WOMAN'S WORLD

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24794, 18 January 1944, Page 7

WOMAN'S WORLD

SERVICE WEDDINGS YAGER—DYER The marriage of Miss Marie June Dyer, W.A.A.C., only daughter of Mrs. J. Lighton, Symonds Street, to Corporal Frank S. Yager, United States Army Air Corps, youngest son of Mrs. Julia Yager, New Jersey, U.S.A., took place yesterday morning at St. Benedict's Church, Auckland. Monsignor W. J. Ormond officiated. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr. W. Little, wore a trained frock of ivory satin cut on classical lines, the top of the sleeves and the train being trimmed with insets of lace. A topknot of orange blossom held her tulle veil in place, and she carried a sheaf of white gladioli and sweet peas. Her cousin, Miss Peggy Little, was bridesmaid and wore a frock of pink organdie and a shepherdess hat of pink flowers, harmonising with hexbouquet of pink carnations. Little Wondy Moore, who was flower-girl, also wore a frock of pink organdie, and her small brother, Graham, acted as page. Tho best man was Corporal Samuel Ferrante, U.S.A.A.C. A number of the bride's friends in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps formed a guard of honour as tho couple came out of the church. Tho reception after the ceremony was held at tho home of the bride's grandmother, Mrs. C. Little, Ardmore Road, Herne Bay. CEBEMONY IN ROTORUA A wedding of interest to many Aucklanders took place recently at St. Luke's Church, Rotorua, when Miss Barbara Melvm Holland, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Holland, of Carnot Street Rotorua, was married to Sergeant Robert Ross Nairn (returned from overseas), youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Nairn, of Auckland.

The bride wore a lovely gown of white taffeta and net and an embroidered veil, caught to her head with a topknot of white gladioli and carnations, her bouquet being of the same flowers. Her sister, Miss Ruth Holland, as bridesmaid, wore a frock of gold taffeta and carried a sheaf of cyclamen gladioli. Flight-Lieutenant M. Nairn, the bridegroom's brother, was' best man. Before her marriage the bride was in charge of the Bed Cross detachment of voluntary aids in Botorua, and she will also bo remembered as sports queen in the patriotic queen carnival in 1941. Her father was formerly a Judge of the Native Land Court and is well known throughout New Zealand for his work in the Native Department. SAVING REPAIR TIME Women workers who repair bulletproof aeroplane petrol tanks at one United States Army air base have recently been equipped with oxygen masks and officials say the innovation is cutting repair time in half. To patch a tank a small woman crawls through a narrow opening into it. Formerly she would have had to crawl out again every four or five minutes or risk suffocation from strong fumes within the tank. The masks were tried out because of the ill-effects of ethyl acetate used in preparing the tauk for patching. ENGAGEMENTS Clark—Morrla-Jones.—The engagement is announced between Pilot-Officer Richard Donald Clark, only son of Mr. and the late Mrs. W. Clark, 8 Wynyard Street, Auckland.. and Myfanwy, cider daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Morris-Jones, 49 Konini Road. Ono Tree Hill. Bfa«—Glanville.—The engagement is announced between Private (First Class) Elvey David Sise, "United States Army, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Rem Sise, New Jersey, U.S.A., and Sylvia Grace* (Mollie) Glanville, Penrose Road, Ellerslie.