LONDON WEDDINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19469, 27 October 1926, Page 9

LONDON WEDDINGS.

The ..marriage of der Edward W. Billyard-Eeake, D-S.O-, R.N., one of the heroes at the stannic? of Zeebnagget, 1918, who was in New Ze»« land in H.M.S. Renown with the Prima* of Wales, was one of the social events of the week. The elder son of Mr. C-. BH3-yard-Leake, of Kenya, Australia, he was married at. Si. Paul's, Knightsbridge, on September 22, to Miss Edith Winifred Laird, of Hollybnsh, Ayrshire, daughter of the late Mn and Mrs. James Laird and grand-daughter of the late Sir William Laird, of Glasgow. Miss Laird was the ward of Sir Reginald Biair, who gave her away. She was an attractive bride in her simple gown of soft ivory georgette with a fall handkerchief petal skirt. The low waist-line was defined with a draped sash of georgette, arranged at the back to form a short train, and embroidered at the hern with pearls. Pearls also outlined the V-shaped neck of her dress. A wreath of orange blossoms held her tulle veil, and she carried a bouquet of white carnations and mauve heather. The two bridesmaids, Miss • Kitty Hendry and Miss Kathleen Cook, wore chiffon and taffeta dresses of midnight blue. Blue tulle veils arranged under wreaths of forget-nfe-nots and swathed round their necks completed their toilettes, and they carried shaded bouquets of yellow carnations. Lieutenant-Com-mander Hamilton, R.N., acted as best man, and the Rev. Gwynne Bird, chaplain R.N., and the Rev. A. T. Seaae, of St. Paul's Church, officiated. Among the guests present in the chrtrch and afterwards at the Hans Crescent. Hotel, where the reception was held by Lady Blair and Mrs. Traauair, were Mr. C. Billyard-Leake, Mr. C. Billyard-Leske, jun. (brother of the bridegroom), Sir Reginald Tupper, Admiral Sir Sydney Fremantle, Captain Thursby-Pelham, Mr. and Mrs. Severne, Mr. W. G., Caird,, Mr. J. Trollope, Admiral and Mrs. Townsend, Commander and-Mrs. Longstaff. The wedding if Dr. J. Harrop, formerly of Christchaxch,'-a,nd now a member of the ' editorial department of the Daily Mail, and Miss Hilda M P. "Valentine, second daughter of Mr.' and Mrs. J. A Valentine, of New Plymouth, was quietly celebrated at the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, on the morning of September 20." The ceremony was performed by the Rev, Mr. Griffiths. The bride, who is a graduate of Canterbury College, was given away by Mr. G. T. Ciiibbert, brother-in-kw of the bridegroom. She wore a becoming dress of silver-grey panne, with flounces and sleeves of ninoa.of the same tone, and a hat of silver-grey panne. She carried a Victorian posy of pink roses and' forget-me-nots. After the wedding a luncheon was held at the Criterifir Restaurant, Mrs. Cuthbert, sister of the bridegroom, acting as hostess. The guests included: Mr. and Mrs. Fentcn Macpherson, Mr. s.nd Mrs. H. T. B. Drew, Captain and Mrs. C. J. Sutton and Mr. S. R. Gardiner, A cable message of congratulation was sent from Geneva by Sir James Parr, who'referred to his friendship with the bride's father. Among the congratulatory cables from New Zealand were three from the staff, pupils and old girls of New Plymouth Girls" High School, where the bride was until recently one of the mistresses. On September 14, at St. Peter's, Ealing, the marriage took place of Mr; Henry Nevili Hornibrook. M.8., B.Sc.. London, son of Mr. W. H. Hornibrook, F.R.C.5.1., and Mrs. Hornibrook, of Gerrards Cross, to Margaret Hemstoclt, MA., Oion, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hemstoc.k. of Ealing. The bridegroom was born in NewZealand, where his father was at one rime a well-known medical practitioner. The wedding of Miss Margaret Saltan, sister of the late Sir Edward Saltan, and Sir Gerald Strickland, M.P., took place at the Church of Our Lady of Victories, Kensington, High Street. Father Carey, assisted by Father. Dillon Doyle, officiated. The best man was Mr. Wefieslsy Colley, and the bride was given away by Mr. Charles Grahham. The wedding was very quiet. The guests included the bridegroom's daughters and son-in-law, the three sisters of the bride, Lady Hnlfcon and Mr. Edward and Miss Betty Hulten. The bride's morning dress of pale boisrose crepe romaine was cut on the straightline. Over this was a coat of heavy silk of a deeper bois-rose shade and a boisrose velvet hat. An original touch was the handbag, which the bride carried instead of flowers.