WEDDING

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18643, 21 December 1928, Page 14

WEDDING

BENDYSHE—ELWORTIIY. St Mary’s Church, Timaru. was the scene of a very pretty wedding yesterday afternoon, when Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Elworthv, ‘‘Graigmore,” was married to John, only son of Mrs Bendyshe, of Cambridgeshire, England. The ceremony • was performed by the Rev J. Hay (St Andrews), and the Rev H. W. Monaghan assisted him. Tall, blue delphiniums and soft pink and blue hydrangeas, with a background of greenery, made a beautiful setting for the bride and her bridesmaids, and the altar was entirely decorated with arum lilies. The bride, who was given, away by her father, wore a frock of patterned French lace of thistle-down white, over a slip of cream ninon. The sleeves were long and light, and the square-necked bodice was plain except for the draped wing effect, which hung from the shoulders to the waist, and a cluster of orange blossom at the side. The long skirt fell softly to uneven points, and the train, which was made of the same unusual lace, and was lined with cream silk net, fell from the waist, where it was kept in place by a large buckle of diamante. The Russian coronet which she wore on her head had a sunburst in diamante in front, and little sprays of real orange blossom caught the long cream tulle veil on either side. Cream stocking and court shoes to match, and a lovely bouquet of Mount Cook lilies, completed the very attractive toilet. Miss Elizabeth Elworthy and Miss Josephine Elworthy (sisters of the bride) looked most attractive in frocks of delphinium-blue spotted muslin over satin of the same shade. The drooping hem-line was accentuated by the flared frills of the skirt. The bodice, with the loose cape effect, was finished with a band of stitched blue velvet with a small paste buckle. Big shady crinoline hats of the same soft blue, with bows of ring velvet drooping over the brims, were worn, and they carried bouquets of sweetpeas of pastel shade's, and wore flesh-coloured stockings and blue satin shoes. The two little bridesmaids, Miss Pamela Orbed, and Miss Angela Rhodes, made a very pretty pair in their frocks of crisp del-phinium-blue spotted muslin, which were worn over slips of blue satin. The bodices were tight and sleeveless, and the skirts were entirely composed of frills. Bandeaux of green leaves, with a small forget-me-not posev on either side, encircled their heads, and they carried Victorian poseys of pastel tinted flowers. Little blue shoes, and socks were worn. Mr Harold Fenn was the best man, and Mr Paddy Boyle acted as groomsman. The reception was held at “Craigmore,” where two enormous marquees were erected on the lawns. These were entirely decorated with New Zealand foliage—ti-kauka heads, karadi sticks (harakiki), and tall plumes of toi-toi—-while the tables were gay with sweetpeas of rainbow tints. The rooms were artistically arranged with shaded blue delphiniums, and large bowls of multicoloured sweetpeas, and in the hall stood an enormous bowl of orange blossom. Mrs Elworthy received her guests wearing a beautiful frock of heavy silk lace over silver-grey georgette, the flared skirt fell to long points at the sides, and the bodice, made with the fashionable loose cape effect, had long, wide sleeves, her haft was of fine black lace, with two large silver-grey daisies veiled in net, and she carried a bouquet of Red Letter Day roses. Mrs Bendyshe (mother of the bridegroom) wore a distinctive gown of heavy black silk lace, which was draped from the shoulder, and wore a blaiik hat, and carried a bouquet of deep pink Mrs Elworthy (grandmother of the bride) wore a graceful gown of black' silk lace, with a coatee to match, a beautiful white point-lace scarf, and a hat of black lace. She carried a bouquet of deep crimson roses. Miss Rona Elworthy (sister of the bride) wore beige georgette with a heavily-flared skirt of cobweb lace of the same shade, with a short lace coatee; a hat of beige silk bankok straw covered with the same fine lace, and brown crepe de shoes. Miss Cecil Elworthy (sister of the bride), frock of heavy string lace of deep cream, the skirt drooping to a point on one side, and pastel-tinted

flowers appliqued on the shoulder and hem. With this she wore a lace coat with a beige fur collar, and a wide hat of lilac straw, veiled in fine lace. Miss Elworthy, frock of black cobweb lace, was draped, and her black hat was trimmed with flowers of mauves and pinks. She carried a bouquet of rose-pink carnations. Mrs W. N. Bond’s frock of ecru-coloured lace over chestnut satin, had flares of ecrue georgette falling below the hem, and was belted with chestnut satin; her ecrue hat was covered with fine lace of a deeper shade. Miss Mary Bond wore a shellpink georgette frock, knil'e-pleated into a yolk, and the hem of deep cream lace was also knife-pleated. Iler hat was shell-pink, with a swathe of deep cream georgette. Miss Nancy Bond's frock was made of silk georgette, *n shades of blue, with an egg-shell-blue flared fishu collar t 6 the waist, and the hein banded in the same, her wide hat of soft pink was swathed with blue georgette. Captain and Mrs Bendyshe left later in the afternoon, the latter wearing an attractive frock of powder-blue piecadore (faintly checked) with a cross-over bodice, and the narrow belt clasped with a buckle of French paste. Over this she wore a coat of the same material, with a large silk bangkok hat, caught up in front with a brooch of brilliants, and shoes and stockings of yellow beige, with a beautiful yellow beige fox fur. The bridegroom’s gifts to the bridesmaids were silver chain bags, and to the little train-bearers he gave a gold bar brooch with a pearl.