The Beauty of Summertime Weddings

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 269, 3 February 1928, Page 5

The Beauty of Summertime Weddings

... With Shimmering Mists of Tulle Like Star-Dust and Moon-Magic ...

FINNIGAN—NICOLAS

When Kuby, the youngest daughter ot the late Captain J. Nicolas, of Auckland, was married by the Rev. Dr. Buxton at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday to Daniel, the son of Mrs. and the late Mr. D. Finnigan, of Nelson, she wore a frock of ivory georgette, charmingly beaded in crystal and silver. A veil of tulle was arranged under a chaplet of orange blossoms to form a train and was caught also with a wreath of bright silver leaves. Two bridesmaids and a dainty llower girl attended her, and their frocks of green and gold and primrose toning blended happily to form a picturesque background for the white-clad bride. Miss Paddy Nicolas was chief bridesmaid and her dainty frock was expressed in shot taffetas of mignonette green toning. Gold lace was effectively applied to the frock in the form of a dipping hemline, and a cluster of hand-made flowers gave a chic finish to the waist. A pertly folded hat of crinoline straw was worn witli its brim sweeping back in insouciant manner from the bridesmaid's face, and to its charm of line was added the soft beauty of a large chrysanthemum placed at one side. Miss Nicolas carried a quaint Victorian posy. Miss Phyllis Symonds was the other attractive attendant and her frock was expressed in similar charming style, in taffetas of vivid gold persuasion, trimmed with gold lace. She also had a picturesque crinoline hat and carried a Victorian posy of pastel-tinted flowers. Little Miss Doreen Bell-Booth, as flower girl, wore a sweetly p.-etty frock of primrose taffetas and to complete it ■he had a bandeau of matching tulle caught at either side with a pretty cluster of tiny flowers. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Jack Nicolas, and" the bridegroom was attended by Mr. T. Foley as best man and Mr. Fahey as groomsman. I AN ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Elsie, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Pound. Greytown, to Charles Wiremu, second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Robinson, Kelburn, Wellington.

BATES—LOUISSON For her wedding to Mr. George S. Darwin Bates at All Saints’ Church, Devonport, on Wednesday afternoon, Miss Evelyn E. Louisson, of Aramoho, Wanganui, chose a charming early Victorian model gown of ivory satin beaute. The bodice was simply made with largo shoulder posy of ivory satin and silver lame hand-made roses, the full bouffant skirt having a deep hem of sheer silver lace with raised motifs of ivory roses. The corsage spray was of orange blossom. The exquisitely embroidered veil fell in wave after wave of billowy tulle forming a long train which was caught to the head with a coronet of silver laurel and orange blossoms. A shower bouquet of white Christmas lilies, and carnations was carried. The bridesmaid. Miss Leila Bowen, wore a dainty French frock of eau-de-nil marquisette with three-tiered skirt and broad sash of toned georgette. With this was worn a pearl grey crinoline straw hat trimmed simply with wide velvet ribbon and chrysanthemum in green and gold. Her bouquet was of toned pink blooms. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. J. T. Louisson, and the duties of best man fell to Mr. Lloyd Bates. The Rev. Father Furlong was the officiating priest. A reception was held later at “Nairobi,” Calliope Road, Devonport, and the lawns presented a very festive air with their gay decorations of brilliant streamers and bright balloons. The drawing rooms were very artistically brightened by great clusters of flowers. Mr A G. Bates, mother of th€> bridegroom, received the guests wearing a graceful gown of silver fawn rnariette appliqued in Oriental blue designs. Among those present were: - Mrs. M. Buchan, black taffetas with ecru lace, black taffetas hat. Mrs. Alec. Craig, Naples blue taffetas, black tabor straw hat. Miss Phyllis Nolan, cyclamen ninon-de-soie, with floral relief, cinnamon ta gel straw hat. Miss Fay Brooking, sea-foam green georgette, cavalier brown hat. Miss Olga Clarke, champagne crepe faconne and georgette, with cornflower blue crinoline hat. Miss Marjorie Rosenfeldt, black satin, scarlet facings, and scarlet crinoline hat. Miss M. Joy, lilac georgette with floral pleated skirt, mauve tagel hat. Miss Ross, ciel blue crepe de chine and pervanche grey georgette, grey hat. Miss E. Cato, figured nin'on and black satin ensemble, black hat. Miss H. Little, moonlight blue crepe faille, silver thread and fawn hat. The bride’s travelling frock was Qf Nile green crepe alonza with drawn gold thread and raised rose designs. Her smart little hat was of rose-beige crinoline straw and velvet. Mr. and Mrs. Bates intend making a honeymoon tour of the Islands of Fiji.

NICHOLLS—MILLER Brilliant sunshine prevailed yesterday for the wedding at Thames of Miss Eilen Liliias Miller, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Miller Tarawai, Thames, to Mr. Stanley Tamatere Nicholls, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Nicholls. Auckland, and late of Te Kuitii The wedding was celebrated by the Rev. J. Burley at the Methodist Church, which had been decorated for the occasion in a pretty blending of blue flowers by Miss Flora Miller, sister of the bride. The church was filled with guests and interested friends, the bride being an exceedingly popular girl and a valued member of the choir for many years. The choir attended in full force and led the choral part of the service. Miss Twentymar. presided at the organ. The bride, v, ho was given away by her father, looked charming i 3ck of ivory georgette, prettily trimmed with soft satin and silver. The veil was held in place with a coronet of silver lace with blossoms artistically arranged on the veil and in *. cluster at the shoulder. She carried a beautiful shower bouquet of carnations and maiden-hair fern. Miss Ena Miller, sister of the bride, and Miss Mabel Brown attended as’ bridesmaids, wearing crepe de chine frocks of pastel blue and primrose respectively, which were modelled on similar lines. Each wore a petalled hat to tone, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet. Mr. P. Wells, of Auckland, officiated as best man, and Dr. Trevlyn Miller, of Wellington Hospital, as groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Masonic Hall, where over a hundred guests had assembled. Mrs. Miller, mother of the bride, received her guests wearing a gown of soft mulberry shade, trimmed with lace of pearl grey, and self tonings, and hat to match. The bridegroom’s mother, Mrs. Nicholls, wore a frock of black crepe satin and hat in shades of biege. Among the guests present were: Mrs. J. A. Miller, Auckland; Mrs. A. T. Good, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Good, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. W. Nicholls, Te Kuiti; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Reid, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Oldham, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Scott, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Poulgrain, Thames; Mr. and Mrs. W. Reid, New Plymouth; Mrs. TreJvai, Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. A. Mill, Auckland; ,Mrs. J. Nicholls and Miss Nicholls, Hamilton; Mrs. Gordon, Hamilton-; Miss Coombridge, Hamilton; Mrs. S. Whiter, Auckland; Mr. K. H. Melvin, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. J. Reid, Wanganui; Mr. and Mrs J. H. Lange, Thames; Dr. E. R. Lange, Hauraki Plains; Mr. and Mrs. F. Claxton, Thames; Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hetherington, Thames; Mr. and Mrs. Millington, Thames; Dr. and Mrs. Gray, Thames; Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Miller, Thames; Mr. and Mrs. W. Danby, Thames; Mr,, and Mrs. Cook, Thames; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Garland, Thames; Mrs. and Miss Wagstaff, Te Aroha; Miss Twentyman, Thames; Miss Nellie Duble, Thames; Miss Hodge, Thames; Misses W. and L. Reid, Auckland; Miss Muriel Reid, New Plymouth. Misses W. and G. Claxton, Thames. The hall was most elaborately decorated by the girls of the bride’s Sunday school class, the scheme of decorations having been prepared and supervised by Miss Whiteside. Speeches of congratulation were made by the Rev. J. Burley, Messrs. Mill, Bruce, Scott and A. Oldham. Mr. Oldham recited a splendid „_iginal poem he had written and licated to the bride. Many congratulatory telegram?- .vere received from all parts of the Dominion, Australia. Edinburgh, New York, Illinois, Washington, St. Louis and Nova Scotia, Canada, the future home of the bride and bridegroom, the latter having accepted a call to a church in that country. A feature of the wedding breakfas't was a beautiful cake which had'been made by Mrs. Torrens, cousin of the bride, in New York. The presents were numerous and valuable, including a large number of substantial cheques. The newly-wedded pair left by motor on an extended honeymoon trip, as they will not be leaving New Zealand for Canada until March. The bride’s travelling dress Vas of

pastel grey crepe de chine trimmed with blue and slight touches of the new red. She also wore a grey coat trimmed with white fur and hat* to match. HARDING—THOMPSON A quiet but pretty wedding took place at St. Matthew’s Church at 11 a.m. yesterday morning, when Irene Myrtle, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Iv. Thompson, of Ponsonby, was married tby the Rev. C. W. Chandler to Percy Harold William, the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Harding, of London. A dainty frock of parchment tinted satin faconne was worn by the bride, with a charming overdress of silver thread lace that opened down the front to reveal the sheer texture of the satin. A sash of georgette was effectively caught at the front of the waistline with a circlet of orange blossoms. The bridal veil was held in place with a coronet of orange blossoms, finished with clusters of flowers at either side. Silver thread embroidery lent its bright charm to the veil,, which was arranged in the form of a train. The bride carried a bouquet of white carnations and roses tied with tulle streamers. Miss Ruby Thompson attended the bride and wore a pretty frock of cornflower blue embroidered crepe de chine with a becoming hat of grey crinoline straw trimmed at one side with a large blue rose. She carried a harmonising bouquet of carnations and roses, The bride was given away by her father and the bridegroom was attended by Mr. Jack Browne as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride.’s parents, where a number of relatives and intimate friends were received by Mrs Thompson, who wqre a smart frock Of navy blue taffeta embroidered in Oriental tones. Her hat was of navy georgete relieved with- crimson roses.

CUFFLIN—ENSOR A very pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Peter's Church on Wednesday evening when Miss Ida Maude Ensor, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Ensor, Grey Lynn, became the bride of Mr. Edward C. Cufflin, of Sydney. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, wore a frock of ivery satin beaute, with deep hem of tulle finished with hand-made roses, and centre of orange blossoms. A large bow of tulle was caught on the hip. The exquisite Honiton lace veil, which was loaned by the bride’s mother, was held close to the head with a circlet or orange blossoms in net effect. A boquet of cactus dahlias, roses and carnations was carried. The bridesmaids, Miss Maybelle Ensor and Miss Molly Jeffrey, wore dainty little frocks of ecru lace over apricot crepe de chine, with sashes of apricot tulle. The head-dresses, which were also of apricot tulle, were finished with gold lame and tiny little amber velvet flowers. Blooms in ‘autumnal tints were chosen for the bouquets. The Rev. Mr. Halliday was the officiating clergyman. a reception which was held later the bride’s mother, Mrs. fc>. Ensor received the guests, wearing a becoming gown of rose-beige crepe faille and Chantilly lace with bois-de-rose crinoline straw hat. Mrs. Ensor carried a posy of mauve flowers. * Mrs. Cufflin, mother of the bridegroom, was in almond green bengaline, and green tagel hat with grey velvet and posy of mauve flowers. Among the guests were: Mrs. Syd. Ensor. cinnamon repp ensemble, hat to tone. Mrs T. K. Hosking, jet black taffeta a ensemble with orchid shoulder posy, black ll3 Mrs P. Bethel, ashes of roses, rnariette. tabor strata hat in toned shades, fox fur. Mrs. S. Nairn, floral ninon-de-soie, wedgwood blue relief, blue hat to tone. Mrs. Payne, Naples blue silk bengaline, fawn facings, black hat. Mi's. Hudson, ciel blue rnariette ensemble. blue velour hat. Mrs. Jeffrey, black marocain, pearl grey relief, black hat. _ . . Mrs. Mclndoe. black satin-du-soir and ecru lace, black hat. Miss Kathleen Jeffrey, moonlight blue canton crepe, hat to tone. Miss Florence Churchill, nile green crepe de chine, gold lace. Miss Phyllis Scoby, coral georgette, champagne lace, black hat. Miss Jean Parr, geranium crepe de chine, silver fawn facings, white hat. Miss Olga Clarke, ivory georgette over satin, delphinium blue relief, hat to tone. Miss Thelma Danks, pompadour pink crepe de chine, petalled georgette skirt. Miss Wynne Simpson, cyclamen taffetas and ciel blue georgette. Miss Madge Wright, fuchsia crepe faile, silver lace. „, . . . Miss Jessie Gemmell, delphinium blue marocain applique trimming. Mrs. E. Fisher, cavalier brown marocain frock, leaf brown silk hat. Mrs. E. Mclndoe, black satin beaute, bolero of figured pattern, black hat. Mrs. P. Fisher, amber crepe de chine, with black relief; hat to tone. Mr. and Mrs. Cufflin left by the Marama to-day for Sydney, where they will take up their residence. For her travelling gown the bride chose a vieux rose rnariette frock, with vest and cuffs of silver grey crepe de chine. Her hat was a smart French mulberry crin with grey velvet. Mr. Allison Wright attended to the duties of best man and Mr. Les Cufflin was groomsman.

FAREWELL FUNCTION The members of the Women’s Guild met at St. John’s Vicarage at Waihi on Monday afternoon to bid farewell to Mesdames W. C. Morris and J. Masefield who are leaving the district. During the afternoon presentations were made to each of the guests of honour and speeches of goodwill were made together with expressions of regret at the departure of two active and valued members of the guild. A dainty tea was served by the members.