WEDDING IN LONDON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 214, 10 August 1937, Page 11

WEDDING IN LONDON.

SON OF SIR RICHARD LINTON. A wedding of much interest 'to the older residents of Palmerston North and New Zealanders generally was celebrated in London on July 14, when Mr Robert Glendinning Linton, son of Sir Richard and Lady Linton, was married to Miss Bettv Dickson Halbert, daughter of Mr and Mrs H. G. Halbert, of Perth, West Australia, states a London correspondent. Sir Richard Linton, whose birthplace is Palmerston North, visited this centre a short time ago. Lady Linton, before her marriage, was Miss Ethel Bannister, a member of a well-known Wellington family. For many years r they have lived in Australia, and until recently Sir Richard was Agent-General for Victoria in London. It was a perfect summer day, rather on the warm side, but it brought out some lovely frocks; an ideal day for a wedding. The wedding took place in the lovely church of Holy Trinity, Brompton Road, and the Bishop of London gave the address. The bride, who was given away by Sir Hal Colebatch, wore a lovely gown of white and silver brocade, with a very long train, and a trail of white stephonitis formed a sort of topknot to which the tulle veil was fastened. She was attended by six bridesmaids, English, Swedish and Australian girls, all very evenly matched as to height, i’he bridesmaids wore long full-skirted redingotes of ice-blue satin, opening over a panel of accordeon-pleated chiffon in a pale mauve tone. On their heads they wore high bandeaux of blue lorget-me-nots, which were fastened under the chin with a ribbon bow, and fretjn which hung a pleated veil of blue tulle about a foot long, and they carried bouquets of blue and mauve flowers. The bridesmaids were Miss Dorothy Thompson, Miss Hazel Draffih, Miss Nola Nicholas, Miss Herse'y Brookes, Miss Elizabeth Edlund, and Miss Margaret Warner. Mr Richard Linton, brother of the bridegroom, was best man.

After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bridegroom’s parents, as the bride's parents are in Australia. A very laage number of guests crowded into No. 34, Cadogan Square, where they were received by Sir Richard and Lady Linton. The latter wore a lovely gown of light rust red, with a gauged panel at the back forming the train, and she carried a bouquet of tawny flowers, her small brown hat being trimmed with shaded brown and henna flowers at the back. The health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by Sir Hal Colebatch in an ideal sneech, the cake was cut. and after a brief conversation by telephone with the bride’s parents in Australia, Mr and Mrs Robert Linton left for a tour of the Continent.