The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-14
GOOD FOR MARJORIE.

Hats off to Marjorie Gould, or rather
Mrs Anthony j. DrexeL jr.. as she will
ssign her name beginning next week. De-
spite the Vaccinations of her title
worshipiag mother, and her twice-bit-
ten but yet shy, aunt, the Princess de
Assgan. George Gould's daughter will
marry an American. Besieged by the
eldest titles in Europe since her coming
cut party. Miss Gould has walked
holear-headed around the miro into
which they would have dragged her
and will wed the man Of her choice, an
American- Her father, mindful Of the
experience of his sister, Anna, with the
Count Boni de Castellane, and fearful
iof the experiences she will yet have
with the Prince de Sagan. may have
contributed to her decision, and it is
at least sure that he insisted that his
beautiful daughter should have fair
play. That two great fortunes are be-
ing united. and that they are two of
the greatest fortunes in America, has
nothing 10 do with the case. except
that it removed young Drexel from the
slightest suspicion of being hunting
fortune. While he is not so wealthy
las Miss GouId's father, yet his father
left him something slightly in excess Of
fifty millions of dollars. and the young
man is said TO have taken care Of it.
The roll call Of the titled suitors for
the hand OF Miss Gould, one Of the rich
est of American heiresses. reads like
q page out OF the Almanac de Gotha.
Among them was a Russian duke. a
member OF the reigning royal family
of Italy a relative OF the Emperor OF
Austria, and there were scores Of lesser
satellites, counts. beroDs and other
titled loafers who hung about Miss
Gould during her visit to her aunt in
Paris: but they sighed in vain from
an answering flash from her entranc-
ing eyes. Reports were rife when they
returned from Europe that Miss Mar
jorie's mother was supremely disguised
with her daughters attitude, and that
her father was correspondingly elated.
Whether it was because he did not de-
sire TO see any more Gould millions go
TO gid foreign coronets, or whether ne
felt that his daughter was insuring her
own happiness by marrying an Ameri-
can, It is difficult to judge. Certainly
the number of divorces in the Gould
family would seem TO be sufficiently
great, and it is relieving to chronicle
a real love match in this particular
branch of the New York reigning aris-
aocracy.
While Miss Gould is not marrying a
foreigner, and will not even have a
sprig of nobility in her immediate we'd
ding party, there will be scores Of them
at the wedding. Steamships and pri-
vate yachts have been bringing them
10 America during the past month by
the scores. 1t is q. great roundup of the
wealthy eligibles of New York society,
and every European titled Ioafer who
could get an invitation and borrow
money enough to pay his fare, is has
tening to be present. Each Of them
hopes to take an American girl and her
fortune home with him. Here's hoping
they are disappointed.
But Marjorie Gould deserves the best
that life holds. Hers is a love match.
The question of money could not enter
into it. Each has many millions. May
the star of love ever light their path
way, and the angel of content ever
point the way. If her example should
become contagious in the New York
four hundred, she can flatter herself
that cha has dona sufPioiant GOOD