The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
ANNA GOULD NOW A COUNTESS
THE HOUSE 4 BOWER OF FLOWERS
FOR TIE WEDDING.

Catholic Ceremony. Miss Could De-
cIines 10 RenOunce Her Faith in
the Presbyterian church - Less
Than One Hundred Guests Present
at the Cerrmony-A Wedding
breakfast Follows.
New York. March AT hlsh noon to-
day. his grace Archbishop Corrisan. Of
ficiating. Miss Anna Could became Count
ess De Castellane. and the fortunes Of one
Of Americas richest heirosses were linked
with those Of "a French uobleman Of an
cient name ana proud connections.
The wedding took place at the home OF
George Jay Gould. Fifth avenue and Sixty
Seventh street The paIatial dwelling Of
the head of the Gould family with its
spacious rooms furnished In Oriental splen-
dor. was a fitting place for the cere-
mony. 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 fin that faith
before solemnization of the right Of mat
rimony before the altar of the church. Miss
Gould is a Presbyterian. and while she
consented TO the Catholic ritual de-
clined to join that church. a special dis
Aftn%hllOM was therefore OhlAAIlt-s ana a.
nuptial mass was omitted from the cere-
mony The invitations were accordingly
limited TO relatives and about seVCnty-hve
intimate friends making less than one
hundred in all, as the house would not
accommodate more. The scene within
was gorgeous in the extreme. The han
was banked with palms, ferns and potted
plants
The East India room IN which the cere-
mony was peri ormed, the music room
opening out Of II and the library upstairs
were deliberately decorated the prevailing
tone being pink and white. American
beauty and bridal roses, Japan lilies, and
lilies of the valley were used by the thou
sands. At the rear of The hall palms and
exotcs were used to transform the recess
into a rustic grotto. i'm which electric
lights glowcd. The heavy oak paneling of
the staircase was covered over with a
ground work Of palm foliage and smilax.
white japan lilies and white roses. over
this garlands Of pink and white roses
were draped From the center Of the dome
over the stairway, garlands OF asparagus
plumosa were cntwined. with white roses, j
and lilies Of the valley We're hung like
the ribbons of a May pole The ends of
these garlands We're extended to form "a
canopy over the bridal walk. which led /
from the foot of the stairs across the I
hall through the doorway into the music /
room, reaching the center Of which il
room and ended at a raised dais. placed
at the front Of the room and over which /
a canopy Of royal purple was suspended. |
White ribbons attached 10 ported plants /
enclosed the walk.
The circular alcove formed by the tower
a. the Fifth avenue corner Of the East /
India room was a dream Of fairy land 1t |
was panelled with lilies of the valley over
which hung garlands of pink and white
roses, suspended from the ceiling of the
alcove was a mammoth horn of plenty
showering lilies upon those beneath
An orchestra of stringed Instruments
concealed behind a bank of palms. an
organ in the hallway, and a quartette
furnished the musical programme.
The guests were all assembled at 11:A5
a. m. Mrs George J. Gould assisted by
her mother Mrs. Kingdom, received them
Promptly at y O'Clock all were in readi-
ness. Organist Pecher of the Cathedral |
touched the keys and the strains of the
bridal chorus from Lohengrin 6oated 1
through the house. There was a brief |
delay as the procession was being formed |
In the library on the second floor
Archbishop Corrigan and two assistan.
priests from the Cathedral took their
places on the dias. Grouped about In the
front of the room were the relatives of .
the bride and the Marquis and Marduise
de Castellane, the parents Of the groom
Count de Castellane entered from the hall /
wy n HtbiHt4it ldltl Win MS best man.
Count Jean de Castellane. They took
positions at the side of the dais. The
bridal procession descended the stairs and I
passed along the floral canopied floor and
into the East India room I'm the following I
order; First came the ushers, Prince del /
Drago Brockholst Cutting, Howard Could |
ana Raoul DuVaL Then came the brides |
maids, all in white They were Miss
Helen Gould. Miss Beatrice Richardson.
Miss Catherine Cameron and Miss AIDE /
laid Montgomery. Following them were /
George Jay Gould, with the bride Two
nephews of the bride, Masters Kingdom |
and Jay Gould, carried the brides train.
which was of great length
me ushers parted when they reached the /
dais and stepped back. the bridesmaids /
took positions in front of them and Mr..
Gould and the bride walked between the |
TWO lines until the groom stepped for
ward and TOOK his place at the side of the |
bride. Mr.. Gould remained close at hand /
ana gave his sister away. The archbishop |
read the brief Catholic ritual. the bride |
and groom made the response PROMPTLY
in firm tones, and the quartette chanted |
an anthem. His grace pronounced the |
couple man and wife and gave them his |
benediction. Then the count and his bride /
stepped across the room to an alcove in /
the corner, where they stood beneath a /
shower of lilies of the valley and the /
horn Of plenty and received the cob
= tula tluliS bA luelI reldtNeS and friends. !
When this was ended the doors of the /
dining room swung open and small tables |
were placed in the music room and East I
India room and breakfast was served
The orchestra and singers rendered sew
eTal selections while the breakfast was in
progress.
Then the guests were taken up to the
library in parties of a dozen at a time
and the presents, which had been ar
ranged on a number of small tables. We're /
shown
= The bride. who is small and dark, with
Jet black hair, wore gown
of heavy ivory white satin high
in the neck and surpHce i'm
effect, with one side of shirred satin and
the other of rare old thread lace in Ouch
esses pattern, falling over the right shout !
der and meeting the folded belt on the
left side. The sleeves were very fun at
the shoulder and fastened at the wrist
with four small satin buttons. The skirt
was circular in shape and falling in
deep folds from the belt. The train
formed a double boX-plait at the waist