The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-05-06
MEIER--MIST.

A Brilliant Wedding at ST. Andrew
Cathedral = The Ceremony. ReeeP-
ton. Decorations, Presents, Etc
At st. Andrews Cathedral, Tues
day afternoon, at l O'Clock, Mr..
Friedrich Wilhelm Meier and Miss
Constance Mary Mist, were united in
marriage, the ceremony being per
formed in the most impressive man
ner by the Rev. Alexander Mackin-
tosh, rector of the second congrega-
ton.
The bride is the eldest daughter of
Captain II. W. Mist, r. n, Secretary
of the Foreign Office, and very ac-
complished young lady. She has
always occupied a prominent posi-
ton in society circles, and for many
years was a valuable member of the
choir of the second congregation OF
ST. Andrews Cathedral She was
for the past year or so connected
with the Royal school, and all the
teachers of that institution and a
large number of the pupils we're at
the Cathedral to witness the ceres
mony. The bridegroom is gentle
man held in much esteem by wide
circle of friends. He is member OF
the firm of Meier & Kruse, proprie-
tors and managers of the Kekaha
sugar plantation, island of Kauai.
The ehancel of the Cathedral was
specially decorated for the occasion.
On the altar were four bouquets of
white flowers. principally roses. On
either side of the entrance to the
altar stood potted palms, while over
head was beautiful hanging basket
of wide spreading ferns The choir
desks on either side were covered
with flowers of different hues, while
the chandeliers were festooned with
evergreens. Vines were twined
around the lectern, and the desks of
the four front seats in the nave were
literally one mass of the choicest
flowers, including roses, stephanotis,
plumarias and white lilies. The
decorations were exceedingly effec-
tive and greatly admired.
There was large number of
friends and invited guests at the
Cathedral to witness the ceremony.
As they arrived, they were shown to
seats by Mr.. Edmund Stiles, who
acted as usher. Occupying the front
seat in the nave were Mrs. Capt.
Mist, mother of the bride, Mrs. W.
L. Green and Mrs. S. ii. Dowsett,
aunts, and DR.. Robt. McKibbin and
Mr.. Alex. McKibbin, uncles of the
bride.
Shortly before one o'clock MIR.
Wray Taylor, the organist, played
Grand Offertoire in F by Batiste, and
a Festival Wedding March in G by
Meyer. Punctually at one o'clock
the bride entered the Cathedral
leaning on the arm of her father, land
took up a position at the foot of the
chancel, where she was met by the
bridegroom, attended by Hon. Ed
ward Muller, best man. The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss
Edith Frances Mist, as maid Of
honor, and the following brides
maids: Misses Dora III. Dowsett,
Amy Wodehouse, Marie Won Holt
and Ethel Wodehouse. The grooms-
men were Messrs. J. II. Wodehouse,
Jr., DR.. D. Campbell, BERTHE and
Harry Mist.
The choir of the Second Congrega-
ton sang the marriage hymn "How
Welcome was the CALL" after which
the Rev. Alex. Macintosh per
formed the ceremony. The special
psalm was sung to single chant.
Upon the newly married couple leav-
ing the altar for the vestry to sign
the register, march, specially writ
ten for weddings, was played on the
organ, the choir at certain intervals
singing two verses of a hymn, the
words being very appropriate. The
effect of this was very fine. As the
wedding party left the Cathedral,
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
was played.
The bride wore an elegant toilet of
brocaded white silk, made with a
court train. In her couture was
a spray of myrtle, and from it fell
beautiful veil of Honiton lace. She
wore handsome diamond crescent
the gift of the groom, and carried a
bouquet of plumarias and maiden
hair ferns.
The maid of honor, Miss Edith
Mist, wore a costume of white pom
gee silk. with fish net front and blue
trimmings. Her hat was of drawn
silk trimmed with blue. The brides
maids were all attired in costumes OF
white pongee silk. with fish net
fronts, and drawn silk hats trimmed
to match, the Misses Dowsett and
Wodehouse having pink trimmings,
and the Misses Won Holt and Ethel
Wodehouse lemon trimmings They
each wore a gold beaded bangle the
gift of the bridegroom. and carried