The San Francisco call., 1909-08-14
SMART SET TALK
IS OF WEDDINGS
Brides Elect Are Planning
For Autumn Marriage
Ceremonies
The earliest weddings of the sea.

son are already a. topic for dis
cussion among the brides elect and
their friends, while the selection of
bridesmaids is one of the social pro-
cesses that has begun with the other
considerations that belong to we'd
ding in autumn. The color scheme is
matter of great moment to the bride
details of church ceremony with
the reception afterward make quite
enough material for worry among those
most concerned in the arrangements.
One of the brides to be who is deep
in preparation for her wedding next
month is Miss Helen Wilson. The date
of her wedding with Paymaster Walter
A. Greer. U. S. N. has been announced
for September %, to the surprise of
her friends, who had anticipated that
til later in the season. The event is
to be on that date, however, and there
will be several attendants. although the
exact number and the personnel are
The wedding will be an evening af-
fair and will take place at Trinity,
with several hundred guests at the
church service and only the closest
friends of the couple at the reception
afterward. which will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Scott Will
son in Washington street.
Another bride of the autumn will be
Miss Lydia Gibbons. whose marriage
with Gustaye Schaefer of Honolulu will
be an event of this month and will
August q, at the First Presbyterian
church in this city.
The bride elect is the attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P.
Gibbons. and had not made her formal
bow to society when her engagement
to the prominent clubman of Homo
lulu was announced several months
ago. The bride has selected green and
white for the color scheme at her
wedding, and it is said that the gowns
and details of the decorations have an
originality quite unusual in the chosen
effect
The bride will be attended by her
sister, Mrs. ]. Charles Green, as matron
of honor, while Miss Constance Cum
mings will attend as bridesmaid and
George Brown of Honolulu will act as
best man.
The wedding of Miss Cummings and
Ensign Joerns. L. s N. by. the way
will be a later event of the season
and another wedding is remembered in
connection with this event, since George
Brown, who fills the Office of best man,
is the fiance of Miss Minna Berger,
who is visiting here from Honolulu
with popular Miss Alice Macfarlane.
The Brown Berger wedding will be an
event of December The wedding re-
ception of Miss Gibbons and Mr.. Schae-
fer will take place at the Fairmont and
will be an elaborate affair. The young
couple will live in Honolulu
e
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Blackmer, who
was Miss Enid Cunningham, are estab-
lished in an attractive home in Berke-
ley and are receiving the Fluctuations
of their friends. Their wedding, which
took place July 81 in the Unitarian
church, was not announced with the
usual reception and congratulations,
but was quietly celebrated with a we'd
ding breakfast afterward at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Loring Cunningham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hayes Smith are
leaving today for a motor trip to Del
Monte with a party of friends, but will
only remain for weekend visit. as
they are established at the Fairnont
for the season and will return to town
early next week.
DR.. and Mrs Ernest Dwight Chipman
are at their country home, Skyacres.
in Marin county, where they will re-
main during the late summer They
have just, returned TO the attractive
place after an extended absence in the
east. where they have been travelling
since the early season.
Cyril Tobin and John Gallois are al
Tahoe for delightful outing, and viii
remain several days at least before
returning to town, and among others
at the same attractive place are Mr..
and Mrs. E. J. Benedict.
DR.. Millicent Cosgrave is leaving
town this afternoon for a delightful
outing at Ross, where she will be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry st. Goar
at one of the weekend parties that
have been an attraction this season
at the hospitable country home.
Mrs. Wellington Gregg is at San Ma
teo, and is slowly recovering after her
recent serious illness. Her friends are
anticipating that she will be able to
return to town shortly, where she will
pass the winter with her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Scott. with
Mrs. Scott's mother, Mrs. Frederick j.
Amweg, will leave in a few days for a
summer outing at Ross. where they have
taken a cottage and will remain dur
ing the month of September Since
their return from Honolulu the Scots
have been at the Amweg home in
Washington street and will return fer