Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-12-29

How Rich Englishmen Spend Money

If rich people in England should see fit to
bring down their domestic expenditure to
that usual among families Of similar means
here. they would very soon be able not
merely to recoup themselves for the losses
of several bad harVests, but to save vast
sums Of money. In our large eastern cities
family men with anything under S25,0on
a wear spend more freely than Englishmen
with the same income but, as regards those
with incomes over that amount 1t is quite
another matter When Macaulay, before
proceeding to India, consulted Sydney
smiths experienced brother, the famous
"Bobus" As 10 expenses at Calcutta, he waS
told that he could not possibly be comfort
able under E}0o0 wear. and that he could
not possibly get through tjOO0. IhIN Is, N II
measure true Of the United States. Il
might be safely asserted that IN the whole
Of thus country there are not five persons.
if as many who spend on their establish
mcnts 500, ,OOn. \ careful estimate, made
a wear or two age By persons emInently
qualified to make 1t, brought such sNpend
ture up to S9j, 900. IL included town
house. a Yacht, villa al Newport and =
country seat.
What runs away with incomes of from
I sJo0oO to s3jO,OOO IN England Is the
keeping up Of country seats. hounds, hospl
tallty and game preserves. At Drumlanrlg
castle, for instance, one nf its owners Il
residences. there are 50 miles Of grass drive
kept in order; at Gridge. more than 10
. Add 10 this acres pf garden and grass and
expenses of park keepers and game-keep
ers, 1t Is easy 70 see where the money goes
II there j. a hunting establishment On
liberal scale, at least S2o,pen Year mus
be- added.
Again. while the hospitality Of An ayerag
well-to-dn American iayorahh compares wit
that ot an EGgHShmau VI similar mean,
that oi tn, broad -arrcd EugIl.huan is i'm
mru>cly greater than that Of the America
0 ,.-.asonarc. The latter give. some Dime
parties ..1d. perhaps an annual bail, an
keep, dozen srI-, ants the EnglIShmA
on the other hand, btslCn'S constantly q
trrtaining IN town. often sits down tN oI'
ucr for weeks at a time with twenty gtN'
-'A,iug With their servants in HI, countr
house and feeds from fifty to sixty ever
dan Id ms servants hall with As much bee
and beer as they please 10 consume. Nor
taan tins he At times entertalns vhol
school, and parishes, besides giving ava
hundred, % pound, IN the shape Of bee
ani blankets - Christmas. lie subscribe,
',o, to every public charity in the county
sometime, IN Two OF three counties.
Nlcrcl, to take single example, there
Lord Drrhy with ten men ser, ants In hl
h.4>e. and about 40 more domt,tic- frcdln
,.al.s at hl, table. Supposlug tomorrow b
ard h., wife should agree 10 struggle alon
uu SlOu.OOO YEAR, he could save AT leas
>>,HItTn a year while. wrrr the dukes Q
Westminster, De,ou,hirc and Bedford ID 4
.Arvl,t. their saving, would be-. st.Ii greater
N.ppo,lus Lord Derby to save Al this rat
i.r 80 wear, wha, All arch-m.l .lIoualrr h
would hycumr
IUruN wears ago there dirl a queer 81,
bI,av.ur Lord D.sbl y hu owned Raleigh
i..-,4.r4 home of >hrrburne castle He VA
most a.,crl. landlord, but did not care 1
>u,uI mlrr than some SO .OOU q year, an
lrt a., money ~ Nh rolling up, investing l
a.. .u tA, per cents. HI income vas no
fourth If Lord Dcrh,,. but be left IN th
fuaI, >ijooWn As rule a peer leave
compartment .4ttir behind him - 900 UO
ou.d be regarded an unusually large sun
,or a man vita Sion,OoO year to have. an