San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-04
GOULD-DE CASTELLANE
NUPTIALs OF THE RICHEST AMERI-
CAN HEIRESS AND A TITLED
FOREIGNER.
The Brides Fortune Fifteen MIL
lions-Greatest Prize Ever
Won in the American
Matrimonial Market.

NEW YORK, March 4.-The
much-talked of wedding of Miss
Anna Gould and the Count de Cas-
tellane took place today at
high noon, at the residence Of
George j. Gould, at 9th street and
Fifth avenue. The Count comes
from one of the most distin-
guished families in France,
while everybody knows that
as the daughter of the late
Jay Gould the bride will bring her
husband a fortune of '$l5,OOO,OOO.
This sum makes her the wealthiest
prize that has ever fallen to a for
eign nobleman. The couple first
met in Paris last April. The Amer
lean heiress was equally capti-
waited by the young mans elegant
manners and distinguished lineage.
Later the Count came to America
and renewed his acquaintance
with the Goulds. He dined
with the family. but society
thought nothing of it till one even
ing the engagement was an
nounced. The Counts father, the
Marquis Henri de Castellane. the
head of the family, has magnifi-
cent estates at st. Patrice, in
France, and a chateau at Roche
cote. The family, though not eX-
ceedingly wealthy, have always
had means sufficient to entertain
lavishly aud keep up their connec-
tions with other titled families in
France.
The Goulds are Presbyterians
and the De Castellanes Catholics,
therefore, to avoid the necessity of
a special dispensation the ceremony
was performed by Archbishop
Corrigan. 1t took place in the
Moorish room. The Lohengrin
march, with an accompaniment
OF boys voices was rendered.
There were more costly flowers
in the house probably than
were ever seen before In a
private house in this city. The
bride wore a magnificent brid-
al dress of ivory-white satin,
with immense sleeves reaching to
the elbow. The corsage was COW
cred with old lace Of costliest
pattern and wrought with p arls
and embroidery. She also wore
the gifts of the bridegroOm-a dia
mond and ruby ring, and emerald
and diamond bracelet, and string
of pearls. The browning effect Of
Miss Gould's wedding attire was
a tiara OF brilliants, the like Of
which no American woman has
ever worn. 1t was the gift Of
her brother George, and cost
$4,000. Howard Gould will make
her a present of almost equal cost
illness.
The bride was attended by
Miss Adelaide Montgomery, Miss
Kittie Cameron, daughter of Sir.
ROderick Cameron, Miss Beatrice
Richardson and Miss Helen Gould.
The ushers were Howard Gould,
NJ. Raoul Duval and the Prince
del DragO,Of Spain. The invitations
sent out were only $50. After the
ceremony by the Archbishp,
Rev. Dr. John r. Paxton, who
was the favOrite pastor for years
of the brides father, went
through the rites of the Presbyter-
ian church. A few days after the
wedding the young Count and
Countess will leave for France. The
father and mother and brother Of
the Count arrived from France last
week to attend the wedding and
will return to their patrician abode
with the young couple.
The Marquise de Castellane
brought over with her as a present
to the bride a magnificent pearl
necklace, which is one of the heir
loo ms of the Castellane family. 1t
is not so much necklace as it is
string of rare and beautiful pearls.
Some of the pearls were once in the
possession Of Marie Medici; others
belonged to Henry ", and
passed as gift to the an
cestors of the present Count de
Castellane. Among the wedding
presents is a bOnbon spoon with
handle set with rubies, emeralds
and diamonds, valued at more than
$4,000, the gift OF Sir Roderick
Cameron; a diamond collarette
from Dr.. and Mrs. Geo. f. Shrady,
three ropes of pearls from Mrs.
Edwin Gould, jeweIed chatelaine
from Mrs. Kingdom, and a jeweled
match safe, for the Count, from
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