DEADMAN—ANDERSON

Taranaki Daily News, 20 September 1940, Page 5

DEADMAN—ANDERSON

The wedding of Iris Myrtle Irene, third daughter of Mr. and I.lrs. J. A. Anderson, Waverley, to Ronald Attwell, third son of Mrs. M. Deadman and the late Mr. E. Deadman, Utiku, took place in St. Andrew's Fresbyterian Church, Waverley, on September 7. The Rev. Ross officiated and Miss L. Walker was organist. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a creme bridal satin frock. The bodice had a heart-shaped neckline finished with a spray of orange blossom. Tiny buttons from elbow to pointed wrist adorned the long sleeves, and the back of the bodice from neckline to bustle bow. From the slim-fitting skirt extended a long oval train, over which fell a veil of cream embroidered lulle (tent by the bride's sister, Mrs. Roots) draped from a halo of pleated tulle with a circlet of orange blossom. She carried a bouquet of cream rose^, carnations, hyacinths, irises and maidenhair fern, given by Miss Robinson, Wanganui. The attendants were the bride's sister, Mrs. F. Roots, Hawera, and Misses Ngaire Anderson, her cousin, Shirley Doak, Dannevirke, and Phyllis McGorrery (chief bridesmaid). They were frocked alike in deep cream ripple ^rhiffon over crepe de chine, iris blue silk velvet boleros, and wore blue velvet roses in their hair and pearl necklets. Their bouquets were of deep cream bulbs, blue hyacinths and irises. The bride's sister, Beverley Anderson, as flower girl, wore a similnr frock, except that it was trimmed with tiny frills and finished with buttons down the back and front of the bodice.

At the reception the bride's mother wore a navy tailored costume with cream lace blouse and navy sisal straw hat and skunk furs and carried a bouquet of daphne, violets and freesias. The bridegroom's mother chose a black lace and georgette frock with touches of apricot shade, a black georgette coat and straw picture hat to match trimmed with cire ribbon and apricot velvet flowers. Her posy was of primroses and asparagus fern. Mrs. A. Black, sister of the bride, wore a tailored costume in old rose shade, hat to match, and skunk furs. When the bride and bridegroom left for a tour of the Auckland district, the bride wore a clover frock, tailored navy coat, hat to match, and furs, and carried a navy bag, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Deadman will reside at Wavei'ley.