Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-23

novel decorations and placards was
given at the Hawaiian Hotel Wednes
day evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Buhler and Miss Lillian Haywood, OF
the National Stock Co, now playing at
the Orpheum. The guests were Charles
Rowell. chief engineer of the Restorer,
DR.. Sheldon, the ship surgeon, and Pur'
ser Wright and Thomas Lowell of thu
National Stock Co.
The table was beautifully decorated
with flowers and flags of the different
nations connected by the Commercial
Pacific Cable Co. AS a background for
the diners on the Waikiki side of tho
dining lanai hung the large house flag
of the cable company. In the center
of the table stood piece of cable act
ing as holder for the iiags-the Amer
lean, Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese and
the red ensign flag.
At the place Of each member OF the
party was a sealed message on cahle'
gram paper and sealed In a cablegram
envelope. Each message to the differ
ent persons was relative to his past or
his future in some way or another and
created much enjoyment during the
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ship officers were entertained by Miss
Hayward with q box party at the Or.
pheum. David Garrick" was the play
and Miss Hayward did not take part.
Afterward dutch lunch" was served
in the BUTLER cottage at the Hawaiian
hotel.
This week has been devoted to shop
ping and directing those last little par.
cells which are generally forgotten.
The streets, both afternoons and even
ings, have been crowded with gay hu.
manity intent on Christmas shopping.
There have been a number of little
family dinners and chill.
dren's parties were mostly In vogue
Is entertaining for the
and their happy faces repay
one for time and trouble spent in theii
service. Tonight. Mrs. F. NJ. Swanzy
Is having a party of eighty, including
relatives and friends. There is to he
4 beautiful Christmas tree and every
thing children can dcsire will be hung
from its numerous branches. Preced.
Ing the Christmas party the Swanzys
will give a dinner for a few friends,
There are many others who are enter.
tanning this evening-and, in fact.
throughout the week holiday dinners
have been all the rage. II Is consid-
pred quite the correct thing, so | am
told. to invite your friends and relar
lives for Christmas dinner any time
uuring the holidays and not strictly on
Christmas evening. This would seem
TO me good bid for indigestion in
Its worst form-for one Christmas din
ner If conscientiously taken is about all
one poor mortal can get safely through.
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A wedding of intense interest to Ho.
nolulu is the one described below, from
the San Francisco Chronicle:
Miss George Lacy and James Nc.
Kee Spalding were married last night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. OBJ.
Gum, and no similar event of the win.
ter has been more interesting, Thu
ceremony, which took place at $50
o'clock, and which was performed by
Rev. Clifton Macon, rector of Trinity
Church. Oakland, was celebrated in the
bay window of the drawingroom OF
the Gum home. Quantities of poin.
6ettias from the home of the bride In
Santa Barbara were used against a
background of tall boughs of date
palms. Baskets of Woodwardia ferns
wreaths Of the brilliantly colored
blackberry vines gave an added touch
Of color to the bower. Ferns and the
nutumn.tinted vines were used in the
hall and the dining,room and in the
library, where the brides table was
placed were pink roses, ferns and au.
tumn foliage.
The bride was beautiful In gown OF
irish point lace over white chiffon and
silk. She wore long tulle veil and
carried shower bouquet Of lilies of
the valley and white cyclamen. The
matron of honor, Mrs. Charles Morri-
son Woods, was &C med in a ruchesse
point lace robe over white silk, and she
carried bouquet of the pale pink En-.
chantress carnations. The brides sis
,ers, Miss Madeleine and Miss Mildred
Lacy, who were the two bridesmaids
coming directly after the ushers, were
gowned alike in white net over white
silk. The other bridesmaids, Miss Amy
Broome of Santa Barbara and Miss
Jessie Palmer Of Oakland, were in pale
green chiffon over green silk, and they
all carried bouquets of pink brides.
maids roses. Rufus Spalding, the
groom's brother, was the best man and
the ushers were Edward and George
Gum, Philip Paschel and Charles
Hutchinson. The bride entered with
J. OBJ. Gum, but was met as she en-
tered the drawing-room by her mother
Mrs. Lacy, and Mrs. Gum and the for.
mer gave her daughter away.
Mrs. Lacy wore a gown Of black lace
over black silk and her ornaments
were pearls.
Mrs. Gum was gowned in gray bro
cade, trimmed with point lace.
Countess Semi Of Rome, a sister Of
the groom, who has been spending
some time in Southern California, and
came north for the OCCASION. wore
black lace gown spangled in jet
The brides table was decorated in