The record-union., 1899-07-09

One of the prettiest-yes, may say,
the very prettiest = house gatherings
which Sacramento has seen in many
a long day was that given by Mr..
and Mrs. l.. L. Lewis in honor of the
marriage Of their daughter Edna, one
of society's favorites, and Ernest Hoen.
a several years resident of this city
The spacious rooms were most daintily
decorated to carry out the color
scheme indicated in the costumes OF
the bride and her maids, an artistic
combination of white, pink and green.
Gay knots of pink and white ribbons
held up masses of handsome foliage,
and punches of oleanders and La
France roses, while delicate, trailing,
white-blossomed vines and feathery
asparagus ferns artistically draped and
thrown and twined with long stream
ers of the ribbons and caught on mir
ror, curtain or frame, gave just that
touch necessary to finish the effect of
the whole The stiff. potted palm was.
as a rule, relegated to the hall to keep
company with the intelligent-looking
sunflowers stationed there as sentinels,
and which seemed to gaze inQuiringly
at you, as If to demand where was
had been accustomed to look for
guidance, and where on earth they
would be expected to turn their faces
next-and their place was supplied
rather by the finer maiden-hair, the
asparagus or the graceful pepper. The
bridal bower in a corner of the back
parlor was arched with incandescent
lights, and a single one formed the
tongue of the handsome floral bell, un-
der which stood Mr.. Silcox, pastor of
the Congregational Church, to perform
the ceremony, and under which later
the happy couple greeted their friends
and received congratulations. The
dining-room was in red, the rich red
of the pomegranate, with its glossy
foliage forming it's principal decora-
ton. But now that we have seen to
our hearts content, We begin to realize
the best is yet to come, we become
impatient. Where is the bride?
Isn't it time? Why don't they come?
Why" But there! the strains Of the
wedding March!" Quickly is formed
from the door to the wedding bell an
aisle of handsome ribbons which had
been hanging loosely and unnoticed to
the floor Through this pass quickly
the groom and his best man, DR.. Powell.
who take their stand by the minister
already in his place. A short space
of time, and then the prettiest trio of
bridesmaids, side by side, in the most
beruffled and daintiest Of delicate
green gowns, against which the three
bouquets Of darker maiden-hair ferns
made a most artistic effect. One want
ed to rush for ones paint-brush and
canvas before the vision faded. These
were the Misses Alice Lewis, Alice
Willis and Lora Turner. To this
picture was added in second that
of the maid of honor, Miss Cora Mott,
in such a lovely pink dress that one
felt an allegiance to the green waver-
ing most tryingly, SO handsome and
stately was she in it. But from this
state of painful indecision we We're
happily relieved at the entrance OF
the bride, for we knew then we had
but seen the encircling gems Of the
pure white brilliant. Now, just look
at this picture: The vine-woven arch
and floral bell. the bride in purest of
white; to her left the maid Of honor
in fluffy pink; still a little to the left
the maids in fllmy green. One could