Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-01-25
MISS COULD WEDS
FINLEY SHEPARD
Mistress Of S4O,OOO,0O0 Bride
Of Railroad Man.
90 SEE SIMPLE CEREMONY

" took rtaCc az bIiuc Nou"hy 0o"c
at Tarrytown In a Beautiful Floral
Setting.
Miss Helen Miller Gould. who 10
worth si0,000.000. was married at
Lyndhurst. her country estate at Tar
rytown. n. Y. to Finley Johnson Shep-
ard. an American railroad man. who
has risen from the ranks.
The marriage eliminates what those
who profess To know say II real and
beautiful love romance. Both are forty
four years old They will stay at Lynd-
hurst for several days. No wedding
trip intention has been made public.
The bride went TO an altar half hid.
den by roses, asparagus formosa and
palms, upon the arm of her brother.
George J. Gould, who gave her in mar
riage. An orchestra screened by mass
es OF flowers In the music room played
the Lohengrin Wedding March. while
Rev Daniel d. Russell. pastor OF the
Irvington Presbyterian church. per.
formed the ceremony.
Miss Gould, stood with her CARRIED in
pale pink satin. they acted as flower
girls and were her only attendants.
Louis J. Shepard. brother of the BRIDE
groom. was best man.
The couple stood during the cere-
mony beneath a bower of American
Beauty roses. with festoons of gray
white asparagus reaching almost to
the ground. The bride carried a modest
bouquet of Lilies OF the Valley. her
favorite flower.
The ceremony was over in six min
utes and then the bride and bride.
groom were congratulated by the
guests, while about forty reporters.
photographers and a couple of moving
picture men tried TO get glimpse OF
what was going on inside.
Immediately after the ceremony and
the congratulations of the guests Mr.
and Mrs. Shepard led the way 10 the
north end of the house. where refresh
ments were served. The bride and
bridegroom came to the window and
smiled and bowed TO the news gather
ers on the outside. Then they seated
themselves near the window and the
wedding breakfast began. From time
TO time various ones OF the guests
chatted with the bridal pair.
One of the first acts of the newly.
married pair was to send a telegram
OF greeting to Mr. Shepard's invalid
mother at the New Haven hospital. II
contained thanks for her blessing.
which reached them Immediately after
the ceremony and expressed deep re-
gret that the elder Mrs. Shepard was
unable TO be present.
A rope of exquisite pearls. said 10
have once adorned the Empress lose
phine. Napoleon's wife. and a pear
shaped diamond pendant. the latter the
bridegroom's gift. were the only Jew
elry worn by the bride. The pearls
were bequest from Miss Gould's
mother.
Less than 100 persons were hidden
to the ceremony. They included close
relatives of the bride and the bride
groom and friends of long standing.
The hundreds of handsome wedding
gifts. which amount In value to a good
sized fortune. were displayed in the
art gallery on the second floor and
were guarded by detectives They came
from all over the world.
Chief among these were presents
from the relatives OF the bride and her
friends: from the army. the navy. the
railroad organizations aided by her.
the Young Mems Christian associatiin.
from officers OF the Gould railroads,
and from the employees at Miss Gould's
country and city homes.
One Of the earliest gifts 10 reach
Lyndhurst was silver dish from 257
girls in Miss Goulds sewing class with
an appropriate inscription. Each girl
contributed ten cents toward the pres
ent.