Weddings

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6665, 19 July 1928, Page 11

Weddings

THOMPSON—McGILL. All Saints Church, Palmejrston North was packed with welhyishers yesterday afternoon, to witness tho wedding of Miss Mary McGill, daughter of Mr and Mrs. James McGill, Boy Street, Palmerston North, and Mr, Robert Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs. William Thompson, College Street. The bride entered tho church on the arm of her father, who gave her away, wearing a/beautiful gown of ivory embossed georgette, with a Wide’silk net hem. A, jewelled waist buckle was also worn. The lovely veil of hand-made -tullo. with cap of handmade point lace, caught at cither side with tight'posies of orange blossom, was lent for the occasion by Mrs P; : T. Putnam, Palmerston North, and the bride also' carried an "ivory 'prayer book. ’> , / There wore two attendants, the chief being Miss; Phyllis Checsman (Dunedin) cousin of ..the, bride, in champagne georgette with, an uneven hemline, and banded with a deeper shade of panne velvet.. A violet straw hat was worn with a cluster of violets on the turnedup brim, and a posy of. .violets was carried. Miss Jean. Thompson, second bridesmaid, whoso dress was also champagne georgette, 'wore an" underslip -,of gold lace and earned a posy of daphne.. Her hat wa? of pink straw, with a. pink flower on, tho. brim. ; The Rev. Canon Fancourt officiated. Mr; John Thompson..brother of tho bridegroom) was-best min, and Mr. Everard Barber, Palmerston North, was gfoomsmam-i-n -•;•■•■ A reception was held at the bride’s homo whore Mrs. McGill received her guests wearing black embossed goergette; smartly toned -with cherry silk. She ware a small black hat. ; : The bridegroom’s gifts to . the bridesmaids'were-, ropes'of pearls. The happy couple; loft by car for the North, Mrs. Thompson wearing a' smart slate grey 'worsted .costume, with a hand-made felt .hat to tone and a brown fox fur, -■ - . - , '

DEIH The Anglican Church,: To Kiri, was (ho'scene' pi' a'.pretty wedding on July ilth, Whch Mias 'Nolene 'Palmef, eldest daughter of Mr and ‘ Mrs T. Palmer, Te Kiri (latc ’of Eangiwahia) "was married to Mr Wilfred George Deihl, second son of Mr and Mfs C. C. Delhi, Eangiwahia, , . , The bride, who entered tho church on the.' arm of hor father, looked charming in a beautiful, frock of Swiss embroidered biscuit shade with iat' tind shoes, en suite. Tho bride was attended by her two sisteirs/ Ethel and' Paulino as bridesmaid?, the former; wearing pale pink crepe-de-chehe ahd the latter pale, bluq marriette, and both, wore- bandeaiix of epicured loaves,-; Little Fay Corbett (neico ? 'Of.' 'the' 1 ’ ' bridegroom) acted as flower girl, wearing a sweet little frocli of lavender.;drepe-de : ehene and carrying a basket'df'flowers. Tlie bride and bridesmaids, carried bouquets to tone witK thriri''ffdekS '' (tho ' gifts of the bride’s aunt, Mrs Bartlett). 1 -Mr G. Palmer'(brotien.’of- the: bride) carried out tho duties bf/best man. /' After the cdfcnipny 'A' Reception; was held at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mrs Palmer receiving her guests in a dove grey marocain frock. After the usual toasts were honoured the bride and bridegroom left by car amid showers of confetti for New Plymouth, on 'route for Waitomo and Rotorua on their honeymoon, Tho bride travelled in a pretty bois-de-rose hat and coat. 1 ... ■ The bridegroom’s presents to • the bridesmaids wero wristlet watches and to tho flower girl, a string of pearls. The presents received were both numerous and costly, including several cheques. A feature of the wedding was the lovely cake made’and'iced by Mrs Bartlett, Ohingaiti. : ArnOng those' present were. Mrs Deihl (bridegroom’s mother), wearing : yrine repp-frock; Mrs Eng (bride’s, .grandmother), in black; Mrs Thompson* fawn repp; Mrs Corbett, navy repp; Mrs Fagan, blue; Mrs Bartlett, bois-de-rose; Miss Fagan, green; Miss Deihl, parma repp;'Miss ,El vie Deihl* red repp costume; Miss Kroger, mauve costume. , , . . ■/ ;- - J