The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-22

Beneath nodding plumes of the tres
fern artistically grouped at the gate Of
the chancel TO form a tropical and ma
tural archway, Miss Nellie White be
| came the bride of DR.. Walter r
| Brinckerhoff at St. Andrews Cathe-
dral at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
/ In the presence of only relatives and
| intimate friends the ceremony of the
Episcopal church was read by RI Rev.
| Henry Bond Restarick. Bishop of Ha-
wall. while sweet music pealed from
| the organ presided over by Mr.. Grant,
former organist of Trinity church,
Newport, Rhode Island.
The chancel showed the work of fair
hands in the arrangement of the. flow
ers used for decorative purposes. The
gate was f1anked with tree ferns,
whose plumes rose high above the aisle.
White marguerites and potted caladf-
ums were clustered along the rail, and
upon the altar were vases filed with
roses.
The bride entered the church leaning
upon the arm. OF iIGf W ,
Mr.. James D. Castle, and was followed
by the matron of honor Mrs. Charles
B. Cooper. At the chancel the bride
was met by the groom, supported by
Mr. Sidney NJ. Ballou, his best man.
After a formal ceremonial, the bridal
party entered the chancel and proceed
ed to the altar where the ring was
placed upon the brides finger and their
fad CONCLUDING the
signing of the register the couple left
the church to the music of the we'd
ding march, the first to congratulate
them being the usher Mr.. Andrew
Adams.
The bridal party and friends We're
driven at once to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs James B. Castle at Waikiki where
a reception was held. It was pretty
scene out on the beautiful lawn be-
meath the trees, a garden party and
entirely informal where in addition to
those who witnessed the church cere-
mony, many other friends We're present.
The brides cake was cut there and
the trophies captured by some of the
ladies. The honeymoon is to be spent
on the Kcolau side of this island.
The brides gown was a creation OF
soft filn1y Duchesse and point lace of
very beautiful pattern over white
satin. She wore a pearl star on
chain about her neck, the gift of the
family Another striking or
nament was a bowknot formed of dia-
monds with pearl pendent. The bride |
also wore a crown of white forget-me-f
nots which held the bridal veil in place. |
She carried beautiful cluster of bride /
roses.
Mrs Cooper wore a handsome gown
Of point d'esprit over cream silk with
a large plumed Gainsborough hat to
match, and carried bouquet of cream
roses.
Mrs. James B. Castle wore an elegant
gown of pearl gray chiffon over satin
and large gray hat to match.
Massachusetts, the brides home
state, has taken an interest in the mar
Rage of Miss White and the Boston
Post recently referred to the bride and
groom as follows:
WINCHENDON, July 25.-Love's call +
o martyrdom has come from 5000 miles1
across the Pacific to beautiful Nellie
White, niece of Ex-Governor and ex-t
Secretary of the Navy John d. Long,
md heiress of the late multi-million-
lire, Nelson D. White, bidding her
cave ner mansion on pine-topped
Whites Hill. with it's wealthy and So
.ial atmosphere to take her place with
Ter fiance, the brilliant young DR.. Wal
er B. Brinckerhoff, the Harvard en-
siast, who, in far off Honolulu, Is
levoting his life in the attempt to find
! cure for Ieprosy. Thee doctor is in
.harga of the United States Leprosa-
ium at Molokai.
So across the ocean Miss White IS
speeding for the nuptials in September.
Preferring the man of her choice to ,
Ill that wealth could proffer, Miss
White will assist the doctor soon to be
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