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From: "Graham Featherstone" <>
Subject: Re: [FEATHERSTONE] wedding account Clarice FEATHERSTONE and George ROSS
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 08:07:37 -0700


Musquash was the "polite English" for Muskrat. So in other words, she was
presented with a fur coat by her husband. Even today, I am sure that those
who still want fur coats, would not like the comment that they were dressed
in rat fur.

Graham Featherstone
Abbotsford, B.C.

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From: "Paul and Pam Featherstone" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:56 AM
Subject: [FEATHERSTONE] wedding account Clarice FEATHERSTONE and George ROSS


On a happier note, the wedding of my great Aunty and Uncle at Wimbledon
Baptist Church. What is a musuash swagger coat?

Paul

C.N.F.-G.H.R.-JUNE 18th, 1938.
To-day was a happy day for Clarice and George, and many friends and
relations were present at the Church to see these two joined in holy
matrimony.
The bride looked charming in a regal gown of silver brocaded satin, and
carried a bouquet of white carnations and lilies of, the valley. She was
attended by two small bridesmaids and two pages, all relations of the bride,
by name June, Denise, Brian and Michael. The little girls wore peach
coloured satin frocks with silver sashes and carried silver baskets of peach
carnations. The boys wore period, suits of pale green satin. After the
ceremony more than fifty guests adjourned to Queen's Hall.
Mr. G. C. Wood, the bride's grandfather, Proposed the health of the bride
and bridegroom, and the toast was replied, to by George in a few well chosen
words. Mr. Voysey, who had officiated at the ceremony then proposed the
health of the bridal attendants, and this was replied to by the best man Mr.
HL. Page, who said that as brevity was the order of the day he would just
say thank you on their behalf
The happy pair left amid a shower of confetti and good wishes, for
Cumberland. Clarice had changed into a sage green three piece suit, and was
taking with her a musquash swagger coat, present from the bridegroom.
Good luck from the Fellowship. G.D.B.M.

>From The Roadmaker July 1938


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