VEIL OF LACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 707, 5 July 1929, Page 4

VEIL OF LACE

Attendants Wear Rose and Green

PHILP—WATSON

On Wednesday evening at Holy Trinity Church, Otahuhu, a pretty and interesting wedding was celebrated, when Ruby Maud, the youngest daughter of Mrs. G. Watson, late of Te Awamutu, was married to Mr. William Wood, eldest son f of Mr. and Mrs. J. Phifp, of Otahuhu. The Rev. C. B. W. Seton was the officiating clergyman.

The bride entered the church on the arm of her brother, Mr. G. Watson, and wore a charming gown of ivory crepe satin, with finely tucked bodice, and flounced ankle-length skirt. Her beautiful ivory lace veil was softly arranged and was fastened with a filet of orange buds and blossoms. A beautiful bouquet of white flowers completed a dainty toilette. Miss Ruby Kennedy was chief maid and wore a dainty model of fleshtinted georgette, mounted on silver lace. Her headdress and bouquet were of shades to harmonise. Miss Fanny Philp, the second maid, was frocked in absinthe green georgette and crepe do chine. She wore a quaint headdress of lily of the valley and carried a bouquet of pink and white blooms. Mr. J. W. Pollock and Mr. J. Watson attended the groom. Miss E. Moffat presided at the organ. The Parish Hall, where the reception was held, was prettily decorated in shades to match the frocks worn by the bridesmaids. Mrs. Watson was attired in navy luxor, with hat to match. Mrs. Philp wore a smart gown of black silk mariette, with small black hat. The travelling frock of the brid<? was beige shaded sedan cloth, worn with navy fur-trimmed coat and close fitting hat. Among those present, were:—Mrs. L. Wood, Mrs. J. Philp, junr., Mrs. Len Dulieu. Mrs. E. Pollock, Mrs. TV. E. Mathieson, Mrs. W. 11. Jameson, Mrs. W. G. Wood, Airs. E. Arnold, Mrs. F. Luke, Airs. Thomson, Airs. A. Crew, Airs. Guy, Airs. Croucher, Airs. J. R. Rose. Airs. W. Apps, Airs. H. Coulston and Airs. D. Jones.

Aliss AT. Wood, Alisa E. Bennett, Aliss Dorothy Wood, Aliss Irene Wood, Aliss V. Alathieson, Aliss O. Boys (Te Awamutu). Aliss J. Bates, Aliss Lila Apps, Aliss Isabel Sinclair, Aliss S. Apps, Aliss Linda King, Aliss Hannah Sinclair, Aliss F. Snelgar and Aliss Isabel King.

A VICTORIAN GOWN

BRIDESMAIDS IN CHARTREUSE GREEN WOODS—BAXTER For her wedding at Te Awamutu on Wednesday, Florence Alona Baxter chose an early Victorian frock of ivory chenille velvet, with uneven hem, relieved with silver lace and diamente. Her long hand-embroidered veil of brussels net was held in place with a coronet of orange blossoms. The bride is the only daughter of Airs. E. Baxter and the late Air. A. Baxter, and the bridegroom, Irvine Stanley Woods, is the second son of Air. and Airs. J. Woods, Tikokino, Hawke’s Bay. The ceremony took place at St. Patrick’s Church, the Rev. Father Brown officiating at the nuptial Alass. Miss P. North presided at the organ. The bride entered the church with her uncle, Mr. J. E. Richardson, of Te Aroha. She carried a bouquet of spring flowers, iceland poppies and maidenhair fern.

In attendance as bridesmaids were her cousins, Aliss Una Kelly (Cambridge) and Aliss Olive Fitzgerald (Te Aroha). They wore similarly fashioned frocks of chartreuse green faille taffeta with uneven hem-line defined with silver lace tinted with green. Each carried a dainty bouquet of spring flowers and poppies, tied with green tulle streamers. Little Pattie Bourke, as flower girl, looked dainty in a frock of shell pink tulle, and carried a posy of violets and other spring blooms, with pink and blue streamers. The bridegroom was attended by Air. W. Glasgow, of Te Awamutu, as best man. Air. Ivan Baxter, brother of the bride, was groomsman. A reception was afterwards held at “The Lounge,” where the guests were received by Airs. Baxter, who wore navy crepe de chine relieved with beige, and hat to tone She carried a bouquet of violets, anemones and maidenhair fern, tied with a pink bow. Air. and Airs. I. Baxter left for the

South, the bride travelling in a lido blue jumper suit with hat to tone. Her fur coat was the gift of the bridegroom.

RUAWAI WEDDING

RECEPTION HELD IN RAUPO HALL GODFREY—PERREAU At the Methodist Church, Ruawai, which was charmingly decorated for the occasion, the wedding took place of Aliss Agnes Phoebe Perreau, eldest daughter of Air. and Airs. G. J. Perreau, of Raupo, to Air. Reginald Walter Godfrey, eldest sou of Airs. Godfrey, and the late Air. Walter Godfrey, of Mangawhare. The bride was given away by her father and wore an ivory georgette and lace frock, with shoulder posy of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of cream roses. Aliss Doris Perreau and Aliss Esther Perreau, the bridesmaids, were in eau d© nil crepe de chine and shell pink respectively, tulle headdresses corresponding with their frocks. The bridegroom was attended by Air. Allen Wordsworth as best man and Air. Ingram Godfrey as groomsman. After the ceremony, at which the Rev. E. Flames officiated, a large number of guests were entertained at the Raupo Hall, where the decorations were carried out in pink and green. The bride’s mother. Airs. Perreau, wore an embroidered gown of navy blue crepe de chine with hat to match, and carried a sheaf of blue delphiniums. Airs. Godfrey, the bridegroom’s mother, was in blue silk bengaline, her bouquet being composed of red roses.

A PRESENTATION

FAREWELL GIFT TO MATRON OF Y.M.C.A. On the eve of her departure for Australia, Aliss E. AI. Edwards, matron of the Y.M.CA, was presented with a handsome silver tea service by the directors, staff and residents. Air. H. C. Furness, the president, made the presentation and expressed appreciation of the excellent work done for the association by Aliss Edwards. Other speakers were Air. V. T. Drew, general secretary*, Air. R. Dyer and Air. C. J. Tunks.