WEDDING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 25 May 1936, Page 4

WEDDING

POPPLE—HARDING. A-pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Matthew’s Church, Masterton, recently, the contracting parties being Miss Thelma Daphne Isabel Harding, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Harding, of Dixon Street, Masterton, and Mr Arthur Roy Popple, youngest son of Mr and Mrs F. W. Popple, of Wellington. The Rjev. E. J. Rich officiated and Mr Miller Hope was organist. The church was tastefully decorated with autumn leaves and white flowers by friends, of the bride. The bride, avlio made a pretty picture as she entered the church accompanied by her father, wore a gown of white cloque crepe cut on classical lines, with a cowl neck and fastened down the back with tiny buttons, a pleasing touch being a spray of white orange blossom arranged on the front. The full sleeves were shirred on to the shoulders, and the skirt fell in folds to the ground and formed a long train around her waist. She wore a silver girdle. Her beautiful long tulle veil was, held back oii the head with a halo trimmed with silver and was caught at the back with a spray of orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses, chrysanthemums and maiden-hair fern falling to the ground. On leaving the church she was presented with a silver horseshoe. There were two bridesmaid —Misses Peggy Wilkinson (chief) and Waveney Harding, sister of the bride. Miss Wilkinson was dressed in a tight-fitting gown of strawberry, coloured tinsel crepe forming a short train and trimmed with silver. A silver cap was worn on the side of her head. She carried a bouquet of pink chrysanthemums and maiden-hair fern. Miss Harding was dressed in a tiglit-fitting gown of pale pink georgette over pink satin forming a short train, which was also trimmed with silver to match her cap. She carried a bouquet of pink chrysanthemums and maiden-hair fern. The two little flower girls, Ethel Harding, sister of the bride, and Joyce Anstis, of Masterton, were dressed alike in long green organdie frocks frilled at the hemline and wore green sashes: They wore silver caps, and shoes to tone and carried bouquets of chrysanthemums and maiden hair fern. Mr Sam Price, of Masterton, carried out the duties of best man, and Mr Norman, of Mangaweka, acted as groomsman. The wedding breakfast was later held at the Orange Hall, and a dance followed: The bride’s mother received about 40 guests, and wore a long blue tightfitting gown trimmed with silver lame, with a black coat and hat to tone. She carried a bouquet of red roses and maiden hair fern. Tho bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a handsome handbag, and to the "bridesmaids, a necklace with ear-rings to I match. Mr and Mrs Popple’s future home will be in Masterton.