The Archive · 1939

WEDDING Ephgrave—Draper-Bentley Yesterday morning at Holy Trinity

Cathedral the wedding took place of Mr. John William Ephgrave, son of Mx. and Mrs. P. W. Ephgrave, of Shanghai, and Miss Nancy Doris Draper-Bentley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Draper-Bentley of Shanghai and Vancouver. The Rev. F. W

Weaver officiated.

The bride, who was given away by Mr. R. Picozzi, wore a dress of white brocaded satin made on princess lines with a full skirt, fitted sleeves very slightly puffed at the shoulders, and an Elizabethan collar. Her very full short veil was worn over the face and caught up with sprays of orang> blossom. A spray of orange blossoms was worn at the throat, and she carried a bouquet of white Easter lilies with white carnations entwined in the trailing fern.

The matron of honour was Mrs. R. M. Edelsten and two bridesmaids were the bridegroom's sisters, the Misses Gladys and Marjorie Ephgrave. They wore period frocks of sky blue taffeta made with full skirts and fitted bodices, and tied with very wide sashes of purple georgette reaching t o the hems. Their short mauve veils were caught up with sprays of purple and mauve blossoms. They carried old-fashioned posies of deep mauve sweet peas.

The best man was Captain J Longmire and the ushers were Mr.

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