WEDDING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2572, 26 April 1923, Page 2

WEDDING.

O’SULLIVAN—DESMOND,

A very popular wedding took place in Saint Mary’s Church, on Tuesday, 24th April, the contracting parties being John, younger son of Mr and Mrs J. O’Sullivan, Edgeware Road, Palmerston North, and Florence Madge, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. F. Desmond, Johnston Street. Owing to recent bereavements in the family the wedding was of a quiet nature. I’he ceremony, with Nuptial Mass ( which was Choral) was performed by the Rev. J. Forrestal, assisted by the Rev. M. Doolaghfy. Miss G. Neylon officiated at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, was beautifully attired in white duchcsse satin, with radium lace sleeves and drnpings caught with silver tissue roses, intenningled with orange-blossoms as was also the long trailing veil. She carried a shower bouquet of white cosma and maiden hair fern. The bridesmaid, Miss Ethel Desmond, sister of the bride, wore a lavender crepe dc chone and gorgette frock trimmed with silver lace petals, a black hat edged with silver lace and a spray of silver and lavender. Her bouquet was of pale lavender eosmn and asparagus fern. Mr Frank Desmond, brother of the bride, acted as best man. The church was beautifully decorated by the friends of the bride. After the ceremony, the guests were entertained at the home of Mr and Mrs Desmond, where the usual toasts were honoured and felicitous speeches were made. Later in the afternoon Mr and Mrs O’Sullivan left by motor for the north, the bride travelling in a navy 1 costume with braid and ehenile trimmings, a smart black panne hat trimmed with silver. She wore a blackfox fur, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaid’s present was a gold initialed bangle. In the evening Mr and Mrs Desmond entertained St. Mary’s choir and their friends when a very enjoyable time was spent.