The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-01
WEDDINGS.

:IheFiTst Congregational Church was crowded
:. last. Tuesday evening. when the. wedding Of
Miss Emily q. Bl1rou and Lieutenant John
!. Howard, Nluelaenlh Infantry, L. S. A.. took
place. The bride. handsome demiblOude Is
F. the daughter CT Mrs q. W Britton OF this CITY,
and lie groom Is the son OF Naior-General O.
Q.1oward, L. S. A, who was in command OF
The p epaltment ofCaliiOrnia several years ago.
-. American flags gracefully draped, formed
The BACKGROUND for the decoration of The
. cAaD y.where Tern sprays and scarlet cornell
: berries were daimiiy combined in conpleTing
D.: apfcture OF much beauty II was Just 80
= O'Clock wien Colonel Slmuei ID. Mayer, organ
s 1T oftre ehuEch, played the:"Bridal ChuruS3'
. from t:Lohepgrlns' as an announcement OF tie
.':ilI iYat,Ui he bridal parry, who were soon IN
j.: JIeul}Csitltfls IN tne chaBcel The usherS, who
: wore tbe tH dress Uniform OF Tie United States
Al my. ctntpIlStd Lieutenant Thomas w. IN
sion, u. s.. A.; IItUtvnaut Samuel Mop.
. KGflelICfd. Z. ). A. +EieuIenant f. A. Wilcox,
-. G..os.A A, and Lieutenant Lincoln +. kIbOuiue,
. l.. ga. : EAe- best man was Lieutenant vii
hlQ.: lf:3snledb rg, [. ). A. Tie maid OF honor
" as MISS May, a COUSIN of The bride, and The
4t2desQtaid were. Miss Lillian Dean. Miss
Luna Eraser MISS Mdrgailta MAY and Miss
Anna. aheBEITd.:. he toilets OF the ladies in
he bridal Narty are described as follows:
F.. The bird was attired IN a princesse robe Of
white. GucheSse saIp,: made with d .c0urtLrain
ana q iiiufWed Win ,lnoussettae DE so5e. The
ven Wis oi.%llte Sick moleI1e. She carried
FhO~er" boUqaet OF .hyaclnths aud orchids
wound vii n.g0ldeu cord.
=: L b. Indld0I- honor aud bridesmaids were at
tired aliSe:lu gowns OI blanc wore silk. with
iuH skfsts aud.rlmniugs OF tjHe. Their hand.
. bouquets were Of coluet berries aud carnations,
tied .RIlh red tulle..
;. The Impressive ceremony was performed by
q. Kew e" o.. 6fo@ ns rector of the church. After
. Nalu a.ItctpliOrNds held aCthe residence OF
the brides mother, 1913 Taylor street WHICH
was. beautifully decorated in .hOuor OF lie 0cca-
.SieG! a limited. number OF relations and futi-
male=fileEdS.Were present and las sed the. even
lug drl1gltlully lis dancing ann feastsng: The
sDGfenlrs:ior ne. attendants of the bride and
Etognl-%ere neafl:moHnted pins bearing the
. monog am = / IS A. Miss May secured the
ring 1i*tie:W eddinE cake and Miss Sheppard
. caught e.: bIdt,s bouquet. Many costly
:pfesentS%ere sent to tile happy couple. Lieu
tenant ana Mrs: Howard. LETT last Wednesday
2 lor; OI l-I.edYepWo[lb, where lie Is stationed.
49,. ''...=% -:=# HOlme-Orr.
= There was a .notable wedding last Thursday
noon. at ST.. :J0uh:5 Episcopal Church in Oak
land, where MISS Fannie Willis Orr, daughter
Of MI: and Mrs. JoHu: X. Orr OF 92S Linden
avenue, was. uni ed In marriage to Richard j.
H0lme Jr. OF Denver, Coll: =:
Long before the bridal party. arrived the
friends Of the bride ana groom were seated by
Rhodes Borden and Sreadman Van Wyck, the
usheTs.- They passed the interval of waiting
admIing. the beauty Of the floral punishment
p Like. a; keystone of maTguerltes the marriage
bell was suspended from the man sanctuary
arch and irradiatlug abOVe ana on either side OF
II were tlple arches OF smiax with The same
cqtyduge as that OF the principal Gothic arch
p4 tue SlluctuIe. Btneatn TIE bell was a smaller
atch which, with its supports, was decorated
"nhOrllAant and OdorOus punches Of acacia.
NlIhn The sane uary were tier upon tier OF
pepper DOugns, accumulated on. the one side by
yellow aud on the other by White cbrysanthe'
NUNS, the Whole studded with lighted waXrn
ldpoIs he rail- Of the sanctuary aud chaDcel
was l"Iheu with SmllaX aud extending 10 the
e nu dAce supported by the chandeliers. Over
1aCn ais1e- were graceful fest6Ons OF the same
me-. lsi. In fact wherever the eye rested
aDout lhe WSils It.. cGmprehended palms, ferns
Vi sum- olheI kinds OF grernery. The prelnl-
naIy must rendered by OTganlst Harry Hunt,
Soin LIZ ISEu seections from Faust" Batiste's
aLla Onol'o y aud as the party entered the
ding March,"
The advance OF the bridal party was in the
loi0"lnB oIuef: tiCst came Miss Edna Orr
me niue sister ol nebrde, then Messrs Stead
man an Nyck ana Rhodes Borden The usbeTS
linen the maid oI-hOnoi, Miss Bertha Goodrlch
cousin OF the Drlde. Then the bride herself
looking chafmiDgly and modestly leaning upou
The arm OF her father. In The cbancel III.
bride was met by the groom, who was attended
by his brother, II. Holne, as best man The
betrothal was conducted by venerable Father
Ackerly, and at its conclusion the martf al rife
proper was performed by the Rev. Mr. Church
the bride being gwen away by her father
During the performance of the ceremony the
organ, Ia a tender panssimo, iDtOned Moore, Q
Believe Ne II All Those Endearing Y0unG
Charms" When the nuptias had been con-
Guided the bridal party left the church to the
June Of the 'En AVant March," at the resi-
ssHeA Of she prlde's parents theEe pas no gen.