The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-07-19

Interesting Ceremony ut the Chi
n-se Church---Thc Decorations,
Reception. etc.
Yesterday evening an event took
place at the Chinese church which
attracted large number of people.
1t was the marriage of Mr.. Chang
Kim to Miss Mary Quai Ying, the
ceremony being performed in Eng
fish by the Rev. G. M. Hyde, ID. ID.
The bride is probably the best edu-
Gated Chinese lady in the Hawaiian
islands. She was ward of Mr.. w.
w. Hall and was for four years a
student at Kawaiahao Female Semi
nary. She is very pretty and ex-
ceedingly ladylike in her manners.
The bridegroom is employed in the
law office of Ashford & Ashford,
and was educated at Iolani school.
He is young man of much pro-
mise, speaking several languages
fluently.
The interior of the church was
very beautifully decorated for the
occasion. The pulpit platform was
covered with evergreens, white
flowers, potted ferns and small
palms. At the ends of the aisles on
either side were arches of ever
greens on which were hung Chinese
lanterns of different colors. The
lamp chandeliers were festooned
with branches of the poncianci. On
the gallery desk stood pols of ferns
and pslms The guests, as they
arrived, were shown to seats by a
corps of Chinese ushers. Among
those invited and present were:
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. McCully,
Hon. S. M and Mrs. Damon, His.
Elk. Attorney General Ashford,
Rev. H. and Mrs. Bingham, Mrs.
Coan, Rev. w. D. and Mrs. West
ervelt, Rev. S. E. and Mrs. Bishop,
Hon. W.. r. and Mrs. Castle, DR..
j. NJ. and Mrs. Whitney, DR.. f. R.
and Mrs. Day, Rev. G. w. and Mrs.
Sherman, Major j. H. Wodehouse,
H. B. MS Commissioner, Miss
Wodehouse, Mrs. j. r. S. Kynners-
ley, Mrs. ]. M. Damon, Rev. DR.. E.
G. and Mrs. Beckwith, Miss Beck
with, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Hall,
Mrs. S. N. Castle, Prof. w. d.
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Taro
Ando, Rev. DR.. G. M. and Mrs.
Hyde, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Carter,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Gribble, Mrs.
c. A. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Damon, Mrs. M. Beckwilh, Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. o. Carter, Rev. H. H.
Gowen, Rev. j. Bicknell, Messrs.
Goo Kim and Alec, Deputy Attor-
ney-General Peterson, Deputy Mar
shall Creighton, Mrs. Gilman, Misses
Dickson (3), Rolston, Patch, Hop.
pin, Waugh, Renwick, Bicknell,
Mary Green and Payson, Messrs
james Ashford, JOHN Bush, A. F.
Cooke, V. V. Ashford, q. I'll. White
J. A. Magoon, j. Shaw and Wray
Taylor of the BULLETIN, There
was also large number of Chinese
present, the church being complete
ly filed.
Previous to the hour set for the ce
remony Mrs. A. F. Judd played sew
eral selections on the cabinet organ
and the bridal party entered thG
church to the strains of Mendel
ssohn's wedding march. The couple
took position just below the pulpl
platform, and after prayer by thu
Chinese pastor, the Rev. DR.. Hyde
performed the ceremony.
The newly married couple then re
tired to the large hall of the Chimes
Y.M.C.A., the interior of which wa
decorated with Chinese, American
Hawaiian and English flags. Here
they held a reception for about al
hour, those present in the churcl
and many others attending to offe
their congratulations. Some de
Iicious ice cream and toothsom
cakes were served by Mr.. f. Horn
The whole of the arrangements wer
in the hands of Mr.. +. w. DamO
and were perfect in every respect
The exterior of the Y. Nj. g. A
building and the approaches leading
to it were illuminated with colore'
lanfarna