WEDDINGS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22402, 24 April 1936, Page 24

WEDDINGS

BAXTER— FRATKR A wedding of interest was celebrated at St. Mary's Cathedral, Parnell, last night, when Miss Shirley Margaret Frater, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Frater, Mountain Road, Epsom, was married to Mr. Thomas Ninimo Baxter, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Baxter, Allen by Avenue, Devonport. Canon W. Fancourt officiated, and Mr. Edgar Randal played the wedding music. The church had been charmingly decorated with goldentoned autumn flowers. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a charming gown of parchment toned suede brocaded with gold in a leaf design. Fashioned on medieval linos, the corsage had a softly draped high neckline and long wide sleeves. The skirt, which iitted closely to the knees, had a full circular flounce forming a long oval train. Tho waist was girdled with a plait of gold. The tulle veil, in the same shade as the gown, was worn with a plait of gold, and fell with graceful folds into a long secondary train. She carried a sheaf of gilded lilies. In attendance as bridesmaids were Miss Peggy Robertson and Miss Christine Chaney. Their frocks were of leaf green cloque threaded with gold. The sleeveless bodices were fashioned with wide berthe collars caught in the front with a spray of golden gardenias. The skirts were tight-fitting to the knees, and then flounced to form a slight train. They wore a plait of gold on their heads and carried sheaves of golden chrysanthemums. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Stanley Neilson as best man, and by Mr. J. M. Frater as groomsman. Acting as ushers were Mr. G. Frater, Mr. P. Horrocks, Mr. G. Johnson and Mr. I'. Pagni. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, where a profusion of autumn flowers, including chrysanthemums and golden toned roses, decorated the rooms and a large marquee. Mrs. Frater received her guests wearing a graceful frock of bronze velvet relieved with gold under a brown squirrel cape. She carried a sheaf of bronze chrysanthemums. Mrs. J. W. Baxter, the bridegroom's mother, was in a frock of black crepe threaded with silver under a musquash coat and a small black tulle hat. Her bouquet was of red roses. Mrs. A. Corry, grandmother of the bride, wore a frock of black ring velvet with a gold lame coat and a small black hat; Mrs. M. Brown, greataunt of the bride, black lace and georgette; Mrs. John McNicol (Hamilton), cyclamen crepe faille; Mrs. Huntley Dryden, reseda green angelskin lace; Mrs. J. Mahon, black suede crepe relieved with diamante; Mrs. Lindsay Horrocks, black beaded Chantilly lace over pink georgette; Mre. J. H. Frater, deep violet ring velvet with diamante relief; Mrs. C. Bailey, sister of the bridegroom, black panne velvet and silver lame tunic frock; Mrs. J. W. Baxter, moonlight blue crepe frock under a fur wrap; Mrs. B. Goldwater, black Chantilly lace relieved with pink and an ermine wrap. The bride travelled in a henna toned Angora tweed frock under a brown squirrel wrap and a henna hat. BROWN—STEWART The marriage of Miss Jean Stewart, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. A. Stewart, of Dalkeith, Northcote, to Mr. Hilton James Brown, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brown, of Tara, Mangawai, aroused considerable interest in Northcote last Saturday evening. St.- Paul's Church was beautifully decorated for the ceremony by Mrs. J. W. Court, who was assisted by Mrs. Jack Court and Mr. R. Atkinson. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. W. Gatman, and Mr. Keith Stewart, eldest brother of the bride, played the wedding music. The bride entered the church with her father, looking charming in a long trained gown of deep cream satin made with insets of silk hand-made Maltese lace. The neckline was finished with a gold and diamond cross. Her long billowing veil of cream tulle formed a second train, the corners being finished with ruched tulle true-lovers' knots with clusters of orange blossom. A large square of old Maltese lace was arranged as a mob cap, the corners falling to form a cape effect. The old lace and cross had been worn by the bride's grandmother, Mrs. T. E. Thomas, of Adelaide, South Australia, on her wedding day. The bride's train was carried by the daintiest of flower girls, little Margaret Cadness, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cadness, who wore a Victorian frock of frilled rose and blue floral taffeta with a period hat of flowers tied with silver ribbon and looped at the back. The bridesmaids were Misses Marjorie Stewart, Betty Gribben and Beryl Brown, who wore beautiful frocks of silver-striped taffeta and picture hats, with stitched brims and crowns of velvet flowers finished with large silver bows. Their frocks were fashioned alike, on slim-fitting lines, with slight trains, Miss Stewart's being of love-in-the-mist blue and the two latter of rose pink. They carried bouquets to tone. Mr. Gorden Elliott, of Whangarei, was best man, and the groomsmen Mr. L. Brown and Mr. W. M. A. Stewart. Messrs. Grenville Brown and Jack Gribben acted as ushers, and Master Jack Stewart escorted his mother and Mrs. Keith Stewart. Later Mrs. Stewart, gowned in a model frock of mulberry tree-bark satin and wearing a peach bloom hat to tone, received 130 guests. She was assisted by Mrs. J. E. Brown, the bridegroom'B mother, dressed in a smart navy ensemble. The bride and bridegroom left for a motor tour of the North Island, tho former wearing a tailored costume of deep pink rough cloth, with stitched hat and accessories of nigger brown. DE GRUCHY—GRAHAM [by telegraph—OWN correspondent) HASTINGS. Thursday Autumn foliage and bright dahlias decorated St. Matthew's Church, Hastings, on Wednesday afternoon for the marriage of Sheila Margaret, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Graham, of Netherby, Mangatahi, and John William, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. de Gruchy, of Sydney. The Rev. C. E. Hyde officiated. The ceremony was fully choral and Mr. C. B. Spinney presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a frock of white metalasse made on simple lines with a very long train, over which fell the long tulle veil, forming a secondary train, and held to the head with a halo of orange blossom. She carried an arm-shower of white begonias, orchids and maidenhair fern. The four bridesmaids were the Misses Margaret Maclean, Marjorie Clarkson (cousins of the bride), Mary Rainbow and Mary Wilson. Their Marina green metalasse gowns were fashioned alike on plain-fitting lines, the skirts forming a long train caught at the back with a true lovers' knot. A sash of, the same material tied at one side fin-* ished the waists, and a cape of Marina green tulle with shirred neckline was also worn by each bridesmaid. On their heads they wore bandeaux of pinktinted rosebuds. Their bouquets were of begonias, rosea, fuchsia and maidenhair fern. The best man was Mr. Dick

de Gruchy, the bridegroom's brother, and the groomsmen were Messrs. Rupert Glendinning (Wairoa), Alistair Graham (tlie bride's brother) and Michael White. Messrs. George Sanderson, John Paton and W. Krogh acted as ushers at the church. After the ceremony a very bright and happy reception was held at the Hawke's Bay Women's Service Club by Mr. and Mrs. John Graham. JOHNSTON —McCULLO UGH A marriage of interest to a wide circle of friends in Ardmore and Clevedon, as well as the city, took placo in St. David's Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, April 15, when Miss Jessie McCullough, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McCullougn, late of Ardinore, was married to Mr. J. Kenneth Johnston, son of Mrs. G. M. Johnston, 31 llahiri Road, Epsom, and the late Mr. G. M. Johnston. The ceremony was performed by the llev. W. Bower Black, and Mr. Craston played the wedding music. The church was attractively decorated with bowls of flowers. Ihe bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a beautiful gown of ivory satin with train of angelskin net 'and satin, studded with rhinestones and embroidered with crystal and silver beads. The tulle veil was caught with orange blossoms and she carried a sheaf of lilies. The bridesmaids were Miss Jean McCullough and Miss May Johnston, sisters of bride and bridegroom respectively. Their frocks were of pale pink palerilla chiffon and they carried bouquets of pink dahlias. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Douglas Robinson as best man and Mr. Storey Bell as groomsman. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents in Remuera. Mrs. McCullough received the guests wearing a charming frock of rust crepe brisette embroidered with matt satin applique and a velour hat. She carried a bouquet of flowers in the same shade as her frock. Mrs. Johnston wore a lovely gown of brown silk lace and ninon and a velour hat to match. She carried autumntinted flowers. The bride looked charming in her going away costume of blue rocana cloth and navy hat.