The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-23

each Of the sixty-seven employees of
Lyndhurst estate, TO each OF whom
she presented an envelope contain
ing s25 in bills.
Gown of the Bride.
At 1888 the bridal procession f1ed
down the stairway. Miss Gould lean
ed 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 wondrously
wrought veil, made Up ,c3,a hundred
interviewed designs. This was q
Gift OF the Duchess de Talleyrand. The
veil was attached to the hair with q
spray OF orange blossoms, and extend
ed TO the limit Of tho ter-foot. train.
The brides slippers corresponded
with the gown and We're trimmed with
small rosettes Of orange blossoms.
The bride carried bouquet OF her
favor1te fiowers--lIlies of the valley
and white bird of Paradise orchids,
and also a beautiful point lace her
chief, the gift II Mrs. Russell Sage.
She wore O diamond pendant, gift
of Mr. Shepard. suspended from a
string OF exquisite pearls. said to
have belonged 20 the Empress JOS
ephine and formerly belonging to the
bride mother. The pearls were pre-
sented by Jay Gould,
Nicces Attend Her.
The brides only attendants were
her nteces Dorothy and Helen, each
wearing string OF pearls presented
by their aunt The fetching little
flower girls were gowned in dainty
pale pink satin covered with lace;
white silk stockings. and white slip
pers. adorned with butterfly buckles.
dol
Through banks of moss, festoons OF
lilies OF the valley garlanded with
sn!lax, and lined with palms. the
bridal party passed to the south draw
ingroom The draw!ngroom was
festooned with asparagus blooms,
beautifully arranged. extending from
the sides OF the drawingroom to the
center OF the ceiling. The heavy cut
glass chan5eIJers, eTen me portrait
Of Jay Gould, on the wall. was gar
landed with Alabama smilax, Ameri-
can Beauty and white Killarney
roses. Behind the satined prize deus
at the end OF the wedding aisle, roped
Off with red standards topped with
bridal roses, waited the minister.
---- Guests and Employees
On both sides OF the bridal alsles
stood the 40 invited guests and the
employees OF Lyndhurst. The gath
ering afforded queer contrast Min
gled with the exquisites of New
York society were some OF the old
gardeners and seneschals of the es-
tate, mon who We're employed by Jay
Gould--Billy Melody, In corduroy
breeches and yellow shoes, John
Benri, helper, and Michael Nalavei
Waterman. in their Sabbath suits
From the chapel window on the
south could be caught G glimpse of
the Hudson. y beautiful sunlight
crept into the room through the
talk -FaR$a<t ,sleF Sass .4alei played 5sbvgss
Miss Gould r, head as she entered III.
the strains of the 1sUheugrin Wed
ding March Throughout the cere-
mony the sunbeam performed
wavering aureole around the hair Of
the bride.
Hall way up the wedding aisle. i"
the chatelaine Of the castle was met
by her fance. and his best man.
Louis j. Shepard. The groom was at
tired in conventional fashion-cuta-
way coat, light tie etc. During the
ceremony Nahan Franko,s orchestra
concealed amid the palms in tho
music roomJ, rendered Handlers
Largo" ana The Way of Love"
.AftCr the Ceremony.
After the ceremony the guests
crowded about the couple offering
CONGRATULATIONS. DUST before the
guests were directed into the great
dining room TO enjoy the wedding
breakfast, served ny Deimonico, 81
telegram thrGst i.at,41-.lt4sa- Is
1t was q message from Mrs Peter
l.. shepard who Is an invalid. and
confined to her room in the New Ha-
ven hospital Mrs. Shepard wired her
sorrow at not being able 10 attend
Mr. and Mrs Shepard halted the
wedding breakfast long enough to re
ply. This message read Sorry you
can't be with Us on the happiest day
OF our lives. Finley and Helen"
The dining room had been gener-
ously treated with wild smiiax. with
many vases of American Beauty
roses, together with banks of white
roses. effectively arranged
After the breakfast. the guests
were conveyed to the Tarrytown sta
tion in limousines. They returned