TO-DAY’S WEDDING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20278, 12 April 1934, Page 9

TO-DAY’S WEDDING.

Beauti f ”' O» cora tj ons a t St Mary’s. ADAIR—MUNNS. St Mary’s Church, Merivale, was beautifully decorated with flowers shaded from pale cream to deep tangerine for this afternoon s bride, Merla Isabel, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs A. G. Munns, “ Woodbridge, ’ Carlton Mill Road, whose marriage to Robert Edward, only son of the late Mr and Mrs A. J. Adair, “ Kin Kora,” Seafield, was celebrated by the Rev A. K. Warren. Mrs W. 11. Clark had arranged the flowers in the church, and Mr Arthur Worsley was organist for the ceremony. There were two attendant maids, Misres Margaret Clark and Betty Adair, sister of the bridegroom, and also in the wedding group were Mr Brian Little, Ilawarden, the best man, and a groomsman, Mr John Tutton, of Rangiora. Mr N. G. NorbertMunns gave away his sister. The bridal gown of rich ivory satin was distinctive in its simplicity, the only trimming being rows of fine pintucking on the bodice and train, which was cut in with the skirt. Widening in fan-shaped fashion, the train was lined with ruched georgette, while the satin was pintucked in an inverted V design. Similar rows of tucking were placed on the bodice, which had a soft cowl neckline in front. From soft shoulder-puffs kept up by two little cluster of orange blossom, the sleeves fitted tightly to end in points over the hands. Her veil of embroidered Brussells net, which formed a second train, was simply arranged off her face, with a strand of orange blossom at the nape of the neck. Her beautiful arm bouquet, from which three trails fell to the hem of her gown, was made of pure white lapagerias, begonias and abutilons. The two maids wore frocks of cream Honiton lace mounted on pale primrose satin. A box-pleated rugle of pale primrore velvet weighted each skirt at the hem, w’hile a twist of the same velvet was placed at the back waistline. The little sleeves fell into cowl folds, revealing the top of the shoulders. Their hats of the same velvet were worn well over the right eye, and from their bouquets of pale cream begonias and roses fell two long trailers. Intimate friends and relatives were later received at the United Service Hotel by’ the br.'rle’s mother, whose gown of black chantilly lace was mounted at the neck on an Empire yoke of primrose satin, and a black velvet coatee. Her smart little turban •t was made of black felt and velvc and finished with a chromium ornament. Deep cream begonias and roses were used for her bouquet. Mrs E. Adair, the bridegroom s grandmother, was dressed in black ring velvet and a black velvet hai with a touch of violet. Miss Freda Munns, sister of the bride, wore a smart sancrepe frock in a deep rose-beige shade, trimmed with a bow of brown cireand bands of the satin on the fully-puffed upper sleeves. Her smartly, draped beret of the same material was caught down in front with an ornamental pin. An aunt of the bride. Mrs G. H. Greaves, of Dunedin, had chosen a wine-coloured tweed ensemble flecked in green and fawn, and a wine felt turban hat. Medoc red wool georgette fashioned the bride’s travelling frock and three-quarter-length coat. The prettv frock was made with a yoke outlined with a row of factoring, giving the fashionable dropped shoulder-line. Her little torque of velvet was finished with a stiffened eye-veil. Their home will be at “ Silverstream.” Mayfield.