Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
1.-TWO of the greatest fortunes in tbs
world are soon to be Joined b!

" Oh tHe greatest iOlluiicS III
world are soon to be Joined by
= cupid
When Marjory Gould and Anthony j.
Drexel, il. go 10 the altar to cement
their life partnership they will have the
assurance that by no possible extrava-
gance can they get rid of the enormous
income that. will be theirs by right of the
industry, foresight and business genius
f their ancestors.
Marjorie Gould is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Gould and granddaugh-
or Of the late Jay Gould, founder of the
amily fortune.
Anna Gould. now the Princess de Sagan,
nd Helen Gould are her aunts.
Anthony j. Drexel, jr.. is son of An
thony ]. Drexel of Philadelphia, head Of
re FAMILY, ana is grandson Of the not
ID banker who began the immense ac-
sretons of wealth that have made the
lame of DrexeI famous the world over.
When Jay Gould died 1t was estimated
million dollars. At that time this was
probably the biggest fortune in the
nited States, ard under conditions of
that time 1t probably represented as
,ch as two nunured mnlons would
now.
The investments of Jay Gould were
well planned. and what he left has dou-
Died in value.
1t has been skillfully handled by George
sould, and is constantly approaching In
Anthony J. Drexel left $4,000. 600. and
go. 49,, ndS Il
I'm in the years that have interviewed.
. In fact 1t is estimated that the joining
the fortunes 0: tbs two families viii
a INC ne fer the YOUR cerple
OF from three to five thousand dollars
Jay. or something like is. 40 per minute.
Under ti.ese conultions i, as unlikely
that they will eve.' have to worry about
the cost of living, and Its big increase in
of being Il dollar apiece without making
any hardship for the Drexel-Gould pair.
Miss Gould is a bride we'll worth the
winning She is nineteen years old, is a
dashing horsewoman, Is clever at golf
and tennis, and is also noted for her abil-
ity to swim and skate.
Many suitors have endeavored to win
her hand, and her stay In Europe has
ever been marked by the linking Of many
prominent names with hers.
No less q person than the cousin OF the
Car of Russia paid violent suit, and it
was thought for time he had chance
of winning. He is the Grand Duke Alex
ander Georgeovitch Romanowski of
Leuhtenburg. He is young and handsome
obstacle put in the way of the match
by tie czar, in which respect 1t differed
from the romance Of Katherine Elkins
and the Duke de Abruzzi, but Miss
Gould herself had other plans. and she
left the grand duke disconsolate.
The Duke of Alba became pretender
in London. but that was about all he
ever amounted to In her favor. The
duke can hardly be called royal. but he
is very close to 1t, being related to the
Empress Eugene.
The duke was at Marienbad with the
Goulds. he followed them to Paris. and
kept up the battle In London.
The other royal aspirant for Miss
Goulds hand was member of the de-
posed Portuguese house of Braganza.
Prince Francis Joseph. a brother of the
Prince Miguel, who married Miss Anita
Stewart.
He opened negotiations with Mr..
Gould through the Baron de Berile, a
French noble. But Miss Gould would not
hear Of him.
Then society coupled the names of Miss
Gould and Lieut.. A. e. S. Paget,
aid-de-camp to Lord Alb rdeen, the
Irish viceroy. Miss Goulds father
quickly denied this rumor.
In the lnQl1IoFenCe OI MISS GOulQ Tor all
these wearers of famous names there Is
really pretty little romance. She and
Tony Drexel had known each other
ever since childhood, and there was ever
a strong attachment between them.
=, IS sa.u there ID sea tacit
engagement for long time. but nothing
t efinite was known of this till at re-
cent cotillon given in the 9Th avenue
home of the Goulds in New York an
was made that the marriage
was assured.
1t was the first dance given by Mrs
Gould in the reconstructed mansion, and
the halls and rooms of the great house
were bowers of orchids and roses The
invited guests numbered $50. Among
Philadelphia, father of Miss Gould's
fiance, as we'll as the young man him
self.
nOfillnIl xua dannad in ball-