WEDDINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19743, 16 September 1927, Page 7

WEDDINGS.

A pretty wedding was solemnised last week at the residence of Mrs. E. Graham, Church Street. Opotiki. when Leslie El einor, second daughter of Mrs. and the lat© Mr. E. Graham, was married to Mr. Francis O'Brien, of Auckland. The Rev. D. Hird officiated The bride, who was given away by her mother, wore a tailored costume of mauve tweed, with hat to tone. She carried a Victorian posy of violets, freesias and maidenhair fern. Miss Eleanor Graham, sister of the brida. attended as bridesmaid. She wore a mauve crepe de chine frock and a crinoline hat and earned a posy of freesias and violets. The bridegroom was attended hy Mr. E. Newton, of PuUruru. as best man.

The marriage of Leonard Andrew, son of Mr and Mrs. J Port*ou<s, of Auckland, and Pear!, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs H C Purvis, of Auckland, took place in St. Matthew's Chnrrh fast evening. Canon Grant Cower, officiated. The bride, who was given away by atsr father, wore a gown of rhantilSe over pale pink georgette. Her tolie veil wa* caught round the head with a spray of orange biowsins, atsd ahe camed a bonnnet of pink and cream *weet r>ea.» Miss E«ne Andrews, of Pal merlon North, and Miss Marie Porteona «%ter of the bndeifroom. #hc arted »» bridesmaid* wore frocks of wisteria saffeta Their IMM' dresmm were of pet*!led S-Jd t<;#«ne and thev carried posies of rweet pea* and primroses. Mr Frank Lowe wa* beat roan, and Mr. H. Portions was groojns man. A wedding was fdemniswd at Ft Pans s Church. Bevonnort. on Tuesday, when Janet. onJv daurbter cf Mr, and Mr*. F. Mv'arlane o" D«v«nt»rt. was married to F.me*t. onH' wn of Mr. sod M"! E J PHtork, of T>ondcn The Rev W L Marsh nfllrtated The hrid*. who ewtero.-} the charch on the »ra of her father, wore a gwra of iwt derhma Sn!«h*d wfth # handiow# pesar! omsmm» Th* *** hn*d wttJ* white «o»*ette and fieith-e*! srftl* s !a*ir» V»w of pearl*. T&# veil, whish was worn «w the fare. was of tsi!!«.. with aptfamti l*e» «pf»r*The bride «*med a theaf of a ram lffi« Little CosWa Wifvm was Rower rrl and a frock of pa!* blue crejw* d* cV : "<- and a jr«oke '•■onrtet of fbe stm» *ha^ J * tt he The bride w\« atiended *w Miss I) Voakes and Ms- E Seym-«-.-who wore frocks of mar;?'-'d v«-:n W! »*r!» Victorian !n« Th*- r }•,»''* w»-re of crinoline stfraw in the «aro# a* the frocks and trwinM with hron** taf.o r .-yv^ r TT-ev carried rs". »* aatomn shades' 'The bridegroom was stteodad by Mr. C MHQregor a* h«t mas and Mr- A. McGregc r ai gjoostsaaaau