The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-05
COMTESSE De CASTELLANE
Marriage of Anna Gould Solemnize,
at Noon Yesterday.
A DAZZLING HOUSE WEDDING
About One Hundred Guests Witness the
Ceremony Which Is Performed by
Archbishop COrrigan-Thc Bridal
Veil an Heirloom.
BY the United. Press.

BY the United Press.
New York, March AT noon today.
Archbishop Corrigan officiating, Miss
Anna Gould became the Countess De
Castellane, and the fortunes of one of
Americas richest heiresses were linked
with those of a French nobleman of
ancient name and proud connections.
The wedding, which took place at the
home of George Jay Gould, Fifth ave-
nue. and SiXty-seventh street, will be
marked with white stone in the
chronicles of magnificent society
events. The palatial dwelling of the
head of the Gould family, with
its spacious rooms furnished in
oriental splendor, was a fitting place
for the ceremony, 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 in that faith before solemni-
zation of the rite of matrimony before
the affairs of the church. The bride
is a Presbyterian, and while she con-
scented to the Catholic ritual she de-
clined to join that church. A special
dispensation was therefore obtained,
and the nuptial mass was omitted from
the ceremony. The invitations We're
accordingly limited to the relatives and
about seventy-five intimate friends,
making less than 100 in all, as the
house would not accommodate more.
A number of curious people gathered
about the Gould residence and through
a,l- IL, -a., -
noon approached. They caught brief
glimpses of guests as they alightcd
from carriages and entered the house,
but the proceedings inside were behind
drawn curtains, and were, therefore,
invisible to them.
A Dazzling Spectacle.
The scene within was gorgeous in the
extreme. The hallway was banked
with palms, ferns and potted plants,
and roses, japanese lilies and lilies of
the valley were used by the thousand.
An orchestra of stringed instruments,
concealed behind a bank of palms, an
organ in the hallway and a quartette
furnished the musical programme.
Archbishop Corrigan and two assist
ant priests from the cathedral took
their places on the dais. Grouped about
in the front of the room were the rela-
tives of the bride and the Marquis and
Marquise De Castellane, parents of the
groom.
Count De Castellane entered from the
hallway with his best man, Count Jean
De Castellane. They took their posi-
tions at the side of the dais.
rrba h,.iI Inl vrorocSin,, Iac,anla1 tho
stairs and passed along the floral cano-
pied walk, through the music room and
into the east room. Following them were
George J. Gould with the bride. The
two nephews of the BRIDE Masters
Kingdom and Jay Gould. carried the
brides train, which was of great length
Mr.. Gould remained close at hand
and gave his sister away.
The bride, who is small and dark.
with jet black hair wore n gown of
heavy ivory white satin high in the
neck and surpliced in effect.
Bridal Veil an Heirloom.
The bridal veil was fastened with q
magnificent diamond pin, gift of the
groom. The veil itself was brought by
the Castellanes from abroad, and is an
nelrlOOm OF tne family.
The bridesmaids wore costumes of
cream white cloth, trimmed with sable.
The musical programme began at
1920. At 12.43 the marriage ceremony
was concluded.
The bride was very nervous, but an
swered firmly, and every word could be
distinctly heard as she repeated 1t after
the archbishop. De Castellane's voice
was audible and clear and he spoke in
a firm and manly way that gave one the
idea that he was impressed with the sol
emnlty of the occtsion.
When the ceremony and congratula-
tions to the newly welded pair were
ended, the doors of the dining room
were swung open and small tables were
placed In the music room and the East
India room, and breakfast was served
The orchestra and the singers rendered
several selections while the breakfast
was in progress. Then the guests were
taken up to the library in parties OF q
dozen at time, and the presents, which
had been arranged on u number of small
| tables, were shown
Rare and Costly Gifts.
Amng the rarest and most costly of
the brides presents was a brooch fash
ioned in the shape of heart In the
center was the rare and world-famous
Esterhazy diamond, 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