The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-07
A Beautiful Wedding.

A Beautiful Wedding.
At half-pas six O'Clock, on the
evening Of October 29th, in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, South, of
Brandon, Miss Irene Katherine Nc
Laurin, daughter Of Senator and Mrs.
A. J. McLaurin, Of Brandon; and
Mr.. Walter Thurston Pate, Of Jack
son, were united in the holy bonds Of
matrimony. The ceremony was per-
formed by the pastor. Rev. 9. F.
Emery The ritual used was very
impressive; they were married with q
ring and usual solemn responses. The
minister's blessing and last words
were beautiful and inspiring
The church was bower Of beauty.
within the cnancel, against back
ground Of white, ferns and palms
formed pyramid of living green; in
all the open spaces there was wreath
OF palms, ferns and chrysanthemums; !;
the altar was redolent with the deli
cate perfume of white roses, while
.nyriads of wax candles lent their soft
light to the mystery OF the scene.
While Mrs. H. L. Shields played
Mendelssohn's wedding march, the
bridal party entered with slow aud
steady tread. First came the ushers:
Anse MoLaurin, jr.. and II. A. Busick,
jr.; A. Weille and DR.. LAUGH McLau-
rim; then the bride attended by her
maid of honor, Miss Jean McLaurin,
while Mr.. Nat Wardlow. best man,
escorted the groom to the altar where
he Joined his bride, the party pre-
senting lovely tableau.
The bride was statuesquely beauti
full in her white bridal robe. With
her regular features and cream.wh
complexion and that look of happi-
ness and trust on her face, she made
an ideal bride. Her wedding gown
was OF ivory satin, primrose frcnt,s
was embroidered with real duchesse
lace, and the corsage was trimmed
with q bertha of real duchesse and
point lace. The long veil Of illusion
was held by coronet of orange BIOS
SONS. She carried shower bouquet
of brides roses and lilies Of the valley.
Miss Jean McLaurin, Maid of honor,
was attired in pink messaline and real
lace, with bridesmaids veil of pink
tullo, held in place by q wreath Of
pink orchids and ostrich plumes. She
carried a boquet Of La France roses.
Other members Of the bridal party
were: Senator and Mrs. Al Mo-
Laurin, Mrs. r. L. McLaurin, Mrs.
Daisy Mel. Stevens and her little
girls, Daisy, Ann and Delta; Miss
Laura McLaurin and Miss Leone
Rauch. DR.. A. G.. McLaurin and
Master Sidney McLaurin, Mrs. S. L.
McLaurin, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Leila
Penn. Miss Helen Collier, Horace
MoLaurin, Mr.. Neal McLaurin and
Miss. Bette White.
The church was filled to overflow
ing with friends, for the bride and
groom are among the most popular
young people Of the state. The happy
couple left the same evening, on the
train going east, to begin their wed
ding tour. They will spend this
winter in New Orleans. They were
the recipients Of some 200 presents in
silver. cnt glass, hand-painted china,
bronzes and Japanese curios.
Among the t-of-town guests were:
Ex-G A. H. Longino, Of jackson !;
Mr.. Nat Wardlow. of Oxford; Mr.. A.
A. Wielle, Of Vicksbnrg; DR.. LAUGH
McLaurin, Of Natchez; DR.. W. @
Womack, Messrs. George May and
Joel Johnson, jr., of jackson; Mr..
and Mrs. r. L. McLanrin, Of Vicks-
burg, Mr.. N. McLaurin, of Bolton !;
Miss Leone Rsuch, of Edwards; Miss
Bette White. of Columbus.
The bride is one of the most beauti-
fnl girls in the state. She is much
beloved in her home town and will
be sorely missed by the friends who
have seen her grow up from her child
hood into q queenly young woman
hood May the man Of her choice,
who has plucked this fair blossom
from the parent stem to. wear next his
heart, prove all that is true and good.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary =
May these dark days be hallowed and
glorified by the sunshine Of his love,
and may these two lives, now Joined
together, be so unified and SO assimi-
lated and SO wholly given over to the
large things Of life, the things worth
while, that the world may be the
better and the richer for their living
in il. A FRIEND.