New-York tribune., 1921-06-28
Polly Brooks
Becomes Bride
OF W. ID. Howe
Cornelia Vanderbilt Maid
of Honor in Ceremony al
ST. Thornas's Church:
Reception at Plaza Hotel
Sarah penrose TO We'd
RuiI, Sawyer Engaged TO
A. Mekie Cochran; Miss
Eileen Egerton Betroshed

ST. Thomas's Church was the scene
st i o'clock yesterday afternoon Of cne
Il the most brilliant weddings Of June,
when Miss Polly Brooks, daughter of
the late John Chauneey Brooks jr. and
Mrs. Brooks, was married 80 William
pearing Howe, son of Richard r. Howe,
Of this city and Jericho, L. l.. In spite
af the lateness of the season, when 30
mary Of the members of society are
cut Of town, the church was filed
with representative gathering The
church was attractivsly decorated by
the superintendent of the Howe estate
with palms, ferns, lilies and roses,
vhich harmonized with the beautiful
and unique gowns worn by the bride
sad her attendants. On the pews of
the center aisle were large clusters Of
white and pink hydrangeas.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Endicott Peabody, of Groton
Sehool, and reception followed at the
Hotel Plaza, which also was artisticaliy
decorated fer the occasion.
The bride, who was given away by
her brother, Blair McKean Brooks,
wore gown of white satin and tuIle,
trimmed with crystals. with founces of.
tulle around the skirt. The long court
train of white satin was embroidered
IN white and silver Ascension lilies and
over it fell the train of tulle, which
vas fastened to the coiffure with
bandeau of orange blossoms. She car
ried orchids and lilies -of-the-valley
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, daughter
Of Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, was the
maid Of honor. She was dressed in
wonderful creation of pale green taf-
teta and over the left nip was a clus-
ter of American Beauty roses and
grsen grapes, with a fichu of cream
ColoTsd lace. With this she wore a
leghorn nat. with green streamers
trimmed with American Beauty roses
and green grapes. She carried al,
eJlcts of sweetpeas, tied with a hy-
erangea blue ribbon.
TIE other attendants were Mrs. Paul
Albeit, who was Miss Elise Everett.
and who was married last Thanksgiy-
Ing; Mrs. Blair Mexican Brooks, sister
lp.law Of the bride: Miss Sarah Jane
Sanford Miss Dorothy Duncan, Miss
Isabel Pell, Miss Adelaide Kip Rhine
lander and Miss Antoinette Emo Graves.
They were all dressed alike in Amer
lean Beauty cclored lace and taffeta.
and wore Leghorn RATS with streamers
Of American beysuty hued satin. They
carried pale pink, bile and white sweet
peas
Miss MargarcA Flint was to have
been one Of the attendants, but owing
70 illness she was unable to serve.
see IS recovering from pneumonia.
LAWRENCE K.mball, Of Boston, served
as Mr. Howe's best man, aud the
ashers We're Malcolm Bradlee. Sargent
Bradlee, OF Bo5ton; Benoni Lockwood
r., Ge0rge 3. Cabot, David T. Key.
5ohn Croker, Covington Janin and
Lyons Perry.
1r. Howe and ais bride will sail for
Europe Thursday to pass the summer
abroad, On their return they will re-
SIDE in New York.
Yesterdays bride was introduced to
society last winter and she and her
mother have been living at the Hotel
lothian. She is a granddaughter OF
Soionel Thorndike Brooks and a great
granddaughter Of the late Chauncey
brooks, of Baltimore. a banker and
lTesldent OF the Baltimore & Ohio
Raliread. On her mothers side she is