NEW PLYMOUTH NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8339, 27 January 1913, Page 5

NEW PLYMOUTH NOTES

January 23. Miss Carrie Bayly returned from Auckland by this morning's boat. Miss Bertha Young (Auckland) left for Hawera to-day, whore she will be the guests of the Misses Nolan. Several small bridge parties have been given this week. On Tuesday evening Mrs F. W. Webster gave one which was very enjoyable. "The Girl in the Train" was much appreciated by a crowded house at the Theatre Royal on Monday evening. Airs G. Grover has gone to Auckland and Opotiki for a visit.

On Wednesday afternoon, at St. Mary’s Church, the wedding was solemnised of Atiss Joyce D. Fitzherbert, eldest daughter of the late H. S. Fitzherbert. S.M.. New Plymouth, to Mr Ernest Percival Fenton, youngest son of Mr Gilbert Fenton, of Bantry. County Cork, Ireland. The Rev. A. H. Colyile officiated. The bride wore a beautiful gown of ivory satin trimmed with Brussels lace, the pointed train, was finished with true lover’s knots of satin cord. She wore a wreath of real orange-blossoms and veil of lovely old Honiton lace, and carried

a shower bouquet of white flowers and maidenhair ferns. Her bridesmaids wore her sisters. Misses Loris aud Sybil litzberbert, and Miss Keitha Saxton, and her four little nieces. Misses Dulco, Marjorie, Betty, and Patricia Fitzherbert. The three elder bz-idesm aids wore dresses of pale blue satin, draped with cream lace, over underskirts of pleated not, their hats were of black tagel strew, covered w-ith cream lace and ninon, and with small posies of coloured flowers. The four little maids wore pretty frocks of hailstone muslin inset with Irish lace, and with Juliet caps of Irish lace, and carried posies of blue hydrangeas. The eider bridesmaids carried bouquets of pale pink sweet peas and cornflowers. Air Herbert Whitcomb*.' acted as best man, and Afr Austin Bewley and Mr Gideon Pott were groomsmen. The bride’s mother more a handsome gown of amethyst chiffon taffetas, w-ith hat and bouquet to match. Airs W. L. Fitzberbort (Palmerston), mole-coloured satin charmeuse, hand-painted with pink roses, mole straw hat with shaded roses; Mrs S. W. Fitzherbert (Te Kuiti), smart biscuiticoloured cloth coat and skirt, with facings of black and white striped silk, pale blue hat massed with pink feathers; Mrs P. B. Fitzherbert (Daunevirke), hydrangea blue taffetas, black tagel bat with pink roses; Mrs J. L. Blundell (Wairarapa), pale gray voile, large black bat, massed with pint hyacinths. A reception was held after tho ceremony at the residence of Airs Fitzherbert, Carrington road, when a number of guests wore present, among them being Rev. and Mrs Colvile, Air and Airs Claude Weston, Mrs Panll, Mrs Bennett (Masterton), Mr and Mrs Fookes, Mr and Mrs Denny Brown, Mrs Courtney, Miss Stanford, Mrs and Miss Whitoombo, Mr Wylie and others. A special feature of the afternoon tea was the beautiful wedding cake, made by Airs Morrison. Subsequently the bride and bridegroom left by motor for the south for their honeymoon, the bride wearing a saxe blue shantung coat and skirt, with facings of shot silk, putty-colonrcd hat lined with blue, with blue plumes. A large number of handsome presents were received.