St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-05-19
LITTLE MAY Sharp FSe
interesting Gossip About the Richest Cb,,a
in America.

III america.
May Sharpless is her name and she
IS nine years old. Her closest rival is
Jay Kingdom Gould, the infant SON If
MI and Mrs Gould and the grandson
of Jay Gould. Young Jay may be
richer than May after awhile, but lust
at present he is not. May Sharpless is
estimated to be worth 49, 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 I'LL the
wealth that flows into pretty little
Mays Golfers. Before she is of AGE,
if nothing happens, she will be cnor-
mously wealthy, and the man who
secures her heart will become the hus-
band of probably the richest woman
on the continent ten years hence.
May Sharpless is the daughter of a
late member of the famous dry goods
house of Arnold. Constable & Co.
Sharpless was the resident member Of
the firm in Paris, where he died. His
daughter was born abroad She is "a
bright as she is rich She speaks
French and English tluently, and is
rapidly acquiring q thorough knowl-
edge OF German. She learns very
rapidly and is very fond of the stage.
her youthful talent has exhibited itself
more than once in tableaux and private
theatricals. Two summers aoo she
was at Sea Girt, Il fashionable resort ON
the Jersey coast, with her mother.
nurse and governess. Some theatrjc-
ais were given and May made BIG
mt IN several sentimental parts Her
lover on the stage was little Georoie
Boldt. son of the proprietor of the ho.
tel and proprietor of the well known
Hotel Bellevue in Philadelphia. George
was about Mays age and made hit
Durlng the same performance Miss
Mamie Albeit. daughter of NAYS
guardian, made a. hit by her beauty
and talent in a rendition of the Mix
ado. Mays histrionic talent is hard
to restrain, as she wants to appear on
the stage at every opportunity.
But it is May Sharpless' 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-
stantly adding to the stock Her dolls
range in size from the smallest to sew
efal that are nearly as large as their
owner. Two or three of them cost
thousands of dollars apiece. Every
Mrs. Sharpless and her child
70 abroad and the latest Partisan in-
,entlons in the doll line are purchased.
The dresses for the largest and most
Expensive dolls are made in Paris bv
Worth. They are perfect fits and cost
more than the average American girl.
ven in fashionable society, pays for
err dresses. The dolls wardrobes of
liss Sharpless are wonders. Each
the tavorite dolls has half
dozen miniature Saratoga trunks
lied with dresses and other
othes The underwear of the
oils is made of the best of lace and
lie finest of silk. They have the lat
1t style of shoes and wear the newest
lade in hosiery. All of them have
alr not OF corn silk, but genuine, and
e hair is dressed according to the exist
g fashion. Miss May takes down and
ITS up the hair, and when she gives "a
Ills party, as she occasionally does
her home in this city, the dollies'
III is arranged by regular hair dress
engaged for that purpose. At her
me here May has dolls houses. car
'ges and regular dolls establish
ent. Her dolls parties are we'll worth
messing. She invites her girl friends
bring their best dolls. and the recep-
MS are modelled exactly after recep-
ms in high life. Engraved invita-
rs have been sent on several of these
easlons, and the dolls were brought
carriages by their mistresses They
re wraps, their dresses were cut
in front and V-shaped behind, and
sets, bustles and the usual female
'aphernalia made up the costumes
most OF the dolls could walk when
und up, the scene in the parlor as
y moved around, using their fans
bottles Of smelling-salts, was real
and decidedly novel Cor. st.
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