WEDDING BELLS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8, 9 January 1914, Page 7

WEDDING BELLS.

SHARP—CUTHBERT. The Methodist Church, Broadway, Stratford, was the .scene of au interesting and.fashionable gathering yesterday afternoon, when Mr Stanley 11: t<\ Sharp, second son of the llev. loseph Sharp, Bluff, was united in die bonds of matrimony to Miss Plor'lice C uchbert, only daughter of Mr tnd Mrs T. Cuthbert, of Pembroke ■toad. The Rev. IS. Handy tied the

nuptial knot. The bride, who was riven away by her father, looked charming in a gown of shell piuk •harmeuse, draped vdth ninon, and

rimmed with real Guipure lace, and

soiu't train of silver silk brocade with i rucked border of pale pink ninon. •vith the orthodox veil and orange

dossoms. She was attended by Miss iSthel Sharp (sister of the bridegroom)

,s chief bridesmaid, who wore pale due charmeuse trimmed with lace and :et, with white Tagel hat trimmed .vith lace of pale blue net wings. Two lower girls, Miss Hazel Corkins and Miss Rita Beauchamp, each wore 1 cesses of white masquerette and net .'rills and veils, and worse wreaths of oses, and carried baskets of weetpeas and maidenhair fern. 'diss Mavis Beach and Miss Rita jdgeeombe were the train-bearers, rearing white hailstone muslin trim-

ned with real Valeucienne lace, and had veils and wreaths of white J'oses. I'he bride and the chief bridesmaid carried shower bouquets. The bridegroom was supported by dr J. Cu.tb.Wt (brother of the brick') is best man. The bridegroom's promt to the bride was an opera cloak,

;iid the bride's present to the bridegroom was a set of military hair nushes. To the chief bridesmaid, the iridegroom presented a gold chain and pendant; to the flower girls, gold neck chains; and. to the [vain-bearers, diver bangles. On the bridal party leaving the church, which had been prettily doorated for the occasion by the lady friends of the bride, the Wedding March was played on the organ by Mr J. H. Thompson.

Aider the bridal pair had been pho-

ographed at MeAlister's studio, the vedding breakfast was held, in the foresters' Hall, where over eighty •elatives and friends were in attendnee.. The Rev. E. Bandy presided, ud the usual toasts 'were cnthusiasically honored. The Chairman in

: highly felicitous speech, proposed die toast of the "Bride and Bridegroom," referring to the esteem in .vhich the respective families were <eld in the districts of Stratford and he Bluff, and congratulating the roung couple on their choice and Injure prospects. The toast was drunk n bumpers, and the bridegroom responded in a few well-chosen remarks. "The Bridesmaids,," was H'opo'scd by Mr A. Herbert and responded to by the 'best man. "The Jride's Parents," proposed by Mr .). H. Thompson, was responded to by Mr Payne, and "The Bridegroom's Parents," was proposed by Mr P. Lacey and responded to by Mr 0. sharp (brother of the bridegroom).

The newly married couple were the

recipients of a large number of valuiblo presents, among which wore sev■ral cheques for substantia] amounts. The happy couple left amid many tokens of good wishes on their honeynoon tour in the north per motor ear. The bride's travelling dress was a tussore silk costume with hat to match. Mrs Gvthhert (mother of ;he bride) wore a black silk voile over i foundation in cerise, with a black 'Cagel straw hat'trimmed with cham-pagne-colored nibbon and roses; M.rs Sharp (mother of the bridegroom, of Bluff), black silk dress trimmed with iioniion lace and jet, with grey hat and black plume; Mrs Leiteli (aunt :if the bridegroom, of Dunedin), black and white silk dress, lace overall, Oriental" trimming and champagne hat with black lancer plume; Mrs Hueston (aunt of bridegroom, of Bluff), black silk dress with cream honiton lace and black hat and plumes; Mrs George Sharp (sister-in-law to bridegroom, of Auckland), grey cashmere dress braided, black and white hot ; Miss Payne (cousin of bride, of Ashburton), cream voile dress, and hat to match.