WEDDINGS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19240, 29 November 1930, Page 14

WEDDINGS

Sunckell—O’Malley. The marriage was celebrated recently at the Catholic Cathedral, by the Rev Father Quinn, of Isabel, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred J. O’Malley, and Edward Chapman, second son of Mr and Mrs A. J. Sunckell, Waiau. The bride wore a graceful gown of powder-blue lace with coatee to match. The bodice was finished with a georgette yoke, and a narrow georgette belt, clasped with a brilliant buckle, encircled the waist. The ankle-length skirt was composed of alternate flares of lace and georgette. Her hat of pow-der-blue felt had a wide drooping brim. She carried a bouquet of white flowers with a touch of pink. Miss Marjorie O’Malley, who attended her sister as bridesmaid, wore a floral silk georgette frock, patterned in shades of green, yellow and brown, with a green felt hat. Her bouquet was of pink flowers. Mr J. Sunckell attended his brother as best man. For travelling the bride wore a blue flecked tweed ensemble, with a hat to match. Francis—Caithness. St George’s Presbyterian Church, Linwood, was decorated with spring flowers by friends of the bride for the wedding of Annie, second daughter of Mr and Mrs D. Caithness, of Linwood, and Henry John, third son of Mr and Mrs W. Francis, of Wellington, formerly of Christchurch. The Rev A. M’Neur officiated, and Mr Coad presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of ivory crepe satin in sleeveless design with slim bodice. The skirt finished ankle-length in graceful circular line from a fitting hip yoke, which fell into slender panels back and front. Orange blossom buds were set low in front to border the panel, from which the skirt fell slightly longer. Similar buds and tiny posies caught to her head embroidered the veil, which formed a slight train. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses, azaleas, lily of the valley and fern. The bride was attended by three bridesmaids, Miss Hazel O’Leary cousin of the bride), Miss Lily Francis (sister of the bridegroom) and Miss Ella Caithness (sister of the bride). They were dressed alike in frocks of forget-me-not blue georgette, lightly patterned in primrose and apricot shades. Quaint caps of blue and primrose net were also worn, finished with primrosecoloured leaf motifs. They carried bouquets of apricot flowers and wore shoulder spraj's of the same flowers. Ruth Brosnan, a cousin of the bride, as flower-girl, wore a frock of cameo pink organdie. Mr Arthur Francis, brother of the bridegroom, and Mr Percy Caithness, brother of the bride, attended the bridegroom as best man and groomsman. A vocal solo, “ My Prayer,” was given by Mrs Vernazoni. A lucky horse-shoe was presented to the bride, as she left the church, by little Betty Foster. Mrs Caithness and Mrs Francis received their guests, at a receptipn, held at Dixieland. The former wore a becoming frock of black georgette with effective floral design of amber, pink and gold, her coat being of black lace with deep border of georgette set in Vandyke line, and her hat of black straw. She carried a bouquet to match her frock. The bridegroom’s mother, Mrs Francis, wore an attractive navy silk frock, smartly relieved in fuchsia shade, a navy hat and a fox fur. Her bouquet was composed of scarlet roses and fuchsia to tone. When Mr and Mrs Francis left later for a tour in the North Island, the bride wore a model frock of tabac brown crepe chamois. She also wore, a Pschaniki fur coat' - Miller—Vincent. The marriage took place at St John’s Church, Rangiora, recently, of Delcie Mavis, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs T. B. Vincent, Rangiora, and Bertram, second son of Mr and Mrs W. Miller, Ely, England. The Rev J. F. Feron officiated. The church was prettily decorated by friends of the bride. The service was fully choral, with Mr R. C. Pullar presiding at the organ. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, wore a long-sleeved fro.ck of ivory satin, with scalloped bodice and long flared skirt, drooping slightly at the back and edged with a dainty scalloped silver lace. The veil of silk net hung from a half-circle of orange blossom, worn slightly off the forehead, and the bouquet was composed of cream and white flowers with touches of rose-pink. The bride was attended by Miss Esther Hills, Rangiora, who wore a graceful frock of blue and gold floral georgette, falling with an uneven hemline to the ankles. Her drooping large summer felt hat was of blue to tone, and her bouquet was composed of gold and blue flowers. Mr Charles Green, of Ely, England, was best man. After the ceremony Mrs Vincent entertained her guests at her home in Ayers Street, Rangiora. When Mr and Mrs Miller left on their wedding trip the bride was wearing a smart brown, flecked tweed coat with skunk fur collar and cuffs, over an orange shade floral ninon frock, and a brown felt hat relieved with orange. Korman—Shaw. A wedding took place recently at Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, the contracting parties being Joyce Evelyn, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs L. Shaw, of Fisher Street, Beckenham, and Leslie Andrew (Hedley), only son pf Mr and Mrs A. L. Horman, Hornby The church was tastefully decorated with arum lilies by friends of the bride. The Rev O. Fitz Gerald officiated. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, wore a beautiful gown of ivory georgette made with a long bodice, tight-fitting sleeves, and a radium lace yoke. The flared skirt fell gracefully to the ankles. A narrow belt defined the high waist-line, and was finished with a diamante buckle. Her beautifully embroidered veil fell long to form a train, and was held in place by two narrow bands of orange blossom. She carried a bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley. The bride was attended by her only sister, Miss Delcie Shaw (Wellington), who wore a pretty sleeveless frock of lettuce-green georgette, over which she wore a coatee of georgette trimmed with radium lace. Her wide-brimmed felt hat toned with her frock, and she carried a bouquet of orange-tinted flowers and maidenhair fern. Mr Robert Still, Hornby, attended the bridegroom as best man. On leaving the church, the bride was presented with* a white satin horseshoe bv Ray Roberts. A reception was held later at Dixieland, where the bride’s mother received the guests, wearing a smart frock of navy crepe de chine, with finely-pleated georgette collar and jabot in lemon. A navy silk straw hat with Oriental trimring, and a bouquet of red roses' completed a smart toilet. The bridegroom’s mother wore a navy wool crepe de chine frock with Oriental trimming, and a navy Ballibuntl straw hat with a diamantfe ornament. She carried a bouquet of scarlet and vellow crocuses. When Mr and Mrs Horman left on their wedding tour, the bride was wearing a saxe blue silk repp coat, smartly tailored, over a frock to tone with a hat to match, and a grey squirrel neckDrapper—Platt. The Shirley Methodist Church was the scene recentlv of the wedding of Edith Frances, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs F. p] at t, of Shirley, and Edwin John Needham Drapper, only

son of the late Mr John Drapper, Tc.komaru Bay, North Island, and of Mrs A. L. Cotterill, of Petone, late of Christchurch. The ceremony was performed by the Rev O. S. Pearn. Mr Marks wak at the organ, the service being choral The bride, entering the church on thft arm of her father, wore a gown of ivor4 crepe satin. The fitting bodice was ini set with long, tight-fitting sleeves pointed over the wrists. From the hip] yoke fell the long full skirt, edged with! radium silk lace, the four deep points all but touching the ground. Her filmy' veil of ivory silk net fell in long graceful folds to form a train, and was arranged from a dainty cap relieved with a coronet of orange blossom buds, a tiny posy showing at each side of the head. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses, cylamen, lily of the valley and maidenhair fern. A trio of maids were in attendance—Miss Myra Platt (sister of the bride), Miss Alice Unwin (cousin of the bride) and Miss Maud Buchanan, all three being frocked alike in cornflower blue georgette. Their wide-brim-med hats of blue silk straw were turned back off the face, the brims being edged with wide lace. Their bouquets were of blue hothouse flowers, pir.k roses and maidenhair fern. Little Joyce Hunt was flower-girl, wearing a pretty frock of pale pink crepe de chine. She carried a basket of blue and pink flowers. Mr Wally Unwin (cousin of the bride) was best man, and Mr Frank Platt (brother of- the bride) and Mr Rae Weeks were groomsmen. After the ceremony a reception and dance were held at the Shirley Masonic Hall, where Mrs F. Platt received her many guests wearing a beautiful frock of navy blue celanese relieved in biege, and a hat of navy silk straw trimmed with beige. Her bouquet was of red ranunculi. When Mr and Mrs E. J. N. Drapper left by car for their wedding tour the latter was wearing a smart tailored costure of fawn tweed, with a corhflower blue straw hat turned off the face.