The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-16

LOOK place at the FIrSb bapElSG cnufcn
last evening when, in the presence of
several hundred friends, Miss Grace
Hortense Tower, of this city, daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. George Ham
mond Tower, was united in marriage
with John Trenholm Warren of Homo
lulu, SON of Rev and Mrs. j. B. War
rem of Berkeley. DR.. Robert J. Bur-
dette, for several years a friend of the
bride, performed the Impressive and
beautiful double ring marriage service
and the bride was given away by her
pastor, Rev. Albert Hatcher Smith.
Exceptionally artistic was the floral
adornment of the church. Cathedral
candles Illuminated the pulpit and choir
loft with a soft radiance, rising from
mounds of white sweet peas and ferns
Interspersed were great clusters of
white Easter lilies, the gift of friends
in Honolulu. The pulpit platform was
hedged with white sweet peas, ferns,
and Easter lilies, and the choir loft was
outlined in feathery bamboo and white
blossoms.
Smilax and white lilies almost
screened the front of the organ and
formed an effective background for the
bridal party and her attendants Tubbed
bay trees marked the entrance to the
alsles used by the bridal party, and
arches of asparagus ferns connected
the trees. White wedding bells were
suspended from the arches and wed
ding bells hung from the white satin
ribbons on the news reserved for the
relatives of the bride and groom. The
window embrasures were banked with
delicate white and green foliage, and
just before the approach of the bridal
procession the ushers marked the ais1es
through which it was to pass with long
white gauze ribbons.
Miss Alice Coleman played the we'd
ding music, and rendered an organ re-
cftaI for half an hour preceding the
ceremony. The organ selections included
MeDowell's .sTo Wild Rose the
. Noeturne, from Meldelssohn s. Mid
summer Night s Dream, .sSong to an
Evening STAR from Wagner Tam
hauser, and several others.
AS Rev Robert Burdette took his
place before the fower-decked chance1,
the notes of the bridal march from
oOAAoStt Iiio CnuIC1it
when down the left center aisle the
bridal party entered. First came the
ushers walking two and two. They
were the bride s ushers, Lewis r. Free
man, DR.. James Ell. Mcclellan, Herbert
Brown, Of Pasadena, and DIR. Herbert
F. True, of Los Angeles, and the
groom S ushers, Huntington Barker,
Parrish Barker, of Pasadena, Tom
Ridgeway, of Los Angeles, and Weston
Clark, of Hollywood.
Following them came the honorary
bridesmaid, Miss Elizabeth McMechen,
the brides cousin, walking alone, then
Miss Jessie Farley and Miss Helen
Weingarth, the two bridesmaids. The
maids gowns were of white chiffon
cloth over white satin embroidered with
thistles in silver and with sashes of
satin fringed with silver. Each wore a
flet of silver in her hair
A charming color scheme Of pink was
carried out in the bridesmaids bou-
quets. Miss MeMechen IS was of pale
pink sweet peas and ferns arranged
In a shower. The two bridesmaids car
ried deeper shade of pink sweet peas
in their shower bouquets, while the
deepest note of pink was shown in the
gown of the maid of honor, Miss Ellen
Lowry, who followed and wore a gown
of pink satin with touches of silver
lace, and carried bouquet of maiden
hair ferns caught with pink gauze rib
bon.
Last came the bride walking alone
and Immediately preceded by little
Winifred Warren, the little daughter
Of the groom s brother, Mr.. Louis War
rem, OF honolulu, and the groom IS only
niece. She was frocked in lace-trimmed
organdie over pink, and with pink satin
bows in her hair, and carried a basket
of pink Cecil Bruner roses.
The bride was beautiful in her we'd
ding gown of softest ivory white satin
with yoke of rare lace and panels of
embroidery in seed pearls. Her long
tulle veil was edged with Honiton lace,
which the bridesmaids and girl friends
had sewed on, after the old German
custom. 1t was caught with a star of
pearls which was graduation gift from
an old chum of the bride s mother when
the bride graduated from the high
school. She also wore the groom s gift,
chain and pendant of pearl grapes
with enameled leaves.
She carried shower of white bride
roses, lilies of the valley, and maiden
hair ferns, and her mothers white
foreground prayer book from which the
service was read.
The gown was the gift of a cousin
who had acsed as one of the brides
maids when the brides mother was
married.
At the altar she was met by the
groom who was attended by his brother,
Mr.. Tom Warren, of Oakland, as best
man. Together the bride and groom
took their places before the Officiating
clergyman who performed the solemn
| and beautiful double ring ceremony, the
bride and groom exchanging rings.
During the exchange of vows :. Trau-
merel was softly played, and at the
conclusion of the ceremony the trium-
plant notes of the bridal music from
| Mendelssohn sounded as a occasional
| while the bridal party left the church.
| Among the notable guests at the
| wedding was the bride s grandmother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Farrar, who is ninety
| two years OF age
The church was decorated under the
| direction af Mrc I,