WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 4 January 1912, Page 27

WEDDING BELLS

DUNCAN—HARTNELL. A very pretty ; . wedding was celebrated at the Church of the Holy Angels,(Darfield, on November 29, when Miss Mary Hartnell, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. (N. Hartnell, of \,' Sampf, Hororata; was united in the bonds of Matrimony to Mr. James Francis Duncan,- third son of Mr. J. Duncan, Hawkins, Canterbury.' •: The ceremony, was performed by the Rev. Father Fanning, S.M., of : Darfield. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a corded silk eolienne dress, trimmed; (with silk lace ; and insertion, and the usual wreath' and veil. She also wore a beautifully jewelled gold necklet, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids, Miss Maggie Hartnell and Miss Maggie Duncan, wore gold brooches, the gifts of the bridegroom. The bride's gift to the bridegroom was a gold albert. Mr. P. Close, Christchurch, was best man. After the ceremony the wedding party, : numbering about; 150, adjourned -to 'Sampf ord,' the residence of. the bride's parents, where the wedding breakfast was partaken of. The Rev. Father, Fanning, presided, and proposed the toast of the bride and ,« bridegroom. The other. customary toasts on such occasions were also duly honored. The popularity of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan was evidenced by the large number of handsome and useful presents they received, which included some valuable cheques. In the afternoon the happy couple left for the north, where the honeymoon was spent.