The evening world., 1911-02-07

TtE1dIhtDlt 1VT lH Npl iuiN hSPtNNes
those who had the arrangements in
charge studiously avoided any faint Of
excluslveness and unwillinsness to let
the populace share In the occasion
such as might have been had by a
quiet ind poetic ceremony at Mr..
Gould's great estate at Lakewood. II
was desired that the tender sentiments
OF the occasion should have ali the
generous display OF a MONDAY circus
parade. And they did. despite the
stormy weather.
The little group OF Beresford rela-
tives. who came from England for the
wedding. did not allow their centuries
OF gentle breeding to overwhoim them
TO such an extent hat they were pre-
vented from displaying tina frank,
cynical contempt for the whole gauIy
show and all the actors In 10, except
their " immediate friends. wlirl
has been cheerfully characteristic Of
them since their arrival.
Set of against them were the glitter
ing guests. who struggled and CraneI
and raised their voices in the wild effort
10 be seen and to show what dollars
had done for them make sure Of be-
ing ilumined for a moment by the glow
OF triumphantly burned ..oney. Though
there were not actually dollar bills
burned In braziers during the assem-
bling OF the guests in the church. the
incense Of them saturated the atmos
phere as obviously as did the odor ~
the flowers.
Outside in the street there was a rab-
~. xpAN,h aAt VlgHs Inprtt In the lgkaI
OF the hereditary aristocracy aud the
dollar made srlstoct..cy inside.
Women by thousands and men los
hundr eds-or. at least. human creatures
wsarDg trousers-charged against the
pole lines and fought and olbowed
and clawed zach other TO get a glimpse
at the people who were let out OF car
riages at the curb opening Of the avn
ing before the church.
Some on Business.
Their reasons for being there were
many. Some at least had the merit Of
being on business. these were the dress
makers and mllllners and the weird
persons who wrote In tailors' announce
ments of the latest wear in favor with
the most carefui dressers."
There were a few gushing women
whose im~aglnatlons were forvid nough
10 cause them to overflow with senti-
mentality over the spectacle OF a child,
hardly out OF long skirts. being married
10 a "a who IL only two years younger
than her father: the bond y, genera
opinion being neither his good looks nor
his undoubtedly fine military record. nor
her winning. graceful. girlish PERSONAL
ity-but a title and dollars.
But for the most part that fighting
mob was neither on business nor paying
tribute to Cupid. II wanted to see the
rich because they were rich. It wanted
TO see their clothes and to worship
from afar off the money that their
name represented. The rabble stared
until II was dizzy AID shifted until It
was fairly drunk with the dollar
fever.
Neither clawing nor elbowing availed,
nor harsh words. nor whispered wheel
ing addressed to the policemen. Madl-
son avenue and Forty-fourth streets
we're not public streets. They had been
Communicated. n a closely knit squad
Of city police were n cantering escort to
the bride as she rolled down the avenue.
y city policemen. with ali the glitter
Of their most brilliant dress uniforms,
were detailed by the hundred To see to
10 that society should show itself OF
10 Itself with as little uncomfortable In
trusion by the masses as possible.
though II certainly added to the pleasure
of the actors that the forcibly herded
on audience was so large ana so In
tensely Interested.
Earliest si%ghtseers.
The earliest sightseers arrived before
the rigid police lines were established.
They offered all kinds OF brides to be
allowed 10 slip into the church. prom
ising to hide themselves In the gal
leries and among the floral decorations.
The girls In a Forty-tourth street
'dressmaker's' shop sent down a dele
CATION TO plead with the brennan OF
the workmen who were re-setting the
awnings pushed down by the wind and
attack OF the mob at the rehearsal yes.
terday afternoon.
won't you please leave the top naI
hanging down Just a few feet where
1t joins the church door," the spokes,
man Of the girls said. Then we ear
look right in from our windows"
The fiinty-hearted foreman turned
them down.
The police arrang ements did not he
token merely that the curious, prying
spectacle : loving. dollar - worshippln.
crowds which surge around a wedding
OF prominent people In New York hay,
grown to be such a nuisance that
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