The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-27
Newport Society
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Newport, R. I, July 2s.-The event of
the season was. of course the marriage
of Charles Oelrichs fair daughter Lily
to Pete Martin of California. Here was
a real romance of Love and Money that
began a new lease of life at the altar.
The first volume was full of vexation and
postponement. But the happy event is
over and [ have congratulated the happy
couple.
All society, some two thousand. went
in our best hibs and fuckers to st. Jo-
seph's Church last Thursday to see the
knot tied tight. The. church could not
hold one-third of the people, so while
the ceremony was going on one-half of
the people stood outside to catch a
glimpse of the heads of the happy couple
as they came out. The bride was given
away by her father, Charles May Del
richs. Walter S. Martin, the bride-
groom's brother. served as his best man,
Mrs Harry Havemeyer and Mrs. Cam
eron Winslow officiated as "matrons of
honor"-a rather weird innovation that
has crept into social procedure during the
last year. The oelrich cottage on Kay
street being small, arrangements We're
made to accommodate the five hundred
invited to breakfast They consisted of
the erection of a tent thirty=two feet
square on the Oelrichs lawn The brides
table was in the center.
The bridal gown was a thing to delight
the feminine eye. Heavy ivory white
satin forms the ground work and Is COW
cred with the silkiest, gauziest white
chiffon, except in front. Here, narrowing
to the waist and again widening to the
hem of the skirt the outer material is
lace hand sewed, with large pearls and
satin flowers. At either side of this CEN
ter piece and clear around the chiffon Is
tucked over the whole surface of both
waist and skirt. The tuc1xs are two inch
es wide at the shoulder and narrow to an
eighth of an inch at the waist line. wild
ening again from there to two and half
inches at the hem of the skirt. The neck
Is cut slightly deeollete, according to the
prevailing mode of wedding gowns At
the top of the bodice Is used rare old
Venetian point lace. This lace, used also
for the extensive bridal veil, is lent for
the occasion by the brides aunt, Mrs.
Herman Oelrichs, and after the wedding
1t was given to the Metropolitan Museum
of Art. 1t is almost priceless. The close
fitting sleeves which end just below the
pearls and finished with ruffles tucked
and Embroidered chiffon. The train
of white satin, uncovered save by the veil
Is almost five yards long and hangs full
from the shoulders, after the manner OF
the coronation robes of the English
peeresses. The veil was fastened with
diamonds to the brides hair upon which
also rested a wreath of orange blossoms.
The complete cost of the gown is esti-
mated at slightly less than $4,000. Near
ly all of the work was done by hand and
required almost the entire force for weeks
of the establishment In which 1t was
built
There is much CONSERVATION over i'm
pending strikes among domestic servants.
The incidents at Mrs. Berwind's were fol-
lowed by some disagreeahle experiences
at Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs. In town
there has been general emeute among
the servants even at the clubs, and there
is a rumor that at one the entire force
left at a minutes notice. The dissatis-
faction extends to workmen. and Mrs. As
tor is the latest victim She will not be
able o entertain at her villa until the mid
die of August, IL then. Mrs. Hermann
Oelrichs had a similar trial two years
ago, but being very energetic, she took
to personally hnrrying the men up, and
she succeeded.
Bishop Potter the announcement of
whose engagement te the wealthy widow,
Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark, has been such
a social sensation, is a good deal of a
club man, He was for many years presi-
dent of the Century Club, and his name
is on the roll of the Metropolitan, Play
ers Century and other leading clubs.
The Bishops favorite club haunt is still
the Century, where he can be found on a
late winter afternoons with number of
congenial spirits and where he delights
to hold forth. He is always in demand
as an after-dinner speaker. but Is chary