Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-21
DRt XEL-GOULD UNION
SOCFTY'S GREAT EVENT
Guests From Europe Came
at Parents Expense.

New York April 20.-A1l eyes in
society were turned Tuesday on the
reDxel-Gould wedding. Tie matri-
monial alliance of these two rich
young Americans brought more peo-
pie of title to New York and to ST
| Bartholomew church than ever has
been seen at such a function before.
Both the Drexels and the Goulds
move in the Kings set" in London
society. THEY also know the Kaiser
the President of France and the Gar
almost as well as they do King Ed
ward Fully half of the guests at the
wedding it is said came from the
other side of the Atlantic, and most OF
these were people of title. There
were enough of them to fill a big
steamer and if they brought their corr
onets and diadems and diamonds along
there were enough yaluables afloat
to make the ghosts of the old bucca-
neers sit up and take notice.
But the most unusual thing about
these guests from across the water is
that most of them made the trip at the
expense of the parents of the bride
groom, or the bride. Under the cir
cumstances invitations were sought
after with more than usual eagerness.
Being a guest when the host is worth
$50,000,000 or more, means something
those present" A free round trip to
America under the most luxurious cir
cumstances was included in the invi-
tations. There are not two families
in America who have more social con-
nections than the Goulds and the
Drexels. This is, in one way, owing
to the Drexe's ng-established po-
sit;on and to their prominence in the
financial world The Goulds are
equally eminent in the railroad and
industrial field Therefore, when the
wedding day arrived the railroad
yards around New York were filled
Wits private cars. There was the
greatest collection of these palaces on
wheels that the city has ever witness
ed.
AS this wedding was the most
elaborate, the most costly and the big
gest-superlatiye in every respect, in
fac.-it had an Influence on the
cut-flower market among other things,
and send prices up for the time be-
were half hidden beneath masses
of the most magnificent roses, orchids,
garden: as and other blossoms that can
be secured. At the Gould home the
display will be even more sumptuous.
The Goulds showed what they could
do two years ago at the coming-out
party which they gave for Miss Ma
jorie at the Hotel Plaza The floral
decorations surpassed anything New
York had seen before.
Miss Majorie's wedding gown was
made here, not in Paris. AS soon as the
engagement was announced, the most
fashionable modiste in New York was
summoned in consultation and the
general details were decided upon.
The material was of ivory satin, which
was woven especially for the occa-
sion. Pearls worth a fortune formed
the garniture. 1t was covered with
tunic of point and duchesse lace
combined in the most artistic fashion.
This lace, by the way, was some that
Mrs. Gould purchased upon her last
trip abroad. It is more than two CEN
turtles old and worth it's weight in
diamonds. This dress was embroid-
cred in the most wonderful fashion.
Nuns in a convent near the city had
been at work for week on this part
of its establishment. The train of the
gown was of regal length. Despite
all this, however-so carefully had
the air of simplicity been preserved
the gown, magnificent though it was,
, did not outshine, but rather heightened
the beauty of the bride.