Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-02-10
WHEN GOULD IS
Welded TO BARON
YOUNG AMERICAN HEIREss BE.
COMES LADY DEclEs IN NEW
YORK CITY.
THE SEASONS BIG SOCIAL OCCURRENCE
Lavish Expenditure off Money Distin-
suishes the Affair-Story of the
Middle-Aged British Noble
mans Courtship.

New York City.-England's nobil-
ity was enriched by the addition of
several more millions of American dol
lars, when Miss Vivien Gould, aged IS,
second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Jay Gould, became the wife
of Lord Decies, middle-aged English
nobleman, on February Z. The we'd
ding, which was the most important
social event of the season, took place
at p. m. in st. Bartholomew's
church, and that fashionable edifice
was crowded to the doors by the
social elect of this country and many
members of English society. No eX-
pense had been spared in making the
arrangements, and it was the most
lavish affair of this kind that New
York society has ever witnessed, with
the exception perhaps of the wedding
of Miss Marjorie Gould, the brides
elder sister, which took place ten
months ago. Preceding the ceremony,
Miss Gould gave luncheon to her
maid of honor, Miss Edith Gould, and
her six bridesmaids, Miss Annie D.
Graham, daughter of Mrs. Hubert
Vos; 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. ". s. Pierce,
and Miss Emeline Holmes.
Montrose's Son Is Best Man.
Lord Allstar Graham, son of the
duke of Montrose and cousin to Lord
Decies, acted as best man, and serv-
ing as ushers were Earl Percy, Lord
Camoya, Robin Gray, Phoenix Ingra-
ham, Moncure Robinson, Robert H.
Russell, Anthony ]. Drexel, Jr, and
Francis w. Crowninshield. A mag
nificent reception was held at the
Gould mansion on Fifth avenue after
the church service, to which all the
guests were invited. The great house
had been decorated from top to bot
tom at an enormous expenditure. The
bride and bridegroom will go to Cali
fornia on the honeymoon trip, and
then start for London, where Baron
Decies has taken a house for the sea-
son. AS the groom is a peer of Great
Britain, his young American bride will
have a part in the coronation cere-
monies next summer.
Story of Their courtship.
The marriage of this young Ameri-
can heiress to a foreign nobleman, old
enough to be her father, is the cul-
mination of q romance which began
in 1909, when Baron Decies visited
this country with several other Eng
lish army officers to participate in the
Madison Square Garden horse show.
| He paid a great deal of attention to
| the charming little American, and lin
| gered in the United States several
months after the show had closed.
Last November he revisited this coun-
| try to take part in the horse show,
| and renewed his acquaintance with
the Gould family. His marked atten-
tions to the youthful Vivien caused
a great deal of gossip in social circles,
and led to the rumors of an existing
engagement. AS Miss Vivien had not
| yet made her debut, nothing further
was said of the matter, although the
baron, instead of returning to England
after the close of the show, went to
| visit the Goulds at Lakewood, N. j
A premature announcement of the en-,
gagement was made in London So
ciety paper on December IA. John
Graham Hope Horsby Beresford
Baron Decies, to give him his full
name and title, is very much of man
both in stature and character. He is
over six feet tall and does not look
his A years. 1t was only short time
ago that he succeeded to the title
through the death of brother.