CAMBRIDGE WEDDING
WATT-HARDY TEA-ROSE SATIN GOWN A wedding of interest in Cambridge was solemnised at St. j Andrew’s Church, on Saturday evening when Joan Winifred, second : daughter of Mr and Mrs E. L. Hardy, | of Thornton Road, Cambridge, was i married to James Alexander, eldest j son of Mr and Mrs James Watt, of Hautapu. The Very Rev. T. P. i Weatherhog, Dean of Hamilton, was ■ the officiating minister and Mr R. B. j Boyce played the wedding music. ■ The bride, who entered the church I with her father, wore a beautiful i gown of tea-rose satin. The softlydraped bodice was designed with a Quaker collar embossed with pearls j and Jhe long fitting sleeves, also ' pearl embossed, were scalloped over | the hands. The full circular jkirt, I defined at the waistline with a ; shaped pearl embossed belt, fell to | form a scalloped train over which fell a filmy veil of hand-embossed tulle held to the head by a satin coronet. She carried a bouquet of St. Joseph lilies and cream roses. The Attendants In attendance were a bridesmaid. Miss Erica Hardy, and two floweri girls, Nancye McMillan and Barbara ; Haworth. The ’maid’s frock of holl.v- ---■ hock georgette was mounted on tafi feta and featured sleeves of tiny ' petals and a belt embroidered in gold ; tissue leaves and flowers. She wore a matching turban and carried a j bouquet of red roses and carnations, j The small flowergirls’ frocks, re- ! plicas of the bridesmaid’s frock, were : of mist-of-morn green and they wore : matching Juliet caps finished with gold petals and velvet bows, and i carried dainty Victorian posies of j pastel-pink flowers and tulle. Mr B-tuce Watt was the best man i and Messrs J. R. Haworth, S. M. j Griffith and S. J. Wakeman were the ! ushers. | In the parish hall, which had been ; beautifully decorated with pastel- • shaded flowers, a reception was held | after the ceremony. To receive the ! guests Mrs E. L. Hardy was wear--1 ing a model gown of viola-panne j velvet with embossed sleeves, a ' matching turban and she carried a • posy of roses and carnations in claret ! tonings. She was assisted by the i bridegroom’s mother, Mrs James Watt, who wore a frock of teal dull • French crepe adorned with gold | antique ornaments and a cavalier ; cape. She wore a teal beret hat of | soft velour with a crown of appliqued j shaded flowers and her posy was of I deep clover-shaded roses. J When Mr and Mrs J. A. Watt left j for the honeymoon, the bride j travelled in a suit of airforce-blue I with which she wore clover acces- | sories. They will make their home in 1 Cambridge. The Guest List The invited guests were:—The Very Rev. and Mrs T. P. Weatherhog (Hamilton), the Rev. and Mrs C. W. Chandler. Mrs E. C. Young (Northcote). Mrs E. Hardy (England), Mr and Mrs S. M. Griffith
(Auckland), Mr and Mrs J. R. Haworth and Master Colin Haworth, Mr and Mrs D. K. McMillan, Miss Jean Watt (Auckland), Mr D. Watt, Mr and Mrs J. F. Davis (Otahuhu), Mr and Mrs W. S. B. Hardy (Havelock), Mr and Mrs J. F. Francis (Rotorua). Mr and Mrs H. Speary, Mr and Mrs L. R. Young (Wellington), Mr J. Young (Tauranga), Mr and Mrs George Watt (Matamata), Mr and Mrs A. N. Macky, Dr. and Mrs Cameron (Christchurch), Mr S. Dougherty (Papatoetoe), Mrs F. Harrison (Otahuhu). Mrs V. Handcock (Otahuhu), Mr and Mrs R. Forbes (Pukekohe), Mr and Mrs G. Watt, Mr and Mrs John A. Watt, Mr and Mrs Charles Watt, Miss Jessie Watt, Mr and Mrs E. C. Moore (Te Rapa), Mr and Mrs J. Moore (Frankton), Mr and Mrs N. Vernall (Frankton), Mr and Mrs J. Paget (Frankton), Mr and Mrs E. McCandlish, Miss P. McCandlish, Mr E. McCandlish, Mr and Mrs O. Death (Papatoetoe), Mr G. Death (Papatoetoe), Mr W. Moore (Frankton), Mrs J. Beet Snr. (Pirongia), Mrs E. McAulif (Rukuhia), Mr and Mrs W. S. Harbutt, Mr and Mrs W. Leggott (Havelock), Mr and Mrs I. Horton (Havelock), Miss E. Young (Hauraki Plains), Mr and Mrs W. White, Mr and Mrs A. W. G. Pearce, Mr and Mrs L. Griffin, Mr and Mrs R. R. Foster, Mr and Mrs R. Feisst, Mr and Mrs Edgar James, Mr and Mrs W. R. Garrard, Mr and Mrs A. R. Batchelor, Mr and Mrs F.'Kingsford, Mr and Mrs P. Dickenson (Putaruru), Mr and Mrs K. Beer. Mr and Mrs O. Gane, Mr and Mrs H. Webb, Mr and Mrs W. Newsham (Auckland), Mr and Mrs J. W. Ross, Mr and Mrs D. Clemow, Mr and Mrs T. Wallace, Mr and Mrs B. Bromwich, Mr and Mrs A. J. Dotchin (Auckland), Mr and Mrs F. L. Tucker, Mr and Mrs F. Cooper (Auckland), Mr and Mrs P. Graham. Mr and Mrs A. Hulme, Mr and Mrs J. R. Woolnough (Hamilton), Mr and Mrs J. Campbell, Mrs E. J. Wilkinson (Auckland), Mrs H. Goodwin, Mrs E. Vcale, Mrs L. Mahony, Mrs M. E. Rippon, Mrs H. C. Moore, Mrs ! Wenham (Hamilton), Mr and Mrs H. L. Nixon, Mr and Mrs R. R. Atkinson (Hamilton), Mr and Mrs H. P. Sharp (Whakatane), Mr and Mrs ■C. Latimer, Mr and Mrs C. H. Maisey, Mr and Mrs R. Simcock (Malay States), Mr and Mrs M. Keyte. Misses Beth Hardy (Havelock), Grace Foster (Te Koparu), Helen Williams (Whangarei), Kathleen Goodwin (Auckland), Jessie Anderson. (Hamilton), Peggy Oddy, Mary Hicks, Marci Hicks, Mary Tucker, C. Moore, Eileen Wallace, Beatrice Griffith, N. Griffith, Sheila Richardson. Messrs H. McCrea (Northcote), J. McCrea (Wellington), J. Hardy (Christchurch), E. Handcock (Otahuhu), J. H. Hicks, S. Robinson, L. Macky, J. Power, A. Holmes, D. McGovern, S. W r akeman, L. G. Williams.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21042, 19 February 1940, Page 5
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