WEDDINGS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21759, 16 April 1936, Page 3

WEDDINGS

WILSON—HAMPTON The marriage of Natalie Jane, second daughter of Mr and Mrs C E. Hampton Holmwood road, Fendalton, to Vern, only son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Wilson, Papanui road, was celebrated early yesterday afternoon at St. Barnabas' Church, Fendalton,. by the Rev. F. B. Redgrave. The Rev. R. P. Taylor was the organist. " ' ; ' Mr Hampton escorted his daughter, who wore a trained frock of parchment georgette mounted on satin. F6ur large flowers of the georgette, centred with pearls, trimmed} the round neckline, and narrow seaming gave, an arched hipline effect to the skirt. The long, full sleeves, which were caught into narrow wrists, were tucked into the armholes of the bodice, the fullness being released at the elbows. The long girdle of georgette at the waistline was also treated with tucking, the wide tie-ends being weighted with pearl tassels. A halo of matching georgette held to the head her long veil of tulle edged with silkthread embroidery, and touches of pink relieved her trailing bouquet of white roses.

Miss Nona Hampton, the bride's sister, and Miss Anne Morrow, her cousin, wore uncommon frocks of kingcup yellow crinkle ninon, made on long straight lines, godets being shirrect into the skirts to give fullness. The bodices of the frocks were shirred at the necklines to form folded collars, which were fastened at the back with small covered buttons, and the long bell sleeves were finely shirred to the elbows. Sashes of the material were niched in front and loped at the back of the waistlines. Their small hats of wallflower felt were banded with velvet, turned up at the back, and trimmed in the centre front with a. plume of matching shade, and in their

bouquets autumn-tinted flowers were arranged. Mr Herbert Black was best man. and Mr Frank Biss acted as groomsman. The ushers were Messrs Arthur Hampton, the bride's brother, Mr S. P. Barrett, and Mr Denis Anderson. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, and in the evening the ushers and the attendants of the bride and bridegroom arranged an informal dance. Mrs Hampton wore a navy blue matalasse frock, the. bodice, sleeves, and skirt having insets of fine pleating, the revers being piped with silver lame to match the cuffs. Her navy blue Breton felt hat was relieved -with a chromium ornament, and her bouquet was composed of red flowers. Mrs Wilson wore a saxe blue frock with old gold trimmings, and a peach-bloom velour hat to match banded with velvet ribbon. She carried flowers in autumn tonings. The bride travelled in a frock of light navy wool georgette relieved at the neckline with a ruched, upstanding frill of magnolia crepe de chine, similar trimming being inset vertically on the lower section of the tailored sleeves. Her navy blue coat had a collar of blonde fur, and a navy blue plume trimmed the front of her smart navy felt hat. Mr and Mrs Vern Wilson will live in Papanui road.

DART—WHITE Many friends showed a kindly interest in the wedding celebrated yesterday afternoon at St. Mary's Church, Merivals, of Marjorie Florence Rose, eldest daughter of Captain and Mrs A. R. C. White, Horsford Downs, North Canterbury, to Richard Gilbert Martin, only son of Mr and Mrs J. W. M. Dart, Charterhouse, Methven. Archdeacon A. C. Purchas, who performed the ceremony, was assisted by the Rev. Eric Osmers, and Mr A. Worsley was the organist. The bride's frock of ivory suede lace was patterned in leaf design and cut

on classical lines, the back panel of the skirt forming a long train. Two godets of tulle run with silver thread gave fullness to the front of the skirt, and similar godets were inset in the train, an uncommon note being introduced in the tulle edging the entire hemline of the skirt. The leaf design of the frock was repeated in the needlerun embroidery of the bride's tulle veil, which was held to the head with a coronet of orange blossom, and m her trailing shower bouquet touches of pink relieved the white roses and begonias which were arranged with fern. Captain White escorted his daughter.

Slightly trained frocks of Gloucester blue georgette, made with softlycowled necklines, were worn by the bride's attendants. Miss Patricia Whrte, her sister, and Miss Molly Dart. The full upper sections of the long sleeves were laced with silver braid and caught into long tight cuffs at the elbows, and silver girdles were knotted loosely at the waistlines. They wore wreaths of real flowers in their hair and carried trailing shower bouquets of cherry pink carnations and sweet peas., Mr Donald Smith was best man and Mr Richard White acted as groomsman. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the Winter Garden, where they were received by the bride's mother, who was wearing an ensemble of saxe blue French marocain and a velour hat to tone. Her flowers were dusky pink carnations and maidenhair fern.

The bridegroom's mother wore a musquash fur coat over a frock of golden brawn chiffon velvet, and her hat was of golden brown velour. Violets were arranged with freesias and maidenhair fern in her bouquet. When Mr and Mrs R. G. M, Dart left for their wedding tour the latter was wearing a three-piece suit ol

green and grey silk thread, the jacket in Russian design having stitched lapels and pockets and belt of dark green material. She wore also a stitched Breton hat to tone and a handsome fur coat.

-Mr and Mrs Dart will make their home at Methven.

MARSHALL—BENGE The Edgeware Road Wesley Church was beautifully decorated with pink hydrangeas and Iceland poppies for the wedding, celebrated yesterday afternoon, of Marjorie Ellen, niece of Mr and Mrs E. A. Miller, Hills road, St. Albans, to Leslie James, only son of Mr and Mrs A. J. Marshall, Armagh street, Linwood. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. S. Kings, and Mrs G. Williams played the wedding music. During the signing of the register, Miss Vera Marshall, the bridegroom's sister, sang a solo. The bride was escorted by her uncle, Mr E. A. Miller. She wore a becoming frock of ivory satin, roulleaux of the satin stitched with silver threads introducing an uncommon treatment at the neckline of the bodice. The full sleeves were caught into long cuffs below the elbows, and the skirt, cut on the bias, widened into a long train at the back. The silver note was repeated in the halo head-dress of silver lame holding in place her beautifully embroidered veil of ivory tulle which flared over the train of her frock. She carried white abutilons and begonias arranged with maidenhair fern. Miss Dorothy Benge, who attended her sister, wore a frock of pink georgette patterned in floral design, and a wreath of pink rosebuds in her hair toned with the pink chrysanthemums, abutilons, and begonias which composed her bouquet. Mr Cecil Packer was best man. .

As the bride left the church, she was presented with a lucky horseshoe by Master Raymond Knight, the bridegroom's nephew. After the ceremony, the guests were entertained by Mr and Mrs Miller in

the Edgeware Road Schoolroom, where the tables were decorated with pink roses and carnations. Mr and Mrs Miller were assisted in receiving the guests by the bridegroom's parents. The bride's aunt wore a navy blue tailored suit relieved with a faint pin-stripe, a stone marten fur. and a navy blue velour hat. She carried autumn-tinted flowers*. When Mr and Mrs L. J. Marshall left for their wedding tour, the bride was wearing a navy pin-striped suit with a squirrel fur necklet, and a velour hat to tone. She carried a navy cloth coat

RYDER—M'NABB The wedding was celebrated yesterday afternoon ofMaisie Kathleen, only daughter of Mr and Mrs F. J. McNabb, St. Albans, to Thomas Patrick, eldest son of Mr and Mrs P. Ryder, Inchbonnie, West Coast. The ceremony was performed in St. Mary's Church, Manchester street, by the Rev. Father Hendren. Miss D. Blake was the orThe bride's frock was of water-lily cream soupJe satin, the yoke and sleeves being of witchcraft lace in leaf design. Shirring gave a finishing touch to the neckline in front, and a row of satin buttons fastened the bodice from the neckline to the waist at the back. The bishop sleeves were gathered into bands of shirred satin, and the skirt formed a long train. Orange blossom trimmed the coronet which held in place her oval veil, bordered with Chantilly lace, and her shower bouquet was composed of begonias, gladioli, and hothouse flowers. Miss Valerie Ryder, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Dorothy McNabb. the bride's cousin, attended as bridesmaids, wearing frocks of lemon and green tree-bark crepe respectively. The bodices were relieved at the V-necklines with silver lame flowers, and the fullness of the puff sleeves was caught below the elbows into fitting cuffs. Their girdles were of silver to match their shoes, and their summer felt hats toned with their frocks. Abutilons and apricot shaded hothouse flowers were arranged m their bouquets, which were tied with silver ribbons. „ . Little Colleen Kernick and Brian Kernick were train-bearers. The little girl wore a frock of pink shot satin trimmed with frilling, and her headdress was of pink flowers to tone with her posy. Her twin brother wore a white satin Eton suit with jabot and cuffs of silver lace. Mr W. Ryder attended his brother as best man, and Mr C. Schmack, the bride's cousin, was groomsman. The guests were entertained at Frascati. Mrs McNabb wore a saxe blue frock flecked with red, a navy swagger coat trimmed with pleating, and a straw hat to match. Her shoulderspray was of red gladioli and fern. A wineberry ensemble with beige trimmings, a beige straw hat, and a shoulder spray of lemon begonias were worn by the bridegroom's mother. When Mr and Mrs T. P. Ryder left for their wedding tour, the bride was wearing a light blue crepe de chine

frock patterned in orange tonings, a navy blue coat with fur-trimmed lapels, and a velour hat to match, trimmed with a feather mount. PENWELL—SCULLION

At the Catholic Cathedral, Barbadoes street, the wedding was celebrated yesterday of Kathleen Rosetta, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs P. Scullion (Ollivjer's road, Lin wood) to Ronald, eldest son of the late Mr Arthur Penwell, and of Mrs Penwell, of Christchurch, and formerly of Kaiapoi. The Rev. Father- J. Maguire performed the ceremony, and Miss K. O'Connor was the organist. Mr Scullion escorted his daughter, who wore a frock of pear Minted magnolia satin, cut on simple lines, fine shirring at the shoulders being released to give a frilled neckline, finished at the left side with a spray of velvet flowers. The full angel sleeves were shirred at the elbows, and the waistline was defined with a plaited girdle of satin. The skirt, tight-fitting .to the knees, widened to form a long fantail train finished with hand-made flowers. Her embroidered veil of tulle was held in place with a halo of orange blossom and she carried a sheaf of philipinese lilies.

Misses Eileen and Monica Scullion attended their sister as bridesmaids wearing frocks of ivory silk crepe. From the neck yokes to the waistlines fell divided capes which were trimmed with pastel pink velvet flowers. The long skirts were trimmed at the back with wide frills, which formed slight trains. Girdles of silk cord defined the waists. Pink velvet roses trimmed their halo hats of white lace crinoline, and they carried armlets of pink and white begonias and carnations. Little Catherine Bunker, who attended as flower-girl, wore an anklelength frock of white georgette mounted on satin, and trimmed with touches of pink. Her tulle 80-peep bonnet was relieved with pink and white velvet flowers, and she carried a Victorian posy of roses and carnations.

Master John Bunker as- page-boy, wore an ivory satin suit. As the bride left the church she was presented with a silver horse-shoe by Patsy Bunker. Mr Kenneth Penwell (Weheka, West Coast) attended his brother as best man, and Mr Richard Bunker was groomsman.

A reception was held at Frascati, where the bride's mother received tho guests. She was wearing a navy blue ensemble relieved with white, and a navy felt hat. Her bouquet was of au-tumn-tinted abutilons and begonias. The bridegroom's mother wore a schooner blue ensemble with gold lame trimming and a velour hat to match. Her bouquet was of autumn flowers. When Mr and Mrs Ronald Penwell left for their wedding tour, the bride was wearing a navy blue frock relieved with a finely-pleated collar of ivory ninon. She wore also a fur-trim-med facecloth coat to tone, and a navy blue velour hat. Mr and .Mrs Penwell will live at Hokitika. V

HUTCHINSON—MASEFIELD A wedding of interest to many friends in the North and South Islands was celebrated at St. Peter's Church, Akaroa, yesterday afternoon, when Airnee Margaret (Molly), eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Masefield (Children's Bay, Akaroa), was married to William John Buchanan, younger son of Mr and Mrs A. V. M. Hutchinson, of Okuti Valley, Little River. Both the bride and bridegroom are members of well-known Peninsula families and descendants of early settlens. Mr Hutchinson's grandfather, Mr, Hugh Buchanan, left his home, Kinloch Moore, Argyleshire, in 1848, and after a short time spent in Australia came to New Zealand and founded the Kinloch estate at the head of Lake Forsyth. Banks Peninsula, and took his. full share in promoting the welfare of the farming community and in dispensing hospitalit" in the early days of the Little River settlement. The bride's grandfather, Mr V. V. Masefield, settled near Akaroa more than 70 years ago, and her mother's family can claim still longer with the district, for her father, Mr R. C." Latter, settled in Barry's Bay in 1851. The ceremony yesterday was performed by the Rev. H. Nelson Wright, assisted by the Rev. F. Latter, greatuncle of the bride. Miss Elsii Keegan was organist. Hydrangeas and greenery, arranged in the church by the bride's aunt, Mrs B. W. Henning, made an effective background for the frocks worn by the bride and her attendants. Mr Masefield escorted his daughter, who wore aV becoming frock of cream needlerun lace, the boat-shaped neckline being threaded. with silver to match a silver, girdle at the waist. The lone sleeves formed points over the hands and touches of silver showed on .the long train, which was inset from the waistline at the back* Her

tulle veil was swathed across the head and held with a spray of orange blossom at the back of the head. She carried a bouquet of cream and pink begonias. . ... The three bridesmaids in attendance were Misses Joan Masefleld, sister of the bride, Sheila Howell (Gave, South Canterbury), and Patricia Stewart (Christchurch). Their uncommon frocks were of delphinium blue georgette, the bodices being gathered to small yokes. The full bishop sleeves were caught into bands at the waists, pleated to the kneelines, and then fell in graceful flares. Stitched belts at the waists were finished at the back with deep blue velvet flowers. Their wide-brimmed hats of biskra straw were trimmed with velvet of the deeper shade of blue, and their bouquets were of pink and blue delphiniums. ~ The two little flower girls, Pam Hutchinson (Little River), niece of the bridegroom, and Jane Robertson (Nelson), cousin of the bride, wore frocks of shell-pink georgette, made with puffed sleeves, the bodices being gathered into neck yokes, and the long skirts were finished at the hemlines with three rows of frilling. Sashes of the same material were tied at the waistlines. They wore wreaths of real pink daisies in their hair and carried small pink posies. Mr Bryan Wynn-Williams was best man, and Messrs W. Westenra and R. T. Masefield, the bride's brother, were groomsmen. Messrs J. Masefield, brother of the bride, and W. Henning, a cousin, were ushers. After the ceremony about 250 guests were entertained at the home of the bride's parents at Children's Bay, where a large marquee had been erected on the lawn. Mrs Masefield, who rec?ived the guests, was wearing a handsome frock of nigger brown lace with velvet facings, and a gold filigree clip at the neckline. Her felt hat to match was finished with a feather mount, and she carried a bouquet of autumn-tinted flowers. Mrs Hutchinsc.i, the bridegroom's mother, wore a brown wool crepe suit, a beige blouse, and a beige hat relieved with a brown band. Her shoulder spray was composed of bronze flowers. The bride travelled in a light navy tailored suit with a blouse of mushroom pink georgette, and a smart blue haV to match. < Mr and Mrs W. J. B. Hutchinson will live at Reid's Hill., Little River.

HARPER—WARD At St. Matthew's Church, Hastings, the wedding was solemnised yesterday of Betty Grace Winifred, only daughter of Mr and Mrs H. H. Ward, Lower Hutt, to the Rev. Alan Charles Keith Harper, elder son of Captain A. B. Harper, R.N., and Mrs Harper, Hastings. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon Mortimer-Jones, uncle of the bride, and Mr Spinney was the organist. The bride wore a frock of ivory Chantilly lace made on straight lines, with long sleeves, and a slightiy trained skirt. The neckline was cowled and caught with a diamante clasp. Her ivory tulle veil was worn

over her face, and she carried a shower bouquet of cream< flowers. She was attended by the Misses Mary Harper, sister of the, bridegroom, Nancy Mortimer-Jones and Margaret Matthews, cousins- of the bride, and Marion Preston-Thomas. Their beige lace frocks mounted on apricot satin were made with short sleeve? and capes, and apricot velvet sashes. Their felt hats of the same shade were trimmed with flat velvet bows to tone, and they carried bouquets of zinnias and dahlias. I4r , The Rev. F. Ball was best man,;and Messrs M. Ward, G. B. Ward, and C. Harper were groomsmen. The reception was held at the vicarage, where the bride's mother received the guests. She was wearing a black lace frocfe and a black picture bat trimmed with pink and mauve roses. Her bouquet was of pink and mauve carnations. The bridegroom's mother wore a black and white crepe de chine frock and a black hat, and carried crimson dahlias.

The bride and bridegroom left later by car for the south, the bride wearing a nigger brown tunic frock embroidered in blue and gold, a brown fur stole, and, a hat to tone. , Their home will be at the vicarage, Kumara.

PANTRY PARTY Miss Isherwodd was hostess at a pleasant "pantry" party given for Miss Beatrice Gardiner, whose marriage will take place shortly. Tea was served on the spacious verandah and competitions were won by Miss Enid Gardiner and Mrs Alex Gardiner.. The guest of honour received many useful gifts. The guests were Mrs F. R. H. Gardiner, Mrs Chisnall (Hinds), Mrs H. Gardiner, Mrs Sinclair, Mrs Dowell, Mrs Ted Gardiner, Mrs Alex Gardiner, Mrs Arthur Gardiner; Mrs Alan Jackson, Misses Runa, Doris, and Enid Gardiner, Barbara Do welL and Phyllis Hunter.

VISITORS TO CHRISTCHURCH Coker's Hotel: Mr and Mrs ' Killawa'y (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Gillman, Mr and Mrs H. Holling, Miss Nellie McDonnell, Mrs E. McDonnell (Greymouth), Mr and Mrs H. Davis (Invercargill), Miss I. Ivel (Sydney). Stonehurst Private Hotel: Mr and Mrs J. Davies, Miss S. B&wn (Nelson), Miss H. Jones (Blenheim), Mr and Mrs J. X. Burns (Sydney). New City Hotel: Mr and Mrs H. B. Burton (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs T.. Turner, Miss M. Matheson, Miss R. Matheson ■ (Dunedin). Mr and Mrs R. Allen Soutt. Miss Daisy Isaacs (Wellington), Miss S. B. Burton (Oamaru), and Miss G. L. Morris (Dunedin). United Service Hotel: Lady Anderson. Mrs H. Macallster (InvercargiU]L.,'Mrs Frederick L. Taft and Miss Tait land, Ohio, United States). ■ . Clarendon Hotel: Mr and Mrs ■A..'J. Martin (Rakaia). . „ Warner's Hotel: Mrs J. F. Drake (Berwick. Otago), Mr and Mrs E. F. Ward (Methven), and Mrs B. (Ashburton), ■—-