WEDDING
Tarlee, Nov. 20.
All Tarlee was astir on Wednesday morning, November 8, when Miss V. M. McCarthy, eldest daughter of Mr J. McCarthy, of Tarlee, was united in holy matrimony to Mr Arthur Hatchard, son of Mr T. Hatchard, of Whyte Yarcowie. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Maher in the Catholic Church. The bride, who was given away by her father, was becomingly gowned in cream silk, and wore the orthodox veil with a wreath of orange blossom, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet. The bridesmaids were Miss A. McCarthy (sister of the bride) and Miss Hatchard (sister of the bridegroom), who wore cream silk trimmed with pale blue. Mr J. McCarthy acted as best man.After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the residence of the bride's parents where they were received by Mr and Mrs McCarthy. The latter was handsomely gowned in heliotrope silk veiled with black ninon and flounced with a handsome fringe, and the bodice was prettily trimmed with lace.
The breakfast having been partaken of and the various toasts honored the happy couple left by train en route for Sydney where they intend spending their honeymoon. The bride's travelling costume consisted of brown voile with silk stripe and hat to match. Among those present were Mrs Hatchard, brown Sicilian ; Mr H. Reynolds, cream silk with brown trimmings ; Mrs Gates, peach silk and lace ; Mrs Rook, white silk and lace; Mrs Fisher, green linen costume ; Mrs Casey, grey voile costume, trimmed with aluminium lace ; Mrs Jeffries (Hallett), cream silk; Mrs J. Fitzgerald, black silk ; Miss Cummings, cream silk ; Miss D. Hogan, Shantung silk, trimmed with pale blue ; Miss Hogan, pretty blue coat and skirt ; Miss Faulkner, navy blue coat and skirt; Miss Hatchard, grey voile ; Miss K. Hatchard, white silk ; Miss Bond, cream Sicilian ; Miss Fleming, heliotrope silk; and Messrs E. Rook, E. Stilling, I,. Fisher, T. Hatchard, P. O'Brien, A. Crispe, and D. Nash.
Among the numerous presents given by friends were—Silver revolving cruet, silver egg cruet, biscuit barrel, small cruet, photo frames, silver butter dish, salad bowl, silver teapot, silver breakfast cruet, half-dozen tea plates, clock, teapots, silver-mounted honey pot, flower pot and stand, jardiniere, fancy work, pictures, point lace table cover, silver spoons, half-doz» knives, shaving mug and brush, cheese dish, silver cake stand, water set, cut glass cream and butter set, pair vases, silver jam spoon and butter knife, pair silver vases. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a beautiful gold bamboo bangle, and to the bridesmaids gold Southern Cross brooches set with diamonds. (1)
An Early Death
How sad that less than a year later Margaret Veronica’s death was recorded in the Southern Cross newspaper (2)HATCHARD—On July 20, 1912, at Kapunda Hospital, the dearly-beloved wife of T. A Hatchard, Veronica, the eldest daughter of J. and M. McCarthy, of Tarlee, aged 20 years and three months. Rest in peace.
1) 1911 'Family Notices', The Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), 1 December, p. 18. , https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167003899
2) 1912 'Family Notices', Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), 26 July, phttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167006810
