The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-13

The wedding of Wilson Porter
Boyd, Vice and Deputy Consul-Gen-
eral of the United States, to Miss
Carmen Everett Vida, was largely
attended last evening. The cere-
mony took place at the Central
Union Church, and was performed
by the Rev. DR.. E. G.. Beckwith.
Every seat in the building was
occupied, and many people stood
up back Of the seats. The church
was beautifully decorated, with
ferns and flowers, both cut and
potted.
The maid-of-honor was Miss
Bella Vida, a sister of the bride.
The bridesmaids were Miss Kate
Vida, Miss -Cornwell and Miss
Widdifeld. The groom's best
man was Consul General Ellis
Mills and the groomsmen were
DR.. c. B. Cooper, Mr.. J. o. Carter,
Jr., and Mr.. J. w. Preston. His
ushers were Mr.. Carl Widemann,
Mr.. Clarence Macfarlane and Mr..
Walter Dillingham;, besides the
groomsmen.
At s o'clock, DR.. r. w. Ander-
son, who presided over the organ,
played an Introductory, and when
he had finished, struck up the Lo-
hengrin wedding march. The brid-
al party entered the church by the
left hand door. The groomsmen
came first followed by the maid of
honor and bridesmaids. After them
came the bride escorted by Mr.. w.
II. Cornwell.
The bride was met at the altar
by the groom, with his best man,
Mr.. Mills. The ceremony of the
American Episcopal Church was
used by DR.. Beckwith and was
most impressive in its solemnity.
When the ceremony was over,
the party left the church by the
right hand aisle, while Mendels-
sohn's beautiful wedding march
was being played. They were at
once driven to the residence of Mrs,
silryre4sF.isy-ss1c sytfesc, wnere
reception was given in honor of the
newly welded pair.
The bride was attired in a lovely
dress of white satin, with lace bead
| trimming. She was as charming a
bride as has been seen in Honolulu
for many years. The maid of honor,
Miss Bella Vida, was dressed in
white muslin de soire, trimmed with
yellow satin. The bridesmaids
wore similar gowns, with the ex-
ception of being trimmed with
white satin instead of yellow.
AT THE RECEPTION.
The house of Mrs. Cornwell, the
grandmother of the bride, was a
perfect bower of beauty. The
yard was lighted with a myriad
of japanese lanterns. The front
parlor had been arranged for the
bride and groom to receive the
congratulations of their many
friends. The upper end of the
room, in the bay windows, was
where the bridal party stood. Over
their heads was a floral horseshoe.
The windows back of them had
been decorated with maidenhair
ferns and MALE, and on each side
of the window delicate tarletan
canopy was arranged, covered over
with maidenhair ferns delicately
arranged. Throughout the house
were many cut flowers and potted
plants, and long wreaths of MALE
were on the walls.
The Hawaiian Band was in at
tendance and played on the lawn
during the reception. About 10
o'clock dancing was INDUCED in
and continued until late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd left just be-
fore the dancing began amid a
shower of rice. They will reside for
the present at Waikiki, probably
leaving for the coast on the Aus
tralia, to make a short visit to Mr..
Boyd's old home in the east.
The presents were both elegant
and numerous. They included a
beautiful silver tea set, presented
by the employees of the Interior
office.
Among the many present were
United States Minister and Mrs.
Willis, Admiral and Mrs. Irwin,
Captain Barker of the Philadel-
phia, Captain Nelson of the Adams,
members of the Diplomatic and
Consular Corps, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. |
G. Irwin, Mrs. Robert Levers, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Samuel Parker and the |
Misses Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh |
Gum, Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Glade |
and the Misses Glade, Mr.. and |
Mrs. J. 0. Carter and Miss
Carter, DR.. and Mrs. R. w. Ander-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Anterior,
Chief Justice and Mrs. A. F. Judd, |
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