WEDDINGS

Southland Times, Issue 22113, 6 September 1933, Page 3

WEDDINGS

McLOUGHLAN— McCarthy. The wedding took place at the Sacred Heart Church, Centre Bush, on August 23, the contracting parties being Catherine, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew McCarthy, of South Hillend, and Patrick, eldest son of Mrs and the late Mr McLoughlan, of Dunedin. The Rev. Father O’Neil, of Winton, assisted by the Rev. Father McKay, of Invercargill, performed the wedding ceremony and celebrated Nuptial Mass. Bert Officer, cousin of the bride, served during the ceremonies. The altar and church were beautifully decorated with spring flowers by girl friends of the bride, and the Children of Mary, of which the bride was a member, formed a guard of honour as she entered the church to the strains of the Wedding March. The bride, escorted by her father, was becomingly attirec. in ivory satin, the bodice being moulded to the figure and the flared skirt hanging softly from a diamond shaped yoke. Her veil and orange blossom, which were lent by a friend, were arranged to form a coronet, the veil falling to form a train which was carried by Audrey Moylan, cousin of the bride, who made a sweet little flower girl, dressed in a lemond crepe-de-chene Victorian style frock with green head dress and shoes and stockings to tone. She carried a pretty basket of spring flowers. The bride carried a beautiful bouquet of Arum lilies, white helibor and narcissi with asparagus and smilax streamers. She was attended by Miss Margaret and Josephine McLoughlan, sisters of the bridegroom, who were dressed in twin frocks of petal pink satin, moulded to the figure with diagonal flared skirts. They also wore fashionable little capes and mittens, summer felt hats, trimmed with angel skin ribbon and shoes and stockings to tone. Their bouquets consisted of Arum lilies, white helibor, narcissi and pink heather with asparagus and smilax streamers. Miss Nellie Crowe presided at the organ, and during Nuptial Mass Miss E. Langford sang the “O Salutaris” at the Offertory and, at the signing of the register, Gounod’s “Ave Maria.’’ As the bridal party left the altar the Wedding March was played. The bride’s mother, with Mrs McLoughlan, received her guests at a reception at her home, “Thornhill Farm,” and afterwards at a sumptuous wedding breakfast, to which nearly 100 guests were invited. The marquee in which the wedding breakfast was set, was beautifully decorated with spring flowers and bells, a large white bell being suspended over the bride’s table. Mrs McCarthy received her guests wearing a black costume relieved with white, with hat and gloves to match. Mrs McLoughlan wore a black satin frock, relieved with fawn georgette, black hat and gloves.

The bridegroom was attended by Mr W. McCarthy as best man and Mr H. McLoughlan as groomsman, both wearing buttonholes to match bouquets. At night a large wedding dance was held in the local hall, which was also prettily decorated by girl friends in the afternoon. During the evening the bride and bridegroom left for a motor tour of the Lakes and Central Otago, the bride travelling in a brown jersey satin frock relieved with autumn tints, and brown Bangkok hat with shoes and stockings to tone. She also wore a musquash fur coat, the gift of the bridegroom. Miss Margaret McLoughlan received an amber necklace, Miss Josephine, a signet ring and little Audrey Moylan, a handbag, all gifts of the bridegroom. The two-tier wedding cake, which was beautifully iced and decorated, was made and presented by Mrs J. Murphy, of South Hillend. Prior to her marriage the bride was entertained at a handkerchief afternoon by the members of the W.D.F.U. also at a gift evening on August 21, when songs were sung by Mrs J. Keane and Miss E. Langford, step dances were given by Margaret Kirkwood and Jessie Morton. She was also presented with a beautiful statue and ivory bound prayer book by the Children of Mary Society, and a gift from the Altar Society, of which she had been secretary for some considerable time. At the wedding dance songs were sung by Mrs J. Keane, Misses E. Langford and M. and E. McGrath. Step dances were given by Aldrew Moylan and Jessie Morton and the Sailor’s Hornpipe and Irish Jig by Mary Hamilton. FLEMING—MCDONALD. On Saturday afternoon, August 12, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Invercargill, was the scene of a pretty wedding when Gladys Astella, second daughter of Mr and Mrs R. McDonald, of Woodlands, was married to Adam Ogston, eldest son of Mr Thomas Fleming, of Gore. The Rev. J. Anderson, of Oamaru, the bride’s uncle, performed the ceremony. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a frock of white angel skin lace, made on Empire lines and flaring fully from the knees, where it was inset with georgette. Over this was worn a short coatee of the same material. The sleeves were full to the elbows and were of georgette, inset with lace. The coatee was finished with a waterfall of georgette lilies from the left shoulder. Her beautiful veil, lent by Mrs K. Allen, an aunt, was arranged off the face with a string of pearls over the head and a posy blossom on each side. She carried a sheaf of lilies. The bride was attended by her niece, Miss Leonore Millard, who wore an anklelength frock of apple-green embossed georgette with a shoulder cape of green velvet. She wore a juliet cap of pearls and carried a bouquet of freesias and narcissi with maiden-hair fern. The little flower-girl, Valmai McDonald, niece of the bride, wore a frock of apple-green georgette. It was frilled from the waist to the ankles and was finished at the back with a bow of the same material. On her head she wore a band of violets and carried a muff of green velvet trimmed with violets. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr Alexander Byars, of Waikaka, Mrs A. E. H. Bath, Invercargill, played the organ and during the signing of the register Mrs E. Hargest sang “At Dawning.” As the bridal party left the church the Wedding March was played. After the service at the Church, the guests, numbering about fifty, assembled in the Rosewood Lounge, for the breakfast They were received by the bride’s mother who wore a smart model frock of black celanese relieved with blue and white georgette and a hat of black spring felt trimmed with blue and white; and by the bridegroom’s mother, who wore a smartly cut model frock of black georgette, trimmed with lace, and a straw hat to match. At suitable intervals items were given by Mrs E. Hargest, Messrs A. T. McNaught and E. McNaught. Mr and Mrs Fleming left by car for the north, where they intend spending their honeymoon. They will reside at Woodlands. GUISE—McFADGEN. The wedding was solemnized in the Methodist Church, Riverton, on Wednesday, August 23, by the Rev. F. O. Prosser, of Mavis Irene, eldest daughter of Mrs and the late C. J. McFadgen, and Frank, fifth son of Mr and Mrs John Guise, of Ermedale. The church was decorated with green foliage and white and cherry-red flowers. The bride entered the church with Mr A. F. Webb, to the strains of “The Voice That Breathed O’er Eden,” and she was charmingly attired in a parchment crepe-satin frock cut on empire lines, with an overdress of white silk net

with long sleeves puffed over the elbow. The full flared skirt was trimmed with white satin appliqued bells, and she wore matching silver parchment shoes and stockings. Her dainty tulle veil touched the ground, and was worn with clusters of orange blossom at the ears. She carried a sheaf Ox arum lilies, her only ornament being a string of pearls. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Annie McFadgen, who looked charming in an ankle-length frock, of cherry red georgette with matching coatee and shoes. She wore a cherryred hand crocheted silk juliet cap and carried a bouquet of lemon roses, daisies and asparagus fern. The tiny flower girl, Dawn Webb, looked sweet in an ankle-length frock of parchment crepe-de-chene, with Victorian collar, puffed sleeves and a parchment s.lk crocheted juliet cap. She carried a posy of lemon primroses, asparagus fern and blue forget-me-nots. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr A. Guise as best man, After the ceremony, the guests adjourned to the Kia-ora Tea Rooms where morning tea was partaken of and the usual toasts honoured. They were received by the bride’s mother, who wore a wine coloured wool crepe frock and matching cape with high neckline and wine colour velvet toque to match. She carried a posy of wine winter roses and asparagus fem. Mrs Guise mother of the bridegroom wore a brown diagonal cloth coat, over a brown celanese frock, and a brown hat relieved with tangerine. She carried a posy of lemon and tangerine marigolds and asparagus fern. The happy couple left for the north where the honeymoon will be spent, the bride wearing a smart lido blue frock with black diagonal cloth coat and black hat. The bridegroom’s present to the bridesmaid and flower girl was a gold armlet for each. Many beautiful presents were received. The bride’s bouquet was placed, at her wish, on her father’s grave.