WEDDINGS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20223, 6 February 1934, Page 9

WEDDINGS.

Flower Girl and Matron of Honour Attend. PAINTER—JEFFS. The wedding was solemnised recently at the Rugby Street Methodist Church of Mary Doreen, only daughter of Mr and Mrs R. J. Jeffs, St Albans, and Bruce Iluia, eldest son of Mr and Mrs J. W. Painter, St Martins. The Rev ; E. B. Chambers officiated, and Miss ' Bell presided £.t the organ. The church was effectively decorated with Christmas lilies and greenery by friends of the bride. The bride was escorted by her father. Her becoming gown of ivory phantom crepe was modelled on simple but attractive lines. The bodice was cut with a deep pointed yoke with inset cowl sleeves, which fitted closely from the elbows, forming a point over the hands. The skirt also was cut with a pointed yoke effect, the front flaring slightly, the back designed to fall into a soft flowing train. Dainty little bows on bodice and sleeve were a feature of the frock. Her silk embroidered net veil was worn well off the face, being held in place with orange bios- | som. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses and begonias, with touches of lemon. The matron of honour, Mrs M. Hosking, cousin of the bride, wore an ankle-length frock of lemon lace organdi patterned with small sprays of autumn-tinted flowers and mounted on lemon satin. The frock was fitting to the knees, from which fell a flared skirt finished with two frills. The bodice was made with a yoke at the front continued at the sides and finished with a bow at the back. The epaulette sleeves were worn to the elbow, the frills continuing down the back and forming a point at the waistline. Her large lemon stitched hat -was relieved with touches of autumn colours. She carried a shower bouquet of lemon and red roses. The little flower-girl, Pamela Gibbs, wore an Early Victorian frock of ivory taffetas made with a fichu collar and finished with two frills. A sash at the waistline was tied with a bow at the back. She wore a lemon satin cap covered with flowers to tone, and carried a basket of lemon rosebuds. Mr William Vance was best man.

Following the ceremony, the guests were received later at the Frascati by the bride’s mother, who was wearing a floral nigger brown silk frock with a swagger coat and a Baku straw hat trimmed with a feather mount to tone. She carried a bouquet of autumn-tinted roses.

For travelling, the bride had chosen a two-piece frock of nigger brown diagonal cloth inset with a lemon and red yoke. A coatee with epaulette sleeves had a scarf collar to match the yoke of the frock, and her hat of Baku straw was of brown to tone. HAWORTH—WILKINSON. Pastel pink gladioli with pink and blue hydrangeas made a pretty background for the dainty frocks of the bridal party at St James’s Church, Riccarton, this afternoon, when Elizabeth Sara, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs B. E. Wilkinson, of Gonville, Wanganui, was married to Horace Fu]ford, second son of Mr and Mrs R. Haworth, Bristol Street, St Albans. The Rev R. de Lambert officiated at the ceremony, for which Miss B. Bailey was the organist. A dainty silk tulle veil deeply bordered with fine lace and arranged under a cap of angel-skin lace caught to her head with a circlet of orange blossom buds, fell over the bride’s lovely frock of ivory angel-skin lace. The frock, which was mounted on ivory satin, moulded the figure to the knees, from which it flared gracefully to the ankles. A pointed shoulder cape fell over the long, tight-fitting sleeves, which came to a point over the hands. Her arm bouquet of cream begonias had touches of shell pink and a trail of pink flowers at one side. She was given away by her father. Two maids, Miss Helen Telford (chief) and Miss Helen Wainwright, with little Joan Wilkinson (niece of the bride) as flower-girl, were in attendance upon the bride. The bridesmaids were attractively dressed in frocks of raspberry red elephant-crepe made on similar lines, with ankle-length skirts flaring from a fitting hipline. Cowl folds softened the lines of the neck, and a narrow belt fastened with a diamente buckle at the waist. Puffed sleeves in bell shape were rucked into the bodice with smart effect. Their picture hats of summer felt had pleated crowns and were swathed with velvet ribbon finished in a large bow in the front. They carried arm bouquets of raspberry red carnations, with lemon and pale tangerine begonias. The little flower-girl’s frock of floral pink organdie was fashioned in early Victorian style with tiny puff sleeves and frills at the hem. A quaint finish was given by her pretty little Victorian bonnet of floral organdie, lined with blush pink, and the little Victorian posy which she carried. The bridegroom was assisted by Mr Robert Jones as best man, and Mr Robert Venning was groomsman. A reception was held later at Frascati, where the bride’s mother received the guests. Her becoming frock of nigger brown satin marocain was inset with brown lace, a little bow finishing the neckline. The upper sleeves of lace were deeply puffed and fitted into long cuffs of marocain trimmed with tiny buttons. Over this a three-quarter-length swagger coat with epaulette sleeves was worn, and her hat was of brown baku straw banded in ribbons of lighter shades. She carried a bouquet of autumn-tinted begonias. A wine-coloured figured frock was worn by the bridegroom’s mother, the long sleeves being finished with kilted frills and similarly pleated frills of deep cream trimmed the smart shoulder cape. Her hat of racello straw had touches of the colours in her frock, and primrose-shaded roses formed her bouquet. For travelling the bride had chosen a frock of crinkle-crepe in an uncommon shade of tqbac brown. A beige crepe de chine collar and bow tying on one shoulder made a pretty finish. The sleeves had small puffs, fitting into long cuffs trimmed with tiny beige buttons, and the skirt gained fullness by its pleating. Her small velour felt hat had trimmings of beige and brown and she carried a mink coat.