Waipukurau Wedding

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20066, 12 October 1939, Page 12

Waipukurau Wedding

P ederson —U rquhart Model Bridal Gown A large number of relatives and friends gathered at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Waipukurau, last Saturday evening, for the marriage of Margorie Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Urquharl, Russell street, Waipukurau, to Norman Bernard, eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pederson, of Gisborne. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Murray Gow, and Miss Mavis King was at the organ. Wearing a model gown of magnolia satin, the bride .made a pretty picture as she entered the church with hefather. The prettily i-uched bodice was fashioned with a high neckline, the long sleeves coming to a point over the hands. The slimly-fitting skirt fell into a long graceful fish train, with insets of georgette, and the waistline was defined with a silver belt. Her embroidered tulle veil, with a wreath of orange buds, fell in. soft folds to form a second train. She wore silver shoes and carried a beautiful sheaf of minature arum lilies and blue irises. The bride was attended by one bridesmaid, Miss Joyce Robertson, and a small dainty flower-girl, Marion Booth, of Masterton, cousin of the bride. Pastel blue georgette, patterned with clusters of cyclamenshaded flowers, fashioned the bridesmaid’s gown, which was made with a low-cut neckline, short puffed sleeves and an ankle-length full skirt, with a cornflower blue velvet sash. Blue cornflowers and silver leaves were worn in her hair and she wore silver shoes and carried a Victorian posy of mixed polyanthus. The little flower-girl made a dainty picture in her toe-length mid-Vic-torian frock of apricot velvet, with a big apricot-shaded flower in her hair and carrying a basket of mixed flowers. Mr. A. McKenzie, cousin of the bride, was best mar.. A reception was held in the Masonic Hall, where Mr. and Mrs. Urquhart, assisted by Mr. Pederson, grandfather of the bridegroom, received a large number of guests. Mrs. Urquhart wore a model gown of dark-red French crepe, and smart honey-gold silk straw hat. Later, when Mr. and Mrs. Pederson left for their honeymoon, the bride wore a navy frock of heavy crepe-de-chene, lacquered with sprays of small multi-coloured flowers. The bodice, with short sleeves, was shirred at the neck, and the skirt was flared. She wore a model straw hat to match her frock, and a smart navy wool georgette swagger coat with Italian quiltings on each side of the neckline. Mr. and Mrs; Pederson will reside in Dannevirke.

Haycraft—Howell

i Gown of Lace and Georgette A wedding of Gisborne interest was celebrated in St. Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton, on September 20, when Gwendoline, younger daughter of Mr. J. Howell, and the late Mrs. Howel, Gisborne, was marired to James, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Haycraft, Hamilton. The Rev. T. P. Weatherhog performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a graceful gown of ivory lace designed on slender lines. The bodice was cut with a heart-shap-ed neckline and ornamented with georgette draperies, crossed in front and shirred at the shoulders and waist, the loose ends falling gracefully to the hemline of the flared skirt. Her tulle veil was held,/ in place with a halo caught with a trail' of orange blossom, and she carried a sheaf of arum lilies. The bridesmaids were Miss Estelle St. Paul and Miss Patty Walker, niece of the bride. Each wore a charming crinoline frock of mauve embroidered organdie laced down the front with green velvet ribbon. A topnot of anemones, combined with green velvet ribbon, made an attractive headdress, and a bouqhet of similar blooms was carried by each bridesmaid. After the ceremony a small reception was held at the home of Mrs. D. G. Walker, sister of the bride. The bride and bridegroom left later for their honeymoon, the bride travelling in a sea blue frock worn with burgundy accessories and a fur stole. The future home of Mr. and Mrs. Haycraft will be in Palmerston North. Country Women’s Conference in London To be in the middle of the Mediterranean bound for Australia and New Zealand when war was declared was the experience of Mrs. Norman Clarke, Nukuhou North. She was one of the New Zealand women who attended the conference of the Associated Countrywomen of the World held in London and she was also a member of the Women’s Institute party organised by Miss Brenda Bell, Otago, numbering about 50, which visited Holland, Switzerland, Germany and France. Several of the delegates to the conference are still in England, and owh’g to transport difficulties will not be able to leave as soon as they would like. Mrs. Clarke said * wonderful hospitality, had been extended to the conference delegates, who came from all parts of the world. “In England,” she added, "they were preparing for war when I came away, but, despite that, people would not talk about it.” In Germany, Mrs. Clarke saw very few young men about, as they were in camps doing their military trainingThose she did see were of remarkably fine physique. A great deal of the agricultural work was done by young women and girls, who, after their schooling, had to put in a certain amount of their time at agricultural colleges and schools preparing to take the place of the young men. The older men had all gone through their military training and were ready should they be needed. The Women’s Institute party took to the Continent a wreath of everi lastings. which they placed at the base of the New Zealand war memorial at Longueville, in France.