The Indianapolis journal., 1894-01-08
MRS. GEORGE GOULUS TEA.
The House at Lakewood the Scene OF
Brilliant Entertainment.

NEW YORK, Jan. Mrs. George Gould
gave a large afternoon tea to her &C
uuaintances in Lakewood the other day.
This is the first time that Mrs. Gould has
come before the public since the death of
her father-in-law. The rooms in which the
tea was given were beautifully decorated
with a variety of flowers, palms and ferns.
The tea was held at the parlors of Gray
Cables which is the present winter home
of George ]. Gould's family. Miss Anna
Gould, Mrs. Hamilton. Miss Montgomery,
Mrs Fred Sterry and Miss a. G.. Keller
assisted Mrs Gould in receiving and pour
ing the tea and chocolate
Behind scene of palms and ferns was
the Vienna orchestra, which was brought
from the Lakewood Hotel. Several times
during the afternoon Miss Alice G. Keller
sang songs from Tolstoi and Neidlinger. In
the afternoon Mrs. Gould wore pale lay-
ender tea gown, which hung In graceIui
folds from yoke to the ground. around
her throat was a narrow black velvet col
lar; the back was plain, tied at the waist
and hanging down along the train was a
long ecru lace sash; fiounce of ecru lace
was draped around the yoke, and fell over
the sleeves. Miss Anna Gould wore plain
dressed in blue and yellow. Mrs. Hamilton
wore a light blue dress. Miss Richardson
wore heavy blue brocade. trimmed WITH WITH
null, trimmed with small pink rosebuds;
Mrs. Gould's two little sons, Kingdom and
Jaw were dressed in navy blue velvet dress
suits, with large white satin puffed sleeves
and great, broad lace collars.
After the tea Mrs. Gould gave dinner
followed by a dance at the Lakewood no
tel About $50 o'clock carriages arrived al
Gray Gables to convey the guests TO the
hotel. In the corner of the dining room
covers were laid for a dozen: These We're
Mr. and Mrs. Gould, Mrs Kingdom, Miss
Anna Gould Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton, Miss
Alice q. Keller. Mr.. Hartman. Miss Mont
gonery Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Leavitt and MISS
Richards At the dance Mrs. Gould wore a
black dress. with an accordian pleated chif-
fon overskirt. The waist was trimmed with
delicate white lace and in her corsage she
wore n huge bunch of double violets.
While the tea-pouring and chOcoate-sip-
ping was at its height man appeared In tne
refreshment room and hustled arouhd ASK
ing for some one Whocould give niin III,
formation about the whole affair. He SAID
lust then that he represented newspaper,
and wanted to give the thing grand boom.
Nobody paid much attention 20 him, SO ne
BILE helping himself most bountifully 10
everything within reach. He was seen two
or three times during the afternoon. running
in one room and out OF another, always Win
an air of the greatest importance.
When the guests arrived at the Lakewood
Hotel he was there. He refused TO tell what
paper he represented, or TO give his name.
Somebody suggested that he was a crank.
which was most apparent. George Gould
had seen too many cranks TO be in the leaSt
upset by this man. He was carefully
taken of him. He was man of about five
feet eleven, rather stout, with very gray,
pointed beard. smallish gray eyes. and free
and-easy confident air. Yesterday morning.
when George Gould reached the Lakewood
depot, the man was again on deck.
The report that George Gould had IN
tended 10 build at Lakewood has been de-
MED. He intends to spend the winter there,
i'm the house which he now occupies.