WEDDINGS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1935, Page 13

WEDDINGS

RAWSON—SIMCOX. At St. Michael’s Church, Henderson, Auckland, in an artistic setting of blue flowers, Frances Elaine, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Simcox, Henderson, and late of Otaki, was married on January 22 to Brian Dale, second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Rawson, Wallace Place, New Plymouth. The bride, who was escorted by her father, had chosen ivory moire for her wedding gown. It was cut on very simpie lines, slim fitting to the knee, and then falling' in graceful flares to the hem-line and forming a train at the back. The corsage was finished with a Medici collar. The lovely veil of Brussels lace which hung down m soft folds over the gown fitted on to a coronet and was caught at each side with orange blossom. A pearl necklace, a gift from the bridegroom, was also worn, while the sheaf of lilium auratum that the bride carried added a touch of dignity and grace to her whole attire. She was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Barbara Rawson, New Plymouth (chief), and Miss Margaret Stewart, Wellington. They were dressed alike in simple frocks of white embossed organdie made with dainty puff sleeves. The frocks fitted closely to the knee, then flared into fluted skirts from beneath a handkerchief frill, and formed slight trains at the back. They wore wreaths of pink roses and carnations in. their hair and each carried a sheaf of pink dahlias and roses. Mr. Maxwell Podevin, Te Kuiti, was best man, and Mr. David Rawson, New Plymouth, was groomsman. The ushers at the church were Mr. Skeat and Mr. Keeling. After the wedding service, which was a choral one performed by the Rev. Cable, with Mrs. Swabey, aunt of the bride, at the organ, the guests adjourned to “Riverslea,” Te Atatu Road, Henderson, the home of the bride s parents, where they were received by Mr. and Mrs. Simcox, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Rawson. For the wedding breakfast the table had been decorated with flowers in shades of pink—dahlias, sweet peas and hydrangea. Mrs. Simcox was wearing a frock of black georgette and a large brimmed black hat to match, and she carried a bouquet of pink flowers. Mrs. Rawson’s frock was of black georgette and lace and she wore a black hat to match, while the bouquet she carried was of autumn tinted flowers. When the bride and bridegroom left for their wedding tour the bride travelled in a smart cream linen costume flecked with brown and a cream hat trimmed with brown to match. HAINES—ALLEN. St. Andrew’s Church, Ohura. was the scene of the wedding on the evening of February 4 of Betty, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Allen, Ohura, and formerly of New Plymouth, to Stanley Bertram John, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Haines, Napier. The ceremony was performed by the Rec. J. M. Walters. Garlands of blue hydrangeas and golden glow suspended from a beautifully decorated bell formed a picturesque setting for the bride and her attendants. Mr. Allen escorted his daughter, who was clad in a gown of ivory Viennese lace over white satin beaute. The tightly fitting corsage, which fell in a soft cowl neck at the back and the front, was finished with a spray of orange blossom. The skirt was moulded on slimming lines and fell in a graceful train. Her veil of embroidered parchment tulle was held in place by a coronet of gold leaves, and her mittens were of ivory lace. She carried a sheaf of belladonna lilies.

Attending her as bridesmaids were Miss Koa Day, New Plymouth, and Miss Pat Ryan, Niho Niho. Their frocks of parchment needle-run lace were worn over blue and gold satin respectively. The fitting bodices with puffed sleeves were trimmed with tulle frills at the neck, knees and hemline in colours to correspond with the underslips. Their sashes were of blue and of gold corded silk ribbon, embossed with tiny rosebuds, and were tied at the back in large bows with long ends falling to the hem. They wore picture hats of tulle to match their frocks. A novel touch was given by their swagger canes surmounted by posies—one of blue hydrangeas and cream roses with trailing blue ribbon and the other of gold orchids and cream roses with gold ribbon. Janet Newman and Barbara Allen, nieces of the bride, were flower girls. They wore period frocks of blue and gold shot taffetas with puffed sleeves and fully flared skirts finished with a frill at the hemline. On their heads they wore shepherdess rosettes. The best man w. : Mr. H. Haines, Napier, brother of the bridegroom, while the groomsman was Mr. Colin Allen, New Plymouth, brother of the bride. Mrs. Dons, Ohura, played the wedding music and Messrs. Crossman and Kemp were ushers. After the ceremony 60 guests were entertained in Simpson’s Hall, which had been decorated by friends of the bride. Mrs. Allen to receive her guests wore a smart model frock of black and white floral chevron crepe, with black hat and swagger coat, and carried a bouquet of mauve sweet peas. Mrs. Haines, mother of the bridegroom, wore a frock of blue and white romaine, with blue hat and knee-length coat to tone, and carried a bouquet of red roses. Mr. and Mrs. Haines left for the north, Mrs. Haines travelling in a Jacobin suit of apple-green linen with smart green and white checked sailor hat and accessories to tone. Their home will be at Cambridge. SOUTH ISLAND WEDDING. ORBELL—HOUSTON. Many college friends travelled from various parts of the North and South Islands to be present at St. Paul’s Church, Papanui, for th-: wedding celebrated on Tuesday night last week of two graduates of the Otago University. The bride was Sheila Margaret, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Leslie Houston, of St. Albans, and formerly of Napier, and the bridegroom was Dr. Geoffrey Buckland Orbell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Orbell, Winchester. Blue and shaded gold flowers arranged throughout the church made an effective setting for the frocks worn by the bride and her attendants.

Mr. Houston escorted his daughter, who wore a beautiful frock of white windswept moire made with inset panelling, moulding the front and back of the waistline and forming the side panels which lengthened into a long oval train. The sleeves were slightly pouched on the upper arms and caught into long, shaped cuffs, and the bodice was finished with a spray of miniature lilies, velvet leaves and asparagus fern placed horizontally at the front of the square neckline. Three strands of orange blossom buds caught into clusters of blossoms at the sides held in place her long embroidered tulle, veil, which was arranged over the face, and fell in deep folds over the train of her frock. She carried a sheaf of white gladioli. Miss Jule O’Kane (Alexandra) and Miss Audrey Eberlet (New Plymouth) were the bridesmaids. Miss O’Kane’s frock of harebell-blue sheer moss crepe was cut on diagonal lines, narrow panels from the back of the skirt forming a sunray train. Gold lame was introduced as a trimming in the spray of gold flowers at the high cowl neckline in front of the bodice, and in three bold buttons placed diagonally at the deep V at the back, the wide capelet sleeves being also

lined with lame. A swathed blue sash was tied in a soft bow at the back of the waistline. Miss Eberlet’s frock of pale gold lace was made on closefitting lines, fullness being given to the skirt by a slightly shirred panel at the back. A soft bow of chiffon velvet gave a finishing touch to the back of the waistline, and a similar bow trimmed the front of the flared capelet. Both attendants wore halo head-dresses of blue and gold flowers, and carried sheaves of gladioli to tone. Mr. H. M. S. Dawson was best man, and Mr. Allen Orbell (Waikouaiti) was groomsman. Dr. A. Cotter, Dr. A. Arnott and Dr. C. Stevenson acted as ushers. Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Orbell will make their home in Invercargill.