New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Five Weddings in Society
Mark St. Valentines Day
Miss Elizabeth Winthrop Emmett Becomes Bride of
Edwin Dennison Morgan Jr., of Westbury, L. l. {;
Miss Fanny Ford Married to Thomas S. Thomas

st. Valetine's Day more than main
tanned it's reputation for being the most
popular day Of the month with brides
for yesterday saw no less than five
large weddings in and out of town. One
of the most interesting was that
Of Miss Elizabeth Winthrop Emmett.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs christopher
Temple Emmet, of Stony Brook, L. L.,
to Edwin Dennison Morgan jr., of
Wheatley, Westbury, L. I. Miss Emmett,
a great-granddaughter of the first John
granddaughter of Judge Robert Emmett
and a t-grandniece of Robert
Emmet, the Irish patriot. made most
attractive bride. st. Bartholomew
Church, where the ceremony was per-
formed at $3.50 o'clock, held brilliant
gathering for the event, including
many of the old Knickerbocker set and
the hunting colony of Long Island,
With which the Morgans have long been
identified. The bride walked to the
altar with her father, who gave her
away. She wore a gown Of white
chiffon, trimmed with lace, and a lace
veil which had done duty at the we'd
dings of her grandmother and mother.
Her bouquet was Of lilies Of the valley
and white orchids.
wedding, for that was the predominant
ing color in the decorations and the
costumes OF the brides attendants, her
matrons of honor, Mrs. Charles Cary
Rumsey and Mrs. James Cameron
Clark, like the bride smaids, her sisters,
Miss Margaret Chanler Emmett and
Miss Hester Aida Emmett, Miss
Gabrielle Chanler and Miss Rosamond
Sherwood, were all dressed in gowns of
deep yellow chiffon made over gold
colored satin. Bunches of grapes
trimmed them, instead of the usual
flowers, and their large hats of brown
taffeta also had garnitures of grapes.
They carried bouquets of yellow Or
chids.
The two flower girls, Miss Jane Erin
Emmett, a young sister of the bride,
and Miss Elizabeth Jay, daughter If
Mr.. and Mrs. De Lancey Jay, wore
quaint empire frocks of yellow net
over white, yellow garden hats and car
ried bouquets of cornfowers and yell
low daisies.
Mr.. Morgan's brother, Thomas Ar
thur Morgan, served as best man and
Caspar Morgan, Christopher Temple
Emmet jr., jeremiah VI. Evarts, r. S.
Potter, L. Stuyvesant Chanler jr., Bay
ard Warren, George c. Cutler jr.. ]. s.
Barker jr., Daniel Sergeant, Upton S.
Sullivan, T. H. rockingham, Henry
Holt jr., Darragh A. Park and Monroe
Douglas Robinson were the ushers. The
rector, the Rev Dr. Leighton Parks,
performed the ceremony. after which
there was q reception at the home Of
the brides aunt, Miss Lydia Field
Emmet, 535 Park Avenue.
In the Church of the TRANSPORTATION
Miss Fanny Taliaferro Ford, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Richards Ford,
of % West Tenth Street, was married
at noon yesterday to Thomas Shipley
Thomas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Downey Thomas, of Philadelphia. The
I ceremony was performed by the rector,
the Rev DR.. George c. Houghton, as
sisted by the Rev. DR.. c. A. Jessup, of
st. PauPs Church. Buffalo, an old
friend of both families. The bride,
who was given away by her father,
wore gown of white satin, trimm ed
with beautiful old Belgian rose point
lace. Her veil, of the same lace, was
arranged in a novel way, in the form
of Chinese headdress, with ropes of
seed pearls and orange blossoms on
either side. 1t fell over the long train
of satin, cut in deep V at the shoul-
ders and bordered with Il design OF
lilacs, embroidered in white silk and
seed pearls and lined with pale green
silk. Her shower bouquet also was
novel, for, in addition TO the time.
honored orange blossoms, which senti.
ment DEGREES should be carried by al
brides, sprays of white lilacs were ar
ranged with white sweet peas. The
brides sister, Miss Helen Ford, was
her maid of honor and wore a frock OF
coral colored chiffon, trimmed with
fur, and dark brown tulle sash, which
matched her hat. Miss Julia Duryea
Sprigg. of Charlottesville, Va, and
Miss Mary Baldwin, Miss Janet Brewer
and Miss Emily Cobb, of New York
and the bridegroom's cousins, Miss
Emelyn and Miss Margretta Shipley
of Penllyn, Pa, were the bridesmaids
Their frocks Of cream net and lace