NAPIER WEDDING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20040, 12 September 1939, Page 2

NAPIER WEDDING

CLAYTON—CLARKE

GISBORNE BRIDEGROOM

BRIDE IN MAGNOLIA SATIN ’*• * f

St. John’s Cathedral church, Napiei', looked lovely on Saturday evening with masses of rhododendrons, camellias and pink blossom placed at the chancel and posies of hyacinths, daphne, camellias and freesias tied to the pews for the marriage of Miss Dorothy Gertrude Clarke and Mr. John Lissant Clayton.

The deep magnolia and blue frocks chosen by the bride for herself and her bridesmaids stood out against this background of pink and blue flowers as the bridal party came up the aisle and the whole effect, lit up by the soft lights of the church, was lovely. Deep magnolia satin, patterned in an irregular design of wild roses, was the material chosen, for the bridal gown, which was cut on ■ graceful princess lines, with the moulded skirt sweeping into a long train. A front panel narrowing at the waistline was softly rucked across the bodice and the neck was heart-shaped. A row ot buttons finished the back bodice and the long sleeves, full at the shoulders, were tight-fitting from the elbows and trimmed with tiny satin covered buttons. 'From a coronet of cream hyacinths and freesias fell her veil' of hand-embroidered tulle, which had been worn by her mother, and which billowed softly over her frock and extended to the end of the train. Harmonising perfectly with her whole ensemble was her bouquet of cream freesias, cyclamen, rosebuds and hyacinths.

Bridesmaids’ Becoming Frocks Very becoming were the frocks of Marina blue silk net mounted over taffeta, cut in Victorian style, worn by the bridesmaids. Miss Mary Chesney, Lower Hutt, and Miss Doris Barton. Gisborne. Each dress had a tightly-fitting bodice with heartshaped necklines, allied to fully puffed sleeves edged with cyclamen velvet ribbon. The high waistlines were also outlined with velvet ribbon and the bouffant skirts had a deep flounce piped with the cyclamen ribbon. Pretty top-knots of cyclamen and anemones were worn in their hair and they carried lovely little muffs made of sweet peas, hyacinths and cyclamen, and tied with cyclamen ribbon.

The bride, who is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Clarke, Harvey road, Napier, was given away by her father, and the bridegroom, who is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lissant Clayton, of Gisborne, had Mr. Louis Seymour, of Auckland, ns his best man, with Mr. Kenneth Clarke, the bride’s brother, as groomsman. The ushers were Mr. Reginald Clarke and Mr. Max Cato. Reception and Dance After the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. Dean ,f. B. Brocklehursl, a large number of guests attended a reception followed by dancing, at the residence of the bride’s parents. The guests were received in the hall by Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, assisted by Mrs. Clayton, and then passed on to congratulate the bride and bridegroom-

Mrs. Clarke wore a handsome gown of black net over taffeta, made in r'-dingote Lyle. She wore a smart biack hat.

Mrs. Clayton was wearing a becoming black ensemble relieved in white with smart black hat, and she carried a bouquet of Iceland poppies. When the bride and bridegroom left on a tour of the north, the bride travelled in a very smart stone blue pin-striped tailored costume, worn with a pret’y hand faggoted peach pink satin blouse, smart stone blue spring felt hat and navy blue accessories.