NICHOLAS—STEED.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 89, 30 March 1932, Page 10

NICHOLAS—STEED.

The wedding took place on Wednes day, March 23, at St. Paul’s Church Napier, of Dudley Arthur Nicholas, sou of Mrs Nicholas and the late Mr A. Nicholas, of Temuka, and Nora Katli leen, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. W. Steed, of 48 Nelson Crescent, Napier. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. A. Asher. The bride was escorted by her brother, Mr Hugh Steed, and looked very dainty in a model gown of shell pink celaphane veiled with pink net, having tiny scalloped bands of colaphano edged with pastel blue on the net and dotted with hand-made rosettes of tiny flowers. Her coatee was edged with the scalloped bands to match the frock. Her wedding veil 'of pink tulle was caught with sprays of orange blossom. The bouquet was in tones of pink and autumn tinted flower*with pink streamers. The bridesmaids were Miss MuriHolt and Miss Rona Simpson. The. ankle length frocks of floral georgette were in a shade of pink, and patterned with amber and green, and their green felt hats and satin shoes toned beautifully. They carried bouquets of autumn-tinted flowers with apricot rib bon streamers, and wore the bridegroom’s gifts of real Chinese amber necklets.

Mr Clive Moody attended as best, man and Mr Keith Viles as groomsman.

Mrs J. M. Steed, the bride’s mother, wore a model of black and lemon georgette with vest of lemon and a smart black hat with touches of lemon.

A reception was held in the Oddfcl lows’ Hall, where the usual toasts were honoured and appropriate music played by Mr Ernest Jamieson. The wedding cake, set on silver stands, was made by the bride’s sister in-law, Mrs Hugh Steed. After cutting the cake the bride rallied her bouquet, a quaint, idea, causing much merriment.

Later Mr and Mrs Nicholas left for the south, where the honey-moon is

being spent, Mrs Nicholas wearing a brown satin frock with brown felt hat and a string of Chinese amber, the bridegroom’s gift. She carried a brown coat with large collar of skunk. Among those present were:—Mr and Mrs Hugh Steed, Mr Geoff Steed, brother of the bride; Mr McPhee, brother-in-law of the bride; Miss Enid Kauter, niece of the bride; Miss Nola Jones, cousin of the bride; Mr A. Kauter, nephew of the bride; Mr H. McPhee, nephew of the bride; Mrs Bowling, cousin of the bride; Mr Haywood Smith, uncle of the bride; Mr and Mrs James Holt, Mr and Mrs H. Jones: Mr and Mrs F. Lockyer; Mr and Mrs T. B. Lockyer; Mr and Mrs G. Hawke, Mr and Mrs F. Chapman, Mr and Mrs Westerholm, Mr and Mrs Deighton, Mr and Mrs Dudley Tonkin, Mesdames H. Triggs, Haywood McDougall, D. Corbett, Simpson, Duncan, A. A. McDougall, C. C. McDougall, Misses 8. Moore, E. Lopdell, K. Bull, Glenny, C. Guthrie, L. Moody, J. Bull, M. Andrew Messrs A. Howse, T. Moody, J. Dunean, E. Jamieson.

reeves—McCutcheon. A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at tne Baptist Church, Hastings, last Wednesday, the Rev. Nicoll officiating, when ivy May Reeves, second daughter of Mrs. Quinney, Karamu road, was united in matrimony to Arthur, son of Mrs. McCutcheon, of Pakowhai. The bride, who was given away by her step-father, was attired in an ankle-length frock of pink georgette and lace; pink veil and shoes completed a very pretty toilet. Miss Marjory Beeves, sister of the bride, attended as bridesmaid. She was dressed similarly' to the bride, her frock also of pink georgette, with which was worn a summer felt hat of cornflower blue and blue shoes to tone. Both carried bouquets of roses and maidenhair fern. Air. Ted Harris, of Westport, attended the bridegroom as best man.

A reception was subsequently held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Quinney, after which Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon left by car, the bride travelling in a saxe and fawn frock and coatee, with small felt hat to match.