Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-31
MISS GOULD MAY BEA DUCHESS.

MISS GOULD MAY BE A DUCHESS.
A dispatch from New York says: The
Duchess of Manchester, whose arrival
here is hourly expected, will, it is said,
select an American heiress for her son,
the Duke of Manchester, who is only
10 years old, and it is rumored in socie-
ty that the coming Duchess will be Miss
Alice Northrup Gould, daughter of the
late Jay Gould.
Miss Gould is is years old, pretty,
bright. lively and vivacious, and the
richest of the trio of Gould heiresses.
Since the death OF her father she has
lived at Odontz when not with her sis
ter, Miss Helen Gould, in whose care
she was left. Another sister is Anna
Gould, now Countess Boniface de Cas-
tellane, ofParis. Miss Alice has for
tune OF several millions, and is likely to
receive $4,000, 900 as dot OH her we'd
ding. She has not yet been formally
presented to society, but during the
past few months she accompanied her
sister, Miss Helen Gould, to some of the
festivities at the Ardsley Casino.
1t is said that the marriage of the
Duke and his sister would meet with
the approval of George Gould. This
signifies good deal, as the care of all
the combined fortunes of the family is
10 his hands. Neither would any op-
position be likely to be made by other
mem oers of the family. 1t will be re-
called that by the will of Jay Gould
the appreciation of all the other mem
bers of the family is necessary for the
marriage of either.
The Duke of Manchester can confer
on bis bride one OF the greatest English
tiles and tocal position equal to any
in the court circles. The Duke is big,
manly, good-looking and prepared to
enjoy every moment of his stay in
America. The Duchess of Manchester
: IN poor health, having been a prey
FOR several years to nervous disease,
and naturally she wishes to see her son
well married and TO have hand in the
matter.
The Duchess OF Manchester has been
so great friend of the Nanderbilts that
the natural inference might be that she
would select member of that family to
be her sons bride.
This, as ii happens, is out of the ques
lion. Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt is on
the point of marrying Harry Payne
Whitney. If the Duke of Manchester
desired to wait few years her younger
sister, Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, now in
her fifteenth year, would he on the car
pet Cornelius Vanderbilt is, however,
decided as to his preference for Ameri
can sons -in-law.
Miss Elizabeth Perkins is on pro-
tracted European tour, accompanied by
Miss Maud Howe Elliott. Miss Perkins
10 two years will come into SIT 100000
left by her grandfather.
Miss Virginia NJ Gammell will have
possibly $S,000,000 some day. Miss
Mary B. Trevor inherited S3,000,000
several years ago from her father, and
will some time come into half as much
more. from her mother. There are
many other rich girls at Newport, in
cluding the Misses Gerry, Havemeyer,
Brooks, Hoffman, Winthrop, Burden,
sherman, Van Allen, Brice and Taylor.
None of these can compete with Miss
Gould as an independent heiress, unless,
possibly, the Misses Gerry. Miss May
Goelet will have millions some day and
is about the same age as Miss Gould.
Miss Goelet is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Ogden Goelet, and niece of the
prospective bride of Cornelius Wander
bilt, jr.