Veleta And A Veil

NZ Truth, Issue 1200, 29 November 1928, Page 17

Veleta And A Veil

TSN'T Veleta Sandrall a pretty and ~ uncommon name? It has become that of "Vee, Mantell, Mrs. W. Mantell's young daughter, who was married last week at Saint Paul's Pro -Cathedral to a lad from wild Canberra, A. E. Sandrall yclept. Veleta's gown of ivory mariette was made with the "full circular skirt which falls into such shimmering folds, and the pointed hem was edged with diamante to match the trimming on her bodice. Limerick lace, which great-grannie Mantell had worn on her bridal day, was modernized by a soft underlining of palest pink /nd trimmed diagonally with silver true lovers' knots.. Vee. leaves nothing to chance, for a horseshoe of orange blossom was also attached to. the veil, ensuring that the breakfast bacon will turn out O.K. In pale primrose mariette Alexa Stewart, Helen McLellan, Betty Sutton and Helen Marchbanks did bridesmaid work.- Like the bride, they are well-known m Wellington, though Betty's old home town is Oamarifc Their little hats of Banicok straw were colored pink to match their rose velvet waistbands and fluttering ribbons. Early "Victorian posies finished the doing's, and necklaces of silver and crystal, the gift of the bridegroom, were worn. " Veleta and her husband are already on their way to Australia, . and it's to be hoped the old Tasman has a smooth spot m its heart. for honeymooners.