WEDDINGS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 35, 11 February 1931, Page 13

WEDDINGS

The marriage took place on Monday at St. Mary's Church, Timaru, of Janet, second daughter of Mrs. and -the lato Mr. G-. H. Oossins, "Ardnaquero," Timaru, and Keith, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. de Castro, Blenheim. Archdeacon H. W. Monaghan and the Rev. J. A. Wilson (Waikau Downs) performed the ceremony. The bride, who was escorted by her cousin, Mr. George Ritchie (Dunedin) wore a frock of ivory chiffon, the close-fitting bodice being finished with stitched bands of chiffon, and tho diaphanous skirt being made with fluted godets and flares. The train, of the same filmy chiffon, hung in loose folds from the shoulders, :md was caught in the centre by a nar- | row blue and silver ribbon. Her veil of ivory net was caught with a halo of orange-blossom, and sho carried a sheaf nt cream gladioli. The six brides-' j maids,' Misses Betty and Nan Cossiiis, '..Joan Ritchie (Dunedin), Margery Gib!son, Peggy Unwin, and Evelyn Pinck!ney (Southland), were dressed alike in filmy apple-green frocks. They wore niado with deep flared flounces, and a V neckline at the back. Small caps of green lace straw were worn well off tho forehead with an upstanding brim. They oarriod posies of polyanthus roses. Mr. Ulton Wilson (Dunedin) was best man, and Messrs. J. Edmond (Dunodin), L. Chapman, G. Huntor-Woston, D. TJnwin, and P. Grosson groomsmen. Messrs. J. Aeland, G. Chapman, and F. Edmond (Dunedin) were ushers at the church. After tho ceremony a reception was held at "Ardnaquero," Mrs. Cossins wearing a frock of midnight blue lace, and a blue hat lined with parchment colour. Sho carriod a bouquet of crimson roses. Tho bride's travelling frook was of cornflower blue wool georgette with an insot collar of string-coloured lace. Sho wore a blue cloth coat and a small beret hat.

That lively old lady, "Charley's Aunt," made hor annual Christmas appearance this year at the New Theatre, Uio eighteenth West End theatre siie has occupied (states Uio "Daily Mail".). The success or" Mr, Brandon Thomas's old farce lies in t.ho fact that it dates hardly at all. Daring tho forty years of the play's existence only two words of the dialogue have been changed. "Taxi" has been substituted for "cab," MnH "Wit" for "iwriagc."