Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-08-02
Marriage of the King of the Sandwich
TuIaudo

islands.
The Commercial advertiser Of July 3D.,
printed at Honolulu, gives the following ac-
count Of this occurrence:
This event took place on Thursday, the
18th of June, in the Stone Church in this
city. The day was fine, and the weather
characteristic of our climate-clear, pleasant
and warm, but famed by the cool and refresh
ing trades, without which life here would
have few attractions. The day was observed
as holiday and flags were displayed from
the shipping, consular Offices and public
buildings
The church in which the ceremonies were
performed, had been decorated on the day
previous, and graceful festoons of orange
boughs, jessamine and evergreen hung from
the ceilings, the galleries, and around the
columns and pulpit The front of the build
ing, the spire and the arch entrance to the
churchyard we're also decorated with flags
and evergreens, while the avenue from the
church to the palace was strewed with green
rushes
Long before the hour appointed, every
seat in the church was taken up. The num-
Der inside must have been near 5000, while
as many more natives could not obtain ad-
mission. At halfpast eleven O'Clock the pro-
cession from the palace entered the church,
lei by the bride, Miss Emma Rookie, who
was accompanied by DR.. Rookie, her father,
and three bridesmaids, consisting Of Her r.
H. Victoria, Miss Lydia Paki, and Miss Mary
Pitman. Immediately following came His
Majesty accompanied by his father, the Gov
ernor of Oahu, and numerous attendants,
bearing some twenty Kahili's, the ancient in
sigma of royalty
THE CEREMoNY-The marriage was con-
Quoted after the beautiful form of the Church
of England, the Rev. DR.. Armstrong officia-
ting, both in the Hawaiian and English
languages. An altar, covered with rich fig
ured silk, with gold trimmings, had been
erected for the occasion. The service,
though entirely new to all engaged in it, was
performed with credit to each The kneeling
of the royal bridegroom and his bride before
the altar, and exchanging their VOWS before
the audience, was SO different from the sim
pie custom usually observed here in mar
riage, that it must have left its impression on
all. The ceremonies occupied about half an
hour
His Majesty who appeared in excellent
health, was dressed in uniform, with sword,
&c. He is now twenty-five years of age,
and in the second year of his reign, it being
about eighteen months since he assembled the
throne.
The QUEEN.-Emma Rookie, the present
Queen OF the Hawaiian Islands, is the adopt
ed daughter of DIR. T. c. B. Rookie, of this
city She is twenty years of age. of chief
descent and has received the best English
education to be obtained at these Islands,
1t is not saying too much, that she is probably
better fitted and more suitable for the station
to which she has been elevated, than any
young lady in the kingdom. She will carry
to the drawing-rooms of the palace the grace
and accomplishments Of refined and well ed
ucated society. On the occasion of her mar
riage she was tastefully dressed in the richest
white embroidered silk selected at Stewards,
in Broadway, New York, which, with an
elegantly wrought bridal veil, and a head
dress OF white roses and orange flowers, gave
to her appearance an elegance and beauty
to which Partisan art could have added but
little.
THE EVENING AT THE PALAcE.-Cards had
been issued by the Chamberlain, for the en-
tertainment at the Palace, to all the foreign
residents and strangers in the city. The as
sembage, however, was not as large as we
had expected to see. The broad avenues
and walks leading to the Palace were taste
fully decorated for the occasion with lanterns
and transparencies. The grounds enclosed
around the Palace comprise some thirty or
forty acres, densely planted with all kinds of
trees, making it at all times a beautiful re-
treat, but more especially SO when Illuminated
as on this occasion. The transparencies. Of
which there may have been two hundred,
bore on ore side X. E. (Kamehameha and
on the other, various notices, few of which
were: Il0ko ke Akua ka pono ke Auguni.
(In God is the strength of the Kingdom.
Ia ka paa ke Anpuni mamuk Ia p0no-
(The kingdom is established in righteousness.
e mau ka noho Afii ana. (Long live the
king.) Il Dsaa ka aoelo ana ka Hae Ha-
Daii. (Long may the Hawaiian banner
wave &c, &c.
The PALAcE.--Since the death Of the late
King Kamehameha Ill, the palace grounds
have undergone great change. The paper
hangings, furniture and ornaments are ex-
ceedingly tasteful, and give to the interior Of
the building rich and gorgeous air, Of which
it was formerly devoid Its present appear
ance is credit TO the King and the nation,
and must elicit The admiration of VISITORS
In the library of His Majesty we noticed
choice collection of some Of the most popular
English authors-historcal and POLITICAL
and if even the half Of them are read and
studied by him, the effect cannot fail 10 be
beneficial in their administration. The dwell