A POPULAR WEDDING

Evening Star, Issue 21079, 16 April 1932, Page 23

A POPULAR WEDDING

At St. Paul’s Cathedral on Easter Monday Aroha Dorothy, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Allan, of Forbury crescent, St. Clair, was married to Albert William Duff, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. J. Duff, of Bay View road, South Dunedin. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Canon Nevill, and Mr Hey wood presided at the organ. The bride entered the church on her father’s arm, and she made a very charming little bride in her beautiful gown of ivory lace and georgette fashioned with a fully-flared skirt of instep length and with panels of georgette. The bodice was close-fitting, and over this was worn a dainty long-sleeved lace coatee finished with godets of georgette at the wrists. An exquisite veil of silk tulle beautifully embroidered fell softly to form a long train, and it was arranged with a coronet of not in front, and finished at each side with posies of orange blossom. She wore brocade slippers and hose to tone and a rope of ivory-coloured pearls, and carried a bouquet of deep cream roses, sweet peas, carnations, and maidenhair fern. Miss Irene CTuickshank was bridesmaid, attired in a beautiful gown of cyclamen satin de chine fully flared and reaching to the instep. The bodice was finished with a draped Bertha collar, which was arranged at the back in a pretty winglike effect. A chic velvet toque of cyclamen shade trimmed with an ostrich feather of the same tone, a Nellie Stewart bangle (the gift of the bridegroom), and satin slippers to tone were alsoworn. She carried a bouquet of gladioli, dahlias, heath, and maidenhair fern. Miss Deslys M'Kcnzie, the little flower girl, looked very sweet in her mid-Victorian frock of cyclamen satin do chine reaching to the instep, the bodice being trimmed with an old-world style of fichu and caught in front with a diamante buckle. The skirt was composed of frills. A pretty silver lace bonnet finished with satin posies, a crystal necklace and a Nellie Stewart bangle, and satin slippers completed her toilette, and a posy of chrysanthemums, sweet peas, and maidenhair fern was carried.

Mr Cyril Duff was best man, and Mr J. Scully (Invercargill) was_ usher. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Somerset Lounge, where the floral decorations were in keeping with the occasion. The parents of the bride and bridegroom received the guests, Mrs Allen (the bride’s mother) wore a handsome gown of black lace over satin beaute and a smart black velour hat, relieved with a touch of white, a crystal necklace and a fur stole, and a lovely bouquet of crimson roses being accessories to her toilette. Mrs Duff (the bridegroom’s mother) wore a becoming gown of black lace relieved with white, a smart panne velvet hat with a touch of white, and she carried a bouquet of autumn-tinted flowers. Interspersed with the dancing which followed the reception were elocutionary items contributed by Miss Anita IVinkel and step dances by Misses Netta Pullar and Daphne Allen. When the newly-married couple left on their wedding tour the bride was wearing a becoming ensemble of crepe de chine under a coat of grey repp trimmed with silver fox fur, and a smart wine velour hat. Prior to her marriage the bride was entertained at numerous parties, including three kitchen evenings, the hostesses of which were Mosdames G. Bishop and W. M'Qucen and Miss Anita .Wiukel; an

afternoon tea party at_ Tudor HalJ given by, Miss Irene Cruickshank, and a dance and social evening extended to her by members- of the Operatic Society, of which society she had been pianiste, who presented her, in recognition of her services, with an oak chiming clock suitably inscribed. She was also the recipient of a gift from The Bristol Piano Company, where she had been a member of the staff. Mr and Mrs Duff will make their future home at Wellington, for which city they left last Thursday. A largo number of friends were on the railway station to wish them farewell.