The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-21
"A BRIDAL BOWER
Green and White Wedding at
FsJ. LoVrey Home.
lUSE BEAUTIFULLY DRESSED
Brilliant Affair for Union for Life
Blossoms Vines-Statuary.
ManyIGiftS.

The classic home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Lowrey is beautiful at any
time, but in its festal array of bridal
bower and garlanded male and flow
ers everywhere, it made a most lovely
setting for the marriage party last
evening, when Miss Nellie Moore Low
rey and William Levi Moore were
Joined in wedlock.
The guests, driving up the roadway
lighted by festoons of electric lights,
stepped into the brilliant atrium of
Roman home, with the ferns, palms
and decorative house-plants scarcely
hiding the model of the Venus de Milo,
casting her peaceful influence on the
scene. A dainty little statuette of
baby girl was watching the play of the
the fountain in the marbled pool. The
water drips musically from a tiny
crystal parasol and led the eye to the
red flashing of the fantailed gold fish,
as much at home as if they had not ar
rived on the China just in time for the
wedding.
Each wedding guest received per-
sonal word of genuine welcome from
the hostess and was uShered up the
stairway past a great silk Hawaiian
flag From the balcony, looking down
upon the palm embowered court, the
fountain, the statuary and the guests
attracted ones attention. Maidens
l. 6 H. r,%c -
to direct the guests to the dressing
rooms Some were passing down, or
stood admiring the scene from this
point of vantage. 1t was only when
they had once again descended into
the beautiful room that they could see
the artistic details of its decorations.
White begonas in a WedgeWOOd jar
diniere on a mahogany lOwbOy, plum
arias and maiden hair in a cut glass
bowl on a round table of Flemish oak;
white carnations and spider and virgin
lilies on a teak stand; and the treas
ures of silver and glass of the Pom
peiian sideboard, heightened by white
roses and geraniums, white and green
every where, with the festal touch of
the festoons of maile, forming border
over the windows.
In the makai corner, facing the en-
walls and canopy of jasmine formed
az green background, starred with
white carnations and marguerites from
the gardens of Hilo. The bower was
guarded on one side by tall fronds of
the sago palm and on the other by a
pillar of Hilo calla lilies. In front
was a bamboo railing, hidden in callas
and palapalai. In the gateway was the
beautiful altar pillow Of Nile green
silk, it's white graSS-cloth cover en-
brOidered in green.
When the guests of the evening, who
were the more intimate friends OF the
family, were grouped about the court
in informal converse the strains OF
music foated in from somewhere. The
bridal chorus from Lohengrin was
played by Professor Yarndley, accom-
panied by Miss Clymer.
The music heralded the approach OF
the bridal party. The ribbon bearers,
Helen and Allen Lowrie, stretched
white satin ribbons from the staircase
to the bower, forming an aisle for the
approaching bride, upon the arms of
her brother. preceded by the brides
maid. AS the ribbon bearers reached
the bower, the party stepped into the
court and approached the rail OF the
altar. where the Rev. William Morris
Kincaid was awaiting to greet them
The groom and his best man joined
| the party. The mother Of the bride
sat on the right of the bridal bower.
The jubilant chorus changed to the
uuieter strains of THE Ring tsong)
| by Schuman, as the pastor read the i'm
| pressiye service, which moved many
heart, as a glance among the serious
faces betrayed.
| There was a moment Of hesitation