Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-07
The Decies-Gould Wedding.

Church, before an audience that rep
resented American and English arstoc-
racy, this eighteen-ycar-old girl and
her tiancee Of II years were welded
this afternoon.
As is usually the case III nterna
tional alliances OF such prominence, to-
days wedding again demonstrated the
morbid curiosity OF the public and
thousands OF persons crowded about
old st. Bartholomew to get 4 glimpse
OF the bride and the notables in attend
ance. The services Of several hundred
policemen were required to keep the
streets clear for the endless string OF
automobiles that deposited their richly
gowned and faultlcssiy groomed guests
at the church doors. Similar scenes
were enacted at the Gould home, SCI
Fifth avenue, whc;c reception was
held immediately following the cerc-
mony.
Owing to the fact that several threat
ening letters had been received by
Lord Decics from supposed cranks who
professcd resentment over the disparity
in ages Of the contracting parties, the
police guard was unusually ample and
no outsiders were allowed near the
church entrance or the residence. Plain
clothes men were stationed on the side
walk and mounted police acted as an
escort for the carriages OF both the
bride and groom.
The full Episcopal service was per-
formed by Rev. David II. Greer, as
sisted by Rev. leighton Parks, rector
l;of;St, Bartholomew. Ten thousand dol
liars worth Of flowers had turned the in
terror OF the church into veritablc
bower, the scene being enhanced by
special musical programme, under the
direction Of Organist Hyde. In addi-
ton to the regular choir OF st. Bar
tholomew's, there was the boys choir
from the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine The soloist for the OCCASION
was Ricardo Martin, of the Mctropoli-
tan Opera Company.
In sumptuousneSs, The wedding
rivaIcd that OF the brides elder sister
marjorie, who at the same altar was
married TO Anthony j. Drexel less than
ten months ago.
| Miss Gould's attendants were her
fsister. little Miss Edith Gould, rs maid
OF honor, her still smaller sister, Miss
Gloria Gould, and Miss Diana DalzicI
AS flower girls, while the bridesmaids
were Miss Hope Hamilton, the brides
cousin; Miss Hannah Randolph, OF
Philadelphia; Miss Allison Pierce,
Miss Louise Cromwell. OF Washington,
Miss Emclinc Holmes and Miss Annie
D. Graham. Lord Alastair Graham,
a cousin OF Lord Decics, was best man.
The usIlcrs were The Earl Percy, Lord
Camoys Robert Grey OF London, Phoc-
nix in.r&ham. hIoncure Robinson,
Robert L. Russell, Anthony j. Drcxcl,
ir. and Francis ". CrowninShicld.
The bride was given away by her
father.
The wedding gown was OF heavy
white duchess satin, in scmi-cmpire
style, heavily embroidered with silver
:roses. The train was eight yards long.
The veil was of real lace Lady De-
:cics plans to wear her bridal gown at
the coronation OF King George and at
her presentation TO the English Court
in June.
The bridesmaids gowns were .!
white chiffon over white satin, trimmed
with festoonS Of sea green ribbon. The
gowns were in the highwaistcd empire
style. The hats were OF white chiffon,
trimmed with greer. The brides
dress was made in Paris, rs was the
rest Of her trousscau, on which was
spent, accordings to reliable report,
the snug little sum OF $4,000.
Those who like to follow the elaborate
weddings among New YorI's million
aires estimate the total cost Of Miss
Vivien's transformation into Lady
Dccies ut close to $50, 600. to say
nothing Of the dot" OF several millions
that she will take her titled husband
Mrs. George J. Gould is nothing il
not lavish in her social affairs, and
her planning Of today's wedding, from
first TO last, was in utter disregard OF
cost. The preliminary entertainments,
the decoration Of the church and
house, the gifts to the Wedding party
and tho other odds and ends brought
the total expenditures up to the
proportions OF a good sized fortune.
The wedding cake was the most
elaborate creation OF its kind ever
seen in New York. 1t was built" in
ihrce stories, the two upper stories
supported by Parian marble columns
Cupid torch bearers, Lord Dccics
crest, the provcrbial wedding slipper
filled with rice, Venus resting in a
shell on a carpet OF sea green leaves, a
cupid's orchestra, with each cupid
holding brass instrument in his hand
were some OF the novel effects worked
out in the wondrous piece Of confec-
tionery.
Lord and Lady Decies will go to
California OH their honeymoon. They
will return to New York for q brief
stay before sailing for England. where
Lady Decies plans social career Of
the greatest prominence.
The great disparity in the ages OIL
Lord and Lady Decies added a note
of interest to their wedding. Lord |
Deces, whose full name is John Graham
Hope de Ia Poer Beresiord, Baron
Deces, OF County Waterford, Ireland,
first met Miss Gould while he was ex-
hibiting horses at the New York show
several years ago. She was then in
short dresses, but it was seen at the