The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-25
KNELT AT
STEPS OF
CHANGED

~ NEEIJNG at the foot of the chan
n eel of st. Andrews cathedral last
evening. Miss Gretchen E Koepke
and Mr.. Albert Waterhouse were soi
EMMY pronounced man and vile Dy the
Rev Canon Macintosh Tnroushou'
the beautiful ceremony OF the Episco-
pal service, soft music upon the organ
and violin lent impressiveness TO the
scene. The columnar stateliness or tne
cathedral was not relieved by fern or
flower. excepting vases filed with spi-
der lilies which rested upon the affair
/ their white beauty glistening III the
pickering light shed from two Candida
bra near the holy table. The absence
of flowers from the body of the cathe-
draI served to center all the interest
upon the bridalsparty.
Long before the hour set for the GER
emony the friends of the young couple
| gathered in the edifice and at O'CLOCK
every seat was occupied. The elabor-
ate costumes of the ladies made pref
ty effect, quite in contrast with the
prim Wilderness of the SUPPLIES or the
choir OF men and women. There was
impatient waiting, but finally the
I crunching of wheels upon the sandeo
driveway announced the arrival or
the bride and of the bridal party
and a few second later the organ peal
| ed forth the strains of the Lohengrln
| march The doors OF the vestry open
ed and the minister appeared. followed
by the groom, who attended by his bSst
4 IvrrIl walked tn the
| chancel. where the bride was met The
bridal party was preceded up the aisle
| by Bertha and Esther Koepke, two
| winsome little misses, who strewed the
! way with roses and carnations. The
| bride, beautiful in her white satin
gown and long veil held at the couture
| by a spray OF orange blossoms, leaned
| upon the arm of her father. MIR. l..
Koe5ke. They were followed by the
maid of honor, Miss Bernice Koepke,
sister of the bride. and by the brides
maids. Miss Mary Rice and Miss Helen
Macfarlane, the latter being attended
by the groomsmen, Mr.. Fred Damon
and Mr. Will Walker. Mr.. Ernest Ross
and Mr. Arthur Macintosh appeared
as the ushers.
The service at the chancel steps was
said while music was played by Wray
Taylor at the organ and Herr 'Rosen on
the violin. At the conclusion OF the
ceremony there the bridal party adj
vanced to the altar rail where the ben
ediction was said. The maid of honor
raised the veil from before the brides
face, and again the couple walked
away from the holy place to the strain
OF the Mendelssohn Wedding March.
happy in their new found bliss, receiv-
ing congratulatory mods and smiles Of
the members of the two families who
sat in the front pews. Among these
were Senator and Mrs. Henry Water
house, Miss Nora Sturgeon, Mrs. e.
Koepke, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Wood.
From the church the bridal party
and only the immediate family of the
couple. drove to the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. E. Koepke on Kewalo street,
where a quiet informal reception was
held and a wedding supper served. At
last the bride and groom left the happy
gathering and were driven rapidly
through the city. past Moanalua and
the plantations beyond, to the PENN
sufa, where the Waterhouse residence
was ablaze with lights in readiness to
receive the bride and groom. Nr. and
Mrs. Albert waterhouse will spend
their honeymoon on the Peninsula.