MILITARY WEDDINGS

Evening Star, Issue 23717, 26 October 1940, Page 16

MILITARY WEDDINGS

WILLIAMS—MAUDSLEY. A wedding of wide interest took place on Saturday afternoon last at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Wellington, when Lieutenant Henry Edward Martin'Williams, N.Z.M.C., elder son of Dr and Mrs E._ H. Williams, of Dunedin, was married to Valmai, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs C. E. Maudsley, of Wellington. Miss Joan Maudsley, the bride’s sister, and Miss Mollie Bishop were the bridesmaids, and the bridegroom’s brother, Second-lieu-tenant Miles Williams, was best man. The groomsman was Mr Michael Oliver, and Lieutenant J. Borrie and-Lieuten-ant J. Mead, of Dunedin, were ushers. Canon D. J. Davies performed the ceremony. Pieces of exquisite Honiton lace, which were given to the bride by Mrs Howard Johnson and which had formed part of Mrs Johnson’s wedding gown, were let into the bodice of the bride’s beautiful gown of finest cream net. Her billowy veil was of the same net, and was held to her head by a small coronet of the lace, and pinned in the bodice of her gown was a tiny sprig of orange blossom and forget-me-not and a pearl

brooch which had been worn by her mother on her wedding day. The bridesmaids, who wore frocks of cream organdie with a wide insertion of heavy cream lace in the skirts, had sprigs of lily of the valley tucked into their hair at the back, and their floral fans of lily of the valley were the same as that carried by the bride, except that theirs had a base of lily of the valley and the bride’s had cream orchids. Stately arum Hies were grouped by the chancel steps ; and on the altar there were cream irises. A reception was held at the Hotel Waterloo in a private room, where azaleas in lovely shades ranging from gold to apricot, and mixed with branches of tender green flowering elm, were arranged in bowls against the cream walls. The hostess. Mrs Maudsley, wore a dusky pink ensemble with black accessories, and the bride- ■ groom’s mother wore a black and peacock blue ensemble. The bride travelled 1 in an oasis blue frock, with black accessories and fox furs. WILSON—FRASER. The marriage took place quietly this afternoon at St. Ninian’s Presbyterian Church, Christchurch. of Isabel, younger daughter of the late Mr J.

M. Fraser and Mrs Fraser, _ Royal Terrace, Dunedin, and Second-lieuten-ant Alexander Grigor Wilson, 4th Reinforcement, Burnham Military Camp, second youngest son of Mr and Mrs C. A. Wilson, “ Wellpark,” Dunedin. 'The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Farquar Gunn. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Private T. Fraser, wore a smart afternoon frock of dusky pink; her hat was a very chic creation, composed of white flowers, and she carried a bouquet to tone. Miss Betty' Fraser, who attended her sister as bridesmaid, was dressed in a frock of clover pink, with which was worn a summer straw in the same shade trimmed with flowers. Second-lieuten-ent Geoffrey Cooper acted ns best man. Following the ceremony Mrs Fraser, who wore a black ensemble, received the guests at the reception held in the ■ Clarendon Hotel. For travelling the* bride wore a navy blue coat frock, navy hat trimmed with pink, and black accessories. Second-lieutenant and Mrs Wilson have taken a flat in Christchurch for the next few months.