New-York tribune., 1919-06-29

Society has had the busiest month
in three years, and it has just been one
continued round Of weddings from the
first of June up to the present. Sat
urdays throughout the month have
brought the most marriages, and yes
terday dozen of note took place, most
of them in the country. The guests
from the city went out either by motor
or in special cars attached to the regu-
lar trains.
The wedding which was most largely
attended yesterday and which brought
together most of the Long Island set,
was that of Miss Edith Mortimer,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Nor
timer, to Conte di Zoppola, of the air
force of the Italian army. 1t took
place at Roslyn House, the beautiful
country place of Mr.. and Mrs Morti-
ner, at Roslyn, Long Island. The
ceremony was followed by reception
and breakfast, for which a few addi-
tonal guests were invited.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Louis Martel of ST. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church. The bride, who will
Join the Catholic Church, wore gown
Of ivory satin, trimmed with rare point
lace worn by her grandmother. Her
veil was fastened with single strand
of diamonds given to her by Count
Guiseppi di Zoppola, father of the
bridegroom. She wore a diamond cor
sage ornament, the gift Of her mother.
The library was transformed into a
chapel, the walls Of the rooms were
covered with wild oak branches and the
altar was decorated with white ram
bier roses and Easter lilies. An aisle
was formed by white posts covered
with lilies-of- the valley
The bride was attended by Mrs. Nor
*on Breese. Mrs. Darragh A. Park,
Mrs. Alexander Biddle, Mrs James
Lloyd Derby. Mrs. Louis Noel, Miss
Leonie Burrill and Miss Margaret Ser
gent
Count Garacciolo was the best man
The wedding originally was set for
June 21, but had to be postponed on
account of the delayed arrival of the
bridegroom from Italy.
Conte di Zoppola and his bride, af-
ter short wedding trip, will go to
Newport to spenta few days with Mr.
and Mrs. Mortimer, who will open their
villa there this week.
They will sail at the end of July for
Italy.
Yesterdays bride, while driving her
automobile last November, with Cap
tain Poree, of the French Military Mis-
sion, who was a guest at her home in
Roslyn, ran down and killed two men
in Flushing. After a trial extending
over several weeks in the Queens
County Supreme Court, she was &C
Quilted.
Among the guests were Brgadier
General and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Miss Grace Vanderbilt, Cornelius Van
derbilt, jr., Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mr..
and RMS. Oliver Islein, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Peabody, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hastings, Mr.. and Mrs. William Forbes
Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gray Girls
void, Mr. and Mrs. w. Bourke Cochran,
Mr. and Mrs. William Payne Thompson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, Count Dentice
di Frasso, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w.
Vanderbilt Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Steele, Mrs. H. Van Rensselaer, Ken
nedy, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Goadby Loew,
Miss Barbara Loew, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Whitney, Clarence H. Mackay,
Miss Katherine Mackay, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eric Winston, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Skiddy
Won Stade, Mrs. Devereaux Mllburn,
Dir. and Mrs. George Rose and Mice
Flora Whitney.
Bowman--Patterson
In town, Miss Clarise Paterson,
daughter of Mrs. Myra d. Paterson, of
bl West Eighty-seventh Street, became
the bride OF John Nee. Bowman, presi-
cent Of the Pershing Square string of
hotels. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. DR.. w. Merle-Smith, and
q reception followed at the home
o. Mrs. Paterson. Owing to both
families being in mourning the we'd