Easter Marriage Bells

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 624, 28 March 1929, Page 4

Easter Marriage Bells

Pretty Double Wedding Celebrated Yesterday

Brides in Ivory Frocks

CLARKSON—LEWIS McNAIR—FEENEY Tho Church of Christ in Newton was the scene yesterday morning of a pretty . double wedding when Miss Florence j Lewis, the younger daughter of Mrs. Lewis, of Edinburgh Street, Auckland, was married to Mr. Charles Clarkson, r the third son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. . Clarkson, of Great Sou in Road, 5 Remuera, and Miss Elizabeth Feeney, ■> the only daughter of Mr. J. Feeney and , the late Mrs. Feeney, of Grey Lynn, • was married to Mr. William Allan McNair, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. i W. P. McNair, of Bloomfield Road, Epsom. The wedding service at . which the brides were given away by Mr. H. Lunn and Mr. J. Feeney respectively, was conducted by the Rev. i T. L- Wilcock, assisted by Mr. W. Campbell. Mr. Clarkson was attended by Mr. Ernest Peasants and Mr. B. Weir as best man and groomsman, and Mr. McNair had Mr. J. Greaves and Mr. J. Feeney in attendance. SILVER AND WHITE A cross-over bodice delicately outlined with bright silver leaves gave added charm to the dainty gown of ivory georgette worn by Miss Lewis, and an effective finishing touch was provided by a pearl motif at the waistline. She carried a shower of white lilies and chrysanthemums, and wore a veil of prettily embroidered tulle caught with pearls and orange blossoms. Her bridesmaids were Miss Edith Lewis and Miss Dorothy Clarkson, and their picturesque frocks were of blush rose and viola mauve georgette respectively, each made with a deep circular flare in the front of the skirt and crossed bodices with silver leaf trimming. Their headdresses were of tulle and silver leaves, and they carried shower bouquets to tone with their frocks. A FLARED GOWN Miss Feeney chose for her wedding gown a dainty flared model of ivory georgette, the skirt of which achieved a smart uneven line by four dipping panels of the georgette. An attractive coronet of silver lace and orange blossoms held her charming veil in place, and she completed her toilette with a bouquet of white roses with touches of pink. Miss Clarice McNair and Miss Bertha Longley were her attendants, and their frocks were of hyacinth blue and thistletuft green georgette. Silver lace < outlined the skirtpanels that fell unevenly from the-waist to the dipping hemlines. They wore headdresses of < tulle embroidered with silver buds, and , pink and blue flowers composed their matching bouquets. \

HANSON—SUTTON A pretty wedding was celebrated at Christ Church. Alfriston, on Tuesday afternoon, when Mary, the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sutton, of Brookby, was married to Walter, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Hanson, of Parakai. Helensville. The bride wore a pretty model of ivory frilled georgette, on a foundation of silver lame, and finished with tiny sprays of silver flowers. A daintily embroidered tulle veil was worn in cap fashion, held in place by clusters of orange blossoms. A bouquet of white chrysanthemums and pale pink carnations. finished with streamers of tulle, added charm to her toilette. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attended by two maids. The first, Miss Kathleen Kemp, wore a pretty frock of crocus mauve georgette. Her headdress was of tulle in shades to harmonise, and she carried a bouquet of chrysanthemums and maidenahir fern. Miss Edith Hanson. the other attendant. was frocked in flounced georgette in lily of the valley shade. Her headdress and bouquet were of matching tints. Master Allan Whitechurch was page boy, and wore a smart suit of white satin. Mr. E. Hanson, brother of the groom, attended as best man. and Mr. J. Sutton, brother of the bride, was groomsman. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. W. H. Rattray, and Mr. Coker was at the organ. The church was decorated with masses of belladonna lilies and michaelmas daisies, and over the altar hung a wedding-bell of flowers. The reception was held at the Tea Kettle Tea House, Manurewa. Mrs. Sutton, mother of the bride, wore a smart suit of jade green crepe Venetian, and her bouquet was of wallflower-shaded dahlias. Mrs. Hanson, mother of the groom, was frocked in pansy shaded repp, worn with a hat to match. When the newly-married couple left later, the bride wore a frock of pillarred and black marocain, with a smart felt hat. STEMBRIDGE—ADAMS St. James’s Presbyterian Church, Pukekohc, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Tuesday, the contracting parties being Frances Aileen, young_er

daughter of Mr. J. Adams, senr., and th© late Mrs. Adams, Pukekohe, and Claud© Edward, elder son of Mr. F. W. Stembridge and the late Mrs. Stemb ridge, of Pukekohe. The Rev. S. Nixon officiated. = The bride, who was given away by ' her father, wore a dainty crepe de 2 chine embroidered frock, a pretty ( vcil • and a filet of orange blossoms. . The bridesmaids were Miss Mavis . Hill, of Auckland, and Miss Doris Reynolds, of Morrinsville. The former ’ wore a pretty frock of mauve crepe > de chine, and the latter a pale pink crepe de chine frock. Both wore ’ pretty hats to tone. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr. Fred A. Stembridge, as ’ best man, and Mr. Ivan W. Peterson _ as groomsman. Subsequent to the reception held at the residence of the bride’s sister, Mrs. W. Fellow, Helvetia Road, the young couple left on their honeymoon tour. The bride travelled in a powder blue , crepe de chine frock with a hat to ; match. Thy intend to reside at Pukekohe. MORTIMER—TODD i A very pretty wedding was celebrated yesterday afternoon at the Grange Road Baptist Church, when Miss Eileen May, eldest daughter of Mrs. R. H. Todd, became the wife of Mr. James Mortimer, youngest son of Mr. J. Mortimer. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of Mr. A. J. Girling, looked charming in a frock of ivory crepe de chine with uneven draperies. Her veil, which was beautifully embroidered, ’ was formed into a very dainty mop , cap with orange blossom entwined, and she carried a shower bouquet of i dahlias, carnations and maidenhair 1 fern. The bridesmaids were Miss Gladys ' May, who wore an almond green crepe i de chine frock with two-tier flared skirt, and Miss Thelma May, wearing ‘ a frock of cyclamen crepe de chine, the skirt being formed of three frills; both 1 bridesmaids wore a shoulder posy of c silver and head-dresses of tulle and silver to tone with their frocks, and c carried bouquets to match. Two little flower-girls were in at- S tendance, Miss Pat Girling, wearing a t dainty frock of corn -coloured crepe de chine, and Miss Ruth Mortimer wear- c ing a very pretty pale pink crepe de chine frock, both wearing juliet caps of t pearls and carrying dainty posies. g The officiating minister was the Rev. k A. A. Murray, and Miss Coral Murray, friend of the bride, played the organ. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. t Wm. Patterson as best man and Mr. 1 Robert Mortimer as groomsman. After c the ceremony a reception was held at the Domain kiosk, the bride’s mother f receiving her guests in a frock of atlantic blue crepe de chine with hat and bouquet to tone. WISEMAN—POLLARD Pretty gowns of green and gold were \ worn by the two maids who followed Miss Dulcie Pollard, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. IT. H. Pollard, of j Mount Eden, to the altar of the Mount Eden Methodist Church last evening, t when she became the bride there of Murray, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. k Frank Wiseman, of Fairview Road, 1 Mount Eden. } Th© bride herself, who was given ] away by her father, was delightfully . dressed in ivory georgette with a deep * cape collar of honiton lace and flounces of frilled georgette applied to the skirt. A circlet of orange buds held her veil 1 of embroidered tulle in place and she carried a shower of white flowers. f _ The maids were the Misses Rewa and t Kathleen Pollard, the first in a frock < of willow green georgette and the latter c in gold. Their frocks were made alike, with finely-tucked bodices and skirts of flounced net. c They each wore a bandeau of tulle < and silver leaves and carried a bouquet i to tone with the frocks. c A frock of opal blue taffeta was worn * by little Miss Gwen Pollard, who . attended as flower girl, and was made with a pretty frilled skirt touched with pink embroidery. She carried a picturesque shepherdess crook. Th© bridegroom was attended by Mr. Clifford Wiseman as best man and Mr. Gordon Pollard as groomsman. After the ceremony the bride’s mother received her guests in a gown of black georgette and cliantilly lace with a black hat lightly touched with colours. Her bouquet was of blue flowers. Mrs. Frank Wiseman, mother of the bridegroom, wore a beaded frock of pearl grey georgette with a hat of blue and grey felt and carried a blue bouquet.