TO-DAY’S WEDDING

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20422, 12 February 1938, Page 16 (Supplement)

TO-DAY’S WEDDING

PATERSON—MILROY A MEDIAEVAL GOWN MAI Da IN FILMY PINK CHIFFON Pink horizontal lilies formed charming background for the bridand her attendants at the marriag at R». Peter's Cathedral of fou. • clock tli its afternoon, of Sydne. Jocelyn, elder daughter of Dr and Mr I \. Milroy. „j Mm. it..ad. Ham:. I"n. and William Lloyd, only son of M and Mrs Morton Paterson, of Wades town. Wellington. Clusters of |jlie. lied with pink ribbon marked II: pews for the guests, while at the entrance I i the chancel stood larg bowU tilled with lilies. The cereill »ii> was performed liy the Mc\ Pent sngri and Mr K. It. Apfliorp played the we,id ng music. The bride entered tiic c.-illinlral will her father. The pearl tint ..f hei lovely Mediaeval gown <»f slipper sail, v'as enhanced l*> Hie paste) shade <>> p til* satin over which il was worn, the gat tiered yoke, drawn Irom Hi high waistline |\\ a knot at the m?c|. line where it finished in upstanding peaks. was fasiiioned with long -leeves pleated at the high shoulder line. Tiny satin buttons fastener Hie frock at the back from the neckline to ju*d below the waistline, tin skirt slim-fitting in front. being pealed at the back ft just below the hrps to Hie hemline where it bowed to a wide train. A pleated stifb tn d 1 i!o. beaded with pearls, held in place tier exquisite veil of palest j ilk tulle. lent by Mrs Ralph Sketch Auckland which fell in soil folds to form a second, very long train. An .millet of pale pink roses was carried. The Attendants’ Frocks In attendance were Mrs Ralph Sketch ~nd . sister of the bridegroom, u.*» iiiatron-ut-honour. and four bridesmaids, Miss Bobbie Alarriher Auckland . Miss Cush la Milroy, sister of the bride, Miss Christine rarrer and Miss N lei ne Peterson. They were dressed alike in charming frocks of; pastel pink filmy chiffon worn over taffeta of a pale cyclamen shade, the underdresses being finished with deeper misted bands in cyclamen shades at the hemlines and the neck- 1 lines. The high, gathered bodices,! fasiiioned with heart-shaped neckl.nes and short, stiffened puff sleeves were fastened at the back with t«ny chiffon-, covered buttons which finished just be- j low the waistline, where the bouffant; skirts were fashioned with coneen- ; trated fullness to fall to sl'glit trains.! On their hair they wore coronets < <»i stiffened chiffon flowers to match their frocks and they carried horse - shoes of pale pink hydrangeas inter spersed with rosebuds in. a deeper shade. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Ralph Sketch Auckland . as best mail. The groomsmen, Mr John llarpenter Auckland , Mr Staveley Ellis \V< llington . Mr Murray Chinch en Auckland , and Mr Pat Elliott Auckland,, also acted, us ushers at the chuich, ass.sted by Mr Stuart Kingsl n and M r 1 tick Peacock Wellington . A reception was held following the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents where a marquee had been t reeled in the grounds. The tables had been artistically decorated with \ases of Mowers in shades of pink,

I owls of pink horizontal lilies and hydrangeas had been arranged. Against the walls a profusion of bamboo and hydrangeas was massed. The guests were received by Dr. and Mrs Milroy assisted by Mr and Mrs Paterson. Mrs Milroy was wearing a graceful gown of black crepe, gathered at the corsage, with a matching bolero jacket finished with small shiny red and white flowers at the edges. Her French model hat of light black felt was finished with a veil and she carried a posy composed of red roses. Mrs Paterson wore a smart gown of inky blue satin-backed dull crepe, with yoke and sleeves of tine net. she wore a matching hat • inky blue, finished with a veil, and carried a posy of red roses. Mrs A S. Tonks, of Auckland, grandmother of the bride, was wearing a black ensemble with an ermine stole and a black bat. The bride travelled in a smart frock of emberust, with a pleated skirt and .n g| ij ti • neckline with a posy of rust and brown patent leather. With this slip wore a beige tailored Austrian coat, hand-embroidered on the lapels, and a hat of brown stitched georgette in a Dutch cap shape finished with a veil. Mr ami Mrs W. L. Paterson will reside in Wellington. Many Quests Attend The Invited guests included:— Lady Nolan and Miss Nolan, Mr and Mrs H. T. Smith, Mr and Mrs Marsack. Mr and Mrs G< rdon Franklin, Mr and Mrs Eric Nathan, Mr and Mrs Rowland Eiiis, Mr and Mrs George Milne, Mr and Mrs \\. Thompson, Mr and Mrs MeEwan, Dr and Mrs Litchfield, Mi d M - D. C. P( icock, Mr and Mrs Dick Tripe, Mr and Mrs George Nathan iding, Miss Margo Peacock. Miss Sheila Brodie, Miss loyc< Nathan, Mr T. L. Buxton. Mr Bill -ipringhale. Mr Stavely Ellis. Messrs Bob and Miles Watson, Mr Mike Nathan. Mr John Ilarcourt, Mr n. Mr Dick Peacock

all of Wellington . ; Dr. and Mrs Gower, Dr. and Mrs! Hugh Douglas, Dr. Mary Douglas, Dr. • and Mrs H. E. Harris, I)r. and Mrs, Fraser. Dr. and Mrs Pliillips-Turner Dr. and Mrs A. Joseph, Dr. and Mrs Waddell, Dr. and Mrs Uribben, Dr. and Mrs Lamb, Sister Hawkins. Captain and Mrs John clarhan, Mr and Mrs do Vere Chitty. Mr and Mrs L.' J. Day. Mr ami Mrs J. Banks CainM tnd Mrs v English, Mrs i». • It. Fairer and Misses 11. and P. Fairer. Miss G. Wvatt. Mr and Mrs Noel Johnson. Mr ami Mrs Tony Firth, Mrj and Mrs E. B. Firth. Mr* and Mrs, Ray Frazer. Mr and Mrs Gillies, Mi j Ted and Miss Annette Gillies, Mr and | Mrs 11. M. Hammond and Miss Bernadine Hammond. Mr and Mrs Philip llarkness. Mr and Mrs Jim Hawke Morrinsville . Mr and Mrs Hart. Mrj and Mrs John Horton. Mrs John Me-1 Caw, Mr and Mrs R. MeCaw. Mr and Mrs A. B. Matthews, Mr and Mrs Clive Matthews, Mr and Mrs H. D Matthews, Mr and Mrs R. B. Gran-j well. Mr and Mrs W. Peterson. Mr and Mrs A W, Nisbet, Mr and Mrs! Raven. Mrs G. P. Rogers. Mr and Mrs is commas

St. Paul, Mr and Mrs Lance Tomp-; kins, Mr and Mrs D’Arcy Dr ; and Mrs Eric D'Aiv y. Mr and Mrs L. j M. squire, Mr and Mrs Colin Taylor , Mrs David Graliame Melbourne), Mrj and Mrs W. Tudliope, Mr and Mrs \\ I M. W hew ell. Mrs Whewell and Miss J Bessie Whewell, Mr and Mrs Ward,! Mr and Mrs Wake. Mr and Mrs J. D Smith, Mr and Mrs lloy Kemp, Mi and Mrs Worley, Mr and Mrs Heywood, Mrs Melurum, Mr and Mrs .VlcNlcol. Miss Patty Blake, Miss G. J Cameron, Miss Helen Heywood, Miss’ Alison Hooker, Miss Muriel House, j Misses B. and C. Hunter, .Miss Pat Kingston, Miss Bona Matthews, Miss! Peg Hanstead, Miss Mary Watts, Misses Nina arid Peggy Raven, Misses E. and j X. Ward, Miss* Mollie Wilkinson, Miss j Shirley Tudliope Miss Betty Wilson, Miss Betty Smith, Messrs D. and J. Pountney, Mr Stuart Kingston, Mr Joseph* Hooper, Mr R. D. McFarland. Mr Trevor Hunter. Mr Lewis Raven, Mr Arthur Peterson, Mr Campbell D’Arcy. Dr. de Courcy. Mrs Savage, Mr and Mrs E. R. N. Russell, Mr and Mrs | Eric Tonks, Mr and Mrs H. C. Tonks j Mrs Dighy Tonks, Mr and Mrs Steer, j Mrs A. E. Sloman, Mr and Mrs Gerald I n’Halloran, Mr and Mrs V. J. Earner, Mr and Mrs Hugh Fraser, Mrs T. Paterson, Mr and Mrs Ralph Sketch, Mr and .Mrs G. T. Mam'uer, Mr arid Mrs George l’isher, Mrs Bodle, Mr and Mrs B. 11. Kingston, Mrs A. S. Tonks, Mr and Mrs H. W. Reed, Miss Russell Agnes. Mr and Mrs Bruce Elliott, Mr and Mrs M. M. Louisson, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Myers, Mr and j Mrs Murray Benjamin, Miss Mary! Savage, Miss Tommy Cooper, Miss Nolan, Miss Ester Tonks, Miss Betty Sloman, Miss .lean Paterson, Miss J. Armour, Miss Gwenda Morris, Miss E. Seagram (Canada), Miss Gay Wilson, Miss Sydney Bickerton Fisher Misses A. and G. Bussell. Misses Pat and Nancy Dawson, Miss Marjorie Mappin, Mr Bill Marriner, Mr John Carpenter, Mr Pat Elliot, Mr Neil Louisson, Mr Bill Dawson, Mr Jock Cairns, Mr Alex. Whitcombe, Air Garth Griffiths. Messrs Alac and Tony Horrocks, Mr Jock Lindsay, Mr Rolf Porter (all of Auckland) Airs Woodward (Hawera), Air and Airs S. C. Tonks (Hawera), Mr and Airs S. C. Tonks (Hawera), Air and Mrs Williams (Hawera), Mrs E. P. Cox (Hawera), Mr and Mrs Emor Ferguson .Hawera), Mr and Mrs AiacDiarmid (Hawera), Miss Cushla Tonks (Hawera), Mr Francis Cox (Hawera), Air and Airs Gordon Fraser (New Plymouth), Air and Mrs Guy Me Allan (New Plymouth), Mr and Mrs Tom Wardell (New Plymouth), Mrs Mackay (New Plymouth), Mrs Grey (New Plymouth). Mr and Airs T. Anderson (New Plymouth), Miss Margaret Fraser (New Plymouth), Miss Joan Anderson (New Plymouth), Air Murdoch Fraser (New Plymouth). Air and Airs Trevor Thomas, Airs W. Tonks. Air Godfrey Westenera, Air Dick and Miss Anne Morrow, Mr Tom Burns (from the South Island), Aliss Sybil Monckton (Fiji).

by Frenchmen in Boulogne in commemoration <»f th«‘ first Bril- I ish troops' landing !'or the cent J War. I

WEDDING D ARROW—FINLAY The marriage was solemnised at St. Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton, on the afternoon of January 26, between Eileen Emily, third daughter of Mr and Airs S. Finlay, of Forest Lake, Hamilton, and James Byron, first son of the late Air and Airs F. B. Darrow. The officiating minister was the Very Rev. T. P. Weatherhog, Dean of Hamilton, and Mr E. H. Apthorp presided at the organ. The church had been beautifully decorated with white gladioli. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a slim-fitting gown of white satin, the bodice being fashioned with a low draped neckline, and the sleeves, draped to the elbow, finishing in tight cuffs forming a point over the hands. The fitting skirt fell to a long oval train ancl her long tuflo M-il. worn out the face, fell from a halo of plaited satin to form a! double train. She carried a bouquet of white gladioli, cactus dahlias, and; maidenhair fern. Tim bridesmaids wore Misses Gwen, arid (dive Finlay, sisters of the bride, who wore slim-tilting frocks of linn* green needlcrun lace, the bodices being] fashioned with low draped necklines and full, puffed elbow-length sleeves, I the skirls falling to form slight trains.] They wore matching pleated turbans] and carried amber-shaded bouquets of] caclus dahlias and maidenhair fern. ; Mr Alvin Woolven was best man and Mr Max Harrow was groomsman. The ushers were Mr Pat Doak and Air Reg. Sherson. After Mil- ceremony a reception was held at the Centreway Rooms, which had been beautifully decorated with bowls of autumn-shaded dahlias. Mrs Finlay, mother of tDo bride, received Ihe guests wearing a gown of bottle green heavy lace with a picture hat of bangkok straw. She carried a posy of autumn-tinted marigolds and buttonhole dahlias. Mrs A. H. Cameron, of Ngaruawahia, sister of the groom, was wearing an autumnshaded frock with a brown redingote ancl matching hat, She carried a posy of autumn-shaded marigolds and buttonhole dahlias. When Mr and Airs J. B. Darrow left by car for the wedding trip the bride travelled wearing a smart navy redingote and matching accessories. They will make their home in Taumarunui.

The invited guests were :—The Dean and Airs Weatherhog, Mr and Airs R. Darrow, Mr and Airs R. Handley, Air and Mrs W. Woolven, Mr and Airs R. W. Bennett, Air and Mrs AY. Elliott, Air and Mrs P. Elliott, Mr and Airs J. Salisbury, Air and Mrs W. Behague, senr. (Auckland). Air and Airs W. Behague, junr, Auckland), Air and Airs C. Waif or d (Putaruru), Air and Airs P. Irving, Mr and Mrs L. Tribe, Air and Airs F. Price, Air and Airs E. Meyer, Mr and Airs A. AV. Ensoll, Mr and* Airs R. H. Thurlow (Auckland), Air and Airs L. A'. Lloyd, Mr and Airs T. Jury, Mr and Airs E. Alallett, Air and Mrs J. AVestwater, Mr and Mrs J. Maher Taumarunui . Air and Airs AV. Brown Auckland', Air and Airs W. Alack (Auckland . Mr and Airs T. Sherson Pet one , Airs Frogley, Air and Mrs S. Handley, Air and Airs AV. Cahill (Auckland). Mr and Airs K. Darrow Auckland), Mr and Airs A. Cameron (Ngaruawahia), Air and Mrs R. Sherson, Air and Airs It. Darrow (Wanganui). Air and Airs It. Smith (Auckland), Air J. Smith Auckland , Mr and Mrs C. T.. Welch (Auckland . Mr nad Mrs S. J. Itawlinson, Mr and Airs B. Alayall, Mr and Airs G. Sutton (Davenport , Mr and Airs Alex. Harrow Auckland). Alisses A. Andrew Auckland . | Pamela Harrow. Gwen Darrow, Ellice lurrow. Beverly Mayall. \ilsa Woolven. ] j; | v Cameron, Nell Cameron, Joan] I!,.Hague Auckland . Belly lmyle. Vera 111,yI e, Alary Itawlinson. Ina Hayward, 1,.,’yal Holmes Wellington . Betty Brown Auckland . Messrs P. Duke. B. Frogley, It. I (arrow.