WEDDINGS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21532, 20 December 1939, Page 10

WEDDINGS

McGOWAN—LECKIE The marriage was solemnised on Saturday at the Sacred Heart Church, Craigie Avenue, of Ellen Frances, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. G. Leckie, Victoria Street, and Lester Vickery, son of Mr and Mrs F. McGowan, Scarborough. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father O’Connor, S.M. Miss Lilian McDonald sang “Ave Maria” and “Thank God for a Garden.” The bride entered the church with her father. Her ivory crepe satin gown had a softly gathered bodice brought into a scalloped waistline, the high neck also featuring scallops. The long sleeves were pointed over the hands. The skirt, which was plain in the front was gathered at the back and fell into a long train which was scalloped on the edge. Her embroidered tulle veil, which was worn over the face during the ceremony, was held in place with a cluster of lilies and formed a second train. She carried a sheaf of Christmas lilies and white sweet peas. Mrs D. T. Patton, Christchurch and Miss Zenna Johnson, Timaru, attended the bride. They were frocked in lime green and cyclamen georgette respectively. The bodices were gathered from the shoulders, falling in soft pleats to the waistline, their skirts being fully flared. In their hair they wore flowers shading from pale pink to deep cyclamen to match the sheaf of sweet peas and larkspur which they carried. Mr K. McGowan was best man and Mr I. R. McGowan was groomsman. Mr J. U. Leckie and Mr P. O’Leary were the ushers. When leaving the church the bride was presented with a silver horseshoe by Margaret Fraser. The guests were entertained at the Bay Tearooms and were received by Mrs J. G. Leckie, who wore a navy blue embossed cloque costume with navy blue straw hat relieved witn white and blue flowers and a shoulder spray of blue and white sweet peas. Mrs P. J. McGowan, of Christchurch, wore a black and white striped tailored costume and hat to match. Her shoulder spray was composed of scarier sweet peas. When Mr and Mrs L. V. McGowan left for the north, the latter was wearing a mermaid green two piece suit, tan and green striped blouse, tan slouch felt hat relieved with green, and accessories to tone.

HUNT—SHIPLEY Chalmers Church was beautifully decorated with roses, Iceland poppies and ferns for the marriage of Jean Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr and > Mrs A. Shipley, Rathmore Street, and I Leonard William, elder son of Mr and Mrs J. T. Hunt, LeCren Street, Timaru. The Rev. M. Wilson performed the ceremony and during the signing of the register Mr and Mrs Partridge sang a duet. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a trained gown of pale gold hammered satin. The ] front panel of the fully flared skirt formed a point which met the deep V neckline. The sleeves, pleated and stiffened at the shoulder, were tight fitting from the elbow and formed a peak over the hands. A halo fastened a veil of palest gold to her head. Abutilons, roses and maidenhair fern formed her bouquet. Miss Mabel Hunt, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Mona Maclean, the bride’s cousin, were bridesmaids. They were dressed alike in bronze treebank satin and wore gold Juliet caps. Their gowns featured pleated bodices and deep V necklines. The skirts were fitting to the hipline and were fully flared. Gold girdles caught high in front fell to the hemline. Their matching lace boleros were sprinkled with tiny gold flowers. They carried bouquets of bronze abutilons. Mr Ronald Shipley was best man and Mr Colin Shipley groomsman. Mr and Mrs Shipley assisted by Mr and Mrs Hunt, received the guests at a reception which was held in the Bay Tearooms. Mrs Shipley, the bride’s mother, wore a navy ensemble with cyclamen braiding, and a hat to tone. Her shoulder spray was of cyclamen, sweet peas and maidenhair fern. Mrs J. T. Hunt, mother of the bridegroom, wore a gown of navy broderie anglaise, fastened down the front by tiny satin buttons and loops. She wore a navy hat and a shoulder spray of white roses. Later when Mr and Mrs L. W. Hunt left by car for the north, the bride was wearing a black embossed taffeta jacket suit with white faggoted revers, white blouse and a black hat.