A Viking Wedding.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7892, 7 August 1905, Page 4

A Viking Wedding.

o LORD BUTE'S NOVEL PLANS. The marriage of Miss Augusta Bellingfaam to the Marquis of Bute at Castle Bellingham, Ireland, is going to be, according to advices just received from the mail, a most picturesque affair, and above all things a "Scotch wedding." Memories of the Vikings of old will be recalled, for Lord Bute lias chartered a .steamer in which he will carry his fair bride away to the lam! of the Scots. According to the present arrangements the little village of Castle Bellingham, in County Louth, is to be devoted to merry-making and festivities on a scale hitherto unknown in its annals during the week of the nuptial ceremony. Tbf vessel which is to convey Lord Bute and bis bride to Scotland, where they are going to spend their honeymoon, will anchor two miles from the little fishing village of Annagassan, two miles from the bride's home, to which place they will be conveyed from the church in Loid Bute's carriages. Some idea of the amount of work entailed in preparation for the occasion may be gathered Irom the fact that the bridegroom is bringing all his own carnages, servants, and retainers from Scotland.

On reaching the seashore of Annagassan the newly-married pair will receive a final hearty send-oft from the tenants of Castle Bellingham estate, who will be gathered there. Boats arc to be drawn up in readiness to convey them to the waitnig Tessel two miles off, and amid rounds of cheers from the tenantry the brrde will bid farewell to the land of her birth.

At the bead of the procession of Z b, £ are 10 l •* P aint « d white is Jo be the barque containing the br.de and bridegroom, manned \,y rowers attired in white trousers and *?. t ' r i, m , s,m la ' ,s rmbroideiej w»h the Hellwgliam arms, in tie prow of the vessel will fly the «*K of fcnn, while at the stern the ScotbfUßw.il float in the breeze. Immediately following the vessel containing the newly-married couple wll he the boat bearin K Lord Bu"' fourteen Scotch mper * wh o .appropriate music til' ihe .steamer is rearhid.

The wedding will take place a", tne Roman Catholic parish chinch, Kilsaran, and the ceremony is to ie performed by the Rev. Patrick Fairan, the parish priest, assisted by the curate, the R rv . p. Murtajrh The eveninq will see much merrv making, a pyrotechnic disn'ay has been airanged to lake place at Castle Bellingham. and bonfires will be It 0 " lm> m 'Wlibouring Illls The wedding was to take place last ob July t>.