Orange Blossoms

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5, 4 February 1905, Page 44

Orange Blossoms

U I’AIJ)—CI-LP \N. A quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Barnabas' Church. Mount Eden, Auckland, recently, when Miss Ethel Constan'o Culpan. third daughter of Mrs James Gai t .ide Culpan, was married to Mr George William Crosland Heald, of Gi borne. The Rev. Wingfield officiated. The service was choral., Miss E. Smith presiding al the organ. The ceremony was con lined to the immediate relatives of the family. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very pretty in a smart travelling gown of tussore silk, beautifully trimmed with luce, amt a Tuscan ha with white tulle folds and pink roses. She also wore a handsome gold bracelet. Hie gift of the bridegroom, and carried a shower bouquet of pink and cream roses. Miss Alice Culpan attended the bride in the capacity of bridesmaid, attired in a dainty white silk, white toque with pink roses Bet in their own foliage, and carried a tdiowvr bouquet of pink roses and jnaiden-hair Ivin. Her souvenir was a pretty ruby and gold brooch. Mr. F. A. Williams, of Wellington, acted as liest man. The young people were the recipients of a large number of beautiful and valuable presents. Mr and Mrs Heald leave for their future home near Gisborne next week. Mrs Culpan wore navy blue voile, black toque with shaded pink respites; Mrs Taylvr, blm k ami tangerine, yellow tangerine pompon roses in her hat; Mrs Ashton, white ilk, white hat and yellow rosettes; Mrs W. Culpan, white silk, black picture hat; Mrs Merton (Hawke’s Buy), black voile, black toque with pink rosettes; Mrs Bock, black silk, black toque and old gold trimming; Miss Eulie Culpan, white silk, navy and yellow' on cron in straw hat ; Mi swep Marjory Tayler and Rita Ashton, white silks and white hats. Among the gentlemen present were Mr Archdale Taylcr, Mr E. D. Ashton. Mr Merton, and Messrs T. W. and IL Culpan, and Mr Effingham Howard.

JOHNSTONE—BLAC KAVOOD.

St. Andrew’s Church, New Plymouth, was crowded on January 17 with n large and fashionable gathering, which assembled to witness the marriage of Mr. Wilfred Johnstone, of Waiuku, son of the late Captain John Campbell Johnstone, Waikato, Auckland, and Annie Wheeler ("Welly”), only child of Mr. Thomas Blackwood, “ Ratahangi,” New Plymouth (late of ‘•Kinloch,” Otautau, Southland). The church was beautifully decorated ■with while flowers and greenery in honour of the occasion bv lady

friends of the bride. The Rev. S. S. Osborn# officiated. The service was choral, Mr. Perry presiding at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked stately and handsome in a beautiful gown of soft cream silk, the demitrained skirt, with two rather deep-shir-red flounces, having a front panel festooned with Mechlin lace; the full Em-pire-belted bodiee, with early Victorian yoke of niched chiffon, was prettily finished with berthe of ruche-edged accordion chiffon, veiled with Mechlin lace, the elbow sleeves being trimmed to correspond. The bridal veil—a family heirloom—was composed of beautiful Brussels net, and was surmounted by a high coronet of orange blossoms. A lovely white shower bouquet, with chiffon streamers, completed tlie toilette. The bridesmaids were Miss Ellie Bain and Miss Mona Mackay (the latter a child cousin of the bride), who wore sweetly pretty gowns of ivory white nun’s veiling, profusely trimmed with ruched satin ribbon, and picturesque white hats. Bouquets of white and pink flowers, tied with white chiffon, made a pretty and effective finish to the frocks, and they wore respectively a gold brooch, set with pearls, and a gold bangle with name engraved, gifts from the bridegroom. The bridegroom’s brother, Mr. Haliburton Johnstone, officiated as best man. After the ceremony the guests drove out to “Ratahangi,” where a recherche reception was held, and the customary toasts were honoured. Mrs. Blackwood, the bride’s mother, wore on the occasion a handsome toilette of mauve hopsack, with full vest of cream spot net over white satin, and black picture hat with ostrich plumes. The married pair left the same evening by the boat for Auckland, en route to their future home at Waiuku. The bride’s travelling dress was of orchid grey cashmere, accompanied by a lovely hat in grey satin straw, draped with grey pailletted lace, and having a long ostrich feather en suite. The young people were the recipients of numerous valuable wedding presents.

CUNN fNG HAM—COOPER.

A very pretty weeding was celebrated on January 25th at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Auckland, when Miss Alice Maude Cooper, second daughter of Mr Charles A. Cooper, of “Armadale,” upper Queenstreet, was married to Mr Lawrence Henry Cunningham, son of Sir Henry Stewart 'Cunningham, Eaton Square, London. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Buckley, cousin of the bride, assisted by the Rev. Father Holbrook. The, bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a beautiful trained gown of rich cream merveilleux, made in the Early Victorian style, with front panel on skirt of glace silk veiled in accordion-pleated chiffon. The bodice was handsomely trimmed with white silk guipure applique amt ruched chiffon and bebc ribbon, finished at one side with cluster of orange blossoms. A beautiful tulle veil falling over a coronet of orange blossoms, and an exquisite shower bouquet, completed a most, effective toilette- She also wore a very handsome diamond and sapphire bangle, the gift of the bridegroom. '1 he bridesmaids. Miss Mary Cooper (sister of the bride) ami Miss Clare Georgetti, wore extremely pretty gowns of cream voile, richly trimmed with brown velvet, Paris lace, and ruched ribbon; their picture hats-were of brown tulle relieved with touches of tangerine. The bride was also attended by her two little cousins. the Misses Pauline and Patricia O’Connor, who were picturesquely gowned in dainty cream dresses, large hats with chiffon strings. They all carried beautiful bouquets of tangerine and autumn tints, and wore lovely pearl dagger brooches, presented to them by

the bridegroom. Mr D. J. Cooper acted as best man, and Messrs. Maurice O’Connor and John Heady as groomsmen. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the residence of the bride’s mother, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was served. Mrs Cooper received her guests in a handsome black costume, the bodice trimmed with Paris lace, smart black and white tulle hat. Amongst the guests were Mrs T. B. O'Connor, who wore a pretty black costume and black hat; Miss Chrissie Little, was effectively, gowned in grey voile with hat to match; Miss Winnie Little, dainty cream voile with becoming cream and blue hat; Miss Adelle Lees, was prettily gowned in white with white hat; Mrs Hugh Hamilton wore a handsome champagne costume, black hat; Mrs F. Hook, soft white muslin, cornflower blue hat: Mrs Holland, black costume, hat en suite; Miss Holland, pretty muslin gown with floral hat; Miss Williamson, dainty blue muslin, white hat; Miss Olive Green, white dress and hat; Mrs Craswell, cream gown relieved with touches of tangerine, black hat. Later on in the afternoon Mr and Mrs Cunningham left for Rotorua, where they spent a few days prior to leaving Auckland on the 30th by the Sierra en route for Chicago, where they take up their residence. The bride’s travelling dress was a smart American costume of brown voile with facings of white cloth and brown velvet, becoming brown hat wreathed with tangerine poppies and ribbon. The young couple were the recipients of many beautiful and costly presents, including plate, section of land, and cheques from the Countess of Lytton. Lady Egerton, lately Stephen, Lady Lawrence (bridegroom’s grandmother), Mrs T. B. O'Connor, Mrs Charles Cooper, Mrs W- Mason, and Sir Henry Cunningham; also a beautiful ring front Lady Cunningham.

RAINEY—IVIL.

An interesting wedding was celebrated at St. Alban’s Church, Mount Roskill, on the 24th ult., when Mr. George Shirley Rainey, eldest son of Mr. G. Rainey, “Beach House,” Argyle street, Ponsonby, was married to Miss Alice Ivil, youngest daughter of Mr. George Ivil, “Stoneyhurst,” Mount Roskill. The Rev. H. B. Wingfield officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in grey silk bengaline, witii white crepe de chine and silk applique trimmings, Empire belt, and white plumed picture hat. She wore the present of the bridegroom, an opal dagger, and carried an exquisite shower bouquet. The bridesmaids were: Miss Rainey, sister of the bridegroom, Miss Ivil, sister of the bride, and Misses Clarice Williams and Florence Macindoe, her little nieces. The two former were attractively gowned in white silk, with black picture hats, wearing the

bridegroom’s presents, gold neck chains, and carrying beautiful white bouquets. The younger ones were dressed in whits silk, with hats to match, and carried baskets of flowers. The best man was Mr. Thomas Ivil, brother of the bride, and Mr. R. T. Carder was groomsman. At the conclusion of the ceremony the party repaired to the residence of the bride’s parents, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was served. Mn Ivil received her guests in a handsome black silk voile. The wedding presents were much admired for their beauty and utility, conspicuous among them being a massive black marble clock, the present of Mr. E. Ivil, brother of the bride. Subsequently the happy pair left for New Plymouth, en route to Hawera, their future home, followed by hearty wishes for their happiness.