LATE SOCIAL NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18624, 28 November 1928, Page 9

LATE SOCIAL NEWS.

WEDDING.

WOOD—STEVENSON. Picturesquely beautiful was the wedding of Miss Mollie Stevenson to Mr Ivan Douglas W r ood, which took place at St Barnabas Church, Fendalton, this afternoon. The bride is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs G. R. Stevenson, “Turamoe,” Fendalton, and the bridegroom is the second son of Mr and Mrs Walcot Wood, Heaton Street, St Albans. The Rev Owen Williams, uncle of the bride, was the officiating clergyman, and Mr Merton presided at the organ.

Beautiful pink lupins, geraniums and peonies in profusion decorated the church, and long before the arrival of the wedding party the church was filled with friends and visitors from all parts of Canterbury. The bride, who w r as given away by her father, wore a lovely gown, which was fashioneji on early Victorian lines. The corsage of ivory brocaded satin was continued below the waist-line in deep scalloped panels, underneath which the filmy skirt of tulle fell over a foundation of lace to the ground at the back, and was short in front. Her long sleevfes were tight to the elbow, then fell full, forming angel sleeves, finished with a narrow frill of the tulle. Her long train of tulle, falling from the shoulders, was finished at the sides with a narrow frill, and rounded at the end with row upon row of narrow frills. Over all fell her exquisite veil of Honiton lace, over three hundred years old, which was kindly lent by Mrs F. W. Anderson. The veil was arranged in Victorian style, far back on the head, and caught across the back with a single row of orange blossoms with a posy at each side. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses, carnations and maiden-hair fern.

Four maids were in attendance —the two older maids, Miss Geraldine Anderson and Miss Margaret Stevenson, were dressed alike in picturte frocks of eau de nil georgette with full long skirt of filmy tulle, and the fitting sleeves of georgette falling to a point over the hand. The tulle, arranged in frills falling from the waist to the hem, fell in deep points long at the back, forming an uneven hem-line, and were finished at the waist with a wide green silk velvet sash. Their wide-brimmed hats of fine green straw were cut up in front, and trimmed with a bow of velvet. They caried' bouquets of pale pink roses. The smaller attendants, Joy Hamilton, niece of the bridegroom, and Juliet Williams, cousin of the bride, wore long Victorian frocks of palest pink, the skirts formed of narrow frills, and the sashes finished with rosebuds. Their green Victorian bonnets had pink roses beneath the brims, and they carried posies of pink flowers. The little flower-girl, Lavinia Hamilton, wore a dainty frock of pink frilled net, edged with pink ribbon, and a wreath of flowers round her hair.

The bridegroom was attended by Mr J. D. Lawrence, jun., as best man and Mr Gavin Turnbull was groomsman. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, where a large marquee was erected in the garden, the flowering shrubs and fine old trees making an attractive back-ground for the many beautiful frocks. • Mrs Stevenson received her guests wearing an ensemble of beige-pink georgette, the frock with a jabot of lace, and lace inset on the sleeves, and the skirt formed of three crystal pleated tiers and a green and gold buckle at the waist. The coat of georgette had a scarf collar of foxeline fur, with georgette ends, weighted with the fur, and cuffs trimmed in the same way. Her hat, of ballibuntl straw, was in beige and black, and lined beneath the brim with fine beige-pink lace. She carried a bouquet of mauveshaded flowers.

Mrs Walcot Wood, mother of the bridegroom, wore a handsome frock of black georgette, inset with ecru lace, which was lightly embroidered in pastel shades, and a wide black hat, with black lace trimming. Her bouquet was of autumn-tinted roses. Mrs Geoffrey Hamilton, sister of the bridegroom, wore a gown of beige lace, and georgette, the skirt made with alternate frills of the lace and georgette, and the cape collar held on one shoulder with a large shoulder posy. Her hat of felt to tone had a wide brim of crinoline straw, and was cut away in front, and held with a brilliant buckle.

When the bride left for her wedding tour, she was wearing an ensemble of oyster-grey georgette, the frock pintucked in Vandykes on the bodice, and long pointed panels inset on the skirt, forming an uneven hem. The coat of georgette had deep cuffs and collar of grey foxeline fur, and her hat of grey straw had a narrow green ribbon beneath the brim and round the crown, jade ear-rings and necklace completing an uncommon and delightful toilette.