Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
NEW YORK HElRESSES.
How They Are brought Up" and
Educated.
Miss Carrie As'or and Miss Nellie Gould
Node Girls-Courted by all Kinds Of
hsn-AmbitiouS Mamas Look
ing Out for Noblemen.

New York heiresses are noted by all
society people to be the stupidest aud
silliest iii the city, or else the most
worldly and callOus. Of course there
many exceptions Of beautiful, charm
ing and sensible girls who inherit large
fortunes; but, rs general thing, the
training Of the New York heiress is CAL
culated to express any energy, bright
ness; or whims she may possess.
She is in many respects like the
daughter of an Englishman, but not so
well of. An English nObleman's
daughter may know any one, because
she is sure of tine position other people.
But New York heiress may not, for
perchance her waSherwOman WAS an
intimate friend of nor grandmother.
Two of The Greatest
New York heireSses are Miss Carrie AS
tor, daughter of Mrs. William AstOr,
and Miss Nellie Gould, daughter of Jay
Gould. Miss Aston has been out in So
Ciety for the last two seasons. She Is
perhaps twenty-five years old-a plain
fair, misunderstanding little girl,
whom hardly any one would think OF
noticing twice, il il were not that she
was the heircsS to many millions OfdOl-
lars. She is perfectly bred, add very
quiet in manner. She speaks French,
German and Italian, has been abroad
many times, knows about pictures and
statuary, the opera, the park and Flish
avenue, and that is all. She, like most
girls of her class, has 10 decided opin-
ions OF her own, but refers everything
to nmamma." And she will undOubt-
edly marry whom mamma" tells her
to. She is religious and likes paintings
and embroidery, visits the hospitals, Is
interested in many noble charities, and
has never been known to make :he
slightest breach Of etiquette.
Miss Gould
Is not quite grown up. She is between
fifteen and sixteen years OF age, and
possesses q sweet, bright face and q
graceful carriage. She Is still at school
aud is quite a linguist and very sensi'
Die. She will, undoubtedly, go into so
clety year after next, but whom she
will marry is as uncertain Is when the
world will end.
Most New York heiresses are made
aware of their important position in this
world before they can talk, but they
testify their knowledge Of the fact by
screaming at the nurses, OF which com
modify they posses from three to four,
by de manding TO be carried all night,
and other similar signs.
If the family is noted for large feet or
hands or mouth, the baby Is taken IN
hand. Its little feet are kept in linen
bandages, and it is never, until fully
grown, allowed to walk any distance.
It's hands are TO be treated IN the same
manner, and its is taught every day to
repeat number OF words, such a.
"prunes" ami "prtsms," to make Its
mouth small.
Ii L. Exercised
every morning by being thrown up and
down in the nurses arms, goes to bed at
shutdown. and till out of school, Is not
permittedso have heavy supper. This
information was givSn to the reporter
hy an old woman, who had been nurse
in some of the wealthiest families.
A French governess is secured when
the heiress is about year old, and she
learns two languages at one time. Sne
is never permitted to romp, and she has
I 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 1t thick.
Since must have her eyelashes clipped
when baby to make them grow long
and curl. She must have her finger
nails attended every morning by man
icure, and wear braces for fear she might
grow round. shouldered. Her inStepS
and
Eyebrows Must be Cultivated,
and almost every action natural to q
healthy child is forbidden her. She
cannot play steam-cars with the nur-
sery chairs, or make mud-pies In the
back yard. She cannot play see-saw or
swing. All these are unladylike and
beneath her station.
She belongs TO = private dancing class
and riding school; learns painting, en-
broidery and sketching, aud makes her
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 man.
rom the weak but mouey-wiSe dude to
the bogus noblemau. Here the tact OF
her wise mother comes into play. liza
gentleman calls to see Ethel her mam-
ma goes down and inspeots him, telling
him she il $50 sorry Ethel has just gone
out,n or ETHEL has terrible head
ache and il, after many subtle quei-
lions, she is convinced he is all right,
she invites him TO "call again"
An heiress of good family Is hardly
content unless she msrries real noble
man, but an heiress of q new family Is
very glad to secure the poor scion Of u
noble Knickerbocker family.
Very few heiresSes marry for love.
Very few of them have enough sensi-
bility in them to experience such sem
timent. But they are clever at keeping
a man at distance or Turing him on to
propose, but he must show himself to
possess some recommendation before
he is admitted into the family.