WEDDING BELLS.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1926, Page 19

WEDDING BELLS.

AVERILL-LUSK. Napier, Sept. An important event in . the social world of Napier and Hawke’s Bay was the marriage to-day, in St. John’s Cathedra), of 'Miss Molly Elizabeth Lusk, youngest daughter of Mr. and Airs. H. B, Lusk, of “Milton Grange,” Napier, and Mr, Wilfrid Selwyn Weir Averiil, third son of Archbishop and Mrs. Averill, of Auckland. The cathedral was crowded and it was prettily decorated with palms and cinerarias. The ceremony wa« performed by Archbishop Averill, assisted by the Very Rev. Dean Mayne, of Napier. The bride, who entered the chureh on the arm of her father, looked charming in a gown of cream georgette, embossed with gold. The tight-fitting bodice was attached to a full skirt composed of petals of gold and cream georgette. A long girdle of pearls encircled the waist and the handsome train was of rich gold lace lined with satin and embroidered with flowers and true-lover’s knots in pearls. -She wore a tulle veil finished with a wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a beautiful bouquet of cream and gold flowers. The bridesmaids’ frocks were of mauve, primrose and green, with very fujl georgette skirts and taffeta jumper bodices, with yokes of georgette, the taffetas being rushed at the back to form a giant bow. Hats of efiiioline. straw turned up at the back and trimmed with mauve and green were worn and their -bouquets were of mauve, primrose and green, with ribbons to tone. Jliss V. Cotton wore green and Miss R. Scannell and Miss B. Murphy'(Gisborne) wore primrose; Miss M. Lowry and Miss W. Averill (sister of the bridegroom) wore mauve. Miss Valerie de Latour (niece of the bride) was the train-bearer and wore a dainty little mauve taffeta dress, having a tight bodice with tiny frills of taffetas round the neck and sleeve and a very full skirt, with scalloped frills of taffetas, tier pretty poke bonnet was of primrose lined with lace, with tiny flowers of mauve, green and primrose. The best man was Air. W. McLean (Hastings) and the groomsmen were Messrs. T. Lowry, W. Goring Johnstone, R. Lowry and -H. Chalmers. MILLS- DEATH. A wedding that aroused a great deal, of interest was solemnised at St. Mary’s Church, Hawer.a, on Wednesday, August 35, 1926, when Vincent Harry, son of Airs. Mills of Tokaroa, was married to Mary Beatrice, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Death, Lake Road, ITawera. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. 11. W. Monaghan. The bride looked charming in a white satin damask dress with orthodox* wreath and veil. She was attended by her two sisters Mavis and Edna as bridesmaids. They were dressed in fawn floral crepe de chene with white Irate trimmed with blue and pink respectively. They wore pearl necklets, tlje gift of the bridegroom. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. E. O’Regan as best man and Air. 11. Mills as groomsman. After the ceremony a large number of guests and friends of the family were entertained at the residence of the bride’s parents to a sumptuous wedding / repast, and where the usual toasts were honoured. Later in the afternoon Air. and Airs. Mills motored to Wanganui, en route to Palmerston North and Woodville where the honeymoon was spent, the bride travelling in a blue tailor-made costume with blue hat to matejr. On their return they will take up their residence at Tokaora where Mr. Mills is farming. The presents were numerous and cosily, OHARD--.JAKES. A pretty wedding took place at the Presbyterian Church, Stratford, when Miss Elsie Jakes, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jakes, Tariki, and eldest grandchild of Mrs. and the late Mr. S. Jakes, of New Plymouth, was married to Air. Sidney Eaton Chard, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Chard, of Wharehuia. The Rev. Ale Gregor officiated, and Air, Edmondson presided at the organ. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, looked charming in a frock of white French brocade and a beautfiul veil held in place with orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet composed of freezias, carnations and maiden-hair fern. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Olive May Jakes, as chief bridesmaid, dressed in a frock of pink satin beaute and georgette, and Miss Le.ta Chard, sister of the bridegroom, dressed in lemon crepe de chine and georgette. They both wore black picture hats and stockings to match their frocks, and each carried bouquets of carnations and roses, with streamers to tone. There were two little flower girls, Miss Moira and Evelyn Chard, sisters of the bridegroom, who looked dainty in pink (Fuji silk and cream georgette frocks with black picture hats. They carried silver baskets decorated with silver leaves and pink roses. Mr. Albert Chard, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and Mr. S. Jakes, brother of the bride, was groomsman. A reception was held at Smith’s tearooms, where 50 guests were present. The bride’s presents were numerous and useful, including several cheques. The bride travelled in a brown coat frock with hat to match. In the evening a dance was given by Mr. and Airs, Chard, the bridegroom’s parents, in the Wlrarehuia Hall, where a most enjoyable time was spent.