The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
Herold- Tormey Nuptials
OF Social Interest

A marriage of interest to friends
and relatives throughout California
was celebrated in this city Wednes-
day evening when Miss May Cecilia
Tormey became the bride of Raymond
E. Herold The ceremony was held in
the Church of st. Vincent de Paul in
Steiner street, Right Rev. Edward
Hanna officiating. The bride was at
tended by her sister, Miss Veronica
Tormey, as maid of honor. and Clair
Herold was his brothers best man.
Owing to the recent death of the
brides grandmother, Mrs. NJ. c. Duff
fey, the wedding was quietly cele
brated, only the immediate relatives
being in attendance.
Mrs Herold is a member of an old
California family. Her mother was
formerly Miss Mary Duficy, daugh-
ter of Judge NJ. C. Duff1cy of San
Rafael, and her late father, DR.. James
Tormey, was the son of the late John
Tormey of Pinole. Mr.. Herold is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Herold of
this city.
On their return from their honey
moon Mr.. and Mrs. Herold will re-
side in this city. where an attractive
home awaits them in Hyde street.
The marriage of Mrs Alice New
comb and Lieutenant William B. Nc
Laurin, First cavalry, U. S. A, whose
engagement was recently announced,
will take place early in November.
Lieutenant McLaurin is now stationed
at Fort Yellowstone, to which post he
will take his bride. Both Mr.. Nc =
lar in this city and in the Presidio.
where the prospective bridegroom
was. stationed until he was ordered
to Yellowstone park.
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The following comment on the we'd
ding of Miss Kate Peterson and Ward
Maitland. which was published re-
Gently in the Washington Star, will
be of interest to many in San Fran
cisco and it's vicinity, with whom both
Mr. and Mrs Peterson are favorites
Also of interest from its very origin
atty is the succeeding item regarding
the marriage appointments of the for
mer Miss Gertrude Heath of Colorado
Springs.
"A California bride last Week.-Mrs.
Peterson who married Ward Mailliard
Jr.-copied the decorations which
| were the feature of her mothers we'd
ding and the old daysNin San Fran
cisco-Tokay grapes Limitation now.
but common enough to have been real
| them were mingled with autumn
leaves and foliage. The kneeling
stool had the original initials and
those of the latter couple added to it.
The bride wore her mothers wedding
dress. 1t was changed slightly to
follow the present mode, but the same
beautiful duchesse lace was used to
trim it Her veil was fastened with
clusters of orange blossoms and deli
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pleted the striking effect.
| 1.-THE six bridesmaids were gowned
alike and wore large black tulle hats.
Their dresses were of white shadow
lace over chiffon, and each couple had
a touch of the same color in the ac-
cessories.
Eat the wedding breakfast the Wed
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with the initials of the couple en-
broidered and at the brides table the
ring, thimble and coin were hidden
away in some of these fancy recep-
tacles. The bride gave her attendants
gold hat pins and the bridegroom gave
gold pocket knives.
cat Colorado Springs wedding last
week the bride, Miss Gertrude Heath,
wore superb rose duchess lace dress,
gift from her stepmother. who wore
| it at her marriage to the brides father
two years ago. The stepmother was a
widow at her second wedding. and the
Isplendid wedding robe was a gift from
her own daughter. The last bride
wore a lace veil. loaned by girl
friend in whose family it is an heir
loom and which happened to be SINH
lar lace to that in the wedding dress.
To round out the all around good feel
| ing in this family. the young woman
who gave the lace dress in the first
instance was the chief attendant on
the bride who wore it the second time.
Her costume was of pink chiffon with
a draped waist and short tunic edged
with rhinestones. A tiny butterfly of
i lace finished the low neci. of the
bodice in front and another larger
butterfly of chiffon fiuttered where the
skirt draperies joined the bodice be-
tween the shoulders in the back. 1t
i was cut without train and was very
much draped about the feet. Two
frills of pink tulle formed her head
dress. one standing up and the othG
falling TO the neck like pleated vsil.'