The Archive · 1915

WHEEN-PILCHER

A pretty wedding was solemnized at the Hotly Trinity Cathedral on Thursday afternoon by the Rev. A. J, Walker, between Miss Ellen Dora, dest daughter of Major H. W. Pilcher and Mrs, Pilcher, and Mr. Leslie Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wheen, of Shanghai. There was a large attendance, both the bride and bridegroom being well known in Shanghai, The bride lookin a white satin crave long tunic and a bodice crepe with ninon sleeves. She wore a Court train of brocaded crepe, caught on the shoulders with orange blossoms, and she also wore an orange blossom wreath. She was attended by Miss Mona Pilcher and Miss Margery Wheen as brides: maids, and they wore dresses ald rove taffeta with long peated tunies of crepe de chine and bodices also of crepe de chine trimmed with cream net and fur, with flowered ribbons round the waist. They wore hats of black satin trimmed with bick ostrich feathers and "mall hunches of pink roses. Master Terence Pilcher acted as page.

Mr. W. O. Lancaster attended the bridegroom ug best man, and Mesers. F. L. Wainwright. G. Nazer, W. Porter and GRI. Rendall did duty at the Church #8 ushers.

Owing to the family being in mourning, there was no reception Numerous beautiful presents were received, and a short honeymoon will be spent at Nanking.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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