Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-30
Four English Weddings,
some New Notions i'm Brfdesmaids-
 Wedding FavOrs and Bridal Toilets.

some New Notions in Bridesmaids Wedding Favors and Bridal Toilets. From the London Truth.I
 At the marriage of Miss Beatrice Ouain. daughter of the well known Dr. Quain. to
 MT. George Rose, the eight bridesmaids were all dressed alike in white Indian muslin, trimmed with lace and sashes of yellow silk tied behind and had large punches of real daHodils on the one side of the bodice and in the hats, which were of the same material as the dresses, and each carried very large bouquet of the same flowers. The brides dress was white satin, with long squsre train, and had no trimming but large bunch of orange-blossom on the front of the skirt and another on the side of the bodice. The plain tulle veil, which fell to the ground on all sides, was fastened with diamond pins, which forms part of the set given by her mother.
 At the marriage of Miss Helen Houlds- worth, eldest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Houldsworth, of Coltness, with Sir Robert Llghton, Bart, of Brockhampton, Hereford shire, St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, was most profusely and beautifully decorated with white flowers, all of which were sent up from Coltness. The brides dress was of white duehesse satin, trimmed with old lace. Her veil was Of tulle, fastened on with diamond stars. The orange blossoms which formed her wreath were very tastefully arranged among the diamonds. The eight bridesmaids
 
 trimmed witd soft muslin and lace of a creamy tint, and their hats were of cream lace with pink azaleas. They carried beautiful bou- quets of white and pink flowers, and as has been frequently the case lately real flowers were given to the guests instead of artificial acorns and orange blossoms of which the wedding favors have so long consisted. On the occasion of this pretty, fiower-decked wedding, the flowers were all white-lilies of the valley, ga'nsnils and camellias. On the same day, at St. Paul's church, Kuightsbridge, Miss Evelyn Hay, eldest daughter of Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Hay, was married to Sir Robert Drummond Moncreitfs. Bart. (Scots Guerds). The bride wore ivory duch- esse satin, with veil and founoes of Brussels lace, the former being fastened on with dia- mond stars, the gift of the Earl of Dudley, the bridegroom's brother -in-law. Four of the bridesmaids were grown up, and four vera children, among them Lady Edith Ward, who has inherited much of her mothers loveli- ness. The dresses were pale blue silk and cashmere, with Louis Treize jackets of bro che, In which gray was the predominant col or. The elder bridesmaids wore blue velvet toques, the children blue Rubens hats with feathers. Each carried a bunch of lilies Of the valley and mignonette. The Countess of Dudley wore an exquisite dress of silver-gray satin, with small, close bonnet of the same, and cape of silvery network with deep, hanging fringe, and tied on with 8 large knot oA WAAto shtlu TlDDOu. The MarcllOn6S5 or Abergavenny wore dark olive velvet. The brides mother wore pale mauve satin with heliotrope velvet and Brussels lace. At the marriage of Miss Hughan to Major Houghton, late of the Ninety Sixth regiment, at St. Pauls, Knightsbridge. the bride, whose moth- CT was daughter of the late Duke of St. AL bans, and whose elder sisters are Lady John Manners and Lady Brydges Henniker, wore dress of cream colored satin richly trimmed with Brussels lace. The six bridesmaids were all children and were very prettily dressed in Pompadonr style, with mob caps and muslin fchus. The skirts of the dresses vera sky blue and the paniers lowered cream-colored sateen. They each carried a basket of spring flowers. The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Lord John Manners. Lady John Manners wore a dress of a deep rich shade of violet silk trimmed with Brussels lace. Among the prettiest of the dresses was that of Lady Riddell, dark blue velvet with cream-oolored satin gathered down the front with fne lace fastened on with gold braid and that of Mrs. Graham Hutchinson, of ruby velvet with sleeves puffed the shoulder. Cascades of old lace were arranged on the shoulder. The hat was also of ruby velvet