Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-05
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING GIFTS.

BEAUTIFUL WEDDING GIFTS.
The presents at the Gould wedding
yesterday were displayed in the libra
ry on the second floor, directly above
the East India room. The superb
Jewels were laid out on the library Ia
bic on cloth cover of heavy red vel
vet. Among the rarest and most cost
ly OF the brides presents was heart
shaped brooch. In the center was the
rare and world-famous Esterhazy dia-
mond, surrounded by eleven diamonds,
each Of which is large enough to be
worn as a single stone. This was the
gift OF Miss Helen Gould. Mr.. and
Mrs. George ]. Gould's present was a
collar of superb pearls, consisting OF
ten strands, each pearl being the size
of good sized pea. The strands were
crossed by bars of platinum, holding
rows of brilliant white diamonds, these
dividing the pearls into ten compart
ments. In each bar were twelve dia.
monds. In the entire collar were sew
enty-two diamonds and eight hundred
pearls.
Mr.. Frank Gould presented chain
of two hundred diamonds which could
be worn in coils about the neck or en-
twined as bracelet about the wrist.
Mr.. Howard Gould gave large knot or
cluster of diamonds, each end of the
glittering ribbon having as tassel a
superb blue and pink diamond. The
Marquis and Marquise de CastellaDe
presented a superb and unique necklace,
consisting of five ropes Of pearls, each
string of which has historic interest,
one having belonged to Henri Quatre
and another to Marie Autoinette. At
one end of the necklace, securing the
five strands, was magnificent square
emerald of exceeding beauty, surround
ed by twenty -four diamonds. This
is an heirloom in the de Castelane
family, and could only pass to the eld-
est son.
Another present by the Marquise de
Castellane was ring of two stones, q
superb ruby and sapphire.
Count Jean de Castellane's present
was diamond hatpin Of exceeding
beauty of design.
Prince del Drago presented dia-
mond horseshoe pin.
General and Mrs. Eckert presented
superb diamond star.
A magnificent tiara of diamonds was
presented by Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Gould. Ia addition to these gifts were
many lesser gifts of scarfs, lace, bonnet
and hat pins, studded with diamonds
and resnlendent with colors Of the
ruby, sapphire, amethyst Snd diamonds.
On the bookshelves were fans OF
every description, clocks in leather
cases, Dresden, Sevres and ormulu
clocks, tiny watches and watches stud
ded with jewels; silver, gold and glass
Jars, with gold tops, decorated with
curious workmanship and ornamented
with monogr ms surrounded with
coronets: silver pitchers, salvels,
loving cups; silver in every shape
and of every form cut glass
bowls, decanters, tete-tete setsin silver,
China and glass in fact, almost every
thing one would see in Tiffany's. Among
these gifts was a silver box repousse,
the gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Sage,
containing Bible, gold coffee pitcher OF
exquisite workmanship by the Count
and Countess de LauguierVillars; large
silver loving cup of beautiful workman
ship by Daniel S. Miller, the brides
uncle; an antique fan by Mr.. Brock
hoist Cutting; an exquisite gold jewel
box, with monogram "a. c." in blue
letters, by Mrs. Kingdom; silver and
glass jar, by Mrs. Charles Coolidge
Pomeroy; glass jar with gold top, heav-
ilv chased and ornamented, with mono
gram and coronet, by Mr.. Charles
Raoul-Duval Large numbers OF other
handsome and costly gifts were also
made.