The Washington herald., 1913-01-23
'HEIRESS ISBRIDE
OF RAILROADMAN
Miss Helen Gould WEEDS Finley
J. Shepard at Country
Home.
CEREMONY VERY SIMPLE
Close Friends and Servants Only Wit
nesses-Employes Remembered BY
Bide-Honeymeon Abroad.

New York. Jan. Elm her turreted
castle. on the heights bordering the Hud-
son near Tarrytown. Helen Miller Gould,
eldest daughter OF the late Jay Gould.
mistress Of millions and the idol Of de-
mocracy, to-day became the bride Of
Finley johnson Shepard. son Of the late
Rev. DR.. Peter L. Shepard, Of Connec-
ticut. and Eastern representative Of the
Gould railroad system
The sweet solemnity Of the occasion
was emphasized by its magnificent SIM
plicity. And after Rev. DR.. Daniel Rus
sell. pastor of Irvington Presbyterian
Church. had spoken the impressive words
that made her a matron. the woman
who has been termed 'the most beloved
in America" sent the following mes
sage to the public:
This Is the anniversary of my moth
er's wedding day. am deeply touched
by all the expressions of good will that
have come to me to-day from different
parts of the country"
Later came the announcement that
none OF the phiianthropic work to which
Mrs. Shepard has given so much Of her
time In the past will be neglected In the
future.
To Spend Honeymoon Abroad.
After a few days at Lyndhurst, Mr..
and Mrs. Shepard will go abroad for their
honeymoon. Upon their return they will
entertain quite extensively in their Fifth
Avenue home.
To-day's ceremony was scheduled for
half an hour after noon. II was delayed
a few minutes while Miss Gould person
ally shook hands with each of the sixty
seven employees Of the Lyndhurst estate.
TO each OF whom she presented an en-
| velops containing s2 in bills.
At 12:ss the bridal procession filed down
the stairway. Miss Gould leaned upon
the arm of her brother. George J. Gould.
She wore a gown OF ivory white duchess
| satin, trimmed with rose point lace and
seed pearl embroidery. She wore a won
drously wrought veil made up of 100 in
| terwoven designs.
This was a gift OF the Duchess de
Talleyrand. The veil was attached to the
hair with a spray OF orange blossoms
and extended TO the limit of the ten-foot
train. The brides slippers corresponded
with the gown. and were trimmed with
small rosettes Of orange blossoms.
The bride carried a bouquet of her IA
vorite howers-lilies OF the valiey-and
white Bird OF Paradise orchids. and also
q beautiful point lace kerchief. the gift
of Mrs. Russell Sage. She wore a dia-
mond pendant-a gift OF Mr.. Shepard
suspended from a string OF exquisite
pearls. said to have belonged TO the En-
press Josephine. and formerly belonging
to the brides mother. The pearls were
presented by Jay Gould.
Enjoy Wedding Breakfast.
The brides only attendants were her
| nieces, Dorothy and Helen. each wear
| ing a string OF pearls presented by their
aunt.
Half way up the wedding aisle the
| chatelaine of the castle was met by her
fiance and his best man, Louis ]. Shep-
ard. During the ceremony, Nahan
| Franko's orchestra concealed amid the
palms in the music room) rendered Han
ders Largo and The Ways of Love. It
After the ceremony, just before the
guests were directed into the great
dining room to enjoy the wedding break
fast, a telegram was thrust into the
brides hands. 1t was a message from
Mrs. Peter L. Shepard. who is an IN
valid and confined to her room in the
New Haven Hospital. Mrs. Shepard
wired her sorrow at not being able to
| attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard halted the we'd
ding breakfast long enough to reply.
This message read: Sorry you can't be
with US on the happiest day of our lives.
FINLEY and HELEN.