The Washington critic., 1888-01-28
A sYMpmoNY ~ rNK
Jay Kingdom Gould and his Murr Than
Royal Trapping.


prince ever had better care, NOR
beautiful clothes, or more loving at
teniion than this fat little lump O.
humanity. Mrs. George Gould, his
mamma, whom uvery one remembers
~ the beautiful Miss Edith Kingdom
the actress, makes an ideal mother
Her life is wrapped up in that of he
babe. She purchases every article Of
his clothing and had his cradle car
rngc, toilet basket, bath, and all Of
the other furnishings necessary TO hi,
happiness made TO order.
OF q sunny afternoon, even in this
cold weather, his royal highness takes
his airing up Fifth avenucsin bis car
riage. 1t is iswheeled by stout, hand
some French bonne, who invariably
wears q big embroidered apron aul
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 rs much MS q good buggy,
something over $50. II is shell
| shaped carriage of the finest rattan,
and is mounted on the best of steel
| springs. II is all white enamel
! touched with gold, even the wheels
and handles being done in the same
costly fashion. Then it is lined with
| the most expensive pink silk plush,
shading from rose-white 10 pink
The little seat is cushion OF finn
hair, instead of wool, and over this is
the plush cover. The floor of the car
rage has thick padded mat OF the
pink plush, and broad pink satin rib
bon OF the finest quality forms u
butterfly bow in the front.
But the parasol is the prettiest.pa
of the carriage. 1t alone cost 500,
and is not expensive at that price.
1t is of fine cream-wlIite crepe rle
chine, hand-embroidered all about ia
pink moss-rose buds, with their
leaves. 1t is lined with rose-pink
silk and fringed with deep-white silk
escurial lace. A large pink howornI-
ments the top.
In this vehicle of grandeur baby
Gould is placed every clear day by
his nurse, while his pretty mamma
stands at the door TO see that all is
rightly done. He wears cloak of
silk and padded with eider-down.
This comes well over his little pink
kid shoes and pink silk socks and
his fine white nainsook gown. His
cap is also of white plush ,.pink-lined.
. | and he has long white mits to keep
| | his tiny hands warm. A hot brick,
, wrapped up III paper and then in thin
velvet, is placed on the bottom OF the
: carriage 10 keep his little feet com
e Portable, and he is then tucked snugLtu
! in with an eidcr-down blankenp at bis
u white plush, rose-lined afghan 70 smile
; with deep lace. Under his he ht'le sis'
. little feather pillow, shcat'
y white silk slip, with moss
: broidered in one corner,a'Aiye one OF my
l. bow on the other, Then he Is rU..-
, and is wheeled up the avenue, while
= his mamma watches until he is out of
II sight
y His little cradle and toilet basket
were purchased Mt the same time, and
- match the carriage in dainty elegance.
= The nursery is the sunny room on the
% second floor, Just back of Mrs. Goulds,
!, and il is all furnished in rose-pinkand
Is m-white, the two colors most be
J. coming to the baby's great brown eyes
;, and creamy complexion. The carpet
u is white velvet, strewn with pink
roses; the hangings pink silk lined
{ with white, and all the pictures
the subjects, infant beauty and
:, childhood-re framed in gold and
'' pink. The furniture includes white
enamel rockers for mamma and papa
I
nurse, centre-table of white aud
9 gold, and the nurses couch also Of
Is white enamel, besides the baby's fix
ings.
The cradle is one of the mostsloycly
l. ever made in New York 1t is II
swinging basket cradle of rattan, oval
i i'm shape and suspended between sup
y ports. 1t is ali white enamel and
i gold tiligree work, and has two rows
u of pink ribbon about it.
1t The curtains are of cream-white
c silk, edged with deep white Nalen-
c cicnncs lace, and caught back by bows
i of white ribbon The bedding con
d sists of little oval hair mattress and
l. an eider-down one, both covered in
y white silk. The sheet, are also Of
ii white silk, as "linen would be too
ii cold for the darling" So his mamma
i says. These sheets are hemstitched
3, and embroidered with his monogram,
q j. X. G. Each one cost -, and he
/ has half dozen. Then he has rs
Il many comforters, all of soft silk,
! either rose-pinli or white and edged
II with lace. The cradle, without any
V of the bedding, cost in the neighhor-
: hood of Sl75.
His baby basket is of white wicker
: enamel fitted up with crepe de chine.
| and his comb and basket arc uI real
IS mother-o pearl. A little ,o1thbrush
goes with these, but it is not IN use
just now. His powder puf sits in 70
! pink enamel China cup and his hand
kerchiefs are of the finest China silk
II Even his yaseline is kept in "a silver
G bottle
s. Every morning at o'clock Mrs.
O Gould gives baby his bath She pre-
: fers TO do this duty herself, and the
y little fellow loves To get into the wateI
{ While he is being undressci betpe-
!, the great open wood fir his uur-"
IS brings in little white stand and inl,.
Il this fits the white French thGa bath
G tub. The outside of thD ll 10 paint
o ed in roses, and a number of little
p. blue birds are represented bathing on
n the inside. This Is filed with tepid
! rain water, little boraN and few
: drops of rose water. With u
silky sponge his little head AMI
n stomach are first wetted tr
l. start the circulation, and then IN
y he goes to splash around a irw sex
< onds, to be lifted out rnudUiy mli
@ wrapped up in q soft Turkish lpNei, TO
be rubbed and powdered and dressed
n IN the pretticst of clothes.
t. When one remembers that the
'S Princess Victoria Alberta the new
Is daughter of the Princes Beatrice
t. takes her morning ablutious iu q iij