Orange Blossoms.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 2, 13 July 1910, Page 61

Orange Blossoms.

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BELL—CLOUSTON. F WEDDING of considerable interf I est took place in the Church of 2/ X the Nativity, Blenheim, on July 2nd, when Miss Haseldene Florence. second daughter of Mrs \V. E. Clouston, of "St. Andrew’s,” was married to Mr Adam Bell, of “Riverlands,” Blenheim. The bride was given away by her eldest brother, Mr Lewis Clouston. The Ven. Archdeacon Grace performed the wedding ceremony. The bride was attired in a charming gown of white Duchesse satin with long train, the bodice was prettily trimmed with lovely Limerick lace, and had a yoke of white net intermingled with gold threads, and sprays of white satin flowers adorned the front of bodice. She wore the usual -wreath of orange blossoms and embroidered veil, as well as a handsome gold necklet and pendant set with pearls and diamonds, the gift of the bridegroom. She was attended by two bridesmaids, the Misses Constance and Zoey Clouston, sisters of the bride, both of whom wore white taffeta frocks prettily trimmed with net, and carried bouquets composed of pale pink camellias and foliage. They had large hats of floral muslin, swathed with pale pink chiffon, and wore pretty pendants set with turquoise and pearls, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr. R. Hugonin (Takaka) was best man, and Mr Archibald M. Adams, “Langley Dale,” acted as groomsman. Mrs Clouston (mother of the bride) wore a charming grey channelise satin gown, black hat relieved with gold; Miss 'Toxa Clouston (sister of the bride) wore a creme serge Russian dress, light brown hat; Miss Bell (sister of the bridegroom) wore a handsome black taffeta dress, pretty black hat. During the afternoon Mr and Mrs Bell left by motor car for Pieton, on route to Auckland, where they caught the Moura on the 6th. and sailed for Eng land. The bride's travelling dress was a well-cut light brown coat and skirt, amt large creme straw hat trimmed with blue and green shaded flowers. Some of the guests at the wedding were: Mesdames R, J. Bell, brown silk; \\. Bell, black silk, black bat; Howard, handsome old rose shade of glace silk gown; Richardson, black taffeta gown, black bat; Grace, black chiffon taffeta, pretty black toqi;s ; Monro, black silk; Grifliths, grey chiffon taffeta, black hat; Misses Bell, creme serge coat and skirt, green bat; Janet Bell, creme dress, green hat with purple; Horne, black dress; T. Horton, brown costume, brown hat; Evelyn Mowat, cornflour blue costume, cornflour blue bat; N. Mowat, grey striped tailor made, black hat; Amy Neville, green tailor-made, purple bat; Ainurt Neville, creme Shantung Empire dress, black and white hat; Harley (Nelson), cornflour blue coat and skirt; B. Griffiths, pale blue ninon Empire dress, large black bat; Frances Chaytor. heliotrope Shantung coat and skirt, heliotrope hat; Rutherford, Winstanley. Grace; Messrs. E. Priddle. Clouston (3), Bell (2), Grace, Richardson. R. Corbett, J. Connolly, J. Mowat. T. Horton, etc. STEVENS—BEALE. The marriage took place on Wednesday, 6th July, of Mr. P. Y. Stevens and Miss Rose Beale, second daughter of Mr. \V. Beale, at the residence of the bride’s parents, the Rev. J. Sharp officiating. The bride looked very nice in a braided tailor made costume, with black picture hat; Miss Annie Beale (sinter) was the bridesmaid, and was attired in pretty blue frock with the new shade mauve hat. The bridegroom gave his bride a diamond ring, and her sister a gold bangle. Mr. \V. E. Beale, brother of the bride, acted as best man. After the ceremony, the weddjng breakfast was partaken of, and the happy couple left for the South by train timid showers of rice and good wishes. — (Feiljing correspondent I.

A JDULBLE WEDDING. A very pretty double wedding was celebrated in Fox ton on July 4th. Tho contracting parties were:—Edith Matilda, third daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas. Collins, senr., of Foxton, and Frederick Petersen, third son of Capt. and Mrs Petersen, Napier, and Adeline (youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs C. Collins) and John Holt, eldest son of tho late Mr Milner Holt, of Forest Hill, Sussex, England. All Saints’ Church was very prettily decorated by the Ladies’ Guild. The brides, who were given away by their fathers, were dressed in white silk striped crystalline, trimmed with guipure lace and silver trimmings, with the usual veils and orange blossoms, ’The bridesmaids were Misses Elsie Symons and Doris Johnston (cousins of tho brides), and Misses Alii ver and Edna Collins (nieces of the brides). Misses Symons and Johnston wore dressed in pale pink with black velvet trimmings, black picture hats and carried bouquets, while Misses Milver and Edna Collins were attired in heliotrope, trimmed with embossed velvet, and carried silver crooks with heliotrope streamers, .l.’r Petersen was attended by Mr Gordon Collins, brother of the bride, as best man, and Mr Holt by Air Irwin. The bridegrooms’ presents to the brides were each a gobi watch and chain, and to the bridesmaids gold brooches. A reception was held after the ceremony at the residence of the brides’ parents, where tho health of the newly-wedded couples was proposed. Later in the day they left for Palmerston on route for the Auckland district, where the honeymoon is to be spent. Mrs Petersen’s tr veiling dress consisted of a brown striped tweed costume and large black hat, trimmed with gold trimmings. Airs Holt's being a green striped tweed and mauve hat with silver trimmings. It is the intention of Mr and Mrs Holt to leave for England on July 15 on a visit to Mr Holt's relatives. CAAIPBELLr-—OLIVER. Gn Wednesday, the 29th nil., a quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at the residence of Mr and Mrs A. Oliver, at Ohar.’g.ii, when their third daughter (Louisa) was married to Mr John Camp hell, fourth son of Mr and Mrs R. Campbell, of “Seadown,” Tiinaru, tho oflieiiting clergyman being the Rev. Mr Shore, of Haw era. The bride, who was given away by her father, was handsomely at lin'd in a robe of soft cream silk with an exquisite silk net veil worked with silk daisies and caught up on the head with orange blossoms. She was attended by her sister Maud, who wore a pretty pale pink dress and black hat, also a gold locket set with pearl crescent ami ruby star, the gift of the bridegroom. Tho In ide and bridesmaids both carried pretty shower bouquets. The bridegroom was attended by Mr W. Laurent, of Tokaora. The tbride’s going away dress was of dark violet velveteen, handsomely trimmed with point lace and silk braid, with toque and long coat to match. PCRA’IS—ROSS. An interesting wedding took place nt Gore on June 29th, at the residence of the bride's mother, when Mr David A. Purvis, oldest son of Mrs Purvis. Kaiwora, was married to Miss Mary Sinclair Ross, eldest daughter of Mrs Alex. Russ, of Vogel-street, Gore. The ceremony was performed by tho Rev. Gaston (Pukerau), who was assisted by the Rev. A. Gray, of Gore. Tho bride (who was given away by her brother, Mr R. Ross) was attired in a

cream silk costume, trimmed with silk laee, chiffon and. insertion.- She was attended by her sister, Miss Annie Ross, as bridesmaid, who wore a cream serge dress trimmed with silk and lace. The bridegroom was attended by Mr W. Staniland as best man.

The bride’s travelling dress was a tailor-made blue serge costume with heliotrope hat.