"mattse165" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] Hawke's Bay Herald 1896 Feb 14 Hastings WALSH to FLY WEDDING Page Two A very pretty wedding took place at the Catholic Church, HASTINGS yesterday, when a young lady very popular locally, viz., Miss WALSH, was united in matrimony to Mr FLY of MASTERTON by the Rev. Father SMYTHE. Miss Maggie WALSH and Miss Violet FROUDE acted as bridesmaids, and were presented with pretty gold brooches by the bridegroom. Mr and Mrs FLY left for their home by train this afternoon. They were the recipients of a number of serviceable and valuable presents from well-wishers. > Isn't it strange that the bridesmaids were identified by their full names and the newly married couple only as Miss WALSH and Mr. FLY and as Mr. and Mrs. FLY? Henry Brownlee Houma, Louisiana