Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-22
HELEN GOULD WEEDS
Becomes Mrs. F. J. Shepard at
Her Lyndhurst Estate.
CARRIES MODEST BOUQUET
Thousands of Gifts Received From
All Over the World.
GUESTS NUMBER LESS THAN 100
Little Nieces Her Only Attendants.
Honeymoon May Include Long
Tour Abroad in February.
CARRIES MODEST BOUQUET
GUESTS NUMBER LESS THAN 100

| o'clock this afternoon at Lyndhurst hel
| country estate, to Finley Johnson Shep
/ ard. an American railroad man. who has
! risen from the ranks.
| The bride went to an altar half hidden by
| roses. asparagus, fOrmosa and palms. on
the arm of her brother. George j. Gould.
| who gave her i'll marriage. An orchestra
screened by masses of flowers in the
music room played the .'Lohengrin We'd
ding March," while the Rev. Daniel d.
Russell. pastor of the Irvington Presby-
terrain Church. performed the ceremony.
Helen and Dorothy Gould, nieces of
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 bridegroom, was
best man.
Bride Carries Modest Bouquet.
The couple stood during the ceremony
beneath a bower of American beauty
roses with festOons of gray-white as
paragus reaching almost to the ground.
The bride carried a modest bouquet of
lilies of the valley, her favorite flower.
A rope of exquisite pearls, said to have
once adorned the Empress Josephine. Ma
poleon's wife, and pear-shaped diamond
pendant. the latter the bridegroom gift.
were the only jewelry worn by the bride.
The pearls were bequest from Miss
Gould's mother =
The wedding gown was of duchess
ivory satin. with sweeping train three
and half yards long, trimmed with
duchess and rose point lace and with
seed pearl embroidery. The lace and veil
were gifts from the Duchess de Talley-
rand. formerly Miss Anna Gould, the
brides sister. The veil was held with a
! ~,
flowing lines to the end Of the long train.
Orange blossoms also caught up the lace
at the sides of the skirt. The brides
slippers correspondent with the gown. and
We're trimmed with small rosettes of
orange blossoms.
Flower Girls Garry Pink Roses.
Each of the little flower girls carried a
basket of pink roses. which matched their
gowns Their stockings were Of white
silk, their slippers white and mounted
with golden butterfly buckles. The bride
handed to Dorothy her bouquet Of lilies
of the valley, while the bridegroom placed
the ring upon her finger Less than 100
persons were hidden to the ceremony.
They included close relatives of the bride
and the bridegroom and friends of long
standing.
Among the relatives were Mr.. and Mrs.
George ]. Could kingdom Gould. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
J. Drexel. jr.; George Jay Gould, jr.; the
Misses Edith and Gloria Gould, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Gould and their sons Ed
win and Frank: Duo and Duchesse de
Talleyrand and their son, the little Prince
de Sagan Howard Gould and Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Jay Gould Of the brides immedi-
ate family and Mr.. and Mrs. Burton H.
Wright, Mrs D. W. Cutter and Miss Cut
ter of the bridegroom's family. Mr.. Shep-
ards mother is i'll and was unable to be
present.
Among the friends present were: DR..
and Mrs. Charles H. Snow, Miss Helen
Gould Snow, Gordon and Howard Snow.
Mr.. and Yrs. w. n. Walker, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. B. +.
Bush. Mrs. William Northrup. Miss Ida
Northrup. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Per-
pail. Miss Lita Perpall. Rex Perpall, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard G. Northrup.
Flowers Much in Evidence.
Lyndhurst. the great country house OF
the bride, was redolent with the scent of
flowers. In every room there rested on
the mantels high banks Of moss, COW
cred with cut lilies Of the valley and
edged with smilax. Mingling their fra
GRANGE with the lilies were showers of
American beauty roses their long stems
arranged in loose, natural effect.
The dining room. where a buffet lunch
con was served after the ceremony, was
green with smilaX, whose verdure was re-
lieved with banks Of red and white roses.
AS wedding favOrS the bride distributed
heart-shaped satin cake boxes, each bear
ing the initials of the bride and the bride
groom. set off with spray of lilies of
the valley. The library was garlanded
with Alabama smilax, American beauty
and white Killarney roses.
The palms which screened the Orches.
ira were softened with smilax and vases
OF Killarney roses. Plants and growing
orchids from Miss Gould's Conservatives
decorated the sun parlor. The outer
woodwork was twined with smilax and
| many growing plants. Vases of red roses
alone decorated the art gallery, where
the presents were displayed.
Had the art gallery not been an i'm
mense room there would not have been
space for the thousands of gifts that
have come 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
Mems Christian Association, from offices
of the Gould railroads and from the en-
ployes at Miss GOuld's country and city
homes The list included:
Many Handsome Presents.
| From Mr. and Mrs George J. Gould, a
| corsage pin consisting of bowknot of
| diamonds and rare pearls, with a huge
Marquise diamond set in platinum and
surrounded by pearls. suspended by
strands of pearls SO arranged as to give a
| ribbon effect four inches in length
| A long fan chain of diamonds from Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin >,ould an imported ivory
statue. Honor from Howard Gould: a
chain necklace Of pearls, diamonds and
emeralds from Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jay
Gould. From the flower girl, a gold mesh
bag. The brides employees gave a table
set of silver. The enlisted men of the At
lantic fleet gave a gold loving cup The
railroad Y NJ. c. A. Of the west sent q
jewel box and clock.
Mrs Russell Sage's gift vas a point lace
kerchief.
! In various ways it has been intimated
Gould has been prominent since she came
the least to be affected by her marriage.
about 100000 and notwithstanding her
| large gifts to the Young Mems Christian
Association. which she has promoted in
army and navy and railroad circles. and
many other various benefactions. it has
been estimated that she has nearly ire
| bled her wealth by Investments. mainly in
| railroads in which the family has been
prominent. Miss Gould is now forty-four
years old. She was twenty-four when her
father died, and when she was called
upon to decide whether it should be So
ciety for her. or business. philanthropy