WEDDINGS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 16 December 1925, Page 3

WEDDINGS.

LAAVSON—FLANAGAN. A very pretty wedding took place yesterday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church," Highfield, when Amy, only child of Air J. E. Flanagan, Craigie Street, was married by the Rev. A. Bcgg, to Douglas, oldest son of Airs Lawson, Sarah Street, and the late AV . Lawson. The church was beautifully decorated with mauve and pink sweet, peas and yellow roses by the girl friends of the bride. '

1 'The bride, who was given away by i lier father, wore a lovely lrock of brocaded gold taffetas, the back made in straight lines and the front with handkerchief godets of lace to tone, the lace tulle train hung from one shoulder and was caught at either side of the head with gold leaves. ' She carried a bouquet of deep cream, roses and gold streamers. The bridesmaids, Miss McKeown and Miss P. McArthur, were dressed respective',}- in punk and handkerchief godets of lace to tone; p with godets of cream lace on- front |of skirts and cream lace yokes. On ! their heads they wore wreaths of ; French flowers shaned like coronets, | and Miss McKeown’s bouquet was of heliotrope scabious, and Miss AJc- | Arthur's was of pale pink roses. Mr j Gordon Lawson was best man, and Mr Neville Moore, groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride’s parents (Cruigie Street). Mrs-Flana-gan received her • guests wearing _a i black silk marocain embroidered , in black and white, a black ottoman silk' coat with fur collar and cuffs, and a b'ack satin hat with a white osprey. Her bouquet was of red roses. Mrs I Lawson wore black panel satin with 4 narrow band of inset gold embroidery down the front of the frock, black hat. rose-coloured tulle scarf, ' bouquet_ of pink roses. Miss Flanagan (Dunedin), georgette over blue and grey figured crepe dc- chine, grey satin coat, georcetto hat with ostrich feather; Mrs David Low (Dunedin), black satin, overdress of black georeettc, black liat with ospreys; Mrs McKeown, red and | black figured crepe, do chine, black ‘ottoman si k coat, black hat with os- ! preys; Mrs T. D. Young, black posi tame with narrow white-stripe, hat .of 1 black and gold : Mrs McArthur,- brown stockinette with jazz trimming, brown crepe dc cliirc hat with feather mount, I gold scarf; Mrs Grey, navy and-grev j frock, navv hat; • Mrs A. Lawson (AVcl* jlington), tomato and mustard coloured I check crepe de chine, black satin and I chinchilla coat, hat of same tones as I‘frock: Sirs Hicks, fawn marocain, hat j to match; Mi’s W-; T. Tait, whites’crepe 1 do chine printed with black roses; and a black georgette hat with red rose ; Mrs Beckingham, black and white crepe cle chine, black hat; Mrs R. H. Priest, grey georgette, grey hat; Airs AV. Hole. ’ navy stockinette coat and skirt, putty eo'our’cd hat; Mrs H. Harris, bpoivn anl navv ■ marocain, navy lidt;.' Mrs Ivan Black, navv floral marocain, black hat; Mrs Fender :(Ashburton),;.brown and white spotted marocain, brown straw hat; Mrs Earwaker, bojs de rosemarocain frock, ..hat, in same., shades,blue tulle scarf; Miss M. Irwin, cinnamon marocain,' and hat to match ; Miss K. Young, floral ninon over palei cyclamen georgette, black crinoline straw , hat with multicoloured : flowers; Miss Olwyn Wood, pink floral voile, black’ crinoline hat; Miss L. Thomson, blue and white figured ninon frock, black lace hat; Miss R. Manchester, royal blue crepe de chine, and biscuit coloured hat; Miss G. Manchester, fawn marocain, fawn hat with pink roses; Miss I. McCaskill, floral ninon, pink crinoline straw hat; Miss M. Sutherland, navy crepe de chine, navy hat; Miss K. Sutherland, gold and brown embroidered voile, brown hat; Miss L. Sutherland, floral georgette,' black hat. Others present or invited were .the Misses Ash, the Rev. A. and Mi’3 Bogg, Mr and Mrs C. E. Shallcrass, Mr and Mrs J. Baxter, Miss Baxter, Mr E. Beckingham, Mr Ivan Black, Mr A. Janies, Mr E. Graham, Mrs Cherry, Mr Baird, Mr W. Carlton, Air H. Coxhoad, Mr and Mrs W. Dalgleish, Mr M.’ Dunn, Mr D. Davies, Mr Earwaker, Miss Elliott, Mr H. D. Eerrier, Mr J. Eerrier, Mr and Mrs E. W. Flanagan, Mr, Mrs and Miss Flanagan (Christchurch), Mrs Gray, Air Grunn, Mr and Mrs H. Harris, Messrs H. and R. Harris, Mr Hicks (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Heron, Miss Harvey, Dr. Hart.v (Fairlio), Misses Kay (2), Mr and Mrs A. Lawson (Wellington), Mr Huia Jones, Mr, Mrs and Miss Johnstone, Mr N. Leslie, Messrs G., W. and A. Lawson, Mr W. Lawson (Wellington), Mr Lowe (Dunedin), All's Lowe (Oamaru), Air McKeown, Alessrs J. and R. McKeown, Air P. McDougall, Air R. Alcllattie (Auckland), Mr, Airs and ALiss Bell, Air and Airs Alorrison, Air and All's Naylor (Ashburton), Air and Airs G. Pirie, Alisses Piric j ( Air and Airs Panel I (Christchurch), Air I'. Pope, Air R. H. l Priest, Air and Airs Robertson, Air and i Airs Reich, Air and Airs SJtone (Mel-1 bourne), Air, Airs and Aliss Sidey. (North Canterbury), Aliss Bowles, Air and Airs Sewell, Mr and Airs Sinclair, | Air J. Tennant, Air AV. I. Tait, Air T. D. Young, Mr and Airs AVindust, j Mrs Westoby, Air Cecil AVood junr. | Later in the day Air and Mrs j Lawson left by car, the latter wearing | a cigar brown kasha cloth frock made on straight lines, banded above the hem with tomato and gold embroidery, edged with skunk fur, and a small brown georgette- hat embroidered in shades to match, brown georgette and skunk fur scarf.

MORRIS—BROWN. A prety wedding took placo on Thursday afternoon at Orari Presbyterian Church, when Miss Margaret Brown, second daughter of the late Mr and Mrs J. Brown, of Taieri, was married to Mr Roland A. Morris, eldest son of Mr I. Morris, of Temuka. The Rev. J. Anderson officiated, and Mrs Killoli played the wedding music. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Geo. Brown, wore a bcautifri frock of powder blue crepe .silk marocain embroidered in silver, with silver lace panel ; her tulle veil was caught at each side with orange blossoms and a circle 'of pearls, and she carried a. sheaf of arum lilies. The bridesmaid, Miss Doris Brown, wore beige coloured crepo de chene trimmed with pink velvet roses, black picture hat, beige silk stockings and • _ black shoos. Her bouquet was of delicately tinted sweet peas and*fern, 1 with’ wide pink satin streamers. Little Mavis Brown, niece of the bride, made a dainty’ flower girl, dressed in mauve crepe de chene with head band of mauve and pink flowers tied with a large tulle bow. She carried a basket of mauve and pink sweet peas. Each wore a- gold armlet, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr W. Morris attended his brother as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of Mr and Mrs Geo Brown, “Gladstone,” Oran. Later when Mr and Mrs Morris left on their wedding tour, the latter wore a navy costume with fawn and bluo hat.