WOMAN'S WORLD

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24675, 30 August 1943, Page 5

WOMAN'S WORLD

SERVICE WEDDINGS AMERICAN BRIDEGROOM . The marriage of Miss Mary Caroline Brown, onlv daughter of Mr. and Mrs R. W. Brown, 24 Faultier Avenue, Westmere, to Sergeant Victor J. P Trial, U.S.M.C., youngest son of Mr and Mrs. F. Trial, of Connecticut. U.S.A., was celebrated on Saturday afternoon at St. Columba's Church Grey Lynn, by the Rev. R. Godfrey. The bride, who is well known as a tennis champion and swimming representative for Auckland University College, wore a trained frock of soft candlelight satin, with insets of Brussels Ince worn by her great-grandmother over 100 years ago. Her veil of old Brussels lace was held in place by a coronet ol white roses and stock to match her bouquet. The bridesmaids. Miss M Black, of Mount Albert, and Miss I, Watt, of Te Pahu, wore irolcl shot taffeta picture frocks and head-dresses of irises and daffodils to match their bouquets. The best man was Private First-Class Jack Landoff. U.S.M.C.R. and the groomsman Carl 0. .Johnson U.S.M.C.R. The reeepton after the ceremony was held at the home of the bride's parents 6TFVFNS—DICKSON At St. Andrew's Church, Fpsorn, the marriage took place on Saturday evening of Miss Beryl Joyce Dickson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Dickson, of Mount Eden, and Warrant-Officer Laurence Houghton Stevens, Second X.Z.F.F., eldest son of Warrant-Officer and Mrs. Laurie Stevens, of Fpsom. The Rev. F. P. de L Willis officiated During the service a solo was sung by Mrs. A. Osborne, and the organist was Mrs. M. Frost. The bride, who was given away by her father, u'ore a gown of white tulle applicjued with lovers' knots Her short veil was held in place with a topknot of white orchids and she carried a bouquet- of white roses and orchids. The bridesmaid, Miss Ruth Hutchinson, wore a frock of pale pink hailstone net Her bouquet and topknot were ot hyacinths and pink gerberas Sergeant Graham Stevens, brother of the bridegroom, was the best man. Mr. Donald Stevens acted as usher. ENGAGEMENTS Cowan—Parrant. —The engagement is an- ' nounced bet wren Leslie Frederick, second son of Mr. and Mrs. P C. H. Cowan, Fairviow Road. Mount Eden, and Nita Eileen, second daughter of Mr and Mrs. n If Parrant. Milton Road. Mouril Eden Spooner— Rcid. —Tin- engagement is announced between Sergeant .Tames Spooner. j Second N.Z.E.F (on furlough), second son of Mrs. A E. Spooner, Auckland, and Evelyn Gladys, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs O 11. Reid. Chudlcigh. Waihon. Warmington-Robinson.—The engagement is announced between Sergeant Clive Warmington, Second N.Z.E F 'on furloug-h). eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Warmington, Horeke. TTokianga, and Myrtle, eldest, daughter of Mrs. R Robinson, Grafton. Auckland, and the late Mr W Robinson, of Tnkoniarn Bay