Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-12
|. AsHIoNABLE weddings!
What pictures, wi

bf10eRrOOm, Lrylng IN VAIN 10 DTeak
the iiu-jitsu hold on the best man.
The ushers, \ ,deayoring to persuade
the distant connection. with the ticket
rum bered u 10, that she is not entitled
TO a ringside seat. The maids OF
honor, whispering that poor dear
Hildegonde never did look well in
white, but charitably reminding one
another that she has sweet disposi-
ton and that II is rather her misfor-
tune than her fault that her hair is
that curious shade.
Many changes have taken place of
late in the procAiure Of smart we'd
dings and II the Blk Of Etiquette on
which you rely to steer you through
the difficult waters of social life was
published even three or four years
back you are liable to do the things
that you ought not to do or to lesre
undone the things that should have
been done.
This remark applies not only to tho
ordinary wedding guest, but even "
the officiating clergyman, Owing 70
the ever increasing popularity of di.
vorce and the confusion caused by
the fact that our divorce laws differ
IN different states--so that the disso.
luton OF a marriage is recognized in
one state but not In another, 1t is now
the custom In the best circles for the
clergyman to provide himself with a
species OF chart or war map, which
he consults at the critical moment Of
the ceremony was usher at we'd
ding recently, both the parties 20
which had previously made several
false starts In the matrimonial handi-
cap, and when the bishop Of Yonkers,
Who was officiating. solemnly adj
dressed the groom with the words.
swilt thou, Twombley, take this
Genevieve TO be thy welded wife; in
sickness and In health, in Pennsyl.
vania and In Massachusetts. in Ne
vada. Colorado and an points west?'
there was not q dry eye in the church.
II d not the fashion nowadays to
have detectives e. wedding receptions,
: II was. q prettE custom. and It = q,
pity IN some ways that It has died out,
DOR there we're few things more cheer.
ing to tie thou1htful guest than the
spectacle Of an earnest and persever
ing sieuth arresting the brides rich
uncle from the West, as nearly always
happened. But the growing hideous.
ness 81 wedding presents has made
the passing Of the detective inevitable.
No sane bride or bridegroom wouli
deliberately put obstacles in the way
Of the removal of the CHASTITY things
which have been given them by
friends who had not the presence OF
mind 10 leave the country before the
wedding invitations reached them.
The practise now IL to encourage IN
every way the looting of the present
room, any many kleptomaniacs have,
as consequences. emerged from the
cloud under which their unfortunate
falling had placed them. They are
now invited everywhere, with the
tacit understanding that they do not
shirk their mercifuI work. /. for my
part, can think Of no prettier sight
than that Of q young bridge smiling
announcement on one of these help
full persons as he staggers from the
room beneath the weight Of q pair OF
massive ormoIu vases, or of a young
BRIDEGROOM thoughtfully helping his
guest to wedge q silver loving cup
into his overcoat pocket
Some Of the very sknartest people
20 even farther and enlist professional
afd-a custom which has led to a con
siderable uplift among the members
of the underworld. who are rapidly &C
curing tone as the result of being ia
yited TO 90 many fashionable weddings
IN order to steal the presents. Indeed
this growing familiarity with our best
families has led to an epidemic OF the
broad A among the personnel OF the
gas works gang that has been some
thing Of Q puzzle to our local constaou
lary.-P. Brooke-Haven.
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BETROTHAL SECRET MADE
KNOWN
A secret we'll kept from the local
friends Of the groom-to-be was made
known this week when copies OF
Portland, Ore, papers arrived here
telling Of the betrothal OF Mr.. Archi-
bald S. Guild Of Honolulu and Miss
Winnifred Wilson of Portland.
The Oregonian says:
Miss Winnifred Wilson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Wilson, Of this
city, announced her engagement
Wednesday at a charming luncheon
to A. s. Guild of Honolulu, who is a
prominent busine Ssman of the islands.
Miss Wilson made known the happy
news by cards, which were hidden in
q huge rose, adjoining the luncheon
table. streamer led to each cover.
and upon being pulled 1t disclosed the
announcement card. Corsage bouquets
of delicately-tinted blossoms marked
covers for the guests.
The wedding. 1t is understood, will
take place in October, and the bride
elect will be extensively feted WITH
pre-nuptial affairs"
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MISS HARRIET HATCH'S LUNCH
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