Orange Blossoms.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 4, 26 January 1910, Page 63

Orange Blossoms.

COLEMAN—SWIN BURN. 6~y r WEDDING which created a good V I deal of interest was that of Miss Blanch May S winburn, only daughter of the Rev. W. Swiiiburn (vicar of All Saints’, Gladstone, and formerly vicar of Waipawa), and Mr Herbert Napier Coleman, son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Coleman, of “Watitirau,” Napier. The service, which was fully choral, was conducted by the Key. AV. Swinburn, assisted by the Venerable Archdeacon Neild. of Dunedin, and Canon Tuke, of Napier. The ceremony took place at t hrist Church, Te Ante, on Wednesday last, and the church was prettily decorated for the occasion by girl friends of the bride. The bride was given away by Mr Allan Williams, and looked very graceful and charming in a lovely Directoire gown of ivory satin meteor. The gown was made with a long court train, the front panel of the skirt being elaborately soutached. The draped corsage was also finished with silk soutache, and the sleeves were of finely-tucked net. She wore a handsome tulle veil over wreath of orange blossoms. and carried an exquisite shower bouquet of white flowers with white streamers. The chief bridesmaid—Miss Nell Zichy Woonarski —wore a dainty French striped muslin Empire frock over pale blue .glace, and large blue picture hat with tulle and lace; her gift from the bridegroom was a lovely little blue enamelled watch on safety pin. Two tiny maids—Mary Warren and Mildred Gardner—wore dainty white frocks of Indian lawn, inserted with lace over blue silk; their muslin hats over blue silk were wreathed with tiny pink rosebuds; they received as mementoes of the occasion enamelled pendants and chains, and they carried bouquets of pink rosebuds. The bridegroom’s brother (Mr. E. D. Watt) acted as best man. The “"Wedding March” was played by Miss Freda Davis. A reception was afterwards held at Te Ante College by Mr, and Mrs. Allan Williams. The bride’s travelling dress was a tailor-made of hair cord lustre, trimmed with silk soutache braid, and hat of creme straw lined with blue and trimmed with pale blue chiffon and long plume; a long dust coat ctf pale blue completed her costume. — (Napier Correspondent). . WILLIAMS—FERGUSON. A marriage of some interest to New Zealanders took place on the 29th of December, when Miss Roberta Ferguson, of Christchurch. New’ Zealand, and Mr. F. Williams, of Hastings. Egnland. were married at AH ,Saints’ Church. St. Ki Ida, Melbourne, by the Rev. Archdeacon Crossley. The bride looked handsome in a smart white linen costume, heavily embroidered, dainty white Maltese lace scarf, and large black hat. Miss Leila Staite, another New’ Zealander, w’ore a

most becoming lavender Shantung silk costume, relieved with black, large lavender hat with black ospreys. The bridegroom was attended by the Rev. Horace Crotty, M.A. After lunch Mr. anti Mrs. Williams left for “Gracedale House,* Healesvillc, on their honeymoon. JONAS—MAHON. A quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated at bt John’s Chinch. Feilding, uu January 11th. by the Rev. A. Inn s Jones, the contracting parties being Mr. ( bar les O. Nathan Jonas, son of the late Mr. Emanuel Jonas, of Sydney. N.S.W., and Miss Ada Mabel Mahon, daughter of the late Mr. John Mahon, of Napier. The bride, who was given away by her uncle. Mr. Walter A. L. Bailey, was attired in a navy blue travelling costume and pretty Tuscan hat. with shaded roses. She was attended by her sister, Miss Ethel Mahon, who wore white embroidered muslin. daintily trimmed with lace and insertion, large black hat with feathers, and carried a bouquet of pale pink roses. Mr. Harold Bennetts, of Auckland, was best man. After the ceremony, the immediate relatives were entertained at the residence of the bride’s mot hr. Later Mr. and Airs. Jonas left for New Plymouth, on route to Auckland, their future home. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a pearl pendant and pearl and ruby brooch, and to the bridesmaid a gold bracelet. Mrs. Mahon, mother of the bride, wore black chi lion taffetas and black hat with feathers; Airs. Walter Bailey, black silk, black hat relieved with white.