Orange Blossoms.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVII, Issue 24, 15 December 1906, Page 43

Orange Blossoms.

LEWIS—GILFILLAN. A charmingly pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Mary’s Cathedral, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion. on Thursday, December 6, when Miss Elsie Muriel Gould, elder daughter of Air. and Mis. Harry Giltillan, St. Stephen's avenue, Parnell, was married to Mr. Henry Percy Lewis, of Wanganui, •son of H. J. Lewis, Esq., of Parnell, Auckland. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon Gould, grandfather of the bride, assisted by Canon AlaeAlurray, Vicar of St. Alary’s and Canon Haseldene, unde of the bride. The service was a full choral one. Air. ATncent Rice, organist of St. Sepulchre’s, presiding at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked lovely in a beautiful white duchesse satin gown, with overdress of white chiffon, and an embroidered tulle veil fell in graceful folds over a dainty wreath of orange blossoms, Her charming toilette was completed by an exquisite shower bouquet composed of white carnations, roses, heath, and maidenhair, and included a piece of white heather sent from Wales. The bridesmaids were Aliss Dagnrar Giltillan, Aliss Molly Nolan (Gisborne), Aliss Ina Lewis, Aliss Gwladys Beale. Miss Dagtnar Giltillan and Aliss Ina Lewis wore sweetly pretty gowns of pale pink mousseline de soie, over glace foundation, with dainty yokes of white chiffon inset with Valenciennes lace, pink crinoline straw hats swathed with tulle and white ostrich feathers under the brim. Aliss Molly Nolan and Aliss Gwladys Beale looked eharming in similar gowns of the palest shade of blue, and their hats were of pale blue crinoline straw. They all carried lovely shower bouquets of pale pink earnations and roses, and wore amethyst and pearl brooches and cable bangles, the gifts” of the bridegroom. Air. Forest ■Stevenson, of AVanganui, was best man, and Air. Lewis was also attended by Air. Dick Irving. Air. Trevor. V. Giltillan, and Air. Graham Reid as groomsman. After the ceremony Mr. and Afrs. Harry Gilfillan held a reception at their pretty home in St. Stephen’s-avenue. A delicious afternoon tea was arranged in the dining-room, the table decorations being in the most perfect taste, wedding bells suspended over the centre of the table, with white satin ribbons finishing at the corners, was particularly pretty. During the afternoon Air. and Mrs.

Lewis’ health was drunk in bumpers of ehauqtague. and several other toasts appropriate to the occasion were duly honoured: a string band stationed in the garden meanwhile playing selections from all the modern operas, greatly adding to the brightness and gaiety of the gathering. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis left on their wedding tour amid showers of confetti, and bearing with them the good wishes of ail present for their future happiness and prosperity. The bride wore an effective travelling gown of cream cloth trimmed with panne velvet and cream silk braid, vest of champagne lace, and becoming hat of pale blue crinoline straw with clusters of pink roses.

Mrs. Gilfillan. mother of the bride, was in a charming gown of pale grey crepe de chine trimmed with chiffon and lace, lilac toque, and earned a bouquet of lilac- sweet pea; Airs. Lewis wore a handsome black silk toilette with yoke of eream lace and a black cream toque: Airs. Walter Barker (Gisborne) wa« gowned in a lovely leaf green taffeta, softened with beautiful lace, and a green toque en suite: Airs. IT. Gould (Dargaville) dainty pale blue mousseline de soie with white laee yoke, cream lace straw hat swathed with black and white tulle. Aliss L. Gould, blue and cheek muslin with white Valenciennes laee and insertion, white hat with blue on it. Airs. Bertram White, rich black oilk gown with jet trimmings and eream laee yoke, and a black and cream bonnet; Aliss White, navy and white check muslin with a lace yoke piped with blue, and a navy and white hat to match; Airs. John Kemlerdine wore a black and white figured challic witn a eharming toque to correspond: Mrs. J. P. Stevenson was daintily gowned in a heliotrope floral voice with white Valenciennes lace yoke, pretty floial toque, bouquet of heliotrope sweet peas; Airs. Nicol, cream voile costume, grey dust coat, white plumed hat witn touches of blue, pink bouquet: Miss May White, pretty pale pink muslin with white laee yoke, wide pink satin ceinture, pink hat en suite, and pink bouquet: Miss Long was gowned in a pale pink muslin with V-shaped yoke of white laee and a white laee hat: Airs. Lush, becoming black gown relieved white, and a black and white bonnet; Aliss Gilfillan. pretty pale grey gown and a black hat with pink roses; Aliss G. Gilfillan, grey striped toilette with a becoming hat to match; Aliss Nancy Gilfillan. grey >.ion eostume faced with white, and a white vest, smart grey toque; Airs. Rathbone was gowned in a navy chiffon taffeta, with Afaltese laee "yoke and bands of dark blue velvet, and a pretty pale blite hat with shaded blue feather; Airs. Pollen wore an effective costume of cream voile with blue Oriental embroidery and a hydrangea blue hat; Airs. Marriner; Airs Young in a handsome grey and black gown with a becoming toque on suite: Aliss Y'oung. dainty while voile with medallions of cream laee and a blaek picture hat; Aliss Yonge was in a pink muslin with white A'alenciennes lace and insertion, pretty pink hat; Airs. 11. Nolan was gowned in a lovely oid rose-coloured silk with cream lace and a rose toque; Airs. J. Reid, green silk canvas trimmed with green silk and cream laee, green hat with white ami green flowers; Aliss Alyra Reid, white voile gown braided with white silk and a white hat with heliotrope, blue and green notion; Aliss K. Alulvaney. navy & white figured voile with white laee yoke and a navy and white hat; Miss Alulva ney wore blaek and a blaek toque with pink roses; .Aliss A. Alulvaney. cream voile with cream laee and a rose pink hat swathed with tulle: Miss Amy Alulvaney, dainty white inserted muslin with a white and blue hat; Airs. Colegrove was gowned in a white and green floral muslin, wme green ceintm'e. white hat. garlanded with green; Airs. AlacAlurray. black and white spotted. voile, with a black and white bonnet; Airs. Jackson, navy and white floral muslin with a cream laee yoke, navy toque with red roses: Airs. Greig Wore blaek crepe de chine with yoke of white Irish lace, white and black toque; Aliss Sybil Greig, white cloth skirt and a pretty white silk blouse, white hat with pink roses;, Aliss Esther Beale, white Sicilian eoat and skirt, with pretty laee vest and a becoming pink hat ; Mrs. Oberlin Brown in a handsome blaek gown relieved with white and a black and white toque; Aliss Nora Brown, pretty white embroidered musliu with a white laee hut : Mrs. Dews, blue and white floral muslin with white A'alenciennes lace, and a blue and white toque; Miss Lusk, pale blue mohair pinafore frock with cream net

yoke, and white hat with blaek leathers and pink roses: Aliss O. Lusk, pink mo* hair with cream laee yoke, and a pink hat swathed with tulle: Aliss — Buckland was daintily freaked in white embroidered muslin, with a white lace hat; Mrs. Derry was gown-d in white: .Mrs. T. Russell: Mi's. Chat field, cream voile gown with black velvet and cream laee. cream and blaek toque: Airs. Grierson, black chiffon taffeta with wlrttc laee yoke, and a black ami white toqu>: Miss Grierson dainty pink and whi'e floral muslin, with white hat wreathed with shaded roses; Ati-s Alay Kissling, heliotrope and white floral muslin, with a white and lieliotrope hat : Aliss Aland • Douglas, dainty white embroidered muslk: with a becoming white hat: Mis. Mowbray. smart navy costume; .Miss Daisy Alow bray, pretty pink muslin with white laee. and pink hat to match; Airs. Leatham. biscuitcoloured canvas over pink glace, and a becoming pink hat: Mrs. stoney, brown silk voile with cream lac * yoke, and a brown and cream toque; Airs. A. V. .MacDonald. blaek and white cheek costume, and a black and white toque; Aliss Flossie Howard, white muslin, and white hat; Aliss Heywood, biscuit-coloured voile with A'alenciennes laee, black bat with pink roses; Aliss Millie Heywood, navy chiffon tafftt-.i. and smart blaek hat; Mrs. Wilfrid t'olbeek. very pretty pale blue eolienne with laee yoke, blaek hat with white ostrich plumes; Aliss Kissling; Airs. Itiee wore black with cream laee vest, and pretty blaek ami white tulle bonnet; Air-. Edward Phillips wore a striking heliotrope shirred voile corselet gown with touches of cream lace. Tuscan Kat wreathed with pink roses: Airs. Irving. soft black silk bengaline ov.r white, blaek and white toque: Mrs. Ivor Evans was gowned in a very pale oy.-ter grey doth Eton coat and skirt, opening over a white vest, white hat garlanded with green; Mrs. .1. A. Beale. heliotrope floral muslin, made with pretty little cream A'alenciennes laee imitation bolero, heliotrop ■ and white hat; Airs AV. Holmes wore a beautifully fit ting blaek chiffon taffeta, Tuscan hat with white feathers: Airs Houghton, pink mohair tucked corselet gown with lovely lace and chiffon yoke, black picture hat: Airs S. Kissling. black ami white toilette: Mrs llarold Kissling. white tastefully combined with hello trope, hat en suite: Airs Thomas, liceoming pale pink muslin gown, white hat trimmed with pale pink: Airs Durnau Clerk, white liberty silk and white hat; Airs Bodie, cornflower blue with white yoke and blaek bat: Mrs Erson. black gown with touches of white, blaek hat with white tulle and blaek feathers: Airs Howard, black eostume and blaek bon net : Miss Haseldcne wore a soft white muslin, white hat. with touches of pale blue; Airs Ruddock, blaek relieved with cream and dull green hat: Aliss Ruddock, smart navy blue muslin with whits A'alenciennes lace yoke, pretty blue hat; Aliss Aladge Ruddock was gowned in * white inserted muslin. Tuscan hat gars landed with pink loses: Aliss Blsley, very pretty white muslin with white Valenciennes laee. chine ribbon sash anrt blaek picture hat : Aliss Alalxd Thornes wore a very pretty pale pink Indian muslin with white vest, white hwt wreathed with pink roses; Mis Ernest Beale, dainty floral muslin gown finished with laee. Tuscan hat ; Aliss Symes, pretty figured muslin: Aliss Ella Symes, graceful white muslin with pale blue ceinture. white hat : Aliss Rice, pretty pale blue gown and blue hat: Aliss Alab Rice. white muslin with blue ceinture, white and blue bat: Airs AValker, grey and white striped silk and dainty violet toque; Aliss Florence AAalker, cream cloth costume and cream hat.