Wedding at Greatford.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 299, 27 April 1894, Page 2

Wedding at Greatford.

On Wednesday last a fashionable wedding was celebrated at Greatford, the parties being Mr Norman Valentine St. George Gorton eldest son of Colonel Gorton, of Rangitikei, Bulls, and Miss Catherine Struther Willis, fourth daughter of the late Major Willis, of Woodendean, Greatford. The church had been prettily decor* ated with greenery and white chrysanthemums. At about 2.30 o'clock the bride, escorted by her mother and attended by the bridesmaids, arrived at the church, where the ceremony was gone through. The Rev Innes Jones of Feildmg, was the officiating clergyman. Mr R. Aldworth was the bridegroom's attendant There were three bridesmaids— Miss Cooper (Wellington), who was dressed in a white liberty silk costume, with salmon pink trimmings, and a large brown hat, and the Misses Dorothy and Mary Willis, who were dressed alike in cream chiffon and salmon pink trimmings, with black hats. Besides these there were two sweet little children as pagea — Miss Olga Levetfc, and Master Don Riddiford. The lit'le girl was dressed in a white satin robe with satin shoes and hood, while Master Don was attired in a knicker suit of black relvet with salmon pink trimmings, black hat and white feather. The bride looked exceptionally sweet in a beautiful dress of white satin with a train, ornamented with elegant pearl trimmings. Over this she wore the usual yeil and wreath, and carried a bouquet of flowers. Mrs Willis, who give the bride away, wore a stylish dress" of black figured satin with jet and heliotrope trimmings and bonnet to match, Mrs Gorton, black, striped satin with pale pink and lace trimmings to match. Amongst those present were Colonel and Mrs Gorton, Captain Hewitt, R.N,, and Mra Hewitt, Mr and Mrs D. Bid. diford, Mr and Mrs E. H. Levett, Mr and Mrs J. G. Wilson, Mrs Innes Jones, Mr and Mrs Wylde, Dr and Mrs Sketman, Mr and Mrs Levett (Kiwitea), Mr and Mrs Johnston, Mr and Mrs Aldswortb, Misses Cooper, and N. Wilson, Messrs A. Fitzherbert A. Ross, Lance, and others. After the ceremony the whole party retired to the house at Woodendean, where afternoon tea was dispensed. The presents were numerous, costly and elegant, all testifying to the popularof the young couple, We join with other well wishers in wishing the happy couple a long lifo of prosperity and wedded bliss. — Mercury.