WEDDINGS.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 July 1925, Page 17

WEDDINGS.

McPHER SOX—CONNOR. ji very popular wedding was celebrated at the Catholic Church on Wednesday last by the Rev. Father Kennedy, who joined together in holy matrimony George Leonard Reid, eldest son of Air. and Mrs, David McPherson, of Hawera, and Mary Jane, eldest daughter at Mr. arid Mrs. Bernard Connor, of Waiteika Road, Opunake. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. Thomas Connor, wore a beautiful gown of pale blue satin marocain, relieved with overdress of silver lace. Her gorgeous veil of silver was held in place by a coronet and orange blossoms. Her handsome bouquet was of white flowers and green fern. She was attended by her sister, Alias Annie Connor, as bridesmaid, who was becomingly attired in a dress of cream satin marocain, relieved with brown beads, with brown crepe de chine hat. The bride was also attended by the bridegroom's sister, Miss Lena McPherson, who wore an orange silk dress trimmed with white swansdown, and. wore a band of autumn leaves. Both carried beautiful bouquets of autumn flowers, with streamers of gold and brown. The duties of best man were carried out by Air. Frank Mclntosh, cousin of the bride, and Air. David Ritchie acted as groomsman. The wedding march was played by Alisa Genevieve Halpin. After the reception the happy couple left for Auckland, the bride’s travelling costume being of fawn gabardine, beautifully embroidered with silk braid, and she wore a hat of jade panne velvet. PEPPER—SOUTHCOMBE. A very pretty wedding of local interest was solemnised at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Waverley, on June •23 by the Rev. E. J. Dabourne, when Elsie Alary, only daughter of Mr. and Airs. C. H. .Southcombe, of Waverley, ■was married to William Jamejs, second son of Mr. and Airs. 11. Pepper, of. Waverley.,, The church was beautifplly decorated for the occasion with greenery and flowers and a large, white bell, by the members of the Bible Class and girl friends' of the bride. Air. W. J. W. Muir presided at the organ. The bride, who. was given away by her father, was charmingly gowned in a frock of white satin marocain, cut on straight lines, with ostrich feather trimming. Her handsome embroidered veil was arranged in coronet style, and held in place with orange blossom, and she carried a shower bouquet of choice white flowers and. streamers. Two bridesmaids were in attendance, Miss C.. Mathieson (chief) and Miss U. Southcombe (cousin of the bride). The, former wore a frock of helio eritbossed crepe de chine with pearl trimming, the latter apple green satin crepeoline. Both wore wreaths of silver leaves in their hair and long tulle veils to match their frocks. They carried shower bouquets and streamers, and wore pearl necklets, the gift of the bridegroom. The bouquets. which were greatly admired, were the gift of the bride’s cousin, Miss May Southcombe.

The bridegroom was attended by Mr Hugh McDonald as best man and Mr. R McMillan.

After the ceremony, the reception was held in the Waverley Town Hall, where Airs. C. H. Southcombe, attired in nigger brown frock, with hat to match, received her guests. Mrs. H. Pepper (mother of the bridegroom) wore a. frock of cinnamon brown. After the reception the happy couple left by car, the bride wearing a mole cloth frock, with hat to tone. DEATH—FI TZGERALD. A very pretty wedding was solemnised on Tuesday morning at the Catholic Church, Stratford, by the Rev. Father Keilly, when Anastasia Geraldine Fitzgerald, third daughter of the late Air. and Mrs. F. Fitzgerald, of Page -Street, was married to Frederick Ashburton, youngest son of Mr. and Airs. Death, Lyall Bay, Wellington. The church was tastefully decorated, and a large number of friends and relatives were present. The bride, who was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr. J. Hampson, looked charming as she entered the church to the strains of the bridal march. She wore a beautiful gown of panne velvet made on straight lines with long tight-fitting sleeves. A panel of georgette fell from a silver spray on the left shoulder and was looped and caught at the waist With an ostrich cabochon, inlaid with silver, and fell below the hem and was finished with three rows of ostrich trimming. This charming toilette was completed with a beautiful tulle veil secured by a spray, of orange blossom and silver leaves. The bridal bouquet gift of Miss E. Moon was composed of freesias, helivodes and maiden-hair fern. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Greta Fitzgerald, as bridesmaid, and she wore a frock of pale pink panne velvet, trimmed with silver and a pale pink tulle veil, with a band of silver leaves. She carried a bouquet of freesias, roses and maiden-hair fern. Air. F. Dossett carried out the duties of best man. As the couple left the church Aliss E. Aloon, who presided at the organ, .played the Wedding March. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a gold wristlet wateh, and to the bridesmaid a tortoiseshell manicure set. The guests for the wedding breakfast were received by Mrs. W. Bowler, sister of the bride. Later in the day the happy couple left by car for New Plymouth, en route to Auckland. The bride travelled in a navy tailored costume, with navy hat to match and a musquash fur coat. The wedding present s were many and costly, including a handsome silver tea service presented by the bridegroom’s fellow members of the staff of the Bank of New Zealand and engraved to commemorate the occasion.