WEDDINGS.

Evening Star, Issue 17922, 18 March 1922, Page 3

WEDDINGS.

SEDDON—WOOD

At St. Mary's Church, Merivalo, Christchurch, on Wednesday afternoon the wedding of Miss Beatrice Wood, younger daughter of the lahi Mr William Wood and of Mrs Wood, “ Hadtleld,’ and Mr T. K. Y. Scddon, M.P., second son of the late Bight Hon. R. J. Stecldon, formerly Prime Minister of New Zealand, and of Mrs Seddon, Holder's Hill, Wellington, was solemnised by the Rev. Canon W. S. Bean, the bridegroom’s brother-in-law, assisted by the Venerable P. B. Haggitt, Archdeacon of Christchurch. Mr Davis Hunt played suitable nuptial music, and Mr Frank Wilding acted as best man.

The bride, who. was given away by her brother, Mr Bernard Wood, wore a dainty Parisian frock of ivory georgette charmingly combined with silk filet lace, the filmy effect being enhanced by fine drawnthread work and hand-work hemstitching, which ornamented the pretty bodice, with its ronnd neck' and three-quarter-length sleeves, and was repeated in the front of the skirt. The back panel'.of accordionpleated georgette was longer than the rest of the frock, and readied almost to the ground, while a soft georgette girdle defined the waist. A beautiful Honiton lace veil, which had been worn by her cousin, Mrs Lougiinan, of Timaru, was arranged over a coronet of orange blossoms, and was worn over the face. Ivory silk stockings, brocaded shoes, and a Iwautifnl bouquet of rosebuds and maidenhair tied with tulle streamers were suitable adjuncts of a. charming toilette. The bride’s attendants were two small girls, Miss Maisie Andronc (her niece) and Miss Mary Knox Gibne.' (Mr Scddon’s niece), both of whom wore pretty frocks of del bine ’georgette, with petalled skirts and Magyar bodices with narrow silver ribbon waistbands, finished with a rosette and streamers. In their hair they wore wreaths of silver leaves tied with blue ribbon, and they carried posies of small flowers.

Mrs It, J, Seddon, the bridegroom’s mother, wore a beautiful trained gown of violet satin and eyelet-embroidered georgette, the bodice trimmed with exquisite silk Maltese lace. Her small black bat was trimmed with ostrich feathers, and she carried a bouquet of mauve and violet asters!

Her oldest daughter, Mrs W. S. Bean, wore a handsome frock of black radium laco over souple satin, trimmed with gold and jet, and a black panne velvet hat. She carried a bouquet of rosy morn roses. Mrs William Wood wore a black satin dress with yoke sleeves and skirt draperies of black silk embroidered net, a black hat with jet crown, and carried a bouquet of mauve flowers.

Mrs Frank Dyer, the bridegroom’s sister, wore black charmeuae with Chantilly lace forming the. sleeves and hanging in cascade side skirt panels. Her tricorne hat of black hatter’s plush had an uncurled feather falling over the brim, and her bouquet of pink roses matched the georgette vcstec of her frock. Mrs Charles Morice, another’ sister of tho bridegroom, wore black satin and lace, and a very smart small black cire hat with coque feathers. She carried a bouquet of red roses.

Mrs L, B. Andreae, tho hride’s sister, wore a very smart frock of grey georgette, hand embroidered in royal blue, and a grey hat of plush with upturned brim and glycerine feather. Miss Diary Seddon wore a becoming and picturesque frock of pale mauve floral taffetas, with early Victorian fichu of ivory georgette, edged with tiny frills and finished with posy of flowers shaded from mauve to petunia, large black hat wreathed with white ostrich plumes. .. Mrs George Harper, the bride’s aunt, wore a black taffetas dress trimmed with jet, a beautiful scarf of cream Spanish lace, and a black hat with feathers and tiny black and white flowers. Mrs Bernard Wood, tho bride’s sister-in-law, wore a white lace frock with handsome royal blue cire ribbon sash, mole coat, and wide mole straw hat with, mole and blue ostrich plumes. Mrs Charles Wood wore a lovely dress of mole taffetas, an uncommon stole of fawn and mole ostrich feathers, and a small jaole hat with cire quills. Her daughter, Mrs Sinclair Murchison, wore navy taffetas with check trimmings, and a smart black cire hat with emerald iridescent wings. After the ceremony at the church Mrs Wood held a large reception at “Hadfield,” where a great number of guests were entertained. When Mr and Mrs T. E. Y. Seddon loft later for their wedding tour the bride wore a smart grey tailored costume and small Wedgwood blue hat. Immediately on tho conclusion of the marriage ceremony the bells of St. Mary’s, Addington, which are a memorial to tho late Hon. R. J. Seddon, rang forth a merry chime.