NATHAN – JOSEPH WEDDING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 303, 16 September 1908, Page 5

NATHAN - JOSEPH WEDDING.

« LARGE AND FASHIONABLE . . GATHERING. A wedding that created a great deal of interest in Wellington was celebrated yesterday afternoon at the Synagogue, when Miss Efsie Joseph, daughter of Mrs. Jacob Joseph, was married to Mr. Fred Nathan, son of Mr. Joseph Nathan, of London. A very largo number of guests had been invited to tho wedding, many nioro indeed than the Synagogues would accommodate, and only a small proportion were able to witness tho ceremony. Tho Synagoguo had been elaborately decorated with palms, bamboo, and wliito flowers. Tho pulpit, which stands in the centre of tho building, was wreathed with twining lycopodium and adorned with white flowers, and in tho arched windows were great jars filled with magnolias, arum lilies, and narcissi, while everywhere were palms and graceful foliage. A wedding bell, hung above.the head of the bridal party, was of white flowers with ■ tho initials of brido and bridegroom. • Tho service was in Hebrew, and there was no music, a curious part of tho ritual consisting of tho breaking of a wine-glass by tho bridegroom, this being said to signify that never shall tho tie between bride and bridegroom be broken until the fragments of tho glass are pieced together. The Rov. Van Staveren conducted tho : service. The bridesmaids were Misses Gladys and Zaideo Nathan, daughters of Mr. Walter Nathan; Misses Marjorie and Edith Joseph, daughters of Air. Joseph Joseph; and . Misses Eileen. and Nell Nathan, daughters of Air. D. J. Nathan. Tho best man was Mr ; -Phil Nathan, and tho groomsmen Messrs. Charles, George, Stanley, and E. Nathan; and Mr. Edward Joseph. Tho bride's handsome gown was of cream Liberty satin embroidered in roses sewn with seed pearls. It was made in semi-emp:ro style, with a simply folded bodice drap-cd with blonde lace, and with sleeves of the same lace. A spray of lilies, orange blossom, and .wliito heatner. (white heather for luck), fastened the folds of tho bodice in front, and tho long train of silk net was exquisitely embroidered with roses, repenting the design on. the skirt. Tho tulle veil,-which was absolutely plain, was fastened to a coronet of lilies and orange blossom, and the shower bouquet was of white orchids, azaleas, and maidenhair ferns, with ono long, magnificent spray of tho beautiful odonto glossum orchid. Tho bridesmaids wore dainty frocks of wliito marquisette mado in semi-cmpiro style with double skirts, and trimmed with bands of white filet net embroidered in white silk. They had deep yokes of 'tucked chiffon and very deep collars of the filet net, square and reaching ; almost to the waist, back 'and front, edged with the narrowest silver braid and finished with, silver tassels. Thero were pouches of silver 'in tho bands of tho elbow sleeves,. and tho wide girdles, which finished in a knot at the back, were of silver tissue. Tho smaller bridesmaids wore charming little frocks of. white marquisette made very full, with fichus of tho marquisette edged with narrow Valenciennes lace, and short sleeves of littlo lace'frills. All the bridesmaids wore Charlotte Corday hats of cream silk net with wreaths! of tiny cowslips under tho brim, and a bunch of cowslips at the side. They carried'white gold-beaded staves, to which were fastened bunches of tho samo golden brown cowslips tied with long streamers of; green ribbon.

After the ceremony the.-guests were entertained at tho home of the bride's mother in Hobson Strept, where the rooms had been lavishly.and most artistically, decorated with flowers. One room was'done in 'shades of yellow and bronze, lycopodium was festooned across tho ceiling, on the sideboards were banks of moss ana bronze cowslips from which • rose golden' daffodils, and "tho mirrors were iramcd* in branches of. willow entwined with 'daffodils. In tho other,.-room, whore the table was set, tho coiling was festooned with white ribbon and trails of smilax, and from a white bell above the tablp festoons of white ribbon', and smilax wore carried to the corners of- the ceiling. The table was decorated with oxquisito flowers, cyclamen, azaleas, and'orchids, and masses of white (lowers were placed about tho room. The hall was decorated with palms and yellow flowers. SOME OF THE FROCKS. : A great many very beautiful frccks wero worn at Miss Elsie Joseph's wedding yesterday, and no doubt there would have been many more had tho weather not been so unpromising. It . was tho first assemblage of the season's new frocks, and it was interesting to note that a number wore made in semiempiro style. Tho hats were very bright and gay, but- most of them small ones. , The bride's going-away frock was of whito cloth with Irish lace and not blouse and a cream poplin diroctoire coat elaborately braided. Mrs. Jacob Joseph wore a handsome frock of handpainted chiffon over champagne satin, with' a border of roses in shades. of pale pink and yellow and touches of black and gold on-the bodice, and a black hat with one large champagne, ostrich feather. Miss Joseph wore, an'oxquisito frock of Irish crochet lace, with vest and sleeves of Carrickmacross laco,' large white hat trimmed with huge drooping aigrette and one large plume; Mrs. Joseph Joseph, nattier blue frock with' cream lace and, pink and blue embroidery, black lace picture hat, ?jid large pink rose; Mrs.-David Nathan, nemophila-blue striped crepe-dc-chine, trimmed with gold embroidery and cream lace insertion put on in Greek key design, and black plume picture hat; Mrs. Cohen (Palmerston North), pale blue Liberty, satin. and black picture hat, lined with pale blue; Mrs. Walter Nathan, silver grey marquisette, with , touches of pink on •bodice, and-an embroidered panel on the skift, Tuscan straw floral toque with red peonies; Miss Sybil Nathan, cream frock, and cream hat with cinnamon brown roses; : Lady. Ward, painted chiffon, frock, black silk' coat and whito hat with pink roses; Miss, Eileen - Ward, cream cloth and floral hat; Mrs. A."Russell, (Palmerston North), black lace robe over white silk; Mrs. Heaton Rhodes, white chiffon with floral border of tiny, pink flowers, the skirt edged with black, Tuscan, straw hat with pink and white feathers and large black satin chou in front; Mrs. Brandon, black and white striped voile, trimmed with pale blue, and white hat; Mrs. H. Johnston, chine silk in hydrangea tints and hat to match; Mrs. H. D. Bell, com;flower' blue, with blue hat; Miss Louisson, , chine silk trimmed with pink, cream hat with ruchings of lace interspersed with forget-mo-nots and pink roses; Mrs. Miles, groy chiffon painted in .mauvo design, brown straw toquo with brown- and mauve feathers; Mrs. Larnacli, groy filet net, and hat covered with pale blue ostrich feathers; Mrs. Stott, pale green shantung silk, with touches of oriental embroidery, and blouse of frilled cream Valenciennes laco, Tuscan straw hat with deep red roses and dark osprcy; Miss Beauchamp, violet chiffon taffetas, and violet hat; Miss Beero, black silk taffetas with cream lace, and floral hat with roses; Mrs. AValter Strang (Palmerston North) ,_ palo blue crepe-de-ehine, with touches of pink and blue em,broidery, and,big black plumed hat; Mrs. Wilford. palo blue ninon, and pink and helio-trope-floral hat; Miss Holmes, grey silk; Mrs. Rankinc-Brown, brown shantung embroidered in bluo, hat with wide brown wings and bluo and brown cherries; Mrs. Fitchctt, black and whit-o frock, and green hat with shaded feathers; Mrs.. Biss, black and whito checked silk, and floral hat;. Miss Mildred' Fell, palo blue frock; Mrs. R. Loughnan, pale heliotrope silk, and black picture hat; Mrs.' C. Johnston, grey frock; Mrs. Reich, green Irish poplin, with touches of pink, and floral hat; Mrs. Rollcston, gre.v striped frock with gold, tissue belt; Mrs. Millward, hcliotropo silk; Mrs. W. Martin (Masterton), pastel bluo over silk; Mrs. W. Bidwill, groy sill; and hat to match; Mrs. Buchanan, palo blue frock and burnt straw hat with pink roses; Mrs. Tweed, black velvet, and floral hat; Mrs. Firth, pale blue silk, and floral toquo with forget-me-nots and roses; Miss Otterson, palo. blue silk . .with heliotropo chiffon, and bat to match;' Miss B. Miles,

palo pink silk and liat to match; Mrs. Samuels, wliito silk trimmed witlr old Chantilly lace, and black picturo liat; Mrs. Napier M'Lean, rose pink shantung; Miss Partridge, floral silk; Mrs. Izard, cream silk frock, cream hat with purple sweet peas. The decorations, which were in the hands of Messrs. Evans and Son, were highly satisfactorj - .