Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-25

ding Occur In St. Patrick's Cathedral. Count de CasteiInne's Parents Arrive In New York Criticism From the Pulpit.
 NEW YORK, Feb 25.-It appears now that Miss Anna Gould will not only be- como a countess. but a Catholic also. It was stated positively by close friend of the Goulds that the Countess dc Castel- lane will embrace the religion of her hus- bands family just as soon as she gets to Paris.
 She will not take up Catholicism hero because she is afraid of wOunding her Presbyterian relatives, and especially Miss Helen Gould, who Is noted for her icvo- tion to that branch of the faith,
 She has aroused lot of unfavorahlc criticism already among those who have no right at all to Criticisc, by the way, by not inviting her dead fathers pastor, tho Rev. Dr. Paxton, to o11iciate at the we'd ding and by asking Archbishop Corrigan to be the presiding prelatc.
 She has been criticised also by the same busybOdieS for giving her hand to titled foreigner and taking a lot of American earned dollars to another land, but these criticisms are as nothing to those that will descend on her devoted head when tho great public learns of her intended change of faith.
 One clergyman preached against the wedding for general reasons yesterday, and it is safe to say that 100 will preach next Sunday on her throwing over patriot and PresbyterianiSm for coronet and Catholicism.
 Miss Helen May Protest
 It is not believed that any of the bride to be's relatives will carc greatly at her change in religious belief except Miss Helen. That young lady devotes most of her time to church and charity and Is as strong n Presbyterian as were her parents, She is very decided and has a mind that is all her own. and there are some who be licve that she will yet mako her dislike to her sister conversion evident,
 It is interesting to state that there is a good chance that the ceremony will be held at St. PatriCk's cathedral instead of in the Gould mansion.
 The groom's parents the Marquis and Marquise de Castellane, arrived hero yes terday morning on tic French liner La Champagne, and at the dinner on famille last night the marquise expressed her great l sorrow at tho idea that the ceremony was | not going to take place in church. ShC was inConsOlahlC, in fP> l. and had cable sent to Rome to sec if a special dispensa- l tion could not be secured for wedding in  has had great influence in tho church for l generations il may be that the pope will l grant her request, and that the marriage l of the representative hCiress of AmCrica to | q representative of tho nobility of old | France will havr all tho pomp and Crr,- ! mony 1t deserves.
 Mayor Strong to Oniclatc. l The civil ceremony necessary to mako i the union binding in France will be per formed by Mayor Strong at tho residence | of George Jay Gould. S5l Fifth avenue, on Saturday afternoon. There will be 1 present DO ono but tho two families, tho bridal party and Mir. Frederic Coudert and ex-Judgc Dillon. the legal representatives respectively of the groom and the bride. All that has hitherto been published about the settlements, by the way, is rub bish The lawyers have had the matter | placed entirely in their hands. and even the high contracting parties do not yet know just what the provisions of the con l tract art.
 Mir and Mrs. George Jay Gould will give dinner on Friday night to introduce the parents of their brothcr-in-law elect, 1 and tho Count dc Castcllane will give his | farewell bachclor dinner at the Waldorf probably tomorrow night He is waiting l to hear from Mir. Brockholst Cutting. who is in Boston and has not yet had time tC reply to the proffcred honor of acting a. 1 usher.
 Another intimate friend of tho bride, ] family told a funny story about tho TO | ported engagement last year of Miss Anna | Gould to MT Hartman.
 They were never cnEagcd at all" saiC she. The announcement that they wcr was made simply to crush all aspiration. of a Gould alliance out of tho breast o Harry Woodruff. tho curly patCd young member of r'rohman's company. Tho dc termination of tho young actor to give III tho stage on account of her brothers prcj udicc and his starting in to study law rather frightened the head of tho family Mr Hartman was an intimate friend Q his and when tho gossip mOngcrS started the rumor that he went to the Gould cot tago s0 often only to sec Miss Anna, Mir Gould decided to let tho story go uncon tradictcd. Mir Hartman and he knew i needed only that to mako the rumor iron clad, and they know also that it woul, knock all thought of law out of Mir. Wood ruff's head. Their prognostications wcr correct in both instances, and tho coming brilliant alliance Is ono of the results. "
 Criticism From the Pulpit.
 The Rev. Madison c. Peters in tn course of his sermon at the Bloomingdnl Reformed church, this city, said 'The wealth of this nation is in tn hands of few, and those few are marry ing of their daughters to titled imbeciles This is a most successful way of makini q nation poor. \ marriage fer money O title is a humiliating stoop to the dust hollow mockery that blushes to heaven American mon, as a rule, marry for love royal scoundrcls always for money. Wit them Cupid has changed his namo to Gu pidity. There is no record of an intcrnn tional marriage where hard cash was tn consideration for empty titles that did nc end unhappily. Yet ambitious fathers an managing mothers and hoartless daughter are constantly playing tho samo unluck game
 1.-Two millions for title! Tho outwar legal forms in such q mating may seal tn lips of criticism, but marriage it is not As tho $2, coo, 900 dollars to bc settled O the little count arc contingent on his goo behavior, there is very little likelihood ( the money ever getting out of the Goul family.
 "We despise the man who takes brihA We put stripes upon him. What shall w
 say of these titled fortune hunters wh offer themselves in marriage to the higl est biddcrI And what shall we say of th l young women who turn what is noble an
 pure and American away and sell then
 selves, to be offered willing victims on th
 altars of European profligacy? We preten
 to bo n demOcratic nation. We arc th
 most snobbish and slavish worshipers
 rank of any nation of the world" The Czar's Noble Charity. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 25-The cz: | has ordered the appointment of A commi