The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-25
MARTIN-OELRlCHS WEDDING.
Wealth and Fashion Witness Mag
nificent Matrimonial Event at
NeWnOrf.

Newport, R. l.. July 24.-Miss Lily
Oelrichs, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles M. Oelrichs, and Peter D. Mar
tin of San Francisco, were married
shortly after noon to-day in old st.
Joseph's Church. More than 1000
guests, including many representatives
of the questionable society of New
was performed by Rev. Louis ]. Deadly,
pastor of the church.
The musical service was elaborate,
including selections by the church
choir and the Casino orchestra. The
ushers, four in lumber, led the pro-
cession to the altar. They were Regi-
Maid Ronalds, Philip Lydig and Charles
and Henry Oelrichs. The bridegrooms
brother acted as best man! He and
the ushers wore frock coats and trous-
ers of dark gray with double breast
ed white pique waistcoasts. Following
the ushers came the matrons of honor,
Mrs. Henry O. Havemeyer, Jr., and
Mrs. Cameron MGR. Winslow.
The bride was accompanied by her
father, who gave her away. The
brides gown was of the heaviest
ivory-white satin, severed with white
chiffon, except in front Here, narrow
ing to the waist and again widening
to the hem of the skirt, the outer
| material was lace, hand sewed, with
| large pearls and satin flowers. At
| either side of the center piece and
| over the whole surface of both waist
and skirt. At the top of the bodice
was used old point Venetian lace,
loaned by the brides aunt, Mrs. Her
mann Oelrichs, by whom it had been
used as wedding veil. The bridal
| veil was fastened with diamonds to
the brides hair, upon which rested
| also wreath of orange blossom.
The spectacle as the bridal party
passed up the aisle was most imposing,
and presented one of the most beau
tifuI pictures ever seen in the historic
old edifice. The display of gowns and
Jewels worn by some of the fashion
able women present excelled N-nything
ever seen in Newport The decorations
of the church were elaborate and beau
tiful. Baskets of asparagus, ferns and
other delicate foliage We're suspended
from the ceiling, and the windows
were banked with palms and other
tropical plants.
After the ceremony the guests went
over to the cottage of the brides par
ents in Kay street, where an elaborate
wedding breakfast was served by Sher-
ry. The tables were placed In large
addition, which had been made to the
cottage Throughout the breakfast
and the reception Mulally's Orchestra
furnished exquisite music. Late this
afternoon the bridal couple departed
from Newport on a steam yacht. Aft
er a brief trip they will return to this
city to spend the remainder of the
season.
Very pretty gifts were made to the
attendants. The matrons of honor re-
ceived dainty gold purses and the ush-
ers and best man scarfpins of gold and
pearls in the form of a horseshoe.
These souvenirs were encased in boxes
of white satin, marked in gilt with
the date of the wedding. The wedding
presents were shown without cards
and occupied several rooms of the cot
tage. They consisted of costly and rare
Jewels, works of art and bric-a-brac
of every description.
The bride of to-day is the elder
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles M
Oelrichs, and a niece of Mr.. Hermann
Oelrichs, who married the rich Jessie
Fair of San Francisco. She is 81, TALL
stately and a blonde. Though her
parents are at the top of the social
ladder they are not wealthy, compare
lively speaking. Mr.. Martin is, how
| ever, possessed of great wealth in his
own right, which is in the form of
valuable real estate in California
ranches in the west and gold mines in
Colorado, all of which came to him
from his deceased father, Edward
Martin, who was one of the early pio-
neers of California and president of
the First National Bank of San Fran
cisco.