Shanghai, May 12.
The wedding took place on May 9 at St. Nicholas Military Church, of Mr. Richard Terence Down and. Miss Vera Lachinova, daughter lates. V. D. Lachinoft of Shanghai, and the late Mr. B. D. Lachinoff, formerly managing director and viee-presi-lent of the board of directors of the Chinese Eastern Railway. The Rev. 'M. Rogojin officiated.
'The bride was given away by Mr. W. W. Ritchie, and was preceded by' Master (Walter Sapojnikoff bearing the family ikon. Her frock was of white pean d'ange modelled on princess lines. Her long tulle veil fell from a small coronet of orange blossoms and she carried a bouquet of white lilies. Her bridesmaids: were the Misses M. Nagatkine, Manasseyn, L. Jernakoff, and' Horsky, who wore dresses of white georgette with coral and blue sashes. 'They wore short veils and their flowers were coral sweet peas. The best man was Mr. Robert Booth, the: ushers being Mr. F, Schaeffer, and' the bride's brothers, Mr. Dmitri and Mr. Boris Lachinoff, The bride's mother wore a. frock, of grey lace with a corsage of blue flowers.
After the church ceremony a reception was held at the French Club, the health of the bride and bride-room being proposed by Mr. W. W Ritchie. The honeymoon is being spent in Hongkons Moeller-Duebgen Shanghai, May 13.
Yesterday afternoon at the German Church the wedding took place lof Mr. Theodor Emil Moeller, son of Mr, and Mrs, Henrich Moeller of Hamburg, Germany, and Miss Irma Elisabeth' Duebgen, daughter of Mr. land Mrs, Adolf Duebgen of Shang-hal, Pastor Ofliciated. A civil ceremony had previously taken place at the German Consulate-Gen-feral before Dr, 1, Trout, The bride wore a long trained dress Jot white satin with a flowing veil Jand carried u bouquet of white roses. [There were two bridesmaids, the Misses Gisela Debgen and Maremi Berg, and four child attendants, the /Miss¢s Ragna and Ellen Gildebrandt, land Ursula Armbruster, the page being Master hi Ashelm. The bridesmaids were dressed one in pale pink and the other in pale green jorgette, and their flowers were jean daisies, The little girls wore full-skirted filled blue organdie! rocks, with wreaths of pink roses Jon their heads, and carried baskets Jot pink roses; Mr. Withelm Képeke jand Mr. Paul Ungerer were the ushers, The bride's mother wore a gown lot black satin and black lace, with a black hat.
(After the ceremony, a reception was held at the German Garden [Club atter which the bride went away in a pale blue knitted silk ldvess trimmed with dark blue. Her hat and shoes were to. match, The honeymoon is being spent at Karatsu.
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