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Issue #8 - Mr. Beamish, Bachelor Extraordinaire! - Witch Weekly - 11-23-2014 RE: Issue #8 - Mr. Beamish, Bachelor Extraordinaire! - Witch Weekly - 11-23-2014 A winter wedding can be simply magical, but does require careful planning to ensure that all goes to plan! Winter Wedding Advice With the season over and the end of the autumn drudgery in sight, there will inevitably be several young ladies amongst our readers, or perhaps their relatives or close friends, who shall be aspiring to having a wedding this winter. Whilst snow and frost can certainly make the occasion breathtaking, without careful attention to detail the day may end up damp and soggy rather than a wedding fit for an ice-queen! What could be more enchanting than a wedding in the snow? Whilst longer sleeves are fashionable for evening gowns and therefore wedding dresses, it would be wise to have a warm shawl or ideally fur on hand for wearing after the ceremony, particularly if you opt for one of the marquee weddings that are so popular on the continent. Similarly, an attentive hostess should provide braziers and warming mulled wine if the venue cannot have a heating charm placed upon it. Should the dancefloor for the reception be outside, a bubble charm should be sufficient to provide a warm environment and to keep the snow and ice from forming and turning your elegant party into an ice rink!. In order to avoid blending into the snowy scene- which if nature does not grant, there are several firms who can provide such additions at short notice- it is recommended that gold embroidery, rather than silver, is used on the white material of your dress- this is especially important for those with paler blonde hair. Warming soups will undoubtedly go down well, as will the provision of warm velvet or fur cloaks for those who do not come fully prepared. Finding a florist can prove troublesome, but for a winter wedding white roses are the only flowers that will do, so it shall be worth the hassle. Finally, we cannot stress the importance of warming charms enough- it would hardly do to have your wedding remembered as the one that gave half of the town frostbite! RE: Issue #8 - Mr. Beamish, Bachelor Extraordinaire! - Witch Weekly - 11-23-2014 15 Facts About Mrs. Helena Macmillan With this year's Halloween Midnight Ball being such a tremendous success, we at Witch Weekly decided we would like to know more about it's hostess - Mrs. Helena Macmillan, wife of Mr. John Macmillan. Mrs. Macmillan has always been an intensely private woman, but today we have opened the doors to our lovely readers! 1. Mrs. Macmillan was born on December 12th, 1837. She is forty-six years old. 2. Though her marriage to Mr. Macmillan was arranged, the couple are reputedly tremendously fond of one another and share a love of literature. 3. Mrs. Macmillan has three sons, the middle of which - Mr. Charles Macmillan - was featured in the previous issue of Witch Weekly! The eldest, Mr. Edward Macmillan, is a healer, and her youngest, Mr. Elmer Macmillan, a lawyer. 4. Her eldest son was, up until recently, betrothed to Miss Ellory Pendergast, daughter of the late Mr. Philip Pendergast; Witch Weekly would love to know why the betrothal was broken! 5. Mrs. Macmillan and her husband own a home but spend at least half of the year at Mr. Macmillan's castle. 6. Sadly, Mrs. Macmillan had two younger sons who both passed away in their infancy - an explanation, perhaps, for Mrs. Macmillan's withdrawal from society? 7. Mrs. Macmillan sadly lost both of her brothers to the plague. A great beauty - despite her age! 8. Mrs. Macmillan was a Ravenclaw and was also a prefect! 9. Her favourite subject at school was Astronomy. 10. Despite her Ravenclaw heritage, Mrs. Macmillan favours the colours green and black. 11. She refuses any form of sugar in her tea and thinks it ruins a perfectly good beverage! 12. Her closest friend is the wife of her late brother, Mrs. Reuben Pendergast; Mrs. Macmillan was kind enough to take Mrs. Pendergast in after the death of her husband and the loss of her home in the flames which scorched Wellingtonshire. 13. She has recently been gifted with her first grandchild - Miss Nimue Macmillan! 14. Mrs. Macmillan, though she does not often indulge requests, has a spectacular singing voice and has been known to entertain her closest relatives during the festive season. 15. A keen art collector, Mrs. Macmillan has amassed a respectable collection of paintings which is suspected to be worth rather a lot! Fortunately, the bulk of her collection is housed at the Macmillan family's castle and was not lessened by the recent fire. @Helena MacMillan @John Macmillan @Charles Macmillan @Edward Macmillan @Elmer Macmillan @Ellory Pendergast RE: Issue #8 - Mr. Beamish, Bachelor Extraordinaire! - Witch Weekly - 11-23-2014 Our very own Yente Ventus reports on Mr. Oswald Beamish, a handsome bachelor with only his widowed mother and spinster sister to call family. He is considered to be a highly desirable match, if only some lucky lady can catch his eye! Mr. Beamish, Bachelor Extraordinaire! The consensus is that one of the most eligible bachelors in Hogsmeade is Mr. Oswald Beamish, a thirty-four year old gentleman with the care of his widowed mother, Mrs. Livia Beamish, and his spinster sister, thirty-two year old Miss Selena Beamish. He had two elder siblings, Victor and Eleanor Beamish, who both perished within their first year of life; his father, Mr. Arthur Beamish, died peacefully in the family home in 1879. It is only this past spring that Mr. Beamish decided to move his mother and sister to Hogsmeade, but his presence is already causing quite the stir in local society! He has been seen in the company of various young ladies, including Miss Aurelia Herondale, Miss Claire Cattermole, Miss Fiona Prewett, and Miss Virginia Carmichael; however, none seem to have caught his attention for more than a single conversation. Mr. Oswald Jasper Beamish, while in possession of some odd views on equality and goblin rights, is considered to be a very eligible and attractive bachelor! The only negatives surrounding Mr. Beamish are his peculiar political notions. He is highly progressive, particularly in the realm of goblin rights, and with such revolutionary ideas it is uncertain how well Mr. Beamish may be suited to the support of a traditional wife with delicate sensibilities. He would, however, certainly be an excellent match for a young lady with reformist leanings of her own, perhaps even to the point of desiring an occupation of her own! While hardly the most traditional of men, Mr. Beamish is certainly one to watch, and we at Witch Weekly will be keeping our eyes on him for any signs that he has found a young lady to interest him. @Oswald Beamish @Fiona Prewett @Virginia Carmichael @Aurelia Herondale @Claire Cattermole RE: Issue #8 - Mr. Beamish, Bachelor Extraordinaire! - Witch Weekly - 11-23-2014 Letters from Our Readers Dear Witch Weekly, I absolutely loved the article about aurors! However, I am saddened to hear that Mr. de Montfault already likes a girl's company enough to want to propose to her - I was hoping that I might get to marry him myself! I would like to know more about this anonymous girl, and Mr. Macmillan's wife. Sincerely, An Interested Reader Mr. Javert de Montfault is an excellent catch for whichever lady he is longing for. Dear Harmony Aidworth, Thank you very much for writing the "More a Richard - Less a Dick!" advice. Though I am not Miss Algebra, I found the article to be very helpful, because a man that I am interested in is named John but goes by Jack. It's good to know that it's his real name I should use for Arithmancy - as long as I can turn him into a John instead of a child! Thanking You Immensely, Miss Multiplication To Witch Weekly, Though I know that this comes from the article before last, I still wanted to write in about the Devious Debutantes article once I had gathered the courage! I myself am a debutante, and the behavior of some of my own friends has been absolutely appalling to me. Once they read the article, though, they started to try and act like the honourable young ladies we're supposed to be! - An Encouraged Debutante Sometimes debutantes need to be reminded of how they ought to behave! Witch Weekly, Because of your 'devious debutantes' article, the man who had been courting me called things off! His friends had been trying to convince him that I had slipped him a love potion for ages but I didn't, I swear - he just thinks that they were right, and doesn't trust any English debutante now! I heard that he's going to marry a French girl now. Even if I had given him something, it's not as though she'll be any more moral! - A Spurned Debutante To: Witch Weekly, I am ecstatic to inform you that I prepared 'Snitz and Knep' for my family and that it went over exceedingly well! Everyone in my family enjoyed it, and it's sometimes difficult to please them all at once. Keep the excellent recipe recommendations coming, please! - A Successful Chef We here at Witch Weekly would like to remind our readers, also, that they are invited to write in to us at any time - they might even end up in the magazine if they do, just like these lucky ladies! @Javert de Montfault RE: Issue #8 - Mr. Beamish, Bachelor Extraordinaire! - Witch Weekly - 11-23-2014