AN AUSTRALIAN WEDDING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 2, 24 March 1927, Page 4

AN AUSTRALIAN WEDDING

SCHLOSS—PRATT A wedding that holds general interest for many Australians and New Zealanders was that of Beryl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Pratt, of Narrabri, Australia, and Aubrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Schloss, of Wellington. It was celebrated at St. James Church, King Street, Sydney, recently, the officiating minister being the Rev. J. F. S. Russell. The service was fully choral, and during the signing of the register M4ss Lilian Crisp, a member of the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, sang “My Prayer.” The church was beautifully decorated with a wealth of mauve asters and pink roses, and formed a delightful setting for the delicate beauty of the bridal ensemble. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white charmante, encrusted with diamante, the skirt being finished with handkerchief points of georgette. The train, composed of white crepe de chine lined with blue, and ornamented with diamante and orange blossom, hung gracefully from the shoulders, and her tulle veil was caught with tiny clusters of orange blossoms and buds. She carried a beautiful sheaf of white gladioli and tuber roses, which with a squirrel coat, were the gifts of the bridegroom.

Miss Daphne Pratt, sister of the bride, and Miss Margaret Donovan attended as bridesmails, wearing picturesque early Victorian frocks of cyclamen taffeta, exquisitely trimmed with horseshoes of pink forget-me-nots. Cyclamen tulle bands, finished with large bows at the back completed the head-dress. Their dainty pink posies and French handbags were the present of the bridegroom.

Mr. John H. Garland, of Wellington, acted as best man, and Mr. J. WeringSmith as groomsman. After the ceremony the bride’s mother, wearing a gown of shrimp meteor, received the guests at the Marlborough, King Street. Her bouquet was of pink carnations and roses.

On leaving for their honeymoon, to be spent on a motor tour of New South Wales a«nd New Zealand, the bride wore a chic black and white tailored suit, and a smart white vagabond felt hat.

h *' and Mrs. A. L. Singer, of GisV lO T re in England to attend V 1? educatlon of their children, ex- *? remain there until about the end ot the year. Miss D Davis, of Takapuna, arrived by the Mauretania in Vancouver recently, and left there on the Niagara for New Zealand on March 9.