WEDDING.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1926, Page 10

WEDDING.

ATKINSON—FOOKES. A fashionable wedding creating great interest was celebrated at St. Mary’s Church, New Plymouth, yesterday afternoon, when Miss Evelyn Farrington Fookes, elder daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. Faber Fookes, of New Plymouth, was married to Mr. Philip Franklin Atkinson, younger son of Mrs. Frank Atkinson, Glen Almond, New Plymouth. The Ven. Archdeacon Evans, assisted by the Rev. F. G. Harvie, performed the ceremony, and Mr. R. N. Renaud presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a lovely frock of cream taffetas with hem of gold lace and also godets of gold, the skirt being slightly opened in front disclosing, a pleated underskirt of georgette. Her veil of cream tulle was finished with gold tissue bandeau and orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful bouquet of pale and deep cream rosebuds. The bridesmaids attending the bride were Miss Ernestine Fookes (chief), sister of the bride, Miss Joan Farrington, cousin of the bride, Miss Eleanor Campbell and Miss Rona’ Woodward, and they wore attractive frocks of apricot taffetas shot with gold, long bodices finished at the back with a large bow, full skirts trimmed with oval medallions of roses covered with gold net and edged with taffetas frills. On their heads were worn flower bandeaux in autumn shades. They each carried a black staff to which was attached a large posy of sunset roses tied with a tulle bow. Mr. J. Bracken Wilson carried out the duties of best man and Mr. Sidney Fookes (brother of the bride), Mr. N. Trevella and Mr. Ronald Blundell acted as groomsmen. The church was prettily decorated by friends of the bride. A reception was held after the ceremony at the residence of the bride’s parents. Mrs. Faber Fookes wore a smart black georgette gown and large black crinoline hat with white ospreys, and carried a lovely bouquet of scarlet roses. Mrs. Atkinson (mother of the bridegroom) was also in black with black hat relieved with white, and her bouquet was in lovely shades of blue.

The bride and bridegroom left later on their honeymoon by car, the bride travelling in a dove grey crepe de chine and georgette frock smocked in blue, with a grey corded silk coat with rucked collar and smart grey hat with touches of blue.