The morning call., 1893-02-13

were brightly lighted by Chinese lanterns
On entering tie house one was forclbly
reminded Of fancy bower. Evergreens,
smilax and an abundance Of flowers and
pOtted plants covered every available space.
For an hour or more the guests We're BUSY
offering congratulations and viewing the
many handsome gifts which were displayed
in one Of the paTlOTs.
At o'clock the bride and groom led the
way to spacious tent erected on one of
the lawns. where a delicious repast was
served by Abraham, and during which an
orchestra discoursed sweet music. The
decorations IN the tent were work Of art.
Under the skllful fingers Of Miss Siege
things assumed novel and beauti-
full appearance. The entire back
ground was of green bunting and ever
greens, festOoned with pink bunting,
dotted here and there by bright colored but
terf1ies and flights of walows. The canopy
under which the bridal party sat was Of he
/ same light tlDts edged with SmilaX. TIE
| effect was heightened by the use of Chinese
| lanterns and by the golden caBdlebTa which
/ adorned the table. 1t was a scene 10 be
long remembered by those who were pres
] emit
| Dancing followed the supper ard con-
/ tnued until o'clock, when the happy
| couple, accompanied by some fifty of the
! guests from the city, were driven to the
| steamer Mare Island, the use of hich VAS
| kindly rendered to Mr.. Roller by Piper,
Alden IL Co. The trip on the BAY proved de-
| lightul, singing and dancing causing the time
| 10 pass rapidly. The Young couple left for
Los Angeles, their future home, on FRIDAY.
McManuS-Lycette.
st. Patricks Church was the scene of
pretty wedding when Miss Mary f. Lyeette.
+ only daughter of NJ. z. Lycette, was united
In marriage TO Mr.. Matthew McManus of
Vallejo. At II o'clock the familiar strains
of a wedding march, played by Professor
D0brmann. organist of the church, an
nouneed the arrival of the bridal party.
They were met at the altar by the Rev.
Father Brennan, who tied the nuptlal knot
IN the presence OF party OF friends and
! relatives, during which Miss Code sung
MellaTd's Ave Maria" in a most effective
manner. Messrs. Frank Lycette, Joseph
! Lycette ana Thomas Smith acted as usher>,
Miss May Roache Of East Oakland was The
maid OF honor, and Joseph McM2nus Of
I Vallejo was best man. The bride was beau
tifuily attired ~ dOye-cOlored silk, richly
/ trimmed with lace and carried a large bOn-
! Quet OF white hya lnths. The newly mar
RED couple received the congratulations Of
their relatives and friends at the residence
Of the brides father, after which all par
took Of a delicious wedding feast At in
IerYals during the afternoon Miss Mary /.
German and Miss Nckae sung several
pretty ballads. The parl0Ts aud reception
rooms were adorned Nltb ferns, snillaX and
flowers aTtisucally arranged by Miss Mag
gle Welton and Mir. John Lycette. The
presents received were numerous and
costly. On their return from the honey
moon Mt. and Mrs. MeManus will reside in
their lovely new home, 239 Oak street.
Their reception day viii be " ednesdays
Meehan-Dunn.
A quiet wedding was celebrated at St.
Francis Church On the morning Of SUNDAY.
the 9TH inst. by the Rev. Father Corcoran.
The contracting parties were 2. J. Meehan
and Miss Nellie Frances Dunn. Only the
IL innate friends Of the couple were present.
Mr.. z. F. Feeiy acted as the groOmsman
ard Mss Maggie Heafy fulfilled the part OF
bridesmaid very gracefully. The bride was
dressed IN a charming costume ami looked
very beautiful as SIC walked down the
aisle on the arm Of her uncle TO the strains
of Mendelssohn's wedding march. After
the ceremony congratulations OF friends
were received and the happy couple started
on weddn ne tour for Del Monte and the
southern part Of the State. On their re-
turn they will take up their abode with MI
and Mrs. John Dunl Of 40 Chestnut street,
who are The uncle and sunt and adopted
parents OF The bride. Mr Dunn J. riO-
neer and well known TO the mercantile COM
munity.
Sir. Meehan is the brother of J. J. Nee
han, well-knOwn business man OF this
city. The young people begin their new
with the best wishes oil host of friends.
A Norwegian Wedding.
Captain 2. Sonerud and Miss c. Nelson
were married last Tuesday in the presence
of q large party Of friends, in fact the entire
Norwegian colony turned out to witness the
interesting ceremony Of coupling together
the popular bride and groom.
The Rev. Grusberg performed the mar
mCnia Halt.
The bride wore a rich brown brocaded
silk dress, with aSsementeTle and lace TRIM
mings. and orange blossoms.
Miss r. Arlaksen was maid OF honor, and
the bridesmaids were: Miss Il. BOlslad, Miss
T. Johnson, Miss NJ. Siverson, Miss G. Vel
sey, Miss J.. Johnson, Miss ii. Eriunder and
Miss c. Russell. The best man was Mr.
Martin SyveTson.
The Norwegian Singing Society was pres
ent and sung appropriate airs as the bride
and groom entered the hall The banquet
that followed the ceremony was q splendid
affair, and the table was loaded with good
things 10 eat and drink There were over
200 guests present
The Liebes Reception.
Miss Leonie Lebes gave very enjoyable
entertainment at her reception held
in her lovely home on Suffer street last
Wednesday evening The affair was COM
/ plmentary TO Miss Edith Samson, the
! fiancee Of her brother, Sidney Liebes. The
/ decorations were superb. Elegant smilax
/ pretty ferns, hand some palms and SHOW
! white Gala lilies were artisticallY arranged
/ around the parlors. The Misses Leanie and
/ Elsie Liebes took part in bandurra quartet,
! ana MesSFs William GTeenwald, Ben DAVIS.
( Julian Liebes. Harry Fisher, Sam Waller
! Edgar Mansfield and Simeon Weininger
gave an excellent negro minstrel perform
ance. and presented a laughable farce
entitled Edit" for which Msssrs. Fisher
and Mansfield were responsible. Miss Sam
son accompanied Miss Lille Goodman, who
sung some delightful songs and afterwaTd
played a ssaccat0 study by RubeDstein
eXcelentlY. Dir. Sam Lash gave sons very
clever limitations IF well-knoNn actors, and
the evenings amusement was brought 10
fitting close by the whole company being
entertained around tie festive board.
delicious menu was served, aud the party
was oee OF tie most enjoyable Of tie new
year
Ladies Who Fence.
Many Of our leading society ladies ale
becoming adopts in the use of the foil, and
the pastime is growing moro and more pop
ular every day. The exercise is not only
healthy and invigorating, but is highly
recommended by many of our best physi-
clans, some oil whom have recently pre-
scribed the fencing-master instead Of the
druggist. Miss Alice Scott, daughter of
Mr.. Irving Scott. is very clever with the
foil. and takes regular lessons in tho art.
Miss Ethel Lincoln, Miss f. Sprague, Miss
Helen Wheeler, Miss Grace Fisher of Oak
land, Miss Mary Bowen and Miss l.. Bar
biere are also pre- pdring to defend them
selves 10 the death if necessary.
An Enjoyable Dance.
Mrs. NJ. +. Pendleton and the guests of
the Hotel Plesssnton gave very enjoyable
dance last Tuesday evening. Mrs. Pendle-
ton with her usual courtesy placed the large
dining-room at the disposal of her dancers.
and il made a capital ballroom. The smaller
dining room was used for a supper-room,
and from 10 TO II a delicious menu was
sRFva0 Ia the hungry fprpsip hsraapa Mica