Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-02-10
DECIES WEDS
WHEN COULD
Ceremony Took Place in ST.
bdrthOIOmeW'S Church.
HONEYMOON IN The SOUTH

Feb. 10 and Reach London In Time
Fer Coronation estivities-seauth
full Floral Display In Church.
Miss Vivien Gould, second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Jay Gould,
was married in st. Bartholomew S
Episcopal church, in New York, to
Major General John Graham Hope
Horsley-Beresford, fifth Baron Decies.
The ceremony was performed by
Bishop David Ii. Greer, OF the diocese
of New York, assisted by Rev, DR..
Leighton M. Parks, the rector of the
church.
The crowd IN the vicinity or st
Bartholomew church was so great
that extra police precautions were ne
cessary to prevent interference with
the bridal party Lord Decies pracu
cally had to be smuggled into the
church.
After the ceremony there was re-
ception for limited number at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould, and
later Lord and Lady Decies LETT in
private car for Palm Beach, Fla, near
which place they will spend the first
week OF their honeymoon in villa
owned by friend OF the brides faith
er. Then q short stay will be made
at the Jekyl Island club, and Lord
and Lady Decies will spend short
time at Georgian Court before sailing
for Egypt on the Carmanla on Feb. IS.
They will spend two months on or
about the Nile before going to Lon
don for the opening of the season
that is to be made by the coronation
festivities.
The gathering at the church was by
no means what is ordinarily termed an
fexnineiye one. True, the, invitations
had been limited and New York SO
|. t.eistyxwass largely represented: But VI
was about as cosmopolitan a throng
in several senses as has ever been
seen at a New York wedding in re-
| cent years. The stage was largely in
evidence. Then, besides, there were
noticed here and there persons in 9th
er walks who were invited because
Mrs. Gould knew they had a really
| friendly interest in the young bride.
Lavish Floral Decorations.
Those who got into the church saw
what are said to be the most lavish
| floral decorations that ever graced a
| wedding ceremony in New York. The
decorators used spring shrubs, lilac,
| forsuthia, Towering crabapple, azeleas
and hyacinths in profusion for the
chancel. From the high ceiling de-
| pended great festoons OF asparagus
| plumosa. About the columns was Eng
| lish ivy, and along the walls wreaths
of Alabama smilaX. Then near the
| chancel rail was an abundance of
palms. But the most effective of the
whole decorations, in the opinion of
many, were great torches of Japanese,
calla and rose colored lilies that were
placed at the end of each pew. The
general effect of the whole was of
white and green, though here and
there was touch of cUiur.
When the ceremony started the
church was packed. Some women did
no more than stand up in their places
and try to peer through bits of atmos-
phere untenanted by the big head
|
up on the footstools. ana not a few
climbed upon the pews.
Earl Percy and Lord Camoys head
ed the ushers, followed by Robin Grey
with Proenix Ingraham, Moncure Rob.
inson with Robert H. Russell, and An
| thony j. Drexel, Jr., with Francis w.
Crowninshield. After them came the
bridesmaids, all in simple white frocks
and without hats. Miss Louise Crom-
we'll and Miss Hannah Randolph walk
ed first, and came two by two, Miss
Allison Pierce and Miss Emeline
Holmes and Miss Hope Hamilton and
Miss Annie Douglass Graham.
Next came the four flower children,
looking as solemn AS mites can look
on such an occasion. little William
Beresford, with Gloria Gould and Mar
Gus Beresford, with Diana Dalziel. A
little behind them walked the maid
of honor, Edith Gould, who is only
thirteen. And now interest stood on
tiptoe as well as on the benches
Father Escorted Bride.
There was in interval, and then
came the bride, leaning upon the arm
of her father. She looked tiny, but
was pretty and was smiling. AS she
went up the aisle people performed all
sorts of contortions to get a look at
her, but many could not for the hats
In the way.
: Most Of those in the church could
see very little of what was going on
in the chancel for the same reason,
, but some could see that Lord Decies,
| in the blue uniform of the Seventh
Hussars. and his best man, Lord Alas