MARRIED AT MERIVALE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20632, 5 June 1935, Page 10

MARRIED AT MERIVALE.

Wedding of Interest to Peninsula Residents. MENZIES—MILNES. The marriage of Edith Leslev only daughter of Mr and Mrs 'Edwin Milnes, “ Manningham,” Rhodes Street, Merivale, to Alan Robert, third son of the late Mr and Mrs W. Menzies of Menzies Bay, which was celebrated this afternoon at St Mary’s Church, Merivale, aroused interest in many parts of Canterbury, and particularly on Banks Peninsula, where the bridegroom's family is well known. The Rev D. Thorpe of Okain’s Bay, a friend of the bridegroom, took the service, assisted by the vicar of St Mary’s, the Rev A. K. Warren. Mr Alfred Worsley was the organist.

The bride was followed by a quartet of bridesmaids, Misses Rachel Menzies (chief), Peggy Gunn (Gisborne), Helen Morten and Lyndsey Thomson. The church had been decorated with chrysanthemums and spindleberries, toning with their frocks. Attending the bridegroom were Mr C. M. C. Wilson as best man, and Messrs Ewart Milnes (the bride’s brother), W. Hutchison, and R. T. Masefield (Akaroa) as groomsmen. Mr Neil Whetter assisted the groomsmen in carrying out their duties as ushers.

The bride wore a beautiful gown of chalk-white velvet, the skirt moulded to a high rounded waistline in front and sweeping at the back into a fishtail train. Dolman sleeves were an attractive feature of the softly-gathered bodice, the round neckline of which was outlined with a twist of velvet. A similar twist edged the sleeves, which were pointed down over the hands and buttoned from elbow to wrist, to match the button-trimming on the back of the bodice. The train, which fell from a ruched bustle effect at the back waistline, was slightly slit at either side and edged with a twist of velvet. Iler veil, which had been worn by her mother, was mounted on layers of stiffened, uncut tulle, billowing over the frock and caught to the head with a simple orange-blossom coronet. A sheaf of arum lilies completed an attractive toilette.

The four maids wore trained frocks of taffetas in a lovely flame shade named tangee, and # halo hats of cream crinoline straw, banded with the taffetas and finished with a cluster of flowers at the back. Cut on original lines, their frocks had revers developing into two wide box pleats stitched down to knee length, where they flared out slightly to give the necessary fullness. A cluster of hand-made taffetas flowers made a pretty finish to the bodices, which were cut with puffed sleeves gathered into little bands tying in bows. Narrow belts of the taffetas tvihg in similar bows at the back defined the waistlines. In place of flowers they carried rviched taffetas muffs.

The reception was held at “ Manningham,” where a marquee had been erected on the lawn. The lovely floral decorations in the marquee and reception rooms were carried out largely with late roses and purple irises.

The bride’s mother had chosen a navy silk crepe frock with a graceful cape collar at the back. The cuffs and revers were of gold-spotted crepe, and a bow of the material placed at the neckline was lined with gold lame. Her navy velour hat trimmed with a gold buckle in front and her gold bouquet further carried out the pretty colour scheme. Mrs W. Menzies, the bridegroom’s stepmother, wore a trained gown of wineberry red continental crepe trimmed with gold lame buttons. Her velvet cape and hat were in the same becoming shade, and her bouquet was of pink sweet peas and carnations. The bride’s charming travelling frock of black tulip wool Henriette was trimmed with The elbow-length sleeves and rounded neckline were edged with pink knife-pleated frills, the bodice being slit down the front and showing similar knife-pleat-ed trimming. The upturned brim of her matching felt hat was slashed and trimmed with a pink prystal flower. With this she wore a silver fox fur. Mr and Mrs Alan Menzies will live at Menzies Bay.