Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-22
SHEPPARD
WEDDING TO-DAY
Nuptials in Drawing Room
of Lyndhurst-on-The
Hudson.
CEREMONIAL is SIMPLE
Tables Loaded With Hundreds of
Rare and Costly Gifts-Seventy.
Five Guests at Wedding Breakfast.

New 0rk, Jan. ZZ.-Helen Mlllef
Gould, known throughout the world
as the queen of philanthropists OF
Americas wealthy women, and Fin.
ley J. Shepard, assistant to the presi-
dent of the Missouri and Pacific chief
of the Gould railway lines, were mar
ried today in the spacious drawing
room of the brides stately stone man.
sion at Lyndhurst-on-the-Hudson.
Widely heralded as the simplest of
weddings, the fact remains that the
rich splendor of the setting, the bower
like beauty of the floral decorations,
the swelling harmony Of forty pieces
the tables loaded with hundreds
OF rare and costly presents and the
great glittering table laden with a
service for the wedding breakfast
for seventy-fve guests could scarcely
class as simplicity in the eyes of the
average American bride.
The service was read by kindly
faced country minister, Rev. Daniel
Russell, pastor of the Irvington Pres
byterian church. The bride was at
tended only by two daintily dressed
little girls, Helen and Margaret,
daughters of the brides brother,
Frank Gould, by his first wife. And
the severtyive guests were all mem
bers of the brides or bridegrroom's
families or their intimate friends.
Only few Of the guests spent last
night at Lyndhurst, arrangements hav-
ing been made for special parlor cars
to be attached to forenoon train to-
day to bring the main body of guests
to Tarrytown, where dozens Of auto
mobiles were waiting to spin them
out the two miles to the brides 102-
acre country estate. The Duchess De
Tallyrand, whose first husband was
the amusing Count Boni de Castellane,
was among those who spent the night
at Lyndhurst and assisted Miss Gould
early today in preparing the finishing
touches for the ceremony.
An altar of smilax, pulmosa and
roses had been constructed, and from
this pathway of white satin ribbons
was marked out for the bridal party,
leading to the foot of the main stair
way, the ballustrade of which was
smothered in pulmosa. The orches-
ira, led by Nathan Franko, was hidden
behind a bank of palms and roses.
Punctually at the appointed moment
the bridal party appeared at the head
of the stairway and marched down the
rose carpeted pathway to the familiar
inspiring strains of "Lohengrin's
march. Rev. Russell zee the process
sion.
The bride, wearing a simple gown
of white satin trimmed with rare old
rose point lace, a present from her
sister, the Duchess, followed, leaning
upon the arm of her brother
George, who gave her away. The
bridegroom was attended by his bro
ther, Louis J. Shepard. The brides
little nieces, dressed in white served
as flower girls.
The Presbyterian service was read
during which the orchestra softly play
ed Handel's Superb Largo" The
guests stood in rows at the back of the
large room and at the conclusion Of
the brief service rushed toward ane
envaloped the happy couple with con
gratulatory embraces. The entire
party Immediately reassembled in thu
dining room where the wedding break
fast was served.