| WEDDING BELLS
On Wednesday, the 11th inst., at 1 p.m., a very pretty wedding was celebrated at the Koppin Yurrat Methodist Church at Central Lansdowne, when Mr. Andrew George Drury, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Andrew Drury, of Central Lansdowne, and Miss Eunice Myrtle McDonald, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.J. R. McDonald, were united in the holy bonds, the Rev. B. Foster officiating. The lady friends, who had kindly decorated the church, had also made a foliage archway at the church gate and a fern path to the church porch. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, looked charming in a dress of ivory crepe de chene trimmed with shell pink, georgette and headings, the bridal veil, kindly loaned by Mrs. Way of Sydney, being encircled with the customary wreath of orange blossoms. The bridal bouquet was of pink and white gerberas and perennial peas, with asparagus fern, tied with white streamers. The bridesmaid, Miss Essie McDonald, wore a gown of lemon crepe de chene, trimmed with lace and early Victorian Posy on the shoulder, and a black hat. She carrjed a bouquet of pink and lemon gerberas with asparagus fern and pink streamers. The bouquets were kindly presented by Mrs. Alfred Whatson and Mrs. James Hammond. Mr. Alfred Leonard Drury officiated as best, man. The solo, "Because." was sweetly rendered by Mrs. C. Drury. , After the ceremony the guests were motored to "Oakdale," Central Lansdowne the residence, of the bride's parents, Mrs. McDonald welcoming the guests in a robe of navy blue crepe, re chene, with rose bead trimmings. A delightful wedding breakfast was served on the verandah the wedding cake having been made by Mrs. McDonald. The customary toasts were proposed with musical, honours many happy speeches being made. The reception room contained many valuable and useful gifts. The present of the bridegroom too, the bride was a gold wristlet watch the reciprocal gift a pair of gold sleeve links. The bridegroom presented the bridesmaid with a string of pearls. The happy couple left by the evening train for Grafton, and from, thence to Glen Innes. The bride's travelling dress was of rose-bead crepe de chene and rosewood trimmings, with hat and shoes to tone. Their future residence will be Central Lansdowne.— Contributed.
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