by the way, was built by the bride’s father, and presented to the district at his death, the Rev. N. D. Boyes, Vicar of Howiek, officiating. btendelssohn's“\Vcdding March” and the hymns were ably rendered by Mr F. Fairburn. After the wedding Mrs Smales held a reception at her residence, and received the guests in a very pretty black voile gown with white silk vest, large old rose velvet hat trimmed with roses of same shade. During the afternoon Mr Boyes proposed the bride’s health, and the toast was responded to by Mr Thomas Allen (trustee), who had known her from childhood. The bride’s travelling gown was of brown zibeline, with white satin vest, kilted skirt made with a yoke, grey felt hat trimmed with autumn leaves, sablo muff and collarette. The presents (over a hundred in number) were very handsome, amongst them being a beautiful pair of eutrec dishes, presented by the Pakuranga Hunt Club. A large number of people witnessed the ceremony, and among the guests were: —Mr and Mrs Wallace and Miss Wallace (Papatoctoe), Mr T. Thomas Allen, Mrs Loverock, Mrs and the Misses Wilks, Mrs and the Misses Grant, Misses White, Misses Flemmings, Mrs Watts, Miss Craig, Mrs C. and Miss Davis, Messrs. C. and G. Davis, Miss Gray and the Misses Violet and Eva Grey, Mr W. Grey, Mrs Boyes, Mrs and Miss Green, Mrs Alice and Miss Smales, Mrs Wootten, Mrs Ellison, Miss Percy, Mrs Barrance, Mr and Mrs Gordon. Mrs Smales also gave a large afternoon tea to all her daughter’s girl friends and their mothers in the East Tamaki and Papatoetoe districts on June 1. The afternoon being fine, nearly all the invited guests availed themselves of Mrs Smales’ kind invitation, and a very enjoyable afternoon was spent with singing and music.