The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

being the motive OF the first of the
fleet romances." As handsome, DASH
ing Engracia Critcher. with wonderful
eyes and marvellous gift OF Spanish
dancing, she captured the heart of En-
sign Freyer as soon as his ship reached
Santa Barbara after the long trip
around from New York She had gone
there with party OF friends, who later
went to Monterey just al the warShips
dropped anchor in that hospitable bay.
and the acquaintance began to assume
a more serious nature. The stay of the
ships here was but brief one before
the engagement was announced, fol-.
lowed shortly by the wedding.
After her marriage Mrs. Freyer Wis
tied her husbands family In the south
and then joined him at Guam where
they have been stationed for some time.
Mrs. Alfred Baker SpaIdIng, who was
Miss Mary Polhemus before her mar
riage to the clever young physician,
was one of the most attractive OF
brides. the trailing whiteness Of her
veil and satin gown being particularly
becoming to her slender blonde type.
Her marriage was the outcome of a
romance begun in the days when Doc
tor Spalding was a student at Stanford
university. and Jack" Polhemus
brought his pretty young sister to the
fraternity house.
MTS. JOun HdIL POlQemuS, DN the
way, s another of the pretty brides
portrayed here. She was Miss Jane
Wiltshire, and was one of the most
popular girls San Francisco has known.
She and her two sturdy little sons have
spent several seasons in southern Cali
fornia. while business took Mr.. Polhe-
mus TO Mexico
One of the most elaborate OF church
weddings of recent years was that OF
Miss Constance de Young and Joseph
Oliver Tobin, which took place at ST.
Mary's cathedral. Hundreds of guests
were present and a large reception fol-
lowed at the home of the bride. Her
wedding gownlwas particularly elab-
crate and exquisite one, and her bevy
of bridesmaids presented an unusually
beautiful picture in their chiffon gowns
in American beauty rose tints- Mr.. and
Mrs. Tobin have lived at San Mateo
most of the time since their marriage
Miss Helen de Young's marriage to
George Cameron was celebrated at the
family home in California street less
than a month after her sisters. The
picture gallery was converted into a
chapel for the occasion with rare beau
ties in the way Of embroidered hang
ings and exquisite floral decorations.
Mrs. Cameron's wedding gown was an
imported affair of richest embroideries
and lace and her ven was of beautiful
lace She was a bride of whom it was
truthfully said, her friends declare, that
"she never looked better in her life
which was no mean compliment
A fact frequently commented upon is
that the De Young sisters. who have
spent so much OF their lives abroad
should have looked cOldly upon foreign
suitOrs and chosen native Sau Fran
ciscans who are prominent in the busi-
ness world of the city.
A handsome bride is Mrs. A H. Col
bran, formerly Miss Grace Parrish. the
daughter of w. A Parrish. the million
aire mining man of Denver. part Of
each year is spent here by the Far
rishes and the pretty daughter OF the
house decided that her wedding TO the
young engineer should take place at
Grace church in this city. 1t was a
quiet affair. with a few OF the many
friends of the family as guests. Since
their marriage Mr.. and Mrs Colbran
have left San Francisco and are now in
Korea, where railroad building is
claiming his time and talents.
No more graceful and charming bride
is pictured than Mrs. Edward Gerber OF
Sacramento. who was formerly pretty
Miss Gertrude Whitaker of Gait but
whose friends are so numerous here
that she may be claimed almost as a
San Franciscan