The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-01
GEO. GOULD NAMED TO GUARD
THE FORTUNE OF HIS SISTER.
French Court Appoints Trustee for the Estate of Countess
of Castelane-Spendthrift Count Squandered
Vast Fortune in Five Years.

been informed by cable of the action OF the
French court, and all of the brothers seemed
to be mech pleased at the decision. They
declined 10 make a statement. but it was
said at the office in the Western Cn,on
building that one might be made later.
The Countess Castellane is ~ years old
By the will of her father Jay Gould. che in
heritcd one-siXth of $S2.oO0.O1O Her portion
of the estate ut the time she became of age
had grown to S5,co0000.
ON February s. 1885. her engagement was
formally announced to Count Roni de Cas-
tclIanc. on March 1. 1895. she became the
Countess lie Castelane. The marriage was
performed at the Fifth avenue home OF her
brother George by Archbishop CorriGan and
Justice Andrews. The bridal couple ven. 20
Paris shortly after. French aristocracy at
first was disincllned to receive the Countess.
The Count planned social campaign which
eventually won. but at considerable cost 10
the Gould millions.
In october. 1895, the Count and Countess
purchased for s?io.010 a site for a rcd marble
palace to be a reproduction o. the Petit
Trianon. and with many of the aXtravasant
embellishments of the Grand Tranon. ON
July .. 1896 an extraordinary fete was given
TO S.ce0 French arist0crats. I. was a mod
ernzed reproduction of the wonderful fctc
given to celebrate the n:arriasa Of Louis
XIV with Maria Theresa Of Austria. About
700 performers took part an. 500 servants
were In attendance. The cet2 cost about
&3NoOO9. After this the French aristocr acy
recognized the golden Countess.
ON Ianuary IS. 1897, a son was Torn to the
Count and Countess. 4 year and half
later another son cam-
Counts Object in America.
Count Roni de Castellane came to Amer-
ca in the spring Of 1894 to marry an heiress.
He had many suits of clothes very little
money and friend in this town who took
an interest in him. 1t was arranged that
II he failed to get the heiress he should
become a champagne salesman-what is
called a wine opener" 1t was to be his
business to boom new brand in this
country.
There was no flare Of trumpots announc-
ing his arrival. Until he went to Newport
he remained very quiet. Mrs Paran Stevens
had met Castellane In Paris and liked him
She introduced him to the swell set in
Newport. His social success there was
genuine. It was only when he laid siege
to heiresses that he failed. H mad heard
much about Miss Virgins. Fair, now Mrs
William X. Vanderbilt. Jr Castellare
amused Miss Fair for a while. but IL was
not long before she brought him Up with
a suddenness that dazed him. Then he
turned to Miss Consucio Vanderbilt, now
! ihe Duchess of Marlborough. but she would
! have none of him.
| deal Of the conceit taken out of him. He
! engaged small room on the third foo,
| back. at q East Thirty-second The hous,
WIS occupied by a French dressuaks
IhinRs mad reached such a financial stat;
that he was obliged 10 abandon the pursuit
| OF hnifesses for a time and made A hllsines,
| "TRIP West. booming his champaeua He
| did not Ike the business and raturn,no
mere. appealed to Mrs. Paran Stevens.
! She decided that he should marr, n Gou'd
anu suggested that he give dinner TO
Which the Goulds should be invited. He
! WAS willing, but hadn't the price. In his
! dilemma he Went to Carl Berger. who con-
| duets Fashionable restaurant in Newport.
| and frankly told him he wanted to give A
dinner TO pave the way for the betrothal OF
! himself and Miss Anna Could
! berger struck with the candid way in
! which the embarrassed young man ap-
! proached him. concluded to make good. 1t
! is supposed that the risk was a big feature
| In the amount OF the bill. However, the
p; dinner was given.
| Counts Famous Dinner.
| Until ne was introduced to her at this
| dinner Count Castelane had never seer,
Anna Gould. 1t was on December a. 1891
| that the affair took place, twenty-four Gov
| ers being laid. and among the guests We're
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould and Mrs. Ste.
vens.
| Within month from the time the Coun,
| gave the dinner the wedding was settled
| There was some trouble about the marriage
| portion. The Count wanted Sa.0e1.9J9, bu
| compromised on s3.O96.C00.