IN SATIN AND BRIDAL TULLE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 246, 7 January 1928, Page 19

IN SATIN AND BRIDAL TULLE

New Year Wedding Bells Are Ringing, Here, There and Everywhere

WILSON—CLARK When Aileen Athena, the only daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. C. Clark, ot Newton, was married to Roy, the fifth son of Mr. and the late Mrs. R. Wilson, of Ponsonby, she wore a dainty frock of parchment-tinted georgette inset with panels of silk lace and mounted on ivory satin beaute. A misty veil of tulle was attractively arranged under a coronet of orange blossoms and she carried a pretty

armlet of pink-tipped carnations and miniature arum lilies. The marriage service was read in St. Matthew’s Church by Canon Grant Cowen. The bride was given away by her father and the bridegroom was attended by Mr. Charles Reid as best man and Mr. Len Clark as groomsman. Miss Nellie Dalbeth acted as chief bridesmaid, wearing a charming frock of delphinium blue georgette, with a quaint head-dress of pleated tulle and silver tissue to tone with her frock. She carried a bouquet of matching flowers. Miss Vere Dailey made another dainty attendant in her peach-tinted frock of georgette, worn with a similar head-dress to that of the other bridesmaid. She carried a sheaf of flowers in prettily-blending tones.

DAKEN—DOUGHERTY A very quiet but exceedingly pretty wedding took place in the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Hamilton, on Tuesday last, when Pearl Elizabeth daughter of the late Mr. N. J. Dougherty, of “Green Hill,” Cambridge, and Mrs. Dougherty. of Hamilton, was married to Reginald Francis Daken, of “Haka Haka,” Blenheim. The bride, who was given away by her eldest: brother, Mr. B. Dougherty, was very becomingly clad in taffeta and georgette. She wore a handsome embroidered veil, the work of her sister, and carried a bouquet of palest pink, lavender and primrose flowers. The bridesmaids were Miss Floss Dougherty, sister of the bride, and Miss Ursula Daken, sister of the bridegroom. They wore blue and lavender georgette frocks respectively with hats and bouquets of similar tints. Mr. J. Dougherty carried out the duties of best man, and Mr. L. B. Dougherty was groomsman. The ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. Father Bleakley, assisted by the Rev. Father Ford, took the form of a Nuptial Mass and a very impressive feature was the beautiful sacred music and singing which accompanied it. Mrs. Snodgrass, a very old friend of the bride, presided at the organ, and Mesdames Larsen and Turner, cousins of the bride, sang. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was held at the home of the bride’s mother, only immediate relatives of the bride and bridegroom being present.

WRAGG—McGRATH A hand-made veil of exquisite Brussels lace fell in attractive folds over the bridal govs of ivory satin faconne worn by Isabel, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. McGrath, of Mount Albert, when she was married to Arnold, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wragg. of Sheffield. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Monsignor Ormond at St. Bene- \ 'charming sheaf of Madonna lilies was carried by the bride, who was attended bv her sister. Miss Evelyn McGrath, as bridesmaid. Miss McGrath wore a damty little frock of iris mauve georgette, fashioned on simple lines, and with it she had a Picture hat of harmonising shade. She carried a shower bouquet of carnations and dahlias. attended bv The bridegrooom was attenaea oy Mr Meyrich Jones, of Wanganui, as best man. Now's the time when childa tonic such as Sulfarilla gri.r.

BONE—SPENCE St. John’s Church, Hawera, was

prettily decorated on Wednesday last for the marriage of Lynda Margery, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Spence, to Frederick Cecil second son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bone, of Hawera. The service was conducted by the Rev. R. E. Evans, and in honour of the bride who was organist at the church, and the bridegroom, who was a member of the choir, the wedding choruses were sung by the choir. Miss Barker, a friend of the bride, played the organ accompaniments.

The bride, who entered the church with her brother, Mr. A. L. Spence (Auckland), wore a. beautiful frock of ivory georgette with the usual veil and orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet of rhododendrons with maidenhair and asparagus ferns. She was attended by Mrs. Sidney Cashmore, of Auckland, as matron of honour, who wore a gown of pale pink silk organdie with hat to match. Miss Beth Thompson, niece of the bride, was bridesmaid and was dressed in rose coloured beaded georgette with hat to match, while her sister, Miss Constance Thomson, was flower girl, wearing mauve georgette. All of the bride’s attendant’s carried bouquets of pale pink roses. Mr. D. L. Bone, of Auckland, was best man, and Mr. S. O. Spence, of Whakatane, was groomsman. The reception was held at Corsoncon, Victoria Street, the residence of the bride’s family, where the guests were received by Miss E. G. Spence, who wore navy blue bengaline and carried a bouquet of mauve flowers. Mrs. L. A. Bone was gowned in a black silk frock and coat with black toque trimmed with mauve flowers. The wedding breakfast was served in a marquee, which had been prettily decorated in pink and mauve. The bride and bridegroom left later in the afternoon by motor-car for the honeymoon trip, the bride’s travelling costume being a navy blue suit with scarlet trimmings and scarlet hat to match. NATIONALITY OF MARRIED WOMEN The attention of the Federal Commission revising the Federal Constitution in Australia was directed by women witnesses to the fact that present legislation dealing with nationality laws is inconsistent with the fundamental principle of the Federal Constitution, says “Dawn.” This Constitution is memorable in the history of the Empire, in that it is the first to recognise the equality of citizenship between men and women under the electoral laws of the Commonwealth. At present, on marriage with an alien an Australian man retains his citizenshir, while an Australian woman loses both nationality and the franchise. The nationality law is a case in point where, in order to establish a uniform law throughout the Empire, there has been a levelling down as far as Australian women’s citizens’ rights are concerned, instead of a general levelling up. Nationality is a precious possession, and particularly precious to enfranchised Australian women.

! BUCHANAN—THOMPSON ! The marriage of two well-known New Zealanders took place recently at St. John’s Church, Dannevirke, ” the contracting parties being Enid Aileen, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Thompson, of Dannevirke, and graddaughter of Mrs. James Thompson, Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, and Richard Ramsden, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. J. Buchanan, of Matawhitea, Waitahora. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a French model frock of ivory Parisian georgette, with silver net yoke, the bodice top scalloped over a number of small flared flounces. A lovely tulle veil and orange blossoms finished with a train (which was carried by David Miller, a small cousin of the bride), and a beautiful pink tinted bouquet completed a very dainty effect. Miss Noleen Markman (Wellington) and Miss Nancy Chadwick (Dannevirke) were in attendance as bridesmaids. Their frocks were of apple-green silk net flounced over crepe de chine of the same tint, finished with a sash of pink taffeta, with large bow at the back. They carried in lieu of bouquets dainty muffs of green silk and net embossed with pink Dorothy Perkins roses. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Mervyn Livingstone as best man, and Mr. Selby Thompson as groomsman, and the Rev. G. B. Stephenson officiated. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, where about 200 guests were entertained. Mrs. Thompson, mother of the bride, received the guests in a frock of navy blue georgette panelled with handpainted shell pink georgette, and wore a hat of golden straw to tone. A dance followed, and subsequently the bride and bridegroom left for a vredding trip by motor-car for Auckland. The bride travelled in a frock of Violine blue crepe-de chine, trimmed with powder blue georgette, with hat to tone. The future home of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Buchanan will be at Greenpark, Waitahora.

WALKER—KHOURI The first wedding to take place ir. the Church of St. Theresa, Karori. Wellington, was that of Olga, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Khouri, of Karori, and John Ernest, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glanville-Walker, of London. Both the family of the bride and that of the bridegroom are well known in New Zealand. The Rev. Father Smythe officiated, and organ selections were played by Mrs. Anderson. Miss Nan Monaghan sang a solo. The bride wore a frock of heavily embossed silver lace, the bodice being close fitting, with a full skirt, the only trimming being two long tassels of diamante and crystal beads. The undorslip was of shell pink. A hat was worn made of the same silver lace, the crown being lined with silver tissue and a bunch of orange blossom on the brim. An effective scarf of pink shell tulle was worn, and the bouquet was of pink and white roses. The bridesmaids were the two sisters and niece of the bride. The first wore a frock of ivory mariette, trimmed with gold beads, small close-fitting hat of gold lace, and carried a bouquet to tone; the second wore pink knife-pleated georgette and a silver hat; the small maid was in

blue pleated georgette. Mr. John Ratcliffe was best man, and Mr. J. Khouri groomsman. Later, a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents. About a hundred guests sat down cc supper, the tables being beautifully decorated with pink and white sweet peas. A wedding bell was suspended over the bride’s table. A dance was held after supper. The bride and bridegroom left Dy motor for Auckland later in the evening. The bride’s travelling costume was of beige crepe de chine, with hat to match, and she wore a handsome fur coat-

RADIO BRIDES NOVEL COMPETITION Radio listeners in New South Wales who pay attention to the Adelaide station, SCL, have been considerably interested in that station’s Radio Bride Competition. Of all the girls married recently in South Australia—that is to say, those who nominated for the radio competition—Miss Bishop was held to be the fairest. A total of 31,000 votes were cast, of which the winner polled over 6,000. The Maughan Methodist Church was the scene of the marriage ceremony, which was broadcast by Station SCL. The speeches and musical items at the reception were also broadcast, “Uncle Radio,” the announcer, acting as master of ceremonies. There has been a certain amount of discussion as to the propriety of broadcasting a wedding service. The Sydney station, 2BL, radiated one from Palmer Street Presbyterian Church nearly three years ago, but last year when 3LO, Melbourne, had arranged to do so from an Anglican church the ecclesiastical authorities forbade it and the wedding was transferred to a Methodist church. In Sydney recently the wedding of Mr. Skeates, the Mayor of Birkenhead, Auckland, was broadcast, and all his friends listened-in. The ceremony was heard quite distinctly.

ATHYA—FISK The marriage of Berenice, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Fisk, “Waitohi,” Nelson Crescent, Napier, to John, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Athya, of Kelburn, Wellington, roused much interest among the friends gathered at St. John’s Cathedral, in Wellington, on the evening of the ceremony. The Rev. Dean Mayne officiated at the service. Mr. Percy Tombs, Cathedral organist, presided at the organ, and the church was prettily decorated by the bride’s girl friends. Mr. Fisk gave away his daughter, who wore a frock of pale pink georgette beaded in silver. Her soft embroidered veil in faintest pink tulle, the gift of her mother, fell from a coronet of pink rosebuds, and her bouquet was composed of pale pink carnations and maidenhair fern. She was attended by her sister, Kathlene, who wore a frock of delphinium blue georgette beaded in silver, with a blue and silver coronet, and silver shoes. She also carried a bouquet of pink carnations with silver streamers. Mr. H. McL Fisk was best man. Afterwards a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, the usual toasts being honoured. Mrs. Fisk received her guests in a frock of black embossed georgette and black lace hat relieved with beige, and carried a bouquet of bronze flowers. Later the bride and bridegroom left for a tour of the North Island, the bride travelling in a jumper- suit of beige crepe de chine and wrap coat to match. Their future home will be Auckland.

REMEDIES FOR AMATEURS’ MISTAKES

Soup If soup has been made too salt, add a little granulated or brown sugar to counteract the effect. When making soup, if there is no time to let it cool and remove the fat, strain it and heat it again before serving, passing it through a clean white cloth wrung cut of cold water. The coldness of the cloth will coagulate the fat and prevent the pure grease from getting through. Soup with particles of fat floating on the top is very unappetising. Left-over soup must not be allowed to remain in a saucepan all night, if the flavour is to be retained. If soups or brown sauces are too light in colour, add a little burnt sugar to darken them. To Restore Tainted Meat or Game Prepare it for cooking, then wrap

in a linen cloth, to prevent any dust from getting in. Take a shovelful of charcoil or live coal, and throw it into a bucket of water. Dip the meat into the water, and allow it to remain for five minutes; then cook immediately. Jellies, Etc. If table jellies break when being turned out, the moulds have not been first immersed in tepid water. Hot water frequently causes breakages. When creams and table jellies do not set properly, they have been oversweetened or have been allowed to stand in a warm place after making. Broken moulds of jelly can be remoulded by simply warming the gelatine mixture very gently, and then turning it into wet moulds. The jelly should not be allowed to boil, nor become very hot, since that is apt to give it a disagreeable flavour. Custards If a custard has boiled, or been allowed to cook too quickly, it will be watery and full of holes. When baking the custard, place the dish containing it in a larger dish nearly full of water. Then, when the custard is half-cooked, sift a little fine sugar over it. This helps to make it brown nicely, while the surrounding water prevents it from cooking too fast, and so a honeycombed appearance is avoided.

WALL-TREATMENTS THAT ARE “DIFFERENT” By AN ARTIST This is an article for the newly-wed and for those who can afford to reconsider the lines on which they have decorated their walls with pictures. For it concerns the consistent choice of pictures as compared with a less satisfactory collection of miscellaneous prints and paintings. It is curious how those who insist on their furniture' being of one period, or at least of one wood and one type, will mass on their walls pictures that actually clash. Old line engravings and modern photogravures, light water-colours and heavy oil-paintings, woodcuts and aquatints—all these are found within the same four walls, and the effect is one to be deplored. Compare this with the room in which the pictures have a logical connection with each other. The modern woodcut cannot be called an extravagance because many of our most distinguished young artists are experimenting in this kind of work and their productions are bound to prove an excellent investment within a very few years. Why not devote one room—say the dining-room—to an array of these prints, and frame them in uniform fashion? Place them against a background of plain yellow or deep lilac, and they will show up excellently. Alternatively you might buy one of the lovely art books with illustrations in colour by some good artist. Remove the plates and use them to adorn the walls of your drawing-room, giving each a gold frame or a passepartout in lacquer red, according to the style of the apartment. A very small expenditure will see you through. A room restricted entirely to flower studies for its walls will repay you with some delightful effects. You can, if you choose, mix old flower groups and modern ones quite successfully. REQUESTS TO CANBERRA A recommendation made to a recent Royal Commission by the Australian Federation of Women Voters is that an Australian University should be established at Canberra, and that special consideration be given to the question of founding a Chair of International Relations. It was also considered that wider Federal powers were required, and that a provision should be made for a periodic review of the constitution, thus avoiding “harmful rigidity.” Three women witnesses were called to the commission, which was called to revise the Federal Constitution. They also spok© about uniform social laws for the Commonwealth, migration, education, health, and the treatment of aborigines.

PENNY-PLAIN AND TWOPENCECOLOURED

Penelope had succumbed to a of Spartan economy. Away went all the frills of life. No more bills at the florist’s; no more temptations at the bookshop; no new gramophone reconds; no after-dinner Virginians. Life was reduced drastically to the penny-plain status. Twopence-col-oured moods were sternly conquered. At first, tli© fun of seeing how many shillings and sixpences and half crowns could be dropped into the petty-cash box, in scrupulously exact payment of extravagances forsworn held a certain measure of moral satisfaction thsit compensated for the loss of joie-de-vivre. But Penelope found, ere long, that work grew strangely boresonu : that her nerves were frayed; her temper on edge. In her flowerless room, appetite flagged. Stewed prunes, minus cream, were consumed with bitterness of soul, to the hauntingly remembered refrain of the new gramophone record so stoically resisted. At night-time, the long habit of sampling a new book or magazine or current weekly—a habit now rudely broken—took its own revenge in wideopened restlessrffess. Penelope began to hate the retiring hour. And the tantalisingly recaptured aroma of vanished Virginians. Conscience failed to supply the orchestral accompaniment to her starturn sacrifice. There was no blowing of trumpets, no soul-stirring requiem from the drums. One morning, Penelope pirouetted round her desk and rattled the pettycash box to defiant jazz-time. Then foxtrotted forth to the florist’s, the bookshop and the music store. And on the way home, dropped a shining halfcrown piece into the spatulate hand of a faded little woman hawking kettleholders. And bought a new jumper for her maid. The sun shone gloriously from a blue sky. It was a lovely twopence-coloured day for Penelope. That night, she slept like a bird that has found its nest again. J.H. RISSOTTO It is often difficult, when friends arrive unexpectedly, to find something nice for supper. Rissotto is very successful, and the ingredients are kept in stook by most housewives: Throw 3oz of rice into boiling water, add salt, and boil for 5 minutes. Pour away the water, add loz of butter and 1 small sliced onion, and cook gently until the onion is lightly browned. Now add * pint of tomato pulp, a small piece of carrot chopped finely, and about i pint of stock. Cover and let all simmer very gently till the rice is quite soft, adding, gradually, another £ pint of stock as required. Stir in 2oz of grated parmesan cheese when the rissotto is quite thick and stiff. Serve very hot piled on a dish.