WEDDINGS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21531, 19 December 1939, Page 10

WEDDINGS

PARSONS—SULLIVAN At the Church of the Sacred Heart, Timaru, on Saturday morning. Kathleen Josephine, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs M. J. Sullivan. Latter Street, was married to David John, only son of Mr and Mrs D. I. Parsons, Woodlands Road. The Rev. Father Seymour. S.M.. performed the ceremony and celebrated Nuptial Mass. The altar was decorated with blush roses and lilies, by a friend of the bride. During the service Miss Dorothy Keinan sang Gounod’s "Ave Maria.” The wedding music was played by Mr A. Murphy. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a frock of parchment satin cut on Grecian lines with a heart shaped neckline and slenderly fitting sleeves tapered to point at the wrists. The flowing train carried the same Patrician design. Her veil embroidered in each corner with an applique of satin flowers was worn over the face, and held in place by orange blossom. She carried a sheaf of golden roses. Her enveloping blue cloak insignia of the Fidelity of the Children of Mary, was removed at the altar by officers of the Fidelity. The chief bridesmaid, Miss Joan Parsons, sister of the bridegroom wore a frock of pale green hand-painted triple ninon with fully flared skirt, short flared sleeves and butterfly bow on the high-waisted front, with a dainty Juliet cap to tone. She carried a posy of shaded roses. Miss

Mary Parsons, younger sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Lesley Pickens, niece of the bride, were dressed in pastel crepe de chene frocks with fully flared skirts. The bodices had tiny puffed sleeves, finished with cyclamen chiffon sashes. They wore Dutch caps of soft green tulle and carried posies of cyclamen shaded sweet peas. Mr Albert Hendren was best man. As the happy couple left the church, a guard of honour was formed by the Fidelity of the Children of Mary. The bride was presented with two lucky horseshoes by Colleen Parsons and Rex Walker. At the reception at the bay tea rooms, Mrs Sullivan received the guests. She wore a navy patterned gown in navy georgette redingote, navy straw hat and a shoulder spray of pink sweet peas. Mrs Parsons, mother of the bridegroom, wore a diagonal striped frock in shades of blue and rust, electric blue edge to edge coat with scalloped front, blue sailor hat with upturned brim and a shoulder spray of abutilons. When Lieutenant and Mrs D. J. Parsons left later for the south the bride was wearing a brown silk dress with fine white stripe, wide brimmed brown stitched taffeta hat and accessories to tone.