The Wedding Ball.

Manawatu Herald, 7 October 1899, Page 2

The Wedding Ball.

On Thursday evening Mr and Mrs Charles H. Symons entertained a very 1 irge number of friends at a ball at the Public Hall in celebration of their daughter's marriage on the same afternoon. There must have been over 100 present, who all appeared to have enjoyed themselves immensely. The music was provided by Messrs Tombs (piano) and Pickering (cornet), of Palmerston.

Mr and Mrs Toogood assisted Mrs Symons in looking after her numerous guests. The hall had been tastefully decorated with bunches of green flax, cabbage trees and greenery on the walls and along the front of the stage. Mrs Charles Robinson, Miss Symons and Mr Ellery Toogood were responsible for the decorations, and were frequently congratulated on their success. The bell which had hung o'er the bride in the church was suspended over the stage in the hall. The floor was in capital order and dancing was no work but a pleasureable delight. Refreshments in keeping with the evening were available at all times. Dancing commenced at 9 p.m. and was not finished until 3 a.m.

The following is a list of the presents received by Mr and Mrs A, Too* good : — Mr and Mrs G. Gray, set of irons ; Mr and Mrs Walter Robinson, ladies' companion ; Mr and Mrs McDermott, silver fork and butter knife ; Mr and Mrs R. Barber, set of silver afternoon teaspoons; Mrs J. M. Collins, silver cake stand ; Mrs""G. ~Nyej senr., pairworked slippers, and 3 bottles wine ; Mr and Mrs Hamer, ornamental cheese dish; Miss O'Brien, Mother-of-pearl hair brush ; Mr and Mrs E. P. Cowles (Feilding), morocco card case; Mr and Mrs S. Watson, set of silver tea spoons and tongs ; Mr and Mrs W. S. Stewart, oak and silver breadfork; Mr and Mrs Morton, pair vases ; Miss M. Denham (Christchurch), silver chutney jar ; Miss Wallace, brush and comb bag and pair of vases ; Mrs R. O. Smith, silver butter cooler ; Miss Bradley, set of D'Oyleys and table centre ; Mr and Mrs Deßidder, Indian silk table cloth; Miss A. Deßidder, kettleholder : Messrs J. and C. Symons, handsome album and stand; Mr C. Collins, fur necklet ; Mrs J. Symons, fur muff handbag ; Miss E. Symons, hand painted cushion and panel; Misses H. and M. and Mr C. Collins, silver tea pot ; Mrs C. Robinson, silver salt cellars and travelling hat ; Mrs J. Robinson, silver and ruby sugar basin ; Mrs N. Nash, senr., silver and ruby butter dish ; Mrs G. Johnston (New Plymouth), silver cream jug ; Mrs W. Simpson, ruby and white glass dish ; Miss A. Simpson, cut glass sauce jug; Mrs J. Nash, silver butter dish and knife; Miss Cole (Woodville), horn and silver breadfork; Mr and Mrs Easton, silver sugar basin and jug; Miss C. Burr, silver jam dish ; Mrs F. C. Smith (Carterton), silver sugar basin and tongs ; Mr F. Symons, hall mirror; Miss C. Deßidder, plush pin cushion ; Mr T. Nye, pair vases ; Mr and Mrs Rhodes, set of carvers; M r and Mrs Fra^er, Mother-of-pearl and silver breadknife ; Mr Purcell, embossed ink stand; Mr Whitehead, silver and cut glass pickle jar and tongs; Mr and Mrs Overend, silver and opal biscuit barrel; A Friend, ornament; Miss Dunckley, plush tea cosy ; Mr F. Easton, silver jam disb ; Mr A. Symons, silver cruet ; Mrs Purcell, afternoon tea cups and saucers ; Mr anJ Mrs MacDonnell, hot water kettle and spirit lamp; Mr R. Foss (Waikanae), s'lver cruet ; Mr and Mrs C. Symons, cheque ; Mrs J. Davies, tea cosy; Mr Walker, silver butter dish; Mr Hennessy, 2 pair vases; •'essrs Levin & Co., silver tea set and oak tray ; Messrs Bing, Harris & Co., pair handsome Chinese art pictures ; Messrs Mackay, Caldwell & Co., set silver mounted carvers; Messrs J. Duthie & Co., umbrella stand and silver tea set ; Messrs Briscoe, MacNeil & Co., full set of mounted carvers ; Messrs R. Nichol & Morley, full set silver mounted carvers ; Mr A. Tocker, silver toast rack: Mr G. Toogood, silver sugar scuttle : Mr Bladen, set Dickens' Works; Mr E. Toogood, silver serviette rings and pair pictures ; Wellington Woollen Co., wedding suit ; Miss Toogood, tea cosy ; Miss A. Toogood, pair jam spoons.