EXQUISITE GOWN OF IVORY STIFFENED NET FOR DAINTY BRIDE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 47, 11 March 1937, Page 11

EXQUISITE GOWN OF IVORY STIFFENED NET FOR DAINTY BRIDE

ANDERSON — MENZIES A particularly beautiful and colourful eitect was achieved by' the bride and her two maids at the wedding this afternoon of Marjorie Lena," second daughter of Mr and Mrs R. M. Menzies, Heretaunga street, Hastings, and Shirley Maxwell, elder son of Mrs Anderson, of Hastings, and the lato Mr H. Anderson. The Rev. It. B. Gosnell officiated at the ceremony, which was held in the Hastings Methodist Church, where tho decorations were the artistic work oi Mrs Symonds, a friend of the bride. Huge bowls of flowers in pink shades were mingled with greenery and liad touches of blue. Mr John Oorbett presided at the organ and "The Voice That Breathed O'er Eden" was sung by the congregation. The dainty bride wore an exquisite gown of ivory stiffened net uxounted on satin which suited her to perfection. It wgs fashioned with sevefal rows of tiny frills edging the hem and encircling the long train and was cut up in front to show her satin sandals. A long spray of orange blossom was caught to the skirt in front where it was cut away and very tiny posies also ornamented the train. The corsage was slight-ly shirred back and front where it joined the skirt in a V shape and the collar was composed of very tiny frills with a posy of orange blossom in front. The sleeves were long and were shaped at the wrist with a wide hanging cuff of tiny frills. A very dainty veil of stiffened tulle was worn with a row of" orange blossom mounted on a pleated halo and fell very soltly. over her gown. She carried a lucky silver horseshoe and her sheaf was of white flowers with touclies of blue and pink. Forget-me-not blue stiffened net mounted on taffeta in the samo shade was worn by tlie two 'maids who were the bride's two sisters, Miss Dorothy Menzies (chief) and Miss Joyce Menzies. The gowns were exactly alike with very flared skirts edged with rows of narrow frills in a vandyked shape, the top of cacli point being flnisEed with the tiniest posy of blue iorget-nie-nots and pink rosebuds. A matching posy was worn at the neck which was finished with a 1 frilled collar. The sleeves were very full at the shouldera and puffed at the elbow, edged with a frill. The waist was defined with a wide belt of stitched taffeta with covered buckle and a band of stitched taffeta trimmed their blue lace crinoline hats. Blue sandals we;e worn and each maid carried a trailing bouquet of salmon pink flowers and fern. Mr Colin Murray carried out the duties of best man and Mr Fred I.iley was th© groomsman. Mr R. M. Menzies gave his daughter away. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Hawke's Bay Farmere' tea-rooms where the flowers were beautifullv arranged in a colour scheme to tone with the bridal party. Tall vases were filled with asters in pink shades and on the tables were floatiug bowls of pink rosebuds, miniature zinnias and dahlias with blue cornflowers and maidenhair fern. Mr and Mrs R. M; Menzies, parents of the bride, received the guests. Mrs Menzies worq, a gown of deep tobao brown peau d'ange lace with jabot and ' collar of georgette finished with tiny buttons She wore a matching coatee and a "brown velour hat turned up at the. back and caught in iront witli u metal clasp. Her bouquet was composed of autumn tinted flowers. Mrs Anderson, the bridegroom's mother. wore an ensemble in lido blue with relief of dove grey at the neck. She wore a blue velour hat and blue shoes and carried an autumn sbaded bouquet. Beiore the bride and bridegroom left by car for their honeymoon the bride changed mto her travelling suit, a navy worsted tailored costume worn with a blouse of palest pink georgette, the neckline edged with a wide kilted frill and having an inset of faggotting. She wore a navy velour hat with pink quiil (navy suede shoes and carried a navy purse and skii;i)« fur. Many loveiy presents weie received by Mr and Mrs Shirley Anderson, among tliem a presentation of table silver and cutiery from the stafl of the HawKe's Bay Farmers', the bride having been a member for 7 years. Among the guests were tliese visitors from oti.er parts of New Zealand: Mr and Mrs E. 11. Menzies (Lower Hutt), the bride's brother and sister-in-law, and Mrs Gordon Thompson (Wanganui), the bride's aunt.