WEDDINGS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20027, 7 February 1935, Page 12

WEDDINGS

HARTNELL—HALL The interest of a great number of people in Timaru was centred yesterday afternoon on the marriage of Dorothy Nancy, only daughter of Mr and Mrs H. W. Hall, Te Weka Street, and Albert Moor, second son of Mr and Mrs G. Hartnell, “The Willows,” Culverden. St. Mary’s Church was beautifully decorated for the occasion with pink and blue hydrangeas, blue agapanthus and sweet-peas, hydrangeas, in varying shades being arranged on the altar. The Rev. David Thorpe performed the ceremony and Mr A. W. Vine played the wedding music. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore an exquisite gown of deep ivory souple satin, streamlined and finished with a long graceful train. The bodice with high-neck effect was made with a deep yoke and tightfitting sleeves of net sewn with narrow bands of satin which were drawn to the front and loosely tied. The same net and satin trimming edged the long train and skirt which was finished with a swathed sash with ends falling the length of the frock. Her veil of Brussels lace and net was worn far back on her head, and was confined to her hair by a rope of closely woven orange blossom, forming a half circlet at the back. She carried a beautiful sheaf of lilum auratum which was the final touch to a very charming picture.

There were four bridesmaids, Misses Jean Gebbie and Alison Beadel (Christchurch) and Ann Don and Betty Tweedy. Miss Gebbie and Miss Beadel were dressed alike in white windswept organdie spotted with blue, giving an ice blue effect. The long closefitting skirts were made with small yokes at the back, terminating in wide godettes edged with frills which also formed the short trains. Their square-necked bodices, latticed at the back, were finished at the armholes with frills to match the skirts. Large white bankok straw hats with delphinium blue velvet ribbon bands and bows under the brim were worn, and they carried sheaves of delphiniums and pink rosebuds. The two younger bridesmaids, Betty Tweedy and Ann Don, wore frocks of white organdie, spotted with blue. The full skirts were frilled at the back and the square-necked bodices with puff sleeves were buttoned down the back with tiny buttons. A finishing touch to the frocks was given by the wide sashes of the material and the wreaths of small pink rosebuds and sprigs of delphinium which they wore in their hair. They carried small sheaves of pink rosebuds and wore crystal necklaces, the gift of the bridegroom.

Mr Maurice Simes, Christchurch, was best man, Mr Humphrey Hall (the bride’s brother) was groomsman, and Messrs Baxter McKeown and Bernard Jones were ushers.

A reception was afterwards held at the Grosvenor Hotel, where Mr and Mrs Hall received their guests. Afternoon tea was served in the diningroom, which was decorated with sweetpeas, roses and carnations. In the lounge the decorations were carried out in copper coloured shades, dahlias, red hot pokers, monbreta and marigolds being used with artistic effect. Mrs Hall wore a distinctive frock of pale beige angel-skin lace. The sheathfitting skirt showed vandyked frills to the knees and the V necked bodice was finished in front with a jabot of lace. Her coat of lace was threequarter length with wide sleeves banded with beige fur. Her black ballibuntl hat was made with the new high-crowned effect, trimmed with black cire ribbon and beige ospreys, and she carried a bouquet of red roses and begonias. Mrs Hartnell, the bridegroom’s mother wore a frock of nut brown lace and georgette and a wide brown straw hat. Her bouquet was of yellow roses. Mrs J. O. Dick, grandmother of the bride wore a frock of black windswept satin relieved with platinum lace. Her threequarter coat of satin was made with sleeves finely pleated to the elbow, the same pleating being repeated at the hem. Her black straw hat was edged with honeycomb net and trimmed in front with a posy of green, white and black raffia flowers. She carried a bouquet of single pink roses. For travelling the bride wore an ensemble of navy blue and white diagonal striped marocain a distinctive note being introduced in the yoke and short sleeves, which were of lime green, russet and navy striped marocain tied in front with cravat effect. The threequarter length coat had a sailor collar

r rd cuffs to match the frock. Her smart little French sailor hat of grey rtraw was finished with a coloured mount and she carried a top coat c.f tailored grey boucle made vvith a high collar of grey fox fur.

Dr and Mrs A. M. Hartnell will leave o:i February 20 for England, where they intend to reside for two years.