WEDDING.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1932, Page 11

WEDDING.

PIPER—MILLS. The wedding took place at the Methodist Church, Dannevirke, on November 23 of Nora Myrtle, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. T. Mills, Umutaoroa, Dannevirke, and Eric Alan, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Piper, o Lowgarth, Stratford. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Jeffreys, Dannevirke. The bride, who entered the church escorted by her father, wore an anklelength frock of ivory, satin with tightfitting bodice and wide hip yoke and train. She wore the orange blossoms from which her veil fell to form a train. She carried a sheaf of lilies. The bride was attended by Miss Dorothy Mills (sister), Aileen Piper (sister of the bridegroom) and Mavis Inglis. They wore respectively pink, green and blue ankle-length frocks of satin with felt hats and shoes to tone and carried sheafs of lupins and peach blossoms. There were also three small flower girls wearing ankle-length satin frocks to match the bridesmaids and carrying posies to tone.

The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Leslie • George Piper, as best man and Messrs. Eric Metcalf and George Mills (brother of the bride) as groomsmen. On leaving the church the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe by her tiny niece, Beth Broad. The church was decorated in black and gold, the Methodist girls’ club colours, by friends of the bride. The bridegroom presented the bridesmaids with carved ivory floral posies and the flower girls with strings of pearls. ■ The reception was held at Anderson's rooms. Mrs. Mills wore a brown frock of marocain and hat to tone. She carried a bouquet of pink roses. The.bridegroom’s mother wore a frock of black georgette- and satin coat and black hat with touch of green. She carried a posy of red roses. Mr. and Mrs. Piper left later by car, the bride travelling in a pretty frock of new blue melysta with coat and hat to tone. Their home will be at Ararata.