Wedding Bells.

Putaruru Press, Volume XI, Issue 511, 2 March 1933, Page 2

Wedding Bells.

WHITE—MacDONALD. A very pretty wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Matamata, last week, when the Rev. A. C. Hampton officiated at the marriage of Iris Lynda, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. L_ MacDonald, of Matamata," and Douglas Harold, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. White, also of Matamata. The church had been artistically decorated with red and white flowers for the ceremony by friends of the bride. Mrs. A. C. Hampton was the organist.

The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a beautiful wedding gown of ivory chiffon velvet, with slim-fitting corsage and falling in soft folds to groundlength. The long sleeves were puffed to almost elbow length, and fitted tightly from the puff to points over the hands. A narrow neck-yoke of georgette was outlined with seedpearls. Her silver-embroidered, silknet veil formed a train and was simply arranged across the head with a circlet of seed pearls and orange blossom. A sheaf of lovely white golden-rayed lilies, tiger lilies and asparagus fern was carried.

In attendance on the bride were her cousins, Miss Ina Hansen, of Whakatane, and little Miss Tui Sherson, of Mount Albert. The bridesmaid and the flower girl wore white taffeta frocks reaching to the ground, sleeveless, and with frilled fichu collars, and bows across the waistlines at the back. Their white taffeta picture hats were finished with cherry satin ribbon bows, while the same bright shade was repeated in the dahlias of the bridesmaid’s sheaf and in the posy of flowers on the white crook carried by the flower girl. Cherry necklaces and shoes were also worn. Mr. F. Holland was best man. As the bride left the church her cousin, Brian Sherson, aged three, presented her with a horseshoe of tiger-lilies.

The reception was held at Mr. and Mrs. W. D. L. MacDonald’s home, where the breakfast was served in a cool marquee on tables gay with red flowers. Mrs. MacDonald received the guests, numbering about 40, wearing a becoming frock of deep coffee beige satin beaute and a sailor hat of crimson sisol straw. The flowers she carried were crimson gerberas and miniature single dahlias. Mrs. W. D. MacDonald, senr., the bride’s grandmother, wore an ensemble or cinnamon wool marocain, and cinnamon and cream figured silk crepe, with hat to tone, and carried red flowers. Mrs. J. P. White, the bridegroom’s mother, was smartly costumed in chicory brown gabardine, finely threaded with a cream line. Her hat of pedal straw matched, and was relieved with gold and orange berries. Bronze marigolds and miniature zinnias formed the posy she carried.

The bride’s aunt, Mrs. Sherson, of Mt. Albert, wore a striped spun-silk frock in pastel shades of lime, mauve and lemon, and a lime .fine straw hat.

Frocks that do a double duty are the latest idea in Hollywood, according to Wynne Gibson, who was one of the first to introduce this idea when she bought a white crepe romain frock with a short green velvet jacket. The jacket is lined with the romain, and as it is reversible Miss Gibson can have three changes of costume, the white frock with the green jacket, the white frock with the white jacket, or just the frock by itself.

Mr. and Mrs. D. H. White left by car on their honeymoon tour, the bride wearing a chic ensemble of nut brown crepe tunis, flocked with cream, and consisting of a frock and short coat. Her small basket-weave straw hat-, finished with an eye-veil, reptile skin shoes, handbag and gloves, were all of the same shade of dark brown to match her ensemble. On returning from their honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. White, junr., will . reside at Matamata. FINDLAY—WARD. A wedding of much interest to Tauhei was celebrated at Knox Presbyterian Church, Morrinsville, on Tuesday, when Rev. J. H. Starnes officiated at the marriage of Miss Ethel Love Ward, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ward, and Mr. Wray William Findlay, second son of Mr. J. R. Findlay, of Tauhei. The j wedding music was played by Mrs. Starnes. The bride, who entered the church with her father, was attended by Miss R. Bartels, of Papakura, as bridesmaid, while Mr. E. Tyler, of Tauhei, was groomsman. After the ceremony the wedding breakfast was held in the Masonic Hall. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. J. Findlay, Mr. and Mrs. J. Findlay, junr., Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Miers, Mr. and Mrs. E. Tyler, Mr. J. Ward, Misses A. and M. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. John Ward, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ward, Mrs. Noble, senr., Mr. and Mrs. R. Noble, Mr. J. Noble, Mr. F. Curphy, Mrs. H. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. G. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. H. Bartels (Papakura), Miss E. Findlay, Miss R. Bartels (Papakura), Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bowman, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. i Starnes, Messrs. B. Findlay, S. Findlay, R. Findlay and C. Peebles.