Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-08
GEORGE GoULD's MARRIAGE.
The Event fastened by Wales
Attentions To Miss Kingdom.

NEW YORK, Aug. THE cable flashed
under the ocean the Intelligence OF the
marriage OF George Gould and Edith
Kingdom in Paris Immediately following
the publication of my letter giving an ac-
count OF their love. The report was
founded on the fact that Miss Kingdom
accompanied Mr.. Gould to the embarklng
point at Calais when he left for his conti-
mental tour, and was consequently pre-
mature. Letters which | have recently
received from London from friends OF the
two parties almost shed halo Of romance
over the story L recently untoded. 1t ap-
pears that the Prince of Wales attended
the third performance of the DAILY CON-
pany at the Strand Theatre and was smlt-
ten on sight with the beauty OF Miss King.
don. The eoquetterie of MISS Rehan and
the black eyes OF Miss Dreher charmed
MIN not, and at the end OF the second act
ne exerted mis- royal prerogatiye OF send
lag for Miss Kingdom to come into his
box. Miss Kingdom, however, declined
the honor unless it was also extended to
the other ladies of the company. AT the
close or the next act the royal command
was extended to the ladies' OF the
company and they formally assem-
pied at the door, chaperoned by
Mrs. Gilbert, with Miss Rehan on her
right, Miss Kingdom modestly kept in the
background, evidently churlsh thoughts
OF the absent youth whom she had left in
New Y ork and who no doubt was in her
mind much handsomer man, with his
swarthy, poetic features, gistening black
eyes and tiny little moustache, than the
Dushy, heavy, bold, red-iaced, bearded
Prince resting his cOyetous eyes upon
her. Much to the surprise of all and the
indignation of Miss Rehan, the Prince
brushed OF H.
dressing Miss Kingdom, said: 81 should
never nave forgiven myself If L had not
seen you play" The interview was ter
minated by the call boys summons, "All
ready for the curtain" The next day the
Prince sent Miss Kingdom some flowers
and invited her to supper. She accepted
the flowers, but declined the invitation,
much to his Royal Highness' disappoint-
ment. Miss Kingdom telegraphed an &C
count of her m Getting and hearing from
the Prince to her youthful be-
trothed. and George Immediately de-
cided that his presence In
London was needed, and hence his
hasty departure the next day in the Eu-
truria. Until Mr.. Gould arrived on the
scene Miss Kingdom withdrew entirely
from all sight seeing or social intercourse,
only going to the theatre in the evening;
but he and she, from the day of his arrival
uuIll MS uepdTluT6, were necessarily Out
together. 1t Is said that when the Prince
of Wales was informed that Miss Kingdom
was the prisoner of young Gould he de-
sisted from any further attentions in that
direction and devoted himself to Miss Lily
Grub, of the Dixey Company. 1t is also
said that once while Miss Kingdom and
Mr.. Gould were bowling along the Strand
in two-wheeler, the Prince of Wales
passed them, but the frown that came
over Georges face at the moment pre-
vented the lady and his Royal .Hignness
from exchanging bows of recognition, and
so highly amused the latter that he spoke
about it that night at the New Club,
where Dixey, by the way, was presented
to him the other night.
The members of the DAILY Company be-
lieve that George and Miss Kingdom were
privately married in London, but the
young lady strongly denies the soft i'm
parchment, though admitting that Mr..
Gould would Join her in Paris. Init
mates of Mr.. Gould pen over that he left
so suddenly on his yachting trip from the
coast to Europe that the reporters who
sought to interview him on the subject of
his sons reported marriage, were met by
the eyasive reply that none of his sons
dispatches informed him of the fact.
JOHN DARME.