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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 December 1912, Page 2

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nicholl s—McDonald.

A wedding of local interest was sol" emnised in St. Matthew's Church, Helensville, on Wednesday last, 11th December, the Rev. C J. Mtrton officiate ing, when Mr W. E. Nicholls, second son of Mr R. Nicholls, of Parkhurst, was joined in bands of holy matrimony to Miss Theressa McDonald, youngest daughter of Mr J. McDonald, of Parkhurst. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked pretty in a white messaline silk frock, daintily trimmed with silk and pearl insertion, the yoke and cuffs being df silk allover lace. She wore the orthodox wedding veil,, nnd carried a beautiful bouquet of Christmas lillies, white roses and white sweet pea, relieved with asparagus fern. She was attended by her sister, Miss I, McDonald, who wore, a dainty frock of cream taffetta, richly trimmed with cream silk lace and insertion, the front of the skirt|being adorned by two rows of tiny white satin buttons. Bet hat was of white lace with lancer plumes, and she carried a bouquet of pink sweet pea and asparagus fern. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr J. Nicholls, as best man. The briuegroom's present to the bride was a handsome gold book locket and fine gold chain, and to the bridesmaid, a pretty gold brooch. The church was prettily decorated by friends of the bride, with white pincushions and roses on the altar, and arum lillies, white roses and holly round the font. After the ceremony the bridal party drove to " Nestle Brae," Parkhurst, the residence of the bride's parents, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast awaited them and the u«sual toa»ts were duly honoured. The presents, numbering nearly one hundred, were both handsome and costly, showing +ha wide tsteem in which the young couple were held by their many friends. The happy couple left by the afternoon express amid showers of rice -and good wishes from their many friends. The bride's travelling dress was a navy blue oloth costume, trimmed with military braid, and pretty lagoon blue hat. In the evening a large number of friends were entertained by the bride's parents at a social evening in the Parakai Hall, and dancing was indulged ' in till the small hours of the morning, ' to music supplied by Miss Rimmer, After supper Mr J. McLeod, on behalf of the guests, tnanked Mr and Mrs McDonald for the very pleasant evening they had spent, and wished the, absent bride and bridegroom health and happiness in the future. Mr X J. Nicholls, on behalf oi the bride s parents, thanked Mr McLeod and the guests for their kind remarks and a pleasant evening was brought to a close amid singing " For they are jolly good fellows," and hearty cheers Amongat the wedding guests we noticed Mrs McDonald (mother of the bride) in a handsome black Empress satin, richly trimmed with silk insertion and buttons to match, black hat with tt-eam roses and black plumes; ' Mrs NicholLs (mother of the bride! groom black lustre costume, black hat with blue and black bows • Mrs Syers, nattier blue voile, trimmed with self gauging and buttons/black hat with lancer plumos; Mrs J Hun- < ter, Junr blue silk striped voile, richly trimmed with blue silk insertion, black and white hat, velvet ribbon and plumes; Mrs Rogers, cream radi. anta trimmed with silk insertion, pretty leghorn hat with silk crown and wreath of moss roses; Mrs Mills ' cream cashmere, silk insertion trim! miugs, pretty white hat; Mrs Hunter, Senr., black skirt, pretty delaine blouee, black hat with ostrich feathers; Mr\ Ti sd + ale ' dainty black cashmere black hat r Mrs Archibald blacfc serje costume black hat; Mrs AitkenS black satin.striped voile, fringe tS mmgs, black hat with beaded tSmsilk blouse, black hat; Mis Sh Q^uZ r pretty white muslin dres« whit delaine blouse, white hat with wrS of roses j Mi es L. Nicholls, d«dn™? U e and whl te striped linen,'white W Misses S. ana M. Nicholls cream cashmere frocks, dainty white w piped black, grey hat with baXand