Lovely Sunshine For Rewa Bride

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 80, 5 April 1939, Page 15

Lovely Sunshine For Rewa Bride

PETTIGREW—SOWERBY The sun shone brightly for the wedding of Alice Helen, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Sowerby, of Rcwa, and Warwick William, dldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W.-Pettigrew, of Stratford, which was celebrated at the Rewa Presbyterian Chutch last Thursday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. McAlura and Mrs. Watt presided at the organ. Bowls of pale pink and white lilies and asters and cherry coloured zinnias formed a pretty setting for the wedding group. The bride’s beautiful frock was of sjilver-threaded French cloque, the bodice being softly gauged on the shoulders and finished at the V-shaped neckline with a spray of white and silver flowers. Tho simply-cut skirt widened at tho back into a long train bordered with silver-centred flowers. Her veil of embroidered net was- fastened to her head with a small scalloped halo of orange blossoms and she carried a lovely bouquet of white carnations and asters and pale pink roses. The two grown-up bridesmaids, Miss Marjorie Sowerby, sistor of the bride, and Miss Clarice Pettigrew, sister of the bridegroom, wore charming frocks of floral Romany crepe in a design of cherry on a pale pink background and cherry on a pale green background respectively. The frocks were fashioned Similarly with quaintly rucked sleeves and bodices and very full, slightly trained skirts. On their heads they wore' cherry-co.lourcd flowers and shoulder, length veils to match their frocks. Their bouquets of carnations and nerincs were in the same effective cherry shade.

The two small bridesmaids, Barbara and Eillein, sisters of the bride, were replicas of the elder maids. Mr. John Pettigrew carried out the duties of best man and Mr. Albert Sow-erby was groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was hold in the hall, where the guests were received by the parents of the bride and bridegroom, Mrs. Sowerby wearing a smart navy suit and hat and carrying a bouquet of scarlet flowers, while Mrs. Pettigrow was in a bottle green ensemble with a matching hat, her bouquet being in autumn shades. The brido and bridgegroom afterwards left on a motor tour, the bride travelling iu a navy costume and bat, with matching accessories. Their future home is to be in Ashhurst.

On the Saturday evening prior to the wedding, Miss Sowerby and Mr. Pettigrew were guests of honour at a kitchen tea held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. Lucas. Billiards and 500 occupied the greater part of the evening. Just before supper the bride and bride-groom-to-be, who were the recipients of many useful and attraptive articles for the kitchen, were called upon to open the parcels, after which Mr. Pettigrew, in a neat speech, thanked all those pre- [ sent on behalf of his fiancee and bimi self. Supper brought to a close a very happy evening.