Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-07
KID
MARRIES A
REAL LORD
BRIDE Is IS AND GROOM A BUT
AS HE MARRIES TWO GOULDS,
GOULD AND GOLD, IT EYENS
THINGS SOMEWHAT.

New York, Feb THE old story Of
American wealth and a foreign title
meeting at the altar was re-staged
today in the marriage of Miss Helen
Vivien Gould, second daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Jay Gould, and Lord
Decies, of England. In st. BartholO-
news church, before an audience
that represented American and Eng
lish aristocracy, this 1S-year-old girl
and her finance of A years were we'd
ded this afternoon.
AS is usually the case in interna-
tional alliances of such prominence,
todays wedding again demonstrated
the morbid curiosity of the public and
thousands of persons crowded about
old st. Bartholomew's to get a
glimpse of the bride and the notables
in attendance. The services Of sew
eral hundred policemen were re-
quired to keep the streets clear for
the endless string of automobiles that
deposited their richly gowned and
faultlessly groomed guests at the
church doors. Similar scenes were
enacted at the Gould home, S67 Fifth
avenue, where a reception was had
Immediately following the ceremony.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed by Bishop Greer, assisted by
Dr. Parks.
Ten thousand dollars worth of fiow-
ers had turned the interior of the
church into veritable bower, the scent
of enchantment being enhanced by a
special musical program, under the
direction of Organist Hyde. In addi-
tion to the regular choir of st. Bar
tholomew's there was the boys choir
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Divine will we're present The soloist
for the occasion was Ricardo Martin,
of the Marc Politician Opera COM
pany.
The floral decorations were almost
entirely white The wedding presents
were beautiful and costly, their value
being estimated at 100000 The most
expensive was the gift of George ].
Gould, the brides father-a coronet
of baroness, tipped with nine pear
shaped diamonds, which Lady Decies
will wear at the coronation of King
George V.
In sumptuousness, the waiting
rlvaled them of the brides older sis
ter, Marjorie, who at the same altar
was married to Anthony J. Drexel
less than 10 months ago.
Miss Gould's attendants were her
sister, little Miss Edith Gould, as
maid of honor, her still smaller sis
ter Miss Gloria Gould and Miss Diana
Dalziel as flower girls, while the
bridesmaids were Miss Hope Hamil-
ton, the brides cousin; Miss Hannah
Randolph, of Philadelphia, Miss ALI
son Pierce, Miss Louise Cromwell, oi
Washington, Miss Emeline Holmes
and Miss Anna Graham. Lord
Alastair Graham, a cousin of Lord
Decies, was best man. The ushers
were the Earl Percy, Lord Camoys
Robert Grey of London; Phoenix In.
graham, Moncure Robinson Robert
f. Russell, Anthony ]. Drexel Jr., and
Francis w. Crowinshield.
The bride was given away by hel
father.
The wedding gown was of heavy
white duchess satin, in semi-empirC
style, heavily embroidered with silver
roses. The train was eight yards
long The veil was of real lace
Lady Decies 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 oi
white chiffon over white satin
trimmed with festoons of sea greer
satin ribbon. The gowns were in the
high-waisted empire style. The hats
were of white chiffon trimmed with
green, The brides dress was made il
Paris as was the rest of her trous
seau, on which was spent, according
to a reliable report the snug littl,
sum of $4,000.