Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-09
Daughter of Railroad Magnate
to Become British Subject.
GO TO PALM BEACH ON TRIP
Church Decorations Most Profuse and
on Lavish ScaIe-Church Guarded
by PoIice-No Hitch in Wed
ding Program.

and Mrs. George Gould, and grand
daughter Of the late Jay Gould, was
married in st. Bartholomew Pro-
testant Episcopal church to Maj. John
O., Fifth Baron Decies. The ceremony
was performed by Bishop David H.
Greer, assisted by the Rev. DR.. Leigh.
ton H. Parks, rector of the church.
AS the second wedding in the Gould
family within a year, the eldest daugh.
ter having been married in the same
church last April to Anthony J. Drex-
ell, Jr, and the second international
wedding in the family, the wedding
has been a topic of general interest
ever since the news came out shortly
after the horse show last fall thai
Miss Gould was to wed Lord Decies.
There was nothing which might be
called a hitch in the arrangements and
everything passed off smoothly.
After the ceremony there was a re-
ception for a limited number at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould at
857 Fifth e and later Lord and
Lady Decies left in a private car for
Palm Beach, near which they will
spend the first week of the honeymoon
in a villa owned by a friend of the
brides father. Then a short stay will
be made at the Jekyll Island club, it
is understood, and Lord and Lady
Decies will spend a few days at Geor-
gian Court before sailing for Egypt
on the Carmania on Feb. IS. They
will spend two months on the Nile be-
fore going to LCNdon for the opening
of the season that is to be made gay
by the coronation festivities.
Those who got into the church saw
what are said to be the most lavish
floral decorations that ever graced a
wedding ceremony in New York. Nc
Cornell, who had cxarge OF the deco
r%ations, had used spring shrubs, lilacs,
forsuthia, Towering crab apple, a~zaleas
and hyacinths in profusion for the
chancel. About the columns was Eng
lish ivy and along the walls wreaths
of Alabama smilaX. Then near the
chancel rail was an abundance of
palms. But the most effective of the
whole decorations in the opinion of
many were the great torches of Japan
csc Gala and rose colored lilies that
were placed at the end of each pew.
The general effect of the whole was of
white and green, though here and
there was a touch of color.
A little after 4 Mr.. Martin and the
chorus started to sing H~enschel's
Morning Hymn" 1t was just about
20 minutes past the hour when the
craning of necks became general and
women arose, until the whole gather
ing was standing. The organ changed
it's key and began the prelude to "The
Voice That Breathed Ger Eden" and
then the procession started, headed
by choir boys, singing.
Earl Percy and Lord Camoys headed
the ushers, followed by Robert Grey,
with Phoenix Ingram, Moncure Rob-
inson, with Robert H. Russell, and An
thony j. DreXel, Jr., with Francis w.
Crowninshield. After them came the
bridesmaids, all in simple white frocks
without hats. Miss Louis Cromwell
and Miss Hannah Randolph walked
first, and then came, two by two, Miss
Allison Pierce and Miss Emeline
Holmes and Miss Hope Hamilton and
Miss Annie Douglass Graham, who
took Miss Beatrice Claf1in's place, ow-
ing to the latter's illness.
Next came the four flower children,
looking as solemn as one can look on
such an occasion, little William Beres-
ford with Gloria Gould and Marcus
BeresfoTd with Diana Dalziel. A little
behind them walked the maid hon
or, Edith Gould, who is only 13. And
now interest stood or tiptoe as we'll
as on the benches. There was an in
terval and then came the bride, lean
ing upon the arm of her father. She
looked tiny, but very pretty, and was
smiling.
Most of those in the church could
see very little Of what was taking
place in the chancel, for the big hats,
but some could see that Lord Decies,
in the blue uniform of the Seventh
Hussars, and his best man, Lord Ala
stair Graham, in a similar uniform,
had entered from the vestry. After
Mr.. Gould had given away the bride,
he retired to a seat with Mrs. Gould.
The choir sang 80. Perfect Love"
and then, after the invocation, the or
gan pealed out Mendelssohn's wedding
march and people crowded to the ends
of the pews to get a look at the
couple. Lady Decies bore herself
with grace and dignity and Lord De-
cies looked the gallant soldier of his
record as he bore his bride past the
admiring throng.
The wedding gown was of white
satin embroidered in white and sill
yer, with designs of Easter lilies. The
train was five yards long. Over the