Orange Blossoms

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5, 4 August 1906, Page 46

Orange Blossoms

DAWSON—DONELLY. A very pretty wedding was solemnized at St. Patrick’s Cathedral by the Rev. Father Holbrook on Wednesday, July 25th. when Miss Leah Donelly, elder daughter of the late John Donelly, Esq., of Waihi, was ‘ married to Mr. Clifford Dawson, son of the late Captain Dawson, Mt. Albert. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. Thos. Donelly, looked charming in a dainty gown of white radium silk, with V-shaped transparent vest of laee. She wore a beautifully embroidered tulle veil, falling over a coronet of orange blossoms, and carried a lovely shower bouquet of white roses, earnations, intermingled with asparagus. The bridesmaids were Miss May Dawson, who wore a beautiful gown of shell pink chiffon taffeta with yoke of Valenciennes insertion, and a becoming hat trimmed with kilted primrose and white ribbons. She carried a beautiful shower bouquet of pink and white roses tied with white satin ribbons. Miss Eva Beale was gowned in a pretty ciel blue silk, with Valenciennes laee yoke, and smart blue hat with pink roses, her bouquet was composed of daffodils and maidenhair. Miss Ruby Donelly. sister of the bride, was the third bridesmaid. She wore a prettily inserted white muslin frock, with cream strilw Dolly Varden hat, garlanded with vJblets and finished with violet ribbon strings, white and heliotrope bouquet. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a pearl ring, and he presented the bridesmaids with gold chains as mementos of the occasion. Mr. Jack Alexander acted as best man. and Mr. Cecil Dawson was groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Grand Hotel, in Prinees-street. During the breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Dawson were toasted, and afterwards the healths of the bridesmaids ami the visitors were drunk. Later on in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Dawson left on their honeymoon trip, the bride wearing a smart navy blue face cloth coat and skirt, with dainty net and lace vest, and very pretty pink hat garlanded with roses. Amongst the guests were; Mrs. Bell, who wore black_ with handsome black silk embroidered jacket, with black bonnet; Mrs. Glennie; was gowned in black, with black and white lace fichu, brown hat trimmed with violet; Mrs. Edgeeumbe, smart, navy blue doth tailor-made Eton eoat and skirt, with velvet and broderie Anglaise facings on the coat, white Valenciennes lace vest, and very pretty blue hat trimmed with dark blue, and light blue ehoux and pink roses; Mrs. Williams wore a eream costume with dainty violet hat; Miss Larkins, pretty brown■ costume, with cream laee vest and kilted ruchings of same shade, brown toque to match; Miss Muriel Dawson was prettily (rocked in a cream

hopsack Eton coat and skirt, and very pretty .pale trimmed with pink roses; Miss->Gissie Bell, ; smart green cloth costume with cream vest, dainty green straw hat with ruchings of cream -Valenciennes laee; Miss Dolly Scherff looked charming in teream serge, with net and laee vest caught with tiny Louis seize bows, blaek picture hat; Miss Gertie Hunt, white eloth gown, with brown ceinture and brown fur toque and necklet; Miss Kathleen Hunt wore navy’ blue, with blue beaver hat; ' Miss Lusk, eream voile, with blaek hat; Miss Olive Lusk, cream costume, with Bordeaux Empire eoat and hat; Misses Taylor wore cream costumes, with smart crimson hats and brown furs; Miss Nance McArthur (Waihi) wore a daffodil yellow silk, relieved with brown, yellow’ and brown hat; Miss Gilmore wore a pretty white frock, with crimson ceinture and white hat; Miss Downey was in cream serge, with violet hat. Amongst the gentlemen present were: Rev. Mr. Larkins, Mr. Williams. Mr. J. O’Neil, Mr. Norman Hill, Mr. P. Dawson, Mr. Edgar Gilmour, Mr. Percy Hunt, Mr. Walter Mangey (Te Aroha), Messrs. J. and G. Donelly. ' ' ‘