Wedding.

Manawatu Herald, 17 August 1893, Page 3

Wedding.

On Tuesday afternoon Miss Nora Lin ton,' daughter of Mr James Lin ton, one of the Palinerston's pioneers, was united in the bonds of matrimony with Mr Victor Alexander Brooke, fourth son of the late Sir Edward Brooke, of Norton Priory, Cheshire, England. The ceremony was performed in All Saints' Church by the Bey. H. B. Harvey, in the presence of a very large number of friends. The hn&e, who was given away by her father, was charmingly dressed in white mervillieaux, trimmed with myrtle and orange blossom, and edged with valenciennes lace, with empire sash and silk net veil to match. She carried 8. beautiful bridal boquet composed of hyacinths, lilies of the valley, snow-drops, and maiden -hair fern. The long train of the bride was borne by Master W. Linton, who was dressed in a suit of black velvet trimmed with white satin. The bride also wore a handsome gold brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Misses Linton, F. Mowlem, Agnes Mowlem, and Isabel Smith. The two former wore dresses of heliotrope silk trimmed with oream Irish lace, with empire sashes and handsome bonnets to match. They carried handsome boqueta of white flowers. The two latter were dressed in cream nun's Veiling with yellow silk sashes and oream colored hats with ecru trimming, and carried yellow and white boquets. Mrs Linton, the mother of the bride, was attired in a handsome dress of black merveilleaux with a long train of silk, and wore a Parisian bonnet trimmed with brown and pink. Mr H. S. Robinson, of Christchuroh, was the best man. On the entry of the bride and bridegroom, Mr Drew played the bridal chorus from Lohengrin, and when v the party left the church he Mendelssohn's grand bridal chorus. After the ceremony was over the wedding party adjourned to the Theatre Royal, which was beautifully decorated with ferns, shrubs, and flowers in honor of the occasion, and where a reception was held. A sumptuous repast was provided for the large number of guests* who assembled, and the health of the bride and bridegroom was drunk in bumpers. The happy couplTleft for their honeymoon trip by the evening train io Wellington en route for Christchurch, where they intend to take up their residence. The wedding presents,

which were displayed on the stage of the Theatre, added a charm to the gay scene. — M. Times.