WEDDINGS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19643, 12 June 1929, Page 2

WEDDINGS.

BISHOP —YIN"CENT. The wedding was celebrated recently at St. Mary's Church, Timaru, by the Rev. H. \V. Monaghau. of Frederic John, only son of Mr and Mrs W. E. D. Bishop, Christ-church, to Mary Catherine, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Vincent, Kingsdown. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dainty dress of old rose georgette and lace, with hat cf same tone. Her necklace and earrings of pink cornelians (a gift from her aunt, Miss C. Vincent) have been in the family for several generations. She was attended by her sister, Miss Sheila Vincent, as bridesmaid. She wore a simple dress of delphinium blue crepe de chine and hat of old rose straw. Both bride and bridesmaid carried bouquets of pink chrysanthemums. Mr Keith Vincent acted as best man. Later Mr and Mrs Vincent entertained their guests at a very pleasant luncheon party at their home in Kingsdown. Mrs Vincent, the bride's mother, wore a handsome dress of black ring velvet and black felt hat embossed with gold. She carried a bouquet of vivid scarlet liowers. Relatives present were:— Mr and Mrs G. Vincent, Mr D. Vincent, Mr and Mrs R. Gardner (Cust), Miss C. Vincent (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs H. Ruddenklau (Waimate), Mr and Mrs G. Ruddenklau (Oamaru), Miss Bell (Sydney), Mr W. E. D. Bishop, and the Misses Bishop (Christchurch). The guests also included friends from various parts of New Zealand. | The bride and bridegroom left later for the south, the former wearing a fawn three-piece suit and becoming hat of mushroom velour with touches of sage green.

BOYCE—FRANKLIN. A very pretty wedding of considerable interest was solemnised at St. Mark's Church, Opawa, recently, when Irene, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. K. Franklin, was married to Frederick, eldest son of Mr and Mrs F. T. Bovce, the Rev. H. Williams being the officiating clergyman. The organist was Miss Jean Struthers. The church was artistically decorated in lemon and white, a wedding bell being suspended above the bridal couple. The bride, who was escorted and subsequently given away by her father, wore a graceful frock of ivory georgette, the fitting bodice having a yoke of silver lace and ruchings of silver lace and pearl ornaments at each side. Her veil of Chantilly lace was worn with an orange blossom coronet, and she carried a bouquet of white and shell-pink hothouse flowers. The bridesmaids in attendance were Miss Dorothy Hill and Miss Sylvia Collins. The former wore an attractive frock of apricot crepe de chine, the fitting bodice being trimmed with silver lace and a blue posy on the shoulder. The circular skirt had panels at each side falling below the hem. She wore a soft felt hat to tone and carried a bouquet of autumn-tinted blooms. Miss Collins's frock, similarly made, was of hydrangea blue georgette. She wore a felt hat to tone, with a blue buckle, and carried a bouquet of blue and autumntinted flowers. Miss Joy Reeves, niece of the bridegroom, was flower-girl and train-bearer. Her dainty frock was of pink crepe de chine, the bodice tight fitting, and the skirt composed of tiers of pieoted frills. She wore a large tulle bow to tone and a wreath of flowers.

Mr Eric Boyce attended the bridegroom as best man, and Mr Neville Franklin was groomsman. On leaving the church, the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe mounted with pink roses by Miss Muriel Reeves, sister of the flower-girl. Guests were subsequently entertained at the Winter Garden, where Mrs Franklin received them. She wore a model frock of navy blue crepe de chine, with touches of beige, a hat to tone, and a fox fur. Her bouquet was of autumn-tinted blooms. Mrs Boyce, the bridegroom's mother, wore a smart frock of rosebeige silk marocain and hat to tone. When leaving on the wedding trip the bride travelled in a smart raisin-coloured tailored costume, a hat to match, and a fox fur.

WOMEN IN LORDS. LAST POLITICAL INEQUALITY. (TS.OU ora OWN COKM3POXDB2rr.) LONDON, May 3. A remaining political inequality is engaging the attention of the organised party and non-party women. In order that this inequality may become equality, in order that women peers may have equality with men peers, in order that the political right and privilege of sitting in the House of Lords may be given to all peers, and no longer barred to some arbitrarily and on the ground of sex alone, a Women Peers Committee has been formed. On this committee the full strength of the political and lay women's movement will be concentrated, to put through an enabling Bill. Such Bills have been introduced as "Peeresses Bills" in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1929. Lord Astor's Bill, the Peeresses Bill, 1929, is now before the House. In a letter to "The Times" thirteen signatories—leaders of women's organisations—state:— "We regard it as essential that this matter should be dealt with without further delay, so that women may already be members of the Upper House before any further attempt at reform is made. The new committee is welcomed by Lord Astor, with whom it will co-operate, together with other supporters in the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The new Committee, to be known as the Women Peers Committee and composed of societies and individuals, should not be confused with the Peeresses Committee composed exclusively of peeresses in their own right, barred from the House of their Order. It has been felt that the time has come for combined and wider efforts and action. We append our signatures to this letter in order to show that we are determined that this last political enequality shall go."

Miss Ena Best, "the railway queen," recently cut the silk ribbon at Victoria Station, Manchester, which opened to the public the longest railway platform in Europe. The platform is 2238 ft long, and took three years to complete. It crosses the River Irwell and joins Exchange and Victoria Stations. The platform will accommodate three trains at once.

Miss Catherine Knox, of Bournemouth, who died recently at the age of eighty-seven, leaving £4906, directed that £4OO and furniture to the value of £6O should be given to her "most faithful cook, Isabella Burton, to whom for so many yeara I have paid totally inadequate wages." Miss Knox also left £3OO and furniture to the value of £2O to her house-parlour-maid, Alice Cox, with the same clause with regard to wages.