The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-10
Brilliant Wedding at Hopper Re-
sidence Thursday Evening.
SOCIETY GIVES THEN GREETING
mid Bright Lights and Floral Bower
of Artistic Beauty They Receive
Congratulations = Costly Presents
Bespeak High Esteem Ceremony.

The first wedding in society circles
during this summer season which
promises so many happy matrimonial c
events. was the marriage Of Miss Ellen
Hopper and willard e. Brown at the
residence of the brides parents Thurs
day evening.
The ceremony was performed at
O'Clock by Rev. Douglass P. Birnie in
| the presence of members of the i'm
mediate family. The service was
very pretty one. The wedding march
was played by Miss Clara Fuller, and
as the first strains. OF Lohengrln SOUND
ed their sweet melody through the par
lors Rev. D. P. Brine followed by the
groom and Wallace r. Harrington as
best man, marched to the peautllul
5 marriage bowed to await the coming
, of the bride Miss Hopper approach
ed from the hallway, being preceded
e NV Master James and Miss Margaret
o Peterson and the bridesmaid, MISS
f Harriet Levers. The father, }. A
9 Hopper, Esq, gave the bride away.
The bride was dressed in plain But
/ handsome white gown with slight cnlL-
y fon trimmings and a tulle veil with
, white blossoms. She carried a beauu-
;. fnI bououet of orchids and maiden hair
:. fern.
II Miss Harriet Levers wore yellow
e. satin covered with white dotted chlHon
of and carried a bunch of yellow mowers.
j. After the ceremony the bridal party
received large number of friends VINO
n had pleasant words of congratulatlon
he and wishes for a bright and happy
he future. Among those present at the
no recention were Mrs Dole, Minister ana
h Mrs Cooper. Minister and Mrs. Damon
Of chief Justice and Mrs. Judd, Mr.. and
I'Mrs w. G. Irwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Z
he Rolte and some three hundred others
No pains were spared in the decora
m tion of the beautiful Hopper home, an'
NJ esnecialIy the room in which the 1--WE
M nonular young people were made one.
10 The front yard was brilliant VIII
40 rcd white and blue incandescent lights
~ artisticalIy arranged among the tree
W. and shrubbery. Although the room
and hall on the lower floor were al
decorated with flowers and ferns, upo
which shone food OF light, the cente
!, of attraction was the drawing room
the right of the entrance. There was
careful avoidance of anything whic
a would not find favor with the mo'
artistic eye.
In the Waikiki corner and direct
back of the spot where the young PEI
rA- ple were married was wall OF mar
Colds, beginning with the darker shad
at the bottom and growing lighter al
lighter until the very lightest speci
AL. were reached at the top. Upon the
oost last were worked in marigolds of
A. slightly darker hue row of tieur
md lis. while on the window curtains
The either side the same design was CARR
trim out.
,oot Directly over the heads of the bri
and groom was suspended a large b
rass of marigolds with two streamers
foot the same flowers connecting 1t to
- wall Just described. Wound about
+ba+ streamers were white satin ribbons
iii A great bunch of white lilies a
~ Of other flowers TO correspond formed G
,ot,s of the most beautiful decorations OF
80 room. Another was bank of maid'
hair at the rear of the room. The oh;
and utltcI was QCCOld bC0 WIN JODS----A
MI vine.
er to ne room 70 Tue ieiI % eno 49,
Iican was ueEoIeu u lno "euu :. 49,
,Ione ly filled with these, large as it is.
.isoo presents showed the careful thought
, 80 the friends in choosing articles b
= - useful and handsome. One large ia
,a,co was entirely devoted to cut glass W;
while another contained nothing
-. silver Distributed around on other
aaa- bles were hand painted china, etchiI
= 49, vases and numerous other valuable
- ticles Undoubtedly the display
~ 49, -, one of the handsomest ever seen in
nolulu.
About half-past ten Mr.. and !
Brown rode away from the HOP
residence mid the usual shower
L. not rice, old shoes and last farew
= - They will reside at Waikiki for
next two or three months.
OF the high esteem in which both
1Ie and Mrs. Brown are held in Homo
too much cannot be said Mrs. Br'
80 has been prominent both in society
.a;eoo church circles and her quiet, beaut
49,. character has won her an envi
tality, piace III Tue n - o-.tac+
. though Mr. Brown is native OF '
e, was ees.Si, LAS Las ~ 49, - n 1rae a.
pains oi .he is.a NJ as.i. $500 =,
/. She tlme one OIL sne e.nsie ~ me- go.
ordial, business onise s'an ~ .ne ~
to me ana no" holus q posl'i| o.l w. sHs
would Wailan oale DeposIt S Imp ~.
Cham OLD Irlenos OIL Tue Sisel y esIIl.,
rrhoea hosts Oh o.nets ~ ~lSns
I'd her. ana ms VINE an lne Pioe9uie e