A HOKITIKA WEDDING.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 24 October 1901, Page 3

A HOKITIKA WEDDING.

(West Coast Times.)

Yesterday afternoon at 2 30 a wedding of great interest in Hokitika as well as to a very large number of people in Westland took place, when Miss Ida MacFarlane, third daughter of Duncan MacFarland, Esq., Stipendary Magistrate and Warden, of Hokitika and district, was united to Mr L. Straohan, sixth son of D. Straohan, Esq , of Lornty, Wanganui. The wedding took place at the residence of the brides father and was celebrated by the Bev William Douglas, M.A. A large number of guests assembled in honour of the occassion upwards of eighty friends being present from all parts of the district. The bride looked charming in a beautiful dress of ivory duchesse satin with court train trimmed with pearl passementerie and silk lace. She wore the orthodox veil and wreath of orange blossoms and carried a magnificient shower bouqet, the gift of Mrs Williams. Another very pretty bouqet was presented by Miss Crawford which the bride took away with her. The bridesmaids wore Miss Maofarlane, who wore a costume of cream silk trimmed with lace, chiffon and ribbon, Miss Strachap (sister of the bridegroom) dressed in white corded silk, trimmed with pearl passementerie and chiffon, and Miss May Maofarlane in a cream silk dress, trimmed with chiffon and lace, each of the bridesmaids dresses being trained gowns. Miss Maisie Macandrow was a tiny bridesmaid, specially attendant on the bride, and looked very pretty in a cream nun’s veiling dress. The bridegroom was supported by Mr W. Bussell, of Wellington, as groomsman After the wedding breakfast, Mr and Mrs Straohan drove to Kumara and proceed thence overland to Pioton en route for Wanganui, which is their future home. The bride’s “going away” dress was a smart costume of navy blue cloth, trimmed with black silk.

A reception wag held by Mr and Mrs MacFarlane in the afternoon, and in the evening a large party was entertained at Government House. The wedding party included Mrs Macfarlane, mother of the bride, who wore black merveilleux trimmed with maltese lace; Miss Thompson, aunt of the bride, black merveilleux trimmed with white chiffon; Mrs Griramond, sister of the bride, black merveilleux trimmed with Indian crepe; Mrs Eoberts, sister of the bridegroom, black merveilleux trimmed with white lace; Mrs Maoandrew, black merveilleux-and violet toque ; Mrs J. C. Macfarlane, black cloth braided; and Mrs O’Oallaghan (Ross), black viole with white lace trimmings.

The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a silver mounted dressing case and to Miss Macfarlane, chief bridesmaid, an opal ring, while Misses Strachan and May Maclarlane were presented with opal brooches by him. The bride’s present to the bridegroom was a pair of gold sleeve links. The popularity of the bride and bridegroom amongst' their and the high esteem in which the bride’s parents are held, was evinced by the very large number of handsome, costly, and useful presents which were received.

The wedding cake was a very beautiful confection and a triumph of the confectioner’s art.