WEDDING BELLS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 79, 7 April 1915, Page 4

WEDDING BELLS.

JONES—WATKIN. An interesting event took place at Huiroa on March 31, the occasion being the marriage of Miss Myra E. W’atkin, fifth daughter of Mr and Mrs T). Watkin, of Huiroa, to Mr .1. W. T. Jones, schoolmaster at Douglas, and third son of Mr and Mrs T. Jones of New Plymouth. As Miss W’atkin had been assistant teacher at Huiroa for the past two years, the event was especially interesting to the children as well as to older people. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Aker, and the wedding was solemnised in the Huiroa Church, which had been "tastefully decorated by a few lady friends of the bride, with lycopodium and orange, ray lilies of Japan. A very large number of friends and relatives were present at the ceremony, while the pupils of the school formed a guard on honour outside the church, and strewed the bride’s path with flowers. The service was fully choral, Mrs W. Martin presiding at the organ. The bride looked charming as she entered the church on the arm of her father. She wore a dainty gown of white crepe-de-chine. the yoke and sleeves being of silk over-all lace. The bodice was prettilv draped and caught up in front with a medallion of brilliants, and on the shoulders with a pearl, the skirt also being draped and similarly caught up. The gown was completed by a wide swathed belt of white silk. The bride also wore the orthodox veil and orange blossoms, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet, made and presented by Mrs Albert Jones, of New Plymouth. who also presented those carried by the bridesmaids, Misses Ruby and Alma Watkin, sisters of the bride. Miss R. Watkins’ frock was of pale blue online, and Miss Alma’s of lavender chiffon taffeta silk. Both dresses were finished with real silk Maltese lace collars, swathed belts of cream silk, and white book muslin mop caps trimmed with val. lace and rosettes of ribbon to match the dresses. The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a bicycle, and to each of the bridesmaids a dainty gold neckchain and pendant. The bridegroom was attended by Mr G. Ross as best man, and Mr J. Watkin as groomsman. After the ceremony, the guests were entertained at the residence of the bride’s parents, whence the happy couple departed by motor for Stratford, en route for the south, where a short honeymoon will be spent. The bride’s travelling dress was a navy blue tailormade costume with a black velvet hat trimmed with bows of cerise velvet. Among the many valuable presents may be mentioned a handsome marble clock presented to .Mr Jones by the residents of Douglas, and a pair of oil paintings, presented to the bride by the Huiroa school children.

HALL—LECC. At St. Mary’a Church, New Plymouth, ou Easter Monday, the Rev. A. Colvile officiating ( Mr James Hall, of the New Plymouth Telegraph Department’s stall,, sou of Mr John Hall, of Midhirst, was united iu the holy bonds of wedlock to Miss Elizabeth Mary (Bessie) Legg, youngest daughter of Mrs J. C. Legg, of New Plymouth. Mr F. R. Peppered gave away the bride, who was becomingly attired iu white silk, richly trimmed with guipure insertion, and she wore the customary veil and orange blossoms. The bridesmaid, Miss Nellie Hall, sistcuof the bridegroom, wore a cream serge costume, black hat with white plumes. The bride and bridesmaid each carried a beautiful shower bouquet of white roses and chrysanthemums. Mr William Legg, brother of the bride, acted as best man, and Mr R. \. Remind was the organist. Mr and Mrs Hall left by the afternoon train for Auckland. Mrs Legg, the bride’s mother, was dressed in black silk-, hat of white satin trimmed with black feathers; Airs Hall, mother of the bridegroom, navy cloth costume, white vest, white hat with black plumes; Mrs Forbes, sister of the bride, cream serge costume, vieux rose hat trimmed with fur.