WEDDINGS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20863, 20 October 1937, Page 12

WEDDINGS

FANSHAWE—ROBINSON A wedding of much interest to South Canterbury people took place at St. Peters Church, Colombo, Ceylon, yesterday, when Miss Kathleen Gladstone, youngest daughter of Mrs Robinson, Beverley House, Wai-iti Road and of the late Mr Gladstone Robinson, “Oakwood," was married to Mr Evelyn Gascoyne Fanshawe, of Ceylon. The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, M- Aubrey Clarke and after the ceremony, Mrs Clarke (formerly Miss Evelyn Robinson, of “Oakwood”), held a reception at the Galle Face Hotel. DOUGLAS—GRANDI The wedding took place recently at St. John’s Anglican Church, Hlghfield, of Mary Corona, third daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Grandi, Rathmore Street, and John David, only son of Mr and Mi’s A. R. Douglas, Pareora. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Nelson Wright, and Miss Sylvia Rudge was at the organ. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a vellum tinted satin frock, shirred in front to form a high-fitting neck-line. A shirred panel formed a yoke and then fell in graceful fullness for the train. A folded belt filnished with a posy of orange blossom defined the waist-line. Her embroidered tulle veil enveloped her frock and was held in place by a halo of silver and orange blossom. Her shower bouquet was composed of roses and sweet peas. i The bride’s sisters, the Misses Marion and Floss Grandi, attended as bridesmaids, wearing frocks of rose du barn panne velvet cut with heartshaped neck-lines and buttoned from neck to waist at the backs. Their full skirts were finished with girdles of plaited velvet. They wore haloes of plaited silver and carried bouquets of deep cream flowers. Mr Frank Cass (Ashburton) was best man and Mr Walter Tait (Timaru) groomsman. Mr John Grandi was usher.

After the ceremony Mr and Mrs Grandi held a reception in the West End pavilion where the bride and bridegroom were piped into the hall by Pipers R. Munro and A. Goulding. Mrs Grandi wore a caped frock of black georgette embroidered in wallflower tones made with high neck-line and full bishop sleeves. Her hat toned with her frock and she carried a bouquet of roses and sweet-peas. Mrs Douglas, mother of the bridegroom,

wore a frock of wine coloured suede crepe, a hat to match and a fur coat. Her bouquet toned with her frock. Later in the evening Mr and Mrs Grandi entertained their friends at a dance at which Mr John Grandi’s orchestra officiated and Mr P. Hunter, Studholme, sang several Scotch songs. Mr and Mrs John Douglas will make their home in Christchurch. HICKS—GOWANS Miss Ella Gowans and Mr Victor Hicks were the contracting parties at a wedding which was solemnised at St. Mary’s Church, Timaru, on Saturday last. The bride Is the youngest daughter of Mr and the late Mrs Gowans, Timaru, and the bridegroom is the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Hicks, Timaru. The Rev. Norris officiated at the ceremony and Mr Vine presided at the organ. The bride who was given away by her brother, wore a dress of georgette and lace, the lace bodice forming a yoke and the lace pannelled skirt falling to form a slight train. The beautiful lace veil held to the head by a triple band of orange blossom fell to form a full train. She carried a bouquet of arum lilies, freesias and maidenhair fem. Pink floral georgette cut full from the high waist-line made the dress of the bridesmaid, Miss Mavis Hicks, fall in soft folds to the ground. The bodice was ruckc.' to form a brassiere effect and the long full sleeves were also rucked at the wrists. Knife pleating finished off the neck and shoulders. She wore a hat to tone. Pink shaded poppies and tulips with maidenhair fern and the contrasting colour of grape hyacinths made a pretty bouquet. Mr William Barkeiy was best man. The reception was held in the Bay tearooms The bride’s aunt (Mrs Somerville) received the guests wearing a brown patterned dress with a coat of brown cloth trimmed with a fur collar. She wore a hat to tone and carried a posy of ranunculus and maidenhair fern. Mrs Hicks wore a brown costume with hat to tone. Her posy was of red tulips and anemones and maidenhair fern. When Mr and Mrs Hicks left by car for the north, the bride was wearing a brown tweed costume with accessories to tone.

PRESTON—KINROSS

A pretty wedding was solemnised in Chalmers Church last week when Ivy Alice, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Kinross, Southburn and Percival Edward James youngest son of Mr and Mrs M. Preston, Springbrook, were joined in holy matrimony. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, wore a trained frock of ivory velvet with high neckline and leg-of-mutton sleeves. Her embroidere 1 veil was held in place with a coronet of orange blossom. She carried a sheaf of arum lilies. Tme bridesmaids, Miss Jeane Kinross and Miss Helen Waddell (Mossburn) , wore cherry red ring velvet frocks made on the same classical lines as the bride’s. Their halo head bands were o f red flowers and silver leaves. They carried sheafs of red tulips. Mr Lyonel Pye was best man and Mr Robert Kinross groomsman. The reception was in the Bay tearooms where Mrs Kinross received the guests in a nigger brown suit with hat to match. She held a bouquet of polyanthus. Mrs Preston wore an ensemble of na - with a hat to match. Her bouquet was of red anemones. When the bride and bridegroom left for the north, the bride was wearing a tunic suit of navy with a navy breton sailor hat and accessories to match.