Account of Chiles-Rudd Wedding
(C. Avis Catalog entry #758)
Chiles - Rudd
Temple folk and many friends over the state had for several weeks been greatly interested in the coming marriage of Miss Fay Mooring Rudd and Dr. Charles Dwight Chiles, Birmingham, Alabama, which occurred on Saturday evening at the hour of nine at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Calvin Rudd.
The lawn had been transformed into an ideal fairy land, where an improvised altar was erected under the spreading branches of the trees. The entire scene was brilliant with electric lights, the globes being picturesquely hooded with yellow shades. The clematis ferns, handsome palms and Southern smilax, all giving an artistic effect and forming a setting in touch with the beautiful and sacred ceremony.
In a lovely vine-clad alcove Mrs. N. C. Storey, Austin, sang "Beloved, It is Morn," just prior to the entrance of the bridal party. Miss Pearl Embree, accompanist efficiently touched the soft notes of Lohengrin's "Bridal Chores" which announced the coming of the bride, who was preceeded by six junior bridesmaids dressed in the quaint 15th Century style, these picturesque maids were Misses Mildred Rudd, Helen Black, Mary McCelvey, Lois Gresham, Katherine Downs, and Dorothy Young. Next in order came the groomsmen, Messrs. Preston Childers, Fred Day, Richard Kirkland, Birmingham, and W. C. Storey, Austin - in slow measured tread came the bonny bride's maids, Misses Madge and Hilda Rudd, Nellie May Cates, Terrell, and Pauline Jameison, Austin.
Mrs. James Frazer Stokes, matron of honor, was next in the attractive march. Miss Lucille Scott was maid of honor. The bride was preceeded by two small attendants, Misses Elizabeth Thomas and Doris Jane Barton, who scattered rose petals in her pathway, suggesting that life's journey might be flowers laden all the way and two other small attendants, Misses Hattie Booker Stokes and Mary Alice Jones, gently let fall the rose petals in the bride's wake, emblematic of the wish that truly their perfect beauty and fragrance untrampled might add an everlasting sweet influence to the life she was so lovingly and gravely entering into.
The father, Mr. James Calvin Rudd - the groom Dr. Charles Dwight Chiles, the best man, Mr. C. C. Holcomb and Dr. A. F. Cunningham celebrant, met the bride Fay Mooring Rudd at the alter where the sacred vows "to love, honor and cherish throughout life," were taken. The beautiful Episcopal ceremony was used.
Immediately after the ceremony an informal reception was held and the congratulations extended were spontaneous and genuine.
Refreshments were served by Misses Kathleen McKnight, Kathleen Campbell, Alma Irvin, Edna Fleming, Ada Jarrell, Bess and Marie Denison, Nell Noble, Corinne Wall, Florence Goldberg and Ruth Wylie and Eleanor Stephens Cameron.
The bride's cake was a work of art, heart-shaped embossed with orange blossoms, and stood on graceful mound of white clematis. The much prized trophies found in the cake became the possessions of Mr. Richard Kirkland, Mrs. W. C. Storey and Miss Katherine Downs.
Dr. and Mrs. Chiles left Sunday morning for Galveston, where they took passage for New York City. After spending four or five weeks in the metropolis they will then return to their home in Birmingham.
Members of the house party for the wedding included: Messrs. and Mesdames J. J. Booker, James W. Jones, Loula Murrah, Grady Barton, Nick Woodward, Lynn Talley Mullins, Fred Porter, D. A. Black, Ed McCelvey, Herbert McCelvey, Dr. And Mrs. A. F. Cunningham, San Angelo; Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Peyton, Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Selfridge, Mr. James Stokes, Mesdames H. M. McCelvey, O. R. White, Waco; J. Thomas Hall, Nacogdoches; Dave Young, Dallas; R. O. Gresham; Misses Alice Cate, Terrell; Myra Black and Mamye Lane.
Costumes
The junior bridemaids were dainty in white net dresses, yellow taffeta bodices, laced with turquois blue ribbon with yellow shepperdess hats in perfect harmony.
The bridesmaids were quite smart looking in yellow taffeta frocks, with gold lace bonnets brimmed with pink roses, graceful yellow tulle veils, gold pumps and hose.
Mrs. James Frazer Stokes was handsomely gowned in yellow satin, court train, and carried an arm sheal of ferns, and asters in orchid shades.
Miss Lucile Scott, maid of honor, wore a turquoise blue satin drop skirt with yellow taffeta overskirt, with bodice of orchid silver cloth. She wore a most becoming Poke bonnet of orchid tulle, with pink, blue and yellow satin flowers on tone, and carried an arm bouquet of pink and yellow asters.
The flower girls were dainty and pretty as little shepherdesses in yellow taffeta bloomers, white net dresses, and yellow taffeta bodices, carrying shepherdess crooks on which were tied bunches of white clematis, with yellow bows.
The bride was handsomely gowned in silver cloth, with real lace overdress, and paniers and train fashioned of moonglow satin. The tulle veil was caught gracefully with a bandeau of seed pearls. Pearls were her chief ornaments. Her bouquet was composed of orchids, brides roses and lace ferns.
The bride's travelling dress was a coat suit of taupe chiffon velour.
