The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-05
COUNTESS DE- CASTELLANE.
Hiss Anna Gould Now The Wife Of q
French EObIeman.
VAST FORTUNES CAPTURE 4 TITLE.
A Brilliant Social Event Unsurpassed In
tho History of Modern Suptials-Lav-
ish Decorations and Dazzling
Wedding Gifts.

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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 noble
man Of ancient name and proud connec-
| tions.
The wedding took place at the residence
Of George Jay Gould, Fifth avenue and
| Sixty-seventh street. The palatial dwell
ing Of the head of the Gould family, with
its spacious rooms furnished in oriental
| spiendor, was httingly the place for the
! ceremony which could not be held in the
| Cathedral, ow'ns to the fact that the
| bride Is a Protestant. The canons of
/ the Church OF Rome prescribe baptism
| in that faith before the solemnization Of
the rite of matrimony before the altar of
the Church. Miss Gould is a Presbyte-
| rian, and while she consented TO the
Catholic ritual. she declined to join that
| Church. A special dispensation was
| therefore obtained and the nuptial mass
| omitted from the ceremony. The in
| vitations were, accordingly. limited to the
| relatives and about eity-five intimate
! friends, making less than one hundred
In all, as the house would rot accommO-
| date more.
| EXQUISITE DECORATIONS.
The scene within was gorgeous in the
| extreme. The hall was banked with
| palms, ferns and potted plants. The
| East India room, In which the ceremony
was performed, the music room, opening
| out of 1t, and the library, upstairs, were
eiaborately decorated, the prev ailing tone
being pink and white. The American
Beauty and bridal roses. Japan lilies and
Of tha r.II
thousand. At the rear OF the hall
palms and eXotcs were used TO transform
the recess into. "a rustic grotto, in which
electric lights glowed The heavy oak
panelling of the staircase was covered
over with a ground work Of palm foliage
and smilaX, white Japan lilies and white
roses. over this garands of pink and
white roses were draped. From the
centre Of the dome over the stairway
garlands Of asparagus plumcsa, entwined
with white roses and lilies of the valley,
were hung like ribbons of May-pole
The ends of these garands extended TO
form canopy over the bridal walk,
which led from the foot of the stairs
across the hail. through the doorway in
to the music-room, reaching the centre
of which It turned 10 the right into the
East India room, and ended at the raised
dais placed al the front Of the room, and
over which canopy Of royal purple sus-
pended by white ribbons attached to pot
ted plants. enclosed the walk.
DREAM OF FARMLAND.
The circular alcOve formed by the
tower at the Fifth-aYenue corner of the
East India room was a dream of fairy
iand. 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 mammoth
horn of plenty, showeringy lilies upon
those beneath. The orchestra of string
ed instruments, concealed behind bank
of palms, the organ I'm the hallway and
a quartette furnished the musical pro-
gramme.
The guests were all assembled at 11:45
A. NJ. Mrs. George j. Gould, assisted by
her mother, Mrs. Kingdom. received them.
Promptly at y o'clock all was in readi-
ness. Organist Pecher of the Cathedral.
touched the keys. and the strains Of the
Bridal Chorus from Lohougrin foated
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 as
sistant priests from the Cathedral took
their places on the dais. Grouped about
in the front of the room were relatives
of the bride and Marquis and Marquise
Count de Castellane entered from the
hallway moment later, with his best
man. Count Jean de Castellane They
took their positions at the side of the
das.
THE BRIDAL PROCESSION.
The bridal procession descended the
stairs and passed along the foral-cano-
pied floor ana into the East India room
IN the following order: First came the
ushers. Prince Del Drago Mr. Brockholst
Cutting. Mr.. Howard Gould and Mr..
Raoul D..val, then came the bridesmaids, |
all IN white They We're Miss Helen
Gould Miss Beatrice Richardson, Miss |
Catherine Cameron an1 Miss Adelaide |
Montgomery Following them was Mr.. |
George Jay Gould, with the bride. Two |
nephews of the bride. Masters Kingdom |
and Jay Gould, carried the brides Arain, |
which was Of great lcrgth. The ushers |
parted when they reached the dais and |
stepped back. The bridesmaids took their |
positions in front of them. and Mr.. Gould |
and the bride walked between the TWO |
lines until the groom stepped forward !
and took his place at the side of the |
bride Mr. Gould remained close AZ hand |
and gave his sister away, Archbishop Cor |
rsan read the brief Catholic ritual The |
bride and groom made responses prompt |
ly in firm tones. The quartette chantcd |
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 10 the alcOve IN !
the corner, where they stood beneath a |
shower of lilies of the valley and a horn |
OF plenty and received the congratula-
tions of their relatives and friends When |
this was ended the doors of the dining |
room swung open, and at small tables, |
placed in the music room and East In
dia room, breakfast was served. The or
chestra and singers rendered several Sc
lee tions while breakfast was in progress |
Then the guests were taken up to the
library in parties of a dozen at time
and the presents, which had been ar
ranged on a number of small tables, were
shown.
THE BRIDES COSTUME.
The bride. who is small and dark, with
jet black hair wore gown of heavy
ivory white satin, high in the neck and
surpliced in effect. with one side of
shirred satin and the other OF rare old
thread lace in duehesse pattern, falling
over the right shoulder, and meeting the
folded belt on the left side.
The sleeves were very full az the shoul-
der and fastened at the wrist with four
small satin buttons. The skirt was circu-
lar in shape and falling in deep folds
from the belt. The train formed double |
box plait at the waist line and flared
with graceful folds 1t measured three
yards in length.
Clusters OF orange blossoms were fas-
tened at the belt and at intervals on the
lace garniture of the corsage and on the |
SKIRT. The bridal veil was fastened with |