Summer Lends its Fragrance to December’s Bridal Days

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 534, 11 December 1928, Page 4

Summer Lends its Fragrance to December’s Bridal Days

BRADBURN—CAMBIE An evening wedding of considerable local interest took place at the Taumarunui Presbyterian Church, when Lillian May, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cambie, of Manunui, was married to George Ernest, the eldest son of M.r. and Mrs. W. Bradburn, of Auckland. The bride’s father gave her away, and she looked attractive in a simple gown of ivory satin with pintucked corsage, and a full skirt of ivory “georgette, in graceful folds, with overpanels of georgette and silk lace forming an uneven hemline. Iler tulle veil was beautifully embroidered, and formed a train, while a wreath of orange blossom, and a triple row of seed pearls made the head-dress. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses and maidenhair fern. Two bridesmaids. Misses Elsie and Coralie Cambie, sisters of the bride, attended her, and wore frocks of coral pink georgette and almond-green crepe de chine and silk lace, with bertha collars and streamers from the shoulders. Both maids wore dainty dutch caps of tinsel lace trimmed with seed pearls, and their shower bouquets were of shaded sweet peas and gold roses. A dainty little flower-girl, Miss Shirley Gough, wore a frock of cyclamen crepe de chine and a dutch cap of tinsel lace. Her basket contained a mass of roses. The best man was Mr. Cecil Cambie and Mr. Leslie Babb was groomsman. The Rev. C. Brierly performed the marriage ceremony. At a reception afterwards at the Cadena Tea Rooms, the bride’s mother in a charming gown of beige crepe de chine and silk lace, received a large number of guests. Mrs. Bradburn, sen., wore saxe blue crepe de chine, with a black hat. The newly-married couple left by the midnight train for Auckland, the bride travelling in a dress of old rose crepe de chine and lace, with a hat to ’tone. CASEY—ETHERIDGE An ivory brocaded frock of crepe de chine was ofoosen for the wedding gown of Melissa Elizabeth Etheridge, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Etheridge, when she was married recently at St. Patrick's Cathedral by the Rev. Father MclCeefry to Cecil Thomas Casey, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Casey. Over it fell the roias of an exquisitely hand-embroidered tulle veil, and she carried a shower bouquet of sweet peas, roses and carnations. The bride’s cousin, Mr. T. F. McCarthy, gave lier away, and the

TAPP—McCANN Whan Isabel Minnie McCann, the second daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. McCann was married recently at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Cambridge to Cecil George Tapp, the fourth son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Tapp, she wore a dainty gown of ivory crepe de chine inset with silver lace and a delicately embroidered veil of tulle held in place with a coronet of orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of white roses and pink sweet peas. The service was conducted by the Rev. James Hay, and the bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr. Conrad Bell. Mr. Caleb Tapp attended his brother as best man and Mr. Ken-

neth Tapp was groomsman. Mr. Towsey was at the organ. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Marie Hill, of Auckland, and Miss Kathleen Tapp, sister of the bridegroom. Their frocks were of apricot and nile green shades, respectively, the first maid’s being of georgette over crepe de cliine, with a hat and bouquet to tone, and the latter’s of green crepe de chine with an oyster grey hat and a toning bouquet. The church had been attractively decorated by the Bible Class girls, and at the Triangle Tea Rooms, where a reception was afterwards held, pink sweet peas and roses made effective decorations. The bride’s mother wore a frock of navy blue crepe de chine with grey and silver relief, and a.mauve hat tc receive the guests. She carried a bouquet to tone. The bridegroom’s mother was wearing a frock of navy blue crepe de chine with touches of beige and a hat to match. Her dainty bouquet was of pink flowers.