WIGLEY—ALLPORT WEDDING

Evening Star, Issue 23376, 20 September 1939, Page 13

WIGLEY—ALLPORT WEDDING

Much interest was centered in the marriage of Isla, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J, Allport, Elizabeth street, and Henry Rodolph, eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. L. Wigley, Highfield which took place at Chalmers Church, Tiinaru, last Saturday afternoon. The church had been decorated Withj boughs of pink prunus and spring flowers. The Rev. J. Baird officiated at the ceremony and Mr Peters played the wedding music. During the signing of the register, a solo was sung by Miss Adelaide Allchurch.

Owing to the ill-health of her father, the bride was given away by her brother, Mr W. Allport. Her slimfitting gown of ivory silk suede embossed in satin in a feather design featured raglan sleeves and a crossover bodice slightly gathered at one side. Buttoned at the back with tiny buttons, the bodice formed a deep point from which the skirt fell into a circular train. Her beautiful veil of Chantilly lace, lent by Mrs Ralston Jones, Dunsandel, was worn over the face and was held to her head with a bunch of orange blossom. She carried a sheaf of freesias.

Miss Betty Sutherland and Miss Prue Wigley (sister of tbe bridegroom) acted as bridesmaids and the bride’s two small nieces, Valerio Allport, Tiinaru, and Beverley Allport, Blenheim, were flower girls, Mr Alister Wigley, Queenstown, was his brother’s best man, and Mr G. Bowker, Amberley, was groomsman. Ninon over taffeta in a delicate elm green shade, was worn by the bridesmaids. Made with full skirts slightly gathered into the bodices, they were made with a cross-over effect in front and were buttoned down the back. Tbe cross-over effect was repeated in the short sleeves. In their hair they wore a single daffodil and carried a sheaf of the same flowers. The little girls wore ankle-length frocks, of elm green ninon, made with short-waisted bodices and puffed sleeves. They carried posies of daffodils and wore wreaths of leaves in their hair. With skis and ski sticks a guard of honour was formed by members of the Tasman Ski Club in which both bride and bridegroom have taken a prominent part. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Grosvenor, the rooms being decorated with_ Iceland poppies, prunus and primroses. The guests were received by Mrs Allport and Mr W. Allport. Mrs Allport’s frock of black panne velvet, with lace yoke, was worn with a three-quarter length redingote of black lace finished with a belt of black silk cord. Her black hat was trimmed at the back with a spray of mauve flowers, matching her spray of irises.

Mrs Wigley, mother of the bridegroom, wore an ensemble of navy crepe back satin made on the dull side of the material. The tailored coat had revers of satin and her blue straw hat was trimmed with blue ribbon. She carried scarlet anemones. „ For travelling the bride wore a teal blue fine English tweed suit, a soft felt hat in the same shade, with a band of dark vieux ribbon and vieux rose woollen jumper. Mr and Mrs H. R. Wigley will make their home in Tinvaru.