WEDDING IN WELLINGTON.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19616, 21 October 1925, Page 2

WEDDING IN WELLINGTON.

MISS HELEN FERGUSSON AND MAJOR HAYILAND.

(Fbou Odr Own Correspondent. 1 WELLINGTON, October 20. The wedding of Miss Helen Dorothea Fergusson, only daughter of their Excellencies, the Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, and Lady Alice Fergusson, to Major Leonard Probyn Haviland Army), son of the late Rev. A. C. Haviland and Mrs Haviland, St. Michael s Manor, St. Albans, England, took place at St. Paul’s Pro-Oathedral this afternoon.

The weather was perfect, and, apart from the 600 invited guests, large numbers of women assembled to see the ceremony and the coming and going of the happy couple. The church had been beautifully decorated by the bridesmaids, arum lilies and palms being used with good effect. At the end of the chancel steps, where the bridal procession halted for the earlier port of the service, were groups of white azaleas, house ferns, white stock, arum lilies, and pots of pale mauve cinerarias. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of ■ Wellington, assisted by Archdeacon A. M. Johnson (vicar of St. Paul s), and the Rev. E. K. Fry (vicar of St. Mark’s). The bride, who was escorted and given away by her father, more a satin beaute cut on classic lines with diamante trimming. and it was adorned with beautiful old Brussels lace which had belonged to her grandmother, Ladv Fdith Ramsay. The Brussels lace veil had belonged also to Lady Ramsay. No flowers were carried. The bridesmaids were Miss Orr Ewing, cousin of the bride (chief), and Miss Blfie Reed, daughter of the Hon. Vernon Reed, M.L.C.. and Mrs Reed, and Miss Margaret Peters, daughter of Commander A. M. Peters (H.M.S. Dunedin), and Mrs Peters. Their frocks were of apricot georgette, simply made with wreaths to match. They carried cluster bouquets of beautiful flame and apricot unwired azaleas, mingled with Scottish heather sent from Scotland, and tied with shot ribbons to match. The best man was Mr David J. Keswick, assistant private secretary to the GovernorGeneral.

The house party, other than the members of the staff, consisted of Lady Marjorie Dalrymple. Mrs Vernon Reed, and her daughter, Mrs Peters, and her daughter, Miss Bosle and Commander David Bosle. The wedding was unique in so far as New Zealand is concerned, as no other Governor-General’s daughter had been previously married in New Zealand. The local Girl Guides formed a guard of honour at the church. In the afternoon there was a reception at Government House. Amongst the many wedding gifts were •the following From the Legislative Council, pair of early Victorian silver candlesticks; from the House of Representatives, old French silver dish; from his Majesty’s ships on the New Zealand station, a silver salver: from the Girl Guides of New Zealand, a silver salver; from his Excellency’s staff, a silver bowl (Irish pattern); from the household staff, an Indian brass coffee tray : from the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, a dressing table set; from the Officers’ Club, Auckland, a mere; from the Patients of the Red Cross Home, Wellington, a leather cushion; from the Southern Miliary Command, a shell case.