Evening Wedding

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20128, 23 December 1939, Page 14

Evening Wedding

! Maunder—Stevens Clown of Parchment Satin Blue delphiniums, love-in-the-mist and pink sweet peas formed a picturesque setting in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobden street, on the evening of Thursday, December 14, for the marriage of Thelma, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stevens, Stout street, and George Stewart, eldest son of Mr. G. T. Maunder and the late Mrs. Maunder, Stout street. ' The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. J. H. Dow, and Mr. I. Moore presided at the organ. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a lovely frock of embossed parchment satin made on Empire lines. The high-waisted corsage showed a Medici collar and the graceful skirt swept into an oval train ornamented with sprays of orange blossom. Her veil of exquisitely hand-erii-broiderod tulle was caught to the head with a coronet of orange blossom, and she carried a bouquet of mixed flowers to tone with her frock. The bride’s only ornament was a double string of pearls. The bride was attended by Tier sister, Miss Enid Stevens, and Miss Jean Bird, wearing frocks of pink and blue chiffon respectively, with coatees of silver lame printed in pink and blue tulips. Flower Headdresses Sprays of pastel-tinted flowers were worn as headdresses and they carried bouquets of pink and blue blooms intermingled with delicate greenery, tied with silver streamers, silver sandals and stockings to tone completing the ensemble. Tiny Janice Stevens, sister of the bride, made an attractive flower girl in a frock of cream chiffon sprigged in pink and blue, and a headdress of flowers combined with silver leaves. Mr. David Costorpliine carried out the duties of best man, and Mr. Tom Maunder was groomsman.

Following the ceremony, a charm-ingly-arranged reception was held at Messrs. Findlays’ tea rooms. Mrs. Stevens, mother of the bride, was wearing a handsome gown of rust and gold crepella and a hat of brown straw. Her bouquet was pomposed of golden dahlias. Mrs. F. B. Maunder, aunt of {he bridegroom, wore a graceful navy blue and white, frock with a coatee of

navy lace and a hat to tone, a bouquet of dahlias in rich autumn shades, tied with gold streamers, completing her toilette. The bride travelled in a smart Wedgewood blue ensemble, a hat to match, and blue and wine coloured accessories.