The Pale Beauty of Flowers In Dainty Bridal Bouquets

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 270, 4 February 1928, Page 21

The Pale Beauty of Flowers In Dainty Bridal Bouquets

CLARKE—LOCK When Frances Ma.v, the only daughter of Air. and Airs. Lock, of Alorningside, was married recently at St. Paul’s Church, in Symonds Street, to Roy, the younger son of Air. and Airs. Clarke, of Mount Albert, she wore

a delightful little bridal gown expressed in softest cream georgette and effectively trimmed- with diamente embroidery. A long veil of sheer tulle was prettily embroidered with silken thread and arranged under a circlet of orange blossoms to form a graceful train. A shower bouquet of white flowers made a beautiful accessory to the bride’s dainty toilett.e Aliss Ethel Shearer acted as chief bridesmaid, and wore a pretty French model of exquisitely beaded georgette, made on a foundation of white satin. Aliss Frances Shearer also attended the bride, and wore a piotm*'-'~'-*ue f fetas frock of ivory tint prettily embroidered with French flowers. Each v maid carried a delightful shower bouquet to provide colour contrast to her frock. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. J. Clarke as best man and Air. J. Campbell as groomsman. The bride’s father gave her away. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, where a large number of guests were received by the bride’s mother, Mrs. Lock, who wore a smart gown of bois de rose tone with an overdress of beige lace. Her becoming hat was trimmed with paradise plume to tone with her frock. The bridegroom’s mother was wearing an attractive gown of black taffetas with lacquer red embroideries. Her red hat was complemented by a bouquet of beautiful red roses.

DOWNS—HENWOOD A very pretty and interesting wedding was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Church, Otahuhu, at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, when Myrtle Mary, eldest daughter o£ Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Henwood, o£ Maungatapere, Whangarei, was married to Selwyn, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Downs, of Papakura. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful gown of ivory crepe de chine, with dainty embroidery of seed pearls, over a foundation of shell pink. A handsomely-em-broidered tulle veil fell gracefully from a circlet of orange blossom, forming a train, and a pretty shower bouquet of pink and cream miniature arum lilies tied with streamers of tulle, completed the bride’s dainty toilette. The Rev. Father G. Wright conducted the marriage ceremony, and Mrs. Hayden played appropriate nuptial music. Mr. Hartley Higgot attended the groom as best man. The church had been artistically decorated by the sisters of the church. A large wedding bell of beautiful white flowers, with narrow ribbon streamers was suspended above the bridal party. Miss Mollie Henwood acted as chief bridesmaid, and wore a dainty frock of pastel blue crepe de chine and georgette, quaintly trimmed with rhinestones. A tulle and tinsel headdress was. worn, and a pretty bouquet of flowers, with streamers to tone with her frock, was carried. Miss Hilary Henwood, another attendant, wore a frock of japonica-pink georgette, prettily trimmed with coffee lace, with a picture hat to match, and carried a bouquet of tinted carnations and maiden-hair fern. Miss Constance Hogan, also a bridesmaid, was waring a charming

frock of ashe^-of-roses georgette, daintily inset with French val lace, and a picture hat of crinoline straw, with flower trimmings. She carried a bouquet of sweet .peas with ribbon streamers. Ayleen Wintere and Marie Henwood, small cousins of the bride, acted as flower girls, wearing picturesque frilled frocks of lavender crepe de' chine, trimmed with rows of cream Valenciennes lace. They each carried a posy of tiny mauve flowers. The reception was held at the residence of the bride’s uncle. Air. M| Glynn, of 18 Panmure Road, Otahuhu, where a large marquee was erected on the lawn. The tables were delightfully decorated in shades to match the bridesmaids’ frocks. Mrs. Henwood acted as hostess, wearing a smart gown of viola-mauve crepe elise with trimmings of guipure lace and smart hat to tone. A pretty bouquet was carried. Airs. Downs, mother of the groom, wore a smart frock of rose du Barri bengaline, with hat in matching shades. The travelling frock of the bride was of apple-green silk repp, worn under a coat of black corded silk, with a pretty hat of beige toning. DAY—DRINNAN A dainty frock of parchment-toned georgette and silver lace, depending for ifs charm on the grace of its lines, and a single ornament of pearls and rhinestones, caught at one side of the waistline, was worn by Ethel - Alay, the eldest daughter of Air. and Airs. W. H. Drinnan, of Kaukapakapa, when her wedding to Joseph, the son of Air. and Airs. H. Day, of Albany, was celebrated by the Rev. Air. Miller in the Presbyterian Church at Kaukapakapa. Over her pretty frock there fell a flowing veil of tulle, that was held in place with a chaplet of orange blossoms and pearls. Carnations, and sweet peas mingled their fragrance in the bridal bouquet. The bride was given away by her father, and the bridegroom was attended by his brother. Air. Charles lDay, as best man, and All*. Kenneth Drinnan as groomsman. Two bridesmaids and a pretty little flower-girl followed the bride down the aisle, and with their daintily coloured frocks made a picturesque background for the white loveliness of her gown. Alias Myra Drinnan and Aliss Winifred Drinnan, sisters fo the bride, as bridesmaids, wore pretty frocks of peach and mist blue georgette respectively. Their frocks were made with smart skirts composed of plisse tiers of fine accordeon pleating, attached to straight slender bodices. Hats of crinoline straw were worn, each of a champagne tint, and were trimmed with velvet ribbon and flowers. Little June Drinnan. as flower-girl, was dressed in a pretty frock of bright silver lace, mounted on a foundation of pleated vellum and georgette. Hand-made rosebuds made effective trimming on the dainty frock, and their pink and blue ton?s were accentuated by the flower-girl’s wreath and posy of small flowers.

POOR WOMEN AGAIN! Among the simple people of Yoruba, in Nigeria, there are many quaint and interesting customs, states an exchange. When a king, or chief, or other powerful man has made himself unpopular by his actions, a mob gathers outside his house singing insolent songs and abusing him and throwing stones and sand into his quarters. All this is to show that he is no longer wanted. After some time, if he

does not show a change of heart or commit suicide, he is just killed. According to the criminal code, no woman must whistle. The woman who does so is regarded as a witch, and the law is: “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.” The woman who plies canoe is punished with death. When a girl is about to marry, the bridegroom pays a dowry to her parents. If the girl’s parents are well-to-do the sum may be as low as 50s, but if they are poor it may reach £ls. rft rH -H r'r -1- rlt rit rr rH