WELLINGTON WEDDING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 248, 10 January 1928, Page 4

WELLINGTON WEDDING

MATURIN—HARPER A wedding which occasioned much interest in Wellington recently was that of Joan, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Harper, “The Hill,” Karori, and great-granddaughter of Bishop Harper, of Christchurch, first Primate of New Zealand, to C. B. Beaumont Baturin, only son of Captain Maturin, R.N., England. The ceremony took place at St. Mary’s Church, Karori,, Wellington, which was daintily decorated in shades of pink and blue flowers. The Rev. C. H. Watson, vicar of St. Peter’s Church, Wellington, officiated, the service being fully choral. “The Wedding March,” from “Lohengrin,” was played as the bride entered the church, and Mendelssohn’s “March” at the conclusion of the service. The bride was escorted by her father, and wore a period frock of ivory satin b.eaute, made ankle-lengtli, with tight pointed bodice, the square-cut neck edged with a narrow border of net and satin rosebuds. The full skirt was finished with a deep hem of the net, with satin roses lying on it, and the sleeves were long and close-fitting. A court train of satin, bordered all round with roses of georgette, hung from the shoulders, and she wore a beautiful veil of old Honiton lace, which had been worn by her grandmother. Her only ornament was a string of pearls, the gift of the bridegroom, and she carried a sheaf bouquet of Christmas lilies. Miss Rosamund Harper was bridesmaid, wearing powder-blue georgette, the full skirt bordered with net and roses of the georgette. She had a band of silver leaves in her hair, and carried a bouquet of blue and pink flowers. Two little train-bearers, Dorothy Cox (cousin of the bride) and Diana Brodie, were dressed in white georgette, the skirts of narrow frills being edged with blue. They wore blue shoes and blue ribbons in their hair, with, tiny posies of rosebuds and forget-me-nots at each side. Mr. lan Gordon, of Hawke’s Bay, was best man. After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Harper entertained the guests at their horne, “The Hill,” tvhere the garden made a beautiful setting for the bridal reception. A marquee was erected, and refreshments) were served on the lawn. Mrs. Harper received her guests wearing a frock of French lane over georgette of black, with touches of grey, embossed with a design of tiny flowers in pink and blue, a black lace hat, with flowers of the same tones, and a neck scarf of grey ostrich tips, and she carried a bouquet of flowers to match. Her Excellency Lady Alice Fergusson, a friend of the bridegroom’s family, was present, attended by Captain BoJUe. She wore black lace embroidered in colours toning to orange, and a wide black hat wreathed with flowers in the same tones. Among the guests were: Bishop and Mrs. Sprott, Mrs. Cox, Mr. A. Cooper and Miss Cobper, Sir Charles Skerrett and Miss Skerrett, Mrs. King, Mrs. Brodie, Mr. and Mrs. F. Leckie, Mr. and Mrs. Robieson, Mr. F. Burnett, Mr. E. Hadfield and Miss E. Hadfield, Miss Fancourt, Miss Edwin. Mrs. and Miss Bristow, Miss Molly Williams, Miss W. Westland, Mrs. H. Smith, Mrs. Robinson, Miss Lillah Dixon, Miss Parlane, Miss Stewart. A number of girls from St. Mary s Homes wfere present at the church, and the St. Mary’s Company of Girl Guides formed a guard of honour at the church door, the bride having started “guiding” In the home, .... Later, when the bride and bridegroom lett for a tour, the bride wore a jumper suit of beige, and widebrimmed blue hat to match.