Orange Blossoms

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVII, Issue 22, 1 December 1906, Page 42

Orange Blossoms

S E YAK) UR—STACK. A wedding of much local interest was quietly celebrated at the Church of the Nativity, Blenheim, recently, when Mr. Fortescue Graham Seymour, youngest son of Air. A. P. Seymour, of Pieton, was married to Miss’ Alice May Staee, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. If. J. Staee, of Robin Hood Bay. The eereluony was performed by the Venerable Archdeacon Grace, assisted by the Rev. A. AV. Staee. eldest brother of the bride. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful dress of ivory satin. the bodice trimmed with chiffon and sprays of orange blossoms, and the skirt with true lovers’ knots. She also wore the usual veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet. She was attended as bridesmaid by’ her sister. Miss Bertha Staee, who was prettily attired in a dress of white silk with pale blue belt and hat, and carried a shower bouquet of white flowers tied with pale blue ribbon. Two little Hower girls, the Misses .Joyce and Beryl Grave, were daintily dressed in pale blue spotted muslin frocks and white silk bats. They carried baskets of daisies and forget-me-nots, which tlrey strewed in front of the bride and bridegroom as they stepped out of the church. Mr. E. V. Staee. brother of the bride, was last man. Mr. Wilson, organist at.the Church, played “The Voice That Breathed O’er Eden" as the bride entered the church, and Mendelssohn’s Wedding March,” at the conclusion of the service. The ceremony over, the party returned to Mi-s McLaurin’s. Maxwell-road, for fight refreshment s. Mr. -and Mrs. Fortescue Seymour went on to Pieton by the morning train, and left by the Penguin early in the afternoon for their home at Brunswick. near Wanganui, where Mr. Seymour acquired a nice property some months ago. The bride’s travelling dress was a green cloth Eton coat ami skirt, the eoat trimmed with white silk braid, with vest of white pleated chiffon trills, white hat trimmed with tips and p.ile blue forget-me-nots. A few days previous to the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Slave gave a large “At Home.” at Waitobi House. Pieton. in honour of the approai hing event. Among the many beautiful presents were those from Air. and Mrs. Herbert Seymour, chocolate jug: Sir George and Lady Clifford, opossum rug: Misses Murphy (Spring • reek I, silver vases: .Mr. Stuart (Spring Creek), silver mustard pot; Mr. and Ahs. Richmond (Nelson); cream jug anil sugar basin, and tongs; Air. and Airs. Richardson (Meadow Bank), cheque: Mr. Tinline (Nelson), cheque; Mr. and Airs. Alex. Mowat. silver sugar sifter; Mr. Harry Mowat, silver bread fork; Mr. and Mrs. Chaytor (Spring Creek), travelling rug; Dr. and Mrs. Foster (Blenheim), crumb tray and scoop: Mr. and Mrs. Seymour (Meadow Bank), sauce bowl; Mr. and Mrs; Greenfield (Blenheim), large flower bowl; Mrs. D’Arcy Chaytor, serviette rings; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gonlter '(Blenheim), fish knife and fork; Mr. Dix (Blenheim), set of carvers; Mr. and Mrs. Conolly (Blenheim), teaspoons; Mr. and Mrs. Rogers (Blenheim), cream jug

and sugar basin in stand; Miss Robinson (Pieton), jam dish; Dr. and Mrs. Fitchett (Wellington), sugar basin and sitter; Mr. and Mrs. W. Mcßae (Kaikoura), sweet dish; Air. and Mrs. Gillies (Blenheim), teapot, sugar basin; and cream jug; Air. Powell (Robin Hood Bay), cruet stand; Mr. Evans (Pieton), silver serviette rings; pupils Robin Hood Bay School, cheque; Air. and Airs. J. Moore (Blenheim), muffin dish; Mr. ami Airs. Griffiths (Blenheim), silver salt cellars; Mr. and Mrs. Foster (Seddon), butter-dish; Miss Foster (Seddon), table centre; Air. Haughey (Onamatutu) sugar basin and tongs; Misses ( haytor, carved bellows; Mrs. Monro I Bankhouse), cheque; Mr. and Airs. G. Watts, (Wairau A’alley), bread board and knife; Aliss Masefield (Alanaroa), silver photo frame; Air. and Mrs. J. Al owat (Blenheim), framed pictures; Aliss Huddleston (Nelson), picture: Airs. Walter Clifford (England), cheque; Airs. Staee (England), ribbonwork table-cloth; Aliss Staee (England), hand-painted handkerchief sachets: Mr. D. Monro. Tenetiffe work tray cloth; .Mr. Ken and Master Everard Staee, doyleys, 1 ray-cloth, pillow shams ami cushion covers (all beautifully worked by the girls at the Maori College, Auckland); Miss Philpotts, cosey; Air. and Airs. Philpotts (Pieton), teapot; Aliss Seymour (Picton), crumb brush and tray and cutlet dish; Miss West.-in. cushion; Airs, and the Aliases Mc-Allister. Japanese table: Aliss Trent (Blenheim), drawn thread worktray cloth : Airs Western and Messrs W. and H. Western, music-stand; Mrs. G. Kenny, set salad bowls and sweet dish; Air. and Airs. Edward Kenny’ (Picton), silver mounted vase; Air. Weld (Flaxbourne); silver and eut glass toilet set; Mrs. C. Philpotts, butter dishes; Miss Stone, sweet dishes; Air. and Airs. Hall (Richmond Brook), set of irons; Bishop and Airs. Mules (Nelson), Tennyson’s poems, also table cloth (Indian work); Archdeacon and Airs. Grace (Blenheim), Indian rug; Mrs. Roy Furness, marmalade jar Messrs. Bursill and Bliek (Seddon). biscuit barrel; Air. and Airs. Matthews (Lower Hutt), butter-knife and jamspoons; Airs. Rae (Wellington), ■ silver shoehorn button and glove hook; Air. A. P. Seymour (Pieton), twenty sovereigns; Air. B. Totton (Auckland), brush; Air. and Airs. Burden (Blenheim), toast rack; Airs, and the Alisses Gard (Blenheim), box Violetta scent; Messrs. W.-Girling and Co. (Blenheim), travelling rug; Miss McMaster (Alartinborough), butter knife and jam spoon; Rev. and Mrs. Slave (Havelock), large vases; Air. and Mrs. Vavasour (Blenheim), silver tea spoons and sugar tongs; Air. and Airs. B. Clouston Blenheim), cruet stand; Airs, and Airs. Strachan (Blenheim), teaspoons; Airs. Allen (Pieton), vase; Messrs. H. and E. Stave, hot water kettle and stand; Airs, ami Aliss McNab (Blenheim), pictures; Aliss Winstanley (Blenheim), picture; Airs. Winstanley (Blenheim), tea and coffee cabinet; Air. C. Blaekcston. picture; Airs. Duckworth and the Alisses Eyes (Blenheim), duchess doth mats and handkerchief sachet; Master L. Mowat, handkerchief; Air. and Airs. Inglis (Kaigoura). tray cloth; Airs. Escourt Parsons (Kaikoura), flax wall pockets; Aliss C. Coombe, ruby coloured water jug ami tumblers; Airs. Rutherford , (Kekerangu). silver vases; Aliss Dart (Pieton), table centre; Alisses E. and 11. Dart, earved tray; Air. and Mrs. Howard (Pieton). Japanees tray; Air. and Airs. Reid (Blenheim), butter dish; Mrs. Lambert (Seddon) Indian mats and table cloth; Airs. Star# (Robin Hood Bay), eheque. A few days previous to her marriage, the Pieton girls gave Miss Staee a kitchen tea, and she was the recipient of many useful-gifts. Outside the numerous circle of their relatives both bridegroom have hosts of friends -in Marlborough, whose hearty good wishes will accompany them.

BARTON—SIGGS. The marriage of Aliss Letitia Siggs, youngest daughter of Air. J. it. Siggs, Palmerston North, and Air. Herbert A. H. Barton, son of Mr. Barton, S.M., at Gisborne, took place at All Saints’ Church, Palmerston North, on Moqday afternoon. The Rev. C. C. Harper was thp officiating clergyman. The bride was richly dressed in a plain cream duchesse satin toilette, with the usual veil and orange' blossoms, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet. She was attended by one bridesmaid, Miss Gower, Wanganui, who looked verydainty in a white muslin frock, the skirt made with numerous little, frills

edged with narrow Valenciennes lace, a zouave effect of the same lace trimming the bodice, white lace -hat with pale yellow roses; she also had a lovely shower bouquet. Air. B. Siggs, brother of the bride, acted as best man. Airs. Siggs. mother of the bride, wore a black costume, made with long coat, white laee vest, black bonnet with black tips and osprey and touch of white tulle. Mrs. Lawson, sister of the bride, grey cheek coat and skirt, pink floral hat; Mrs. Gould, pale green anil heliotrope floral muslin. white Valenciennes laee edging frills, wide belt of deeper shade of heliotrope silk, black ehiffon hat with black tips; Airs. Nannestad. grey cheek Eton coat and skirt, lace vest, black hat with ostrich feather; Airs. Moeller, white muslin with lovely lace ami insertion, pale blue mushroom hat with wreath of autumntinted foliage and cluster of crimson and pink roses; Airs. Hirseh, heliotrope cheek muslin with laee and touches of velvet of deeper shade, wine coloured bat with pale roses: Airs. Cook, pale grey made with short basque, navy blue bat with two shades of blue ribbon; Aliss Armstrong, in cream cloth, touches of pale blue and gold braiding on collar and euffs, white lace hat with wreath of forget-me-nots; Aliss Bond, pale blue voile with Paris-tinted laee insertion and strappings of paler shade, of blue silk, white lace hat with pale blue silk bows and pale yellow roses under brim; Aliss Nannestad, pale grey voila with white spot, cream laee yoke, cream hat with tulle and cream flowers; Aliss Reed, in eream, coat made with long basque, pink floral hat; Aliss Aloeller, light grey Eton coat and skirt, white silk vest, cream floral hat; Miss Mowlem. white embroidered muslin, pink and heliotrope floral silk sash, white lace hat with pink roses; Aliss Vera Alowlein, white embroidered muslin, pale blue hat with frills of narrow white Valenciennes lace and loops of white satin ribbon. At the conclusion of the ceremony afternoon tea was held at the residence of the bride’s parents. Broad-street. Mr. and Mrs. H. Barton left by the afternoon train for Dannevirke, en route for Gisborne, where their home is to be.