WEDDING BELLS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1098, 25 January 1912, Page 3

WEDDING BELLS.

COWLEY—MAIRS,

A very pretty wedding took place on Monday afternoon, in the Primitive Methodist Church, Foxton, when Miss Florence Mairs, daughter of the Rev P. J. Mairs, late of Foxton, was married to Mr Edgar Cowley, late of Orcop, Herefordshire, England. The \ church, which was prettily decorated for the occasion, was " well filled with the guests and friends of the happy couple. The service was fully choral, the choir singing “ The Voice that breathed o’er Eden” and ‘‘Saviour, let Thy Sanction Rest.” The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming, her dress being of silk Shantung, with trimmings of silk allover lace and panels of chiffon taffetta, with silk braidings, and wore a gold crescent brooch, set with diamonds and rubies, the gift of the bridegroom. She also wore the usual veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet of white sweet peas, roses, dahlias and gypsophila. The bride’s present to the bridegroom was a set of gold sleeve links. Miss Signal accompanied the bride as bridesmaid, and wore a dress of white embroidered muslin, with large black hat trimmed with white plumes and lined with pale blue, and carried a bouquet of white sweet peas and pale blue cornflowers. The bridegroom’s present to the bridesmaid was a gold spray pendant set with pearls. Mr E. Bullard accompanied the bridegroom as best man. The ceremony was performed by the Rev T. Coatsworth, Miss C. Honore presided at the organ and played, as the bride entered the church leaning on the arm of her father, the “ Bridal March ” from “ Lohengrin,” and at the conclusion of the ceremony Mendelsshon’s “ Wedding March.” The bridal pair left the church amidst a shower of rice and confetti. After the ceremony at the church, a reception was held at the residence of # Mrs Signal, Norbiton Road, where the guests were entertained at me wedding breakfast. The room was very prettily decorated with red and white sweet peas. Mrs Signal received her guests in a gown of mauve silk voile and hat to match. The usual toasts were duly honoured, short speeches of congratulation being given by the Rev T. Coatsworth' Mr L. Bullard, Rev P. J. Mails, and Mr E. Osborne senr. Many telegrams from all parts of the Dominion, wishing the bride and bridegroom every happiness and prosperity, were read. The presents were numerous and costly, thus testifying to the esteem in which the contracting parties are held. The happy couple left, accompanied by many wishes for their future happiness, by the afternoon train en route for Napier, where the honeymoon is |*o be spent. The bride’s travelf ig dress consisted of a costume yoi navy blue, and black hat trimmed with white roses and. pale blue cord.

ANKER—MILLS. A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the Newtown Congregational Church on Tuesday last, when Miss Lucie Mills, eldest daughter ot Mr T. L. Mills, editor of the Feilding Star, was united to Mr Ralph Anker, one of the Wanganui Educatiau Board's technical instructors. The ceremony was performed by the Rev- W. A. Evans, M.A. The bride wore a white silk tunic frock and a tine lace veil with coronet of orange blossoms. The handsome embroidery covering the dress and the Limerick lace on the veil were the handwork of the bride’s mother. The bride had six attendants Misses Ethel, Marjorie, and Dorothy Mills, sisters of the bride, Miss Hilda Haggett, a cousin, and two tiny little maids, Nancy Campbell, of Feilding, and Kathleen Hornblow, of Foxton. They were all attired in white embroidered muslin with touches of colour, and carried pink and white sweet peas. The service was fully choral. The presents, which were numerous, useful, and valuable, included a number of cheques, and gifts from the Feilding Technical School, the Feilding Presbyterian Sunday School and Choir, Mdlle Atonia Dolores (Melbourne), and Mr D. H. Souter (Sydney). The reception at Godber’s was presided over by Mr Fred, Piraui, who proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom, the latter responding. Mr Hornblow (Foxtonj proposed the health of the bridesmaids, Mr E Anker (Dannevirke) responding. The Rev. W. A. Evans toasted the parents and grandparents of the newly wedded couple, Mr Mills responding. The bride’s mother wore a lavender cloth costume, with maltese lace collar and cuffs, and a black plumed hat. The bridegroom’s mother was in black silk, with a grey hat, and the bride’s two grandmothers wore black silk. The bride’s travelling costume was of oyster grey braided in black, with which'she wore a black hat with white ostrich plume. After a brief holiday tour Mr and Mrs Ralph Anker will proceed to Feilding, their future .home.