WEDDINGS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 July 1940, Page 8

WEDDINGS

THOMPSON—FLAWS. Knox Church. Masterton, was recently the scene of a quiet but very pretty wedding when Nilla Jean, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W. J. Flaws, of Masterton, was married to Sapper Bruce Pascoe, youngest son .of Mrs Ivy J. and the late Mr G. Thompson, of Masterton. The Rev. J. Davie was the officiating minister. The bride, who was escorted by her father looked very charming in a model frock of deep clover with veiled hat to match and carried a beautiful bouquet to tone. The bridesmaid, Miss Aline Dickason, wore a smart green frock with matching turban and carried a pretty bouquet. Little Claire Harrington, cousin of the bride, made a pretty flowergirl. She was dressed in shell-pink with tiny matching bows in her hair and carried a posy. Mr Phil Thompson, brother of the bridegroom, ably carried out his duties as best man. Mr Noel Flaws, brother of the bride, acted as groomsman. As the bride left the church she was presented with two horseshoes, one by Master Rex Harrington (cousin) and the other by Mrs Young, a friend. Mr and Mrs Flaws received the many guests at their home in Wright Street, where the wedding reception was held. Later Mr and Mrs B. P. Thompson, amid showers of goodwishes and confetti, left by car for the north, the bride wearing a smart two-piece suit with contrasting accessories. Sapper B. P. Thompson will leave New Zealand with the 18th Army Troop Company 7 and Private N. B. Flaws with the Third Echelon. DUFFY—STALKER. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at the Kuripuni Methodist Church recently, when Beatrice Sybil, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Stalker was , married to Reginald Bertram, younger son of Mr and Mrs B. Duffy. ' The officiating minister was the Rev. H. S. Kings and Miss Burton presided at the organ. The bride, who entered the prettily decorated church escorted by her father, wore a charming gown of magnolia pink lace over satin, made with a high draped neckline and finishing in a long train which was daintily scalloped and edged with net. Her long tulle veil was held in place by a topknot of pale pink orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful shower bouquet of the palest pink carnations, gypsophila, asparagus and maidenhair fern. The chief bridesmaid, Miss Norma Stalker, and the two small attendants. Shirley and Anne Nicol, nieces of the bride, wore unusual frocks of woodland green velvet made with fitting bodices and full skirts, and bandeaux of green velvet leaves on their hair. The bridesmaid carried a lovely shower bouquet of pink carnations, erica and asparagus fern, and the children, rucked green velvet mulls trimmed with sprays of similar flowers. The duties of best man were ably carried out by Mr Jack Richardson, of Lower Hutt. On leaving the church the bride was presented with a lucky horseshoe by Master Raymond Nicol. The reception was held in the Savage Club Rooms, where the guests were received by Mrs J. Stalker, who wore a black and white frock with a black coat and hat and lapel spray of white chrysanthemums and fern. She was assisted by Mrs B. Duffy, who was dressed in a storm blue frock with black coat and hat, and wore a spray of bronze chrysanthemums. Mr and Mrs Duffy left later in their motor caravan for the north, the bride wearing a teal blue coat over a fuschia frock and accessories to tone. BELL—JONES. A very pretty wedding took place recently at St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, when Dorothy May, third J daughter of Mr and Mrs J. R. Jones, i Dixon Street. Masterton, was married to George Hector, youngest son of Mr and Mrs C. J. A. Bell, Maungahina, Masterton. The Ven. Archdeacon E. J. Rich officiated and Mr Miller Hope, presided at the organ. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore a French satin spotted gold and silver Romaine gowi\. fashioned on graceful lines. The sleeves were puffed at the shoulders and fitting to the wrist, and tiny self-cover-ed buttons trimmed the back of the bodice from neck to waist. The full skirt fell in rich folds to form an oval train, and her parchment tulle veil was held in. place with a halo of orange blossom, with the veil falling over the face. She carried a full shower bouquet composed of spring bulbs, chrysanthemums, gypsophila and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids were Misses Edna Jones (chief), sister of the bride, I. Bell, sister of the bridegroom, and J. Jones, sister of the bride, who wore frocks of stiffened lace over taffeta in rainbow shades of apricot, mauve and pink, with rucked bodices and sleeves, finished with tiny diamentie clips to form heart-shaped necklines, and tiny buttons down the back of the bodice. The full skirts were finished with platted girdles of satin ribbon falling into streamers at the back. They also wore mittens and veils and halos of flowers of the three shades. They carried bouquets to match their frocks —apricot Innings of chrysanthemums and velota lilies and maidenhair fern; mauve tunings of chrysanthemum", anemonies, violets and maidenhair fern; pink tunings of rose, chrysanthemums, heleboris and maidenhair fern.

Mr Douglas Askew (Christchurch) carried out the duties of best man and the groomsmen were Messrs B. Greeks and B. Southey, of Masterton.

On leaving the church the bride was presented with two silver horseshoes tied with white ribbon by Flora Jarrett, cousin of the bridegroom, and lan Rutherfurd, nephew of the bride.

A reception was afterwards held at the Orange Hall, where the usual toasts were honoured. Mrs Jones, the bride’s mother, received the guests wearing a navy costume and carried a posy of erpam and pink roses and maidenhair fern. Mrs Bell, the bridegroom's mother, was attired in a navy ensemble frock and coat, and carried a. posy of violets, cyclamen and maidenhair fern.

After the reception the guests were entertained al a dance till midnighl. when the gathering was brought to a

close with lhe singing of “Auld Lang Syne” and “God Save the King.” Mr and Mrs Bell left later by car, the bride travelling in a smart London tan ensemble with hat, shoes, gloves and handbag to match, and wearing a fur necklet, the gift of the bridegroom. Their future home will be at Kopuaranga.