WEDDINGS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16812, 19 April 1920, Page 2

WEDDINGS.

CRAWFORD—McFADDEX. I A very pretty wedding was solemnis-j ed in Knox Church, Bcaley avenue, on j "Wednesday last, the Rev. x>. I>. Rodger j officiating, the contracting parties be-! ing Miss Hlsie MeFadden, eldest daugh- i tor of Mr and Mrs W . MeFadden, of! Marshland, to Mr Thomas Crawford 1 (late oth Reinforcements), third son of -Vlr and Mrs W. Crawford, of Belfast. 1 Tho bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, by whom she was subsequently given away, wore a | charming frock of white ercpe do chine, made in pinafore style, with panels of ninon and | silk fringe, the sleeves being bf ninon ! over net. One side of the skirt was' ornamented with true lovers' knots, worked in pale pink and silver, and on the other was a beautiful spray of leaves worked in the same shade, while smaller sprays ornamented the back and front of the bodice. A lovely veil, or- ;

mmented with true lovers' knots, and h'-ld in place with a wreath of orange blossom*, was worn, and she carried a be' Alt if ul bouquet of white and Ejnk flowers and maidenhair fern, with lons streamers. She was attended by her sister, Miss Ivy McFadden, who was dressed in a. pretty white silk dress* with panels of ninon, embroidered in pale blue. With this -was worn a black crepe de chine hat. relieved with blue. Site carried a lovely bouquet of blue and white flowers. Mr Arthur Crawi ford attended his brother as best man, j and Mr Thrower presided at the organ and plaved the "Wedding Marc*,"' as ill.-) bridal party left the church. After the ceremony a dainty wedding-break-fast was served in tile Ridgley Hall, Armagh street, where Mr and Mrs McFadden received numerous guests, the lady wearing a black silk dress and black hat. The tables were artistically decorated with white chrysanthemums, and a large wedding bell, which hung over the happy couple, was a prominent j feature. Later, the bride and bride- j groom left, for Timaru and Thinedin. I where the honeymoon is being spent, j the bride travelling in a. grey tailor-1 made costume, with hat to match. j PORTER —SEALY. j A pretty wedding was solemnised in ! the Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne, last week, when Miss Jane Gertrude iSealy. eldest daughter of Mr J. Scaly, of Gisborne, was married to Vyviaii James Porter, son of Mr Porter, of Asliburton. The llev. W. T. Drake conducted the service. The bride was attired in white- crepe de chine, with veil and orange blossoms. Misses Z. Steggal'l (cousin of the and-Hetty Porter sister of the bridegroom) were the bridesmaids, and they were attired in heliotrope net dresses, with black hats trimmed with heliotrope. Mr Percy Sandlant was best man, and Mr Ernest 11. Baskin groomsman.

HOLLAND —MAURICE. A pretty wedding took place at St. Mary s Church, Addington, on Thursday * last, when Miss II o sin a Flora Mauricc, only daughter of Mr and Mrs P. H. J. Maurice, Snreydon, was married to Mr Raymond Charles Roll and, second son of Mr and Mrs Charles Rolland, Christohurch, the church Being crowded. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon bean. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very charming in an ivory crepo de chine and georgette dress, trimmed with pearls, the train being lined with shell pink and ornamented with true lovers' knots and butterflies. worked with pearls, and fringe. The veil, the gift of her mother, was daintily arranged in mob fashion, with orange blossoms, relieved with pink. She carried a beautiful bouquet of white flowers. The bridesmaid was Miss Margaret Dearslev (cousin of the ; bride), who wore a lovely frock of pale blue crepe de chine, trimmed with lemon beads, her hat being of oyster shade of panne velvet, trimmed "with lemon. Sho carried a beautiful bouquet of flowers to match. Little Miss Rosie Williamson (cousin of the bride) was flower-girl, and looked very sweet in a pale lieliotrone frock, trimmed with lemon beads, and lemon sash. She also carried a beautiful basket of flowers to match. Mr A. Brown t of Dunedin, acted as best man. The bride's mother wore a tailor-made costume of navy blue, and a hat of grey and mauve panne velvet. She carriod a bouquet of autumn leaves. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Beckenham Hall. The bride's travelling costume was dark fawn, trimmed with, light fawn, and hat to match, trimmed -with vieux rose. The happy couple, who were the recipients of many handsome presents, left for the south.

PERSONAL NOTES" FROM HOME. (froii our own correspondent.) LONDON, February 16. New Zoalanders will regret to learn that Lady PJunket is not in very good health. In consequence of illness, it was, announced a week ago, she is unable to reply to the many letters of sympathy wnieh sho has received. .Mrs Blunt (Christchurch) is at present- in Oxford, but she has, since her arrival last autumn, been paying a round of visits, and there are" many more 011 her programme between this and the end of July—the approximate date of her return to New Zealand. She is making her headquarters at Harwocd. Shrewsbury, with her sister, Lady Headlam. Next she goes to Clifton to stay with Mr and Mrs L. Carter, formerly of Christ's College. Towards the end of June she expects to be in London for the annual conference of the Victoria League. s Lately she spent an interesting day nedr the East India Docks inspecting "Jack's Palace" and other buildings under the management of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society, with which she is connected in New Zealand. ' At an early date sho will go to Cornwall for a»few weeks' sketching. The journey to England was undertaken mainly that Mrs Blunt might see her son, Lieutenant B. G. Blunt, who served at the front for a considerable time, and who will be at Christ Church, Oxford, for a year preparatory to taking up an appointment in the Indian Civil Service. The engagement is announced between laii Dowson Mackenzie, M.C., Into lien tenant, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, onlv son of Mr and Mrs Henry Macj kerzie, of Maple Bay, Duncan, 8.C., I and Mary Alice Isobel, onlv daughter of I the la,te Mr J. M. Ritchie and Mrs Ritchie, of Balvraid. Dunedin. Mrs "W . Penjher Reeves has been appointed a member of the Consultative Council on General Health questions. Dr. Addison (Minister of Health) asks the Council to put beforo him a statement of the main defects in existing provisions for safeguarding the health of the people and to suggest remedies from the standpoint of persons who wii! be affected by the health services supervised by the Ministry. At th 9 beginning of May, Mrs "W. J. Evans (late of the staff of Messrs J. Nathan and Co., "Wellington, and daughter of Mr A. H. IVright, Superintendent of Police, Auckland), intends to enter Guy's Hospital to take a course of massage. She is now in Devonshire, and is going presently to France on a short visit, accompanied by Mrs F. X. Nees, also of Wellington." Sinre arriving in October, Mrs Evans has been in Glasgow. Miss Adelaide Van Staveren ("Wellington.''. was the vocalist at yesterday^ s Sunday chamber concert at the JEolian Hall. In June the Misses Van Stavor«n are going out to New Zealand on a brief visit—a fortnight's sojourn onlv is contemplated—Miss A. StavereVs 'engagement in London preventing n longer stay. ° Dr. Mary Barkas 'Timann. who was for fourteen months temporary assistant medical officer at Bethlem Hospital, went up for the London M.B. ana B.S. examinations last November. She passed in the former. Last monih Dr. Barkas was appointed junior house physician at the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic, at Queen's square. Bloomsburv. for a period of three months. She hopes to* stay in England until she lias taken both her B.S. and her M.D. degrees. Her mother, Mrs Barkas, died in London quite recently, from pneumonia, and she is expecting her father to arrive here early in April by the Kaikoura.