The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-31 00:00:00

ILiRaIAGE OF MISS ALICE GREAVES.

On Thursday morning, Weymouth was most
pleasingly excited by the marriage of Miss Alloe Greece.,
the much-beloved niece of our respected rector, Rey.
T. A. Greaves,and whose good works in this parish have
procured for her the deep affection of the many by whom
she was known. The happy man is Edward Rodymion
Porter, Fag, son of William Porter, Esq., of Henbury
Fort, sea tioniten. A large number of friends marked
their love and esteem for the bride-elect by presenting
her with an immense variety of handsome presents, on
the happy occasion. Although there were many others
more wetly, that deserving first mention was probably
a very chaste ivory and gold church service
presented by the young people of her Bible
eass, on whom Miss Greaves hes for years
bestowed the moat loving attention. The presents were
displayed on two tables and the mantel in the drawing
room at Portmore. It is impossible to mention even a
large port of them; but the following were kindly
pointed out ' • handsomely carved cuckoo cloak, by the
Mimes Porter; set of decanters, by Mrs. Lopez; crystal
wine cooler, by Mx, Poynter ; writing disk, Miss Eliot;
sot of silver fish knives and forks, Mr. and Mrs. Talbot
Groove' ; handsome and costly dessert service. Bee.
and Mrs. haute; dressing case, Mr. Robertson ; silver
tea and coffee minim. Mr. cod Mrs. Paynter ; egg set,
Watecs, of Worley Mall; tele-a-tete poreelain ser-
vice, Mr. and Mrs. Wildatn ()reeves ; butter dish, knife
and salts, by the young ladies. at Kiss Parker's;
gold brooch set with emeralds and pearls
Miss Colby; gold brooch, with pearls, also pearl card
sue. Miss Parker; pearl ring, Mimes Mead; pair of
eandleatieks, &a., Mrs Carmichael, aunt of time bride;
work-bon in Russia. Mrs. it. Talbot; silver card ease,
Dr Smith ; double scent bottle, Dr /doodled ; Bible,
Bliss Grooves; handsome inlaid card case, "Aunts.
AtiO3 and Bessie." Mr Andrews, Mrs Aloe, Mrs 1)el
haste, cud a hosts of friends too long to enumerate,
also gave costly and beautiful presents. The bride's
dress was of white satin, trimmed with swansdown,
and panier of the sante ; her veil of rich &smells
lasso; and she wore a wreath of orange blossoms and
jasinino. In her hand she held • bouquet of
myrtle, stephanotis. orange blossoms and white roses.
She woe attended by *oven bridesmaids, Miss Porter
and Miss Florenoe Porter, sisters of the bridegroom;
Miss Dean-Pitt, Miss Hudson, Miss Florence Dean.
Pitt, Miss Lopez, and Miss T. Lopez; who were dresses
of white orgondie muslin, trimmed an I looped up with
mauve silk, bashes and bows to match, and pianism of
the IMMO ; the five first mentioned ladies wore white
Pamela bonnets, trimmed with mauve ribbon, and
marabout feathers tipped with mauve • the Mimes
Lopez, who are very young ladies,wearing hats trimmed
to match. To the party of bridesmaids would have
been added the bride's friend, Miss Castleman, but she
was unfortunately boo ill to come.
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The happy peril' drove off shortly after 11, in seven
carriages, provided by Mr. Luce, of the Royal Hotel. to
Mary's church, which was ailed by • very large
oongregation. The ceremony was performed by her
uncles—the Bev. Talbot Grooves, rector of Mebombe
Regis, and the Rev. John Huyshe, rector of Clyethydon,
Devonohire. Mr. Bost in Smith, organlak.played with
his accustomed talent, Mendellsohn'e • Wedding
March," and the Gloria in C, by Schubert. The
bride was given away by her brother, Mr. W.
Groover'. The happy knot haring been tied,
the party returned to their carriages, in the premises
of • very large assembly, amongst whom the fairer see
were predominant. They retuned to Portmore, where,
in the dining room, an elegant dejeit ler was laid out
of which the principal ornament was the sake. It
wes an wreathed at the hue with a garland of camtilies
and white roma, above these being festoons of orange
blossoms, white room, lilies of the valley and white
thorn blossoms with silver fern leaves, interspersed
with shields bearing the plume of the Prince of Wales.
On the cake was • wreath of mirage leaves, blossoms,
and fruit- An elegant vase surmounted the whole, de.
corded in the mine way,and with white doves resting on
orange blossoms, The bongos:it was composed of j &amine,
orange blossoms, silver fern, c lotus, white moos, and
magnolia.. The coke was supplied by Mr:Olase,of Dove n•
port, who personally suNrlntended. Among the com-
pany at the dejediser were :—William Porter, Esq., of
funhury Fort, and Mrs. Porter, Miss Porter, Miss F.
Porter, Mr. E. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Ludlow, uncle and
aunt of the bridegroom; the Rev. Francis Paynter, and
Mrs. Poynter, sister of the bridegroom • Mrs. de
Quetteville, sister of the bridegroom; the tiev. T. and
Mrs. °reeves, Mr. W. Grooves, Mrs. Greaves, Mr.
C. Grooves, Mims Greases, Miss A. Grooves, Miss A. S. ;
°reeves, Rev. J. and Mrs. finysho, Mrs. Lopez, Miss '
Eld, Mr. Wood, Miss Hudson, The Mi 1.4111 Lopes, Miss
Dean Pitt, Miss S. Dean Pitt, Mr. ModlyoMt, Kr.
Wood, the bridegroom's best man. Dr. Smith, Dr.
Moorhead, Captain. Mrs., and Miss Mead, Miss Parker,
Miss Eliot, Miss Colby, Rev. —Ottley, I,ieus. Dennis,

In the afternoon the happy couple left Portman for
a visit to the bridegroom's relatives Yr. Gray V.
Porter sod family, in Ireland. As the bride's carriage
drove off, it WU saluted by a perfect shower of old
slippers ..ad rioe, emblematic of the good wishes of the
Maeda she estimable lady had left behind. On Friday
evening there was another large party at Portmore, In
honour of the happy event.