Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-11-17
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
A Brilliant Wedding Thursday
Afternoon I'm the First Pres.
byterian Church.

A Brilliant Wedding Thursday
Afternoon I'm the First Pres.
byterian Church.
Mid beautiful blooming chrysanthe-
NUNS, surrounded by CREST palms and
ferns, and in the pre- esence of large
concourse of people, Samuel A. Story,
of Boston, and Miss Elizabeth Jorden
Dare, the accomplished daughter of
Chas. F. Dare, heard from Rev s. W.
Beach, Thursday afternoon, the words
which made them husband and wife.
Bridgeton society has never enjoyed
prettler wedding than this. The
First Presbyterian Church was like a
fairy bower, contrasting greatly with
the scene outside where the elements
were raging. The entire front of the
handsome auditorium was banked
with the beautiful flower known as
the "Queen of Autumn" backed and
surrounded by the over-spreading
ferns and palms.
The pews of the large church were
filed with the large circle of friends of
the bride and groom, and the hand
some toilettes only added beauty to the
brilliant scene.
Previous to the time of the cere-
mony, the ushers, In full dress, were
seating the guests. The ushers we're:
@. Wilfred Dare, brother of the bride;
Henry A. Janvier and Frank Hort, of
this city, and Daniel Williams, of Phil
adelphia. At the head of the centre
aisle was large gate of solid flowers,
and Miss Ada Whipple, charmingly at
tired in Kate Greenwsy costume, stood
by it, and threw 1t open for the bridal
party. Miss Helen Janvier, another
young miss, held the ribbon.
It was nearly half-past two O'Clock
when the bridal party arrived at the
church, and walked down the centre
aisle partly, where they met the beau
tiful bride leaning upon the arm of her
father. Her mother and brother pre-
ceded them. Directly following came
the groom, accompanied by his best
man, William J. Best, Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. E. M. Fithian was presiding at the
organ, and Longhren7s wedding march
was brilliant. Asthe bridal party passed
through the gate Of flowers the father
yielded the arm of the fair young
bride, to her future husband, and
moment more, the couple stood be-
fore Rev. 8. w. Beach, who with the
beautiful marriage service joined their
hearts and hands, All the while low,
sweet, plaintive music sounded from
the organ loft, and just as the two
arose and we're pronounced man and
wife, the great organ burst forth in
the glad wedding music from Mendels.
sohn, and 1t seemed as If the DER
clouded sky had become emblazoned
with glorious light, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Story passed through the wide aisles
with the bridal party to the vestibules,
where the couple we're prepared for
their carriage and driven to the West
Jersey depot, where they began short
wedding tour.
The beautiful bride wore a handsome
travelling costume of ashes of rose
broadcloth with fur trimmings, and
hat to match, and carried btidal. roses.
The bridesmaids wore the bridal colors
: of brown, As trimmings to their white
cloth dresses. THE best man and
ushers were in full dress.
Miss Matte r. Janvier was the maid
of Honor, and Misses Mae Hoagland,
Lizzie Trenchard, of this city, and Miss
Matte Story, OF Philadelphia, sister of
the groom, were bridesmaids.
Mr.. Samuel A. Story, is the through
freight agent of the Boston and Maine,
New York, Ontario, and W estern and
Poughkeepsee Bridge Railroads, with
his Office in Boston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Story will return to this. city for
short visit after the wedding tour,
when they will go to Boston, and for
the present take up their residence in
a leading hotel.
The couple were the recipients last
Thursday of many tokens of friend
ship from their friends, who were
present from Boston, Philadelphia,
New York, this city and other places.