WEDDING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9601, 22 September 1909, Page 5

WEDDING.

MOODIE-MEREDITH. A large and fashionable gathering assembled at S. Matthew's Churrh, yesterday, to witness the marriage of Mr James B. Moodie, manager of the local branch of Me3srs Dalgety and Co., to Miss Janie Chalmers Meredith, daughter of Mrs Meredith, of Llandaff. The Church had been tastefully decorate! by the many friends of the bride, wi l h arum lilliss and long sprays of beautiful clematis. The Rev. Watson, M.A., assistel by the Rev J. H. Sykes, was the officiating clergyman. Ihe bride who entered the church on the arm j of her brother, Mr J, M. Meredith, | to the strains of "The Voice That Breathed O'er Eden," looked charming in a beautiful dress of pale cream charmeuse satin, made in slightly Empire style, trimmed with handsome fi'let silk lace with touches of silver, the vest and sleeves being of tucked chiffon. She wore a long tulle veil over a spray of orange blossom in her hair, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet, the gift of the bridegroom. The bride was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Eileen Moodie, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Doris Gawith. They uoth looked most dainty in charming dresses of cream silk taffeta, with touches of gold on the bodice, gold tissue belts with long ends, and to complete their pretty costumes tbjy wore cream hats trimmed with gold tissue and old gold roses, wore gold shoes and carried bouquets of violet ciloured cinerarias and pale yellow abutil n. The bridegroom was supported by Mr H. W. Rishworth es best man, and Mr A. R. Sclanders as groomsman As the bridal party left the Church, Mr Claughtor, organist of S. Matthew's, played the Wedding March, in his usual efficient manner. A reception was subsequently held at Llandaff, the residence of the bride's mother, at which a large gathering of relatives and friends , assembled. The Masterton Muni • cipal Band played appropriate music i in the pretty old garden, and photographs were taken of the wedding group. Later on Mr and Mrs J. B. Moodie left by motor car, taking with them the many good wishes of their numerous friends. The bride's travelling costume was a coat and skirt of saxe blue cloth, trimmed slightly with narrow black silk braid. With this she wore a cream lace and net blouse, smart blue hat with black ostrich plumes and beautiful white fox fur. The honeymoon is to be spent in the Auckland district. The presents, which were much too numerous to mention, included a very handsome solid silver tea-ser-vice, suitably inscribed, the gift of the Masterton staff of Messrs Dal« gety and Co