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MARJORIE COULD
WEDS DREXEL
Society and Wealth Witness
the Ceremony.
GIFTS WORTH 100000
Bishop Scarborough Otficiates at Mar
rage, Which Ranks With Marlbor-
ouoh-Vanderbilt Nuptials.

New York. April 20-Miss Marjorie
GWynne Gould. daughter OF George J.
Gould. and Anthony J. DreXel. Jr.. OF
Philadelphia, son OF Anthony j. Drexel,
were married in st. Bartholomew
Protestant Episcopal church.
The wedding. by long odds the most
important OF the season. GclipSed all
that have been held for many years.
and took rank. ii it did not surpass in
lavishness, the famous Marlborough
Vanderbilt nuptials.
Society of Philadelphia and New
York was represented in large num-
bers. while from other parts of the
country private cars. placed at the dis
posal of the guests by the Goulds. for
several days past had been bringing
quotas Of friends to witness the cere-
mony The Gould and Drexel yachts,
as we'll as every liner docking within
the last week. brought many nOtables
from Europe.
The ceremony united the Gould
family with one of Philadelphia's
wealthiest and most aristOcraticN fami-
lies. and the match has excited COM
ment as notable because Miss Gould
chose to wed an American instead OF
one of the many titled Europeans who
sought her hand. The bridegroom is
/ banker. second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony ]. Drexel. and is only two
years the senior of his nineteen-year
old bride
Gifts Valued at $1,000. .OOO
The brides gifts. it has been esti-
mated, have value in excess of 81
400 900. Heading the list. OF course. is
the New York home for the bride and
bridegroom. purchased by her father.
1t cost $3.50. 900. and with it's furnish
ings. represents an expenditure of
$500 900
Presents without number for the
bride, including almost everything con-
ceivable. from huge chests of silver
to priceless jewels. have poured into
the Gould mansion on Fifth avenue.
Miss Gould herself selected Bishop
Scarborough. of New Jersey. to per-
form the ceremony. the bishops as
sistant being DIR. Leighton Parks, rec
tor OF St. Bartholomew's.
Miss Gotfssda..s attsHdHRts were tbs
Misses Vivien Gould. Margarita Drex-
ell. Hope Hamilton, Marjorie Curtis.
Dorothy Randolph Elsie Nicoli and
Beatrice Clafiin; also two little girls,
Edith Gould and Ellen Mackay.
Mr.. Drexel had Mr.. J. Armstrong
Drexel, his brother. for his best man.
The ushers were Viscount Maidstone,
who Ia to marry Miss Margarita Drexsl
in June; Messrs. w. Rhinelander
Stewart. Jr.. Julius w. Noyes. John
Fell. Craig Btddle. Kingdom and Jay
Gould and NOVEL; Griffith.
In all probability the early days of
the honeymoon will be passed on
board Mr. Goulds yatcht. the Atalanta
and If conditions are favorable Mr..
Drexel and his bride may go to Eng
land on board her. as they will attend
the wedding in June of Miss Drexel to
Lord Maidstone.
The Wedding Dress.
The wedding dress has full court
train five yards long. caught to the
shoulders in wide box pleat. 1t Is
made of supple ivory white satin. the
front yelled under a chiffon tunic bor-
dered with a band of heavy white en-
broidery In orange blossoms ana
leaves. Duchess point lace twelve
inches in width is draped on the left
side from the satin bodice to the hem
and continues backward to the ex-
treme end Of the long train. At inter-
walls the filmy lace is caught with q
cluster of orange blossoms. The square
end OF the train is finished with a
wide band of the bridal flower worked
in heavy white embroidery silk. Al
though the sleeves are tight fitting and
reach down over the hand in deep
point the neck is cut out in the favor
| ite square and trimmed with lace.
Over this dress she wore an exqui-
site wedding veil of Brussels net. with