WEDDING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 306, 23 November 1934, Page 4

WEDDING.

MALCOLMSON—CUMIN G S

At St.-John’s Church, on Wednesday evening, the wedding was solemnised of Eugene May, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. M. Cumings, Lethbridge Street, Feilding, and William McLeod, eldest son of the late Mr and Mrs A. Malcolmson, of Eeilding. The church had been prettily decorated for the occasion by Miss J. Stuart-Aloray. Ven Archdeacon F. H. Petrie was the officiating clergyman and Mr E. A. Golding presided at the organ. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attired in a model robe of ivory angel-skin lace and georgette. Large puffs of the two materials were features of the full-length epaulette sleeves, the long cuffs of which were finished with a row of tiny buttons. Georgette was effectively inlet into the trained skirt, back and front, and was also draped in a large bow at the back of the waistline. Her veil of embroidered tulle was simply arranged and was caught across the front with a trail of orange blossom and she wore a pearl necklet with ear-rings to match and carried a bouquet of white roses, double stock, heather, Christmas and scarlet lilies, with white and scarlet trailers, which was a gift from Mrs E. Stuart-Moray. Misses Ngaire Cumings (sister of the bride) and Betty Malcolmson (sister of the bridegroom), the bridesmaids, wore frocks of ivory crinkled crepe with vandyked skirts and knife-pleated trimming. Their scarlet caps and muffs were of rucked panne velvet and their shoes in a matching shade. Audrey Reid, the bride’s tiny cousin, was flower-girl, her long frock being of scarlet ribbed velvet and her cap and shoes matching. She carried a basket of red and white roses and maidenhair fern, and also held the bride’s train. Mr George Malcolmson (brother of the bridegroom) was best man, and Mr Howard Gardiner groomsman.

Some 90 guests later attended a reception at the Parish Hall, where Mrs Cumings received them in a model frock of brown wind-swept satin with liat to tone, and her bouquet was of flowers in orange shades and tinted leaves. Mrs Robert Reid, grandmother of the bride, was gowned in grey silk marocain with mauve trimming, and wore a hat to match. Mauve pansies composed her posy. Mrs W. Knight (sister of the bridegroom) was in a frock of peacock blue crinkle crepe relieved. with fawn, and a fawn summer coat and hat. Following the reception Mr and Mrs Cumings entertained guests at a dance. Mr and Mrs Malcolmson left on a motor tour of the North, the bride wearing an ensemble in royal blue. The frock of silk ciepe cotelle was patterned in blue and grey, the coat was of plain material, and the hat was of royal blue tweed straw.' Her handbag, shoes, etc., were grey in colouring. i-ii The bouquets carried by the brides mother, grandmother and sister-in-law, Mrs W. Knight, were made and presented by Mrs S. Chesterfield, who also arranged the flower-girl’s basket.