WEDDINGS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 111, 4 February 1935, Page 4

WEDDINGS

Blundell—Johnston In the beautiful garden of Sir Francis Bell’s residence at Lowry Bay the wedding took place on Saturday afternoon of his granddaughter, Caroline Margaret Featherstone, only daughter of the Hon, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Johnston, and Percy Warwick Blundell, second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. F. Blundell, Heretaunga. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Milligan. The day was beautifully warm, tempered by the suggestion of a southerly breeze. The 500 guests, who had come from all parts of New Zealand, entered by the back drive and went straight to the seats set in- rows on a side lawn, and divided into two blocks by a red carpet which led to a table arranged as an altar,: beneath a huge old spreading lime'tree. On each side stood a green tub of heavily-flowering blue hydrangeas, and blue hydrangeas were massed beneath the table in the space between the green lawn and the white altar cloth.

At 3 o’clock the bridal procession made its appearance, coming slowly down an avenue of trees, the light and shade playing on the graceful, shimmering gowns of the bride, who walked with her father, and her attendants. The bride’s lovely gown was of magnolia satin, made with a long train that hung from the waist, and was inset with narrow panels of shadow net At the waist in front was a posy of pearl flowers, and she wore a string of pearls, a present from an aunt in England. Her tulle veil, a gift from an English friend, fell from a coronet of pearl flowers, and her bouquet was a

sheath of cream roses. Her train was carried by,a small page, . Michael Bell, a cousin. Another cousin,. Priscilla Bell, with David White- (Masterton), followed, the former In a hlgh-waisted frock with the long skirt shirred to the ground, and a wreath and sash matching'those of' the older bridesmaids. The pages,were in Kate Greenaway suits with magnolia satin blouses and long trousers of jade green. The bridesmaids were Miss Sheila MacGregor (Hastings), Miss Margaret Whyte, Miss Penelope Blundell, a sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Heather Mackenzie and Miss Margaret Levin, cousins of the bride. The colour of their mariette frocks carried on the deep creme scheme of the group, and they were made with waterfall frills from the waist to the slight trains at the back, and shoulder capes. A touch of contrast was given by jade-green, satin sashes, and by the jade-green stalks of the pearl flowers of the wreaths on their heads, and the pale pink roses of which their bouquets were made. i

The bridegroom’s brother, Mr. Denis Blundell, was best man, and the groomsmen were Mr. Denis Young, Mr. Peter Johnston (brother of the bride), Mr. Ted Zohrab, and Mr. Herbert Richardson (Christchurch). At the conclusion of the ceremony the bride and bridegroom took' their place at the foot of a flight of steps leading from the main lawn to the terrace, on which the house stands, with the bridesmaids, best man, groomsman, and the two little pages, grouped around and above them. The guests were received on the lawn by Sir Francis and Lady Bell and Mr. Justice and Mrs. Johnston. The wedding breakfast was set in a double marquee, one side of which was open. There were small tables for the guests, and on the bride’s table stood a three-tiered cake, its icing of magnolia colour, and decorated with tiny baskets of red roses instead of the usual horseshoes and slippers. Red roses were banked at the base, and the table decorations were of red roses. The health of the bride was proposed by the R-t. Hon. J. G. Coates, and this was followed by a happy speech by Sir Francis Bell. Mrs. Johnston wore a dress of black chiffon patterned with soft-coloured flowers and a black picture hat, and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Lady Bell’s gown of powder-blue lace and chiffon was worn with a large black hat, and roses in pale sunset shades formed her bouquet. Miss Enid Bell was in navy and white crepe de chine, with a wide brimmed navy hat. Grey lace was worn by Mrs. Hector Rolleston, with a large hat bf blue straw. Mrs. Geoffrey Denniston (Wanganui) wore a frock of putty lace with matching hat, and Mrs. Cheviot Bell, brown figured crepe de chine with brown straw hat. They all carried lovely bouquets of late summer roses. Mrs. Percy Blundell’s sleeveless gown of midnight blue chiffon had a heavily-beaded silver yoke with a V neck-line, her wide picture hat was trimmed with drooping ostrich plumes shaded from beige to blue, and her

bouquet was of deep yellow roses. Miss Barbara Blundell' wore a youthful frock of lime-green organdie with a matching picture hat. Among the presents which were arranged in the house were a canteen of silver from Sir Francis and Lady Beil, and a sapphire ring and bracelet from Mrs. Johnston. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a leather suitcase with jade green fittings. The bride’s going-away dress was of paton-pink crepe, which she wore with a long coat of brown sand-crepe and a pink hat. The guests invited were: The Rt. Hon. G.W. Forbes and Mrs. Forbes, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, Mrs. Coates, the Misses S. and B. Coates, Mr. Guy Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Goring Johnston (Waipawa), Captain Johnston, Mr. W. Johnston, Mr. C. F. Johnston (Feilding),Mr. T. Johnston, Miss A. Johnston (Wanganui), Mr. C. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. W. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Johnston, Mr. W. Johnston (Opoutama), Mrs. Louis Blundell, Mr. and Mrs. F. and Miss E. Blundell (New Plymouth), Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Blundell, Mr. and Mrs. Beatson Blundell (New Plymouth),, Mr. and Mrs.. E. A. Blundell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Blundell and Miss B. Blundell (Waipawa), the Messrs. N. and G. and Miss F. Blundell (CartertonJ, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Blundell, Canon and Mrs. Percival James. The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael, and Lady Meyers, the Hon. Mr. Justice and Mrs. Blair, Hon. Mr. Justice and Mrs. Reed, Hon. Mr. Justice and Mrs. Smith, the Hon. J. G. and Miss Cobbe, Sir Alexander and Lady Roberts, Lady Pomare, Sir Donald and Lady MeGavin, Sir Charles and Lady Oampbed (Christchurch), Sir James and Miss Grose, Lady Hosking, the Hon. Vincent and Mrs. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. L. Whitcombe, Mrs. Weston, Dr. and Mrs. Zohrab, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Andrews, Miss Inglis, Miss A. Pomare, Mr. and Mrs. C. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Airey, Mr.

J. Abbott, Mr. J. Anderson 1 (Wairoa), Mrs. H. Burnes, Miss I. Blair,'Mr. and Mrs. R. Lowry (Taihape), Mr. and Mrs. G. Levin, Mr. and Mrs. Q. T. Mason, Mr. antj Mrs. J. H. Miles, Misses M. and J. Miles, Mr. B. Miles, Miss M. Levin, Mr. and Mrs. R. Levin and Miss-P. ,Levin (Feilding), Mr. P. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. K. Masons Mr. and Mrs. W. Levin (Mastertdn), Mr., and: Mrs., .Marchbanks, Mr. and Miss J. Mason (Napier),Miss B. McFarland, Mr. and Mrs. Lance Moore, Mr. and Mrs. 0. Menzies, Mr. D. Marchbanks, Mr. and Mrs. I. MacAßan,Mrs. Zohrab, Misb J. Zohrab, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Young (Wanganui), Mrs. Larnaeh, -Miss M. Loughnan, Mr. and Mrs. J. Milne, Mr. and Mrs. Major. (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs. D. Wilkie, Mr. Lloyd Wilson, Mrs. T. Young, Mr. and ’Mrs. R. Young, Mr. A. Lawson, Mr. and Mrs.. I. Mcßae (Mastertoll),Mr. and Mrs. A. K. S. Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. Murray (Blenheim), Dr. and Mrs. Morice, Mrs. Matson and Messrs; J. and P; Matson (Christchurch), Mrs. Scobie Mackenzie, Dr. and Mrs. Young, Miss Catherine Young,, Misses _J. and N- Wheeler, Mr. and- Mrs. Algar Williams' (Featherston), . Mr.' and Mrs. Arthur Young, Miss Malfroy, Mr. and Mrs. Mac Alister, Dr. and M rs - Marshall, Miss Pat and Mr. Roger Marshall, Miss F. Moore (Wanganui), Mr. D. Webster, Miss Hardie-Ward, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Williams, Misses H. and R. Mackenzie, Mr, H. Mackenzie, Mrs. K. A. Young, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Ewen, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mac Ewan, Miss 8, McGregor (Hastings), Mr. and Mrs. Mills, Miss I. Young, Mr. T. Young, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mcßae (Opoutama), Mr. and Mrs. Mills, Major and Mrs. Westmacott and the Misses Westmacott (King Country), Mr. S. Wheeler. Colonel and ■ Mrs. Beere, Mr. E. D. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. A. de B. Brandon, Mr. and Mrs. Brodie. Miss H. Williams (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. Hempton, Mr. and Mrs. Von Zedlitz, Miss Brodie, Mr", and Mrs. Maurice Blundell, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Blundell (Carterton), Mr. and Mrs. Len Blundell, Miss N. Blundell, Mr. and Mrs. G. Williams and Mr. A. Williams (Masterton), Miss Audrey Williams (Christchurch), the Misses Brandon, Mr. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. 0. Whyte, Mr§. Whyte, Misses H, M. and 8. Whyte, Mr. and Mrs. P. Brandon, Mr. and Mrs. R. Birch, ’Messrs. Bob and Russell Whyte, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. R. Beetham and Mr. Hugh Beetham (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs. P. Borthwick (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs. E. S. White (Masterton), Mr. W. Watson (Invercargill), Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin (Palmerston North), Mrs. A. Bell and Miss B. Bell (Otago), Mr. and Mrs. Dick White, Mr. B. White, Miss I. Bremner, Mr. and Mrs. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Moore’ Messrs. P. and G. Whitcombe, Mr. A. and Mr. R. Wardell (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs. C. Birch, Mr. and Miss A. Barker, and Miss M. Barker (Dannevirke). Mr. and Mrs. G. Stott, Mr. W. Reid, Mrs. S. Barker (Dannevirke), Miss Von Zedlitz, Mr. and Mrs. C. Birch, Mr. and Mrs. Blyth, Mr. T. Blythe (Dannevirke), Mr. Bendall, Mr. and Mrs. D. Newbigen (Hastings), Mr. and Mrs. G. Pearce, Mr. Ra Pomare, Misses J. and M. Peacock, Dlr. and Mrs. D. Riddiford Mr, J. and Miss R. -Riddiford, Mr. G. Phillips, Miss C. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Stronach Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Parker, Miss Frances Parker, Mr. E. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. W. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. H. Nathan, Mr. and Mrs. G. Nathan, Miss Joyce Nathan, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Price. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Price (Dannevirke), Miss Perry, Mr. E. Nathan, Misses Juliette and Gladys Nathan, Mr. and Mrs. S. Newman (Wanganui), Mrs. Pearce (Featherston), Mr. and Mrs. J. Pearce, Miss Alison Pearce, Dr. and Mrs. M. Tweed, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Treadwell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Vogel, Mr. and Mrs. Spiers, Mr. George Spiers, Mr. Alan Spiers, Miss I. Turrell (Christchurch), Captain Tweedie, Mr. and Mrs. L. Tripp, Mr. and Mrs. C. Turrell, Mr. M. Shand, Mrs. Sloman, Misses D. and J. Sloman, Mrs. Agar, Miss Sommerville. Mr. and Mrs. Morton Patterson, Miss Mary Patterson, Dlr. Bill Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Pharazyn and Miss C. Pharazyn (Dannevirke), Mr. D. Pharazyn (Wanganui), Miss Joan Raw-

son, Mr. E. H. Rawson, Mr. and Mrs, Riddler, Mr. and Mrs, B. Trolove, Miss G. Trolove (Blenheim), Mr. and Mrs. R. Tripe, Miss Sheila Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Leckie, Miss J. Duckie l Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. V. Rhind, Dr, and Mrs. S. Rhind, Dr. and Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Shand. Mr. and Mrs. 0. Tringham, Mr. and Mrs. I. Tringham, Mrs. Turnbull, Mr. Bill Turnbull, Mr. Herbert Richardson (Christchurch), Mrs. Edward Riddiford, Mr. Alan Richardson. Messrs. G. and T. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs/Reading, Miss B. Reading, Mr. F. Reading, Mr. and Mrs. C. Richardson, Mrs. Tripe and Mr. B. Tripe (Fordell), Mr. and Mrs, H. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. B. Keiller, Mr. Kirkby, Mr. O. Kember Misses Ludbrook (Gisborne), Mr. and Mrs. T, Seddon, Miss B. Herbert, Bishop and Mrs. Sprott, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Savage (Auckland), Mr. P. Kirkealdie, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kebbell, Miss Sheila Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. L. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hutton, Mr. and R. Harding, Miss B. Jervis, Mr. E. Page, Mr. P; Page, Mr, and Mrs. Ted Pope, Mr. J, B. Parker, 'Mrs. Rawson, Mr. and Mrs. Heslop, Mr. and Mrs. Higginson, Mr. R. Hunt, Miss B. Hunter, Mr. P. Hall. Mr. and Mrs. F. Herrick (Hawke’s Bay), Mr. and Mrs. E. Hadfield, Miss E. Hadfield, Miss Harcourt, Mr. and Mrs. S. Harcourt, Miss A. Harcourt. Mr. G. Harcourt, Mrs. Herbert, Mr. and Mrs.’ Warwick Gregory, Mrs. Knox Gilmer, Miss Mary Gilmer, Miss V. Hutchison, Mr. and Mrs. Hodson, Mr. and Mrs. T. Hislop, Dr, and Mrs. Hislop, Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs. Mrs. M. Fulton, Mrs. Fenwick, Misses Joan and Jean Fenwick, Miss Fenton (England), Mr. and Mrs. C. Howden, Colonel and Mrs. T. Hunter, .Mrs. Holmes (Masterton), Mr. and Sirs. J. C. Holmes (Masterton), Dr. and Mrs. Elliott, Miss J. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Fussell, Mrs. F. Fulton. Mr. E. Gore, Mr. and Mrs. H. Geisen (Dannevirke), Mr. and Mrs. P. Grant.'' Mr. and Mrs. H. Gilmer, Miss Dudley, Misses M. and E. Digges-Smith, Mr. DiggesSmith, Mrs. Elgar, Mr. and Mrs. Eastwide, Mr. and Mrs. Elkington, Lieut. J. Elworthy, Mr. J. Denniston, Mr. G. Daysh, Mr. and Mrs. F. Dillon, Messrs.

M...P., and T. Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grace, Mr. M. Grace, Mr. and Mrs. G. Grace (Wanganui), Mr. and Mrs. Grotriau (Ashhurst), Mr. R. Gore, Miss M. Gibbs, Dr. C. Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs.'S. W. G. Gill, Mr. and Mrs. Gill, Miss T. Gill, Mrs. Dalziell, Mrs. and Miss Duthie, Mr. and Mrs. K. Duncan, Miss T. Duncan, Mrs. H. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. A. I). Crawford, Mr. J. Crawford, Mrs. and Miss Christophers, Mr. and Mrs. P. Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. I. Duncan, Miss Agnes Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. G. Denniston (Wanganui), Mr. and Mrs. J. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. M. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. H. Booth, Miss N. Booth (Carterton), Mr. D. Bunny, Mr. J. Bunny (Masterton,), Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, Mr. G. Cunningham (Dannevirke), Miss Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. A. Duncan, Mr. A. Cooper, Miss E. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. E. Coleridge, Miss Coleridge, Mr. and Mrs. Cornish, Mr. Norman Campbell (Canterbury), Mg. and Mns. Neil Campbell (Hawke’s Bay), Miss B. Cowper (Dannevirke), Mr. and Mrs. Carver (Wanganui), Miss E. Barron, Miss Grace. Booth, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cameron (Masterton), Captain and Mrs. Campbell.