Darling Downs Gazette
(Qld. : 1881 - 1922), Tuesday 4 November 1919, page 3
A very pretty wedding
took place on Wednesday, the 22nd October, at St. David's Church of England,
Allora, when Miss Bessie Holmes; eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Holmes,
was married to Mr. Lionel Laws, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Laws, Allora.
Rev. J. Elliott conducted the ceremony. The bride, who entered the church on
the arm of her father, and who subsequently gave her away, was daintily attired
in a gown of cream crepe de chine and georgette; she also wore an embroidered
tulle veil arranged in mob cap fashion with wreath of orange blossoms; she also
carried a beautiful bouquet of white roses and asparagus fern. She was attended
by two bridesmaids, the Misses Lynda Holmes (sister of the bride) and Jessie
Laws (sister of the bridegroom), both wearing dresses of kobe silk and ninon
with Leghorn hats to match. Mr. H. Mitchell, of Ipswich, acted as bestman, while
Mr. V. Laws acted as groomsman. The church was beautifully decorated for the
purpose by the bride's best girl friends, and at the conclusion of the service,
Miss Emma Smith sang '0 Perfect Love.' After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. J.
Holmes held a reception at the Shire Hall when about sixty guests sat down to
the wedding breakfast, the usual toasts being honoured. Later in the day the
happy couple motored to Hendon where they caught the mail train en route for
Sydney and Tasmania where they intend spending the honeymoon. The bride
travelled in a dress of wedgwood blue taffeta, hat and mastic of vieux rose. (1)
This seems like an ordinary wedding write up but what made it special for me was the "veil arranged in a mob cap fashion" I had been given this "thing of tulle" that I couldn't work out what it was. However, after reading this description it was the mob cap style veil I think.
The other interesting item in the write up was that they motored to Hendon to catch the mail train en route for Sydney and Tasmania. Bessie kept a diary for the honeymoon and that makes interesting reading but more of that another day.
Another treasure that came to light was Lionel's hand written version of his speech at the wedding.Here it is transcribed.
Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
It is with a deep sense of pride that I rise to thank you all
on behalf of my future wife and myself for the many kind things you have said
about us and also for the many & useful presents. I can assure Ladies and
Gentlemen that they will always be remembered among our treasures and they will
remind us of this very pleasant evening & of you all as our many friends. Bess & I are very thankful of the honour
you have done us. I am sure Ladies &
Gentlemen we will never forget you.
Should any of you at any time be within reach of our home we
will only ( be) too pleased to welcome you & may be able to help us use
some of your gifts.
For your kind wishes we also thank you from the bottom of
our hearts & I hope you will not gauge the depth of our thoughtfulness by
the scarcity of my words. I can no more than that. I again thank you very
sincerely.
Although we have no photo from the wedding between the veil and the speech we have treasures of their special day for us to cherish .
(1)https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/rendition/nla.news-article182944640.txt
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