Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-02

the wedding on Tuesday evening
which united two popular young peo-
pie OF this city-Miss Bernice Myrtle
Schuman, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustaye Schuman, and Mr.. Merwin
Bishop Carson, who for the past two
years has made his home here.
The beautiful bride, a daughter of
Hawaii, and the young mainlander
WHO claimed her as his wife. each has
q host of friends here.
There may have been larger we'd.
dines, but none more elaborate ana
Dltneiy gay. Perhaps IL was because
almost everyone at the wedding was .
friend OF years standing, making II
almost family affair. There was no
SUIT formality which sometimes con
geals the atmosphere at such func.
lions when people do not really know
each other well, or when too much
ceremony Is observed.
The Schuman house was as IL enlarg.
ed for the wedding by the addition Of .
large room In the back garden. where
the wedding ceremony was performed
and where the guests afterwards
danced the evening away. This room
was exquisitely beautiful, being made
almost entirely OF shrubbery and flow
ers, with lights covered in festoons OF
pepper vine and handsome hanging
baskets. Foliage and palms hid the
supports. which were the framework
and over which the canvas was
stretched.
Hundreds OF lights were suspended
from the pagoda-shaped roof and flow
ers frightened the scene. AS most
OF the women and girls wore light.
colored gowns, the background OF
greenery and flowers enhanced the
general effect.
, AT the lower end Of the room the
altar was arranged. II was very love
~ with two handsome brass candle
sticks which held the lighted tapers
The altar was banked with SNOWY
white 81, Joseph lilies and white field
daisies. The altar proper was covered
with covering made OF white asters
with the stems removed. Before this
were the kneeline cushions, where the
young couple knelt while the prayer
and hlceeing were sheing said by Rev
Father stephen ]. 1lencastre of Puma
hou chapel. who performed the mar.
rage ceremony
The groom was supported by Mr..
Marshall B. Henshaw, the bride at
tended BY Mrs. Reynold B. McGrew.
The decorations were very beautiful
and were the work of Mrs. Bruce
Cartwright, Jr., and of Miss Rosie
Herbert. An aisle was formed Of high
white pedestals. at the top OF which.
was an old-fashioned bouquet of
sweet peas, field daisies and white
marguerites and maidenhair fern. A
butterfly tulle bow completed the top
of the bouquet, and from the bouquet
was Q shower of daisies and satin rib
bon. A chain Of tulle from pedestal to
pedestal formed an aisle through
which the wedding uarty passed.
Just before the entrance OF The
bride Mr.. Reynold Brodie McGrew
sang beautifully Barton's 20 Perfect
Love- At the completion Lohen
grin,s wedding March," sung by
Kaaf's quintet. announced the comins
Of the bridal party.
Al the foot of the stairs were v bite
wicker gates, which were opened by
the pages. and the bride, picture of
girlish beauty. came down the stairs
leaning On her fathers arm He
gave her into the keeping OF TIE
groom.
The bride was preceded by her
matron Of honor, Mrs. Reynold Brodie
McGrew, and the dainty little flower
girl, Miss Sascha Muller. who sc,t-
tered white violets In the path. Two
little pages carried thu long court
train and made a pretty sinish to
very charming picture.
At the top of the stairs were four
wicker basket tall vases filed with
snowy white chrysanthemums. 1t was
white and green wedding, as that
color scheme prevailed throughout
Quantities of chrysanthemus and St
Joseph lilies were loosely massed. ev-
erywhee and looking all the pref
tier for being so arranged. The grace
full pepper vine added in no small
way. The orchestra was concealed
behind bank of palms and greenery.
Mss Schuman's gown was a snowy
mass of white chiffon embroidered IN
seed pearls over heavy white satin.
The long court train was suspended
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brocaded chiffon with lace medallion
OF silver On either side of the square
train was a deep banding net and
seed pearls. The train was draped
in point applique, and the bodice and
sleeves were made Of the same lace.
The tulle veil which streamed like a
cloud to the end of the train was
clasped to her head at the back by a
tiny wreath Of orange blossom buds,
and In the front by a string of pearls.
The groom's gift to the bride was
a handsome platinum bracelet of sap
phires and diamonds.
The brides only other ornament was
q beautiful chain and pendant of plati-
mum and diamonds given here on her
eighteenth birthday by her parents.
Her costume was completed by white
satin slippers.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Reynold
Brodie McGrew, was a dainty bit of
woman, as she preceded the bride in
gown exquisitely beautiful built of
cloth of gold and embroidered gold