WEDDINGS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 93, 13 January 1939, Page 4

WEDDINGS

Andrews—White The wedding took place recently at the Wesley Methodist Church, Carterton, of Phyllis, fourth daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. H. White, Carterton, and Stanley George, only sou of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Andrews, Carterton. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s brother-in-law, the Rev. R. C. Patcliett, Patea. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white lace over satin. She carried a sheaf of madonna lilies, white sweet peas, asparagus fern and maidenhair fern. Attending her was her sister, Misp. Winnie White, wearing a dress of apricot lace, and carrying a bouquet of gladoli. Two small nieces x of the bride, Lois Patchett and Margaret Hickson, were flowergirls. They wore frocks of white spotted muslin, trimmed with apricot bows, and carried posies of roses. Mr. A. D. Griggs, Masterton, was best man.

For the ceremony, the church had been attractively decorated by Mrs. J. Udy. Mrs. R. O. Patcliett, a sister of the bride, arranged the bouquets and posies. After the ceremony, the solo, “Ave Maria,” was sung by Miss Gretta White, accompanied by Miss A. Jones, Lansdowne, Masterton, who also played the wedding music. A reception was held in the Methodist school hall, where Mrs. White, in navy and white, and Mrs. Andrews, in brown, received relatives and close friends. The usual toast list was honoured, and messages of congratulation ’ and good wishes were received from many parts of the Dominion and from abroad.

Later, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Andrews left to spend their honeymoon in the south. The bride travelled in a cream swagger coat and skirt, with accessories to tone. They will leave shortly for Suva, Fiji, where Mr. Andrews has been appointed to the Methodist boys’ school. Reid—Fitzgerald Scarlet gladioli carried by the two bridesmaids provided the only touch of colour in the cream and white scheme chosen for her wedding by Sheila Mary, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fitzgerald, Wadestown. Wellington, who was married recently to Athol Joseph, second son of Mrs. and the late Mr. A. Reid, Wellington, and f formerly of Blenheim. The ceremony’ took place at the Basilica, and the Rev. Father D. Maher, who had come from Christchurch for the occasion, celebrated the Nuptial Mass. Tall brass vases of scarlet gladioli and white madonna lilies, and bowls of deeptoned hydrangeas decorated the Church. During the ceremony Mozart’s “Ave Verum” and Epp’s “Ave Maria” were sung by Miss Mary O’Neil. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a charming gown of white and silver lame, patterned in a faint

Illy design, and made on slim lines, with a heart-shaped neckline. From the waist, the skirt flared to form a very long train. Her ivory tulle veil, which she wore over her face on entering the church, was held In place with a top-knot of stephanotis. Sue carried a sheath of madonna lilies.

She was attended by her two cousins, Misses Pat Meacben and Mollie Rennie, who wore cream embossed chiffon over deeper toned taffeta. Their frocks were made with heart-shaped necklines, niched short sleeves, and very full skirts falling to form short trains. They carried sheaths of searlet gladioli, and wore top-knots and slippers of matching searlet. The bridegroom’s brother, Mr. Ronald Reid, was best man, and Mr. Patrick Fitzgerald was groomsman. Messrs. Paul Phillips and Peter Rennie were ushers.

A reception was held in the Grand Hotel, where scarlet . gladioli, white lilies and red and white earnations repeated the colour scheme of the wedding. Mrs. Fitzgerald received her guests wearing an attractive ensemble of beige and brown mariette, trimmed with dyed squirrel. With this she wore a brown picture hat and a shoulder spray of tawny azaleas. The bridegroom’s mother wore black chiffon over printed jnatt crepe, and a wide-brimmed blaek hat. She wore a shoulder-spray of pink carnations. When Mr. and Mrs. Reid left later for a northern tour, Mrs. Reid was wearing a lightweight woollen ensemble of beige, with a small hat and accessories of london tan. Voss—Schofield The wedding took place recently at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Tinui, of Ruby Maud, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Schofield, Peach Grove, Tinui, and Colin Henry Wilford, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Voss, also of Tinui. The Rev. C. L. Dobbs performed the ceremony, and Miss E. Langdon played the organ. The church was prettily decorated .with blue, pink and cream hydrangeas by friends of the bride under the supervision of Mrs. Rewi Speedy. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of cream satin, slim fitting, and with a long train. The peter pan collar was finished with an edging of cream lace, and her veil of hand-embroidered tulle was arranged over a coronet of orange blossoms. She carired a sheaf of regal lilies and gypsophila. She was attended by her sister Alice, who wore a frock of blue appliqued chiffon, with a head dress of accordianpleated organdie, and carried a bouquet to tone. Three little cousins of the bride, Joan and Phyllis Cameron and Anne Owen, were flower girls, wearing ankle-length frocks of salmon pink organdie, trimmed with lovers' knots of blue ribbon. Their head bauds and posies were smaller versions of that of the bridesmaid. Mr. Noel Reynolds was best man and the four brothers of the bride were ushers.

As the bridal couple left the church the bride was presented with a lucky horseshoe by Audrey Cameron. A reception was held at Peach Grove, the home of the bride’s parents. Mrs Schofield, assisted by Mrs. Voss, welcomed more than 100 guests. The bride’s mother wore a model gown of blaek french crepe finished with a shoulder spray of white solonum arid

carried a posy of pink and blue flowers. Sirs. Voss wore navy floral crepe-de-chlne, with a bat to tone. The wedding guests were later entertained at a dance in the Tinui Hall. . When Mr. and Mrs. C. H. W. Voss left on a motor tour of the North Island the bride was wearing a green tailored costume with white accessories. Their future home will be in Tinui.

Spring—Edge A profusion of white Christmas lilies and gold shaded flowers deeorated the Sacred Heart Church, Eketahuna, .recently for the marriage of Violet Grace, only child of Mr. T. F. Edge and the late Mrs. Edge, Newman, Wairarapa, and Maurice, second sou of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Spring, Wireaha. The Rev. Father Sweeney performed the ceremony.

The bride, escorted to the altar by her father, was preceded by two little flower girls, Margaret and Kathleen Monaghan. She wore a gown of white bridal satin, simply made with shirring on the yoke and sleeves, and a long train. Her embroidered silk tulle veil, worn over the face as she entered the church, was held in place with a halo of tiny arum lilies. The bouquet she caried was of white Christmas lilies, roses and maidenhair fern. Her only ornament was a gold cross and chain, a gift from the bridegroom. The bridesmaids. Miss Muriel Smith and Miss Daphne Hooper, were dressed alike in soft daffodil satin frocks with puffed sleeves, shirred georgette yokes and full skirts. An effective contrast was provided by their sashes, hats and shoes of sultana-brown shade, and they carried bouquets of blue delphiniums, cornflowers and lemonshaded lilies, tied with brown satin ribbons. The smaller attendants wore miniature replicas of the bridesmaids’ frocks, and their posies were of poppies and delphiniums, tied with gold ribbons.

Messrs. W. and B. Spring attended their brother as best man and groomsman respectively. The ushers were Messrs. H. Wolland and B. Bradley. The guests were afterward entertained at an enjoyable reception, and were received by Mr. Edge and Mrs. J. E. Monaghan and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Spring, the bridegroom’s parents. Mrs. Monaghan wore a frock of blaek mariette with a black hat, and carried a posy of pink carnations, gladioli and fern. Mrs. Spring wore a navy wool floral georgette frock and a plain coat. Her posy was also of carnations and gladioli. Mr. and Mrs. M. Spring’s future home will be at Waitara. Arriving From Overseas Miss Vivienne Opie, matron of the Church Missionary Society hospital In Rhanaghat, Bengal, India, will arrive ftt Wellington from Ceylon next week. Returned From Abroad Miss Grace Buchanan, principal of the Hataitai Kindergarten, has returned from a visit to England. She will visit Wellington for a few days at the beginning of next week and will probably stay at the YAV.C.A.

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