Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-08
WHEN GOULD WEEDS
Marriage to Lord Decies a
Brilliant Event.
CHURCH A FLORAL BOWER
Curiosity Seekers Kept Back by 125
Policemen.
RECEPTION AFTER CEREMONY
Cake Told Story of International
Alliance in Allegorical Form.
Couple Go South.
CHURCH A FLORAL BOWER
RECEPTION AFTER CEREMONY

| NEW YORK, February Sat the most
brilliant international wedding in this
country's social annals Miss Helen
Nivicn Gould, second daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George J. Gould, became the
bride of Lord Deces at st. Bartholo-
news Church yesterday afternoon.
The wedding, which has attracted in
terest even surprising that of Count
Szecchenyi and Gladys Vanderbilt, was
carried out with perfection of splendid
detail and marred by no untoward Incl
dent.
| Inspector Walsh and 125 police closed
43d and 44th streets from Madison to
9TH avenues, an hour before the cere-
mony at o'clock, to hold back the
crowds.
| Before 3 o'clock hundred or more
of the invited guests arrived, but had
| to wait outside the church some time
while interior arrangements were being
completed. In view of the threatening
| letters sent the Gould family and him.
SELF Lord Decies was persuaded by
| friends to enter the church unostenta-
tlously by a side door.
| Gay in the blue and gold uniform of
a lieutenant colonel of the 9TH Hussars,
| Lord Decies, accompanied by one of
|
reached the church at 3:15 pm. Their
arrival was so quietly accomplished and
they were quickly out of the automo-
bile in which they came and into the
church that the crowd in general was
not aware of their presence.
Smiling Vision in White.
The bride reached the church at IL
minutes past 4. smiling vision in white,
cl,o hnr
lifting her gown daintily half ran into
the church on the arm of her father.
AS they left the automobile, Mr.. Gould
took the brides big bouquet of white
Bermuda lilies and carried them into the
church.
The bride was followed in a few min
| utes by her mother and the latter's
party, which arrived in several automo-
biles Mrs. George Gould wore strik-
ing gown of lilac hue, lilac purple hat
and otter furs. She bore a bouquet of
orchids to complete the color scheme.
Mrs. Gould was accompanied by Capt.
Lumb. a brother-in-law of the bride
groom. Others of the party were Dow
ager Lady Decies, Col. Wilkinson. a
| brother-in-law of the bridegroom, and
At 4:S3 o'clock, Lord and Lady Decies
emerged from the church, walked quick
ly to the Gould automobile, which was
waiting for them, and hurried away to
Elaborate Decorations.
Both the church and the house were
deliberately decorated with cut flowers,
lilies, palms. ferns. etc. The color scheme
was green and white and the loveliest
flowers that can be forced at this time
of the year were used. The chancel was
dressed in white lilacs, forsythia, Japan
lilies and double Towering cherries. The
pillars of the church were draped in
English ivy and Alabama smilax and the
altar was surrounded with huge palms
and white Killarney roses.
The aiSles were transformed into lanes
of white lilies and white marguerites set
upon standards SO high as almost to form
an arch over the bridal procession on
the way to the altar.
The procession was led by the boy
choir from the Cathedral of ST. John the
Divine. followed by the ushers. Then
maid of honor. the flower girls and pages,
followed by the bride walking with her
father. The two pages carried her five
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. court train.
They were met at the altar by the
bridegroom and his best man, Lord Alas
tair Graham. r. N, youngest son of the
Duke of MOntrOse.
The brides maid of honor was Miss
Edith Gould. who only a year ago acted
as flower girl for Miss Marjorie Gould
when she married Anthony ]. Drexel, jr.
Her other attendants were her cousin,
Miss Hope Hamilton: Miss Louise Crom-
line Holmes, Miss Allison Pierce and
Miss Annie D. Graham, daughter of
Mrs Hubert Vos, who took the place OF
Miss Beatrice Claflin, who is ILL.,
Flower Girls and Pages.
Little Gloria Gould and Diana Dalziel,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Y.
rirlr nd Nor
cus and Graham Beresford, the small
sons of the Hon. William Beresford and
nephews of the bridegroom, acted as
pages. Doo,. ora
camoys. Robin Grey, Moncure Robin |
SON. Phoenix Ingraham, Anthony y;
Drexel. jr, Francis w. CroWninshlelo
and Robert H. Russell. of n,,;,o s,t;n
The brides gown was OF Whlte sa!in,
embroidered with silver roses, while the
bridesmaids wore cream Whlte cniIIon
over satin. embroidered IN roses ana les
TONED with pale green rlDoons' ins.eau
of hats. they wore Wreaths or green |
leaves Two pages were in white sailor |
suits and wore patent leather pumps.
The ceremony was performed by Rt
Rev David II. Greer. blshop OF the dlo-
cese, assisted by the rector rev. III
Leighton Parks.
There was an elaborate musical pro-
gram at the ceremony. WINE tne guests
wore assembling the CDO1TS lTOH 81
Rartholomew's and the Cathedral of ST |
John the Divine sang, and there were |
solos by Ricardo Martin, tenor of the |
Metropolitan.
The ceremony was followed by re-
cention at the Gould residence. The |
bride and bridegroom received in the |
ballroom Throughout the reception an
orchestra of fifty men played under the |
direction of Nahan Frankie. The house |
was decorated throughout with spring |
flowers with of course, roses here and
there in vases in the drawing room and |
dining room.
Remarkable Wedding Cake.
Three countries contributed to the max
ing of the Gould-Decies wedding cake, |
and the story of the international alliance
was cleverly told in allegorical form. |
The cake was built in three stories, the
lowest one being the largest, the second |
one somewhat smaller, and the top one |
still smaller. The two upper stories were |
supported by Parian marble columns |
brought over from Scotland. They were |
perfect copies of those that might sup
port a castle
Surrounding the first story were cupid |
standard or torch bearers, each carrying
a tiny electric bulb. for the cake was
lighted up by electricity. In front, and |
somewhat ahead of the others, stood a |