WEDDING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 150, 27 May 1936, Page 12

WEDDING.

SANDILANDS—TAYLOR

The wedding was solemnised at St. John’s Anglican Church. Mangere Bridge. Auckland on Thursday evening, Mav 14, of Elva Millicent. eldest daughter of Mrs Taylor, of Mangere Bridge, and the late Mr A. Taylor, and William Alfred, younger son of the late Mr and Mrs IV. A. Sandilands, of “lvaing.ua.” Fei'ding. Rev. R. J. .Stanton officiated. Chrysanthemums, autumn leaves and a floral hell comprised the decorations which were done hv friends. The picturesque stone edifice was crowded with friends from iar and near.

Mr G. L. Taylor gave his niece in marriage and she made a charming bride, wearing a picturesque rob? of ivory witchcraft lace with long-fitting sleeves and back finished with tiny satin buttons and deep collar effectively stitched with silver. Flowers of satin and silver were caught to the front of the collar, and the waistline was defined with a silver girdle with long tasseled ends, while pleats at the hack of the skirt extended into a train. The bridal veil, of finest net, wan edged with lace and swept from a Russian head-dress of orange blossom over her robe to form a second and still longer train. White azaleas, carnations and roses were mingled together to form her sheaf, which was tied with wide gauze ribbon. The bridesmaid was the bride’s sister, Miss Nancy Taylor, who was very attractivelv froclced in ice blue moire taffeta. Upstanding flared frills were taken from the front to the hack of the waistline, where a large bouffant how was arranged a.nd the skirt was slightly trained. She wore a string of square-cut. crystals (presented hv the bridegroom), in her hair be in" a bandeau of natural cyclamen, and carnations in cycla.men colouring. The client carried was of similar flowers. Mr L. J. Wild, of Feilding, was best man. After the ceremony numerous guests attended the reception where they were received by Mrs Taylor, who wore a model gown of black French crepe with deep yoke veined with gold. She also wore a black fur cape anti a smart hat of bla-ck net. Her bouquet was of flowers, berries and leaves shading from duskv ro*e to bronze. Mm W. I. Baker, of Feilding, sister of the bridegroom, wore a frock of kingfisher blue windswept velvet with mediaeval sleeves slashed with silver and corsage trimmed to correspond. Her hat was in a shade to tone, and she carried a shower l>ouciuet of zinnias, chrysanthemums and leaves in tawny and golden yellow tints. M : *s June Taylor, the bride’s second sister, was in a freehand frilled cane of ninon in gold anti yellow tones and wore a bandeau of flowers in the two colours. The bride’s travelling suit was of navy herringbone cloth a.nd with it she wore a pale turquoise Hungarian embroidered and smocked blouse, a navy stitched hat finished with smart quill, and a skunk stole.