WEDDING

Taranaki Daily News, 5 January 1935, Page 14 (Supplement)

WEDDING

CARMODY-MONAGHAN. A wedding was solemnised at St. Joseph’s Church, Hawera, on December 26, when Elizabeth May, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Monaghan, Hawera, was married to Cyril John, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Carmody, Wanganui. The altar and sanctuary were laden with sweet perfumed Christmas lilies and stately coral and flame tinted gladioli, amid a surrounding bower of greens, which were the Christmas decorations arranged by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The bride, who was a member of the Children of Mary, was married with the full honours of the Sodality at a nuptial mass, the celebrant being the Very Rev. Monsignor P. F. Cullen. Mrs. W. A. Quin was at the organ and the choir of about 25 members of the Sodality of the Children of Mary, led by Sister M. Charles, sang during the mass, the renderings of the Ave Maria and Adore Te during the offertory and consecration being particularly beautiful. Entering the church with her father, the bride wore her pale blue, mantle of Mary over a robe of magnolia-white windswept tornado satin. She was escorted to the altar of Our Lady by two Children of Mary and divested of the mantle, returning to the main altar for the ceremony. Her gown was cut on graceful classic lines, gored from the inverted mitred yoke-line to flare from the knees to a softly-folded train. The rosepatterned yoke of angel-skin lace had a smart cowl neckline, and the lace sleeves were fully puffed to the elbow, the lower part fitting the arm with a dainty mitred point snugly cuffing the hand. Her veil of silk embroidered tulle, which fell in foamy white ripples over her train, was loaned by a friend, and was wreathed well back from her brow, with orange blossoms, coils of buds terminating the wreath at either side. The only jewellery worn was a fine string of small pearls, and she carried a sheaf of Christmas lilies. Miss Dorothea Monaghan, Auckland, .sifter of the bride, attended as bridesmaid, her frock being smartly fashioned of deep cornelian pink mariette, cut on delightfully simple and effective lines. Vertical flaired flounces outlined the six gores of the skirt, cascading from above the knee to the hemline, and outlining the gores, petal-wise, while the capelet collar was finished with a full flare and caught at the neck with a cornelian and silver clasp, the stitched belt being likewise buckled in cornelian. Her shady crinoline straw hat of a pale coral tone was banded with ribbon from a central velvet rose of matching hue, and her satin shoes and silk mesh mittens toned. She carried a sheaf of deep vel-lum-cream and pale coral-tinted blooms and fem. Mr. Lawrence Carmody, Wanganui, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Patricia Williams and Nichok Wnliams, Patea, little flower girl and page respectively, were pictures of old world daintiness in their deep vellum-cream chiffon velvet. Fashioned on mid-Vic-torian lines, the little maid’s frock was slipper length, the deep cape collarberthe falling almost to the high waistline at the back. Her curly head was covered with a pretty velvet petalled cap. The little page’s suit had a fullshirred berthe collar on the blouse and under-strapped ankle-length semi-fitting trousers. ~ , Following the ceremony, the brides parents entertained about 80 guests a a reception at the Carlton Rooms, where the decorations were carried out in coral and cream tones. Mrs. Monaghan wore a silk marocain gown, geometrically designed in black cherry and cream, over which she wore a three-quarter black coat to match and smart black straw picot sailor hat, with slight touches of cherry, and cream. Carnations shading from light to deep red made up her posy. The bridegroom’s mother, Mrs. Carmody, wore a smartly tailored dark navy suit relieved with light touches of pale pinß, with hat to tone, and her posy was of shaded pink carnations. Mrs. H. Smith, Wanganui, grandmother of the bride, wore a gown of black georgette ana lace, with smart black afgha straw hat with touches of red. Multi-coloured carnations and fem formed her dainty posy. The three matron’s posies were the gift of a Wanganui friend, Mrs, Fitzgerald. Miss Cicely Carmody, Wanganui, sister of the bridegroom, wore a floi’al crepe de chine frock in pretty tones of green with a white baku straw hat, Miss Eileen Carmody, another sister, wearing a marine blue ensemble suit with a champagne-beige hat and accessories. , At the reception songs were sung by Mr. J. Crawford, Patea,. and Miss May Wilson gave some elocutionary items. , A special toast was that of the brides grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Smith, Wanganui, who were present, with the names of Mr, and Mrs. T. Trask, Hawera, who were also guests, and good wishes were extended to these two pairs, who had both celebrated their golden wedding anniversaries during the year, Mr. and Mrs. Trask having also been present at Mr. and Mrs. Smiths wedding some 50 years previously. When leaving on a motor tour of the Auckland district, Mrs. C. J. Carmody chose a stylish pelican crepe ensemble in tones of prune brown and white, a plain brown swagger cut three-quarter coat being worn over a brown and white broken dice-checked frock,, with deep brown Prestidge straw hat lightly swathed in white cire satin ribbon and finished with a chromium clip. White gloves, shoes and handbag completed the toilette. Mr. and Mrs. Carmody will live at Wanganui.

IRELAND-OSMAN. The marriage of Anne, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Osman, to Ivan Charlis, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Ireland, Stratford, took place at Wanganui on Thursday. The bride, who was escorted by her'father, wore a model gown of brown and beige lace with a beige hat, shoes and gloves. She carried a bouquet of pink-tinted carnations, sweet peas and maidenhair fern. The bride’s sister, Miss Joyce Osman, who was bridesmaid, wore a frock of green floral georgette, with a white hat, shoes and gloves, and carried a posy of pink sweet peas. Mr. W. B. Ireland, Stratford, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. , A reception was held by the bride s parents at the Victoria League rooms, Hill Street, over 60 guests being present A dance followed.