The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-01
Won NHAMM-YOUNC
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Wedding and Brilliant Reception
Last Evening.
TWO WELL KNOWN YOUNG PEOPLE
Church Beautifully DeCOrated-ln-
vitatiOns Issued to More
Than 500 People.

More than 500 people of the city were
invited to be present at the wedding |
Of Mr. c. Won Hamm and Mss Bernice |
Young at Central Union Church, and |
the reception at the residence of the |
brides father, Mr.. Alexander Young, |
on King street, last evening. Both the |
popular with their friends, and the
majority of those invited were present
at both the ceremony at the church
and the brilliant reception which fol-
lowed at the residence. Among the
guests there were members of every
branch of Honolulus political, bust
ness and professional life, a represen-
tative gathering of the cosmopolitan
character of the Island civilization.
The ceremony at the church was at
o'clock For half an hour before the
guests were gathering. They were
shown to their seats by the
four ushers, Messrs. Young, A.
B. Babbitt, w. Wolters and John
Humburg. In the reserved seats
Mrs. Dole, Minister and Mrs. S. NJ Da-
mon, Mrs. Alexander Young, Miss Her
rick, E. P. Dole, DR.. and Mrs. Ander-
son, Mr.. Wall Mrs and Miss Widdi-
field. Mr.. and Mrs. Focke Mrs and the
! Misses Vida.
Never before has Central Union been
more beautifully decorated. This was
entirely in charge of Miss Herrick and
her success was universally comment
ed on. The decorations were of green,
relieved only by a single group of
| white lilies at each side of the plat
form before the pulpit. At either side
of the organ loft was tall bunch OF
bamboo, spread in fan shape from
the tops of which a long festoon OF
maiIe was draped along the wall to
the low hanging beams Of the roof. The
rail to the organ loft was mass OF
ferns entwined. Pots of palms, OF sew
eral varieties, were on the pulpit plat
form. arranged symetrically. Among
them were tall groups Of ferns The
|
beauty was as we'll in the arrangement
as in the ferns and palms themselves
While the guests were assembling
the Organist, Professor ingalls,, OF
Oahu college, played Dubois Grande
Chorus. Thine Eyes So Blue and Ten
der by Lassen, Gavotte from Mignon
by Thomas. Shortly after 8 o'clock
the bridal party arrived at the en-
trance The bride, the bridesmaids
and the maid of honor, were hand
somely gowned. The bride wore
white satin with white chiffon and
veil; she carried bouquet OF white
asters. The maid Of honor, Miss
Bertha Young. wore white muslin over
cream colored satin. The bridesmaids,
Misses May Young, May Damon, Dot
tie Widdffield and Wall wore pink or
candle, decollete, with pink satin neck
bands. They each carried a bouquet
! of asters and ferns.
AS the procession entered the church
the organist played Wagner's Brida
chorus from LOhengrin. The party
= was met at the altar by the groom
= and groomsman, H. p F. SchultZe
The bride was given away by her faith
' er, Mr.. Alexander Young. Rev. Doug
las p. Birnie performed the ceremony
( The responses we're very clear ant
I were distinctly heard. During tn
e ceremony Jensen's Andante wa
. played. The party left the church t
q the strains Of MendelssOhn's Weddini
: March.
e The reception was at 9 o'clock an
: continued until II o'clock. The resi-
: dence was crowded. Very many VII
e could not witness the marriage Ger
: mony we're present in addition 70 thos
y who were at the church. The guest
y continued arrived as late as 10 O'cloci
/ Although the rooms Of the 1Oun
s mansion are spacious there was sma
oDD0rtunity for moving about freel
r until the supper hour was announce
IS In the rooms Of the lower floor thel
was a DrOfusiCn Of flowers. The sam
artistic effect as at the church wa
Droduced at the house. There wa
p. much color. especially in the larg
: drawing room at the left Of the eI
- trance. where the bride and groom II
1f cafved. The newly married couple n
- cafved under a canopy OF pink earn;
- +fons hung from the ceiling with pm