The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-01-23
MISS COULD WEDl
FINLEY SHEPAR
Mistress Of $40,0O0,O00B BIl|
Of Railroad Man.
100 SEE SIMPLE CEREMQl
It Took Place at Brides Country Hon
at Tarrytown In a Beautiful FiQ4|
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ut TarrytoWn In a Beautiful FlQ&
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Tarrytown, N. Y. Jan. %. - ~
Helen Miller Gould, who is worth
100000. was married at Lyndhurst
country estate, to Finley Joha
Shepard, an American railroad W
who has risen from the ranks.
The marriage eliminates what tl
who profess to know say it real
beautiful love romance. Both are fofl
four years old. They will stay at Izy4
hurst for several days. No weddf
trip intention has been made public
The bride went to an altar half h5
den by roses, asparagus formosa
palms, upon the arm Of her brofn<
George j. Gould, who gave her In M
riage. An orchestra screened by ma
es of flowers in the music room play
the Lohengrin Wedding March, VIII
Rev. Daniel D. Russell, pastor Of 4
Irvington Presbyterian church, p6
formed the ceremony.
Helen and Dorothy Gould, nieces3
Miss Gould, stood with her. Garbed
pale pink satin, they acted as foxl
girls and were her only attendau1
Louis j. Shepard, brother of the bf5
groom, was best man.
The couple stood during the Ger
mony beneath a bower of America
Beauty roses, with festoons Of gra
white asparagus reaching almost
the ground. The bride carried a mode
bouquet of Lilies Of the Valley, y!
favorite flower.
The ceremony was over In six mi
utes and then the bride and brtd
groom were congratulated by q
guests, while about forty reported
photographers and couple of movfl
picture men tried to get glimpse
what was going on inside.
Immediately after the ceremony a
the congratulations of the guests y
and Mrs. Shepard led the way to
north end of the house, where refre@
ments were served. The bride r.
bridegroom came to the window
smiled and bowed to the news gat6@
ers on the outside. Then they seA1
themselves near the window and
wedding breakfast began. From tn
to time various ones Of the gueql
chatted with the bridal pair.
One of the first acts of the new
married pair was to send q telaat1
Of greeting to Mr.. Shepard's inNal
mother at the New Haven hsaplz
contained thanks for her hI6sSin|
which reached them immediately 4ft<
the ceremony and expressed deep +
gret that the elder Mrs. Shepard =
unable to be present.
A rope of exquisite pearls, said
have once adorned the Empress jos
phine, Napoleon's wife, and pea
shaped diamond pendant, the latter th
bridegroom's gift, were the only jey
elry. worn by the bride. The pear
were bequest from Miss Gould
mother.
Less than 100 persons were bidde
to the ceremony. They included clos
relatives of the bride and the bridl
groom and friends Of long standing.
The hundreds of handsome weddin
gifts, which amount In value to goo
sized fortune, were displayed in th
art gallery on the second floor an
were guarded by detectives. They cam
from all over the world.
Chief among these were present
from the relatives of the bride and he
friends: from the army, the navy, th
railroad organizations aided by he
the Young Mems Christian associattil
from officers of the Gould railroad
and from the employees at Miss Gould
country and city homes.
One of the earliest gifts to reac
Lyndhurst was a silver dish from IS
girls in Miss Gould's sewing class wit
an appropriate inscription. Each 81
contributed ten cents toward the pre-
ant