WEDDING IN SUSSEX

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24205, 25 January 1940, Page 17

WEDDING IN SUSSEX

DUNEDIN BRIDE LONDON, Jan. 2. At St, Columba's Presbyterian Church, Worthing, Sussex, the marriage was solemnised on December 30 of Mr Stanley A. Wakefield and Miss Elizabeth Whitelaw, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Campbell Whitelaw, of Maori Hill, Dunedin. Mr Wakefield is partner in the firm of Steele, Wakefield and Co., Lancing, and a keen member of the South Coast Flying Club. He met Miss Whitelaw, whom he had known previously during a world'tour which included a visit to New Zealand,

The beautiful bridal dress was of silver lame, embroidered in a design of royal plumes. Cut with a plain front and short sleeves, the gown had a short train fastened at the back with diamante to give a slight bustle effect. Her bouquet was of orchids. The one attendant was in delphinium blue, with muff to tone.

The day was very cold, snow still lying everywhere, and the roads were as slippery as glass. The choral service incluuded the bridal music from "Lohengrin," the hymns, "O, Father, All Creating," and "O, Perfect Love," and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" at the conclusion of the ceremony. The Voyage

At Sydnc y Miss Whitelaw changed from the Doric Star to the Melbourne Star.

"That was just a stroke of luck," she remarked to a Worthing reporter. " I'm still not quite sure why we were moved, but whatever the reason I'm glad it happened. There were only two of us on board for the whole voyage—another girl and myself. We got on well together, and really I quite enjoyed myself. Of course we slept in our clothes all the time in case of emergencies. At Freetown we began to see destroyers, battle cruisers, and aeroplanes. We gave a tow to a native boat, but the force of the displacement upset the boat. Aeroplanes and warships in the vicinity thought we were being torpedoed, and things were quite exciting for a while. "In the Bay of Biscay we listened to the distress signals from ships that had been torpedoed. Both the ship in front of us and the one behind were hit, but we were lucky. Our speed was too fast for a convoy." Early Impressions

Miss Whitelaw has never been to England before, and she is finding it rather cold.

"My fiance told me that I would find the cost of living higher in England," she said. "And he was quite right. Things are much dearer here. Another thing—l thought that my clothes would be considered, well, not quite up-to-the-minute, but since I have been in England I have come to the conclusion they are not so bad after all!"