An Islands Wedding.

A PICTURESQUE wedding took place on October 15 at St. Peter’s Church, Cremorne, Sydney, when Miss Pat Coates, of Balmoral, was married to Mr. Cecil Mason, of Chatswood.

The ceremony had a distinctly Is lands atmosphere, as the bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.

Ernest Coates, who already have a married daughter (Madam B. Lancon) and two sons—Keith and Col —on Ouesso Plantation, Malekula, New Hebrides.

The bridegroom, after varied New Guinea experience, is now stationed at Here Plantation, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, and the young couple will leave for their Island home by the “Mataram” on the 22nd instant. Mr. Mason is the third son of the late Mr. JJ. H. Mason (Crown Prosecutor) and Mrs. C. Mason, of Beaconsfleld Road, Chatswood, Syd ney.

Among the friends at the church were several with Islands interests, including Mr. and Mrs.

M. D. Cobb, of Karewap Plantation, Aitape, New Guinea; and Mrs. and Miss Cowley, late of Samarai and Port Moresby The bride was given away by her father and attended by her younger sisters, Joy and Made leine, the groom being looked after by his brother, Dick. The bride looked very sweet and handsome in a pretty soft cream lace cos tume and picture hat, and carried a shower bouquet of white lilac and roses, a most charm ing Island effect being created by a lovely orange blossom lei worn by the bride.