WEDDINGS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20273, 6 April 1934, Page 9

WEDDINGS.

Three Maids and Page Boy. PANKIIURST—WADMAN. Attended by three bridesmaids and a little page boy, Rita Pearl, second daughter of Mr and Mrs F. C. Wadman, of St Albans, was married last Saturday evening to Frank William, youngest son of Mr and Mrs H. E. Pankhurst of Merivale. The ceremony, at which the Rev J. Lawson Robinson officiated, took place at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Oxford Terrace. Mr Robert Lake was the organist and the bride’s father gave her away. The bridal gown of pearl satin was worn with a train lined with pink georgette to match the bridesmaid’s frocks. Capelets softened the severe line of the long tight-fitting sleeves at the shoulders. Over the frock fell a lace veil, which was held in place with orange blossom. Easter lilies, carnations and begonias were used for the bridal bouquet. Ernest Bennett, the bride’s little cousin, as page boy wore a suit of apple green satin made in Early Victorian style, with lace ruffles at the neck and sleeves. The three maids. Misses E. M. Wadman, N. Feek and J. Wadman were dressed alike in cameo pink georgette, the frocks made on fitting lines with inset yokes of lace and unusual and , interesting treatment of the sleeves. Their tulle caps were held to the head with wreaths of pink abutilons, and their bouquets of pink and blue flowers were made with long trails reaching to the hems of their frocks. Mr A. Pankhurst was man and Messrs W. Dini and R. H. Wadman were groomsmen. The guests were afterwards entertain, ed at the Rolleston Street Hall, where they were received by the bride’s mother, who wore a black crinkle crepe frock and a black hat. Autumn-shaded abutilons formed her bouquet. Wine crepe satin trimmed with beige was worn by the bridegroom’s mother with a smart wine hat. Her flowers were lemon and autumn-shaded abutilons. When the bride and bridegroom left later for the north, the bride was wearing a brown crepe satin frock under her musquash fur coat. Her hat was brown to match. LE. BRETTON—CHAPPELL. An evening wedding took place last week at the Barrington Street Presbyterian Church the bride being Pearl Florintine, third daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Chappell of Sim’s Road, Kaiapoi, and the bridegroom, Andrew Clarence, only son of Mr and Mrs A. Le Bretton. Beckford Street, St Martins. The Rev A. Simmonds officiated. The bride was given away by her father and was attended by Miss Aimer Bex. Mr Hector Nankivell was best man. For her wedding gown she had chosen lemon and grey georgette made on classical lines. Her hat was of lemon felt, and she carried a posy of pink and lemon flowers. Her maid was dressed in shell pink georgette with a hat of matching felt and long pink silk mittens. Her posy was of pink and white carnations. A number of friends were later entertained at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs J. A Fish, Hillmorten. The bride’s mother as hostess, wore a black and silver worsted costume, a smart black felt hat. and blouse and scarf in the same two colours. A chona brown crepe de chine frock relieved with tangerine collar and cuffs was worn by the bridegroom’s mother with a tangerine felt hat. For travelling the bride wore a brown and silver-flecked worsted suit and a smart brown and silver beret. STARK—SMITH. The marriage was celebrated on Wednesday afternoon at St David’s Presbyterian Church, Sydenham, of Bertha Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr and Mrs W. S. Smith, Main South Road, Hornby, to James, only son of Mr and Mrs. N. Stark, Young Street, Spreydon. The Rev Lawrence Rogers performed the ceremony. The church was effectively decorated for the occasion with asters and hydrangeas. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful gown of white crystal crepe modelled on slim

fitting lines. The gored skirt, falling ankle-length, was outlined with tiny frills. The sleeves fitted closely’ into points from large puffs at the shoulders. The neckline was high in front and cut to a V at the back, finishing with a small soft bow. Her tulle veil, embroidered in true-lovers knets, was arranged in cap style, with clusters of orange blossom, and fell to form a train. She carried an arm bouquet of white abutilons, begonias and heather, with a trail falling to the hem of her gown. The bride was attended by r one bridesmaid, Miss Iris Langdon, of Papanui, and two flower-girls, Norma Smith (sister of the bride) and Margaret M’Gregor (bridegroom’s niece). The bridesmaid’s frock of buttercup crystal crepe was made similarly' to the bridal gown. The upper arm of *he sleeve was gauged to form a puff, with the long, tight-fitting cuffs finishing in points over the hands. Her hat of buttercup felt was banded with ribbon velvet. She carried a bouquet of lemon roses, begonias and abutilons. The flower-girls were dressed alike in pale green georgette, the skirts falling to the ground, finished with tiny 'rills. Frills also trimmed the sleeves *nd neck. They wore circlets of pale green leaves on their hair and carried posies of lemon rosebuds. Mr Allen Thomp-. son (Riccarton) attended the groom as best man. The reception was held at Dixieland. The bride’s mother received the guests wearing a frock of midnight blue sandcrepe, with yoke of blue and white in contrast. She wore a hat to tone and carried a bouquet of lemon roses and begonias. The bridegroom’s mother wore a frock of black crepe de chine, relieved at the neckline with white. Her hat was of black straw, trimmed with a silver buckle, and she carried a bouquet of lavender shaded scabious and irises. The bride travelled in a wine-red woven frock under a velour coat in the same shade, with black fox fur; her hat was to tone. HARPER—TULL. The Woodend Methodist Church was the scene of the wedding last Saturday’ afternoon of Alice Rose, only daughter of Mr and Mrs James Tull, Waikuku. and Edwin Lingwood, eldest son of Mrs and the late Mr Harper, Peraki Street, Kaiapoi. The wedding aroused considerable interest in the vicinity, as the bride and her father are widely known in the Waikuku and Woodend districts, the former haying been in great demand as a singer at many of the local concerts, and the latter as local preacher in connection with the Methodist Church. The church had been tastefully’ decorated for the occasion by Miss M. Sloane, a friend of the bride, who also acted as organist. The ceremony was performed by the Rev H. Ford, the local minister. The bride, who entered the church with her father, was gowned in a dress of ivory san crepe, with inset of silk lacp,- cut on straight lines, the back panel forming a train. At the back of the waist was a butterfly bow. Her long embroidered veil also formed a train and was worn off the face and held in place with a coronet of orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet of begonias, madonna lilies, carnations, roses and maidenhair fern. Two sisters of the bridegroom attended as bridesmaids—Miss Dorothea Harper, wearing cameo pink Swiss organdie, and Miss Lurline Harper, pastel blue Swiss organdie. Their frocks were tight-fitting to the knees, then fully flared to the ground. Capelets were swathed to the back and finished with velvet sashes. Their picture hats of organdie and mittens toned with the frocks. Each carried a bouquet of hothouse flowers in pastel shades. Two small nieces of the bride, Winifred Tull and Vayne Tull, acted as flower-girls. They were dressed in long frilled frocks in Victorian style, in pale pink and pale blue organdie respectively. Their coronets were of ribbon and velvet flowers to tone, and they carried baskets of pale pink and blue flowers. Mr William Tull, brother of the bride! was best man, and Mr Alan Lukis was groomsman. On leaving the church, two tiny nephews of the bride and bridegroom—Barry Tull and Brian Harper—each presented the bride with a satin horseshoe. reception was afterwards held at the Woodend Public Hall, where between 70 and SO guests were entertained Mrs Tull, mother of the bride received her guests in a dress of black silk marocain, relieved with white, and a smart black hat, also relieved with wnite. Her posy’ was of autumn-tinted flowers. The bridegroom’s mother wore navy sulk marocain. with hat to match, and also carried a posy of autumn-tin ted flowers. _Mr and Mrs Harper left on a motor tour of the south, the bride travelling fr ° ck of dove grey elephant crepe match d 'j lth p,nk ' a grev toque to ”,®v h ?, r ’ d , a ™at of black silk face cloth With handsome skunk collar. SMITH—STOKES. The wedding took place at St Stephen's Church, Shirlev, this week by the Rev J. R. Hervey/of Jean Alice' only daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Deal Stokes. Shirley, and Percy Robert,_ only son of Mr and Mrs Robert Smith, Worcester Street. The church

had been artistically decorated for the wedding by the bride’s friends. Mr Tutill officiated as organist. Both bride and bridegroom are well known among Canterbury’ swimmers, the latter being a Canterbury’ water polo representative. The bride wore a charming frock of spice-beige crinkle crepe, smartly trimmed with brown crushed velvet, which formed a close ruching weighting the graceful, ankle-length skirt at the hem, and the soft sash which tied from the sides of the frock. Her picturesque wide-brimmed hat was of the crepe, trimmed wdth velvet, and she carried a bouquet in soft autumn shading. She was given away by’ her father. Miss Mae Steere, as the bridesmaid, w'ore an attractive angel-skin lace frock in a rich crimson tone finished in chiffon velvet, with a small velvet hat to match, her bouquet being in the same bright colour. Mr Albert Entwistle was best njan. Guests were afterwards entertained at the home of the«bride’s parents, Mrs Stokes wearing a frock and smart coat of navy wool trelange and a cherry red felt hat, the colour being repeated in her bouquet. Mrs Smith, the bridegroom’s mother, wore an ensemble of navy afghalaine relieved with cream ring velvet and a hat to match, and she carried an artistic bouquet. For travelling Mrs P. R. Smith had chosen an effective zinnia red frock of ribonjette Crepe worn with a musquash coat and a felt hat to tbne.