Weddings

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6866, 22 March 1929, Page 11

Weddings

BENNETT—MARSHALL At St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, March 20, Miss Isabell Maud Marshall, daughter of Mr E. Marshall, of Lawrence, and niece of Mrs. J. Law, Willowbank, Palmerston North, was married to Clydo Sinclair Bennett, son of Mr and Mrs. H. E. Bennett, of Hastings, formerly of Palmerston North. The Rev. G. T. Brown M.A., performed the wedding ceremony the bride being given away by Mr W. Duncan, of Apiti. Entering the church on Mr. Duncan’s arm, tho brido made a pretty picture in her dainty gown of creme georgette and lacc. Her frock was a longsleeved model, fashioned with an uneven hem-line, and her veil of tulle was caught to tho head with a circlet of orange blossom. Silver shoes and stockings were worn and a lovely bouquet of crimson roses and maidenhair fern completed a very charming and dainty toilette. One bridesmaid was in attendance— Miss Isobel Davis, of Ranfurly, Otago, who woro a lovely frock of cau-de-nil taffetas made with a tight bodice and bouffant skirt falling to au uneven hem, inset panels of georgotto to tone appliqued with roses of gold and green adding a pretty finish. Sho also wore a fawn and green hat, and gold shoes and stockings, while her bouquet was of apricot roses, French marigolds, and maidenhair fern.

Mr Fred .Bennett, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held aft Cole's tearooms, where decorations of crimson flowers, berries and autumn leaves lent the tables a most attractive apeparancc. Mrs. Law received her guests in a gown of black crepe de chine worn with a smart hat of black panne velvet and a black silk coat, and she canned a posy of crif.ison zinnias and salvias with maidenhair fern. Mrs. Bennett, the bridegroom’s mother, wore a black velour' hat and a blaek satin coat. Her posy was of pink roses and r maidenhair fern. Later the bride and bridegrom left by train for the north on their wedding trip, Mrs. Bennett travelling in a frock of goblin .blue and beige mylcsta with a hat of French felt to tone.

CLARKE JONSON. On March. 6, a'quiet wedding was celebrated at the residence of the bride's mother, Vinegar Hill, Huntcrville, tho contracting parties being Morea Ruby (Betty), second daughter of Mrs. M. J. Jenson and the late Mr. A. B. Jonson, and John William, second son of Sirs. J. Clarke of Wellington and late of Lumphanan, Scotland. The bride who was given away by her uncle, Mr. A. K. Mitchell of Palmerston North, wore a pretty travelling frock of lido blue wool georgette and a closo fitting fawn felt hat and carried a sheath of madonna lilies. She was attended by ber sister. Miss Gwendolyn Jonson. who wore a saxe blue satin frock and a tullo head-dress and carried a pretty bouquet of pale pink cactus dahlias. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Kevin (Bunty) Small, of Palmerston North, as best man. After the ceremony a quiet reception was held at which oiily relatives were present.