WEDDINGS OF THE WEEK.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 266, 9 November 1928, Page 11

WEDDINGS OF THE WEEK.

MAGILL—CASEY.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church was the scene of a pretty and popular wedding on Thursday, when Margaret, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Casey, of Te Aroha, was married to Mr. Patrick Magill, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Magill, of Te Aroha. The Rev. Father Fordo officiated. The bride made a charming picture as she entered the church on the ar«*i of her father, wearing a dainty frock of ivory silk georgette and lace. Her beautiful veil was held in place with a coronet of orange blossoms, and she carried a shower bouquet of roses, sweet peas and maidenhair fern. Her bridesmaids, Miss Catherine Casey and Miss Catherine Magill, wore pretty frocks of crepe de chine and lace, the latter mauve and the former pink. Both wore a dainty tulle headdress to match and carried shower bouquets. Mr. J. Magill acted as best man and Mr. T. Casey as groomsman. After the ceremony, a large reception was held at "Hazelwood," Mrs. Casey receiving her guests in a frock of silver, grey and black crepe de chine with hat to match. Mrs. Magill, mother of the bridegroom, were a frock of black and mauve crepe de chine.

GREEN—SHINE. Clematis May Innocence, youngest daughter of Mrs. Shine, of Helensville, was a dainty bride when she married Cyril Francis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Green, of Ellerslie. The service took place at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Buxton officiating. The bride was given away by Mr. Fred Osborne, her gown being of white duchess satin. The skirt was cut in a slight drape to one side, and fastened with a cluster of blossom, the skixt being scalloped and having an uneven hem. A tulle veil was fastened round the head, and had a trellised coronet of orange blossoms and fine silver thread. She carried a shower bouquet of choice flowers. Miss Dolly Shine, the bride's sister, was chief bridesmaid, and wore pale green flowered silk, the skirt being very full with uneven hem. Silver flowers were worn round the head, fastened with a large silver grey silk ribbon bow. She carried a shower bouquet of pink carnations and roses. Evelyn and Dorothy Rider, nieces of the bride, were flower girls in lemon and peach shot taffetas, the skirts having the front panel of frills. Little Moreen Pervan _ was in shot apple green taffeta. Their headdresses were of gold tissue leaves, and each carried a posy of flowers. Mr. Eric Green was best man. The wedding tea was served at the Newmarket Hall, which was specially decorated for the The bride's mother wore a navy blue taffeta, with hat to match. The bridegroom's mother had a brown aillr marocain gown and a hat to tone. HAYDON—WHARFE. Mavis Isabel Wharrfe, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wharfe, of Green Lane, was a dainty bride on Wednesday evening, when she was married to Arthur Walter, second son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Haydon, of Seccombe's Road. St. Matthew's Church was chosen for the service, Canon Grant Co wen officiating, nnfl Mr. Philpott presided at the organ. The bride entered the church with her father, and wore a gown of ivory silk chiffon, with a deep band of Honiton lace inset in the skirt, and a lace vest. The Brussels net veil had Honiton lace flowers worked into it, and was held in place by a coronet of pearls and orange blossoms. She carried a choice shower bouquet of pink and white blooms. The two maids accompanying the bride wore frocks made alike in georgette, with narrow frills on the skirt, and outlined with fine silver beads. Tulle halo caps, worked in silver, were worn, the former was in shell pink, the latter in apple green. Beautiful shower bouquets were carried. Two little maids, Mavis and Shirley Hancock, wore lemon and mauve crepe de chine, trimmed. with rosebuds. Silver lace and ribbon formed the headdresses, and baskets of flowers were were carried. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr. E. J. Robb, the groomsman being Mr. EL F. Haydon. A largely attended reception was held in Nairn's new rooms, which were decorated in a quaint and attractive tone of forest green, the table flowers matching the bridesmaids gowns. The bride's mother received the guests in a navy silk bengaline, hat with blue ospreys. The bridegroom's nother was in celanese silk in black, with silver laca, and a crinoline hat with primros'es l and blade velvet.

FENTON—SMITH. The wedding took place on Wednesday afternoon at St. Matthew's Church of Esther Ormistqp Smith, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ormiston Smith, Whakapirau, Kaipara, and Rupert Fenton, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fenton, Point Chevalier. Entering the church, the bride was a charming figure in a gown of oyster crepe de chine. The skirt was formed of the same toned georgette flares, each edged with silver lace, the whole forming an uneven hemline, the front of the skirt being a silver panel outlined with small posies of orange blossom. A coronet of orange blossom held in place the embroidered tulle veil, and she carried a bouquet of pink carnations and white roses. The bridesmaid, Miss Vera Fenton, wore nattier blue crepe fleuri and headdress of blue tulle finished in pink and silver rosebuds. A bouquet of pink roses and anemones was carried. Two little flower girls, Shirley James and Laurel Fenton, were in frocks of praline pink crepe de chine, the hems being ruched. Their tulle headdresses were finished with wreaths of rosebuds, and they carried pink posies. Mr. A. Fenton was best man. BLONG—BRADLEY.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was chosen for the wedding of Gladys, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bradley, of Epsom, and Henry Roy, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blong, of Epsom. The Rev. Gordon Bell performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a frock of ivory crepe de chine, a deep band of silk lace bein<* placed near the hem of the skirt, and "the frock had a front panel of the same material. An embroidered tulle veil was swathed round the head, and was kept in place by a coronet of fine gold lace and orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet of white stocks and roses. The bridesmaid was Miss Edna Blong, who wore deep primrose georgette, with gold spray of flowers at the waist and on the shoulder. A halo of tulle, with small flowers formed a headdress, and a shaded primrose bouquet was carried. Mr. J. Carnegie was best man. A reception was held at the Kalinga Rooms, which were decorated in pink fold yellow Iceland poppies. The bride's mother wore a black lace frock, with black hat. The bridegroom's mother, navy marocain coat frock, hat to tone.

ANDERSON—RUMAGE. The wedding of Miss Helen Rumage, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Rumage, of Larbert, Scotland, and Air. Walter Anderson, second son of Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, was celebrated on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. W. F. Turner gave the bride away, her frock being of chalk white silk crepe de chine, with clusters of flowers worked in silver beads. A spray of orange blossom was placed on one side, and a shoulder rose was worn of silver. The tulle veil was lightly draped round the head and formed a train, and two strands of orange blossom buds held the veil in place. Two bridesmaids and two little flower girls followed, Misses Alice Gosse in apricot silk crepe fleuri, and Marion Turner in apple green silk, with large spray of silver roses. Norman and Ailsa Turner wore dainty cream silk frocks with rosebud trimming. All wore shaded bandeaux of tulle and silver leaves for their headdresses, and carried beautiful bouquets and posies of violets, with various shaded blue flowers. Mr. George Anderson was best man. The wedding service and reception took place at the home of Mr. W. Faulkner-Turner, Hasbury Avenue, Mount Eden. Mrs. Turner wore a rose silk gown. The floral decorations matched the maidk' frocks.

BARKER—PALMER. The Presbyterian Church, Papakura, was the setting for a very pretty wedding on Wednesday afternoon, when Ivy Ella Palmer, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Palmer, of Wairoa Road, Papakura, was married to John Otto Barker, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. John Barker, of Kerikeri, Papakura. The church had been tastefully decorated by friends of the bride. The Rev. R. R. Greenwood officiated, and Miss Cooper presided at the organ. The bride entered the church on'the arm of her father, and wore a pretty frock of orange blossom crepe de chine, with pin tucks and embroidery, Brussels net veil and she carried a beautiful bouquet of cream and white roses and asparagus fern. She was attended by Miss Nina Barker, cousin of the bride, who was dressed in a frock of sea blue crepe de chine with silver lace and diamante buckles, silver headdress and floral bouquet with streamers to match frock. The two flower-girls were Miss Eileen Kearney and Miss Eneda Kearney, cousins of the bride. Miss Eileen Kearney was dressed in pretty frock of mauve crepe de chine and Miss Eneda Kearney a frock of coral pink crepe de chine with headdress to match; both carried floral bouquets with coloured streamers to match their frocks. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr. James Otto Barker, as best man. Afterwards a reception was held at Mrs. Lever's Broadway Tearooms, where the room was beautifully decorated with flowers and Shirley poppies. The bride's mother, Mrs. Ambrose Palmer, received her guests in a black satin frock with beige trimmings and wore a black hat. Mrs. Barker was gowned in a frock of navy crepe de chine and wore a black hat. Amongst those present were:—Mrs. F. Barker, salmon rayon frock, apricot hat with periwinkle spray; Miss M. Barker, periwinkle crepe de chine, fawn hat; Mrs. Anthony Murray, fawn crepe de chine; Mrs. W. Murray, navy crepe de chine; Mrs. T. Murray, sen., navy crepe de chine; Mrs. J. Murray, frock of saxe blue and fawn; Mrs. F. Murray, coral pink crepe de chine and lace; Mrs. J. Barker, frock of fawn charmaline; Mrs. T. Murray, jun., pink crepe de chine; Miss Murray, wine and fawn coat frock; Mrs. J. Kearney, foxglove coat frock; Mm. P. Johnson, blue and fawn costume; Mrs. S. Ferguson, navy blue crepe de chine; Mrs. H. Palmer, fawn crepe de chine; Miss H. Murray, fawn and cyclamen crepe de chine; Miss A. Murray, pink frock, black satin coat; Miss Ekberg, green crepe de chine, lace sleeves; Miss L. Murray, floral voile frock; Mrs. J. Campbell, black satin dress and black silk coat; Mrs. J. Greenless, navy crepe de chine and saxe blue; jtfiss Campbell, grey crepe de chine; Miss Cooper, navy crepe de diine; Miss Ida Smith, sky blue crepe de chine.