WEDDING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 285, 17 November 1923, Page 4

WEDDING.

MAUNDER—PITCAITHLY. A very quiet wedding was solemnised by the Bev J. Draper in St. Matthew’s Church, Hastings, on Wednesday after noon, when Miss Bobina Mary Pitcaithly, eldest daughter of Mrs and the late Mr R. Pitcaithly, of “Onawo,” Hastings, was married to Mr Joseph Beadon Maunder, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. Maunder, of Ashhurst. The bride, who entered the church on tue arm of Mr 0. Nilsson, of “Edenham,” Ota.fj, and old friend of the family, looked charming in a dress of stain miriman with silver lace sleeves and draped skirt over silver lace with pearl cabochon and trimmings, train lined with, pale pink veiled with silk net, finished with true lovers knot and orange blossoms. She wore a veil of silk net mounted on a Russian coronet trimmed with pearls and orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful bouquet of white roses and orange blossoms finished with white satin streamers. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss M. Pitcathly, who wore a dainty dres.s of pale pink brocaded crepe <le chene with lace panel and lace inset in sleeves, black hat with touches of pale pink; she carried a bouquet of pink and heliotrope roses and sweet peas with maiden hair fern finished with pink streamers. Mr A. W. Harper discharged the duties of best man. The Wedding March was played by Mr Spinney as the wedding party Irft the church. At the conclusion of the service the bridal party and friends of the family were entertained at the home of the bride’s mother, who received her guests in a gown of black silk stockinette, handsomely beaded in black ana white, with marabout and hat to tone. Mrs Maunder, mother of the bridegroom, wore a navy tailbTed costume, embroidered in navy and gold with hat oof navy and gold. A dainty breakfast was served in the dining-room, which was prettily decorated with heliotrope and pink sweet peas and pink roses. The toast of the health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed in a happy speech by the Rev. Draper and was enthusiastically honoured. Other toasts I were also honoured. I The happy couple received the conj gratulations of their many friends as well as their best wishes for their future happiness and prosperity which were renewed when they left by car on a tour of the South Island, ths bride wearing a handsomely embroidered navy costume and black hat with, floral spray. The newly-married couple were the recipients of many valuable and useful . presents.