Feilding Wedding

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 260, 2 November 1937, Page 11

Feilding Wedding

TOOTELL—TUTTY. The marriage took place on Saturday, October 16, at the Feiiding Methodist Church, of Frances Helen, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Tutty, to Robert, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Tootell, both of Feiiding. Rev. J. H. Allen was the officiating minister, and Mr. Crump presided at tho organ. The church was tastefully decorated with arum lilies, lilac and cherry blossom by friends of the bride. The bride, Who entered the church escorted by her father, wore a gown of magnolia lace, cut on classical lines, the i tight-fitting bodice being finished with a corsage rpray of orange blossom, and buttoned at the back from neck to waist. The waist and neckline were finished with a plait of satin, and satin flowers were appliqued on her pointed train. Her fine embroidered tulle veil, which fell from a wreath of orange blossom, had been worn by her mother. The bride carried a sheaf of Burtoni freesias, irises, lily of the valley and maidenhair fern. Attending her as bridesmaid was Miss Margaret Tutty (sister of the bride ), whose frock was of peach lace, slightly trained, with a wide satin sash, and finished with wood-fibre flowers in pink and green on tho slashed puff sleeves, silver shoes and a bouquet of Iceland poppies, azaleas and maidenhair fern completed her toilette. Two little girls, Ada Totell (sister of the bridegroom - ' and Beryl Chowen (cousin of the bride), were dressed alike in long frocks of pink sprigged silk, the neck and sleeves trimmed with pleating, an<l pink and green posies. They carried muffs of green spotted net with silver streamers and sprays of axalea, lily of the valley and maidenhair fern. Their gold armlets were the gift of the bridegroom. The maids all wore headdresses of wood-fibre flowers, silver leaves and silver ribbon. Mr. Colin Tootell attended his brother as best man.

As the bride was leaving the church her small cousin, Master Keven Pearce, presented her with a silver horseshoe. After the ceremony a reetption was held at the home of the bride’s parents, where the rooms were decorated with Iceland poppies and ranunculi. Mrs. Tutty received her guests wearing a blue redingote of Hungarian silk, over floral, with hat and shoes to tone. Her bouquet was of shaded ranunculi. She was assisted by Mrs. Tootell, who wore a navy tailored costume, and hat to match, and carried a bouquet of scarlet anemones and ranunculi. Mrs. W. G. Pearce (grandmother of the bride) wore a black and white ensemble, her bouquet being of Argentine peas, pink tulips and roses. During the reception Mrs. N. W. Pearce sang a solo. When the happy couple left on a motor tour of the north, the bride was wearing a nigger brown tailored costume, with hat of gramophone straw, and accessories to tone. She also wore a fur stole, the gift of the bridegroom.