The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-08
Brilliant Marriage Cere-
mony in st. Bartholo-
new S, New York.
ATTENDS
IN FULL FORCE
Perfect Police Arrangements
Prevent Rushing Of Bridal
Party--Cheers Greet APP
pearance of Bride at Church.
Couple Will Spe n d
Honeymoon in Egypt.

New York, February 7.--Helcn Wv
len. second daughter of George j.
Gould, head Of one of tn: y.calthiest
and most prominent famil.c, in Ameri-
ca. was married at ST. Bartholomew $
Episcopal Church. in Manson Avenue.
shortly after o'clock this afternoon
20 Lord Decies. an English army Of
ficer She Is eighteen years old: he is
forty four
The church WAS packed with bril-.
liant assembluge representing the best
OF New fork's social and professional
life. together with spIlnkl,ns OF
foreign nobility. relatives anJ friends
or the bridegroom. Outsid. in the
slusn: streets, there pushed and SHOW
ed the usual crowd OF curious persons.
Yet. Notwithstanding the crowd. there
was no unioward incident, ana none
OF the many cranks who have assailed
Decics in anonymous comn,uuica lions
made themselves known
Tile ceremony was performed b.,
Bishop David II. Greer. or the Episco-
pa diocese Of New York. aud the Rev.
Leighton Parks, y. D.. rector of ST.
Bartholomews
George Gould gave his daughter
away. and Miss Edith Gould. the
brides next Oldest sister, WAS maid or
honor.
Lord Alastar Graham. T.. r.. son
of the Duke Of sfontrose. was best
man. CHI
Lord Decies Arrives E:nrIy.
The guests began to assemble more
than an hour before the wedding. At
S:15 Lord Decics arrived. nearly an
hour before the brides car stopped al
the curb II. was resplci:dcnt in his
uniform OF the Seventh Hussars. nglit-
ter With service medals ana blue and
gold braid. Patent leather boots glist-
ened OH his feet, he carried plumed
helmet in the crook of his arm and
wore a sabre.
unnoticed by most OF Che crowd he
entered the church surrounded by a
group of friends. who wero apparently
taking no chances with crarks. He was
as calm as soldier SHOULD be. nut a
bit pcrturbed lest the crowd should
postie the bride-to be on her arrival.
The police arrangements had been
planned carefully, however. the line
held and there was no rushing or a
bridal party, such as occurred when
Majorie Could married Anthony j.
DreXcl last year.
cheer went up as George Gould
and his daughter stepped from big
Limousine car. and entered lie church
AS they did SO the first sunshine OF
the day pceped forth a moment later
the notes OF the wedding march sound
ed. This was at 4:13. and Lord Dccies
and his best man appeared at the
chancel. The SIX bridesmaids, carrying
lilies of the valley. led --ie bridal party.
They were followed by the little at
tendants. baby Gloria Goull with Mas
ter William Beresford, and Diana Dali
ziell with Master Marcus Beresford.
Miss Edith Gould. as maid OF honor,
came next, Immediately preceding the
bride and her father. The ceremony
was over in twenty-threc minutes, and
Lord and Lady Decies posed for a mo-
ment for battery OF cameras before
their car whisked them way to the
reception at the Gould mansion on
Fifth Avenue.
Change in bridesmaids.
The illness of Miss Beatrice Clafiin,
one Of the bridesmaids neccssitated a
change at the last moment. and Miss
Claims place was taken by Miss An
ME douglas Graham.
The other bridesmaids were Misses
Hope Hamilton. Hannah Randolph, Of
Philadelphia; Louise Cromwell. Of
Washington, D. c.. and Allison Pierce,
OF Oyster Bay. Two little nephews OF
the bridegroom. Marcus and Graham
Beresfor6. carried the train Of the
brides gown.
The ushers we're Earl Percy. Lord
Camoys and Robin Grey, the English
men Of the party; Phoenix Ingraham.
Moncure Robinson, Robert H. Russell,
Anthony j. Drexel, Jr.. and Francis w
Crowinshield
Preceding the bridal party was the
boy choir Of the Cathedral of ST. John
the Divine. singing THE Voice That
"a vr1.oy, -, t1,.o -
Parker. The music program OF the
wedding was most interesting. While
the guests were arriving the choir OF
ST. Bartholomew rendered. unaccom-
panied. Schubert's Great Is jehovah:
also Parkers liam SOL Recedit' and
"Tu Sine Littorc." There were two
solos by Ricardo Martin, Of the Me-
tropolitan Opera--Rossinis "Cujus
Amman" and the prayer from Massc-
nets ''Le Cid" a romance by dam
brosio was played by harp. violin ana
organ. and Henschel'S Morning Hymn
was sung by the church choir, with q
tenor solo by Lembert Murphy.
The bridal party enteerd to the ia
miliar wedding music from Mendels-
sohn's "a Midsummer Nights Dream"
and the occasional was Parker's music
TO Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding
Feast" Mr.. Arthur Hyde. organist OF
st. bartholomew. was director and or
ganist
The floral decorations were almost
entirely of white flowers, the only BIT
OF color being that of the Forsythia
spring branches, with their pale yellow
flowers. English Ivy and Southern.
smilax also entered into the decora-
lions, Fthese two greens being signif-
;icant Of the two countries, England and
America.
The IVY and smilax We're used to
cover the mn rhle pillars. while bright
touches OF Forsythla added glints OF
color like streaks Of sunshine between