A HARMONY OF PASTEL SHADES

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 962, 3 May 1930, Page 28

A HARMONY OF PASTEL SHADES

BRIDE AT BIRKENHEAD CARRIES WHITE ROSES AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS LEES—HAYSON The marriage was celebrated at All Saints’ Church, Birkenhead, on the evening of April 21, of Ruby Ellen, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hayson, of Albert Road, Birkenhead, and Fred, only son of Mr. C. S. Lees and the late Mrs. Lees, Tennyson Street, Birkenhead. The Rev. P. C. Davis performed the; ceremony and Mrs. Steele presided at the organ. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion by friends of the bride. The bride, who was given away by Mr. Thomas Milner, wore a dainty frock with a tight-fitting bodice of white satin beaute, from which fell a Vandyke skirt of white georgette dipping to the ankles, the corsage being relieved with a pretty shoulder posy. Her train-length veil was arranged on the head with a coronet of orange blossoms and silver, with ear-drop clusters at each side. She carried a bouquet of white roses, chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. Miss Doris Milner and Miss Elsie Milner were bridesmaids, and wore frocks of rose pink and delphinium blue ondclla, respectively, made alike, with tight-fitting bodice and fullJlared skirt finished with a diamente buckle. Each wore a picture hat to match their frocks and carried bouquets to tone. The flower-girl was Amelia Bambury wearing an apple-green frock ’with tiny frills and finished with forget-me-nots and silver ribbon. She wore a head-dress of green tulle. Mr. Clarence Dowsing carried out the duties of best man. The receptioq was held in the Victoria Hall, Birkenhead, where the decorations were carried out in pink and autumn-tinted flowers. Mrs. Hayson received her guests wearing a frock of black crepe de chine, with a black hat, and she carried a posy of yellow dahlias. The bride travelled in a navy costume and fox furs, with a hat to tone.

SATIN AND LACE

BRIDESMAIDS HAVE PRETTY FRILLED FROCKS SMITH—STEVENS A pretty wedding was celebrated at Si. Matthew’s Church on April 22, when Winifred Muriel, third daughter of Mr. and, Airs. H. Stevens, of Grey Lynn, was married to Norman Charles, only son of Air. and Airs. (2. Smith, of Auckland. The Rev. Grant Cowen performed the ceremony. The bride, who entered the church on the arm of her father, wore a gown of ivory satin beaute with a draped bodice and long, dipping skirt of ivory lace, the front of the frock being ornamented with true-lover’s knots of pearls. Her embroidered tulle veil, which formed a train, was caught to the head with clusters of orange blossoms over the ears and she carried a shower bouquet of white flowers. In attendance as bridesmaids were the bride’s two sisters, Aliss Sybil Stevens and Aliss Norma Stevens, who were dressed alike in dainty frocks of daffodil and peach satin, with frilled tulle ankle-length skirts. They wore tulle hats to match their frocks and carried bouquets to tone. Air. Jack Smith carried out the duties of best man and Mr. Alec Davie was groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held at Nairn’s Tearooms, where Airs. Stevens received the guests in a frock of black satin beaute, relieved with rose beige georgette. She wore a black hat trimmed with ospreys and carried a bouquet of lilac flowers. The bridegroom’s mother wore a black satin beaute frock trimmed with creani georgette and a black felt and satin hat. She carried a bouquet of red flowers.

HASTINGS WEDDING

DISTINCTIVE BRIDAL FROCK OF PARCHMENT MOIRE RING VELVET DEARLOVE—BANKS At St. Andrew’s Church, Hastings, recently the marriage was celebrated of Mona Eileen, second daughter of Air. and Airs. James Banks, of Hastings, and Harold, fifth son of Air. and the late Airs. John Dearlove, of To Aroha. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Q. J. Shaw and Air. L. Craig played the wedding music. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a frock of parchment tinted ring velvet. The skirt, which was flounced, dipped to the ankles at the back and fell from a close-fitting sleeveless corsage. The embroidered tulle veil was arranged with a circlet of orange blossoms and gold leaves, and she carried a bouquet of creaim shaded roses and maidenhair fern. Aliss Dorothy and Aliss Francis Banks were bridesmaids, wearing picture frocks of short apricot moire taffeta patterned with carnations. The long skirts which dipped at the back were finished with a bouffant bow on the hip. They wore helmets of gold sequiried net and carried bouquets of apricot shaded flowers. Air. J. Cook, of Waipukurau, was best man, and All*. V. Raynor, of T« Aroha., groomsman. The reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, where Airs. Banks received her guests in a trocK of bla.ck chiffon velvet and black and apricot hat.