WEDDING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1786, 4 November 1919, Page 4

WEDDING.

The wedding took place this afternoon of Miss Nydia England, only daughter of Mr and Mrs A. K. England, " Stoneleigh," St. Martins, to Mr Norman G. Henley, son of Mr W. H. Henley, of Sumner, who has just returned to the Dominion, after four years' War service. The ceremony was performed i<i the drawing-room- at "Stoneleigh," a beautiful, long room of very artistic colourings, which was rendered even more lovely by the masses of flowers which decorated it. A small dais was arranged at one end, where the windows overlooked the tree-clad slopes of the spacious grounds, and here the officiating clergyman (the Rev. W. Baumber) stood when performing the ceremony. The bride entered the draw-ing-room on the arm of her father, by whom she was subsequently given away, and wore an artistic and uncommon gown of cherry-pink georgette, combined with gold tissue, the narrow train being of the latter material, weighted with a beaded tassel. A band of gold tissue, with a posy of flowers at the side, held in place the wedding veil of pink georgette, and she carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids were the Misses Irene Smith and Stella Henley, the latter being the bridegroom's sister. They were gowned respectively in heliotrope and primrose georgette, and, instead of hats, wore veils of georgette to match their gowns, caught with slender wreaths of flowers, and carried posies of flowers, the whole group being very charming and picturesque. Tho bridegroom was accompanied by Mr Eric Phillips and Mr John Hawkins, as best man and groomsman, respectively. A reception was afterwards held, at which were present a large number of relatives, and a few close friends of the contracting parties. Afternoon tea was served in the billiard-room, which, like the drawing-room, hall and other rooms, was bowered in flowers. A feature of the tea was the uncommon and handsome bridal cake, which, instead of following the usual three-tier form, was made somewhat in the shape of a cross, and beautifully decorated with pink roses. Musical numbers by Miss Macdonald's orchestra added greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion. After the tea, the bride and bridegroom leave for their honeymoon trip. The bride's going-away gown is a confection of heliotrope crepe de Chine and gold tissue, with a beautiful little floral toque in a French combination of colours of heliotrope and cerise, mainly. To complete the toilette there is a. stylish coat in a violet shade. Mrs England wore, on the occasion, a lovely gobelin-blue radium silk gown, embroidered in cerise, and the accompanying colours of blue and purple. A smart floral toque was worn, and a bouquet of cinerarias carried, in which the colours of her gown were repeated.