WEDDING BELLS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 49, Issue 2888, 31 January 1940, Page 2

WEDDING BELLS

STORY —BONGARD WIDE LOCAL INTEREST A wedding of wide local interest took place at King’s College Chapel, Midcllemore, last week, when Miss Edith Irene Bongard, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Bongard, of Thames, was married to Mr Albert Ghislain Story, of Thames, younger son of Mr and Mrs F. Story, of Manurewa. The Rev. T. V. S. Gilfillan performed the ceremony and Mrs George Pollock played the organ music.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a period frock of white stiffened' net paterned with silver bows, and mounted on silver tissue. The off-shoulder neckline was finished at the back with an upupstanding tulle frill, which folded softly in front to form a bertha collar, caught with a silver bow. The very full skirt billowed from the waistline. Her long tulle veil, which was caught to her head with a coronet of orange blossom, formed a short train. In attendance as bridesmaids were Miss Hazel Duxfield, of Matamata, and Miss May Glanville, of Cambridge. They were dressed alike in frocks of rose pink georgette over taffetas, crossing over the bodice, short puffed sleeves, and fully-flared skirts. Wreaths of flowers caught veils of pale blue tulle to their heads, and they carried bouquets of blue delphiniums and pink cyclamens. Two little flower girls, ’ Carole Whitehead, of Thames, and Lynetfe Story (niece of the bridegroom), of Henderson, were dressed in fulllength frocks of hyrangea 'blue georette with deep hemlines of pin-tuck-ing. Bows composed of pink and blue flowers adorned their heads, and they carried Victorian posies of blue delphiniums and pink carnations. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Frank Voyce, of Tauranga, as best man, and Mr Jack Morin, of Thames, as groomsman. Two pupils at King’s College, Master W. H. Bongard (brather of the bride) and Master Tony Hunter, acted as ushers at the chapel. Pink and blue flowers decorated the reception rooms in Auckland. Mrs Bongard received the guests wearing a charming frock of black chiffon over taffetas, frilled 1 with French lace, and a small coroneted hat, finished with a stiffened veil. -Her shoulder spray swas of gardenias. Mrs Story wore a wistaria georgette frock, with a shoulder spray of vieux rose carnations, and a black hat trimmed with toning* flowers.

JENKIN—DALE

The wedding was celebrated at ■Christ Church, Paipakura, on Saturday afternoon, of Miss Agnes Grace Dale, only child of- Mr and Mrs R. H. Dale, of Papakura, and late of Paeroa, and Mr Gowan Spencer Jenkin, second son of Mr and Mrs R. J. Jenkin, of Stratford. The Rev. H. Sinclair officiated.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a charming frock of parchment satin fashioned with a tight-fitting bodice and long sleeves. The panelled skirt fell gracefully into a long train, over which was worn a beautiful veil of Brussels lace, which was caught to the head with a coronet of cream roses. She carried a bouquet of cream carnations, asters and lilies.

The bridesmaid was Miss Thelma Fulton, of Paeroa, and little Kathleen Appleby, cousin of the bride, acted as flower-girl. They were dressed alike in early Victorian frocks of mauve stiffened net over taffetas, fashioned with frilled skirts, tight-fitting bodices and frilled puff sleeves. Tiny violet flowers adorned the kirts and each attendant wore a circlet of mauve and violet flowers in her hair, and carried a toning bouquet.

The best man was the bridegroom’s brother, Mr Bryan Jenkin. A reception was held at the Broadway Lounge, when the guests' were received by Mrs Dale, who wore an ensemble of Queen Elizabeth blue suede silk with navy accessories. Her bouquet was of pink asters and carnations. Mrs Jenkin, the bridegroom’s mother, wore an ensemble of navy and white marocain and carried a bouquet in autumn tints. Mrs Appleby, the bridegroom’s grandmother, wore a frock of black marocain, with a black Baku hat with clover trimming. The brjde travelled in a grey tailored suit with ash rose accessories.