The Archive · 1903

SHANGHAT WEDDING

Mackay-Lavers.

The wedding_bell, a beautiful creation in white chrysanthemums, swung once again in the chancel of Holy Trinity Cathedral yesterday afternoon. The occasion was the marriage of Mr. Edward Fairbairn Muckay, of Messrs, Butterfield and Swire, with Miss Lillian Maud Lavers, d-righter of the lute Mr. E H. Lavers, and herself one "f the ost popular anghai-born girls. B-auful floral decorations were pineed in the chancel, the choir was in attendance and the nave wax wellilled with the many friends and well-wishers of the The Cowardice of the Fengtien contracting parties. ig for the arrival of the Inidal party, who were The calmness and quiet with which {ign "listened to what' amounted behind time, the' congregntoe a the reoccupation of Moukden' by the Russians was viewed by the inhabitants of that city was due it is credibly stated not to fear of the Muscovite, as that there are many brave and patriotic Chinese and Manchus in Moukden and Fengtien province goes without saying, but through the publication on the city il of a number of proclamations by the Yartar Geneeral, Tseng Ch'i, and Chih, Governor of Moukden, commanding the people to keep quiet and not: be frighten-recital of nuptial music by Me F.L Cro ton xt the of The b to the altar by her cousin, Lavers, and had in attensiance v two younger hi chiffon und with the dazzii Misses Mabel Lavers, Ethel W ight, and Marjory Fearon wore charming of white muslin with lace white picture hats. The Misses "illes and Brenda Dowler brought up the rear of the procession, which moved slowly up the central aisle while the choir"ang ©The Voice thut breathed o'er Eden." Tine bridlegr0um was accompanied by Mr J. H. 1eesdale as best men and Messrs Frank Faron, Ron Id Macleod, H. J Cark.and H.F. B I assisted as ushers. The Rt. Rev. Bishoy M-ule officiated, assist-d by the Rev. W. Gilbert Walshe. ' At the couclus on of the choral service and while the r.gister was signed in the vestry, Mr. Crompton payed, at the bride's request, Batiste's familiar Andante in G" and the Wedding March was of course given as Mr. and Drs, Mackay left the Cathedral.

here was sul-equantly a largoly tended: reception at the resid noe of Mrs James S. Fearon on the French side, where bride and bridegroom were toasted on the call of Mr. Hey. Morriss, and Mr. Mackay wade " graceful little speech in rettr thanks" and pr: posing bridesmaids. To-day Mr. ata oise BB. Mackay leave for a honeyutoou trip in Japan.

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

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