WEDDINGS

Evening Star, Issue 20558, 9 August 1930, Page 22

WEDDINGS

PER SSE—COLLINS. This wedding took place in Queensland, but the bride’s mother, Mrs Willim Collins, is well known in Dunedin. The following account appeared in a local paper:- , ~ Owing to tho state of tho roads, Mrs William Collins decided to postpone the wedding of her youngest daughter, Janette, to Dudley, elder son of Mr and Mrs Charlie Persse, Tabragalba. It was a happy idea of hers, for it was a most perfect day. Quite a number of people drove down from Brisbane, but the bulk of tne guests were from tho surrounding district. The ceremony took place at the little Church of England in Beaudesert. which was a mass of white arum lilies, arranged by the bridegroom’s mother. Shortly after 11.30, tho time appointed for the ceremony, the bride came into the church on the arm ot her only brother, John, who gave her away. She Was attended by four bridesmaids, two grown-up girls—Dorothea, her eldest sister, and Pamela Persse, the bridegroom’s sister —and two littlo children—JSancy Persse. his younger sister, and Dorothea, tho small daughter of Mr rnd Mrs Douglas Fraser. Tho bridegroom was attended by Mr Bruxner as best man. and Mr Parry-Okenden, his cousin, as groomsman. While tho wedding party were in the vestry Mrs Ashley Beet sang ‘Beloved, It Is Morn.’ The wedding created a tremendous amount of interest in and around Beaudesert, as it meant the uniting of two members of the oldest families, and the youthful bride and groom had known each other from babyhood, and it was the second occasion in which a Persse had married a Collins. After the ceremonv the guests motored out to Niudooiinbiih, Mrs Collins’s beautiful home, where thev were received by her and Mr and Mrs Charles Persse, after which they passed on to congratulate tho bride and bridegroom. Later in the day Mr and Mrs Dudley Persse motored to Hawkwood, where they will spend some weeks, after which they leave for England and Ireland, where they will stay

with tho bridgegroom’s relatives. Quite the most interested spectator at the wedding was tho bride’s black kelpie dog, who accompanied her to tho church tied up with a largo white bow.' WAUGH—GRAY. Tho wedding of Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs John Gray, 180 Queen street, to Huntly, younger son of the late Mr John Waugh and Mrs Waugh, of Yarrow street, Invercargill, took place in Knox Church on Wednesday evening, July 30. The Rev. 1). C, Herron was the officiating minister, the wedding music being played by Mr W. Paget Gale. The church was decorated by girl friends of the bride in autumn leaves, bronze chrysanthemums, and touches of scarlet. Tho bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, looked charming in a frock of cream lace. The long-sleeved bodice was_ tight-fitting, while the three-tiered skirt fell to her ankles at the back. With this was worn cream shoes and stockings, and a plain tulle veil, held in place by a coronet of orange blossom buds. Her shower bouquet was of lilies and freesias. Her two bridesmaids. Miss Edythe Sykes and Miss Gladys James, were frocked alike in ankle-length dresses of green panne velvet. , with shoes to match, their hats being ( of lavender and bouquets to tone. The duties of best man were carried out by' Mr S. Vickery and Mr N. Mollison acted as groomsman. Following the ceremony a reception and dance was held at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mrs Gray receiving her guests wearing a frock of black georgette and lace relieved with gold, and a black hat. Mrs Waugh, the bridegroom’s mother, wore a frock of black, relieved with cream lace. With this was worn a black hat and a fur wrap. Later Mr and Mrs Huntly Waugh left for the north, the bride wearing a frock of blue with old rose trimmings, a tightfitting velour hat, and a musquash coat.