WEDDINGS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23500, 14 May 1938, Page 26

WEDDINGS

Coker —Mcßride The Severn Street Baptist Church, Oamaru, was the scene of a pretty wedding on April 23, when Ernest George, only son of Mr and Mrs E. H. Coker, of Thames street, Oamaru. was married to Helen, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Mcßride, Coquet street, Oamaru. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Crozier, and

Miss Mavis Floss presided at the organ. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a frock of ivory shimmer satin, cut on simple lines, with puff sleeves fitting to a point over the hand. The skirt fell gracefully to form a sweeping train, which was appliqued with lace and a true lover’s knot The silk embroidered net veil (a gift from

the bride’s aunt in Scotland) was mounted on a halo of orange blossom and white heather. She carried a beautiful bouquet of while roses, Easter lilies, and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids. Miss Agnes Hill (Dunedin) and Miss Marjory Coker (Oamaru) were dressed alike in soft rose-patterned silhouette georgette. They wore coronets and veils to tone, and carried bouquets of roses, chrysanthemums, heather, and maidenhair fern. Silver shoes and pearls (the gift of the bridegroom) completed their toilets. The little flower girl, Lorraine

Cairns, wore an ankle-length frock and halo to tone, and carried a Victorian posy. The bridegroom was attended by Mr H. Wheeler as best man and Mr R. Coker as groomsman. The ushers were Messrs C. Brain and L. Clark. A reception was held at the Star and Garter Tea Rooms, where the bride’s mother received the guests. She wore a frock of black tulip silk crepe with pink lace and carried a spray of Eink asters. Mrs Coker, who assisted er, wore a brown silk crepe frock trimmed with rust and carried a sprav of bronze chrysanthemums. For travelling the bride chose a navy costume, a tailored blouse of ivory satin, a navy velour hat, and a red fox fur (a gift of thfe bridegroom). Mr and Mrs E. Coker’s future home will be in Oamaru.

Velenski—Wilkinson. A pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Joseph’s Cathedral on April 13, when Thomas Edward, youngest son of Mrs A. Palmer, Dunedin, and the late Mr A. Velenski, was married to Haidee, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Wilkinson, St. Bathans, Central Otago. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father McMahon, The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a gown of white silk embossed lace cut on slimming lines, the skirt falling to form a graceful train inlet with while silk net and appliqued with a spray of satin flowers. The full sleeves were trimmed likewise, and the V-shaped corsage was finished with a spray of orange blossom. Her beautiful embroidered veil, held in place by a halo of arum lilies, fell to form a second train, and she carried a sheaf of lilies, dahlias, rosebuds, and maidenhair fern She was attended by Miss Therese Andrews, of St. Bathans. and Miss Phyllis Palmer (sister of the bridegroom). Both were gowned m apple green silk embossed lace redingotes over satin, made with tightfitting bodices, full skirts, and finished with a deep hem of silk net appliqued with lace flowers. The short puff sleeves were inlet with silk net. Short veils were worn over the face, and mounted with a circlet of flowers in pink and flame tonings. They carried sheaf bouquets of dahlias and abutilons. The two small flower girls, Dorothy Collett and Natalie Pedofsky (nieces of the bride) wore frocks of pink silk net over satin, made with full frilled skirts dotted with small green flowers. Their bonnets of the same material were finished with a pleated halo and green velvet ribbons. They carried circlets of (lowers to tone. The bridegroom was attended by ms cousin, Mr Hugh Smolensk!, as best man. and Mr Robert Morris as groomsman. On leaving the church, the bride was presented with horseshoes in pink and green tonings by the Misses Nancy and Doreen Elliott (nieces of the bridegroom). The reception was held at the Gardens Tea Kiosk, where the bride’s

mother, assisted by the bridegroom s mother, received the guests. The former wore a navy tailored costume and a fur stole, and carried a posy of red dahlias and rosebuds. Mrs Palmer wore a wine georgette frock relieved with pink, and carried a posy of pink dahlias and rosebuds. After the breakfast, dancing was enjoyed by the guests. When Mr and Mrs T. E. Velenski left for the north, the bride was wearing a bottle-green coat trimmed with coney seal, a green frock, and a smart green hat and accessories.

O’Malley—Foley At the Sacred Heart Church, Timaru, the wedding was celebrated of John, third son of the late Mr and Mrs Ernest Albert O’Malley, of Waimate (late of Dunedin) and Margaret Josephine, eldest daughter of the late Mr John Foley and Mrs Foley, Springbrook, St. Andrews. The Rev. Father S. O’Connor, S.M., performed the ceremony and celebrated nuptial Mass, and Mr B. Murphy was organist. The bride was escorted by her uncle, Mr Charles Foley (Kerrytown). Her frock of magnolia satin featured a high neckline and a long skirt flaring into a train. Her embroidered veil was held in position with a coronet of orange blossoms, and her bouquet was composed of freesias. Miss Agnes Foley, sister of the bride, attended as

bridesmaid. She wore a frock of blue figured taffeta with appliqued silver leaves at the neckline. Her picture hat matched her frock, and she carried a bouquet of asters and maidenhair fern. Mr B. T. O’Malley (Wellington) attended his brother as best man. On leaving the church the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe by little Shirley Conagan, A reception was held at the Stafford Tea Rooms, where Mrs Foiey received the guests wearing a black tailored suit, a fur stole, and a black straw hat. She carried a bouquet of autumntinted flowers. Assisting her was .che bridegroom’s sister, Mrs M. E Tavendale (Waimate), who wore a navy pmstriped suit and a navy felt hat. The bride travelled in a blue wool suit relieved with small panels of fawn astrakhan. She also wore a fur stole and a fawn hat. and carried a fur coat. O’Sullivan—Tither A quiet wedding was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Cathedral on May 7 when Thomas Joseph, eldest son of Dr and Mrs T. J. O’Sullivan, of Musselburgh was united in matrimony to Christina Alexandria, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Tither, of Riversdalc. The Rev. Father McMahon performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a London tan frock trimmed with a sea green, and a hat to match She carried a bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums. She was attended by her sister Mrs Frank Dawson, of Riversdale, and Miss Eileen Cowper, of Dunedin. Mr Jack O’Sullivan acted as best man. The reception was held at the residence of the bridegroom’s parents. Dr and Mrs O’Sullivan will reside in Dunedin. Beswick —Mathiesou Bronze and rust-red berried foliage made a bright contrast with blue iris and hydrangeas in the decorations at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Hawera, on Easter Monday afternoon for the wedding of Douglas Whitwell, only child of Mrs I. Beswick, Christchurch, and the late Mr W. J. Kes-

wick, Timaru, and Margaret Cameron, elder daughter of Senior-sergeant I. H. Mathieson and Mrs Mathiesou. Hawera. The Rev. A. G. Irvine, an old friend of the family, officiated, and Mr L. Rowe was the organist. During the signing of the register Mr Cohn Mathieson, Invercargill (brother of the bride) played Schubert’s “Ave Maria as a violin solo. . , ~ Entering the church with her father, Senior-sergeant Mathieson, the bride made a pleasing picture in an English model ensemble of moonlight blue crepe bouclette. A deep yoke of richelieu cut-work gave an attractive finish to the corsage, and a central panel of fine pleats was inset at the knees in the plainly cut skirt. The finger-tip length coat had a scarf collar, and the full and unusual shaped sleeves and pockets featured the richelieu cut-work in a circular design to correspond with the yoke. Her Duchess of Kent picture hat in the same shade of blue was trimmed with a dainty chou of velvet flowers. The gold-toned bouquet she carried, which reflected touches of blue, consisted of dahlias, zinnias, delphiniums, abutilons, arbutus berries, and fern. The bride’s sister, Miss Isabel Harper Mathieson, Mayfield, Canterbury, the only bridesmaid, was dressed in rich amber-toned satin-backed crepe cloque fashioned on Grecian lines and having a deep V inset on the bodice forming a softly cowled decolletage clasped at either side with clips which matched her amber earrings. Amber-glow satin trimmed her picture hat and matched the gold-toned abutiions, chrysanthemums, dahlias, and berries .in the fernsprayed bouquet she earned. Mr Keir Martin, Wellington, was best man, and Mr lan Mathieson, Hawera, Mr Colin Mathieson, Invercargill (brothers of the bride), and Mr Alex. Sewell, Mayfield. Canterbury acted as ushers. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Carlton Dining Rooms, where the bride's mother received the guests in a smart two-piece model ensemble of navy-blue triple woven georgette and a smart Breton sailor hat in peach bloom felt. Scarlet dahlias and abutiions, with tinted crab apples and wild strawberries in her bouquet, lent a bright touch of colour. She was assisted by the bridegroom’s mother, Mrs I. Beswick, who wore a midnight blue afghalaine tauleur, a blue velour halo hat, and a silver fox fur stole. Her bouquet was of chrysanthemums, delphiniums, and aconite. Among the guests were Miss C. J. Campbell (Timaru), and Mrs E. Mathieson, Isabel Scatter, ana Christine Scatter (Otautau). Leaving later for Wellington on the honeymoon, the bride travelled in a smartly tailored admiralty blue and white pin-striped costume, with featherweight silk felt hat in a matching tone, trimmed with a chromium ornameni She carried a tailored topcoat of English worsted., and all her accessories were in admiralty blue. v Mr and Mrs D. W. Beswick will live at Christchurch. Devaney—Ferris

The marriage was solemnised on the evening of April 30 of Joseph Myles, only son of Mr and Mrs J. Devaney. of Invercargill, and Florence, second daughter of Mr and Mrs P. Ferris, of Dunedin. Monseignor Morkane performed the ceremony. , The bride, escorted to the altar by her father, made a charming picture in a cream robe of Venetian crystal satin and diamante-studded angelskm lace, made with a long and graceful appliqued train. Her embroidered tulle veil was held in place by a coronet of diamante interlaced with orange blossom buds, and she carried a sheaf of arum lilies and maidenhair fern Four bridesmaids attended— Miss Maritime Ferris (sister of the bride), who wore a dainty frock of cloth of gold; Miss Joyce Ferris (sister of the bride), who wore a pretty frock of apple green cire satin; Miss Rose Devaney (sister of the bridegroom), blue satin; and Miss Amelia Farry. shell pink. „ _ . _ . The best man was Mr Fred Feme

(brother of the bride), and Messrs Victor Josephs, Jack La Hood, and Thomas Newall acted as groomsmen. The ushers were Messrs E. Ferns and H Smith. Signora Stella provided the nuptial music, and during the signing of the register Miss Maria Josephs sang Schubert’s “Ave Maria.” As the bride left the church Master Raymond Ferris slipped a silver hdrseshoe over her arm. . ~ . c . Later a reception was held in at. Joseph’s Hall, where over 200 guests were welcomed by Mrs Ferris and Mrs Devaney (parents of the bride and bridegroom). The former was attractively attired in bronze chenille, and hie latter wore a becoming maroon cloque. Both wore matching floral SP When Mr and Mrs Devaney left on their honeymoon the bride was wearing a smart navy tailored coat (fur trimmed) with hat to match. Springford—O’Neill A wedding of interest to Invercargill and Dunedin friends was solemnised at St. Mary’s Basilica, Tyne street, Invercargill, on April 19, when Walter Thomas, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Springford, of Invercargill, was married to Moira Catherine, younger daughter of the late Edward O’Neill, of Mosgiel, and Mrs E. E. O’Neill, of Invercargill. The ceremony was performed by the bride s brother, the Rev. Dr Hugh O’Neill, who also celebrated nuptial Mass. Miss Vera Quelch was at the organ. The bride, who was escorted by her cousin. Mr J. C. Mills, of Wyndham, wore a French model gown of cream satin-backed moire taffeta with a heart-shaped neckline outlined with rows of stitching. The fullness of the skirt extended into a beautiful semicircular train, which with the hem, was outlined with scalloping The bride wore a single strand of pearls and carried an ivory prayer book, a gift from the Sisters of Mercy, Mosgiel. Her veil, worn over the face on entering the church, was of embroidered tulle and was held in place by a coronet of orange blossom buds. She carried an arm shower of ivory carnations, begonias, and chrysanthemums The bride was attended by her sister. Mrs M. Mackay. as matron of honour, and Miss Rona Quelch, of Mosgiel, as bridesmaid. They wore matching frocks of spring green georgette boldly patterned in a floral .design of lilac and rose. Their head-dresses were haloes of pleated green tulk held m place by plaited bandeaux of lilac taffeta, and their bouquets were of lilac asters and scabious with touches of lemon begonias. The groom was attended by his brothers. Messrs W, and F Springford. After the ceremony a reception was held at Elmwood Garden, where the

guests were received by Mrs O ■Neill and Mrs Springford. The Tjrides mother wore a model frock of black crepe romaine, a black wool georgette coat, and a black velour hat. She carried a posy of pink carnations begonias. The bridegroom’s mother wore a smart grey and blue flecked ensemble suit and a navy velour hat and fur stole. She carried a posy of red carnations and begonias. For travelling the bride wore a furtrimmed navy coat over a red frock, a navy velour hat, and accessories. Holland—Goodall, A pretty wedding took pldce last week in St. Luke’s Church. Oamaru, when Edward, eldest son of Mr and Mrs E. D. Holland, of- Oamaru. was married to Thelma Joyce, fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs B. Goodall, Waiareka, Oamaru. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a white satin gown with a small train on the skirt and a‘larger court train falling from the waistline. Her bouquet was of white roses, arum lilies, crysanthemums, and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaid’s frock was of apple green lace over satin, trimmed with applique flowers in two shades of pink satin. Her bouquet was of pink and cream roses and maidenhair fern. The wedding breakfast was held in the Star and Garter Tea Rooms, and afterwards the happy couple left by the express for the north. The future home will be in Auckland.