The North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette, Volume 79

Hutton-potts—Wallace.

Very wide interest was evinced in yesterday's wedding of Mr. George F. Hutton-Potts, fifth son of the late Mr. L. Hutton-Potts of Firby Hall, Bedale, Yorkshire, and Mrs. HuttonPotts of Harrow-on-the Hill, to Miss Esm< (Dolly) Stuart Wallace, third daughter of Captain and Mrs. F. H. Wallace of Shanghai. Before the service in the Cathedral the civil marriage was celebrated at H. B. M.'s ConsulateGeneral before Sir Pelham Warren K. C. M. G.

Holy Trinity Cathedral was nicely decorated for the occasion, and long before the appointed honr for the ceremony the seating accommodation in the nave had been fully occupied. There was a large number of ushers including Messrs. C. K. Burkill, B, I. Fearon, F. Fearon, L- C. B. Edmendston, H. Edblad, H. J. Clark, W. C. Murray, R. Carr, L. Midwood, W. Gibson, R. B. Allen, W. G. Piry, and H. R. Boyd. As the congregation was assembling Mr. R. C. W. Pullen, the organist, played Lemmen's, " Triumphal" march, and when the bride appeared, leaning on the arm of her father, he played Wagner's " Tannhauser" march.

The bride, who was attended by six bridesmaids, was attired in a gown of soft white satin, Princess style, with a long white tulle veil, and a wreath of orange blossoms in her hnir. The six bridesmaids were the Misses Gladys Wallace, Buyers, Claude Wallace, Polly Gova, Peggy Benjamin, and Cicely Benjamin. The two first-named wore accordion-pleated white chiffon over white satin, with white hats trimmed with pale pink satin ribbon and small roses, with muffs of white chiffon and pink roses. The four child bridesmaids wore Empire dresses of white muslin, trimmed with pink daisies, and pearl caps with bunches of pink daisies. The bridesmaids also wore gold bangles, the gift of the groom, bearing his and the bride's Christian names and the date.

The bridegroom was attended by Mr James McKie as best man, and Mr. C. R. Burkill, as second groomsman. As soon as the wedding party had arrived in the chancel the hymn "The voice that breathed o'er Eden" was sung by the choir and congregation. The service was conducted by the Dean (the Rev A. J. Walker), assisted by the Rev R. G. Winning. The second hymn was "O Perfect Love," aud during the signing of the register the choir rendered the anthem "They that wait upon

the Lord" (Stainer), and as the brida and bridegroom left the church Mr

Pullen played Mendelssohn's " Wedding

March."

The reception was held at " Erroll," the future residence of Mr. and Mrs Hutton-Potts. Elaborate arrangements had been made for the reception of the large number of guests, and the Town Band played selections of music out side the house. Mr. James MoKie, in an appropriate speech proposed th< health of Mr. and Mrs. Potts and the toast was received with musical honours. The bridegroom proposed the health of the bridesmaids and Mr. 0. R. Burkill replied an their behalf. 'Mr. and Mrs. Potts have gone upoountry until Friday whan they will leave by the O. & O. S. Doric for Japan.