A Recent Wedding.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 266, 10 November 1938, Page 17

A Recent Wedding.

LAIRD—DUNCAN. Stately white and powdered hlue arum lilies made a perfect settinjr for the marriage of danet l.yncli. (la up lit vr of Mr. and Mrs. Hemv I'uncari. of Khixh's Avenue. Mount Albert, to Matthew Wylie. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. dames Laird, of llniiuiiot .> Avenue. Memiiera. The ceretiioiiv look pl.icc at St. Luke's Church, l'eniuera. ami the floral decorations were arranged h\- relatives and frieiuls of the hride. The Kevi'rend Kvans olliciated. The lnide entered the church on the arm of her brother. Mr. tleepje Duncan. She wore a beautiful trained of parchment tinted erepe. pitterned with a trellised desiuu in satin, cut on clai-.~ic.il lines with a shirred effect down the front and falling in a bo\ pleat to the hem. From a raised waist line the front of the frock was -oft ly draped, and the back was lini-hed with a loni; line of buttons and loops. A bolero jacket. ! n ishly trimmed with roleau\. was worn over the gown. She cjirried a sheaf of deep cream Christ mas lilies, tuber roses tind carnations. An unusual cream veil, bordered with L'old. fell from her coronet of cream roses. She w<js attended by her sister. Mrs. Lovatt Fraser. as matron of honour, who wore an elegant period "own of t uripioisc blue crepe, la ml -pain ted in a clustered de- of -old and darker blue lea\ iv. The fro-k was fa-hioited with a hi,"h neck line. formiiiL!' a finshaped frill in front, andauold cordand tassels falling on the shirred panel. The corselet waist was finished with jrold buttons and a panel i:> skirt was slijrhtlv trained. A delightfully ipiaint tiny hat in a niatchinir blue, from which fell a blue veil outlined in -ruld, completed the prronp. She canicd a liompict of shaded delphiniums. The bride's mother was attired in a hlue and white •reorjrotte frock, and over it was worn a smart hlue coat and a navy lint trimmed with a white plume. With this was carried a hompiet in tones of cyclamen. The bridegroom's mother was attired in a smart black floral frock, over which was worn a model black eyelet tall'eta coat. Her hat was black tayel straw, trimmed with a chic cire ribbon bow. and her bouquet was in autumn tunings. The duties of groomsman were carried out. by Mr. Hector McKechnie. and the ushers were Mr. D. Snow and Mr. <i. Laird. 1