ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10076, 23 June 1910, Page 6

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

UAKPENTER—BUTTERFIELD. A wedding which excited considerable local interest was celebratej at Manaia, Taranaki, yesterday afternoon, when Mr Robert W. Carpenter, youngest son of Mr ani Mis J. carpenter, of Masterton, was married to Miss Amelia Emily Ethel Butterfield, youngest daughter of Mrs C. Butteifield, of Dun?din. The ceremony took place at St. Cuthbert's Church, and was performed by the Rev. Mr Stent, in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends of the contracting parties. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr F. Butterfield, of Dunedin, was charmingly attired in a oeautiful gown of ivory satin, of Princess robe style, with a long train. The panel was richly and the yoke and cuffs made of dainty silk lace. She wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms and carried a lovely shower bouquet. The bride was attended by four bridesmaids —Mis 3 Lilian McKenzie, chief, who was stylishly gowned in a dress of silk taffeta, Princess robe with train; and trimmed with silk insertions and silk cords; Miss Alma Carpenter, sister of the bridegroom, wearing a white silk dress, Empire style, trimmed with silk insertion; and two little girls, Miss < assie McKenzie and Miss Edith Hastie, who acted as train bearers, wore pretty frocks of cream silk, Empire style, and carried shepherds' crooks with satin streamers. Tb.3 bride's mother was dressed in a handsome black silk gown. Princess style, with Maltese scarf, and wore a black bonnet trimmed with heliotrope. Mrs G. D. McKenzie, sister of the bride, wore a lovely Princess gown of pale blue silk voile, with cream Oriental trim mings and hat to match. Mr Norman t. Barker, of Taihape, carried out the duties of best mar.. After the nuptials a large number of guests were entertained by Mr and Mrs G. D. McKenzie, si"3ter of :he bride, at the Manaia Town Hall, when the customary toasts were honoured, and the newly-married couple receivtd hearty congratulations of their many and sincere wishes for tiieir tuiura happiness and success.

Mr and Mrs Carpenter, who were the recipients of numerous costly and aervicjable wedding gifts, left the same afternoon for Auckland, where they take up their future residence. The bride' 3 travelling dress was a cream serge costume, with satan facings, also silver fox furj and golden ream hat. The bridegroom's present to the bride consisted of a silvermounted dressing case, to the senior bridesmaids gold bracelets, to the junior bridesmaids gold brooches; while the bride's gift to the bridegroom was a handsome shaving set and silver-mounted pipe-stand. The interior of the church was artistically decorated by lady friends of the bride, and the service was fully choral.