The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-01-14
4 POEM IN PINK AND LACE.
Baby e:ould,s Carriese and Cradle
Fitted Out In rlner style Than a
YOuDg Prince.

to be great beauty of q boy, now al
most four months old aud the darling |
of the Gould household. The New
York Journal thinks that no royal
prince ever had better care, more beau
tiful clothes, or more loving attention
than this fat little lump OF humanity.
Mrs. George Gould, its mamma, whom
every one remember as the beautiful
Miss Edith Kingdom, the actress,
makes an ideal mother. Her life ts
wrapped up In that of her babes. She
purchases every article Of his clothing,
and had his cradle, carriage. toilet bas
ket, bath, and all of the other furnish-
ings necessary for his happiness made
to order.
OF q sunny afternoon, even in this
cold weather, his Royal Htghness takes
bis airing up Fifth avenue in his car
rIage. 1t is wheeled by stout, hand
some French Bonne, who Invariably
wears a big embroidered apron and
pink ribbon on her cap.
Jay Kingdom Gould's carriage Was
made at an artistic furniture store on
Broadway, near Madison square, and
it cost as much as good buggy, some
thing over $3.50. 1t Is shell shaped
carriage of the finest rattan, and fs
mounted on the best of steel springs.
1t is all white enamel touched with
gold, even the wheels and handles be-
ing done in the same costly fashion.
Then 1t Is lined with the most expen-
sive pink silk plush, shading from rose
white to pink. Tue little seat Is q
cushion of fine hair, instead Of wool,
aud over this Is the plush. cover. The
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mat of the pink plush, and broad pink
satin ribbon of the finest quality forms
q butterfly bow In the front.
But the parasol is the prcttiest part
of the carriage. 1t alone cost $50, and
il not expensive at that price. 1t Is OF
cream-white crepe de Chine, hand.em-
broidered all about In pink moss-rose|
buds, with their leaves. 1t is lined
with rose-pink elk, and fringed with
deep white silk Excarial lace. A large
pink bow ornaments the top.
In this vehicle of grandeur baby
Gould is placed each clear day by his
nurse, while his pretty mama stands at
the door to see that all is rightly done.
He wears cloak OF white plush lined
with rose pink silk and padded with
eider.dowp. This comes we'll over his
little pink kid shoes and pink silk
socks. aud his fine white nainsook
gown. His cap is also OF white plush,
pink lined, and has long white mits to
keep his tiny hands warm. A hot
brick wrapped up in paper and then in
thin velvet is placed on the bottom OF
the carriage to keep his little feet COM
Portable, and he is then tucked snugly
in with an eider-down blanket and q
white plush, rose lined afghan, edged
with deep lace. Under his head is a
little feather pillow, sheathed in a
white silk slip, with moss-roses en-
broidered in one corner, and big pink
bow on the other. Then he is ready
and is wheeled up the avenue, while
| his mamma watches until he is out OF
sight.
His little cradle and toilet basket
were purchased at the same time and
match the carriage in dainty elegance.
The nursery is the sunny room on the
second floor, Just back of Mrs. Gould's,
and it is all furnished in rose-pink and
cream. W hite, the two coIors most be.
coming to the baby's great brown eyes
land creamy complexion. The carpet
is white velvet strewn with pink roses
the hangings pink silk, lined with
white. and all the piciures--the sub
ljects, infant beauty and childhood-art
framed in gold and pink. The furni
ture includes white enamel rockers fol
mamma and papa Gould, big, com
Portable one for the nurse, a center tabi'
OF white aud gold, ami the nurse
couch, also of white enamel, beside
the baby's fxings.
The cradle is one Of the most lovel.
ever made in New York. II Is
swinging basket cradle of rattan, ova
in shape, and suspended between sup
ports. it is all white enamel and gof'
filigree work, and has two rows If PIN
ribbon about it.
The curtains are of cream white sill
edged with deep white Valencienne
lace and caught back by bows OF whit
! ribbon. The bedding consists of it'll
oval hair mattress and an eider-dow
n one, both covered in white silk. In
sheets are also Of white silk. as Cline
would be too cold for the darling," 6
his mamma says. These sheets al
hemstitched and embroidered with b
monogram, j. X. G. Each one cost
and he has a half dozen. Then he b;
as many comforiers, all of soft sill
either rose. pink or white, and edgt
with lace. The cradle without any
the bedding, cost in the nefghborhot
OF $I75.
His baby basket is of white wick
'G enamel, fitted up With crepe de CHR
AZ and his comb and basket are Of II