Samarai Wedding
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Miss Lillian Clair Skelly, Eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Skelly, of the Samarai Hotel, Samarai, was married to Mr. Gerald Hal ston Searle, eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Searle of Manly, N S.W., at the Church of England, Samarai, Papua, by Rev. J. Thomson, on April 10.
The graceful bride was smartly attired in a model frock of ivory angel-skin lace, made in redingote style, and edged with kilted tulle and fastened with a spray of orange blossoms on the corsage.
Misses Zelma, Dawn. Rosalie and little L eone Skelly attended their sister as maids and wore long full frocks of crinkly chiffon in shades of green, blue, mauve and apricot. Mr. Al. Ramsden was best man.
Mrs. Skelly, in a model frock of beige lace girdled with blue velvet, and pic ture hat to tone, received, in the lounge of the Samarai Hotel, some 60 guests, who were lavishly entertained at wedding breakfast and dance, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Searle left on the M.V. “Bulolo” on their honeymoon trip, amid the good wishes of a large circle of friends.