WEDDING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1578, 5 March 1919, Page 4

WEDDING.

A wedding of very great interest to Canterbury residents was celebrated this afternoon in St. Andrew's Church, the bridegroom being Gunner H. Dam-pier-Crossley, son of the late Mr C. Dampier-Crossley (North Canterbury), and the bride Miss Mabel Leslie Rutherford, second daughter of the late Mr Duncan Rutherford and Mrs Rutherford (Leslie Hills). The bridegroom, who left New Zealand with the 9th Reinforcement, only lately returned to the Dominion. The bride can also safely claim to have done her share of war work, having had considerable to do with the Hannier Convalescent Home in the days when her late father meant so much "to the returned soldier, ami has lately been giving her services, also as a voluntary worker, at the Lowry Bay Convalescent Hospital. It will also be remembered that she was the successful candidate for queenship honours in the last big Queen Carnival here, some two years ago. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. R. M. Ryburn, in St. Andrew's Church, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion by girl friends of the bride. The latter was gowned in a lovely wedding frock of white brocade," the skirt softly draped in pannier effect over the hips, and the bodice composed almost entirely of exquisite lace, brought by the bridegroom from France, combined with georgette and a very little silver embroidery. A train of heavy white satin effectively completed the gown, being that worn by the bride's sister, Mrs Burbury, at her wedding. The wedding veil, which had also been worn by Mrs Burbury, was of embroidered tulle, arranged in mob-cap shape, and held in place with a circlet of orange buds and blossoms. She completed her toilette with an exquisite shower bouquet of white hothouse flowers.

Miss Ella Rutherford, sister of the bride, was the maid of honour, and wore an exquisite frock of georgette in la France pink, the skirt being made with wide folds of the material occurring at intervals from waist to hem, and the bodice having a foundation of silver lacre. With it she wore* a hat, the brim of which was made of silver lace, and the crown of the same shade of georgette. Her bouquet was of pale pink blossoms, and she wore the bridegroom's gift, a beautiful opal pendant and chain. Lieut. L. Le C. Latter accompanied the bridegroom as best man. After the ceremony a party of friends met at Warwick House, where they were entertained at a sumptuous wedding tea by the mother of the bride, who was handsomely gowned in black crepe de Chine and black hat, and carried a bouquet of mauve flowers. Subsequently, Gunner Dampier-Crossley and his bride left for their wedding tour, the latter wearing a very artistic gown composed of georgette in tones | of mole and nattier-blue, mounted on a pink foundation. With it she frore a I tagel hat in a deep shade of amethyst, Iwith a beaded ornament in front in I tones of saxe blue and cerise. j Amongst the guests invited to the wedding were: —Mr and Mrs J. Rutherford, Mr and Mrs E. S. Rutherford, the ■ Misses Ella and Isabel Rutherford, Mrs |W. O. Rutherford and Miss S. Ruther'ford, Mr and Mrs G. R. Rutherford,

Mr and Mrs Edward Rutherford, Mr and Mrs Wilfred Rutherford, Mr and Mrs C. 0. T. Rutherford, Mr and Mrs L. A. Rutherford, Mr and Mrs J. Buchanan, Mrs Dampier-Crossley, Mr and Mrs G. O. Rutherford, Mrs and Miss Cook, Mr A. W. Cook, Mr and Mrs Mcßae, Mr and Mrs Potts, Dr. and Mrs Sandstou, Mrs D. Macfarlane, Mrs and Miss Simpson, Misses E. and A. Prins, Miss Dorothy Newton, Miss Mclhvraith, Mr and Mrs Beauehanip Lane, Mr ami Mrs Wilfred Hall, Mrs and Miss Campbell, Mr- and Mrs Davison, Mr and Mrs T. Davison, Mr and Mrs Watson, Miami Mrs J. Williams, Mr and Mrs 11. G. Martin, Misses R. and E. Davison, Misses C. and T. Mcßae, Mrs and Miss Mildred Cooke, Mr and Mrs L. Matson, Mr and Mrs D. Matson, Miss Peach, Mrs Alex. Macfarlane, Mr and Mrs J. Chapman, Mr and Mrs Polhill and Miss Kitty Polhill, Mr I. Chapman, Mr and Mrs Douglas, Miss Makeig, Mrs J. Crossley, Miss A. Dundan, Miss C. Macfarlane, Miss E. Jamison. Sisters B. and R. Mcßae (N.Z.A.N.S.), Miss Mary Potts, Misses Mona, Helen, and Jean Mcßae. A beautiful array of wedding gifts were received, the bridegroom's gift to the bride being a set of solid silver toilet articles in a morocco case. The patients at Lowry Bay gave a silver vanity box, suitably inscribed, and the staff a photograph frame of plain silver.