A “GOLDEN” WEDDING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 378, 12 June 1928, Page 4

A “GOLDEN” WEDDING

IN LONDON

No society —edding this year will arouse more popular interest than did that of the Hon. Be is Sturt, Dord All - ington’s sister, and the Hon. Evan 31 organ, only son of Viscount and Viscountess Tredegar, which took place at the Brampton Oratory, the bride being received into the Roman Catholic Church on the previous day, states a writer from Bondon on April 26. Miss Sturt's dress had a mediaeval ] long full skirt and long tight sleeves. The corsage was a mass of gold sequins, crystals, and pearls. She wore a gold net veil over a head-dress of gold, and her shoes and stockings repeated the same rich materials. Except for the red velvety rose carried by the bride, the eight bridesmaids and pages were also dressed in gold tissue. In this pageant were the Countess of “Wilton's daughter. Lady Alexandra' Egerton, and her cousins, 2»liss Diana and Miss Georgina BuleteeL Michs.el Stanle;.* walked with Simon Warrender. Sir Victor Warrenaer’s other son. John, was also a page, and Miss Jill Pollock a bridesmaid. Four huge vases of gold were filled with gold, blue, and white flowers, and during the marriage ceremony the Archbishop of Cardiff wore his gold mitre and scarlet silk! robes. ■ Instead of arranging for the recep- . tion to take place immediately after the ceremony, the bride decided* to have I it on the eve of her wedding, at her mothers house in Portman Square. Nearly 509 guests were present, ana between 600 and 700 presents were received by the bride and bridegroom, and were arranged round two large reception rooms. The Hon. Evan Morgan's present to his bride was a diamond and sapphire pendant on a long diamond chain, and from her mother. Lady Allington. she received a diamond brooch, and gold and tortoise-shell fitted dressing case. Lord Tredegar, the bridegroom's father, gave her a diamond bracelet with an edging of small sapphires. Lad;* Tredegar sent a magnificent black opal necklace, and a diamond bracelet.