WEDDING BELLS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 6 February 1901, Page 2

WEDDING BELLS.

Mclnnes-Guthrie.

A wedding of social interest was solemnised this afternoon at St John’s Church, - by the Eev. K. Stewart, when Wm. Mdhnes, a well-known Chemist of Mangaweka, was united in matrimony to Miss Juliet Guthrie, wellknown in musical circles.

The bride was gowned in a handsome cream silk profusely trimmed with lace and embroidered in true lover’s knots, and wore the usual bridal veil and orange blossoms. She carried an exquisite shower bouquet of roses, sweet peas, and maiden hair, and was given away by her brother, Mr M. Guthrie, and attended by the Misses A. Kerr and L. Guthrie (neico of the bride), who wore dainty dresses of white and cream silk respectively with largo picture hats of black velvet, tulle and ostrich tips. The bridegroom was attended by Mr H. C. Harley as bestman and Mr T. W. Shallcross as groomsman. The service was a fully choral one, the bride having been until recently a leading member of St John’s Choir. After the ceremony a largo number of guests were entertained at the residence of the bride’s mother whore a sumptuous tea was served.

Bride’s gift to bridagroom—handsome gold sleeve links; bridegroom to bride gold granny chain and costly gold braclet set with rubies, and to each of the bridesmaids dainty gold brooches. Mr and Mrs MTnnes it is understood are to spend their wedding trip at the Southern Lakes en route to their future homo at Mangaweka.

The wedding presents were unusually handsome and serviceable, including a silver tea and coffee service presented by St.John’s choir, also a handsome Upright piano in walnut from the bride’s brother. Amongst the wedding guests were : Mrs Sinclair (sister of the bride) Hon. Mr and Mrs Kerr, Misses Kerr, Mr James Kerr, junr. Mr E. Guthrie, Mr and Mrs D. McLean, the Mieses McLean, Dr and Mrs Mcßrearty, Mr and Mrs G. W. Moss, Mr and Mrs Felix Campbell, Mr, Mrs and Miss McKay, Miss Lizzie Holder, Mis*

Hambleton, Mr McKenzie. Mr and Mrs Edward Wickes, Mr Porteous and. Mr F. Harley. The bride’s travelling costume was of blue cloth, white leghorn hat, ostrich tips and paste buckles, the “ tout ensemble ” being particularly smart. O’Brien—Griffin. On Monday a very pretty wedding took place at St. Patrick’s Church, Stafford, when Miss Kate, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Griffin of Piper’s Flat, was united in holy bonds to Mr T. O’Brien of Greymouth. Miss Mary Griffin, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and Mr M. Molan as best man. The Eev. Father O’Hallahan tied the nuptial knot. Unfortunately for the bridal party the weather could not have been worse, as it rained .in torrents as they were returning to the house of the bride’s father, where a dinner was partaken of by anumei’ous party of friends of the bride and bridegroom, whose health and '-future prosperity were proposed and responded to with enthusiasm. The happy couple left for Hokitika by the afternoon train, where they spend their honeymoon and carry with them the best wishes of a large number of friends for their future happiness. The number of presents that the bride received testified to her popularity.