BEDDINGS OF THE WEEK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 27, 1 February 1930, Page 17

BEDDINGS OF THE WEEK.

KNIGHT—'WOOLLEY.

St. Barnabas' Church, was chosen for} jfche marriage of Alice, youngest daughter of Mr. A. J. Woolley, of Valley iEtoad Mount Eden, to Keith Austin, youngest' ! son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Knight, of Mount Eden. The Rev. E. E. Bamford officiated. Entering the church -with her father, the bride wore an ivory georgette frock, the skirt having several picot edged flounces which touched the ground at the back. Silk tulle was swathed over the head to fajl into a filmy train, a single band of orange blossom buds surrounding the head. She carried a white Ehower bouquet with long satin streamers. Miss Edna Sutherland was in attendance as bridesmaid, and wore powder blue crepe de chine inset with embroidered pink medallions. The tulle cap had a wreath of silver leaves, and a pink shower bouquet was carried. The little flower girl, Oean Knight, was in briar rose with headdress of tulle, and carried a silver basket of pink carnations. Mr. Roland Ewan was best man. Mrs.' Arthur Mason, the bride's sister, was hostess at the reception, held at the Domain Kiosk, and wore a deep blue figured chiffon, trimmed with amber, and hat to tone. The bridegroom's mother wore a gown of navy satin beaute with Email hat and crimson bouquet.

SMITH—McGOWAN.

A rary pretty wedding took place on Wednesday evening, January 16, at the Suva Jubilee (Native) Church, when Lorna Dunoon, elder daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. A. Q. rMcGowan, of Suva, was married to David Gordon McLaren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Matakohe, Kaipara, Auckland. Rev. L. M. Thompson officiated. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, wore a charming frock of white taffeta, with skirt of tulle frills falling in an uneven hemline. Her tulle embroidered veil 'was held in place by small sprays of orange blossom and her' shower bouquet of lilies and bther white flowers completed a very pretty toilette. Attending her were her sister, Miss Doris McGowan, and Miss jFlora Eenton (Auckland), who wore dainty frocks of eau-de-nil and pink respectively. They chose a simple but effective-'style'of : three flounce skirt of uneven hemline. Picture hats were worn and each carried an early Victorian posy. Mr. A. McPherson and Mr. M. Alexander were best man and groomsman respectively. The service at the church was fully choraL Girl: friends of the bride had very prettily decorated the interior of the church. After the ceremopy Mrs. McGowan, mother of the bride, received her guests in a frock of champagne georgette with small hat to tone. _ A large ' number of guests were entertained and toastis duly honoured.

I DOUBLE WEDDING.

MULCAHY-MORRICE—HOBBS- ' MCfIRICE. A pretty double wedding, of. great interest to residents was celebrated at Knox Presbyterian " Church, Morriiisville, on Wednesday; when Miss Gladys Addison Morrice, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Morrice, of Morrinsville, was married to Mr. Owen Walter Mulcahy, youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. M.' J. Mulcahy, also., of Morrinsville; and Miss Jessie Florence Morrice, second daughter, was married to Mr. Johit'Victor; Eric -Hobbs, son of > Mr. .J. ' Hobbs, aftd : the late Mrs.-.. Hobbs? of ~Palmerston North. Tlie Rev. J. H. Starn'es performed the double ceremony. Decorated with masses of pale blue hydrangeas and pink lobelia, the church made a? be'kutifnl setting for the wedding. -The; bridal party entered under arches of hydrangea'blooms intertwined with white ribbons, arched across from the aisle from pew to pew. Wedding bells of white roses and sweetpeas Were suspended above the couples. The brides, who were given away by their father, were dressed alike in frocks of ivory georgette, with pointed hems of silver lace falling to the ankles. Ibroidered tulle veils were held in place" with coronets of orange blossoms, and ; they carried bouquets of white dahlias and roses and asparagus fern and majden 'hair fern/. .In attendance on the bridesmaids were Miss Edna 'Morrice, sister of' the .brides, and Miss Betty Strand, who both wore lemon- georgette frocks with large blue picture hats. They carried bouquets of blue to tone. The two little flower girls were Misses Betty arid Rene. Scott, cousins of the brides, ''"Who wore respectively frocks of helio attd pink crepe de chine. Their'tulle fan-shaped headdresses were finished with silver buds, and they carried baskets of flowers to.ned with their frocks. The bridegrooms were attended •iby Mr. Norman-Johnson, of Auckland, and ' Mr. Cliff. Wilding,, of Hamilton, About 150 guests -were* entertained after. | the ceremony at a wedding breakfast in ' ; -*thi- Recent Theatre. MrsK-Morrice re--cflived her guests wearing a frock of mulberry satin, with hat and bouquet to .tone. , .The -tables were artistically decorated with vases of sweetpeas in shades of pale pink and mauve, and conspicuous at" the"table, where the newlymarried couples sat wer£ the two beautiful three-tiered wedding cakes, decked out»with wedding bells and orange b105... ... somSi> -The' customary toasts were . honoured. ~- j .- • . * In the evening; Mr- and Mrs. Morrice entertained the young friends of the bridal party at a' dance in the Morrinsville Masonic Hall. ' - Those ' present' included: The bridesmaids, : Miss Edna-: Morrice and Miss Bettr Strand, whOr wore frocks of lemon ■ r Mrs. G'i Howie, chose figured in black and orange; Mrs. Wilson was wearing black crepe de - -chiiie; 'Mri: Gaddes," black chenille velvets Mrs. 'Hartley, - maize- crepe de . chine; 'Mrs. :J.:,;W. Clark, dove _grey satin; Mrs. H. Swinburne, floral mnon; Misses' V. Brayshaw, daffodil georgette ... with, uneven ie-m line;.. T. Smith, chartgreen georgette and lace; xl. Arridt, rhinestone blue crepe mellogloe, - \R. Johnstone, : primrose georgette; !'. ,'Bentley, spotted tulle; N \rndt, shot cameo p.mk taffeta-with roses and bow; M. Sweetapple, mauve taffeta: A. Thomas, apple green lace and crepe de chine; G. Dudley mauve taffeta; E. Mac Lean (Walton), coral pink satin and lace; G. Meak, Nile green crepe de chine andlace;- I, Donald, _Lido Iblue satin; C. Mikkelsqn, mauve taffeta; iv - D~ v Arndt,vprimrose .-crepe, de. chine, E. j; Johnstone (Auckland!, delphinium blue HowaTth,;Nile-green georgette; B. Lawrfence, tangerine crepe de chine, "'glioulder posy; M. Bremner, powder blue -, and sHver & frock; *. ShorV.pneot ankle length georgette frock, T Skin ner orange, satin and lace; Z Howarth. frilled tulle;, M. Spmley sedge oTeen georgette; D. Dike, floral satin.