WEDDING.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4432, 5 September 1939, Page 5

WEDDING.

STEVENSON—WATSON. A wedding of interest to Arrowtown resident? was solemnised at Fir-lt Church, Dunedin, on 23rd u!t. The contracting parties were William Ellis Stewart, only son of Mr and Mrs AV. F. Stevenson, of Canongaty Dunedin. and formerly of Arrowtown. and Audrev Lanai. only daughter of Miami Mrs AA r . J. AVa-tson, also of Dunedin. The officiating clergyman was the Rev AA'. Allan Stevely. ALA., and Aliss McDonald provided the accompanying inu-ic. The bride entered with her father. A long train extended from the waistline of her ivory emb used satin wedding gown. The bodice was shirred and trimmed with smaT button-, and Richelieu pearls were wo m. The embroidered veil was held in place by a coronet of orange blo-som. and a beautiful shower bouquet of li'iesand nmr'en’mir fern wa ; ca vi d. Frocks of clover shirred ri-ion over cv-'a-'-en ta'• * * ■, wt-re worn by the bride-maid'--A! i s Gref la. ste'-en-am fsi-ler of the In i I ■■g-’oem) and Aliss Alma Connor .of Co- cu L Lockets of (lower s added a diMi'-eti v e tmr-h lo the low-cut no -k ’lie-. Where the softly-shirred Do 11. e? i' i r ed tba Ibi-vd skirts we- 1 tVe- bands of cylamen velvet matching the -bower houqir’tswhi' hj were car" I’d. Mr Wallace Maclean was best man.

i and Mr Alan Macphail. of Roxburgh acted as groomsman. The ushers were 1 Messrs Neil Johnston and William Martin. While the bridal party was in the vestry Miss Rena Roche sang the solo “Bless This House.” i At a reception held in the Strand j Salon Mrs W. J. Watson received the ' guests wearing a gown of black silk velvet, with pearl necklace and furs, and she carried a bouquet of red anemone'. Mrs W. Stevenson, who assisted her wore a black frock, with i embossed coatee in black and white, and furs. Her bouquet was of lavender anemones. The bride left for the north in a green costume and accessories to tone,