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Mr. A. V. Edwards to Miss Lillian
Ruth Challinder.
A pretty wedding was celebrated
at St. John's Church. Latrobe-street,
Melbourne, on Thursday, March 4,
when Miss Lillian Ruth Challinder,
elder daughter of Mr. A. B. Challinder
and the late Mrs. Challinder, of
Alberton, Adelaide, South Australia,
was married to Mr. Albert Victor Edwards,
only surviving son of Mr. T.
S. Edwards and the late Mrs. Edwards,
of Suffolk, England, the Rev.
Mr. A. E. White officiating. The
church was unadorned on account of
Lent, but the service was full choral.
The bride, who was g'ven away by
her father, wore a dainty gown of
ivory crepe de chine, the skirt being
made with three deep flounces, while
the bodice was finished with silk
fringe, falling from the round yoke.
Her veil, which was uncommonly embossed
with narrow satin ribbon, and
surmounted by a coronet of shirred
ribbon and orange blossom, quaintly
finished with a chin strap of the ribbon,
was designed and worked by
Miss Nelly Fox. The bridegroom's
gifts to the bride were a shower
bouquet of water lilies and asters,
tied with tulle, and a pair of diamond
earrings. She was attended by her
sister, Miss Gwen Challinder, and
companion, Miss Nelly. Fox, both of
whom wore smart frocks of fine
white net, inlet with filet lace, and
finished with heliotrope sashes, to
correspond with their hats of heliotrope
tulle. They carried shower
bouquets of pink tiger lilies and asters,
with heliotrope tulle streamers,
which, with a Nellie Stewart bangle
and gold armlet, respectively, were
the bridegroom's gifts. The bride's
gift to the bridegroom was a pair of
gold sleeve links, while the best man,
Mr. D. Boyd, received the same from
the bride and bridegroom. After
the ceremony a reception and wedding
breakfast were held at Sargent's,
Eliabeth-street, about forty
guests attending, amongst whom were
a number of Svdney friends. They
were received bv a very old family
friend, Mrs". Davies. who wore a striking
gown of white georgette, relieved
with touches of saxe blue, and a becoming
black hat with ostrich feathers
set round the brim. After a
number of toasts were honoured, the
bride and bridegroom left for their
honevmoon, after which they will go
to Svdney for some time. The
travelling costume was of navy blue
cloth, fashioned in coat-frock style,
-nd a smart navy blue panne velvet
hat to match.
Mr. Charles E. F. Roach to Miss A.
E. Hunter.
A pretty and interesting military
wedding took place at St. John's
Church, Toorak, when Mr. Charles
Roach (late 5th Co., A.F.E.), eldest
son of the late Mr. C. R. Roach and
Mrs. Roach, of " Sayes," Gordonstreet.
Toorak, was married to Miss
A. E. Hunter, Armroyd, Elsecar,
Yorkshire, England. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. A. Law,
assisted by Rev. A. Caffin, an old
friend of the bridegroom's family.
The bride, who was given away by
the bridegroom's uncle, Mr. E. W.
Roach, wore a pretty frock of white
georgette and a veil of Irish lace,
with wreath of orange blossom. She
carried a shower bouquet of pink and
white roses, and wore the bridegroom's
gift, a knife blade rubv
brooch. As she left the church
dainty floral horseshoes were placed
on her arm, and the boy scouts, of
whom the bridegroom was formerly
scout master, formed a guard of
honour. Two bridesmaids were-in
attendance. Miss Kitty Gearing,
who travelled with the bride from
England, and Miss Elma Roach, sis-
ter of bridegroom. Their dainty
frocks were of champagne georgette
and crepe de chine, and they carried
pink and blue bouquets. The bride-
groom presented them with a pendant
and locket respectively. Mr. H. E.
Roach (late 5th Bty., A.F.A.) was
best man. and Mr. R. Roach grooms-
man. A reception was held at
" Sayes," Toorak, where a marque
was erected on the lawn. The de-
corations were carried out with
fairy lights and pink heath, white
dahlias and fern. The bridegroom's
mother was- gowned in rich nigger
brown satin and ninon, and carried
a bouquet of dyanthus. Later the
happy couple motored to Healesville,
the bride travelling in a cream costume
and georgette hat and white
fur.
Miss Irene Doolan to Mr. Horace
Fowler.
The marriage of Miss Irene Doolan,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .T. J.
Doolan, of Denillquin, N.S.W., to Mr.
Horace Fowler, third son of Mrs. F-.
Fowler, of East St. Hilda, was celebrated
quietly on March 1st at St.
Kilda. As the ceremony was previously
announced to take place in the
country, only the immediate relatives
of the bride and bridegroom were present.
A large oil painting, "Christ Before
Pilate," is now on view at Bernards'
Fine Art Galleries, 328 Collins Street.
The picture is after Michael de Munkacsy's
celebrated masterpiece, and
is the work of Mrs. Franklin Peterson.
It has been exhibited with great success
in Great Britain and on the Continent,
and earned the praise of Munkacsy
himself. Mrs. Peterson has
decided to dispose of her collection
of pictures, and the public has in this
instance the opportunity of acquiring
a picture of great artistic value as
well as of religious significance.
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