WEDDINGS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21456, 24 April 1935, Page 3

WEDDINGS

NOTTINGHAM—FLOOD A wedding of interest to manyfriends in Canterbury was celebrated yesterday morning at St. Mary's Church. Manchester street, when Margaret Mary (Peggy), youngest daughter of the late Mr J. Flood, and of Mrs H. Flood, "Marli," Bealey avenue, was married to Raymond Patrick, son of the late Mr A. C. Nottingham and of Mrs S.Nottingham, "Croydon," Avonside. The Rev. Father S. O'Connor, S.M., assisted by the Rev. Father A. McDonald. S.M., performed the ceremony, and celebrated Nuptial Mass. and Miss K. O'Connor was the organist. During the Mass, Mr Clive HindJe sang "Ave Marie." The bride's frock of magnolia silver-thread satin was made on Empire lines and had a deep yoke of lace and long sle'eves pointed over the hands. The irock was cut on the bias, the seaming being over-run with silver thread, and the long train was slashed to give the suggestion of scalloping. Her beautiful veil, made by the Sisters of Mount Magdala, was edged with a deep border of Limerick lace, a halo head-dress of the lace showing above the section of plain net worn over the face when she entered the church. Instead of a bouquet, she carried a white prayer book. Mr B. Flood escorted his sister, who was attended by Miss Audrey Brown as bridesmaid. Miss Alison Johnston, niece of the bride, and Miss Judith Bowman, niece of the bridegroom, as flower girls. Miss Brov/n's frock of turquoise blue taffeta had a quilted basque, and cpjilting also weighted the trained hemline of the skirt. A narrow belt was clasped with a small buckle at the waistline. Her picture hat to tone was of blue organdie encircled with pastel shaded flowers, and she carried a shower bouquet of lemon and gold abutilons and begonias. 'The frocks worn by the little flower girls were of cream net, ruchings of the net trimming the neck, waistline, and puffed sleeves. The skirts were weighted with wide borders of blue quilted taffeta to match the bridesmaid's frock, and on their heads they wore bows of blue ribbons. Gold and lemon flowers were arranged in their bouquets.

Mr Ennis Dunne was best man. and the ushers were Messrs Ralph Lattiir.ore and Clifford Milne. Mrs Flood received the guests at her home in Bealey avenue. She was wearing a frock of mulberry patterned crepe with a vestee of pale pink georgette. a coat of mulberry boucle, and a velour hat to tone turned up at the back and finished with a feather mount. She carried shaded pink begonias and carnations. The frock worn by the bridegroom's mother was of beige and fawn silk marocain. and with it she wore a musquash coat and a brown velour hat trimmed with a contrasting quill. Her flowers were in deep flame and gold shades.

For travelling, the bride wore a Russian frock of navy wool georgette, trimmed with faggoting at the neckline, an uncommon vestee of pleated white organdi showing touches of red to match similar insets on the sleeves. A white feather mount trimmed the front of her navy tricornc hat, and she carried a musquash fur coat. GODFREY— RAPHAEL Yesterday afternoon the wedding was celebrated by the Rev. F. N. Taylor, at St. Luke's Church, Manchester street, of Katherine Augusta, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Raphael, Gracefield avenue, to Francis Colhurst, youngest son of the late Mr V/. S. Godfrey, and of Mrs Godfrey, Merivale. Mr L. Clifle Stanford was the organist. Autumn flowers and foliage, arranged in the church, made an artistic background for the frocks worn by the bride and her attendants. Mr Raphael escorted his daughter, whose frock of ivory satin had a short train formed by a ruched panel, inset low in the back of the skirt. The bodice had a cowl neckline and a high rounded waistline in front, the full upper sleeves being caught into tightfitting cuffs trimmed with a row of small satin buttons. Her beautiful old veil of Chantilly lace, v/hich has been in the bride's family for 150 years, had been worn by her great-grand-mother, grandmother, and mother. It was held to the head with a small cap mounted on net, and the bride carried a sheaf of Easter lilies. The bridegroom's sister, Miss Jean Godfrey, was bridesmaid. Her floral georgette frock was patterned in geld tonings on a cream background, and was caught with two clasps at the cowl neckline to give a square effect. The sleeves were puffed, and three rows of frilling on the skirt formed a slight train at the back. A wide old gold sash defined the waist. Her Marina bandeau was of old gold taffeta and the cream and gold colour scheme was repeated in her bouquet, which was composed of begonias. Miss Anne Ensor (Domett), who attended as flower girl, was wearing a cream taffeta frock made with puffed sleeves and a square neckline, three rows of frills trimming the full skirt. A sash of twisted ribbons in green

silver and gold tonings showed in contrast at the waist. On her hair she wore an Alice in Wonderland bow of white taffeta. Mr Ellis Moon was best man, and Messrs Walter Raphael, the bride's brother, and Ernie Clark were the groomsmen. After the ceremony, the guests adjourned to the Winter Garden, where they were entertained by Mr and Mrs Raphael. The latter was wearing a self-patterned frock of wine velvet, with a cowled neckline and niched sleeves, her hat being of matching velvet relieved with a coloured winged mount. The flowers in her bouquet were shaded from pink to wine. The bridegroom's mother wore a black marocain coat over a black and white marocain frock, and her hat was of black velour felt. She carried flowers in autumn shades. Mrs Ellis Moon, sister of the bride, wore a frock of brown triple cord with iarge bell sleeves of diagonal striped marocain, and a brown felt hat. Mrs S. P. Godfrey's swagger suit was of royal blue woollen material, and she wore a blue felt hat to match. When Mr and Mrs F. C. Godfrey left for their wedding tour, the bride was wearing a wine and stone •flecked tweed ensemble, and a peach bloom velour hat. Mc and Mrs Godfrey will mnke their home at Cashmere Hills. THACKER—RICHARDS Many friends from the North and South Islands gathered at St. Mark's Church, Rakaia, yesterday afternoon, when the marriage was celebrated of Grace Gertrude, daughter of the late Mr A. V. Richards and of Mrs Richards, "Jacksons," Mitcham, to Christopher Bodkin, son of Mr and Mrs J. R. Thacker, Okain's Bay, Banks Peninsula. The church was beautifully decorated with shaded gold flowers arid autumn leaves. The Rev. H. T. York (Upper Riccarton), assisted by the Rev. H. A. Barnett (Rakaia), performed the ceremony, and Mr Keith Osborn (Cashmere Hills) was organist. During the signing of the register, Miss Dulcie Mitchell (Christchurch) Mang the solo "My Prayer." The bride, who was escorted by her uncle, Mr F. A. Butler-Harrison (Dannevirke), wore a close-fitting frock of ivory satin, made with a cowl neckline. caught on the left shoulder with a spray of orange blossom. The fitting sleeves and the back of the bodice were finished with tiny satin buttons, and the skirt formed a long train finished with petal-shaped eyelet embroidery. Similar embroidery showed on the upper section of the sleeves. Her veil, worn over the face as she' entered the church, was of Brussels net and Honiton loce, and was held in position with a Marina coronet of silver tissue edged with orange blossom buds. The veil followed the line of her frock to form a long train, and Philipinense lilies and begonias were arranged in the sheaf which she carried. There were three bridesmaids, Misses Olive Richards (chief), Ethel Richards, sisters of the bride, and Essy Thacker, the bridegroom's sister. They wore frocks made alike, of cerulean blue honeycomb velvet. The bodices had tight-fitting sleeves, square-cut' cowl necklines caught with brilliant clips, and back revers of silver lame, trimmed with silver buttons. The skirts, fitted to the knees, were slashed and fully flared to form slight trains, and girdles of blue velvet and lame were finished at the back of the waistlines with silver roses. Coiled bandeaux to match were worn in their hair, and they carried gold begonias, abutilons, and chrysanthemums. Two little flower girls, June Richards, a cousin of the bride, and Margaret Eden, a niece of the bridegroom, wore frocks of blue taffeta, finished with little silver bows, the hems being weighted with pleated ruching. Their girdles and head-bands were similar to those worn by the bridesmaids, and they carried posies of gold begonias and silver leaves. The best man was Mr John Thacker (Hanmer Springs), the bridegroom's cousin, and Messrs John Danks (Pigeon Bay) and Herbert Cook (Christchurch) were groomsmen. Messrs W. L. Harrison (Rakaia) and W. Thacker (Christchurch) were ushers. A reception was held at "Jacksons," the home of the bride's mother, where a marquee had been erected on the lawn. Mrs Richards, assisted by her daughter, Miss Richards, received the guests. Her frock was of black novelty cotele, with a beige vestee, the collar and scarf ends being trimmed with black silk velvet, and she wore, also, a seal coat and a black velour hat. Her flowers were red roses and begonias. Owing to illness, the bridegroom's mother was unable to attend. Miss Richards wore a frock of saxe blue silk crepe trimmed with beige, and a blue felt hat, and carried a bouquet of pink begonias and bouvardia. Mrs Eden, the bridegroom's sister, wore a tweed ensemble suit with a musquash collar, and carried a bouqeut of gold chrysanthemums and begonias. The bride travelled in a frock of rust silk crepe, the skirt and epaulet being finished with finely pleated frills. Her hat was of matching shade, and she wore also a musquash coat. Mr and Mrs C. B. Thacker will make their home at Okain's Bay.

JESSIMAN—PHILLIPS On Wednesday last, at the Sydenham Methodist Church, a marriage was celebrated between Alice Maud, only daughter of Mrs Phillips, Birdwood avenue, Fisherton. and Charles Rose, son of Mr and Mrs J. A. Jessiman, of Matai street, Riccarton. The Rev. Ray Richards officiated, and Miss Edith French, a cousin of the bride, was at the organ. The bride was escorted by her uncle, Mr H. M. French, and wore a slim fitting frock of white honeycomb velvet, with sprays of orange blossom on the shoulders, the long sleeves tapering to form points over the wrists. Her veil was of Brussels lace, with an embroidered centre panel. She carried a bouquet of white roses, dahlias, and begonias, relieved with pale pink begonias. In attendance of the bride as matron-of-honour was Mrs W. T. Court, of Auckland, wearing a frock of Cathay blue crepe trimmed with knife pleating. The bridesmaid was Miss Doris Robertson, cousin of the bride, who wore a frock of salmon pink crepe, which was also trimmed with knife pleating, and both matron-of-honour and bridesmaid wore sum-mer-weight felt hats and carried shower bouquets to tone. Mr James Court was best man. When leaving the church the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe by little Janie Dixon. The reception was held at the bride's home, Mrs Phillips receiving her guests wearing a frock of black georgette kce and a black felt hat, and she carried a bouquet of scarlet roses and dahlias. The bridegroom's mother, Mrs Jessiman, wore black marocain, relieved with beige georgette, a black felt hat, and fitch fur, and carried a bouquet of autumn tinted chrysanthemums, abutilons, and iris. Miss Turner, of Auckland, wore a frock of navy and white figured crepe de chine, with salmon pink shoulder spray, and a smart navy model hat. Mrs I. O. Clarke, sister of the bridegroom, was in a tailored costume of Donegal tweed, with fawn felt hat to tone. For travelling, Mrs C. R. Jessiman wore a smart light navy frock of crepe satin, with a fur felt hat to tone, and a light navy coat with squirrel fur collar, navy shoes, and gloves. WILSON—PLUMRIDGE At Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, the Rev. W. J. Hands officiated on Monday at the marriage of Meryie Lilian Grace (Peggy), only daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Plumridge, Alexandra street,, Richmond, to Samuel Wilfred Roy, youngest son of Mr and Mrs S. Wilson, Woolston. Mr Arthur Lilly was the organist. The bride wore a trained frock of windswept silver laine finished with

cream taffeta flotoers at the high cowl neckline. A pearl girdle was knotted loosely in front of the waistline and weighted with tassels, and a coronet of pearls held in place her embroidered tulle veil. She carried a bouquet of white roses.

Mr Plumridge escorted nis daughter, and the bridesmaids were the bride's cousins, Misses Maureen Noonan, Rita Plumridge, and Nancy Noonan. Their slightly-trained frocks were of cream taffeta relieved with touches of cherry red. The shepherdess hats worn by the two older attendants were finished at the back with velvet, and their muffs were of ruched velvet. Miss Nancy Noonan wore a halo head-dress composed of red flowers, and similar flowers covered her square muff. Mr Gordon Armitage was best man, and Mr Peter Plumridge, the bride's brother, was groomsman. The guests were entertained at the Frascati. A navy ensemble relieved with a spray of pink roses was worn by the bride's mother, and her hat was of navy felt. The bridegroom's mother wore a rust-coloured frock relieved with beige, a fur-trimmed brown coat, and a felt hat to match. Her shoulder spray was of autumn flowers. The bride's travelling ensemble was of plum-coloured woollen material, and she wore a fur felt hat to tone. j

SWENEY—VROBLFSKI A quiet wedding took place recently at Hokitika, when Ruby Winifred, eldest daughter of Mrs F. Vroblfski and the late Mr F. Vroblfski, was married to John Halsey, second son of Mr and Mrs H. W. N. Sweney, of "Garston," Hokitika. The bride wore a simple frock of maroon crinkle crepe, and a hat to match. She was attended by her sister, Miss Veda Vroblfski, who wore a maroon frock, relieved with white. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Hubert Vroblfski. Mr and Mrs J. H. Sweney left later for Christchurch. ' COLEE—HUNTER Yesterday afternoon, the wedding took place of Miss Essie M. Hunter, of Bluff, to Mr Leslie A. Colee, of Greendale. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. M. Ayrton (Tai Tapu) at the home of Mrs Colee, Cliff street, Redcliffs. Miss M. Suckling (Tai Tapu) was organist, and Mr D. Suckling sang two solos during the service. Mr Cecil R. Cushion (Springfield) was best man. The bride and bridegroom left later for a motor tour in th© south,

FENWICK—WOODS News of the wedding of Mr C. Evelyn Fenwick, son of Colonel P. Clennell Fenwick, and Mrs Fenwick, of Christchurch, will be received with much interest by the many Mountaineering Club and other friends of Mr Fenwick in Canterbury, and Other parts of the Dominion. The wedding took place on Monday, March 4, at Newbold, a village about three miles from Rugby, England, and the following particulars are extracted from the "Rugby Observer" and the "Rugby Advertiser": — Considerable interest was taken in the wedding at St. Botolph's Church, Newbold ,of Mr C. Evelyn Fenwick, son of Colonel P. Fenwick, C.M.G., M.D., J.P., and Mrs Fenwick, of New Zealand, and Miss Grace Woods, eldest daughter of the late Mr E. Woods, and of Mrs Woods, 9 Alfred street, Rugby. The bride and bridegroom are both well known at the British ThomsonHouston Company. The bridegroom who is a keen member of the Rugby New Britain Group, is in the research laboratory, and the bride has been on the staff of the personnel department. She is well known in Rugby as an accomplished singer, her voice being mezzo-soprano. She was formerly a member of the Rugby Philharmonic Society, and she has sung solos at concerts in the town. Newbold Church was chosen as the scene of the ceremony, as the bride and bridegroom were in the habit of attending services there, and the marriage ceremony was conducted by the Very Rev. Dean Carrington, LL.D., late Dean of Christchurch, New Zealand. He is a close friend of the bridegroom, and is staying temporarily in England. Mr C. A. Hall was at the organ, and played suitable music. The best man was Mr Robert S. Oliver, of York Bay, Wellington, New Zealand, and seven other former residents of New Zealand attended. Others present included many of the colleagues of the bride and bridegroom connected with the British ThomsonHouston Company. Mrs E. Woods gave her daughter away, and the bride wore a floral georgette frock, with a jubilee blue hat to tone, and blue shoes. Her bouquet was composed of pink carnations. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at 1 Bilton road, and subsequently the bridal pair left for a touring honeymoon in North Wales, en route climbing Morn and Snowden. The bride travelled in a navy blue costume. Mr and Mrs C. E. Fenwick's future home will be "Brookside," Dunchurch road, Rugby. MORI—BUNTON The marriage was celebrated recently at Knox Church, Reefton, by the Rev. W. Fairlie Evans, of Poppy, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A.

Bunton, of Bell Hill, to Victor, eldest son of Mr and Mrs V. Mori, Reefton. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a Marina blue frock of elephant crepe, and carried a sheaf of hothouse flowers. Miss Molly Bunton attended her sister and Mr George Ourry was best m When Mr and Mrs V. Mori left later for Moana, en route to Christchurch, the bride was wearing a saxe blue swagger suit and a hat to tone. M> ALPINE—COLLIS At St. Stephen's Church, Reefton, the Rev. W. Bell officiated at the marriage of Violet May, only daughter of Mr and Mrs F. Collis, Reefton, and Wallace Herbert, youngest son of Mr and Mrs McAlpine, PunakaikL The bride was given away by her father. She wore a trained frock of treebark satin and carried a sheaf of Easter lilies. Miss Greta Magee (Dunedin) was bridesmaid, and Mr J. Crossman was best man. The bride travelled in a beige tweed suit and a felt hat to tone. CROCKFORD'S CLUB Crockford's duplicate evening was devoted last night to playing set hands from previous Olympic and International matches. A travelling score was circulated with each hand containing the correct result. The best scores were:— North and South —Mrs R. F. W. Ashworth and Mr H. P. V. Brown 1, Miss D. Humphreys and Mrs Cook (Dunedin) 2, Mrs N. Laver and Mrs A. S. Geddes 3. East and West—Mr and Mrs W. A. W. Gudgeon 1, Mrs G. Morgan and Mr R. D'R. Mitchell 2, Mrs S. Dixon and Mr J. J. Ardagh 3.

VISITORS TO CHRISTCHURCH Hotel Federal: Mrs A. M. Kassali and Miss Fleming (Foilding), Mrs L. E. Williams (Geraldine), Mrs Ritchie and Mrs W. D. Dann (Tiraaru). Now City Hotel: Mr and Mrs A. Dehaberg (Greymouth), Mr and Mrs L. Sanderson (Dunedin), Mrs A. Meehnn (Durban, South Africa), Miss S. McLean (Auckland), and Miss K. Donaldson (Wellington). Warner's Hotel: Mrs H. Dampier-Orosß-ley (Rotherham), Mrs and Miss Rutherford (Mendip Hills, Parnassus), Mr and Mrs W. D. Birketfr and Mr and. Mrs H. Mortimer (Auckland), and Mr and Mr,s J. G. Patterson (Dunedin). Coker's Hotel: Mr and Mrs J. Hart (Greymouth), Mr and Mrs Maurice Bales, Mr and Mrs E. o'Sullivan, and Miss A. Mitchell (Timaru). United Service Hotel: Mrs John Trewin (Caro), Miss Mary Allan (Wellington), Mrs Eeid and Miss Reid (Dunedin). Clarendon Hotel: Mr and Mrs Elliott (Otago), and r and Mrs G, W. Olinksrd ( Wellington),

DANCE AT LINCOLN COLLEGE A PLEASANT GATHERING Social gatherings held at Canterbury I Agricultural College, Lincoln, always rank amongst, tlie most important and successful events of the year, and they never fail to attract visitors and former students from all parts o! the province. The dance held in the Memorial Hall last night fully conformed to the tradition of good fellowship and good management that has always attached to the college. It was an agreeable blending of pleasure and profit, for it was organised to finalise an appeal, launched a short time ago, for funds to build a demonstration theatre at the college. That such an adjunct is urgently needed is admitted by all and a strong committee, energised by Mr A. Leslie, of the college staff, has been working earnestly to raise the £SOO necessary to carry out the work. The Decorations Complete preliminary arrangements had been made for the entertainment of the guests. The entrance hall was decorated with outsize chrysanthemums and dahlias; the long corridors were festooned and canopied with streamers of blue and gold the college colours, and lit with quaintlyshaped lanterns,, and the window embrasures were massed with richly-col-oured autumn foliage, through which the lights shone with a warm, soft glow. In the ballroom, where music for dancing was supplied by Fritz Seymour's orchestra, the lights were shaded with massed blue and gold streamers, big bunches of fluffy clematis and dahlias were suspended from the ceiling, and the reflections from the many facets of a big, revolving mirrored ball added to the charming effect. The students' studies, each warmed by a blazing fire, were used as sitting rooms, and supper was set in the board room, where the tables were decorated with roses, and in the students' dining room, where low bowls of golden gleam nasturtiums made effective notes of colour in the long tables. Many Guests The guests were received by the director, Professor R. E. Alexander, and Mrs Alexander, who were assisted by their daughter, Miss Mary Alexander. Other guests included Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, Miss V. V. Hynes, Mr H A. Nutt, and Mrs Nutt, president of the North Canterbury executive of the Women's Division of the Farmers' Union. Mrs Alexander wore a beautiful trained gown of black faille, patterned in biskra and Persian rust m scattered floral design, and made with square neckline in front, narrow epaulets over the shoulders, and a shaped flounce on the narrow skirt, while the waistline was defined by a sash tied at the back. She wore a

shoulder spray of velvet flowers to tone with the pattern in her frock. Miss Alexander wore a frock of black ring velvet, uncommonly trimmed with plaits of red and pink velvet round the armholes, the colours being repeated in her shoulder spray of pink and red carnations &nd maidenhair ferns.

Among those present were Mesdames H. A. Nutt, W. O. Rennie, R. A. Fougere, L. Morrison, A. H. Flay, Douglas Deans, Maurice Fleming, I. M. Weston, W. H. Meyers, Stephen Barnett, M. C. Franklyn, George A ~hton, John Calder, J. Roy Smith, C_orge Gillanders, Derisley Wood, jun., J. H. Clarke, C. P. Agar, L. B. Scott, J. C. Holliss, C. E. Hoy, Eric Millton, M. M. Fleming, A. A. Macfarlane, F. W. Helmore, Roland Thomson, W. A. Johnston, Misses V. V. Hynes, Frances Bethke, Elisabeth Acland, Janet Studholme (Waimate), M. Anderson, Norah and Nancy Deans, Ann Cooper, Lilburne, Effie Studholme (Russell), Nell Morten, Marjorie Studholme, Kathleen White, Lois Ollivier, Lesley Milnes, June Stewart, Dorothy Judd, Marjorie Warren, Ursula Calson, Helen Thomson, E. Hines, Alice Hewlett, Barbara Coop, Joan Hay, Lyndsey Thomson, Elisabeth Alpers, Juliet Nathan (Wellington), M. Hines, Elisabeth Tipping, Betty Rutherford, April Maclean, Gertrude Browne, Joan Browne, and Cara Mcßae.