WEDDINGS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 109, 1 February 1935, Page 4

WEDDINGS

Norwood—Redpath The wedding took place at St. Mary’s Church, Merivale, Christchurch, on Wednesday afternoon, of Rana Muriel, only daughter of the late Mr. David Redpath, and of Mrs. J. A. Redpath, Fendalton, Christchurch, and ■Walter Neville, only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. B. Norwood, Hobson Street, Wellington. The Rev. A. K. 'Warren performed the ceremony and Mr. A. Worsley was organist. The church was beautifully decorated with maples and white flowers. The bride/ who was escorted by her stepfather, Mr. J. A. Redpath, jun., wore a gown of deep ivory chantilly lace, embossed in a rose design and mounted on cream embossed crepe de chine. The bodice was fitting and severely cut, but the low Victorian boat-shaped neckline was outlined with flat roses of taffeta, having orange blossom centres, and the long sleeves, narrow to the elbow, widened into a bell-shaped flare. From an arched hip-

line the skirt fell narrowly in front, and from a godet in the back swept into a long, fan-shaped train qf the lace unlined. A lovely, filmy veil of double tulle, which was worn over her face, fell from a tiara of orange blossom and formed a second very long fan-shaped train edged with blonde lace. She carried a, sheaf of deep cream robes.

She was attended by two small girls, her cousins, Yvette Nicholls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Nicholls, and Ottalie Jane Osborne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. R. Osborne, “Winfield,” Doyleston, -'and by four bridesmaids, Misses Ngaire Smith and Edna Norwood, Wellington, Meudail MoraySmith, and Wisha Ardagh. The little girls’ dresses of cream tulle mounted on taffeta had fitting, sleeveless bodices finished with fichus of tulle that were caught in front of the low necklines with a rosette of tulle. Their long skirts of graduated tulle frills had tiny trains and narrow silver sashes falling to the ground. They wore wreaths of silver leaves and carried posies of cream rosebuds.

The bridesmaids’ dresses were of cerulean blue cloquo lame, the unusualness of the metal-woven fabric being intensified by extreme simplicity of cut. The bodices, made with a Vshaped and slightly draped neckline in front, had a narrow yoke at the back, and finished with a row of tiny silver tissue buttons.- Long fitting sleeves tapered to a point over the hands, and were also trimmed from elbow to wrist with the silver buttons. From an arched hip-line the skirts fell in a narrow panel in front to the knees, widening at the hack into a train. They wore silver shoes to match their tiaras of silver leaves, and carried sheaves of cream roses. Mr. Arthur Sutherland,Wellington, was best man, and Messrs. John Buckleton, Kentish Herbert and D. P. Turnbull (all of Wellington) were groomsmen. The ushers were Messrs. Winston Philp, John Reid (Oamaru), R. R. Gibson and Kenneth Nicholls.

A reception was held at the United Service Hotel, where Mrs. Redpath received the guests wearing a Sahara brown frock of poult silk, cut on princess lines. The three-quarter length sleeves were pleated to form a cascade frill, and the skirt, which was inset with godets, was slightly trained at rhe back. The high neckline was'relieved with an unusual gold clasp in front. She wore a matching hat of brown leghorn straw. Mrs. C. J. B. Norwood wore a tunic ensemble, with tunic of honey-coloured suede lace over a black georgette skirt and pale chanel pink bodice and a capelet of black and white ostrich feathers. Her wide-brimmed black hat had a crown of black and white lace straw, and she carried a bouquet of deep pink roses.

Mrs. A. E. Nicholls, grandmother of the bride, wore a bliick silk crepe ensemble with vestee c L beige georgette, and a small black hat. Iler posy was of sunset-shaded roses.

Mrs. Leonard George (Wellington), the bridegroom’s sister, wore a cream chiffon dress printed with apricot flowers, a beige stra,w hat trimmed with taffeta and a brown taffeta coat. The bride’s charming travelling frock was of black metal-woven maroeain, with a plain black skirt and a belted tunic studded with tiny squares of gold thread. With this she wore a widebrimmed black felt hat. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Norwood will make their home at Wellington.