ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 14 February 1901, Page 4

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

A very prelty wedding was celebrated yesterday afternoon (says the WesfcporS News of Wednesday) at St Curtice's hurch, the contracting parties being Mr Michael Grogan, second son of Mr Patriok Grogan of Greymouth, and Miss Luoy Pain, second daughter of Mr Henri Pain of Wostport. The Venerable Archpriest Walsho officiated. The bride, who looked char Jaing, was given away by her father. She wore a white brocaded silk dress with court train, transparent yoke and sleeves of white Brussels lace with customary wreath and veil, and carried a handsome showerjbouquet. The bridesmaids, Misses T. Pain, A. Pain, asd B. Grogan, were attired in cream silk dresses, transparent yokes and chiffon trimmings, and wow picturesque white leghorn hats, trimmed with wbite ostrich feathers, and carried pink and white boquets. The trainbearer, Miss K Pain, wore a pale-blue silk dress and white leghorn hat. Mr Michael Scanion officiated as best man, and Mr Bernard Grogan as groomsman. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a gold watch and chain, and the bride's to the bridegroom a set of gold studs and link?. The brrdesmaids each wore a gold curb chain bangle, presents from the bridegroom. Previous to the ceremony the choir sang "Veni, Creator I" and while the couple were leaving the church, amid showers of rice and other lucky tokens, Miss Pain, organist, played Mendelssohn's evergreen 'Wedding March." The bridal party proceeded to the home of the bride's parents where the wedjing breakfast was served and the usual toasts were honoured. The happy couple were the recipients of many presents, both costly and beautiful, from all parts of the district.