Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-05

a canopy over the bridal walk, which led fir ,m the foot of the stairs across the hall, throu gh the doorway into the East lndla room and ended at raised dias placed at the front of the room and over which a canopy of royal purple was suspended. White ribbons attached to the potted plants enclosed the walk. circular alcove formed by tower at the Fifth avenue corner of.the East India room was dream of faifyland. It was paneled with lilies Of the valley, which hung in garlands of pink and white roses Suspended from the ceil- ing of the acove was mammoth horn of plenty, showering lilies upon those oe- heath. An orchestra of stringed instru- ments was concealed behind the back of the palms, and an organ in tbe hallway and quartette furnished the musical pro- gramme.
 The guests were all assembled at :45 a. m. Mrs. George J. Gould, assisted by her mother, Mrs. Kingdon, received them.
 Promptly at F o'clock all was in readi- ness. Organst Pecher of ihe cathedral touched the keys and the strains of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin hoateo. through the house. There was brief des lay as the procession was being formed iS the library on the second floor. Arch bishop Corrigan and two assistant priests from the cathedral took their places on the dias. Grouped about in front of the room were relatives of the bride and the Marquis and Marquise de Castellane, the parents of the groom.
 Count de Castellane entered from the hallway a moment later with his best man, Count Jean de Casteilane. They took posi- lions at the side of the dais. The bridal procession descended the stairs and passed along the oral canopied floor and into the East India room in the following order: First came the ushers, Prince del Drago, MT. Brock holts Cutting, Howard Gould and MT. Raoul Duval. Then came the bridesmaids, all in white. They were Miss otrta irt,o ard Miss Catherine Cameron and Miss Adelaide Montgomery. Following them was George Jay Gould with the bride. Two nephews Of the bride, Masters Kingdom and Jay Gould, carried the brides train, which was of great length.
 The ushers parted when they reached the dias and stepped back. The bridesmaids took positions in front of them, and MT. Gould and the bride walked between the two lines until the groom stepped forward and took his place at the side of the bride. MT. Gould remained close at hand and gave his sister away.
 The arch bishop read the brief Catholic ritual. The bride and groom made re- sponses promptly in firm tones.
 The quartette chanted an anthem. His grace pronounced the couple man and wife and gave them his benediction. Then the count and his bride stepped across the room 10 the acove Tn the corner, where they stood beneath shower of lilies of the valley and the horn of plenty and received the congratulations of their relatives and friends.
 When this was ended the doors of the dining room swung open and small tables were placed in the music room and East India room and breakfast was served. The orchestra and singers rendered several se- lections while breakfast was in progress.
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