Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-01-22
Shower Mrs. Shepard With
Gifts on Wedding Day

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK Jan. 22.-Helen Miller
Gould, known throughout the world
as the Queen Philanthropist of Amer
lca's wealthy women, and Finley J.
Shepard, assistant to the president OF
the Missouri & Pacific Railroad, chief
OF the Gould railway lines. were mar
ried today in the spacious drawing
room OF the brides stately stone man
sion at Observation-Disclosures.
Widely hcralded as the simplest Of
weddings the fact remains that the
rich spiendor OF the setting, the bow
crlike beauty OF the floral decorations,
the swelling harmonies of an orches-
ira OF forty pieces the tables loaded
with hundreds upon hundreds OF rare
and costly presents and the great
glittering table laden with a service
for the wedding breakfast for seventy
Eve guests could scarcely class as
simplicity in the eyes Of the average
American bride.
Ia comparison with the church we'd
dines of Mrs Shepard's sisters and
nieces at which an Fifth avenue was
blocked with carriages and every Gle
mcnt of pomp and pride that could be
loaded into such a function was to
be found in abundance. today's cere-
monial was indeed simple The ser
vice was read by a kndly-faccd coun-
try minister. the Rev Daniel RUSSELL
pastor OF the lrfington Presbyterian
Church Tho bride was attended by
two daintily-dressed little girls, Helen
and Margaret daughters of the
brides brother. Frank Gould, by his
first wife And the seventy-five
guests were all members OF the
brides and bridegrooms families OF
their intimate friends
Only a few OF the guests spent last
night at Lyndhurst arrangements
/ having been made for special parloi
cars 20 be attached to a forenoon
train today to bring the main body
OF guests 10 TarrytoWn where dozen:
of automobiles were waiting to spin
them out the two miles TO the brides
/ l02-acrc country estate. The Duchess
dc Tancyrand whose first husband
was the amusing Count Boni dc Cas-
tcllanc was among those who spen
the night ut iyHaAsrs. and afsiste,
Mrs. shepard early today in preparing
the finishing touches for the cerc
monty
Only the lower floor rooms a
Lyndhnrst We're decorated. Most o
the flowers came from Mrs Shepard
own hothouses but there were in th
neighborhoOd of $4,000 worth of for
al decorations supplied by the decor
ating florist Pulomsa, smilaN. rose
and carnations with trailing, feather
asparagus vines were used The dc
coraliOns were not elaborate, but Il
exceptionally good taste and made
= beautiful background for the cere
, mony.
beginning with the foyer hall open
q ing from the yine-glad poricochere,
bowcry path led 10 the southwest par
= Tor overlooking the Hudson. The pan
+ Tor itself was banked with palm
and festooned with white and re
f. roses. Vases OF roses were set at in
, tepals. giving the room the appear
ance OF conservatory
! An altar OF smilay pulmosa aT
j. roses had been constructed and fro
s this pathway OF white satin ribbon
WIS marked out for the bridal part
leading 20 the foot Of the main stat
way. the baiusirade OF which wi
smothercd In pulmosa The orche
ira. led By Nathan Frankie. was hi
Is den behind q bank OF palms an
C., roses.
Ie Puncmaily az the appointed m
e ment. the bridal party appeared al n
head Of the stairway and march'
IN down the rose carpeted pathway
le the familiar inspiring strains OF q
.Iohengrin' March The Rev
Russell led the procession. The brio
r. wearing a simple gown of white sat
T. trimmed with rare old rose point Lac
y. a present from her sister. the Duche
he de Talleyrand. followed, leaning up'
y. the arm Of her brother. George. w,
T. gave her away The bridegroom vi
attended by his brother Louis }. She