WEDDING BELLS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4055, 1 June 1938, Page 4

WEDDING BELLS

OF LOCAL INTEREST. KELLY—CALLAGHAN. The marriage was solemnised in the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, at Hamilton, between Delores Fay, second daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Patrick Callaghan, of Sydney, and Maurice James, of Te Awamutu. youngest son of Mr and the late Mrs Peter Kelly, of Hamilton. The Rev. Father McKean, of Auckland, performed the ceremony and celebrated Nuptial Mass. Mr Joseph Battersby presided at the organ. The bride, who entered the church with her brother-in-law, Mr Joseph De’Obbyns, wore a beautiful gown of pearl satin, the bodice beinp- shirred at the shoulders and high waistline and finished with* a little cluster of orange blossom at the now neckline. The panelled skirt was softly shirred at the hips and from the high waist fell to form a long train which was beautifully hand-embroidered with tulle flowers. Her lovely tulle veil was mounted on a top not of velvet gardenias and formed a second long train. She carried a sheaf of cactus dahlias, roses and maidenhair fern. Mrs J. De’Obbyns, sister of the bride, was in attendance as matron of honour, and wore a smart suit of honey gold colque, the bodice fashioned with a Peter Pan collar and fastened down the front with tiny covered buttons and the waistline was finished with a flared basque. She wore a toque with circular eyevcil to tone and carried a Victorian posy of autumn-tinted flowers. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr Stanley Kelly, of Te Awamutu. Following the ceremony a reception was held where the guests were received by Mrs Kelly, who wore a navy tailored costume and peachbloom hat. When Mr and Mrs Maurice Kelly left by car for a tour of the North the bride wore a brown tailored costume with brown accessories*. On return from their honeymoon they took up their residence in Te Awamutu. DILLON—STEAD. A wedding of interest took place in St. Andrew’s Church of England, Cambridge, on Wednesday, when Bessie Rosamond Stead, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. A. Stead, Monovale, was married to Dopald Patrick Dillon, fourth son of Captain and Mrs D. Dillon, of Roto-o-rangi. The Rev. C. W. Chandler performed the ceremony, and Mr A. G. Boyce was the organist. The bride, who was g*iven away by her father, looked charming in a glimmering gown of ivory embossed satin. The bodice was finished with tiny satin buttons down the centre back, and at the throat she wore a spray of orange blossom. The bodice was fitted into a yoke which formed a panel at the back, from which fell the long square train. The skirt was ankle-length, and slim-fit-ting, depending on its beautiful lines for effect. The tight-fitting sleeves were full at the shoulders, and were trimmed with tiny satin buttons to the elbows. Her delicate veil of finely embroidered tulle, which was worn over the face as the bride entered the church, was hold in piace by a halo of orange blossoms, and billowed out to form the second train. The bride carried a sheaf of Arum lilies. The bride’s sisters, Miss Rose Stead and Miss Bernice Stead, were the bridesmaids, and were dressed alike in picturesque frocks of pink embossed satin faconne, which were made with slim-fitting bodices, finished with satin buttons at the back. The skirts were uncommon, being fashioned with unpressed pleats to give fullness at the back, and so forming a slight train. Their head-dresses were latticed halos of matching tulle, and they carried arm ’sheafs of roses and dahlias in shades of pink, combined, with maize chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. Mr M. Dillon acted as best man, and Mr R. Dillon was the groomsman. Both were brothers of the bridegroom. After the ceremony a reception was held at which the guests were received by the bride’s mother who wore a navy tailored suit and modish navy peach bloom hat. With this Mrs J. A. Stead wore fox furs, and carried a posy of mixed autumn flowers in red and gold shades. The bridegroom’s mother, Mrs D. Dillon, wore a black ensemble, relieved with limerick lace. Her smart hat was to tone, and she carried a bouquet of gerberas and polyanthus roses. For travelling the bride chose a rust worsted frock, over which she wore a nut brown coat. Her stylish hat was in nut brown peach bloom and her accessories were to tone.