WEDDING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1626, 14 December 1905, Page 3

WEDDING.

BARKER—MACLEAN

A very pretty aa cl interesting wedding took place at Holy Trinity Gburch yesterday afternoon wbon Misß Minnie Maclean, daugbtar of Mr Geoffrey Maclean, was married to Mr Frank Barker cf Giaborne. The church had been decorated with pink flowers and foliage by girl friends .of the bride, and a pink and silver wedding bell hung over the chancel. Tho Rev. Dawson Thomas was tho officiating clergyman. The bride,‘who was given away by her father, looked charming in a beautiful gown of ivory duchciso ealin. Ths skirt foil and trained, and tho bodice, which «as swathed, had a transparent yoke ot i white silk iaco and elbow Bloeves with lace fril’s Her embroidered tulle veil was thrown back, and she woio a wreath of orange bloscoms and carried a ehoaf of liliis She was attended by sevon bridesmaids, Misses Eva and Flossie Barker, Effis WilliamsoD, Iris Maclean, Yere Svmrs, and two tiny li tie girls, Misses Muriel and Lesley Barkor. Misses B arker nod Williamson wore very dainty frocks of soft while si b, tha skirts with .gathered tucks and frills of lace, and tho bodices having transparent laae yokes and fu i elbow sleeves. They also wore wreaths of pink rcsos and tulle veili, and earned bouquets of pink flowers. Misses Maclean and Symcs v/oro whito silk dro3ses with flounces edged wbh valencionico lace,

sphered poiot-.d belt? and loco ycK-s, wro . th 3 o! pick rcsEß and white veils, ihe two lit'la girls were prettily drasßed in whi'o ei k, with numerous fril's of white locc Their wreaths were of white rosebads, and they wore white veils and carried bouqurti tied with pink ribbons All the maids wore gold chains and pearl pendaots, the gift of the bridegroom. fclr P. Barker war best mn;, and the groomsman were Meesis It. Barker, Grattan Bradley, i 11 Uliek Butko, and J. Neilaon. Alter the ceremony a reception was held nt the rondenco of _ the brides • -jjarents, 11 Tahnno,’ 1 Yic'oria Township, rhera were a grc.t many guests, and a

lirgo matquoa Li a d been Erected. Mrs Maclean received her guests in a dress of dove grey mervoilleux trimmed w'th grey velvet and finis, end is grey chiffon hat with pink roses ; Mrs Barker, mother of tho bridegroom, vvoro black and lavender brocaded salio, and lavender bnnnet, with nink roses ; Mrs Walter Barker, heliotrope, embroidered chiffon over sills the same ebade, skirt trimmed with frill*, edrred with ruebings of ribbon of a deoper shade, full bodice,, with cremo rose point voke. hat of silk crinoline straw, tnmmed with white lilac and largo pink io*e , Mis V, Barker was in white mussm, with many frill?, and black hat; Mrs 0. A. Deliateur was in black silk, with a black hi t and lace scarf; Miss Barker wore an embroidered drrsi of champagne voile and ft 0 erne hat ; Miss L. Barker, pa,a hme silk voile and whito bat with pink Eiaes; Mbs Maadio Barker, white soft 1 ink dimmed with Valenciennes hoe .and 1 ( .u u™ ™>““ b »! v

Symos, silk, wideband of navy volvet round fjot and trimmings of narrow kiltings of navy glaoo Bilk, full bodico with oremo lace yoko, folds from back of shouldor onding in a sash, bat of navy blue straw, with crown ontnpoaod of groon leaves intorlacod, licod under brim with shaded poppies Mr and Mrs Barker loft by tho Manuka last night for Woffington aud Sydnoy, en route for England and tbo Continent. Tho brido’s going-away dross was oromo, tbo doth skirt being ploatod and trimmed with medallions and kiltings of oromo glaco silk. Tho tight-fitting coat was of oromo glaeo. also trlmmod with medallions and kilfugs, and her hat was of burnt straw, trimmod with pink rotes. Wo join with tbo groat number of friends in heartily wishing Mr and Mrs Barker ovory bappiuoss.