The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-06-26 00:00:00

DOUBLE WEDDING AT THE NINE TEN.

There was • very large company present at the
Minster on Tuesday to waness the double wedding of
the Missed Fort—residing for WWI years pest with
their mother, Mee. Fort, of the Koosle, Cods
Mullen—with' the sleet eons of tiro well.known old
Dorset families. Miss Geraldine Fort was married
to Mr. Hector Edmond Moore, elde.t eon and heir
of Mr. Hector Mourn, of Ealmondshant, near
Crenborne and Miss Hilda Winifred Fort to the
Rev. Alfred Watlingtou Parke, eldest eon of Mr. 0.
J. Perks, J.P., of Henbury, near Wimboene. The
c.remony took place about balf•past eleven, and
shortly before that hour the bridegrooms, with their
best men, arrived at the church, having b ea preceded
by some of the wedding guest.. Mi. Muir,'. beet
man wee his cousin, Mr. (larvae's Flees, and Kr.
Parke's best man wee Mr. H. J. Ili& Beevor. The
bridesmaids, all children, were the next to arrive,
and awn after them came, amidst • general
buss of admiration, the brides. Mies Geraldine
Fort leaning on the arm of her brother.
Mr. Richard Fort, M.P., by whom she wee given
away, and Miss Hilda Winifred Fort leaning on the
arm of her brother, Mr. J. Geoffrey Fort, who gave
her away. Both bride, wore dresses of white satin
ducheese with pearl embroidery, and old lege, the
latter, in the case of the elder sister (Miss G. Fort),
being point d'Alene.% and in the draw of the younger
bride point d'Angieterre. The ornaments were
dietnoeds, atel both brides, who carried lovely and
very large bouquets, wore a veil and wreath of orange
blo.soms. Mae G. Fort's brideemaide, who came
baskets of red roses and wore gold bangles, the gift
of the bridegroom. were Mime Evelyn Buchanan (niece
~f the bride.), Mime Clayton East (amain of the brides),
and Miss Agnes Farquharson ; and Mae Hilda
Winifred F. Ks bridesmads, who carried baskets of
Mora de Dijon roses, laud wore pearl trefoil brooches,
the gift 01 the bridegroom, were Mies Dorothy
Buchanan, Miss AC aka Buchanan (newel of the bride,
and Miss Margaret Peel (cantata of the bridegroom). They
all wore short dresses of white satin, kLerveilluse, and
lace. with whits and silver hate, an I looked extremely
pretty. The officiating clergyman 11111 the Bev. A.
Buchanan, incumbent .f King's Walden, and brother-
in-law of the brides; assisted by the Bev. F. J.
Hurdle, vicar of Wunb rue Minder. The Navies
WM full choral, and the special hymn sal for the
occasion, " How welcome was the call. At the
cooclusion the ceremony Mendelstobn's " Wedding
March" was played on the organ by Mr. J. W. Smith,
the Minster organist, and the hells struck up • merry
peal. As soon as the register haa been signed and
attested, the bridal party and invited guests drove
to the "Keels," CMS 3; miles distant, where •
sumptuoue wedding breaktset, prepared by Dartmall,
of Southampton, wee put iludi of. The wedding cake
was by Busgard, of 10,n,100. The breakfast party,
about 70 in number—mostly relatives of the bride and
bridegroom, with • sprinkling of local clergymen—
included Mr.. Mrs., Miss, and Mr. J. Munro' General,
Mrs., and Miss Inglis, Sir Gilbert. Lady, and Miss
Clayton East, Mr., Mrs., and the Misses Tregonwell,
Mr., Mn., and Miss Bellaire, lire. Newman Smith,
Mr. and Miss Markland, Mr. and Miss Biwa,
Rev. J. R and Miss Nortlicote, Rev. M. and Mn.
William.. Mrs. Wyndham Inglis, Mr. W. R. Inglis,
Mr. G. B. Nortbcote, Mr. R. Ewes, Madame Matt,
Colonel and officers of the &hid Regiment, Mr., Mrs.,
and the Mi..., Parke, General and Mrs. W. Parke,
Mr., Mrs., and Mrs. Peel, life and Mrs. Spike, Mr„
and Miss Ethelston, Rev. L and Mrs. Keunaway, Mr.
and Mrs. Godsay. Mrs. Austin. Mrs. Perry Wet.
tington, Mr. C. Parke, Mr. E. Parke, Mr. J. Holt-
Beevor, Mr. and Mr.. Foster (of Warmwell), Rev.
A. and Mrs. Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs. Fort,
Macdonald, Mrs. King, Mr. It., Mrs., and Miss A.
Farquharson, Rev. W. and Mrs. Buckle, Rev. F.
J. and Mrs. Unpile, Rev. J. Creme. Rev. C. Paget,
i:ev. W. It. Pltuntre, Mr. A. Ferquliareon, Mr. A.
Gordon. The welling presenta numbered over •
hundred to each of the newly married pairs, and were
very handsome and costly. They were all di.played
in the ball and library, and were very much admired.
There wee • lave lawn tennis and garden party in the
afternoon, and a dinner party in the evening. Daring
the afternoon the newly married couples left the Knole
for the honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Munro going by
train from Bailey Gate t i Yeovil, from whence they
were to take • tour on horseback through Devonshire;
and Mr. and Mrs. Parke driving to Warmwell, near
Dorchester. from whence they started next day for a
tour through North Wales. C intrary to the usual
cuatom there was no throwing of rico, or old boots after
the newly married pairs as they 1-ft for the honeymoon.
Toe wedding was one of the prettiest that has taken
place in the Minster for some time past.