WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19373, 23 December 1932, Page 6

WAIMATE

SEASONAL CROPS

The Waimate district every year sends to the metropolitan market large quantities of green peas, strawberries, etc., specially grown to meet Christmas market requirements. In recent years the output from these crops has been seriously affected either by frost, drought, or other conditions, but this year gave promise of a record yield and return for growers. Unfortunately, however, during the past week a large number of consignments of green peas of high grade sample .which were forwarded to Dunedin, realised only 2/6 per 321 b bag. which is barely sufficient to pay the cost of picking, freight, and commission. Consequently a large amount of this crop has been withheld, in the hope that the market will improve on the nearer approach of the Christmas season. The strawberry crop this year met weather conditions which were almost ideal, but here again growers met disappointment, in that a very large proportion of the crop grown from varieties which naturally lie close to the ground, were attacked by a disease or grub which destroyed nearly the whole of their yield. On the other hand, tree varieties of strawberries have produced very fine yields, and have realised prices of from 8d to lOd per lb at auction in the cities. Picked dessert varieties have exceeded these prices by from 2d to 4d per lb, and the crop on the whole has about produced a fair average season's return.

WEDDING,

A pretty wedding was celebrated last week at Knox Presbyterian Church, Waimate, when Lily Jean, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Rollinson, was married to Neill, third son of Mr and Mrs C. T. Hodges, the contracting parties both being well known in the Waimate district. The church was decorated with orange blossom, arum lilies, yellow daisies, and mauve lupins, by the members of the Knox Choir, in honour of one of their number. The Rev. W. F. Nichol officiated at the service. and Miss O. Cameron, L.A.8., presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white satin made on simple lines. A tight-fitting corsage was made with a deep V-shap-ed piece ending in a point at the neckline in front, with long close-fitting sleeves pointed over the hands. A flared skirt fell from a band round the hips and ended in a panel which reached to the ground. Her veil was of hand-embroidered net arranged cap-fashion and formed a train held with orange blossom. The ensemble was completed with shoes of white stamped velvet and an armlet of apricot roses with streamers to tone. Miss Ngaire Rollinson, chief bridesmaid, more green floral georgette with anklelength gored skirt inset with frilled godets, and a tight-fitting sleeveless bodice. Her hat of green straw, was lifted at the left side,, and she carried an armlet of pink and lemon roses tied with green streamers. The second bridesmaid, Miss Tui Rollinson, was frocked in lemon floral organdi, having an ankle-length gathered skirt with four tiny frills round the hem, and a sleeveless fitting bodice with a miniature frill round the neck. Her hat was of lemon fancy straw and she carried a Victorian posy of pansies. Both bridal bouquets were the gift of Miss L. Manchester “Belvoir.” Mr Richard Hodges, twin brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man, and Mr Wilfred Rollinson, brother of the bride, as groomsman. The w’edding breakfast was held at the Savoy, the bride’s mother receiving the guests in a frock of black crepe lucretia, relieved with biege and a black straw sailor hat and carrying a posy of red roses. The bridegroom's mother was attired in a frock of black and gold floral georgette and a black straw hat. Mrs Hodges’ bouquet was also of roses. When leaving for a honeymoon in the north, the bride wore a fawn and brown moracain frock trimmed with pleated frills, under a military coat of green diagonal cloth, a white sailor straw hat and brown and white shoes.