Evening journal., 1895-02-25
RENOUNCES HER FAITH.
Miss Anna Gould Win Become a
Catholic at Her Marriage.
HER SISTER MUCH OPPOSED TO IT.

Count de Castellane's Parents Arrive In
New York Criticism From the PuIpit.
New YORK, Feb. s5--It appears now
that Miss Anna Gould will not only be-
come countess, but a Catholic also. II
was stated positively by close friend Of
the Goulds that the Countess de Castel-
lane will embrace the religion Of her hus-
bands family just as soon as She gets to
Paris
She win not take up Catholicism here
because she is afraid Of wounding her
Presbyterian relatives, and especially Miss
Helen Gould, who is noted FOR her devo-
tion TO that branch of the faith.
She has aroused a lot Of unfavorable
criticism already among those who have
no right at all to criticise, by the way, BY
not inviting her dead fathers pastor, the
KEY DR. Paxton, to ofliciate at the we'd
ding and by asking Archbishop Corrigan
to be the presiding prelate.
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 the
great public learns Of her intended change
of faith
One clergyman preached against the
wedding for general reasons yesterday, and
it is safe 20 say that 100 will preach next
Sunday on her throwing over patriot
and Presbyterianism for coronet and
Catholicism.
Miss Helen May Protest.
1t is not believed that any Of the bride
TO be's relatives will care 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 a Presbyterian as were her parents
She is very decided and has mind that
IS all her own, and there are some who be-
lieye that she will yet make her dislike to
her sisters conversion evident.
1t is interesting to state that there is a
good chance that the ceremony win be
held at St. Patrick's cathedral instead Of
in the Gould mansion.
The groom's parents, the Marquis and
Marquise dc Castellane, arrived here yes
terday morning on the French liner La
Champagne, and at the dinner en- famillo
last night the marquise expressed her great
sorrow at the idea that the ceremony was
not going to take place in church She
was inconsolable, in fact, and had cable
sent to Rome to see if a special dispensa-
tion could not be secured for wedding in
the cathedral. As the De Castellane family
has had great influence in the church for
generations, it may be that the pope will
grant her request, and that the marriage
OF the representative heiress of America to
q representative Of the nobility Of old
Franco viii have all the pomp and cere-
mony it deserves.
Mayor Strong to omciate.
The civil ceremony necessary to make
the union binding in France viii be per
formed by Mayor Strong at the residence
of George Jay Gould, 854 Fifth avenue
on Saturday afternoon. There will be
present no one but the two families the
bridal party and Mr.. Frederic Coudert and
ex-Judge 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
tract are.
Mr. and Mrs George Jay Gould will
give dinner on Friday night to Introduce
the parents Of their brothor-in-law elect,
and the Count dc Castellane win give his
farewell bachelor dinner at the Waldorf
probably tomorrow night, He is waiting
to hear from Mr.. Brockholst Cutting, who
is in Boston and has not yet had time to
reply to the protfered honor Of acting as
usher.
Another intimate friend of the brides
family told a funny story about the re-
ported engagement last year of Miss Anna
Gould to Mr.. Hartman.
They were never engaged at all, " said
she. THE announcement that they were
was made simply to crush all aspirations
Of q Gould alliance out of the breast Of
Harry Woodruff, the curly pated young
member of Frohman's company. The de-
termination Of the young actor to give up
the stage on account of her brothers pref
udico and his starting in to study law
rather frightened the head of the family.
Mr.. Hartman was an intimate friend OF
his, and when the gossip mongers started
the rumor that he went to the Gould cot
tage SO often only to see Miss Anna Mr.
Gould decided to let the story go uncon-
tradicted. Mr.. Hartman and he knew IL
needed only that to make the runor iron
clad, and they knew also that it would
knock all Thought of law ont Of Mr. Wood
ruffs head. Their prognostications were
correct In both instances, and the coming
brilliant alliance is one Of the results
Criticism From the Pulpit.
The Rev. Madison @. Peters, in the
course Of his sermon at the Bloomingdale
Reformed church, this city, said;
THE wealth Of this nation is in the
hands Of few, and these few are marry
ing off their daughters to titled imbeciles.
This is most successful way Of making
nation poor A marriage for money or
title is a humiliating stoop to the dust-a
hollow mockery that blushes to heaven.
American men, as a rule, marry for love;
royal scoundrels always for money. With
them Cupid has changed his name to Gu
pidity. There is no record Of an interna-
tional marriage where hard cash was the
consideration for empty titles that did not
end unhappily. Yet ambitious fathers and
managing mothers and heartless daughters
are constantly playing tie same unlucky
game.
Two millions for a title The outward
legal forms in such a mating may seal the
lips Of criticism, but marriage it Is not
As the So, 600, 600 dollars to be settled on
tho little count are contingent on his good
behavior, there is very little likelihood Of
the money ever getting out Of the Gould
family.