YESTERDAY'S WEDDING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 56, 8 March 1939, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S WEDDING

SMITH—BASSETT St. Chad’s Church, St. John's Hill, was the setting for a very pretty wedding yesterday afternoon, when Joyce, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Len Bassett, St. John’s Hill, Wanganui, was married to Robert George, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Smith, “Wainui," Brunswick, Wanganui. The bride’s sister, Mrs. W. S. Rennie, had decorated the church most artistically in a colour scheme of cream, gold, and coral pink, _ with Phlllipinence lilies and dahlias intermingled with touched of blue hydrangeas. Archdeacon J. R. Young performed the ceremony, and Mrs. Lloyd played the wedding music. The bride was escorted by her father. Her picture frock of cream net was mounted over magnolia moire taffeta self-patterned in stencilled flower design. Fitting closely at the hips the skirt billowed out in wide circular effect, the net being divided down the front in redingote style to reveal the taffeta bows which adorned the hem. The ruched bodice with heart-shaped neckline was caught at each side with a small pearl clip. The short puff sleeves were very full, giving a wide shoulder effect. Her long tulle veil in magnolia shade with Richelieu embroidered and appljqued corners was held in place with a Madonna halo of pearls. She carried an exquisite sheaf of cream lilies, rosebuds, sweet peas, gypsophlia, asparagus and finest of maidenhair fern. Miss Joyce Smith, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Leonie Torstonson, cousin of the bride, attended as bridesmaids. They wore attractive frocks of net over taffeta m a beautiful shade of coral pink. The frocks were fashioned on similar lines to the bride’s gown, except for the bows down the front of the skirts, which were in a crocus green shade of velvet. At each side of the bodices were small bows to match, and the net puff sleeves were wide. Their headdresses of rosebuds in the same shade as the frocks were arranged in half-moon design. Each maid wore a single string of Richelieu pearls, pink and silver shoes, and carried an armsheaf of coral shaded lilies, dahlias, gladioli and rosebuds with maidenhair fern, and tied with green ribbons. Mr. Anthony Mullins, of Brunswick, carried out the duties of best man, and Mr. Gordon Beadle was groomsman The ushers were Mr. A. C. Jones and Mr. W. J. Hastings Only close relatives attended the reception, which was held at the Virginia Lake Kiosk. They were later entertained at the home of the bride s parents. To receive her guests Mrs. Bassett wore a midnight blue wool georgette coat, with design m eylet and cut-out work over a frock of green and silver fantasy, and a blue peach bloom velour hat. She held a bouquet of lavander scabious and pink and lavender sweet peas. Mrs. Claud Smith, mother of the bridegroom, wore a smart ensemble in wineberry shade and peach bloom velour hat with ostrich feather to match, and black accessories. She carried wine and pink shaded scabious, pink sweet peas, and geberas with maidenhair fern. All the lovely bouquets were made and presented by the bridegrooms sister, Miss Ada Smith. After the reception the bride and bridegroom left for a motor tour ol i the North Island, the car they travelled in being a gift from the bridegroom's mother. The bride wore a going away costume of line herringbone navy blue worsted, beautifully tailored. With it was worn a blouse in rose tan shade to match the veloui Breton sailor hat. Toning with the ensemble was a spray of orchids the gift of Mrs. H. E. Edwards. The Smith—-Bassett bridal photo graphs were taken at Tesla Studios