The morning call., 1893-09-15

! were untrimmed. but the corsage was
| draped with old lace. Mrs. Hecht's orna.
| ments were diamonds.
The costumes worn by the numerous
! guests who we're present at the ceremony
were all extremely elegant and appropriate
! to the occasion.
After the services at the church an elabo-
rate breakfast was served at the residence
of the brides parents, 2100 Washington
street, which was attended exclusively by
the bridal party and the immediate rela-
tives and friends of both families.
The guests numbered $50 in all, yet
despite this the affair was delightfully."- in
formal and eDjoyably protracted until it
was almost time for the happy pair to set
off on their bridal tour.
This they did at 4: 80 o'clock, the guests
pelting the bride and groom as they left
the house with flowers, with rice, with old
shoes, with kind words bespeakinga happy
journey. and with a hearty goodwill that
must go far with them on their travels and
be strength to them should ever dark
hours cnme.
Direct to Chicago they go. There they
will see the glories and the wonders Of the
White City. then journey farther East for
time. returning home to San Francisco.
where they will reside, at the end of three
months.
But the breakfast! Was there ever such
wedding breakfast? The guests were
seated at small tables in the main hallway.
In the dining-roOm, in the billiard-room
and in the main saloon. From every nook
and corner of these rooms there looked
upon the guests rare and costly blossoms
mostly La France and white roses-ferns
and palms in profusion.
ID the drawing-rOom the bride stood to
receive the congratulations of her friends.
The decorations there were La France
roses and garlands Of trailing smilax and
white sweet peas. The guests stood be-
meath a beautiful flower wrought wedding
bell, while just behind them was Andri-
onps Cupid Binding Love-" one Of the
most exquisite bits Of sculpture on the
coast.
OF course, there was a selected pro-
gramne of music while breakfast was in
progress. and. of course. too. the wedding
presents were numerous and magnificent.
Far too numerous, in fact, were they to at
tempt TO name or describe in detail.
One large room upstairs was sadly insult
fcient TO contain even he gifts of friends
exclusive OF those given by members of
the families and near relatives. They
overfiOwei into other apartments, and
even then the upper corridor was incum-
bered with costly bric-a- brac. tables, beau
tiful brOnZes and paintings by well-knnwn
artists. 4 picture which had been sent
from Rome excited especial admiration. 1t
was from the brush Of Martinetti, the
famous ltallnn painter, ana represented
Turkish interior, exQuisitely portrayed In
delicate water colOrs.
The room devoted especially to the pres
ents was blaze of magnificent gold and
silver ware, cut glass, jewelry, caskets.
fragile fans and other costly trlfies. set ic
gold and bejeweled. There was enough
silyerware to furnish twenty wealthy
households with all the silver tableware
that the mind Of man could devise or his
heart desire.
Among the hundreds Of satin and plush
boxes filled with every kind of plate and
exquisite porcelain Ii was impossible to
single out anv one for especial admiration.
A maplewood box, however, was note
worthy If only on account of its size. 1t
had almost the dimensions of Saratoga
trunk and was filled 10 overfiowing wi tn =
dozen and a half or every imaginable
shape, kind and variety of silver knives.
spoons and forks.
A gift which attracted a number Of ad-
mlring comments was presented by Colonel
Forsyth of Fresno. 1t was a music rack
about four feet high of solid bronze m ag-
nificently embossed in an antique design.
Another beautiful present was a mum Der
of yards of rare old Valenciennes lace pre-
sented by a relative of the bride.
One popularity of the gifts was that
they had been sent from almost all parts
of the world. A large amount of the china