TOPICS for WOMEN

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1935, Page 19 (Supplement)

TOPICS for WOMEN

Social and Personal Notes

WEDDINGS

MORTON—BRUNTON. A quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Hawera, on the afternoon of June 12, when Aileen Elsie, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Brunton, Manutahi, was married to Mr. Robert Morton, of Manutahi. The Rev. A. G. Irvine was the officiating minister, and Mr. L. Rowe played the wedding music. Entering the church with her father, the bride made a dain,ty figure in her neatly fashioned frock of Lido blue silk faille, with matching hat of fine felt, and ermine necklet. Over her arm she carried a sheaf-like spray of fragrant paper-whites and white winter roses. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Margaret Johnston, Palmerston North, who was attractively frocked in wool crepe Morocco in a rich bronze tone, with which she wore matching hat and shoes, and the posy of deep yellow and orange jonquils she carried made a pretty contrast. ‘ Mr. Frank Milliken, Wanganui, was best man. After the ceremony at the church, Mr. and Mrs. Brunton entertained a number of guests at a reception in the Rewa lounge, where the bride’s mother chose a smart ensemble, and hat in a becoming chocolate brown shade, in which to welcome the guests. She carried a beautiful posie of rare spring violets. Later Mr. and Mrs. R. Morton left by car to spend a holiday in the Wellington district. STABLES—RAYNER. On June 12 at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Hawera, the wedding was solemnised of Naomi Joan, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Rayner, Taikatu Road, Auroa, to Ralph John, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stables, Riverlea. Canon Sykes, Mandia,* officiated. The bride who entered the church with her father, wore a gown of cream chiffon taffeta, moulded to the figure and finished at the back with a cream tulle butterfly bow. The skirt was fitting to the knees, falling to vandyke godets finished with tiny frills. She wore white velvet shoes and mittens to tone. Her veil was silk embroidered, held in place by a coronet of orange blossoms. Sho carried a bouquet of white roses and maidenhair fem. Her ornament a string of pearls, was the gift of her mother. The - chief bridesmaid, Miss Gwen Rayner, sister of the bride, wore a gown of pale pink georgette,' flaring from the knees into three frills. A. little cape of frills was finished with a bow at the neck, and a sash drawn tightly around the waist came to a butterfly bow at the back. Pink satin shoes and mittens were worn to tone. A pink band of flowers encircled her head and she carried a bouquet of pink roses and maidenhair fem. The little flower-girl, Doreen Jordan, Masterton, niece of the bridegroom, was dressed in a frock of sea-blue windswept satin and shoes to tone. She wore a circlet of flowers around her head and carried a tiny bouquet of blue flowers Mr. Stanly Stables, Kaponga, brother of the bridegroom was best man. The bride’s mother in a navy blue swagger suit and hat, received the guests. The bridegroom’s mother wore a coat of black and a gre, hat. A reception was held in the Carlton tea rooms, Hawera. Leaving for the south, the bride wore a saxe blue swagger suit, grey shoes, hat and bag to tone and a white ermine fur. Their home will be at Riverlea. JOYCE—JACKSON. A marriage of interest to Eltham residents was celebrated recently at St. Patrick’s Church? Palmerston North, where Margarita Mary, second daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. P. Jackson, was married to Richard, third son of the' late Mr. and Mrs. E. Joyce, Kaponga. The Very Rev. Monsignor McManus officiated, assisted by the Rev. Fathers Herlihy, Jansen, Doolaughty (Taihape) and McDermott (Waipawa). The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr. G. B. Cope, wore ivory check satin with faggoted yoke forming a cowl neckline finished at the back with tiny hoops and buttons down to the waist, and long tight-fitting sleeves faggoted at the wrists. The skirt was slim-fitting with a train falling from a low point at the back. She wore a veil of Brussels net arranged with a gold lame halo and sprigs of orange blossom and carried a bouquet of white poppies, roses, freesias and maidenhair fem.

The bridesmaids were the Misses Edna and Joan Jackson, sisters bf the bride, dressed in autumn sprigged taffeta frocks with short flared sleeves and tiny horizontal pleats on. the corsage. The flared skirts were finished at the waist with wide pale green sashes. They wore Glengarry rucked taffeta caps, gauntlets and shoes to match and carried bouquets of autumn flowers.

The bride’s small niece, Patsy Joyce, was flower girl, dressed in pale green taffeta with puff sleeves and frills at the hem-line and a wide sash. She wore a rucked cap encircled with flowers. The best man was Mr. Patrick Cope and the groomsman Mr. William Joyce, Eltham.

The church was decorated with white flowers and autumn leaves. During Nuptial Mass solos were sung by Miss M. Wilson, and Miss C. Bartlett played the organ. As the bride left the altar steps her young brother Brian presented her

with a gold I horseshoe, which had been presented to the bride’s mother at her wedding. ! Their future home will be at Eltham. POTTS—JOHNSON. , The marriage was celebrated at the ■ Presbyterian Church, Stratford, last ; week of Margaret McLellan (Peggy), ■ only daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. > V. Johnson, Opunake Road, Stratford, to s Harold Raymond (Barney), only son of Mrs. and the late Mr. J. Potts, Eltham. , The Rev. J. MacGregor officiated. Escorted by her uncle, Mr. Charles, : the bride wore a gown of angelskin lace , cut on slim-fitting lines with long lace • sleeves and cowl collar. A veil of emi broidered tulle was worn curled by a wreath of orange blossoms and falling in , clinging folds over her frock. The bride i carried a bouquet of white azaleas and l maidenhair fem. ■ Miss Cora Clark was bridesmaid, ati tired in a frock of angelskin silk lace ' over peacock blue satin, a white ermine ■ fur coat and a cap of white chenille. She carried a bouquet to tone. ! The two little flower girls, Betty and Margaret Stringer, were dressed alike . in frocks of white satin with pink lace • coatees. They carried posies to tone. Mr. W. Johnson, brother of the bride, t was best man. As the bride left the church she was ► presented with a. horseshoe by little ■ Betty Stringer. The bridegroom's present to the bridesmaid was a crystal necklace ' and earrings. A reception was held at the bride's home, Mrs. Johnson being attired in a black costume and black hat. She carried a bouquet of autumn berries and foliage. The bridegroom’s mother wore a navy silk frock with hat and coat to 1 match. The wedding cake was made and s iced by Mrs. F. Stephens and the bouquets were the gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. ■ Gordon, Manaia. Mr. and Mrs. Potts left fo/a honey- ’ moon tour in the south, the bride wear- ’ ing a blue ensemble with hat and shoes to tone. Their future home will be at ! Eltham. i PINE-HICKS. [ St. Mary's English Church, Hawera, ‘ was the scene of a quiet wedding on ' Wednesday morning, when Myrtle Joyce, , youngest daughter of Mrs. and the late ' Mr. R. Hicks, South Road, was married I to Leonard, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘ W. Pine, Awapimi, Palmerston North. ’’ Canon D. B. Malcolm was the officiating minister. ! ' -The bride, who entered the church 1 with her brother, Mr. Lionel Hicks, wore ' a model frock of midnight blue delustred crush-proof satinraye, a pleated I knife-pleated embroidered capelet falling to the waistline from a chic roll ! collar of white, the skirt fitting to the ! knee-line, where it flared gracefully. A ! blue silk suede hat with jaunty up--1 turned brim, blue suede shoes and posy in blue tonings completed her toilette. Miss Bonnie Stone, cousin of the bride, 1 was bridesmaid, and her model gown of 1 dusky pink silk crepe romance was cut ' on slim-fitting lines and was finished ; with touches of a lighter pastel pink ■ tone and rows of buttons. Her silk felt j brimmed hat, shoes and posy were in the ■ same soft tones of pink and grouped i well with the bride’s deep blue. A cousin of the bridegroom, Mr. Mertyn Pine, Hawera, was best man. : The guests, who included only relatives of the bride and bridegroom, were entertained by the bride’s mother, Mrs. R. Hicks, at a luncheon reception at het residence on South Road. To welcome i the guests the hostess wore a finely woven woollen suit of a forest green shade, under a full-length fur coat, with green hat and brown crocodile skin shoes. The cake was the gift of the bride’s mother. The table was arranged 'ir blue and white, even to the crystal ware and china, bowls of mist blue stylosa irises making a charming effect. Sisters and brothers of the bride ahd close relations present included Mrs, W. Pine, Palmerston North, who wore a tailored swagger suit in a deep- beige tweed, flecked in a bright mixture of yarns, with toning hat of dark beige; Mr. and Mrs. L. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. D. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. M. Hicks, Mr. ahd Mrs. Raymond Hicks, Mrs. N. Jacks, Mrs. James Hicks, and Miss Alexander, New Plymouth. , When Mr. and Mrs. L. Pine left by car on a motoring tour of the North Island the bride chose for travelling a chevron striped- angora tweed tailored suit in fawn and brown tonings, with fawn, hat, brown python skin shoes, handbag and brown gloves. They will reside at Awapuni, Palmerston North. ROSS-WOLFE. At St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth, on June 1, Marion Isabelle, third daughter of .Mrs. and the late Mr. F. J. Wolfe, New Plymouth, was married to Cecil Mills, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ross, Birkenhead, Auckland. The Rev. J. M. Templar officiated. The bride, who was escorted by her brother, Mr. F. Wolfe (Te Kuiti) wore a simple frock of chantilly lace in a delicate shade of pink fashioned on classic lines. The skirt, which was close-fitting to well below the knees, ended in a circular flare which was continued up to the waistline at the back. The’’train fell from an inset point in the skirt. The full "length cowl sleeves were tight fitting below the elbow and formed points over the hands. A tulle veil of the same tint, which formed a long train, was worn off the face and was held by a circlet of tiny pink orange blossom ' buds. Grecian sandals and an exquisite <

bouquet of pink sweet peas, roses, carnations, luculia and delicate fem completed a charming toilette. Wagner’s Wedding March from Lohengrin was played by Mr. R. N. Renaud. The bride was attended by Miss Frances Northern, Awakiho, as bridesmaid. She wore a frock of water-lily green georgette, the bodice having a cape outlined with a frill of kilted georgette, which gave the new sloping shoulder effect. The skirt was smartly fitting with cascading flares below the knees. A felt hat and shoes toned with the frock and a trailing bouquet in autumn shades was carried. Jill Carrington, neice of the bride, was a sweet little flower girl. She wore a Victorian frock of daffodil georgette with shoes and bandeau to match and carried a dainty basket in autumn Shades. Mr. Donald Ross, Auckland, was best man. After the ceremony about 50 relatives and friends were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe, Timandra Street, New Plymouth. Mrs. Wolfe, mother of the bride received the guests wearing a navy and white ensemble and carried a bouquet in autumn tones. The tables were charmingly decorated with pink rose buds and asparagus fern. Other close relatives present at the reception were Mrs. Donald Ross (Auckland), who wore a petunia red tunic suit, and Miss Rosemary Ross (Auckland), sister of the bridegroom, wearing a tunic cuit in tones of brown and beige. 4 The bride travelled in a dusky pink wool frock, under a marsh brown angora coat, which toned with the cossack hat and brown shoes and vanity bag.