In attendance as bridesmaids were Miss Esme Pearson, Miss Shirley Hart, and Miss Joan Wright, while Anne and Elizabeth Moss, twin sisters, carried trie bride's train. The attendants made a charming group in early Victorian frocks of cream brocaded taffetas, worn with coronets of cherry (flowers: All carried poises of cherryI toned flowers.
The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Eric Pankhurst as best man and by Messrs. Henley McKegg and Keith Whitcombe as groomsmen.
Following the ceremony a largelyattended reception was held at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. A. W. A. Perkins, Garden Road, Remuera. A profusion of lovely summer flowers in pastel tones decorated the reception roomn, and a large marquee was erected on the lawn. Mrs. Pearson, mother of the bride, wore a gracefully-trained frock of black ring velvet and a black picture hat finished with bird-of-para-Idise plumes. She carried a bouquet of amethyst shaded flowers. Mrs. Turnbull, the bridegroom's mother, was in a black and white patterned cloque frock under a black georgette cloak, and a black ballibuntl straw hat. Her bouquet was in tones of deep rose and cherry. Mrs. Perkins was in a trained frock of midnight blue souple satin. She carried a bouquet of soft matchIng blue flowers.
Other relatives present included:— Mrs. R. McKegg (Rarotonga), sister of the bride; wearing a frock of powder blue flamisol silk and silver lame; Mrs. J, Francis Wright, in navy blue taffetas; Mrs. Arthur Cooper (Waitemata), parma-violet satin beaute frock with an overdress of matching coinspotted net; Mrs. Mervyn Hart, leaf brown georgette and gold lame; Mrs. Ivan Curlett (Wairoa), delphinium blue angelskin lace; Mrs. Harry Moss, black georgette embossed in black velvet; Miss Margery Cooper (Waitetuna), black net over satin relieved with rose pink shoulder draperies; Miss Joan Cooper (Waitetuna), apple green geor-' gette with a gold and cherry sash; Miss Jeanette Hart, floral frock under a redingote of blue net.
The bride travelled in a navy embossed suede suit with a close-fitting navy hat. and navy accessories.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1938, Page 14
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