The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-04

Charles Shrady, Mr. Frank J. Gould, Sir
Roderick Cameron and his family, Mrs.
Noyes and Mrs Dickinson, aunts of the
Goulds; Mr.. ID. 5. Miller, an uncle of the
Goulds, and Messrs. Jared and Alfred
Baldwin.
The Castellane family were represented
by the Marquis and Marquise de Castel-
lane, father and mother of the groom, as
well as by Count Boniface, his brother.
The young sons of Mr.. George J. Gould,
Masters Kingdom and Jay, Jr, acted as
pages.
The floral decorations of the Gould resi-
dence exceeded in prodigality any other
wedding decorations seen in this country.
A wagon load of wire frames was used
and 1000 American beauty roses, 5000
punches of lilies of the valley, 1000 strings
of smilax, each string measuring yard
and a half, and $500 yards Of asparagus
vine were furnished by the florist.
In the center of the residence is an i'm
mense hall open to the roof From the
ceiling of the hall, sixty feet above, ropes
of asparagus vine fell to the first floor,
forming a canopy, The ropes Of asparagus
were studded with Easter lilies, and the
sweep of the green and white garlands
from the roof to the first floor produced an
effect of great beauty The staircasas from
the hall to the top floor was entirely hid
under bank of Easter lilies. The walls
i'm the hall and three adjacent rooms were
hidden behind an ingenious decoration.
Wire frames in the form of panels and
arches had been made by the florist The
former fitted against the walls and were
filled with moistened moss, into which
fresh blossoms had been stuck
The first impression the guests received
was that of having entered a chamber Of
walls of pink roses and a ceiling of feath-
cry asparagus. The wire frames over the
door leading into the front or Moorish
room, in which the ceremony was per-
formed, was studded with lilies of the val
ley, and the semblance of doorway was
moulded into an arch of lilies of the valley.
Except one portion of the Moorish room,
where the ceremony took place in front
of a mass of palms and plants in blossom,
the walls of the front chamber were com
pletely lined with lilies of the valley, which
were kept fresh by the moistened moss in
the frames. The doorway between the
Moorish room and the Louis XIV room ad-
joining were covered with lilies of the
valley. The wire frames covering the
walls in the Louis XIV, and the white and
gold room just beyond were filled with
American beauty roses.
Several orange trees, in full bloom, added
to the beauty of the conservatory.
The wedding trosseau is unusually costly
even for a millionaire bride Ever since
Count de Castellane made his formal pro-
posal the cable has been busted with orders
to Pingat, Felix Doucet and Worth for
gowns, wraps, bonnets and sets on sets of
exquisite lingerie, and she and the count
have robbed all the big New York shops OF
their choicest creations, for her fiance has
matchless taste, and he suggested many
of her handsomest robes and designed
himself her wedding gown and the very
striking toilettes for the bridesmaids.
The bridal dress was of white satin ai
stiff and lustrous as satin can be. The
gown was cut in princess fashion, and The
only trimming for the full plain skirt was
a frill of marvelously beautiful lace fall
ing from wreaths of orange blossoms. The
train was four yards long. 1t was almost
covered by the exquisite point lace vel
which fell from a coronet of emeralds anC
diamonds, the gift of Mr., and Mrs. George
Jay Gould. The corsage was made with
high neck and very full, long sleeves
Catching the lace on her bodice, the gift
of her flance, showed with dazzling effect
The gift was designed by Count de Castel
lane and it is regal in its beauty. Two
hundred and fifty large diamonds and two
immense emeralds, the latter costing Sl4,-
600 each, are used There is central
piece nearly as large as a woman's hand
| in an elaborate diamond crusted design
enclo. lg one of the emeralds. Double
chains of diamonds run right and left, fas-
tened high up ON the shoulders, caught at
| one end by three diamond feathers, and at
the other by a small copy of the centre
piece also holding an emerald.
From the necklace Of diamonds pre-
sented by Miss Helen Gould, among many
other gifts, hung pendant, another gift
from the groom. 1t is an emerald as nearly
fawless as those stones ever are, and the
largest for depth and brilliancy that has
ever been seen in New York, 1t is sus-
pended in a hoop of picked white dia-
monds. Besides her bouquet of white lilies
and orchids the bride carried fan ofpoint
lace, made in the same pattern as her veil
and the lace which drapes her gown.
The trousseau, the gifts of thefamily and
friends and the other incidentals represent
In the aggregate an expenditure OF some
thing like 100000.
The Catholic marriage ceremony Is to
be followed by a quiet homo wedding
solemnized by Rev. DR. Paxton. Mayor
Strong will perform the civil office re-
quired by French Law, That part of 1t,
however, is purely legal function.