The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-09
WHEN GOULD WEEDS
YOUNG AMERICAN HElRESS Be
COMES WIFE OF LORD
DEcIEs,
BIG SOCIAL EVENT OF SEASON
Lavish Expenditure Of Money Distln.
nuIshes Affair--Story Of British
kobleman's courtship-Groom Old
Enough to Be Brides Father.

kobleman's Courtship-Groom Old
Enough to BE Brides Father.
New York, Feb. 7.--England's no
bility was enriched by the addition o.
several more millions of American
dollars when Miss Vivien Gould, aged
Is. second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Jay Could became the wife
OF Lord Decies, middle-aged Eng
lish nobleman, this afternoon. The
wedding, which was the most import
ant social event of the season, tooi
place at 4 o'clock in st. Bartholomew
church, and that fashionable edifict
was crowded to the doors by the So
cial elect of this country and mary
members OF English society.
No expense had been spared in max.
ing the arrangements. and it was the
most lavish affair of this kind thai
New York society has ever witnessed
With the exception perhaps of the
wedding of Miss Marjorie Gould, tho
brides elder sister, which took place
ten months ago.
Preceding the ceremony, Miss Goult
gave luncheon to her maid OF honor
Miss Edith Gould and her six brides
maids, Miss Beatrice Clafiin. daughter
oil MI and Mrs. John Clahin. Miss
Hope Hamilton, cousin of the bride
Miss Louise Cromwell. of Washing
ton; Miss Hannah Randolph. of Phila
delphia; Miss Allison Pierce, daughte
of Mr. and Mrs. W 5. Pierce, ant
Miss Emeline Holmes,
Montrose's Son Is Best Man.
Lord Alistair Graham, son OF tn,
duke OF Montrose and cousin to Lori
Decies, acted as best man, and sey.
ing as ushers were Earl Percy, Lor
Camoya. Robin Gray, Phoenix lngr;
ham, Moncurc Robinson, Robert +
Russell, Anthony j. Drexel, Jr., ant
Francis w Crowninshield.
A magnificent reception was hell
at the Gould mansion on Fifth ave
nue. after the church service. to whict
all the guests were invited. The great
house had been decorated from top t
bottom at an enormous expenditure.
The bride and bridegroom will go Il
California on the honeymoon trip, ant
then start for London, where Baror
Decies has taken house for the sea
son. As the groom is peer of Great
Britain, his young American bride vii
have a part in the coronation cere
| monies next summer.
Story Of Their courtshp.
The marriage of this young Amer
can heiress to a foreign nobleman. oil
enough 10 be her father. is the cul
| mination OF a romance which began
| in 1909, when Baron Decies visited
| this country with several other Eng
| lish army officers to participate in tn
Madison Square Garden horse show
| He paid great deal of attention t
the charming little American, and lin
| gered in the United States severa
months after the show had closed
| Last November he revisited this coun
| try TO take part in the horse show
| and renewed his acquaintance wit
| the Gould family. His marked after
| ttons to the youthful Vivien caused
| great deal OF gossip in social circles
| and led to the rumors of an existin
| engagement. As Miss vivien had no
yet made her debut, nothing turtle
| was said of the matter although tn
| baron, insted OF returning to Englan
| after the close of the show, went t
| visit the Gouds at Lakewood, n. ]
| A premature announcement of the er
| gagement was made In a London sc
| ciety paper on Deeesat ei. 4.
John Graham Hope Horsby Beres
ford, Baron Decies to give him hi
| full name and title is very much OF
man both in stature and character II
| is over six feet tall and does not loo
| his forty-fonr years. II was only
| short time ago that he succeeded t
1 the title through the death OF hi
| brother. The baron is a distinguish,
soldier. being lieutenant-colonel of TIL
Seventh Hussars, and won his D. S. Q
| distinguished Service ORDER in tn
| campaign against the Mad Mullah II
| Somaliland. He has been aide-decaml
| 10 tue idtc hoiu Rohheh'oia, WIG
the latter was governor OF Madras
and to the Duke OF Connaught II
served in the Matabele war in 1S9
and in the Boer war four years later
His peerage was created at the begir
ming OF the nineteenth century in ia
vor of the youngest brother of tn
late marquis of Waterford gho wa
the protestant archbishop Of fuam.
Baron Decies is noted cricket an
polo player and is keenly intereste'
in hunting and racing.