The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-14
Lord Decies Never Saw
Such a "Pother Over
Engagement.
'ME-OLD, "HESAYS
"ALL TOM Nj Y-ROT''
Can't See Why People Should
Make So Much Fuss Over Fact
He Is to Wed Vivian Gould
and Take Her Millions
to Enrich British
Peerage.
Especial to The Times-p,spa,ch.l

WILL IL
New York. January l3.-John era
ham Hope Horslcy geresford. Baron
Decies. peer OF the realm of Great
Britain. veteran of three wars. and in
cumhent of one of the mos. acted titles
in Ireland. who Is soon to marry Miss
Vivian Gould. daughter Of George J
Gould and ~twenty-scven years his
junior. Very strongly resents the sug.
gestion OF an nnsuita ole disparity n
age his pretty little bride
to-bc and himself.
HIS Lordship arrived last night on
the Lusitania. and before he lef, the
Malaofi-Astori to-day to call on Mrs.
Gould and learn of her plans for the
wedding he told n reporter exactly
what he thinks OF ali this talk Of diI.
ference IN age.
What Is all the dashed row about.
anyway" he said. Il never knew
such a pother over an ordinary en-
sagement. It's most extraordinary. /
don't see that it's any OF the bally
p%ubiic's business how old am or how
old ms tiancec is"
engagement was lifted somewhat out
OF the ordinary because he. forty-hve
years old. is Just two years younger
than his future iather-in-law. and bc-
cause his bride-elect is seventeen. and
has not set made her debut in New
York society. Also because MISS
Gould Will take a dowry OF between
dollars with hcr 10 enrich the British
peerage.
"AI Tomm.rot."
"Me-old.f he said. It's all tommy
rot. Why, in England Il nan-espe-
cially Ii ne has led an outdoor life as
fellows OF my sort dds regarded as
young at nifty. suppose Miss Gould
is seventeen What of it?
In London. society marriages OF
young women Of that age with men OF
twice their years are everyday oc-
currences. II doesn't seem at all out of
the ordinary to me. and l think tina
so long as Miss Gouid is pleased-and
Mrs. Gould. / might add-nobody else
need tie annoyed.
How did l win her? Ny dear chap.
what an extraordinary question--upon
my life, YOU Americans are most as
ton!shing Quite in the ordinary way,
| should imagine. II was my ilrst
courtship, you know. We met in the
ordinary manner and ] cannot recall
that there was anything Unusual about
our early conversations.
Il came over 10 your horse show. /
like horses. and SO does she, and that
SslGp Il pOlu. nenN / told her
about the SHOW had beenin in south
Africa and India Cshow' is The slang
term among British army officers TOR
war; and tIat Interested her. Rather
like Othello and Desdemona Well
perhaps, but thai's . bit fiattcriuc Ia
me.
That's ali ] can think of. had no
especial method of courtship, and il
was all most natural and-er-cnarm-
ins-yes. most charming"
Lord Decies doesn't know exactlv
when the wedding will be nor where
but he knows II will be soon. and tnat
MS bride Will go to Florida and maybe
Tor a Western trip before they leave to
make their home in England. He is
obliged to be in London in June to at
tend King Georges coronation In his
capacity as peer. and the new LADY
pecies will also have a prominen, mar,
In tie ceremonial.
Prepare for Coronation.
Great preparations are being nado ~
me Gould home for q eunion of the
tamiiy in London ronat week NIiss
vivian will have been presented ar
court at that time and will have becn
scnooled to perform her part in me
procession of peeresses in Westminster
Abbey.
Already the order for her gown. with
"a HtdHtie or red velvet
ana ernine and the coronet of ieweled
solnen oak leaves has been nlacnd
Her sister. Mrs. Anthony j.. Drexel
tAiarjorie Could. will also be i'm Lon
doh. and Mr.. DreXels sister. who re-
Gently married N!scount Maidstone. vii,
also take part In the ceremonial.
Lord Decies is already In the market
Tor a town house in Mayfair for the
cremation, and the Goulds will visit
MIN. And houses in Mayfair are rent
ing for their weight In gold for thai
week. -
Beyond marching in his robes as a
peer, Lord Decies will take no part in
the coronation. He said to-day he did
not have to carry a spoon or a pair OF
~hreiongs or anything of that sort. as
mas been the custom in many ancient
English families for hundreds of years.
and he is glad of 1t.
Miss Gould will marry into a family
mat has been close to royalty for many
years. Lord Decies was aide-de-camp
to the Duke Of C~onnaught. King
Georges uncle. and is n favoritc of
that prince. His lordship has, however,
"chucked the army" and lie said to-day
that as soon as nc settled down he in
tended to play politics" He and his
bride also plan an elaborate campaign
of entertaining. He has three fine
country places-the family seat. Sef-
ton Park, Slough, ounty of Meath. Ire
land; the Craig. Windermerc, and Be-
resford Lodge, Burchington. in Kent,
England.