The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-22
LARGE ROOM FULL OF GIFTS
Thousands OF Rene mbrance:
Come From All Over World
LESS THAN HUNDRED PRESENT

ldITyioWH, " l., Jan 80 -hiSo
Helen Miller Gould was married at
1890 o'clock this afternoon at Lynd-
hurst, Eer country estate. TO Finley
Johnson Shepard. an American rail-
road man. who has risen from the
ranks. The bride went 10 an altar
Ealf hidden by roses. asparagus, plu-
mosa and palms, on the arm Of her
brother, George ]. Gould. who gave her
in marriage.
Louis j. Shepard, brother of the
groom, was best man. The orchestra,
screened by masses OF flowers in the
music room. played the wedding
march from Lohengrin, while Rev.
Daniel ID. Russell, pastor Of the lrv-
ington Presbyterian church, perform
cd the ceremony. Helen and Dorothy
Gould, nieces of Miss Gould. stodd with
her CARRIED in pale pink satin, they
acted as flower girls and We're her
only attendants.
The couple stood during the cerc-
mony beneath bower of American
beauty roses, with festoons of gray
and white asparagus reaching almost
to the ground. The bride carried a
modest bouquet Of lilies of the valley,
her favorite flower. A rope of eX-
ouisite pearls, said To have once adorn-
! ed Empress Josephine Napoleon's
wife, and pear shaped diamond pen
| dant, the latter the bridegroom's gift
were the only iewelry worn by the
bride. Her wedding gown of Duchess
! ivory satin. with sweeping train
| three and half yards long, was
trimmed with Duchess and rose point
lace. with seed pearl embroidery. The
lace and veil were gifts from Duchess
! de Tallyrand. formerly Miss Anna
/ Gould, the brides sister.
Less than one hundred persons were
hidden To the ceremony. These IN
! cluded close relatives of the bride and
| bridegroom, and friends of long stand
ing. Mr.. Shepards mother was Ill
and unable To be present.
Had the art gallery not been an inn
mense room there would not have
| been space for the thousands of gifts
which came from all over the world.
The Gould Marriages.
New York, Jan. 22.-With the we'd
ding today of Miss Helen NJ. Gould
and Finley j. Shepard. all of the chill
! dren of the late Jay Gould have enter
! ed the ranks of matrimony.
When Jay Gould died in 1892 he
| left four sons. two daughters. hun"
| dred million dollars and a peculiar
will. The first great wizard of Wall
street wanted to keep all his money in
! the family. He also wanted TO keep
pence i'm the family. Accordingly he
willed all his wealth to his children
and stipulated that no child should
marry without the consent and ap-
proval of the others. a forfeiture or
| half the child's share in the estate
was TO be the penalty for marriage
without his approval. Like many an"
other will drawn under similar cir
cumstances il failed, when put to the
, test. to fully serve its purpose For,
while the marriage Of Miss Helen
/
| several of the other children could not
but be to the liking of the great ilnan
cier. there have been matrimonial al
| liances i'm the family that probably
would not have met with his approval
were he alive to sanction them.
George Jay Gould the eldest son,
was married some six years before his
| To. 1Api1. 4.
edly opposed to his eldest sons choice
| OF a wife. When the son made IL
known that he was going to marry
the beautiful Miss Edith Kingdom. n
member of Augustn Days company
and talented actress the founder OF
the family protested vigorously.
George Gould won the day. Afterward
Jay Gould became extremely fond OF
his daughter law and her interest
ing children. He was quite reconciled
to the match after 1t was consummat'
ed. The Gculds have been married
more than twenty-five years and their
| union appears TO be an unusually
| happy one.
Edwin Gould, the second son. has
been happily married for twenty
years. His wife was Miss Sarah Can
tine Shrsdy. stepdaughter of not
ed New York physician. Miss Shrady
was beautiful and accomplished girl
rot wealthy and not closely identified
with the swell" set. The family ad-
visory committee gave it's unqualified
approval of Edwin Gould's choice.
The matrimonial bark of Howard
| Gould, the third son, has not had such
smooth sailing. When quite u young
! man Howard Gould had an affair
with Miss odette Tyler, an actress