Bride and Her Maids Choose Empire Style Gowns

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 149, 25 June 1937, Page 15

Bride and Her Maids Choose Empire Style Gowns

MEHRTENS —EDWARDS A wedding attracting wide interest vvas celebrated at All Saints' Church, Palmerston North, last evening when Felicie Roberta, second daughter of Mrs. Edwards of Church street, Palmerston North, and the late Robert Edwards (former well-known citizen of Palmerston . North) was married to Kenneth Frederick, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Mehrtens, of Stratford. Girl friends of the bride had decorated the church with white clematis, gold posies marking the seats reserved for | the guests. Rev. W. Langston performed the ceremony and Mr. J. Holmes Runnicles played tlio wedding music. Escorted by her brother, Mr. Robert Edwards, this tall, fair bride was a picturesque figure in her lovely gown of old ivory satin fashioned in Empire style. The corsage, which was close [fitting, had a collar of duchess lace and she wore lace mittens. The skirt formed a long train with tiny gathered edging, tiny satin buttons from the neckline to the hem being the only ornamentation. Her exquisitely embroidered tulle veil, which had been lent by a friend, was held to her head with a coronet of orange blossoms, and billowed softly to form a second train. A trailing bouquet of carnations, freesias, tulips, hyacinths and maiden-hair fern was the finishing touch. The bride's four sisters, Misses Patricia, Nancy, Marcella and Eulalia Edwards, were an attractive quartette of attendants, their frocks being delightfully simply fashioned of Bunset gold taffeta in Empire style, contrasting colour being introduced with tiny buttons down the back covered with violet satin. The fitting bodices had high cowl necklines and short sleeves fully puffed, the skirts being fully flared. Juliet caps of gold sequins were worn, also gold sandals, and they carried bouquets of violets. They wore bracelets, the gifts of the bridegroom. Mr. R. Crossman, of Inglewood, supported the bridegroom as best man, the groomsmen being Messrs. E. Nico* (Eltharu), W. Kerr (Elthain) and J. L. Frost (Wellington). The ushers at the church were Messrs. W. Stanton (Now Plymouth) and N. Choetham (Awahuri). Many guests were later entertained at the Rosco rooms where the lounge and reception room were beautifully decorated with flowers in autumn tonings harmonising with the bridal group. Mrs. Edwards received the guests wearing a model frock of blue and silver tinselled chenille and black satin with a close-fitting black hat, her bouquet being in autumn tonings intermingled with heather. Mrs. Mehrtens, mother of the bridegroom, assisted wearing a distinctive frock of black georgette, with black hat, her bouquet being in autumn shades. After the usual felicitations had been offered, the guests were later entertained at a jolly party at the residence of the bride's mother where all the handsome presents showered on the young couple were admired. When Mr. and Mrs. Mehrtens left by car on their honeymoon the bride appeared for travelling in a black pinstriped tailored costume, a white satin waistcoat and black toque, with black and white accessories. She also wore Havana skunk furs, the gift of the bridegroom. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Mehrtens will in future reside in Stratford.