Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18


down with lovely fiowers-every bios
som that grows has lifted its head
this year and turned all its proud or
winsome beauty to the admiring gaze
of the world that cannot pass by
without wondering glance at the
marvel and beauty of it all. And
samples of every flower that blooms
in perfection were culled for that
wedding. Never has there been a mar
rage ceremony against a more flow
cry background Roses-the wond
rous yellow cloth of gold variety
and American Beauties; gladiolas,
gelly stock, Shasta daisies. Japanese
lilies. lovely Bougainvilleas, and
dozen other blossoming hand-naiden5
CT June were brought into the house
and shown their place by the clever
decorators who coordinated the beau
ty of the flowers to a general decor
alive scheme aud gave to each room
the flower that followed the scheme
of decoration and the plan OF the
house. Such quantities and varieties
of flowers were used that under I'M
looked like a floral rampage, instead
Of the vista of beauty tlat it was.
"The bride and her attendants made
lovely picture, and one that crowds
similar groups for first place. Ger
tainly never has there been a lovelier
ensemble The wedding gown was
made with a very long train, the ap-
proved court train for presentation to
Queen Wilhelmina, for the wedding
Journey Will lead to the shining, scrub
bed, tulip lined shores of Holland,
where the groom's family watch the
ancestral windmills go round when
they have nothing more important to
do. The van Ecks belong to the
Dutch nobility. and enjoy an intimacy
at court that many other families OF
similar position cannot claim, SO the
visit there will be filled with more
formal functions than most American
girls enjoy. and the trousseau has
been planned for these events. Mrs.
Duval Moore, the matron of honor
wore her wedding robes. and the maid
of honor, Miss Marian Zeile, was like
wise gowned in pure white, these
making a lovely ethereal foreground
for the bridesmaids, who came float
ing after in their pale pink AMI blue
ffocks that were snatched from rain.
bows of pink and blue tulle. and made
it impossible to describe the process
sion to the improvised altar as
walk" ...
1.-The van Ecks leave in few days
for Europe, and the wedding party, in
Guiding the matron of honor. the maid
of honor. the bridesmaids, Miss Ger
trude Tower of Boston. the Misses
Ernestine McNear, Elva de Pue. Janet
Coleman, Beatrice Nickel, Gertrude
O'Brien, and the ushers. Fred Tillman.
Jr., Duval Moore. Herbert Gallagher.
Oscar Heuter. George Lyman, John
Young. Robert Henderson and Henry
van Coenen Torchiana, are planning
to give them a final send-off when
they return from their brief trip for
a few days hereabouts, the exact des-
tination of which is a secret"
Baron and Baroness Jan C. Pan.
theleon van Eek are en- route to New
York. to sail July IL on the Olympic
San Francisco Examiner.
Mrs. Strong Starts North.
The following news of Mrs. Isobel
Strong. the author of THE Girl From
Home" one of the most popular
books ever introduced here, is sure
to be of interest to her many friends
in Honolulu:
Mrs Isobel Strong, who has just
from visit to Los Angeles,
left Sunday night for the north. She
will visit Mrs. Russell H. Cool at Los
Gatos and from there will go to Med
ford, Ore, for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Preston. Mrs. Preston
was formerly Mrs. Frank Norris, wife
of the brilliant novelist, and she and
Mrs. Strong are old time friends. A
little son was recently born to Mr..
and Mrs. Preston and is the magnet
that is drawing Mrs. Strong north.
She stands godmother to this inter-
esting addition to her friends house.
hold.-San Francisco Examiner.
Mr. and Mrs 4. n. Otremba are
making a leisurely tour of the states
on their way to Germany where they
will visit relatives. They will also
spend several months visiting many
points of interest in Europe. return
ing to the islands the latter part OF