The Archive · 1900

Marriage of Miss Wright and Mr. Gilbert Davies

The Cathedral was crowded on Saturd afternoon when Miss Alice ter of Mr. A. Wright (Messrs.

Swire) was married to Me, Davies. "Many lady friends of the bride helped to decorate the Cathedral for the cceision and their labours wore fully crowned with success. With bamboos, lilies, marguerites and hydrangeas the aisles and chancel were transformed in a delightful manner, and the workers have every reason to he proud of the result they achieved. The wedding was at 3 o'clock and long before that hour an expectant crowd gathered around the entrance to the Cathedral. Many carriages arrived, and shen the bride oppe: eir san the Voice that Mr. Crompton of-gat the on The wechting service was performed by the Rev. W. Gilbert Walshe. As the bride left the char cel the march from Wagner's Lohengri was played, and Mendelssohn's Wedd March" was played as the hi the Cathedral. Miss Ethel W Utide's sister, was the chief brides with her were Misses Marjorie Mille Wickham, Brenda & Sannie Dowler, a qnarteite of wee lasses, in quaintly pretty white satin costumes of Puritan f The two little pages, Masters Bobbie Pearce and Arthur Watt, in white did their duties with a pretty courtliness they wore small pear! pins in horseshoe her held Well Road, Phe attended and the pulatinns of quite of friends as she st-el under an flowers, Me. RO W.L the health of the happy: coup kindly xpoeeh and for Riot where they will spend meymoon, "As they left they were ni dant xb ice and The bride wore a_ pretty 4 dress of pale periwinkle bine wile over elacé " A ands wedding presents, Mr, and Mrs, Davies have ample evidence' of the esteem in which they are held, the many rich, rare and valuable gifts ved fairly fi at Hazlewood,

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