The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-06
YOUTHFUL WHEN
WILL WE'D A LORD
Wedding Tomorrow Will Be
Most Lavish New York
Society Ever Saw.
(Amcrican News Scrv!ee)

ity will be enriched by the addition
OF several million OF American dollars
when Miss vivicn Gould. aged Is. sec
ond daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jay Gould becomes the wife OF Lord
Dccics. "a middle aged English noble
man, tomorrow afternoon The we'd
ding, which will be the most import.
ant social event OF the season. Will
take place at y. m. In st. Bartholo.
news church, and that fashionable
cdifice will be crowded to the doors
by the social elect OF this country
and many members OF English nobil
ity.
No expense has been spared In max
ing the arrangements, and IT will. UNI
doubtedly be the most lavish affair or
this kind that New York society has
ever witnessed. with the exception
perhaps Of the wedding OF Miss Mar
jorie Gould. the brides elder sister.
which took place ten months ago. and
which set a new high water mark for
expenditure in gifts and preparation.
Mr.. Drexel's gift alone reached the
enormous total OF $i,0O0,000, and it
fs believed her younger sisters will
amount to almost as much.
Trosseau Of Bride.
The young brides trosseau, II Is
estimated. has cost $4,000 and Is
perhaps the most elaborate ever seen
in New York. H. consists OF forty
gowns and suits, with countless ar
ray Of hats. shoes. slippers and stock
ings TO match. Redfern. the famous
tailor. made the cloth gowns and suits
and Drecoll OF Paris. the wedding
dress and evening dress.
The wedding gown will be of heavy
white duchesse satin. in semi-empire
style. and heavily embroidered with
silver roses. The court train will be
eight yards long. There will be a
low collar of real lace and a real lace
veil. II Is said that Miss Gould as
Lady Decies will wear this gown
when she Is presented at the British
court after the coronation ceremony
In June.
The bridesmaids gowns will be
made with the high-waisted empire ef-
They will be trimmed with festoons of
sea green satin ribbon. The hats will
be of white chiffon, trimmed with
green.
Miss Gould has shown no special
preference In the matter Of color in
choosing her evening gowns. She has
some Of pale blue satin, delicate yell
lows and cream shades. and much
gold and silver embroidery. She also
has number Of beautifully embroid-
cred linen gowns.
Preceding the ceremony, Miss
Gould will give luncheon to her
maid OF honor. Miss Edith Gould, and
her six bridesmaids, Miss Beatrice
Claim. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Claim. Miss Hope Hamilton. cousin
Of the bride, Miss Louise Cromwell OF
Washington. Miss Hannah Randolph
Of Philadelphia, Miss Allison Pierce,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Pierce
and Miss Emeline Holmes.
Lord Alistair Graham. son Of the
Duke Of Montrose. and cousin Of Lord
Decies will act rs best man. and serv
ing as ushers will be Earl Percy
Lord Camoya, Robin Grey. PhoeniN
lngraham, Moncure Robinson, Robert
II. Russell. Anthony J. Drexel. Jr.
and Francis w. Crowninshield.
A magnificent reception will b.
held at the Gould mansion OH FIFTH
avenue after the church service. tt
which all the guests have been in
vited. The great house has been de
no at
ormous expenditure.
To Go to California.
The bride and bridegroom will &,
TO California on the honeymoon tril
and then start for London where Ba
ron Decies has taken house for tn,
season. IA the groom is a peer o
Great Britain. his American bride viii
have a prominent part In the corona
ton ceremonies next summer.
The marriage of this young Amer
can heircss to n foreign noblemar
old enough to be her father. is tn
elimination OF a romance which be
gan in 1909. when Baron Decies visit
cd this country with several other En-
glish army officers TO participate Il
tue MautsOH square 6aTucn nOTS
show. lie paid a great deal of after
tion to the charming little America
and fingered in the United State
several months after the show IN
closed. Last November he revisitc
this country to take part in the hors
show and renewed his Acquaintance
with the Gould family. His marked a
tcntion to the youthful Vivicn cause
good deal of gossip in social circle
and led To the ruinors OF an eNistin
engagement. As Miss Vivien had nc
yet made her debut. nothing turtle
was said OF the matter. although tn
baron. instead OF returning TO I'm.
land after the close of the show. wer
to visit the Goulds at Lakewood. n. .
Despite these suspicious, the pr,
mature announcement of the engag,
ment In a London society paper D.
cember IL caused no end of surpris
The great disparity In the ages of III
couple. and the fact that the brid
groom was a foreign nobleman. eau
cd no end of comment. In societ
circles. Miss Viyien was looked upo
as \ child. and ARRANGEMENTS for h,
coming out party were just beiI
made George Gould's dislike I,
foreign noblcmen OF all kinds ";