The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-28

Inc approach OF autumn is DflnSlHS
results. For one thing is it bringing
home the fashionables who have been
visiting the mountain resorts and
other localities where the thermometer
is not so high as IN the city Then il
has brought TO the surface Dan Gu
pid's work, and marriages and engage
ments are again topics for discussion
at the teas and luncheons. Last Of all,
it has set the minds of the gay set
busy planning entertainments for the
coming season.
AS yet. however, only the advance
guard of the small army that fled from
the city has returned, but the number
will increase materially during the
coming week.
The most notable event last week
was, of course, the marriage of Miss
Emma Mccormick, one of societys fav-
orites and leaders, and Mr.. Bird.
The marriage of Miss Emma McCor-
nick and Mr.. Arthur H. S. Bird took
place yesterday afternoon at the home
of the brides parents on Center street
The handsome home was beautifully
decorated in honor Of the event. The
general color scheme was delicate
white, carried out in a wealth Of frag-
rant and beautiful roses and carna-
tons. Throwing the flowers into relief
We're large palms and graceful ferns.
The bay window III the draw
ing room, where. during the
was hung with portierres of
smilax interviewer with garlands of
white roses and carnations, tied back
with broad white satin streamers. while
from the ceiling above was suspended
a wedding bell of carnations and La
France roses.
At 6 o'clock white satin ribbons were
stretched from the hall to the bay win
dow in the drawing room, through
which the bridal party passed. The
bride was gowned in a creation OF
heavy ivory white satin, en- train.
trimmed with duchesse lace and
spangled mousseline de sole. Her veil
was of tulle and was fastened in her
hair with a sunburst of diamonds, the
gift of the groom. She carried a shower
bouquet of white roses.
Attending the bride as maids of
honor were her sisters, Anna and Gen
exieVe. They wore gowns of white
organdie. trimmed with white ribbons
and carried La France roses tied with
streamers of pink. The groom was at
tended by Mr.. T. Ellis Brown. as best
man. The full marriage service of
the Catholic church was read by
Bishop Seaman, the bride being given
away by her father During the cere-
: mony Willard Weihe played the inter-
meZZo from the opera of "CaVaileria
RUsticana."
Mrs w S. Mccormick. the mother
of the bride, wore an imported gown
OF violet brccade with trimmings of old
lace. The wedding, although the most
elegant affair of the social season, was
& quiet one. only intimate friends and
relatives being present.
Following the ceremony the guests,
numbering 50, sat down TO an elaborate
-epast, served on beautifully decorated
tables in the large dining room. and
during which Weihe's stringed orches-
ira. concealed behind banks of roses
and ferns. played Mendelssohn's we'd
ding music from the hall
At $40 Mr. aud Mrs. Bird left for the
east over the Rio Grande Western.
They win sail on Sept. 3 for England,
where they will spend the winter with
Mr.. Birds relatives.
The bride is The eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ". 5. Mccormick. and for
a number Of years has held a promi-
uent place in social and literary cir
Giles. The groom is we'll known in Salt
Lake He came from England within
the past five years, and is engaged in
mining.
On Wednesday evening Miss Jessie
Forbes entertained a few of her friends
very informally, who we're the Misses
Griffin, Terhune, Annett. keSsler and
Crenshaw: Messrs. Lansing, McCready,
Thomas. officer. Rash and Weber.
Miss Lowe entertained very pleas
antly at a Kensington tea on Wednes-
day afternoon. complimentary to Miss
Mccormick; the guests were the Misses
McCornick, Sherman, Tolton, Weber.
Thorn, Morgan, Lawrence, Hanauer,
Ida Hanauer. Crawford, Carter Mason,
Park. Aft. Wallace and Mrs. Post and
Franklin.
Miss NHCornick was the guest of
honor at p charming luncheon given
by Miss Ora Hardness on Tuesday af-
ternoon. White astcrs and ferns We're
chosen for the decoration Of the table,
and very pretty was the result Those
present were Miss Mccormick, Miss
Mason. Miss Adelaide Mason. Miss Aft,
Miss Cotton and Miss Lowe.
Mrs. Clarence T. Post entertained
very informally for Miss Mccormick on
Monday afternoon.
Miss Laura Sherman gave a porch
marty liz honor of Miss Annett on Fri
day evening. Those who enjoyed the
affair were the Misses Terhune, Pauline
TerhuHe. Annett, Parsons, Bessie Of
ficer and Messrs. Hammel, Officer, Neal
Murray, Critchlow. Hogle, Littman,
Burg and McCready.
Mrs. Priscilla Jennings and Miss Lu-
ellie Jennings will return the early
part of this week from San Francisco.
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Mrs. Gill H. Peyton and Mrs. Hal
Brown gave a o'clock tea Thursday
afternoon. at the home of Mrs. PeytoD,
in honor of Mrs. ). Lincoln Boggs.
The house was very beautifully dec
grated. eaoh room being done in diff
fel>ant color. Sunfowers and GOLDEN
rod were used in the hall. The parlors
We're bright with naSturtiumS and
palms. while behind a screen of palms
and plants Christensen's orchestra was
stationed. The library was in red, car
nations being the chosen flowers. In
one corner stood a huge punch bowl.
plzsie~l over by Mrs. Cole and Miss
Jessie Earls.
In the dining room pink and white
astcrs <Tere effectively used. Great
bowls OF the flowers were used on the
table wach was in charge Of Mrs. ].
C. Jacobs and the Misses Dern.
Among those who called during the
afternoon to meet Mrs. Boggs were
Mrs. Bailey. Mrs. Hebron, Mrs. Mont