THE PICTURE BRIDE

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1930, Page 2

THE PICTURE BRIDE

LONDON, November 23. Mr Edmund Fearnley Whittingstall, the artist who yesterday at St. Margaret’s, Westminister, was married to Miss Eileen Bennett, the lawn tennis player, could n6t have painted a more beautiful picture than that which his bride presented at the ceremony/ The flowing dress of ivory-lined velvet which she wore enhanced the grace which lias been so much admired at lawn tennis tournaments. A halo of pearls gleamed on her hair. The bridesmaids, too, seemed to have stepped out of a frame, so picturesque were they. They wore long frocks ot deep red velvet, cut to give a modernised mediaeval effect. One of them, Miss Juanita Japp, fainted in the church. During the address after the ceremony she turned distressfully to Mr J. H. Thomas’s daughter, Miss Doris Thomas, who was also a bridesmaid, and said: “I am going to faint!” She was carried into the vestry and luckily the incident escaped the bride’s notice. STRUGGLE WITH POLICE. A very eager crowd struggled to see Miss Bennett. Most of the women and girls who surged about the doors of the church talked of lawn tennis and of ..lie bride’s triumphs in it. Police—mounted and foot—had much to do in preventing these women and girls from rushing the bride’s flowerdecorated car when she arrived at the cnurch. As they pushed here and dodged the police horses there they all gasped. • “I must see her. I must!” Few saw her then, but when she came out on the arm of her very tall husband, laughing and blushing and looking extremely charming, all were able to admire her to their heart’s content. More than 50 Press photographers had all the “shots” at the happy pair that they wanted. The best man was the bridesgroom’s brother. Mr William Fearnley Whittingstall, the barrister.