COLE—CRANE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 18

COLE—CRANE.

Gladioli decorated St. Paul's Cathedral Church,. Mulgrave Street, on Saturday evening for the wedding. of Patricia, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Crane, Wellington, and Edward Harold, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Cole, Khandallah. The Rev. Mr. Isaacson officiated.

The bride, who. was escorted by her father, wore an ivory satin gown made on slim-fitting lines, with a high neckline and long, close-fitting sleeves pointed, over the wrists;- Small buttons trimmed the back from neck, to waistline, and the skirt swept into a graceful train. Her tulle veil was held in place by a coronet of orange blossoms and fell to form a second train. A sheaf of Christmas lilies was carried.

There were three bridesmaids—the Misses H. McKelvey, S. Barns, and.E, Winter—who were dressed in frocks of opal blue chiffon, - made, on closefitting lines, and wore haloes of blue tulle and gold leaves. They; carried bouquets of cream roses and blue larkspurs.

Mr. Ted Fern was best man and Mr. Roy Andrews (New Plymouth) was groomsman.

The reception was held at the Mayfair Cabaret, where Mr. and Mrs. Crane received- the guests. Mrs. Crane wore a navy blue ensemble with a wide-brimmed model hat to tone, and she carried a posy of red roses and maidenhair fern. The bridegroom's mother was in a black sand crepe gown with hat to tone, and wore a shoulder spray of carnations and maidenhair fern. About 100 guests were present. The bride travelled in a navy blue tailored costume, a model hat, and navy blue accessories and furs. STEVENS—FLEETWOOD-RYND. . At All Saints' Church, Kilbirnie, recently, the wedding took place of Ray, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fleet-wood-Rynd, Lyall Bay, to Rex Norman, only son of' Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stevens, Lyall Bay. Mr. FleetwoodRynd escorted his daughter into the church. The three bridesmaids were Miss Ruth Stevens (sister of the bridegroom), Miss Mary Mulcare, and Miss Phyllis Moore. Mr. Roy Tansley was best man, the groomsman being Mr. Peter Fleetwood-Rynd, brother of the bride, and-Mr. Phil, Ryan. Mr. Eric Roberts and Mr. Dudley Walker were ushers at the church.

The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. Langstone.

The bride's gown was magnolia-tint-ed lace over deep cream satin, and the tulle veil fell from a Juliet cap of gold leaves, her only ornament being a valuable gold locket and chain which had been worn by hergrar"* —>ther

and mother at their weddings. She) also carried a prayer book. The three bridesmaids wore peach tinted spotted net over taffeta, coronets of stiffened net and rose-buds, and they carried sheafs of pale pink and mauve gladioli. A reception was held at James Smith's Tearooms. The tables were beautifully decorated with pink and mauve sweetpeas and roses. A feature of the bridal table was the threetiered wedding cake, made and presented by Mrs. Esma Irvine, the bridegroom's sister. "',,.. j Canon J. H. Sykes, a very old friend of the bride's parents, journeyed purposely from. Grey town to be at the ceremony. .He proposed the toast of the young couple. Mr. Ross Meikle was a very capable master of ceremonies. Over sixty guestt were received by Mrs. Fleetwood-Rynd, assisted by Mrs. W. J. Stevens, the former wearing black crepe de chine ensemble with large black hat and white 'ostrich feather necklet, and shoulder spray of pink rose-buds, and the latter wearing a navy georgette ensemble with baku straw hat to match, and a shoulder spray of blue cyclamen flowers. After the usual toasts were proposed, items by Miss Eva Moore,

Mrs. Irvine, and Mrs. Davey, who played, delightfully throughout the evening, were much enjoyed.

Mr. and Mrs. Rex Stevens left by plane for Nelson where the honeymoon* is being spent, the bride travelling in a grey tailored costume with black hat and accessories.