PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22738, 26 November 1935, Page 20

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mrs L. M. Odell, who lias been spending a short holiday with her sister, Mrs L. E. Hill, left for Christclrurch yesterday.

Mrs M. 11. Chatfield, who has been the guest of Mrs It. Kennedy, Whitelee, returned on Saturday morning to her home in Wellington.

Mrs B. L. Chambers, of Hawke's Bay, is the guest of her mother, Mrs P. M. Nnncarrow, 'Anderson's Bay.

Mies Piper, who has been the .guest of her sister, Mrs T. G. Scoular, York place, will return to-day to her home in Timaru,

Mrs T. G. Scoular gave an enjoyable tea party yesterday afternoon in honour of her sister, Miss Piper, of Timaru, who is to be married next month.

In recent years there have been many fashionable weddings in South Canterbury, but seldom has one created such widespread kindly interest as Thursdays marriage at " Hadlow Grange," when Denderah Beaton, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Timaru Rhodes, was married to lidward Stanley, elder son of Mr and Mrs A. S. Elworthy, of " Holme Station, Pareora.Uhus uniting two of the oldest, if not the two oldest families in South Canterbury. Beautiful weather favoured the bride, and the picturesque garden was- bathed in sunshine for the ceremony. Captain Cargill, founder of the CargiU family in Dunedin, brought from Malta many years ago a beautiful mahogany table, and this, with which many events in the family are associated, served as an altar at the marriage of his great-great-granddaughter, Denderah. Stately arum lilies and bowls of lily of the valley were used for decorations. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father M. A.

Murphy, S.M., the wedding music being played by Mrs N. D. Mangos. The bride, who was escorted down the steps of her home by her father, wore a frock of parchment' toned satin, . made on slimfitting lines. The square necked bodice, with sleeves coming to a point over the hands and caught with pearl buttons from wrist to elbow, was fastened at one side with a miniature, the gift of her grandmother, Mrs C. E. Ihomas. The skirt, coming to a point below the knees, was fully flared at the sides, and then deepened into a very long train. Buttons of mother «of pearl which had trimmed the wedding frocks of her mother and her grandmother were used on the train. An enveloping veil of tulle was held in place by a coronet of orange blossom, and over this again was a veil of net and lace which had been lent by Mrs Douglas Barker. This charming toilette was completed by the sheaf of arum lilies. The bridesmaids —Misses Angela Rhodes (sister of the bride), Janet Studholme (Waimate), and Mary Bridges—wore frocks of parchment georgette in a deeper tone than that of the bride. The bodices were made with shirred yokes which were continued over the shoulders, and then deepened with full bishop sleeves. The back panel of the skirts was shirred and fell into graceful 'folds to form a tram. Large bows of scarlet moire ribbon finished the waist lines at the back, the ends falling to the length of the frocks Their wide white Sisal straw hats were trimmed with a scarlet rose in front, and they carried sheaves of arum lines tinted to match their sashes. The three little girls who carried the train were Mary Innes (cousin of the bride),. Sally Sin-clair-Thomson, and both nieces of the bridegroom. Frocked alike in parchment georgette they made an attractive picture. Their long, fulJ skirts were edged with a gathered niching, which also edged the rounded necks and short puff sleeves. Their sashes and shoes were in scarlet tonings, and they wore bands of green leaves in their hair. A charming finish was the band of cream ribbon and the red rose each child wore on one wrist Lieutenant .John El worthy, R.N. (the bridegroom's brother) was best man. and Mr Guy Rhodes (the bride's brother), and Mr Bernard Thorna?., were groomsmen. After the ceremony the guests were received by Mr and Mrs Rhodes. The hall was decorated with bowls ot pink and blue lupins, and the drawing room with pink tulips and roses. .Mrs Rhodes wore an ensemble of navy crinkle marocain. patterned in large white dots, worn with a white sand crepe blouse, and a spray of gardenias. Her hat was a navy pineapple straw with a gardenia in the front, and she carried a bouquet of Irish Elegance roses. Mrs A. S. Elworthy (mother of the bridegroom) wore an elegant frock of brown georgette, patterned in a fern leaf design in a mastic shade. The bodice was made with elbow hell-shaped sleeves edged with Russian sable and finished at the neck with a jabot of brown ueorgette. Her large hat of brown leghorn straw was banded

with brown leaves and she carried a bouquet of shaded ranunculi. Luncheon was served in a large marquee which had been decorated by Mrs W. T. Ritchie, Mrs F. L. Barker, and Miss Mary Mackenzie. Trails of montana were used profusely to decorate the walls and poles, each pole being finished with huge bowls of long-steniined arum lilies. At one end, was the bridal table, behind which the decorations were scarlet peonies, these /lowers being used with roses of the same shade on the table. Each small table was rirranged with a bowl of mixed (lowers iu dainty colourings. The health of the bride"was proposed by Mr W. T. Ritchie and Mr M. H. Godby (Christchurch) proposed the health* of the parents. After luncheon, the guests, who wandered about the grounds, were able to enjoy the beautiful view opened before them, the well-kept lawns and prosperous holdings (says the Press) takinc; the place of the great spaces of tussock land which was the first sight that greeted the eyes of the forefathers of the bride and bridegroom. In the distance could be seen Four Peaks, their future home. When the bride and bridegroom left for the south on their honeymoon the bride travelled in an ensemble of deep forget-me-not blue patterned crepe suede, with a long sleeveless coat. The skirt was box pleated and finished with a narrow sash and the short sleeves were edged with a kilted frill which was repeated on the jabot of white at the neck. Her hat was of white sisal straw banded with blue velvet ribbon and with, a posy of forget-me-nots on the brim.

A wedding of considerable interest in Central Otago was celebrated on Thursday evening at St. Aiden's Church, Alexandra, when Noel Bland, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur J. Ferris, of Alexandra, Was married to John Elliot, elder son of Dr A. E. Gladstone, also of Alexandra, and late of Newton Ferrars, England. The church was decorated for the occasion by friends of the bride. The Rev. Mr Hurd officiated at the ceremony.

The bride, who is petite, and was escorted by her father, looked beautiful as she entered the church to the strains of jtlie "Wedding March" from "Lohengrin,-, played by Miss Molly Holt, a friend. Her frock, a French model (almost a replica of one worn recently in Sydney by Miss Madge Elliott), was of white waxed lace as foundation; the bodice was sleeveless, with a net yoke with pleated frills, finished with small posies of orange blossom. A handsome lace coateo fitted the figure and had large Elizabethan sleeves of puffed wax lace and silk net frills. The skirt fitting tightly to the knees, was of waxed lace, billowing out with godets or innumerable silk net frills, and finished with rucked pleats at the bottom of the hem, which fell into a train. The handsome embroidered ivory tulle veil was held in place by a halo coronet of orange blossom. Her shower bouquet was of roses and lily .of the valley. She was attended by four bridesmaids —Misses Cynthia Fitzgerald (Duuedin), Hilaire Gladstone (Alexandra), Mary Rose M'Dowell (Oamaru), and Gillian Payne (Dannevirke). Their dainty frocks were of apple-green tail'eta and gold net in Elizabethan style with *tight bodices, shirred waists, and panelled fronts of tiny frills. Large green picture hats, dainty posies of golden roses and maidenhair fern completed their toilet. They Avore strings of pearls, the gift of the- bridegroom. Mr Rudolph M'Lay attended the bridegroom, and Messrs Winter Ferris and Arthur Gladstone were the ushers. After the ceremony a reception was held in the Town Hall which was converted into a lounge and tastefully decorated with large bowls of pink and blue lupins and Oriental poppies. The guests were received by the bride's mother, looking charming in a Lido-blue and lemon ensemble with hat and shoes to tone. Her bouquet was composed of lemon roses and ranunculi. Mrs Gladstone was.gowned in an amber floral georgette, with accessories to tone. Mrs Rafe Payne, sister of the bridegroom, was wearing shell , pink floral geoi'gette with black hat. The large party then sat down to a banquet, where the usual toasts were given witli musical honours. The bridal party was seated under two large wedding bells of orange blossoms which were suspended from a Inure horseshoe of hanksia roses and asparagus fern. The guests then retired to the lounge, where coffee was served, and the three-tier wedding cake was cut by the bride. Numerous friends of the younger set were afterwards entertained at a delightful dance. The happy' couple left by motor-car for the north, where the honeymoon was to be spent, the bride wearing a blue flecked cape suit, a halo hat of blue.