Hawkings-Little, Unpen the most perfect auspices as regards weather and surroundings, pretty wedding took place in the Kuling Church on Tuesday. The bride was Miss Gladys A. Little, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Little, Shanghai, and the bridegroom was Mr. William Hawkings, also of Shanghai. For the event the church had been beantifully decorated by Miss M Rees, who through the courtesy of Mrs, Berkin and Dr. Stone of Kiukiang, who sent many handsome plants, was enabled to transform the interior of the edifice into a tasteful bower of autumn tints. The centre aisle, which was in keeping with the rest of the building, was decorated with bamboos, which met overhead. Amid these pleasing surroundings the ceremony was performed by an old friend of the family, Rev. J. Jackson, p.v., of Boone University, Wuchang.
The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in " dress of ivory liberty satin and Honiton lace, with o square train. The veil was hand-embroidered and kept in place by pretty orange blossoms, A lat bouquet of carnations and ferns added a finishing touch to the very charming figure made by the bride, The bride's mother wore a grey satin dress trimmed with liver, and with it " grey silk crinoline hat, trimmed with white cerise and scarlet fowers. The bridesmaid, ins M. Banister, was attired in w white voile dress over blue and a hat of tagd straw with pink roses, She wore a pretty gold brooch, with pearls and turquoise of a unique design, the gift of the bridegroom, The ceremony over, the happy couple went down the aisle to the strains of the Wedding March sympathetically rendered by Mrs. Harvey, and as they left the charch, the children of the school formed two lines down the church steps, showering flowers upon them.
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