RECENT WEDDING OF WIDESPREAD INTEREST

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 182, 19 August 1937, Page 11

RECENT WEDDING OF WIDESPREAD INTEREST

MILLAR— BATTEN At gfc. Peter's Church, Pahiatua, recentlv, Hazel iNoeline, yotingest -daiighter of Mr and Mrs W. H. -liatten. Pahiatua, .was married to -Walter Boyd, eldest so1! of Mr , and- -Mrs A. -uYlillar, Pahiatua. Rev. H. Wilson, vicar of Pahiatua, was the officiating niinister, and Miss N. Irving played the organ in the church, which was decorated - with cases ■ of - pink - and .'wliitecamellias. Tlie bride, wlio was escorted by her father, wore a gown of white nee'dlerun lace over white satin,' the bodice liaving tlie lie'w high .gathered neekline ea ught with a tiny spray of orange blossom. The full gored skirt formed'a gi-aceful train and the waistline was finished with a narrow; b.elt and diamante clasp. The exquisite veil was edged with tiny leaves and tell from a halo of orange blossom, being loaned by Mrs J. Millp, jnr-, and her bouquet was eomposed of freesias and maidenhair fern. In attendance on the bride- were | . two nieeesy Misses Marjqrie Bateman, j Hastings (chief) and Betty Fowke, of Palmerston North. They wore froeks inade alike in fine siTk lace over satin. The: chief bridesmaid was .'in pink with a ' tiny bandeau of pink flowers oh lier head, the second maid ' being in bluo with a blue bandeau. They. wore silver shoes and had bouquets of blue hyacinths, tiny pink chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern, tied in satiii ribbon with hanging ends. Mr Iton Millar attended his brother as best man and Mr Norman Eum-" mery, of Hastings, .was groomsmah.' The*ushers were Messrs ti. Batten and Bruce Fowke. The guests. came from Hawera, Hastings. Ashburton, Christehureh, Palmerston North .and ' Dannevirke. Mr 0. Stone presided, at the receplior., cake (the gii't of Mr and Mrs A. • Griffiths) was "duly cut by the bride, After the recei>tion the couple leff. by car- for New Plylnouth and Auckland, the, bride being in a smart navy jumper suit, reiieved with red, nayy co'at ' and shoes with toning accessories,