In the Last of January’s Bridal Days

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 266, 31 January 1928, Page 5

In the Last of January’s Bridal Days

A SYMPHONY IN WHITE AND GOLD

Green For Bridesmaids! Wear ... Cloth-of-Gold Gowns

WHITE—LAND When she was married at St. Barnabas’s Church yesterday afternoon to Ernest William, the son of Mrs. White, of Paeroa. Bessie Marguerite, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Land, of Mt. Eden, wore an atthactive toilette of white and pale gold. The Rev.’ E. Bamford read the marriage service and Mr. C. K. White was at the organ. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Richard Land, and the bridegroom was attended by Mr.JMorris Winter as best man and Mr. Bloomfield as groomsman. The bridal gown was fashioned of heavy ivory satin, draped in effective manner at either side to form the fashionable dipping hemline and opening to provide glimpses of deep*panels of shining gold lace, which appeared again in deft touches on the bodice. From the shoulders of the charming gown a graceful train was hung. It was made of matching satin mounted on a foundation of softly ruched chiffon. A transparent border of tulle surrounded the train, and was appliqued with beautiful golden roses. A dainty border was also embroidered on the train in golden thread. A roset of gold tissue was attached to the shoulder of the gown and a chaplet of gold leaves held in place the veil of exquisite old Limerick lace, worn by the bride, and which had been handed down for several generations. White roses, waxlike cactus dahlias and fragrant lilies of the valley mingled their charm in the bridal do iquet which made a delightful finish to a particularly charming toilette. Miss Amy Land, a sister of the bride, and Miss Nell Gaudin acted as bridesmaids, and wore striking frocks of gleaming cloth of gold mounted on sunset- gold georgette. Tiny posies of green flowers appeared, as though to defy superstition, and held in place the streamers of golden ribbon (that fell from the shoulders to the hems of the attendants’ attractive gowns. The brave green note was repeated in the hats of leaf-green tagel straw and tulle, which were upturned in chic manner from the wearers’ faces, and caught with little jewelled golden daggers. At the side of the hats clusters of ostrich feathers, drooped caressingly down, adding a soft touch to the bridesmaids’ toilette. Bouquets of golden flowers were carried. A Bill has been introduced in the Bombay Legislative Council to prevent early marriages between Hindus, states an exchange. There are now in the Bombay Presidency alone 74,000 married children under the age of five years, of which number 3.500 are widows. There are nearly 350,000 married children between the ages of five and ten. The Bill aims at stopping all marriages between girls under 12 and boys under 16.

WILLIAMS—RYBURN When Margaret Mary, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ryburn, of Ngahinapouri was married to Frederick Cyril, the only son of Mr. and Airs. F. Williams, of the,same place, in the Ngahinapouri Hall one evening last week, she wore a dainty gown of vellum satin faconne mounted on a foundation of silver tissue and exquisitely embroidered with silver thread and rhinestones. Delicate old Limerick lace appeared in her pretty veil, which was a family heirloom, and had been worn by many relatives of the bride, including her mother and grandmother. A circlet of orange blossoms held it in place and a shower bouquet of white flowers was carried. Mr. W. Tompkins attended as best man and Master Keith Ryburn, wearing a smart white satin suit, acted as page. Five maids attended the bride, and in their delicately coloured frocks they made a delightful background for the pale loveliness of the bride’s toilette. They were the Misses Louie Ryburn

(sister of the bride, as chief bridesmaid), Sophie Ryburn and Alice McGregor (niece of the bridegroom) also as bridesmaid, and little Misses Audrey Wilkins and Gloria Hayes as flower girls. Opal blue georgette was chosen by the chief bridesmaid for her pretty frock, and its daintiness was enhanced by the effective trimming of diamante Her headdress was of silver leaves and tulle and she carried a bouquet of sweet peas and fern. The other bridesmaids wore frocks of apple green and rose pink crepe de chine respectively, each attractiv«ly trimmed with sequins and silver foliage and tulle made their bandeaux. A picturesque touch was given to their toilettes by their dainty muffs composed of massed flowers and tulle, with floating tulle streamers. The little flower girls looked charming in their pastel rose pink frocks of georgette, to which a pretty finish was given by circular motifs - of Valenciennes lace. Quaintly pretty Victorian posies of rose and. lavender flowers were carried.