LATE SOCIAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17832, 28 April 1926, Page 5

LATE SOCIAL

Miss Rose Johnston, the newlv-app-pointed girls’ work secretary to the Lyttelton branch of the Y.W.C.A.. was the guest of the Y .W.C.A. at a social evening in their Christchurch rooms last evening. WEDDING. HILL—BEADEL. Masses of autumn foliage and tawny - shaded flowers, intermingled with hydrangea blooms in shades of blue and pink, was the setting for the wedding at St Paul’s Church. Papanui, this afternoon, when Daphne, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs H. J- Beadel. Paparoa Street. Papanui. was married to Stanley James, eldest son of Mr and Mrs G. Ilill. of Melbourne. The Rev W. H. Orbell was the officiating clergyman, and Mr W. A. Foster presided at the organ. Entering the church with her father, by whom she was subsequently given away, the bride looked most attractive in her handsome bridal gown of ivorygeorgette, made with long fitting sleeves and beaded in with a wide original design of beads and sequins, from the wide waist design the beads continued in narrow bands up to the neck line and attached to the skirt in wide scallops, from which fell flared pointed i panels, giving a handkerchief effect. Ap I old Limerick lace veil, lent by the bride’s aunt, was a graceful finish to 1 her toilette, and from a coronet of the lace, fashioned with one point, and clusters of orange blossom buds at each side, hung long over her gown, in graceful folds forming a train. She carried a shower bouquet of pink and white carnations anJ roses and heath. Two maids in attendance —Miss Betty Beadel, sister of the bride, and Miss Gwen Hamerton, Wellington, cousin of the bride. Both maids wore frocks made alike in shades of pervenche blue, and wisteria mauve respectively. The long sleeveless bodice made of the plain material terminated with hem stitching in wide Vandykes and from this the skirt fell in flares and finished in an uncommon way with tiers of narrow picot-edged scalloped frills toning from light to dark shades of the georgette. From the shoulders a w’ide scarf finished with the same frilled effect was worn round the neck and then falling loose at the back. Hats of finely pleated ribbon, slightlyupturned in front, with a small French flower mount, matched their frocks, and they carried bouquets of hydrangeas and scabias to tone. Miss Alison Beadel, a sister of the bride, attended as flower girl, and wore a simple frock of ivory georgette with a pleated frilled skirt and sleeves and a white ribbon hat, and carried a pink and blue posy of flowers. Mr Charles Hughes, of Wellington, attended the bridegroom as best-man. and Mr Ralph Beadel, brother of the bride, was groomsman. After the ceremony, a reception was hold at the home of the bride’s parents, where the wide lawns and flower-beds made an excellent, setting for the occa- J sion. The reception rooms were gay with autumn foliage and shaded pink flowers, and the tables were decorated with delicate pink flowers. Mrs Beadel received the guests wearing a distinctive model frock of navy blue repp cloth, made with a coat effect, and strap panels finished with black tassels J falling at each side. On the sleeves and j each side' of the low waist line, and j down the centre front of the bodice, | v.ere appliqued panels of fuschia silk, i hettvilv embroidered in silver and | black, and her smart stitched hat of i fuschia shaded silk velvet, had a shad- I ■ed fuschia feather mount at one side, | and she carried a bouquet of roses. ; Mrs T. Eastcott, Nelson, aunt of the j bride, wore a navy cloth frock, with quaint embroideries on the bodice out I lined with gold, and the skirt falling j in wide box-pleated panels, and a black] hat. with shaded flowers across the ; front of the crown. Mrs L. 11. Davi- ■ son, sister of the bride, wore a bottle i grieindoth frock, ciosclv buttoned from neck to hem. and banded with black ' fur at the sleeves and hem, and a green felt hat to tone. Miss Bell Hill, Melbourne, sister of the bridegroom, wore a jumper frock of bois de rose marocain, with a finely pleated skirt and the jumper trimmed with green and blue suede, appliqued on the pockets, neck and sleeves. Her hat of felt in the same shade was upturned with marocain. When the bride and bridegroom left • for their wedding tour, the bride travelled in an ensemble suit of biskra velour cloth, the coat cut on tailored lines, with an American fox fur collar and lined with biskra marocain. The frock also of marocain was finely pleated and fell from a yolk of plain material, anfl a velour felt hat en suite, and carried a fox fur. R Y AN— M A NX lON. A pretty wedding was celebrated at the Barbadoes Street Cathedral this morning, when Nellie, second daughter ni Mr and Mrs T Mannion. of Waiau, was married to Patrick Ryan, of < hristchurch. The Rev Father Halve}- performed the ceremony, and Miss U'< onnor prc sided at the orgafi. ' The bride, who was given away by her fehati, looked most attractive in her wedding gown of ivory georgette, made a straight panel back, and the flared in front, opening in the centre revealing an inset panel of lace. carried a bouquet of white flowers. Miss Kathleen Mannion attended her sister is bridesmaid, wearing a

frock of iris mauve georgette made with a' Jong bodice .and a flared skirt, and prettily beaded in crystal and irredescent seqins. Her hat of tulle was banded with silver ribbon and she carried a bouquet of mauve flowers. Mr D. Ryan, brother of the bridegroom, was best-man. A reception was held later at Dixieland, where the guests were received by Mrs Mannion wearing a smartly tailored navy costume, and a black hat, When tho bride left for her wedding tour she travelled in an ensemble suit of cinnamon frown and a hat to match. ON EIL L— RODGERS. At the Barbadoes Street aCthcdral this morning, a pretty wedding was celebrated when Ethel, twin daughter of Mrs Rodgers, and the late Mr William Rodgers, of Waltham, was married to James O'Neill, “Allendale,” Fairlie, fourth son of Mr and the late Mrs James O'Neill, Cricklewood. Entering the church with her uncle, Mr D. J. Mahar, of Wellington, by whom she was given away, the bride looked most attractive in her frock of navy georgette made on simple lines with a long tunic bodice and a flared skirt. Her filmy tulle veil was arranged from a wcirclet of orange-blossoms, and her bouquet was of white hot-house flowers and fern. Miss Mildred Rodgers, twin sister of the bride, was in attendance wearing a frock 1 of bois dc rose crepe de chine made on simple straight lines flared at the hem, and a hat of chiffon veli vetr in the same shade as her frock, I fashioned with a narrow section crown! and «’ full upturned brim, and carried a bouquet of pink flowers and fern. Mr John O'Neill, carried out the duties of best-man. The service was conducted bv the Rev Dr \ • Geanev. cousin of the bride, and Miss O < onnor, presided at, the orThe' guests were entertained later at. Dixieland, where Mrs Rodgers received the guests wearing a distinctive frock of black satin, made with a flared overskirt, and a smart black hat. with r black and white osprey mount. She carried a bouquet of scarlet roses. The bride travelled in an ensemble suit of rust red repp cloth, with Oriental trimmings, with hat en suite, and carried a navy coat with fur trimmings.