TO-DAY’S WEDDING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20080, 28 October 1939, Page 6

TO-DAY’S WEDDING

BLAIR—COX FROCK OF ORGANZA The marriage of Valerie Ormond, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cox, Clifford street, Gisborne, and Frederick MacLeod, second son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Blair, Kaitaratahi, was solemnised quietly in Holy Trinity Church, Derby street, this morning.

The ceremony was performed by the Rev. K. Liggett, and Mr. D. G. Dyer presided at the organ. The church had been decorated by friends of the bride with enormous bowls of arum lilies andSßelder roses and trails of tanksia roses entwined in the choir stalls, the artistic effect forming a picturesque setting for the jridal party. The bride, who was escorted by her father, looked charming in an exquisite frock of white organza handpainted in a floral design in pastel tonings. The fitting bodice was made with short sleeves, and the short skirt was gracefully flared. A sash of Velvet in a lovely shade of blue, tied in a bow in front with long ends falling to the hemline, defined the waist. Her hat had a white organdie brim and a crown composed of flower petals in pastel shades. Long gloves were worn, and a posy of delicatelytinted rosebuds was carried.

The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Lorraine Walker Bain, wearing a picture frock of powder blue georgette showing a pin-tucked bodice with short sleeves and a flared skirt. A small hat of white Petersham ribbon and a posy of pink and cream rosetails completed the ensemble. Mr. Bruce McKenzie was the best man. Delightful Reception After the ceremony the parents of the bride entertained a number of relatives at a delightful reception at their pretty riverside home. The sitting-rooms were gay with a wealth of flowers, irises and Iceland poppies predominating. Morning tea was served informally, and the customary toasts were honoured. At the table of the bridal party bowls of lily-of-the-valley were arranged effectively round the handsome wedding cake, which was banked at the base with similar blooms intermingled with trails of smilax. j Mrs. Cox, mother of the bride, was wearing an elegant frock of navy blue French crepe trimmed with touches of petunia and Cambridge blue, with an edge-to-edge coat of navy lace accented with a shoulder spray of flowers in blue and petunia tonings. Her hat of navy Baku straw was worn with an eye veil. Mrs. Blair, mother of the bridegroom, wore a graceful ensemble of moss green wool georgette, accented with a shoulder spray of pink roses, and a hat to match.

The bride travelled in a smartly frock of storm blue wool tailored frock of storm blue self-fleck-ed wool crepe-de-chine, designed with a cross-over bodice tied at the back and a slightly flared skirt. A small hat of navy blue felt, accessories to match and fitch furs completed the en-