WEDDINGS

Evening Star, Issue 21721, 16 May 1934, Page 4

WEDDINGS

WILLI A MS—WILSON. On May ], at St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Anderson’s Bay, the wedding was solemnised of Edna May, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs A. H. Wilson, Taimii, and Arthur Beginald, third son of Canon and the late Mrs 'Williams, of Christchurch. The ceremony was performed by the Bov. Canon Williams, father of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. Lionel Richards. ’To the strains of the Wedding March, played by the Rev. E. Lomas, the bride entered the church escorted by her father. Her gown was of cream crinkly satin moulded on diagonal lines and falling in a full flare to the ground. Her hand-embroidered veil was worn over the face, and finished with sprays of orange blossom. She was attended by her sister. Miss Alice Wilson, Avho wore a frock of canary phantom crepe, with hat and shoos of flame-red windswept velvet. Miss Vivienne Kelly, cousin of the bride, acted as flower girl, and wore a long frilly frock in shades toning with those of the bridesmaid. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr E. Macnndrcw, and Messrs R. P.' Paterson (of Christchurch) and T. Thomson acted as ushers. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the Wilford Tea Gardens, where a reception was held. ■WILLIAMS—THOMSON. Artistically decorated in autumn tints, the Toko, Presbyterian Church was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Monday, May 7, the contracting parties being Mary Joyce, elder daughter of Miami Mrs G. Hamilton Thomson, of Milton, and' Aubrey Hugh, elder son of Captain and Mrs Hugh Williams, Dunedin. The Rev. A. APNeur performed the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. Albert Mead. The bride was attractively attired in a dress of ivory wind-swept velvet, with a wide collar falling over her shoulders, while her net veil fell from a coronet of orange blossoms lo form a train. She carried a sheaf of lilium auratum and maidenhair tern. Her bridesmaids. Misses Margaret Thomson and Myra Brookes, were dressed alike in autumn flame windswept velvet. Tiny caps of bronze chenille, with jaunty bows of the dress material, matched their sheafs of dahlias and chrysanthemums. Bronze kid shoes and hose completed the ensemble. Mr John Williams was best man, and Mr Tan Thomson groomsman, while the ushers were Robert Ewing- and Colin Speight. During the signing of the register Miss Eunice Stewart sang ‘ Thanks Be To God.’ Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the Motorists’ Refreshment House (Milton), Mrs Thomson and Miss Watson (aunt of the bridegroom) receiving the guests. Mrs Thomson was gowned in a black and white faille ensemble, worn with toque of the same colouring, and she carried a charming bouquet of red ixias and dahlias. Miss Watson wore a mole-coloured ensemble with hat to match, Mesdames Walter and EricSpeight rendered enjoyable vocal solos. When the happy couple left on their honeymoon Mrs Williams wore a frock of deep bhfe faille, trimmed with grey squirrel, together with a dark grey coat and an Angora hat of the same colouring. DAVIS—NIVEN. A very quiet wedding was solemnised on April 30 by the Rev. G. E. Brown at the Methodist Manse, Wesley street, when Violet Daphne, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Niven, 17 Hall street, South Dunedin, was married to Percy, only son of Mr and Mrs E, Davis, 2(5 Law street, C'avershiiiu. The bride was given away by Mr A. Ritchie, and was attended by Mrs A. Stratton and little Joyce M’Crcgor. The bridegroom was attended hv Air Allan Stratton, After the marriage service a reception was held at the home of Mr and Airs H. APGrogor, Neville street, Caversham,