Quarin/Bubniak family photo
Gushul 1956 wedding portrait with amethyst superimposed
I want to focus this week on a particular item I encountered in the 1956 edition of Vern Decoux’s Pass Bureau scrap books. One thing Vern was diligent about was detailed documentation of events like weddings, graduations and special events. He was a wonderful writer and insightful in his comments. My attention was drawn, in this particular volume, to a beautiful picture of a young couple who were married that year. That young couple was Gino and Rose Quarin and, as usual, the write-up, that accompanied the all important wedding portrait, went into detail about how the bride was dressed. These were pretty important events back then and the fact that journalists chose to diligently document the bride’s appearance in detail makes them a treasure. In this case I will share the exact wording of the description of Rose’s attire, so you can see what I mean.