The San Francisco call., 1896-07-23
A Rose-Covered Summer House
to Be Converted Into a
Bridal Bower.
BREAKFAST UNDER THE TREES
SIX Bridesmaids in Typical Summer
Gowns to Attend the Fair
Young Bride.

Quite the most elaborate event of the
summer season will be the nuptials of
Miss Gerstle, daughter of Lewis Gerstle
and niece of Louis Sloss of the Alaska
Commercial Company, and ]. Levinson, a
popular young insurance man, to be
solem nized on "Wednesday next at the
Gerstle summer place at San Rafael.
1t is to be lawn wedding. In the pretty
little summer house, whose picturesque
outline is almost entirely concealed be-
meath trailing mass of climbing roses, the
happy young couple are to stand while
DR.. Voorsanger reads the ceremony which
Is TO make them man and wife.
There are TO be six bridesmaids and
corresponding number of ushers. The
brides sister. Miss Bella Gerstle, is to be
the maid OF honor and DIR. Charles Levin
son, the groom's brother, is to officiate as
best man.
The maid of honor and the bridesmaids,
Miss Alice Grcenwald, Miss Alice Greene
baum, Miss Alma Levinson, Miss Helen
Schweitzer. Miss Clara Josepbs and Miss
Sadie Hecht, will be attired alike in dainty
gowns, typical of sum ummer-white organdie
over green silk. they will wear white
picture hats, adorned with nodding Ameri-
can beauty roses.
After the ceremony, the guests, 200 in
number, will partake of an elaborate
breakfast, to be served on the lawn. Guests
from the City will take the 10:15 narrow
gauge boat.
On account of the continued i'll health
OF Mrs. Peter Donahue, the nuptials of
Miss Isabel MeKenna, daughter OF Judge
Mckenna, and Peter D. Martin, son of
Mrs. Eleanor Martin and nephew of Mrs.
Donahue, have been indefinitely post
poned. The young couple were to have
been married on the 30th st ST. Mary s
Cathedral.
Lieutenant William II. Coffin OF the
Fifth Artillery. q. s. A.. and Mrs. Minnie
Mansfield Wood were married Tuesday at
noon at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Clunie, 1l5 De Long avenue, in this
City. The wedding was a quiet affair. Il
was first announced to take place at the
residence of the brides father in San Jose
next Saturday afternoon, but as the
Rroom's leave of absence was curtailed
and he had to return to his new post at
Fort Candy, arrangements were made for
the wedding on Tuesday.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. d. o. Kelly, the chaplain at the
Presidio, according to the rites of the
Episcopal Church. Lieutenant Coffin, U
S. N. of the steamer Alert, a brother OF tn,
groom. officiated as best man. At tht
conclusion of the ceremony a weddin,
Mrs. Coffin will leave for Fort CanDy mex
Saturday afternoon. The groom has beel
stationed at the Presidio for four year
past, and is popular officer. The bride i
the widow of the late Captain Abram E
Wood of the Fourth Cavalry, q. s. A. Sh
is the daughter of the Rev. DR.. and Mrs
Mansfield of San Jose.
Miss w ood, now summering at Sausa
Tito, enter. aimed a number of friends las
Sunday by pleasant cruise around tn
bay on her naphtha launch 3. d. I
Patriach. Among those who enjoyed tn
outing were Miss Nellie Meyer. Miss Con
stance Milton, Miss Selig, Miss Mayme
Corbett Miss Linda Frank of Mill Valley
Mrs. J. II. Mahoney, Mrs. Andrew Nickle
Colonel Julian Newbauer, Charles A
King, DR.. Marc z. Lewis, Joseph Haus
mann.
Miss Fannie Nicholson. formerly of thi
City, who is well known in musical circle
both here and in Europe as Mile Fran
CISCO" is at present in Carlsbad with be
brother sightseeing. Theyreturn to Pari
October /.
The wedding of Miss Gussie schlesinge
and DR.. Joseph Bayer, will take place o
Sunday afternoon, July 20. 1t will be
family affair.
Mrs Strelitz- Davis, who has been
Europe two years, has returned, and wi
receive her friends Saturday Afternoon
between 2 and o'clock, at 922 O'Farre