WEDDINGS

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1933, Page 15 (Supplement)

WEDDINGS

McCARTY—TEMPERO. The wedding was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Church, New Plymouth, on the evening of Saturday, February 18, of Gladys, elder daughter of Mr, and Mrs. G. J, Tempero, New Plymouth, and Francis Joseph, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. J. McCarty, Hawera. The Rev. Father Minogue was the minister. The bride entered the church escorted by her father, wearing a model evon frock of cream satin beaute, finished with a short scalloped coatee, shoes and stockings to match and wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms. The three bridesmaids, Misses Jean Tempero (chief), Jean Daly and Nance O'Neill, were frocked in sprigged organdie of pink, blue and white respectively, with shoes and stockings to tone and wore American sailor hats. Each carried a flowered muff to match the frocks. The best man was Mr. J. McDonell, and Mr. J. Carter was groomsman. After the ceremony a reception and dance were held at the Mon Desir. Mrs. Tempero to receive her guests was wearing a model frock of floral marocain with black hat, and carried a posy of pink asters and maidenhair fern. Miss McCarty (aunt of the bridegroom) was attired in a model frock of floral georgette with navy hat to tone, . • , , Mr. and Mrs. McCarty, left by car for their home, the ’bride travelling In a brown military coat with hat, shoes and stockings to tone. KIRKBY—NUTTALL. The wedding was celebrated quietly at St Joseph’s Church, New Plymouth, on Wednesday afternoon, March 8, by the Rev. Father Minogue, of Margaret Marion, younger daughter of Mrs. E. C. Nuttall, Fitzroy, and Vaughan, fourth son of Mrs. M. Kirkby, Courtenay Street, New Plymouth. The bride was escorted by her brother, Mr. Harry Nuttall, and was attended by her sister, Miss Kathleen Nuttall, as bridesmaid. The wedding gown was of cream angel-skin lace, tightly fitting to the knees, where it fell in graceful folds to the tip of her shoes, which were of cream satin. The full-length sleeves were fully puffed to the elbow and were caught into a tight-fitting band to the wrist. Her veil, of beautiful Honiton lace, was lent by a friend and was worn with a spray of blossom clasping-it across the back of the head. The bride carried an exquisite bouquet of cream begonias and cream and pink-tinged sweetpeas. The bridesmaid’s frock of georgette was of a soft primrose shade, and with closely fitting bodice and full anklelength skirt. The sleeves were full to the elbow, and fitted closely to the wrist. The bridesmaid wore a pretty , hat of fine dull straw, lightly ornamented, at the back with a cluster of velvet flowers of a faintly deeper shade. Pale yellow begonias and rosebuds were arranged to form a bouquet, backed by maidenhair fcx*n» The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Alfred Nuttall as best man. The reception was held at Pukekura Park, where Mrs. Nuttall to receive the guests wore a two-piece ensemble of navy silk marocain, relieved with fawn figured crepe de chine. Her smart black hat was of navy felt with steel buckle, and she held a bouquet of scarlet begonias and gerberas. The bride travelled in a smart threepiece costume of heavy corded silk in reseda green shade, finished at the neckline with collar of primrose georgette. She- wore a close-fitting hat of green felt to tone and carried a bouquet of choice hot-house flowers.

LAIRD—THOMSON. St. John’s Presbyterian Church. Hawera, was the scene of the wedding on Wednesday afternoon of Florence Marion Thomson, eldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Thomson, South Road, Hawera, and Dr. John Maclelland Laird, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Laird, Kilmalcolm, Scotland. The church was decorated with white, pink and blue flowers. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. G. Irvine and the service concluded with the singing of two hymns. Mr. Rowe played the organ. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a slipper-length gown of ivory angelskin lace, made on lines of gentle simplicity. Her filmy veil of allusion tulle worked at the hemline with silk thread (this being worn by the bride’s mother), was held in place with side sprays of orange flower buds. An arm spray of auratum and belladonna lilies completed a charming bridal study. Attending the bride was her sister, Miss Emma Thomson, as bridesmaid, and Shirley Thomson as flower girl. The former wore a daintily fashioned frock of primrose yellow silk crepe with hip waterfalls to the hemline and prettily finished lattice neck line and epulets. A pretty hat of silk straw turned off the side of the face and finished with a large bow .of velvet flowers was worn. Long silk gloves and a necklet of amber beads gave a very pleasing effect. An arm spray of lemon and brown flowers was carried, The flower girl looked very dainty in a frock of apple green rosebud patterned silk made with puff sleeves and two frills at the foot of the hem, the frock being finished with a green sash. A bandeaux of pink ribbon and flowers was worn and she carried a basket of pale pink flowers. ■' f Mr. Howie, Dunedin, was best man. Following 'the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, where only relatives were present. Mrs. Thomson to receive her guests was wearing a gown of royal blue lace with matching coatee and black hat, and a bouquet of autumn-tinted flowers was carried. Mrs. Cree-Brown, Dunedin, aunt of the bride, chose a gown of wine-red imprinted ring velvet with smart black toque, and carried a posy of pink flowers. Miss Frances Thomson wore a gown of bottle green silk crepe with green chip straw hat. Miss Barbara Thomson wore a pretty frock of pique voile in lemon and green tonings and green hat. A magnificent square two-tiered cake adorned the bridal table. The rooms were decorated with lemon and orange autumn flowers. After the honouring of several toasts Dr. and Mrs. Laird left by car on their wedding tour. They in-

tend to board the ship sailing for Scotland on Saturday., The bride was attired in a costume of nigger brown tweed with smart, brown felt hat relieved with orange and a smart scarf of brown and orange tonings. WISNEWSKI-BURTON. The marriage took place on Wednesday evening, March 8, at the Methodist Church, Stratford, of Anthony, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wisnewski, New Plymouth, and Loma, eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. C. Burton, Mountain Road, Midhirst. The officiating minister was “Rev. T. Skuss. \ The bride, who was given away by her father, was prettily gowned in white lace and dainty veil, and carried a beautiful sheaf of pink lilium auratum. The bridesmaids, Miss Nina Burton, sister of the bride, and Miss Jean Kelly, were

daintily frocked ip apricot organdie. The twin sisters of the bride, Noeline and Mavis, acted as flower girls, and were also dressed in apricot organdie. The best man was Mr. T. F. Wisnewski, and Mr. C. Burton assisted as groomsman. Mrs. T. Skuse officiated at the orgaiL After the ceremony the guests were received by the bride’s mother at the Windsor Tea Rooms, where the wedding breakfast was held, the Rev. Skuse presiding.