The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
rHER1cHEsTcl71LD IN NAMsRICA
Little May SharpleSs and Her Small
Army Of DOilH.
philadelphia Times.

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child in America has just gone to Flor
ida with her mother for a few weeks.
Nav Sharpless is her name and she is
r ne years old. Her closest rival is JAY
Kingdom Gould, the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Gould, and the grand
son of Jay Gould. Yonng Jay may be
richer than May after awhile, but just
at present he is not. May Sharpless is
estimated to be worth 50 900, 900 in her
own name and right. Her guardian IS
Ex-Governor Leon Albeit, Of New
Jersey. Even her guardian finds it
hard work to keep track OF all the
wealth that flows into pretty little
Mav's Golfers. Before she is of age, if
nothing happens, she will be enormous
ly wealthy, and the man who secures
her heart will become the husband OF
probably the richest woman on tile
continent ten years hence.
May Sharpless is the daughter ola
late member of the famous dry goods
house of Arnold, Constable d Co..
Sharpless was the resident member Of
the firm in Paris, where he died. His
daughter was born abroad. She Is as
bright as she is rich. She speaks French
and English fiuently, and is rapidly ac-
curing thorough knowledge of Ger
man. She learns very rapidly, and is
very fond of the stage. Her youthful
talent has exhibited itself more than
once in tableauX and private theatre
calls. Two summers ago she was at
Sea Girt, a fashionable resort on the
Jersey coast, with her mother, nurse
and governess. Some theatricals were
given, and May made big hit in sew
eral sentimental parts. Her lover on
the stage was little George Boldt, son
of the proprietor of the hotel aM pro
prietor of the well-known Hotel Bell
evue, in Philadelphia. Georgia was
about, Mays age. During the same
performance Miss Mamie. Albeit,
daughter of Mays guardian, made Il
hit by her beauty and talent in a rem
ditiom of the "Nikado." Nays his
trionic talent is hard to restrain, as she
wants to appear on the stage at every
opportunity.
But it is May Sharpless's dolls that
are the wonder Of all who know her.
She has probably the finest collection
of dolls in the world, and she is con-
stautly adding to her stock. Her dolls
range in size from the smallest to sever
al that are nearly as large as their own
er. Two of them cost thousands of dol
lars apiece. Every summer Mrs. Sharp
less and her child 60 abroad, and the
latest Parisian invention in the doll line
are purchased. The dresses for the
largest and most expensive dolls are
made in Paris by Worth. They are
perfect fits and cost more than the
average American. girl, even in fash
ionable society, pays for her dresses.
The dolls. wardrobes Of Miss Sharpless
are wonders. Each Of the favorite
dolls has half dozen miniature Sara
toga trunks filled with dresses and
other clothes. The underwear Of the
dolls is made of the best Of lace and the
finest of silk. They have the latest
style of shoes, and wear. the newest
shade in hosiery. All of them have
| hair, not of c0rnsilk, but genuine, and
the hair is dressed according to the cN-
listing fashion. - -:
Miss May takes down and puts up
the hair, and when she gives q dolls
party, as she occasionally does at hel
home in this city, the dollies' hair is az
ranged by regular hair-dressers engagg,
ed for that purpose. At her home here
May has dolls houses, carriages and 3
regular dolls establishment. Her dolls
parties are well worth Witnessing. She
invites her girl friends to bring theil
best dolls, and the reception is modelled
exactly after receptions in high life. En-
graved invitations have been sent on
several of these occasions, and the doll:
were brought in carriages by their mis-
tresscs. They wore wraps, their drcsse:
were cut low in front and E-shaped be
hind, and co1sets, bustles and the usua
female paraphernalia made up the COS
TUNES. AS most of the dolls could wall
when woundup, the scene in the eparlo
as they moved around, using their fam
and bottles of smclling-salts, was de
cidedly realistic. 1t was certainly de
cidcdly novel.