WEDDING BELLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19885, 11 March 1939, Page 8

WEDDING BELLS

WALKER—MAIN PICTURESQUE fIOWNS Holy Trinity Church was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Saturday, March 4, when Sheila Augusta, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Main, Haldanc street, was married to William James second son of Mr. W. J. Walker, and the late Mrs. Walker, Ngarawhaia, the Rev. K. Liggett officiated. The bride, entering the church on the arm of her father, looked charming in a frock of white duchesse satin. The frock was modelled with a heartshaped neckline, finished in front with a spray or orange blossom, which was held in place with a turquo'fee and pearl brooch which was a gift from her mother and the only ornament worn by the bride. The waist was drawn by a half belt of plaited satin, the back falling in a circular train caught up in three scallops with shirring and sprays of orange blossom. The sleeves were very full at the top but fitting closely from the elbow and ending in a point over each hand. A halo of orange blossom held in place a lovely veil, which was embroidered in the four corners and hemstitched around the edge. White velvet shoes and silk hose to tone were worn by the bride and she carried a lovely trailing bouquet of white tiger lilies and dahlias, mingled with asparagus fern. Bridesmaids and Flower Girl The three bridesmaids, Miss Patricia Main, sister of the bride, chief, Miss Maria Zame, and Miss Blanche Gage, Christchurch, wore very becoming frocks of blossom pink taffeta, held in front with sprays of pink flowers and silver leaves. Silver lace bolero coats were worn over the dresses, which had large puffed sleeves. They wore coronets of silver flowers and leaves, standing high on their heads. Silver shoes and hose to match were worn by the bridesmaids and each carried a shower bouquet of pink dahlias, tiger lilies, and asters . intermingled with asparagus fern and ' tied with streamers of silver ribbon. The only jewellery worn by the bridesmaids were signet rings, which were gifts from the bridegroom. The little flower girl,'Miss Pauline Bush, niece of the bride, looked very pretty in a pink satin frock, which was made in Snow-White style with two bands of silver ribbon around the waist, and a spray of pink flowers and silver leaves was worn. She wore a head-dress of pink flowers and silver leaves and silver shoes, and carried a silver basket filled with asparagus fern and pink dahlias tied with pink ribbon. The duties of best man were ablycarried out by Mr. Jack Main, brother of the bride, and the groomsmen were Messrs. Graham Main, and M. Smith. Reception at Le Grand Cafe A very enjoyable reception was held in the Le Grand Cafe.'the tables being prettily decorated with flowers to match the dresses of the bridesmaids. The usual toasts were honoured, Mr. Fred Lyndon acting as toastmaster. Pride of place was given to the handsome two-tier white wedding cake, which had been made and decorated by the bride's father. The bride's mother received the guests wearing a very pretty frock of floral Hungarian swing silk with a black scalloped-edged sheer- coat, black velvet shoes and to tone. She wore a smart French model hat with flowers to tone with a frock and a shoulder veil, and held a lovely bouquet of pink and mauve asters and belladonna lilies. The bride's sister, Mrs. Bush, wore a becoming frock of brown and fawn crepe with a short coatee of brown to tone and also a brown hat with coloured flowers, brown shoes and hose to match. The bride's going-away outfit was a costume of navy embossed cere taffeta with navy and white accessories, and on leaving her home she was presented "with a silver horseshoe decorated with orange blossom and white satin ribbons. Amongst the guests invited were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Walker, Ngaruawahia, Mr. and Mrs. W. Coward, Auckland, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. S. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. G. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. E. Bai, Mr. and Mrs. G. Geddes, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. Barty, Mr. and Mrs. B. Sampson, Mr. and Mrs. Airey, Mr. and Mrs. Jepson, Mr. and Mrs. McFadyen, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Perrett, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cram, Wairoa; Mesdames Green, Burns and Zame. Misses P. Main, M. Zame, B. Gage, Christchurch, G. Coward, Auckland, E Coward, Auckland, U. Bai, M. Bush P. Bush, Hurne, E. Warner, H. Graham, N. Zame, C. Hansen, and M. Airey. Messrs. J. Main, M. Smith, G Main, F and E. Walker, Ngaruawahia, l. Webber F. Lyndon, J. Nicholas, M. Varley?L. Bai, V. Bai, J. McKinley, and A. McLean, Wellington. The happy couple were the recipients of many handsome and useful presents.