WEDDING BELLS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 54, Issue 3892, 21 April 1937, Page 6

WEDDING BELLS

WELL KNOWN KIHI&IHI RESIDENTS. LINEHAN—ONION. A wedding of particular local interest was solemnised at St. Patrick's Church, Te Awamutu, on Saturday last, the popular young couple being Clare, older daughter of Mr and Mrs E. J. Onion, at Hairini, and Francis Hugh, second soil of Mr and Mrs J. P. Linehan, of St. Leger Road. Te Awa mutu. The altar had been artistically decorated in mauve, silver and white by friends of the bride. Rev. Father O’Flynn performed the ceremony, and Rev. Father Flynn celebrated the nuptial mass. Miss J. McGettigan, of Otorohanga, presided at the organ. During the mass Mr C. B. Linehan sank Kahn’s "Ava Maria?’

To tho strains of Wagner’s Bridal March the bride entered the church on the arm of her father, looking particularly regal in her gown of ivory satin cut on classical lines finishing with a long train. The medici collar was of Russian lace. Her long flowing veil of tulle was held in place with sprays of orange blossoms and lilies of the valley forming a fan shaped head-dress. She carried a .sheaf of chrysanthemums, dahlias and maidenhair fern.

The bride was attended by two bridesmaids and two flower girls. The attendant bridesmaids were Miss Marjory Wilson (Te Awamutu) and Miss Nora Maxwell (Te Awamutu), attired alike in frocks of silver windswept satin also cut on classical lines, having a Grecian collar and finishing with a short train. Their hats were violet Caplin felts fashioned halo style, and they carried posies of viffiet asters and maidenhair fern.

The two little flower girls were Peggy and Maureen Malone (Riverlea, Taranaki), nieces of the bridegroom. They were daintily attired in frocks of cylamen shade pheasant’s eye taffeta fashioned Early Victorian style. Their head-dresses were tulle caps to tone, and they carried posies of mauve and cyclamen shades. The bridegroom was ably assisted by his brother, Mr J. M. Linehan, as best man, the groomsman being Mr W. D. Onion, brother of the bride. Mendelssohn’s Wedding March was played as the bridal party left the church. The ceremony was followed by a reception held in the Regent Lounge, where the guests, numbering over a hundred, were entertained and the customary toasts honoured, special reference being made to the grandmother of the bride, Mrs D. A. Reesby, of Wellington, who was present.

The bride's mother received her guests wearing a navy ensemble with accessories to tone. She carried a posy of autumn shades. The bridegroom’s mother wore a navy and white ensemble with accessories to tone, carrying a posy also of autumn shades.

Among the guests present were Rev. Fathers O’Flynn and Flynn, Mr and Mrs Murphy (Waihou), Mr and Mrs R. Kay, Mr and Mrs D. Moriarty, Mr and Mrs Brill, Mrs Farrell, Mrs Fahey (Morrinsville), Mrs Lander (Hamilton), Mr and Mrs H. O’Connor, Mr and Mrs A. W. Gregory, Mr and Mrs O. O’Brien, Mrs and Miss Simons, (Otorohanga), Mr and Mrs Lawson, Mr and Mrs Dibble, Mr and Miss Aldridge, Mr and Miss Brown (Te Mata), Mrs and Miss North, Miss Parker (Hamilton), Miss C. Kay, Miss M. Parsons (Wellington), Mrs Malone (Riverlea, Taranaki), Mrs Clements (Papakura), Mr and Mrs F. Carroll (Arthur’s Pass, South Island), Mr and Mrs H. Babbage, Miss W. Manson, Mr and Mrs W. Rust (Otorohanga), Mrs L. Hill (Rotokauri), Mrs F. Ford, Mr and Mrs W. Ross. Mrs Cowling (Cambridge), Mrs Simpson (Cambridge), Mrs Reesby (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Dean, Mr and Mrs H. Wylie, Mrs S. Wylie, Mr and Mrs A. Bowler, .Mr and Mrs J. Maxwell, Mr and Mrs J. Ford, Miss D. Gerrand, Mr and Mrs Theobald, Miss D. Moore (Cambridge), Miss J. McGettigan (Otorohanga), Miss M. Lander (Hamilton), and Messrs H. and A. Brill, Wyatt, M. Fahey (Morrinsville), D. Christie, N. Mooney, C. Cuthbert, F. Palmer, F., J. and H. Onion, I. Deed and C. B. Linehan.

The bridal couple were the recipients of many beautiful and useful gifts. After the reception the happy couple left amid showers of confetti and good wishes on an extensive tour of the North and South Islands, the bride travelling in a rust brown ensemble with accessories to tone. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a beautiful crystal toilet set, and the bride’s gift to the groom was a wristlet watch. The bridegroom’s gifts to the bridesmaids were a crystal powder bowl and a crystal clock.

The future home of Mr and Mrs F. H. Linehan will be in Hairini.

COLL—D’ATH.

The marriage was solemnised at St Peter’s Church, Te Uku, on April 14, between Cynthia, second daughter of Mr and Mrs H. O. D’Ath, of “Ranui,” Te Uku, and James, eldest son of Mrs and the late Mr Coll, of Mt Eden, Auckland. The bridegroom was formerly a member of the Post and Telegraph staff at Te Awamutu and then became postmaster at Te Uku, being transferred only the other day to Dargaville. The Rev. Wallace was the officiating minister and Mrs Silcock presided at the organ. The church had been prettily decorated by friends of the bride. The bride who entered the church witli her father wore a model gown of bridal satin and Nottingham lace, cut on classical lines and flaring into a train The handsome hand-embroidered veil was finished with a coronet of oiange blossom which had been worn by the bride’s mother. She carried an arm spray of cactus dahlias, Formoson lilies and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids were the Misses Thelma and Phyllis D’Ath (sisters of the bride), and Miss Mary Coll (sister of the bridegroom). Their frocks were coral pink, azure blue and apple green hand-embroidered georgette, shirred and frilled and falling ’in dainty trains. They wore shirred- tulle hats and carried bouquets of cactus, dahlias, roses and delphiniums in toning shades. Little Barbara Coate was flower girl and wore a frock and hat of primrose georgette and tulle and carried a toning Victorian posy. Mr Hugh Coll was best man and the groomsmen were Mr Dan Coll and Mr Oswald D’Ath. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr and Mrs D’Ath received the guests, Mrs D’Ath wearing a nigger brown ci-epe

de thine ensemble and hat to match. She carried a bouquet of autumn tint ed flowers. Later Mr and Mrs Coll left by car for the honeymoon, the bride travelling in a grey tailored costume with hat and accessories to tone. She wore a fur stole the gift of the bridegroom. They will make their home in Dargaville.