WEDDINGS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26636, 5 December 1947, Page 2

WEDDINGS

Ross —Sparrow For her marriage to Charles Alexander Ross, on Thursday, November 27, Jean Romola Sparrow wore a becoming gown of white cloque. The bodice was fitting, with three-quarter ruched sleeves, and the graceful skirt was finished with a large bustle. The bride wore her mother s veil of Brussels lace crowned witl, tvhite roses, and she carried a sheaf of matching blooms. She is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs S. M. Sparrow, of Dunblane street, Dunottar, and the bridegroom is the younger son of Mr and Mrs A. T. Ross, of Ramsay street, Dalmore. The wedding took place at the Roslyn Presbyterian Church.

Miss Pat Mutimer and Miss Pat McDougall were the bridesmaids. Their frocks of white marquisette, figured with sprays of deep pink and green, featured square necklines, ruched sleeves, and full skirts. Green ixias and tiny rock flowers trimmed their green straw picture hats and green velvet muffs. Mr P. Hunt was the best man and Mr G. Irvine the groomsman. After the ceremony the guests were received at the home of the bride’s parents by Mr and Mrs Sparrow and Mr and Mrs Ross. Mrs Sparrow wore a braided suit of navy wool georgette relieved with pink. Her hat was of navy straw trimmed with veiling. Mrs Ross wore a powder blue frock with a picture hat. For travelling, the bride wore a navy frock of wool crepe, the tucks of the bodice being edged with narrow pale pink lace. Her navy off-the-face hat was trimmqd with pale pink veiling, and she wore pale pink kid gloves and carried a navy handbag.

Robinson—Shaw A pretty wedding took place at Columba Church, Oamaru, on the morning of November 12 of Mona, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Shaw, Kurow, and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs li. E. Cameron, Ben Avon Station, Omarama, to Ivan, second son of Mr and Mrs H. Robinson, of Roxburgh. The officiating minister was the Rev. G. D. Falloon, of Kurow. The bride wore a gown of white ninon marquisette fashioned with ruched bodice and shoulders, wide corselette belt, and very full trained skirt. Her tulle veil was held in place by a topknot of mother-of-pearl miniature arum lilies, and she carried a bouquet of white arum lilies and abutilons. The three bidesmaids— Miss Dorothy Shaw, sister of the bride; Miss Merle Denniston, of Hawea; and Miss Pauline Gordon, of Kurow—wore frocks of ice blue ninon marquisette made similarly to that of the bride. They wore topknots of pink polyanthus roses and maidenhair fern in their hair and carried bouquets to tone. The little flower girl, Eveline Taylor, wore a frock of blue ninon marquisette and a wreath of pink flowers in her hair, and carried a basket of pink flowers. The groom was attended by his brother, Mr Raymond Robinson, as best man, while Mr Gordon Robinson and Mr Jim Brockie were groomsmen.

During the signing of the register Mrs D. Campbell, of Kurow, sang “ This Radiant Day.”

The wedding reception was held at the Bungalow tea rooms, where Mrs Shaw received the guests in a model suit of periwinkle blue, with black hat trimmed with blue oustrich feathers and black accessories. She wore a spray of white abutilons and blue forget-me-nots. She was assisted by the bridegroom’s mother, Mrs H. Robinson, who wore a model suit of black figured crepe de chine with black hat and accessories. She wore a spray of anemones.

A feature of the wedding breakfast was a beautiful three-tiered wedding cake made by a very old friend of the family, Mrs Connolly, of Hawea. When the bride left on her honeymoon she wore a summer suit of blue, with white hat and accessories.