WEDDING BELLS.

Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 16, 9 June 1911, Page 2

WEDDING BELLS.

ORMSBY—SYMES

A wedding which created a great deal of interest in Otorohanga took place in St. Bride's Church last Tuesday, when Miss Dora Mary (Dollie) Symes, second daughter of Mr Symes, was married to Mr Anthony Ormsby. Mr Symes gave away the bride, and the Rev. E. S. Wayne performed the ceremony. The bride looked very girlish and pretty in a dress of soft white spotted net trimmed with valenciennes lace, with .a spray of orange blossoms across the corsage. She wore a coronet of orange blossoms and myrtle leaves and a prettily-embroidered veil of Brussels net, and carried a shower bouquet of white narcissi and asparagus fern. Three maids of honour —Miss D. Johnson, Miss Ormsby (sister of the bridegroom), and Miss Dolly Burnand —were in attendance. Miss Johnson .(chief bridesmaid) wore a dainty frock of cream voile and a picture hat of green velvet trimmed with green and white wings. Miss Ormsby wore a soft cream Japanese silk with a crinoline straw hat to match. Miss Burnand wore a princess frock of blue and white striped silk, and a big cream hat. AH the bridesmaids carried pretty bouquets of white and pink flowers with long ribbon streamers. The bridegroom was attended by Mr McGruthers as best man and Mr P. B. Fisher as groomsman, all being attired in the regulation frock coat, etc. At the close of the ceremony Miss Johnson played Mendelsohn's WeddingMarch, and the bridal party drove off through showers of rice to the residence of Mr and Mrs Symes, where a lavish afternoon tea was laid out in a marquee. Mr Wayne proposed the toast of the happy pair in a neat speech, and the bridegroom responded. Mr Whyte proposed the health of the bridesmaids, to which the best man replied. Mr W. J. Worthington proposed the health of the parents of the bride, Mr Symes returning thanks. In the sitting-room the many valuable and useful presents were on view. Mr and Mrs Ormsby left in the afternoon en route for Rotorua, where the honeymoon is to be spent. Mrs Ormsby travelled in a green velvet costume, with j which was worn a large black j felt hat trimmed with a jet band, j large feather rosette, and droop-J ing plumes.