Arizona republican., 1907-07-18
BRILLIANT WEDDING
WELL KNOWN COUPLE
Nuptials> Of L. e. Hewins and Miss
Alice ButterfieId, Celebrated Last
Night at the Home of Secretary and
Mrs. w. &. Nichols.

One of the most pleasing and at the
same time the most notable matrimo-
NAL events of the present summer oc-
CURED last evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Nichols. number
500 East Adams street. when their
daughter. Miss Alice Olivia Butter
field and Mr.. Levi Edwin Hewins.
joined hands in holy wedlock. The
ceremony took place at $3.50 o'clock.
and was after the form of the Episco-
pal ritual, the Rev. Harold Govette of
the Central Methodist church officiat-
ing. Following the ceremony there
was brilliant reception and SUISSE
quently the newly married were driven
to the Santa Fe depot. whence they
left on the Diamond 10 train for FL
Tovar at the Grand Canyon. After a
couple OF weeks at this most famous
summer resort in Arizona. they will go
to Los Angeles and vicinity for a
couple of months. Returning to Phoe-
nix they will be at home at 1903 East
Washington street after Nov. l.
The house was beautifully decorated
in all its spacious apartments. The Ii
brary. where the VOWS We're taken. was
bower of green and white. made so
by the testeful placing of what SEEM
ed to be almost an entire garden of
the choicest ferns and palms and pot
ted plants, enlivened by a wealth of
pure white oleanders. The bridal par
ty entered the room 10 the strains OF
Lohengrin's wedding march. rendered
by Mr.. Frank ID. Lane on the aeolian.
1t was led b. Miss Drew Bennett as
bridesmaid. in a bewitching gown of
brocaded silk, she being followed by
the bride attended by Judge Nichols.
The bride wore an imported dress of
deBcately embroidered pineapple
gauZe. trimmed With pearl passemen-
trie. the costume making a most
charming effect. They were met by
the groom and the officiating clergy
man. the former being attended by his
friend of many years, DR.. Ancil Mar
tin. During tne ring ceremony which
followed, Mrs. Vivian Palmer Hamil-
ton sang most sweetly. 20 Promise
Me" and Schubert's Serenade. The
mother of the bride Mrs. Nichols,
trimmed. and Mrs. Kibbey. wife of the
governor. was attired I'm an elaborate
costume of white silk null. Miss Car
oline Council, who assisted in the re-
ception was gowned in white en-
broidered batiste.
After the ceremony and the subse-
quent congratulations of the many
friends present, the bride and groom
led the way by the reception room.
rich in its dressing of pink and Amer
lean Beaut- roses, through the long
tapestried hall to large screened
porch at the rear of the residence.
which had been converted into a re-
freshment room of surprising beauty
by the tasteful ingenuity and delicate
conception of George II. Smith. super
intendent of the Capitol grounds, who
had at his command every possible re-
S'uiNt INTO lllt a uItdIl
of vernal beauty.
The large room was walled in by
banks of Dotted plants in endless va
riety. a particularly imposing corner
being devoted to a weeping cabbage
palm in bloom. used probably for the
first time in Arizona, for decorative
purposes. over all was a gorgeous IL
Elimination of Chinese lanterns that
cast a mellow glow over the festive
scene. But the particular feature. the
chef d'oeuvre. was the pleasing sug-
gestiveness of the table decorations.
The center piece was large vase of
American Beauty roses and the white
linen was almost hidden from view by
the ornamentation of greenery. each
stem and flower selected with the
thought in mind of its special signifi-
canoe and the occasion of its use. For
instance. the brides seat. which was
designated by a bow of white ribbon
was at corner made verdant by a
profusion of sweet myrtle, emblematic
of love. while the next corner. reserv-
ed for the groom, was decorated with
Taurus noblis and the palm flowers of
victory The central'part of the table
was strewn with pepper leaves and