The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-12-01
The Methodist Church Was a
Scene of Beauty Wednesday
Evening of Last Week, When
Miss Rosa Ratchford, One of
CanisIe's Fairesf Daughters,
Became the Bride of DR.. Robf.
F. Goode, of Georgetown.

Carlisle, Nov. PA wedding char
actlarized by unusual picturesqueness
and ds2intiness in accord with the
brides sSrightly beauty and express
sive of hef>. individuality was that Of
Miss Rosa RSatchford and Dr. Robert
Faye Goode, on Georgetown, on We'd
nesday evening" in the Methodist
church.
with white ean' ana pn I'd banked wi.h
stately palms, ferns AMID great snowy
chrysanthemums. The Npews for the
families and close friends were marked
oy bows of tulle, smilaxS ana chrys-
anthemums. Three portierHes of white
tulle entertwined with sN'milax and
white chrysanthemums. SSSuspended
from the center portierre WA we'd
ding bell of white chrysantK 'lemums,
tieo with a large airy bow or whi'e
tulle. The soft ray of countIeE IS can
dies over the decorations of whHite and
green was of surprising lovelil ness.
A beautiful musical progranA was
rendered to the waiting friends. 4 Miss
Bernice Barr sang "Until" and n al
Tor Your; Earle Bates sang "For You
Alone" and "The Sunshine of " our
Smile with violin obligatos. To t~s:he
strains of Lohengrin's wedding mart n
with Miss Letitia Key, at the piano,o,
accompanied by Mrs. III S. Adams onii,
the violin, the approach of one of the
most graceful and pleasing bridal II
parties that ever passed up the aisles
or the church was heralded First to
enter We're the ribbon bearers, little
Misses Roberta Wallace and Grace
Jeter, down one aisle and little Misses
Sadie and Evelyn Jeter down the oth-l
ssndiss wlss SE ersss sss ,saiis 81
bows; then came the ushers, James X.
Deaver and DR.. R. H. Long, who took i
their positions at the side of the chan
eel: next the bridesma aids and grooms-
men on opposite aisles and crossed in
front of the portierres, taking their
places upon the chancel so as to form , -
a semi-circle and facing the audience. -
Alternating with bridesmaids camel
the groomsmen in the following order
Miss Willie Nicholson, Miss AileeTS
Deaver, Oscar Hart and Erwin Ratc'S n.
ford; Miss Eloise Goode, Miss EliZ3sSa.
beth Deaver, Sam Owen and Croswf eli
Slaughter. The gowns of the OH
pretty maids gave a delicate Py!reer
and silver effect, all wearing d. ,uresses
of green pussywillow taffeta witt
puffed skirts of mal.ne and bod ices n,
silver lace; they wore picture d hats OF
silver cloth with pink rosebls ids anc
carried armsful of pink chrS ysanthe
NUNS tied with green tulle. The ma.
irons, Mrs Wallace Rate. ..,,,ford anf
Mrs Oscar Culp, wear, mo lovely
gowns of duchess satin w 18th corsage
formed of irridescent silvt o.r and pearIs
these were their we ,.dding gowns
They also wore silver'' picture hats
with pink ostrich plum5.es and carried
pink chrysanthemursXs. Miss MARY
Ratchford, the brJlde's sister, was
maid of honor and wore a lovely cos.
tune of pink pusS sywillow taffeta com.
bined with pink :ssilk net sprinkled with
pink rosebuds yTand picture hat of sill.
YER with tiny pink rosebuds; she car
ried pink ch{rysanthemums. The little
flower gir%s, Mary Emma Goode and
Mary Wallace Arthur, dressed as lit.
tie fairies in white accordion plated
chiffon dresses with pink butterfly
bows, carried tiny baskets of white
hlred with chrysanthemum petals
Jvist preceding the bride was the little
hiS bSoiSi, " iiidH NIlSI, JT, wear
ing white corduroy suit, bearing the
ring on a silver waiter. On the arm
of her uncle, William II. Gist, came
the young bride; she was lovely in her
wedding gown-a delicate creation of
white lace, silver embroidered net and
duchess satin. The court train OF
duchess satin fell in graceful folds
from the shoulders; her veil as flmy
as mist was held in place by cor
onet of orange blossoms the bouquet
perfecting this lovely toilet was of
brides roses showered with valley
lilies falling to the hem of her dress
Her only ornament was handsome
diamond pin. The boutonnieres worn
by the ushers and groomsmen were
pink chrysanthemums. The groom, at
tended by his brother, John Goode
who acted as best man, met the bride
at the chancel; there to the strains
of Schubert's "Serenade" softly
played by Mrs. Adams on the violin
the words which united these two lives
were spoken by the Rev. w. w. Ratch-
ford, assisted by the Rev. w. d.
Ratchford, grandfather and cousin of
the bride, using the beautiful and i'm
pressive ring ceremony from the Pres
byterian ritual. Kneeling on a satin
pillow for the blessing of this aged
grandparent of eighty-six summers