The morning call., 1894-07-23

. OUTSIDE OF Inc tennis tournaments al san Rafael
aud Del Monte there has not been any amuse-
" .Inent anywhere worth speaking about, and the
.ony fete to look forward TO is the outing of the
Country Club late in August at Del Monte.
Consequently September should bring us some
Thing in tie form of social entertainment.
~ neither the season Will be bright one or not
::fe,nainS to be seen. Many betrOthals tbat nave
already been announced Will have TO be sealed
by marriage ceremonies, and the regular sum-
- mer crop of engagements VIII bring III new re-
.cTuits before the matrimonial altar 1t must De
q: Remembered that last winter many prominent
= families were in mourning, and they could not
entertain This season, however, they VIII be
able 10 come 10 the front again. 50 there is
good chance for a revival of gayety.
The prertiest bride and the DrettIest wed
= ding or the season." This was the comment
=. made by the many favored ones who attended
HE wedding OF Miss Ella lie Count and En-
=. sign George K. Slocum, U. 5. N, last Satur-
day afternoon at ChriSts Church IN Sau-
:. saIito The day was the fsirest one Of the
season, ple-emlnently typicaI of summer. aud
All nature seemed in perfect accord with the
happy event that was 10 be celebrated. The
picturesque little chapel, far too little, indeed.
.: for the number Of guests IN attendance had
: been beautifully decorated with fair and fra
giant blossoms that in graceful harmony en-
J. sbeliShed the cbauCel, in the midst OF which
" lighted tapers cleaned Oh The altar. Above
. tile ehanceI the American national colOrs were
:: draped, and all around the church was a mural
:: decoration OF sprays OF emeIaid-h ued ferns
:: The bride is the daughter OF Joseph P. lie
=. Count OF the firm Of lie Count Brothers OF this
: city. who is one of our most prominent meT-
: .phants. she is 4 most attractive girl OF the
.. aemi- brunette type OF beauty, and in addition
= TO possessing a variety OF accomplishments has
=: q charm OF manner thai endears every one 10
=: her. she has been quite prominent III society
circles here since her debut. and her absence IN
r the future will be matter of general regret.
:: The groom comes from prominent Illinois
- family and has been IN the naval service since
: September, 1881 He has just Teurned from
I'll three years OF service at the ASlatlc station
: Ion the steamer Marion, and is now on a leave
: of absence at the expiration of which be VIII
:: take his young bride TO the Mare Island Navy
yard, where he has been assigned TO duty. Mr..
SiOCUm is held IN the highest es eem by his
fellow officers, and Is TO be congratulated upon
=: securing such a charming associate Tor his
=: future cruise through lie.
J." While the ushers were seating the guests
some organ VolunJaTies were PLAYED and then
ION, Promise Me- was sung by Frank Coffin In
excellent style. The notes OF the Bridal
. Chorus from " LOhengrin 3" announced the
entrance Of the bridal party prompt
" al the appointed hour, 2:45 O'Clock.
The ushers formed on each side OF
the central aisle the bridesmaids and flower.
girls entered from the vestTy and marched
= down 10 meet the bride and maid-oi-honor,
who then appeared at the front door. When |
-. fh6 c0rGege reached the chancel The bride was |
met by the groom and bis best man, and tie !
ceremony was imDressivey performed by Rev. |
. Charles L. Mel, pastor Of the church.,
The mald-OI-honOr was Miss Susie LIE Count, !
sister OF the bride; the bridesmaids were
Miss Meta Thompson, Miss Minnie Nightin- |
gale. Miss Elizabeth Brewer and Miss Minnie
Rodgers, and the tiower-grls were: Miss Ger
trude DuttOn and Miss Emelle Reed. Ensign
Edward W. Eberle, Z. S. N, acted as best
man, and the usheTs were: Lieutenant A. G.
Rodgers, Z. 5. N; Passed Assistant Surgeon
George Rothganger, q. S. N; Ensign c. P.
g.. Eaton and Passed Assistant Engineer w B.
punning, Q. 5. n. There were 10 have been
TWO more ushers-LieUtenant r. Mem. DuttOn, !
y. S. NJ: c., and Passeq Assistant Surgeon
Robert NJ. Kennedy, U. S. N, but uufor- |
Junately they were detained on duty at Sacra- !
mentO and could not attend.
The scene in the chance was particularly |
beautiful one. TIE brilliant full-dress uni /
forms OF the naval officers The pale green, pink /
and while Of the gowns and the happy cOmbi- |
nation Ia cOlors Of the decorations made an |
ensemble that could not but be admired. The !
dresses worn By the young ladies' are described |
The bride was radlantly beautiful in an ele- |
CANT robe OF white MORE antique fashioned |
after The style that the Empress Josephine |
made famous. The high bodice was adorned !
with a fchu Of point d'AleAcon lace and the |
sleeves were very bouffant. There was |
brooch OF pearls and diamonds at her corsage. |
and IN her couture rested a diamond pin that |
held IN place d ecY veil OF white silk molene |
mat fell in graceful folds TO the end Of the long
court train. She Wore gloves of white I'M
nTessed Kid and carried bouquet OF pure |
white Bride roses.
=: Miss Susie lie Count the maid of honor was
:bbth pretty and picturesque in her gown Of very
:6Flgnt water-green brocade, fashioned after the
Josephine style, ana appeared as il she had Just
stepped out from the golden frame surrounding
,<the picture OF some fair young damoiselle that
. inquired ID Napoleon'S court during the earliest
: part OF the nineteenth century. The gown was
certainly most becoming and its wearer never
looked prettler. The sleeves were boufapt and
extended TO the elbows, where they met green
uudrcSSed Kid gloves Of the same shade as the
dress. Surrounding her nut brown tresses was
.. LeghOrn bat trimmed with green chiffon and
a of min |
, roses.
:: The bridesmaids, who came in for full share
of admiration, wore pretty gowns of mink !
mousseline de sole over white silk skirrs The !
:: waists were Of white silk brucaded with mink
~EOSebudS and The el0ow-sleeves were bouffant
at The shoulders. They wore LeghOrn hats
:. trimmed with pink mOusseline de sole and
:chrVsanthemums. Their long gloves were of
pink undressed KID and they carried pink
: The little flower girls wore frocks OF white
dotted swiss over pink SILK and carried pink
sweet peas.
~the-DaYe and stepped forward at the appointed !
: moment to give his daughter into the keeping |
ef the groom. He then reioined Mrs. LIE Count, !
:Mho wore a rich robe of Nile green taHeta, /
trimmed with jet basement erie AT the con- |
. c+usion of the ceremony the choir sang the |
'@Bgidal Chorus" as the bridal party left the |
church for their carriages.
:. Tie wedding reception was held at "ClHe !
Haven" The charming home OF the BRIDES par |
ents, and it was soon filled with guests. VINO |
welded couple. wealth OF bright and ira !
grant blossoms was used IN emDellishlng the |
: various rooms and the result was highly artis' |
tic. Light refreshments were served bounte- |
ously and the sDars ling wine OF La Belle France |
flowed without stint The festivities continued |
until O'clock, when the bride and groom lett on |
their wedding trip. The presents sent 10 The
bride were of unusual elegance aud beauty.
- The past three days Witnessed large num-
Il Der OF prominent society people at Del Monte.
The magnet that drew them was the visitors
tennis tournament that was commenced on
Friday and terminated Saturday afternoon.
The outcome Of the tournament was that
Charles z. Hubbard and Harry SletsOn won the
hOnors and prizes. The ladies' doubles was
not played owing to some misundeI standing. 80
each one OF the would-be contestants was
RELOCATED TO sorrowful disap ointment, and the
prIzes-well. they simply thought Of them.
Saturday evening George A. Newhall and Miss
Ella Goad led tile collllon, which was danced
in the spacious ballroom, and it proved 10 be |
emfnently successful. Mr.. Newhall is an ex-
ceiIent rader, and Miss Goad assisted him
admirably. There was a brilliant display Of
modish gowns, and many pretty faces gracrd
the ballroom. Almost all WHO were present
viii return to the city to-day or tomorrow.
BETROThALS.