Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-04
CLAIMS HIS BRIDE
UNDER OAK TREE
Miss Florence Foy Becomes Mrs.
Remington 0Imsted in
Pretty Ceremony
BRIDESMAIDS CLASSMATES
viii Leave on Tour of East and
Return to Make Home
in Los Angeles
The weddlng OF Miss Florence Foy,

The wedding of Miss Florence Foy,
youngest daughter of Mrs. Samuel Cal
vert Foy, and Remington Olmsted.
formerly of Buffalo, New York, was
solemnized at the residence of the
brides mother San Rafael Heights,
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock. The
ceremony was performed in the
grounds of the country place under the
Immense oak tree which made most
picturesque setting for the bridal
party. The bride came from the house
leaning on the arm of her brother,
James Calvert Foy, and was met at
the altar by her mother. who gave her
into the keeping of the bridegroom.
The service was read by the Rev. A:
G. w. Trew, rector emeritus of All
Saints Episcopal church, in the pres
ence of the family and many friends.
The wedding chorus from Lohengrln
was PLAYED by an orchestra, ana
during the ceromny Dvorak's HUI
moresuue was played. The bride was
attired in a gown of heavy white satin
covered with chiffon with a tunic of
lace. The Dutch neck was fashioned
with a piece of old rose point, and
a string of pearls, which was family
heirloom, was the brides only jewels.
The veil of tulle was held in place by
a wreath of orange blossoms, and the
of the valley and pink and white
orchids.
MAIDS OF HONOR
Miss Anita Abascal of Los Angeles
and Miss Gertrude Macintosh of
Seattle were the maids of honor, and
wore gowns of white lace over pink
satin. The, other attendants, Miss
Marie Foster of San Diego, Miss Grace
Coolidge of Pasadena and Mrs. Mabel
Osborne Johnson of Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio, Texas, were in white
lingerie gowns over white chiffon.
Picture hats of white lace and tulle
with a touch of pink were worn with
these gowns. Clusters of pink hy-
dranga and ferns formed beautiful
bouquets. Henry Badger assisted Mr..
Olmsted as best man.
Mrs. Foy wore a gown of black lace
over black satin. After the ceremony
a reception was held, and supper was
served on the lawn and driveway sur
rounding the house. The brides table,
which was laid for fourteen, was in
the veranda, and the centerpiece was
of lilies of the valley, forget-me-nots
and Cecil Bruner roses. The orchestra,
stationed on an upper balcony, rem
dered selections during the evening.
Mr.. Olmsted, WHO is a graduate of
Harvard of the class of 1905, will take
his bride to the graduation exercises
and will visit at his home in Buffalo
en- route. Many entertainments are
being planned in their honor by the
family, which is one of the oldest in
Buffalo, and before their return they
will visit several cities of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olmsted will be away
until fall, and will make their home
in Los Angeles. Mr.. Olmsted is a
real estate man and has lived in the
city for about four years, and is the
son of the Hon. John B. Olmsted of
the public service commission of New.
York.
WELL KNOWN FAMILY
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Calvert Foy
were among the oldest families of Los
Angeles. They resided for many years
at the corner of Seventh and F'lgueroa
streets.
Mrs. Foy has recently removed to
the magnificent residence at San
Rafael Heights, on the Arroyo Seco,
where she and her daughters keep
about them circle of musicG. and
artistic folk. Mrs Olmsted's s sisters are
actively concerned with affairs in the
Woman's Symphony orchestra, and it
is due largely to their endeavors that
Los Angeles has such an institution,
while their interest has had a notable
influence upon the progress of the city
in many other lines of artistic ad-
vancement. The bride is a graduate
of Stanford of the class of 1907. and
her attending young women were all
classmates.