WEDDINGS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20283, 18 April 1934, Page 10

WEDDINGS.

Dainty Maids and Flower Girls. GOULD—BUTLER. At St Mary’s Church, Merivale, th marriage was solemnised recently of' Hilda, only daughter of Mr and Mrs j S. A. Butler, and George Arthur, eldest son of Mrs C. A. Gould. The Rev A j K. Warren performed the ceremony, for which the church was beautifully j decorated in white and gold. Mr A. Worsley was the organist. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a classical gown of i ivory celanese, fitting tightly to the j knees, and flaring fully, to form a ! train. The bodice was made with a! pointed yoke in the front, into which fitted a panel in the skirt. The sleeves were puffed above the elbows and then fitted tightly to the wrists.! forming points over the hands. A! large bow at the back of the frock de- 1 fined the waistline. Her beautifully; embroidered veil was held in place with 1 sprays of orange blossom. j Miss Mabel Gould and Miss Clarice Armstrong. the bridesmaids, were dressed alike in apricot crepe de chine frocks. Their felt hats to match had tucked crowns, and were trimmed with ribbon velvet bows of a slightly darker shade, placed at one side. Marie Maindonald, the flower girl, was in a pale blue georgette frock made on similar lines to the brides. A frill weighted the hemline, and she wore a velvet ribbon sash tied in a bow and long ends at the back. Her dainty cap was of flowers and autumn tinted | leaves, with straps of ribbon over the head. Mr E. Butler was best man, and Mr W. Parr was groomsman. At a reception held later at Frascati,' the bride’s mother was wearing a black silk marocain frock trimmed with black satin, and relieved with white georgette. Her swagger coat was also of marocain and she carried a bouquet of j red rose sand begonias. The bride- J groom’s mother was in a navy blue j crepe cateli frock relieved with a cream lace collar. When leaving on her wedding trip to I the North Island, the bride was wearing an uncrushable frock of beige, ' patterned in cherry and fawn. She! wore a fawn tailored coat and a hat to match, and carried a skunk stole. THOMAS—ARPS. The marriage was celebrated at St Paul’s Church, Tai Tapu, recently of Nola, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Arps, Tai Tapu, and Victor, only son of Mr and Mrs Thomas, Ataahua. The church had been decorated by friends of the bride. The officiating minister was the Rev D. R. Ilay. of Little River. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a frock of ivory georgette, with a plain bodice, over which fell a deep cape trimmed with fur. The sleeves, which were rucked above the elbows, formed full puffs to the cuffs and were finished with white fur. The skirt was moulded in points over the hips and fell in full to the ground. Her silk embroidered net veil, which fell to form a train, was arranged with bands of orange blossom and clusters of orange blossom buds over the ears. She carried a bouquet of white begonias with touches of apricot. On leaving the church the bride was presented with a horseshoe. The two bridesmaids. Miss Rita Thomas and Miss Pearl Arps, wore frocks of pale green sprigged organdie, with frilled collar and three frills of plain organdie on the skirt. The bodice was finished with a swathed sash of green satin, which was tied in a large bow at the back. Their hats were of pale green organdie and they carried bouquets of apricot tfcgonias The two flower girls. Netma Henderson and Beverley M’Dowell, wore cream organdie frocks patterned with apricot flowers, and mounted on apricot taffetas. They were made with puffed sleeves and the skirts were finished with deep frills and fell to the ankles. Their tiny caps of gold lace were trimmed with green velvet ribbon and they carried muffs of apricot taffetas trimmed with gold lace and tiny green velvet flowers. Mr Gordon Hutchison, Southbridge, was best man. After the ceremony a wedding tea was held in the Tai Tapu Hall. The bride’s mother, who received the guests, wore a navy crinkle crepe froc.k relieved with white. The bridegroom’s mother wore a frock of navy wool crepe de chine with touches of red. For travelling the bride chose a fawn uncrushable crepe frock trimmed with rust-brown, and she carried a coat of rust wool afgalaine. Her fawn hat was trimmed with brown and rust.