The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-08

the narrow space between 1t and the entrance to the building.
 The bride was radiant, both in per- son and in spirit. She was attired in an Empire gown of cream satin, which wac the foundation for a rich lace overdress embroidered with gold. Her hat was q magnificent white creation ornamented with osprey pumes. A plain rope of great pearls encircled her neck, She wore no other Jewelry whatsoever. In one hand she carried small goldworked bag
 The Prince de sagan and his wit nesses were attired in the conventional frockcoats with silk hats. The black of the brldegroom's tie was relieved by a single pearl pin.
 When the party reached the inner office of the Registry there was much ceremonous lowing back and forth until finally all contrived to seat them selves around table, with superin- tendent Registrar Maddocks facing the contracting parties. He demanded first of the bridegroom and then of the bride whether any legal lmpcdiment existed to their union. Receiving negative assurance he proceeded to read the
 brief declaration of acceptance as wife
 or husband This is all the formality that the English marriage ceremony lrequires.
 Superintendent Registrar Maddocks made an official entry of this on his
 big book, pausing to ask whether 1t
 was a marriage contract or a settle
 ment. Some discussion ensued. and all the experts in the French language
 present after suitable delay decided
 that it was a marriage contract and
 not settlement.
 The hansoms bearing the bridal par ty drove quickly from the Registry to the French Protestant church, Eglise Reformee, In Soho square This de- situation had apparently been some
 how kept a secret from the populace, although 1t was known last evening to the American correspondents. At any
 rate when the party reached the square
 It was deserted until the long process
 sion of photographers and others came
 trailing along from the Registry office
 several blocks distant.
 A small group of the brides friends r were waiting in the otherwise empty
 little church. Pastor Degremont await
 ed the pair at the chance.
 He Immediately began reading in , French the religious preliminary to tho
 service After a short prayer the bride
 and bridegroom stood up At the same
 moment the little organ of the church
 broke out softly into the strains of
 Abide With Me, Fast Falls the Even : tide This particular hymn was play ed by the organist at the request of , the pair.
 As the familiar notes of the old mel
 ody died away the gowned clergyman briefly read the French ceremony anc 5 pronounced the pair man and wife Tn, , little organ struggled with the Wed ding March" while the parties signed clergyman an envelope containing 6 F crinkling banknote and then turned l with his bride to face again the bat
 talion of snapshooters, whom this time 5 there was no way to escape. Then the = same humble hansoms took the party r back to the Hotel Savoy. 9 Before the marriage the prince was 8 converted to Protestantism He wished 5 to be married religously as well as
 civilly, but felt that the Protestan
 ceremony, whatever 1t meant to Mme Gould, would be meaningless to him as a Catholic. He therefore resolved tc adopt her faith.
 With the marriage of Mime. Anna Gould and Prince Heie de Sagan ir London today the second matrimonial venture of the American heiress witt French noblemen is launched, perhap under more propitious circumstance. than the Castellane alliance which ended in divorce.
 However, some American cousin, will still shake their heads duhiousl, and call attention to the fact that 1t | all in the same family. Prince de sa gan is a cousin of Count Boni de Gas tellane. His paternal aunt, Dorothet de Talleyrand- -Perigord. Is the wife O Count Bonis elder brother, Count Jeal de Castelane.
 The Castellane and de Sagan mel ] alike have an enviable reputation
 among certain set in Paris for thei
 reckless extravaganza.