CANCELLED.

Franklin Times, Volume XXII, Issue 26, 2 March 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)

CANCELLED.

SYDNEY SOCIETY WEDDING. CHANGED 11 El! MIND. Secret weddings, sudden weddings, and surprise engagements have kepi Sydney society thrilled since (he New Year. And now to theseis added 1 lie fad that Aliss Barbara Mackay, daughter of Mr nd Airs Donald Mackay, ot Wrialda. New South AYales, lias exercised I lie woman's privilege of changing her mind. Aliss Mackay. who comes from a wealth.' family, was to have been

married on Wednesday to Mr Bevis Graham, son of Sir Frederick and Lady Graham, of London. The wedding breakfast had been ordered, and the cake had been made. It so happened that the wedding was to have been a <juiel one. hut it came as a great, shock to the few invited guests to learn on Tuesday that there would he no wedding. Coupled with this announcement was another to the effect that the intended bridegroom had already left the city in order, to join a liner at Adelaide for London.

Tt is understood that originally Miss AJackay intended to go to Colombo for her wedding with Air Graham, and that her father’s objections overruled her wishes. It was during a visit to her aunt, Mrs Thorhurn, of India, who is now in Sydney, that Mis's Mackay met Mr Graham and became engaged to him. She later < paid, a second visit to India, where her fiance was stationed.

Aliss Mackay is following the footsteps of her sister. Miss Jean Mackay, who some time ago went to India, accompanied by her family, with the object of being married, changed her mind on arrival, and returned home.