The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-29
Fashionable Church Wedding is Followed by a
Brilliant Reception at HaIekulan, the
Levers Beach Home.

~ ENEATH the Gothic arches of St
* Andrews Cathedral, surrounded
by beautiful island greenery
which gave forth an exquisite perfume
Miss Harriet Layman Levers and Mr..
Arthur Frederick Wall were married
last evening in the presence of a throng
Of friends who filed the nave and chan
eel of the church. The ceremony con-
cluded, they passed out into the beauti-
full moonlight night, man and wife, and
hastened thence to Halekulani, the
Waikiki beach residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Levers. to receive the con-
gratulations of the hundreds of people
invited there. The wedding was alto
gether notable, and all that wealth and
fashion could do to make it at once
charming and impressive, were in evil
dence both in the cathedral and at the
beach
The preparations for the wedding
were accomplished with the assistance
of ladies who have aided in many of
the fashionable church weddings in past
years and their deft hands transformed
the columnar stateliness of the interior
of the Anglican Cathedral into a
scented conservatory rich with the
green of the ferns, pandanus, banana
and taro of Hawaii nei, with here and
there a dash of gauzy white tarletan
and shimmering ribbons by way of
contrast From the chancel rail to the
recessed window behind the altar, mas
ses of potted plants were artistically
arranged hiding the woodwork and
leaving a harmonious background for
the pure white gowns worn by the bride
and her bridesmaids. Suspended above
the chancel rail was a canopy of white
tarletan with wings extending to the
great stone pillars thanking the choir.
Sprays Of maidenhair caught with
loops of broad white satin ribbon were
scattered upon the surface and COM
'pleted charming effect. The stone pill
lars in the cathedral were covered
with the odd parasite vine; punches Of
bamboo and ferns were gathered at
their bases. harmonizing with pots filed
with taro plants and pandanus. Tall
stalks of bananas. their broad leaves
nodding toward the altar were grouped
about the chancel and altar. Vases
filled with bouquets of roses were placed
upon the altar. the effect there being
from the two large candelabra. The
pews reserved for the families of the
young couple were divided from the
rest of the church by satin ribbons.
The music was under the direction of
Wray Taylor, the cathedral organist.
who was assisted by the choir of the
Second Congregation of which the
bridegroom is a member. Beginning
at s o'clock and while the large num-
Der of invited guests were assembling.
the following program was played on
the organ:
Wedding March Observation-Disclosures Gounod
Gavotte Nuptial NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Lauten
Cavalleria Rusticana ........... Mascagni
Berceuse observation-disclosures. Deloruck
Wedding Music .................-.......D iehi
As the bridal party entered the Cathe-
dral and during the march to the chan
eel, the choir sang Faithful and True
to the music of Lohengrin Bridal
march. First came the ushers j. o..
Carter, Jr., Dr. Afford C. Wall. Merle
johnson, Wade Armstrong, W. H. Bah
bitt and Harry Penhallow. Following
them carrying bouquets of roses and
maidenhair were the bridesmaids, Miss
Kate Patty. Miss Irmgard Schaefer, Miss
May Damon, Miss Katheryn Widdi-
field Miss Jennie Giffard and Miss
Margie Peterson The bride bore
herself with queenly dignity and
grace. She wore an exquisite gown
of white satin en- traine, the bodice
trimmed with point lace, and veil OF
tulle caught in the hair with spray