WEDDING BELIES

New Zealand Tablet, 29 April 1920, Page 39

WEDDING BELIES

AHERN—PURCELL. ;rAt St. Patrick's Church, Palmerston Northmen 'April 7, William Jeremiah, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ahern, x of Duhedin, and ■• $ Isabel,, youngest* daughter ol Mr., and Mrs. F. Purcell, of Taohui Street, Palmerston united in the bonds of Holy Matrimony by Rev. Father McManus. The bride, who * was ; given away : by*, her father, was attired in a beautifully hand-worked dress of white ; crepe de Chine, and wore the customary wreath and veil, . ; and carried a bouquet of white flowers. Miss Ida Russell, who was chief bridesmaid)-* wore « a neat shell-pink^©Eepel de Chine dress and black picture hat. :.: . The assistant* bridesmaids were Misses Ivy Davidson (cousin of : ''ishd bride), Maggie and ) Nellie, O' Flaherty, and Phylis ': Purcenf (nieces of the bride) the'' former wearing a pale bluef crepe de Chine dress with black hat, and carried a bouquet! of ; pink - flowers, and I the three latter ~ cream dresses and! black'silk hats, and carried baskets of pink flowers ,;s .Mr. 5 Aloysius E. Ahern, % brother of the bridegroom, was best! man. - * After - the ceremony ."'a reception '" was" held the residence of the bride's parents, "when the usual toasts were honored. Mr. f and Mrs. Ahern, who were pients of many useful presents and , good wishes from friends throughout New* Zealand, left in the evening for' the north by motor to spend their honeymoon. The bride's travelling dress was a navy blue costume and black pan velvet hat relieved with gold trimming. "t'*'f? '"""-'* V' A&^. . ...-\ ■ . HODGINS— r : - - The wedding was solemnised at "St... Mary's Church, Manchester Street, Christchurch; on Easter Monday : (April 5) of jjj Mr. Walter "- Herbert ' Hodgins, only sonof Mrs. and the late Frederick "Hodgins,- Hertfordshire/ England, and Miss Helena "La wlor, third daughter of" • Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawlor, St. Albans, Christchurch, The > Very Rev. Dean Regnault, S.M., officiated, .aril interestnig fact being that he was the officiating priest .at the wedding of the bride's parents. The bride, who was given away by her brother .(Mr J. Lawlor, of Waimate), wore a dainty frock of lemon-colored crepe de Chine ahd"£ebf-l gette with touches of heliotrope, and a heliotrope hat and streamers. She carried a beautiful bouquet of lemon and pink roses and maiden-hair, fern. Miss Agnes i Lawlor, who attended her sister as bridesmaid, was attired in "heliotrope •, georgette trimmed with gold lace, and , wore a pretty gold? hat to match.' She carried a of heliotrope flowers. The bridegroom was attended byi Mr. Roland Myers, of Christchurch, as best man. . After! the ceremony a reception was held at Broadway's, where! the usual toasts*' were honored. The ; guests < were 3after-i wards entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Lawlor at n their resi-l donee, Bishop Street. Subsequently the happy couple left! for the North Island on their honeymoon, the bride trav-S oiling in v a t fawn costume; trimmed with gold, with saxe| blue cape and blue and gold toque. :|