Sacramento Daily Union
Sacramento, California
27 February, 1896

SOCIAL EVENTS.
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   A very pleasant home wedding took place last night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Guelder, 607 I street. Miss Clara Gillilan of this city, a niece of Mrs. Van Guelder, and Frank W. Cook, a prominent young business man of Loomis, Placer County, were united in wedlock, Rev. A. C. Herrick officiating. The bride wore a beautiful gown of white duchess silk, trimmed with rosettes of chiffon, pearl passementerie and white violets. The maids of honor were the bride's little cousins, Belle Van Guelder and Beryl French. They were attired in pink silk, and each carried a basket of pink carnations and maidenhair fern. The cozy little home was tastefully decorated with an abundance of smilax, carnations, camellias and palms. The bridal couple on entering the front parlor stood under an arch of calla lilies, where the ceremony was performed. This room was exquisitely arrayed in white. After the nuptials had been pronounced the few immediate friends and relatives present repaired to the back parlor and partook of a sumptuous wedding feast. There were many presents, all of which were very costly, among them being a gold watch and Trilby neckchain, given by the groom. The newly-wedded couple will remain here until to-night, when they will depart for their future home lately built at Loomis.

-transcription by Kate Maynard. 2012