WEDDINGS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21938, 12 November 1936, Page 3

WEDDINGS

PEARCY—WILLIAMS Yesterday afternoon the wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew’s Church, Oxford terrace, of Joyce Violet, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A. Williams (Hutchison street) to Vernon Oswald, only son of the late Mrs Pearcy, and of Mr H. C. S. Pearcy, St. Albans. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Lawson Robinson. The bride’s frock of ivory satin was softened with cowled folds at the neckline, finished with a brilliant clasp in front. The train fornggd by the panelled skirt showed beneath the folds of her hand-embroidered veil of silk tulle, the.iifead-dress holding the veil in position being a coronet of orange bjeeSom. She carried white roses, imes, and maidenhair fern. Mr C. A. Williams escorted his daughter, who was attended by her sisters, Miss Molly Williams as bridesmaid, and Miss Colleen Williams as flower girl. The former wore a frock of pink floral georgette, cut on lines similar to the bride’s frock with the addition of cape sleeves, and a scalloped collar finished with two pink flowers. A pink velvet sash defined the waistline, and her wide-brimmed picture hat toned with her frock. She

carried shaded pink flowers. The flower girl’s frock of pink organdie was mounted on taffeta and her bandeau of pink flowers toned with the rosebuds and sweet peas in her bouquet.

Mr George Pierson was best man

At the reception held at Dixieland, the guests were received by the bride’s mother, who was wearing a frock of brown floral crepe de chine, a saunter coat of brown silk crepe, and a brown straw hat. Her flowers were yellow irises and bronze abutilons. The bridegroom’s sister wore a bottle green frock of crepe de chine patterned in white, and a hat to tone. She carried red sweet peas. For travelling the bride wore a tunic suit of blue silk serge, relieved with white collar and cuffs, and she carried a brown coat to match her hat. BARRER—BUTLER At St. John’s Church. Latimer square, last evening, the wedding was celebrated of Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs G. R. Butler, Esplanade. New Brighton, and Bryan Amherst, eldest son of Mr and Mrs T. R Barrer, Renall street, Masterton. The Rev. J. T. Me William performed the ceremony, and Mr Claude Davies was organist. Friends o*f the bride had decorated the church with mountain lilies and mountain ourisia. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful bridal gown of waterlily slipper satin. The bias cut bodice had a softly cowled neckline, held with tiny pearls, and the flowing bell sleeves were also trimmed with pearls. The bias skirt front, draped with shirring, was finished with a large ornament of pearls, and the back, trimmed wtih tiny buttons, flowed into a long Vandyke train. From an unusual Florentine coronet of uncut tulle and mountain lilies fell her long tulle veil, and her shower bouquet was of mountain lilies. Miss Helen Butler attended her sister, wearing a frock of buttercup taffetas with ruffles round the decolletage, and balloon sleeves shirred at the neck and elbow. The waist was also shirred, and was swathed with a wide sash, tied in a butterfly bow at the centre back. The bell skirt had a shirred flounce trimmed with a ruffle at the hem. She wore a coronet of real cornflowers and rosebuds, and her posy was of the same flowers. Grace Butler, another sister of the bride, and Marie Grey, a cousin, were the maids of honour, and another cousin of the bride, Margaret Hooper, was flower girl. They wore frocks similar to the bridesmaids, and carried Victorian posies of flame-coloured rosebuds, and cornflowers. The best man was Mr Patrick Barrer, brother of the bridegroom. At a reception held afterwards at the home of the bride’s parents, Mrs Butler received the guests wearing a gown of bottle-green chiffon velvet, the square neckline being trimmed with diamond clips. She wore a grey fox fur. and her straw hat toned with her gown. Gold roses formed her bouquet. Mrs Barrer, mother of the bridegroom, wore a gown of purple marocain with silver fastenings, an ermine cape, and a black hat with purple and silver roses. She carried a bouquet of iuschia toned cyclamen and anemones. The bride’s travelling frock was of navy ottoman with magyar yoke, tucked basque, and white crepe collar, and was worn with a navy tagel straw hat trimmed with navy and white daisies, a navy tailored coat, and a skunk necklet. SMITH—SHARPLIN At St. Andrew’s Church, Ashburton, the marriage of Hettie Margaret, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs H. H. Sharplin (West Belt), to John Robert William, only son of Mr and Mrs J. W Smith (Cameron street), was celebrated recently by the Rev. R. S. Watson. Miss L. Watt was organist. Arum lilies and lupins, arranged in the church by girl friends of the bride, made an effective background for the frock of magnolia satin worn by the bride, who was escorted by her father. The frock, cut on classical lines, was trimmed at the back with a row of satin loops and buttons to the waistline. which was defined by a swathed belt finished with a large satin flower A shaped panel at the back of the skirt formed a long train, edged with cording, and a spray of orange blossom gave a finishing touch to the cowled neckline. Her veil of hemmed tulle billowed over the train of her frock, the head-dress holding it in position

being of orange blossom. A section of the veil was worn over the face as the bride entered the church, and she carried a sheaf of arum lilies.

The bridesmaids were Miss Iris Steele (Christchurch) and Miss Gwen Oakley (Ashburton). Their becoming frccks of Margaret rose pink lace, patterned in rose design, were made on lines similar to the bride’s frock, the skirts forming trains at the back. The puffed sleeves were ruched round the shoulders and pink, silk velvet sashes were tied in bows at the back of the waists. Their picture hats were of fine pink straw trimmed with velvet to tone with their frocks, and they carried armlets of pink roses and carnations.

The bridegroom was attended by Mr A. S. Nash (Rangiora) as best man. and Mr A. McGrath (Ashburton) as groomsman. The ushers were Messrs R Sharplin and K. McCormick. As the bride left the church, she was presented with a floral horse-shoe by little Elaine Sowden (Darfield). At the reception, held at 44 West Belt, the parents of the bride and bridegroom received the guests. Mrs Sharplin was wearing an ensemble in navy blue carioca crepe and lace with a pleated finger-tip length coat. Her hat of navy baku straw with wired veil edge was relieved with a posy of flowers, and she carried a bouquet of rose pink ixias, roses, and carnations.

Mrs Smith wore a suit of navy blue silk crepe relieved with a jabot of beige georgette. Her hat was of navy

Baku straw, and she carried pale pink roses and sweet peas. When Mr and Mrs J. R. W. Smith left for their wedding tour, the bride was wearing a smart fawn and brown English worsted suit, a beige georgette blouse, and a brown bowler hat. She wore also a handsome fur stole. Mr and Mrs Smith will make their home at Darfield. QUEREE—DENNIS The wedding was celebrated recently at the Rugby Street Methodist Church of Norman George, younger son of Mr and Mrs G. Queree (St. Albans),' and Kathleen Iris, youngest daughter of Mrs E. Dennis. St. Albans. The Rev. H. S. Kings performed the ceremony. Mrs T. W. West was organist. During the signing of the register a solo was sung by Miss P. Hoggan. The bride was escorted by her brother, Mr S. Dennis, She wore a trained frock of ivory satin, the trellised material at the neckline being continued down the sleeves, which were full, and drawn into tight cuffs at the wrist. A spray of hand-made roses trimmed the left shoulder. Her veil of embroidered tulle was arranged from a lace cap edged with orange blossom, and she carried a shower bouquet of roses and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaid, Miss Joan Peryer, niece of the bride, wore a frock of shell-pink silk net, mounted on taffeta, the skirt being finished with circular bands of taffeta. A spray of flowers trimmed the neckline. Her shower bouquet was of sweet peas, roses, and carnations, and she wore a halo of pleated tulle and silver leaves. Little Margaret Dennis, as flower girl, wore a long frock of pink silk crepe trimmed with frilling, and her halo head-dress of pink net was trimmed with forget-me-nots to tone with her posy, which was relieved with pastel-shaded sweet peas. The bridegroom was attended by Mr D. Hinman as best man. A reception was held at the Winter Garden where the bride’s mother received the guests. For travelling, the bride wore a silk suit of brown ribbed crepe with fawn trimmings, and a hat of neora straw to tone. She carried a brown tailored coat. Mr and Mrs Norman Queree will live in Wellington. "SILVER wedding MR AND MRS W. F. MARGETTS Many friends visited the home of Mr and Mrs Margetts (Fendalton) to celebrate the silver anniversary of their wedding. The time was spent in games and dancing. Amongst those present were Mr and Mrs W. F. Margetts, Mr and Mrs A. Head, Mr and Mrs H. McDonald, Mr and Mrs W. Cawkill, Mr and Mrs J. McDonald, Mesdames T. Margetts, sen., L. Sisson, B. Carlaw. J. Stark, J. Hill, A. Arnold, Misses D. Margetts, Jean Margetts. Joan Rawlings. Dorothy Margetts. Gladys McEwan. Irene McDonald, Hazel Margetts, Messrs E. F. Margetts, D. Leeming, and J. Margetts.