Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-06-21
HisfelIanruus.
THEIR ExcLUsrvENEss-M CARRIE
Aston AID Miss NELLIE GOULD.

Aston AND MISS NELLIE GOULD.
New York actresses are noted by all So
cietv people to be the stupidest and silliest
girls in the city, or else the most worldly
and callous. Of course there are many
exceptions of beautiful. charming and
sensible girls who inherit large fortunes;
but, as a general thing. the training OF
New York heiress is calculated to repress
any energy. brightness or whim she may
possess.
She is in many respects like the daugh
ter of an Englishman. but not so well on.
An English nobleman's daughter may
know any one. because she is sure of the
position of her people. But New York
heiress may not, for perchance her wash
erwoman was an intimate friend OF her
grandmother.
Two of the greatest New York heiresses
are Miss Carrie Aston. daughter of Mrs.
VIM. Astor, and Miss Nellie Gould,
daughter of Jay Gould Miss Astor has
been out in society for the last few seasons.
She is perhaps % years old-a plain, fair,
insignificant little girl, whom hardly any
one would think of noticing twice, if 1t
were not that she was the heiress to many
millions of dollars. She is perfectly bred,
and 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 Fifth
avenue, and that is all. She, like most
girls of her class, has no decided opinions
Of her own, but refers everything to
..mamma" And she undoubtedly will
marry Just who mamma" tells her. She
is religious, and likes paintings and en-
broidery, visits the hospitals. is interested
in many noble charities. and has never
been known to make the slightest breach
of etiquette.
Miss Gould is not quite grown up. She
is between Is and 16 years of age, and
possesses a sweet, bright face and grace
full carriage. She is still at school and is
quite linguist and very sensible. She
WILL undoubtedly, 60 into society year af
ter next, but whom she will marry is as
uncertain as 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 commodity they
possess from three to four. by demanding
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. Its hands are treat
ed in the same manner. and it is taught
every day to repeat a number of words
such as ''prunes and prisms." to make its
mouth small. 1t is exercised every morn
- Ill 10; opA dnuyn in tho
nurses arms, goes to bed at shutdown and,
until out of school, is not permitted to
have a heavy supper This information
was given to the Journalist by 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. She is 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 thch. She must have
her eye-lashes clipped while baby to
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 shouldered.
waited, and almost every action natural to
healthy child is forbidden her. She
cannot play steam-cars with the nursery
chairs or make mud-pies in the backyard.
She cannot play see-saw or swing. All
these are unladylike and beneath her
station
She belongs to private dancing-cass
and riding school learns painting. embroi-
derry and sketching, and 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 a man,
from the weak but money wise dude to the
bogus nobleman. Here the tact of her
wise mother comes into play. If gentle
man 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 subtitle questions. she is con-
WINGED he is all right she invites him to
"call again"
An heiress of good family is hardly
content unless she marries a real noble
man. but an heiress of a new family is
very glad to secure the poor scion of
noble Knickerbocker family.
Very few heiresses marry for love.
Very few of them have enough sensibility
in them to experience such sentiment.
But they are clever at keeping man at
his distance or Turing him on to propose.
but he must show himself to possess some
recommendation before he Is admitted
into the family.