The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-07-19
ABOUT NEW YORK HElREssES.
They Deaf Marry fur Love, but They do
Consider u {3auk Account.
From tie Ncw York .Jou47,ai.

From tie Ncr York Jou.ual.
New York heiresses arc noted by all
society people to be the stupidest and
and silliest girls in the city, or else the
most worldly aud callous. OF c"nrse
there are many exceptions of beautiful,
charming and sensible girls who inherit
large fortunes; but rs general thing
the training Of New York hercss is
calculated to rcpress any energy, bright
ness or whims they may possess.
She is in many respects like the
daughter Of An EnE!shman, but not so
well of. An English nobleman's daugh.
Ter aay know sny one, because she is
sure of the position Of l;er people. But
n New York heiress may moi, for per.
chance her washerwoman WAS an init.
mate friend of her grandmother.
Two Of the greatest New York heir
essess are Miss Carrie Astor daughter Of
Mrs. VIM. Astor, and Miss Nellie Gould,
daughter Of Jay Gould. Miss Astor has
sons. She is perhaps 90 years old. A
plain, fair, insignificant looking little
girl, whom hardly any one would thiuk
of noticing twice if it we're not that she
was the hciress to many millions Of dol
lars. She is perfectly bred
and very quiet in manner. She speaks
French, German and Italian, has been
abroad many times. knows about pic.
tuSes and statuary, the opera, the park
and Fifth avenue, and that is all. She,
like most girls of her class, has no de.
cided opinions Of her own, but refers
everything to mamma" And she un-
doubtcdly will marry just whom "mam-
ma" tells her. She is religious and likes
painting and embroidery, visits the hos
pitfalls, IL interested in many noble chari.
ties, and has never been known TO make
the slightest breach OF etiquette.
Miss Gould is not quite grown up. She
is between fifteen and sixteen years Of
age, and possesses sweet, bright face
and n graceful carriage. She is still at
school, and il quite n )inguist and very
sensible. She will undoubtedly 60 into
society year after Lcxt, but whom she
will marry is ns uncertain rs when the
world will end.
Most New York heiresscs are made
aware of their important position in this
world before they can talk, but they tcs.
tiiy their knowledge of the fact by
screaming ut the nurses, of which comlnc.
dity they possess from three to four. Dy
demanding to be carried ali night and
other similar signs.
If the family is noted for large feet or
hands or mouths, the baby is taken in
hand. It's little feet are kept in linen
bandages, and il is never, until fLlly
grown, allowed TO walk any distance. its
hands are treated In the same manner,
and it is taught every day to repeat n
number of words, such as "prunes and
prisms," to make its mouth small. 1t is
exercised every morning by being thrown
up and down in the nurses arms, goes to
bed n sundown, and, until out OF school,
is not permitted to have a heavy supper.
This Information WAS given tho Journal
Ter by an old woman, who had been nurse
in some Of the wcalthiest families.
French govcruess is secured when
the heiress is about year old, and she
learns two languages Mt one time. She
il never permitted to romp, and she has
only one or two companions of her own
age, and sometimes not that. She must
have her hair brushed every night and
morning for an hour TO make It thick.
She must have her eyelashes clipt while
baby tc make them grow long and curl.
She must have her finger-nails attended
to every morning by manicure and
wear braces for fear she might grow
round.shorldered. Her insteps and eye.
brows must be cultivated, and almos.
every action necessary 10 d healthy child
is forbidden her. She cannot play steam
cars with the nursery chairs or make
mud pies in the back yard. She canno.
play see.saw or swing. All these are
unladylike and beneath her station.
She belongs to private dancing class
aud riding school; learns painting, en-
broidery and sketching, aud makes ier
debut in fashionable society by large
ball at either Delmonico's or her fathers
house. Then comes the trouble.
She is courted by every kind of Ii man,
from, the weak but money! less dude to the
bogus nobleman. Here the tact of her
wise mother comes into play. If gen
tleman calls to see Ethel, her mamma
goes down and inspects him, telling him
she is $50 sorry Ethel has just gone OUT
or ethel has terrible headache" and
if, after many subtle questions, she is
convinced he is all right, she invites him
to "call again."
| An heiress OF good family is hardly
content unless she marries real noble
man, but an heiress of a new family il
very glad to secure the poor scion Of q
noble Knickerbocker name.
Very few heiresscs marry for love
Very few of them have enough sensibility
in them to experience such sentiment
But they are clever at keeping man al
distance or Turing him on to propose
but he must show himself to possess some
recommendation before he is admitted
into the family.