CHAPMAN—SCOTT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18958, 2 January 1930, Page 12

CHAPMAN—SCOTT.

Monday, December 23, was a most unlovely day, from a weather standpoint, but that did not prevent the Cargill Road Methodist Church. Dunedin, being crowded with the friends of Miss Rona Scott, to witness her marriage to Mr E. O. Chapman, of the Government Railway Advertising Department. The bride entered the church on the arm of her father, the Rev W. B. Scott, who is so well known in Canterbury, particularly as a Rugby referee. She wore a long sheath bodice of silver tissue, with an under-skirt of the same material. The overskirt was of white tulle, with full bouffant effect, and fell in points to the ankle. The bridal veil was of white tulle, lace bordered, and relieved with a couple of real Brussels lace butterflies, that had been obtained in Liege by Mr Scott during the war years. The shoes were of silver material with stockings to tone. Miss Avis Suckling, of Christchurch, a school friend of the bride when they studied together at the Christchurch Girls’ High School, was the chief bridesmaid. She was dressed in apricot taffeta, a close-fitting bodice with full bouffant effect and silk net skirts reaching in points to the ankles, with champagne shoes and .stockings. She wore a large picture hat of crinoline straw, finished with deeper-toned velvet ribbon, falling to the knees. The other bridesmaid. Miss Lila Hatton, of Dunedin, was similarly gowned. Two little train-bearers—Misses Gwen Gilder and Doreen Chapman—wore coronets of apricot and blue flowers. The bride carried a sheaf of Madonna lilies and the bridesmaids sheaves of shaded delphiniums. The church had been beautifully decorated with delphiniums, campanulas and arum lilies bv friends of the bride.

The ceremony was conducted by an old friend of the bride’s family, the Rev John Harris, of Oamaru, assisted by the Revs J. A. Lochore and W. H. Hocking. The service was fully choral and included the administration of Holy Communion. The reception was held at the Strand Salon and sixty guests were present, including representatives from Canter-

bury and Auckland. Many messages and presents were received from ail parts of the Dominion, and also from South Africa, including a congregational letter of goodwill from the Kaiapoi Methodist Church, where the Rev W. B. Scott had been the minister during the years 1920-25. Mrs W. B Scott received the guests wearing a beautiful floral georgette gown, of mari gold, finished with black lace, and a black Bangkok straw hat. finished with shades that toned with the gown. The going-away dress was of rose marigold panne velvet, falling to a peak at one side and finished with a cavalier cape, lined with primrose crepe de chine. The hat was of primrose Bangkok straw and the shoes of blonde crepe de chine. A natural red fox fur, the gift of the bridegroom, completed the toilette. A short honeymoon was spent in South Canterbury, after which Mr and Mrs E. O. Chapman lef< for their new home in Donald Crescent Karori, Wellington.