The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-04
GOULD NUpTIALS.
The Wizard of Wall Streets
Daughter Becomes Com
teSSe de CaStellane.
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN OFFICIATES
Gorgeous Decorations, Elaborate
Music, and a Marvellous
Display OF Presents.
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAA OFFICIATES

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NEW YORK, March A. 1S95.-At high
noon today, HIS Grace Archbishop Cor
rigan officiating, Miss Anna Gould be-
came the Countess de Castellane, and
the fortunes of one of Americas richest
heiresses were linked with those of
French nobleman. of ancient name and
proud seonnecttons. The wedding Which
book spitce All the home Of George Jay
Gould, Fifth avenue and SiNty-seventh
street. will be marked with white stone
in the chronicles of magnificent, society
events. The pallatial dwelling of the
head Of the Gould family, with its spaci-
Gus rooms furnished in Oriental splendor,
was fitting place for the ceremony.
which could not be held in the Cathedral
owing to the fact that the bride is a
Protestant. The canons of the Church of
Rome prescribe baptism in that faith be-
fore solemniza!tion of the rite of matri-
mony before the affairs of the Church.
The bride is Presbyterian, and while
she consented to the Catholic ritual, she
declined to join that Church. A special
dispensaition was therefore obtained and
the nuptial mass was omitted from the
ceremony The invitations were accord
4ngly limited to the relatives and about
seventy-fve intimate friends. making less
than one hundred in all, as the house
would not accommodate more.
Numbers of curious people gathered
about the Gould residence and through
the Park walk opposite as the hour of
noon approached. They caught brief
carriages and entered the house, but the
proceedings inside were behind drawn
curtains and We're. therefore. invisible to
- GEoRGEOUs DECORATIONS
The scene within was gorgeous Inc
aad poea Ia pans The VIVA East 1nds roo
In which the ceremony was performed;
the music room, opening out OF, it, and
decorated, the prevailing tone being pink
and white. American beauty and bridal
roses, Japan lilies and lilies of the val
rear of the hall palms and exotics were
used to transform a recess into rustic
grotto. in which electric lights, glowed.
Of palm foliage and snnilax white. Japan
lands lands Of B pink ar and white roses were draped
From the centre of the dome over the
stairway garlands of asparagus plumosa,
the valley, were hung like the ribbons of
a May pole. The ends of these garlands
were extended to form a canopy over
of the stairs across the hall, Through
doorway into the music room, reaching
s eere 9s e f whsh a 1nda # tarna roo to ana eha
! Of sthe room. and over which canepy
1f s0xa parRe e poRsd gant e
closed the walk The circular alcove
formed by the tower at the Fifth avenue i've
dream of fairyland; 1t was pannelled
with lilies of the valley, oyer which hung
garlands of pink and white roses Sus-
was mammoth horn of plenty, shower
ing lilies upon those underneath. An
oehes pbsnd Of strbngMsd In &c of nag a organ
the musical programme; N e. The sTsstis re @sis
wraps were taken by attendants, and the
ladies in handsome visiting gowns. filled
the rooms: Mrs. George Jay Gould as
'else THE WEDDING MARCH.
Promptly at twelve oeloek & all H. was ast IN
edrai touched the keys and the strains Of
tine bridal chorus from mLohengr1n.
fioated through the house. There was
formed in the library in the, second floor
ArchIbishop Corrigan and two assistant
priests from the Cathedral took their
Grouped about in the front of the
room were the relatives of the BRIDE, and
the MARQUIS and Marquise de CaStellane,
Count de Casfellane entered from the
hallway a moment later with his ,,,2 pest
took positions at the side of the dais.
The briGal procession descended the
stairs and passed along the floral canopled
order First came the ushers, Prince gel
@ psag0c catanr Ma Rana and Mr. RuvfH Howard M d Geed
Then came the bridesmaids all in white
They were Miss Helen Gould, Miss Bea-
eron easoa and ana Miss Adelaide Montgomery.
Following them were Mr.. George Jay
Could with the bride The sUn swo negg negghegwy gay
Could carried the. brides train, which
was Of great length. The. ushers parted
when they reached the dals and d.. .steppeln P 70
front front Of them and Mr.. Gould, and the
bride walked between the two lines until
the groom stepped a. TGrwarn tp de aiq Mr Goul5
remained close at hand ana gave MS
'is'eA : THE CEREMONY.
The Archbishop read the brief Catholic
ritual. the bride and groom mace Iae re-
sponses promptly in firm tones; tne guar
tette ena1tedb b an no,5n1e ndehem man and Vile,
and gave them his. bendfc tion Then the the
Count and his bride stepped across the
thev stood beneath the shower of lilies
Of the valley and the horn of plenty and
sesyed the fagga wien this ri WAS MAS
ended the doors of, the dining room room
swung open and small tables were placed
in the music room and the East India
room. and breakfast was served; Tne
orchestra and the singers rendered sew
eral selections while the breakfast was
in progress. Then the guests Were taken
at a time and the presents WHICH had
been arranged on number OF small
tables were shown ~,
The bride. who is small and dark: with
let black hair. wore a gown OF heaVy
ivory white satin. high in the neck ana
suiplaced in effect with one side. Of slhir-
red satin. and the other of rare oid threaa
the right shoulder and meeting THE folded
belt on the left side. The sleeves We're
very full at the shoulder, and fastened at
the wrist with four SMALL satin buttons.
The skirt was circular in shape and i@aii- @
ing in deep folds from the belt. The
train formed double box-pfabt at the
waist line and fiared with graceflu folds.
1t measured three yards in length. Gus,
tiers of orange blossoms We're fastened
garniture of the corsage and on the sklr1.
The bridal veil was fastened WITH me
ma gnificent diamond pin. g1ft OF the
groom The veil itself was Drought by
the Castellores from abroad and IS an
| heir loorfl of the family.
The bridesmaids wore Costumes OF
cream white cloth trimmed With sabie.
in blouse effect. The sleeves were very
full. and the flare skirt of walking length
was trimmed with sable.
IA broad sash of moire With lQopS ana
ends fastened at the back completed the
Masters Kingdom and Jay Could the
nephews of the bride, who carried her