WEDDING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 14 May 1938, Page 8

WEDDING

At St. Barnabas Church. Stoke. Nelson. on 12th May. the wedding was solemnised of Beatrice Mabel, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs K. G. Lucas. Stoke, Nelson, and Richard Spencer, elder son of Mr H. R. Duncan and the late Mrs Duncan, Hardy street, Nelson. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. D. D. Thorpe, of Hokitika, an old student friend of the bride and bridegroom, and the Rev. W. Bedwell, Vicar of St. Barnabas Church, assisted with th*e service. Mrs R. Dagger played the wading music. The church had been artistically decorated for the occasion by friends of the bride with chrysanthemums in soft pastel shades and asparagus ferns. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a beautifully cut gown of white satin-finished taffetas, self-patterned in a dainty scroll design. The tightly fitting bodice featured a small roll collar at the high neckline and was fastened at the back with tiny , covered buttons. A slightly raised cf- ' feet was given to the shoulder line by tucks at the top of the long, plain sleeves, which fastened at the wrist With a row of covered buttons. From the waistline the skirt fell in three graceful fluted folds at Ihe front, and a full flare at the back widened to form a long pointed train. The bridal veil of uncut tulle which fell softly to the ground as an over-train, was held in place on the head with sprays of orange blossom at the sides of the face. The carried a posy bouquet of white chrysanthemums and jonquils with maidenhair fern, and her only ornament was an exquisite pendant of diamonds, set in blue enamel. The three bridesmaid* Miss Mary Hine (New Plymouth), and the Misses Sheila and Charmian Lucas (sisters of the bride), wore frocks of delphinium blue chiffon. The fronts of the bodices were designed with two horizontal rows of shirring which were defined with inch-wide bands of mulberry cire ribbon. Short puff sleeves were worn, and from the waistlines, girdled with mulberry cire ribbon, the skirts fell in very soft folds. The bridesmaids wore headdresses consisting of double bands of narrow matching blue velvet ribbon and carried posies of blue hydrangeas and delphiniums circled with a mulberry coloured frill. Mr Sholto Duncan, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and Messrs Ross Newman and James Hay ter (cousin of the bridegroom) were groomsmen. Ushers at the church were Messrs Rex Lucas (brother of the bride) and James Glasgow and C. B Beatson. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, where the decorations were carried out with chrysanthemums and marigolds in autumn tonings. Mrs Lucas, the bride's mother, wore a gown of cinnamon wool crepe with openwork embroidery on the full sleeves. Her hat was of matching velour and she carried a bouquet in bronze shades. Miss Maia Lucas, youngest ‘sister of the bride, wore a brown velvet dress cut in Princess style. Miss K. Lucas, aunt of the bride, wore a navy blue costume with hat to match. Mrs C. Parker, Fairlie. aunt of the bridegroom, had chosen a suit of forest green angora cloth and wore with it a matching felt hat. Mrs G. Mayter. aunt of the bridegroom. wore a coat of myrtle green with soft folded hat to match, and handsome furs. Miss M. Nevin wore a smart navy blue coat frock and a navy felt hat with the new forward and outward line When Mr and Mrs Duncan left by plane for the North Island, further farewells were given. Mrs Duncan wore a two-piece suit of luggage tan angora cloth. Her cravat was of matching satin and she wore a tan velour wide-brimmed halo and a brown caracul coat. After a short holiday in the North Island. Mr and Mrs Duncan will return to Nelson.