Late. Afternoon Wedding At St. Patrick’s Church

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7278, 4 October 1933, Page 2

Late. Afternoon Wedding At St. Patrick’s Church

DOSSOR—RODGERS

With lier retinue of three maids, Miss Dorothy Rodgers, eldest dauglitor of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rodgers, of Church street, Palmerston North, was a picture of girlish grace in hor lovely gown of magnolia satin which sho woro for her marriago to Mr. B. Dossor, of Massey College, at St. Patrick’s Church, Palmerston North, yesterday afternoon.

Tho bride is a popular member of the city's youriger set and her bridegroom, the second son of Major and Mrs. J. M. Dossor, of Hull, England. Tho ceremony, which rvas witnessed by many friends, created widespread interest.

Monsignor MacManus was the officiating clergyman and Miss Cora Bartlett played tho wedding music. Messrs M. Rodgers and Rose were tho ushers.

Arum lilies adorned the altar and chancel and formed a delightful setting for the i-ucturesque group, which was further enhanced by tho beautiful light from the afternoon sun streaming through tho long windows.

The brido was escorted by bor father and attended by her sisters, Misses Mona and Babctte Rodgers, and Miss Dorothy Stuckey, of Dannevirkc. Her becoming frock was closely moulded to the figure, flared from tho hips and slightly trained. Tho short corsago was gathered on to tho ascending cors-let-lilce skirt and tho long sleeves were pointed over tho hands. A narrow belt finished tho waist line clasped with a diamante buckle. Her veil of delicate tulle was caught to her head with a circlet of orange blossom buds and fell in soft folds to form a long train. Sho wore a pearl necklet, satin shoos matching her frock and carried a posy of lilies of the Valloy and roses tied with a tullo bow.

The dainty frocks of the bridesmaids were charmingly fashioned of torquoisc blue shot taffeta. Tho close-fitting corsages had puffed sleeves and low necklines outlined with flat hand-made roses, tho long skirts being flared with frilled godets. Narrow stitched belts caught with diamante buckles encircled the waists and they wore blue mittens, bands of turquoise velvet in their hair and shoes toniug with their frocks. They carried Victorian posies of: pink tulips and maiden hair fern tied with turquoise blue velvet ribbon. Mr. Paul Rodgers, brother of the bridegroom, was the best man. Poliowing the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Airs. Rodgers recoiled the guests, the latter wearing a graceful frock of navy crinkle crepe. A shoulder flower and motif of cherry, navy and beige, gavo a little touch of colour which was also repeated in her posy of scarlet anemones. She wore a picture hat of navy tagel relieved with cherry. Miss S. Rodgers, aunt of tho brido, woro a blue floral georgette frock and black straw hat.

In, the dining room where the recoption w r as held arum lilies were effectively used in the decorations and calla lilies ornamented the three-tiered wedding cake which had been made by the bride herself.

'tne usual toasts were honoured, that of the "bride and bridegroom” being entrusted to Monsignor MacManus. When the bride and bridegroom .left later by car, the bride travelled in a smart tweed ensemble and hat in the new seed brown, with, which she wore a green and brown striped jumper. Mr. and Mrs. Dossor sail by the Maraiua on Friday on route for England.

Miss Margaret Beale, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. R. Pratt, Feilding. Mr and Mrs Searle, of Maclcay, Queensland, who arrived by the Makura on Monday, are staying with Mr and Mrs Coleman, o.f Dahlia street.