St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-08
RECENT WEDDINGS
Howes-Noyes


On Tuesday evening in the pres
ence of a church full of guests, Miss
Isabel Fairbanks Noyes, daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bar
Der Moves, and Ralph Edwin
Howes, son of Professor and
Mrs. George e. Howes of Williams
ton, Mass, were united in marriage
by Rev. Frederick B. Richards
While the guests were arriving Mrs
Joseph Fairbanks played a musical
program and before the ceremony
Mendelsohn's wedding march. The
church was prettily decorated for
the occasion with hydrangeas, gold
en- glow and pink perennial phlox,
the flowers forming a bank in front
of which the ceremony was perform
ed. The wedding procession consist
ed of the ushers, Noel Moves, Yale,
1917, Albert Kicker of Boston, Dart
mouth, 1910, John Herlihy, Brigham
Mcfarland of Hyde Park, University
of Vermont, 1914, and Lieutenant
Leigh Moves, U. S. NJ, of Washing
ton, d. c.; the groom's sister, Miss
Marjorie Howes of Williamstown,
Mass, Wellesley, 1917, Miss label
Gaskill Of st. Johnsbury and Miss
Margaret Newton of Norwich, N. Y,
Wellesley, 1911, classmate and room
mate of the bride at Wellesley; the
maid of honor, Miss Daphne Selden
of Deep River, Conn, Wellesley,
1918, and the bride on the arm of
her father. The groom was attend
ed by Elias Lyman, Jr., of Burling-
ton, University of Vermont, 1911, as
best man.
The bride wore the wedding dress,
veil and slippers of Mrs. Isabel Fair
banks Farwell, for whom she was
named. The dress was of ivory
white faille Francois, trimmed with
panels of silk net and ribbon ap-
plique flowers. Her veil was draped
with band and caught with lilies of
the valley and her bouquet was of
white rosebuds and lilies of the val
ley in a lace paper border. The
gowns were all fashioned after the
style of 1880 and their stiff bou-
quets were of pink and yellow rose
buds with paper borders. Miss Howes'
dress was of sea green gros de
londres; Miss Gaski1l's of pale yell
low silk with a gold lace panel and
maline overdress; Miss Newton's of
pale blue taffeta with a panel of
silver lace and maline overdress;
Miss Selden's of pale pink taffeta.
The double ring ceremony was per-
formed and as the bridal party left
the church Mrs. Fairbanks played
the wedding chorus from !. Lohen
grin.
An informal reception for the rel
atives and most intimate friends at
the home of the brides parents on
Winter street followed the wedding.
The house was simply decorated with
pink and white asters and golden
glow. The brides parents and the
groom's father and mother assisted
them in receiving. Mrs. Noyes wore
gray crepe de chene and Mrs. Howes
oyster white embroidered Canton
crepe. The rest of the wedding party
assisted in making the affair de-
informal. Ice cream and
cake we're served, Mrs. Philip H.
of Yonkers, N. Y, Smith,
1908, and Miss Helen Gray, presid-
ing at table. They were assisted by
Misses Mary Ely, Mount Holyoke,
1911, Gratia Balch, Smith, 1909,
Dorothy Fairbanks, Smith, 1910,
Eaton, Beatrice Badger,
Smith, 1909, Miss Margaret Tyler of
Lid dASS, Ill., dAO NIL % A@AAco
Lyman, Jr., of Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howes are spending
ten days in camp at Greensboro and
on their return will live in an apart
ment in the Moves home on Winter
street. The bride is graduate of
1911, and since her grad
uation has been identified with the
church and social interests of the
town. The groom whose home is in
Mass, is a graduate
of Williams in 1911, and the family
are members of the Greensboro col
ony. Mr.. Howes has recently been
made foreman of the stock depart
ment for E. & T. Fairbanks & Co.
Guests from away included the
brides brother, Lieut.. Leigh. Noyes,
U. S. N, Of Washington, d. c., Prof.
and Mrs. George E. Howes and Miss
Marjorie Howes, and Mrs. James H.
DilIoway, the groom's grand mother,
all of Williamstown, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs A. Newell Howes and Mrs. Hen
ry Robinson of Reading, Mass, Mr..
and Mrs. Elias Lyman, Jr., of Bur-
lington, Brigham Mcfarland, Roger
Misses Marjorie and Helen,
and Benjamin Hu1burd of Hyde
Park, Mrs. George P. Conger of Rice
Lake, Wis, Miss Margaret Newton
of Norwich, n. Y, and Miss Daphne
Se1den Of Deep River, Conn.,, Albert
p FoTUo11- Of Rncf0n