Ireland—Steel

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 111, 23 April 1936, Page 15

Ireland—Steel

The marriage was solemnised at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Morrinsville, on Easter Saturday, Archdeacon Gillespit officiating, between Myrtle, second daughter of Mr and Mrs. C. J. Steel, of Lome street, Morrinsville, and formerly of Piopio, Coromandel and Napier, and Arthur Ireland, of Te Awamutu, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ireland, of Napier The church was beautifully decorated with autumn flowers, and Mrs. Gillespie played the wedding music. The bride, who entered the church with her father, looked charming in a gown of white lace over white satin, which featured a ruched neckline caught with diamante clasps, tightfitting bodice buttoned down the back, long ruched sleeves, and skirt falling from beneath a silver girdle to form a slight train. A coronet of orange blossom held in place the veil of tulle, which had been worn by the bride's mother and by six brides in turn. She

carried a shower bouquet of white and cream dahlias, with maidenhair fern and trails of asparagus fern. She was attended by her younger sister. Miss Billie Steel, as bridesmaid, and two little flower girls, Noeline Biddick (piece ot the bride) and Thelma Ireland (sister of the bridegroom). The bridesmaid’s frock was of pink windswept satin with long tight-fitting sleeves cowl neckline, bodice buttoned at the back, and full skirt. She wore a large black picture hat trimmed with pink velvet flowers, and carried a bouquet of pink belladonna lilies and zinnias and maidenhair fem. The flower girls wore similar frocks of pink crinkle crepe fashioned on early Victorian lines and bandeaux of velvet flowers, and carried gold baskets of pink zinnias and lilies Mr. Ivan Barker was best man. After the ceremony relatives and intimate friends were entertained at the wedding breakfast, held at the home of the bride’s parents. The guests were received by Mrs Steel, who wore a frock of brown floral crepe de chine, relieved with orange and fawn, fawn hat. and carried a posy ot gold and orange African and French marigolds. Mrs Ireland, mother of the bridegroom, wore an ensemble of navy marocain relieved with white, and hat to tone. Her posy was of autumntinted nasturtiums. When Mr. and Mrs. A. Ireland left for the north the bride travelled in a brown velour costume, brown velour hat. and accessories io match. They will make their home at Te Awaniutu.