The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-17
Dies, would be fortune to child Of pen-

ties, would be fortune to child Of PEN
ury. In one set the mounting is repousse
silver and In the other pure ivory, with
the child's name cut in blue script The
numerous brushes are 30 bound that the
bristles OF camels hair can be replaced,
and the scissors for clipping baby lashcs
are dainty, slender blades, also mono
grammed. Both are incased In leather
boxes, satin tufted and deliciously per-
TUNED. There are few bellies or bachelors
with prcttier toilet goods than furnish the
tables OF the young Goulds. The bottles
for perfumes, waters, oils aud spirits are OF
cut crystal, with silver shoppers and etched !
names. The powder boxes and jewel
cases are rare in workmanship and design,
and the hand glasses are worth $50 each II
they can be duplicated at all. Most OF the
jewels are limited to rings and baby pins
for securing the bibs and tiny handker-
chiefs TO the lovely little Direcloire
dresses.
Instead OF the pewter spoon and bowl
OF wood from which the post lunched, the
youngest Gouds have bread aud milk,
services OF hammered eilver-not one, but
several sets, any one OF which would make
an exquisite bowl for flowers or crushed
| ice and d card receiver and dessert salver
mugs, cups, rings, cutlery, platters and
| trays from relatives and friends with the
name and date OF birth inscribed, and at
the regular cleaning the silver rattles and
| button-hools and shoe-horns arc sent
| down from the nursery. Just now much
| OF the silver Is only an annoyance to the
| butler, but when Jay Gould, Jr., Is rs old
| rs his namcsake he will know how to
| value IT, Nobody pretends % estimate the
size Of the Jay Gould gift, but rumor puts
IL ut no mean figure.
| 1t il the pride OF the happy young
mother that her children have never worn
an unirimmcd garment As the toiettos
, are changed three times n day the laun-
| dress must make a fortune, ii she gets paid
by the piece, for the trimming has been
made without regard for labor. Just here
IL might be stated that the bulk OF the
long clothes are made OF French nansook
of that fine loom which delles starch.
| King Gould's afternoon dresses average
Sl4 each. They are made Of white surah
or pineapple silk, after he Directoirc style,
with short waists OF drawn work. SO deli
cate Is this work that the dresses have to
be sent TO the cleaner when soiled. lie
wears silk socks, with white serge shoes,
hand embroidered, aud his destruction OF
fine linen lawn handkcrchcis Is said TO be
something appalling.
Then, too. the nursery contains drug
! closet, several "baskinettes" and cradles
OF white or gold willow, canopIed with
lace and silk. lcniy with ribbons aud tas.
sells, and pillowcd with down aud quilted
; silk, and baby baskets OF all shapes and
sizes, satin tuiicd, with side pockets aud
cushions OF flu,ed ribbons and ruff ~.
Here one finds sachcis Of all the sweets in
Araby. boxes Of pins and strings, powders
aud pulls soaps as white IN wax and as
pure. cups, powder aud soap cases OF
white crystal, gilt bound. or silver and
porcelain beautifully chased. And in
spite OF their 500 cribs, their $40 BROTH
bowls, their silk wash-rag-, these star-born
babes get quito as cross, croupy and col
icky IN though they slept In a clothes
basket, ate their bread and milk from a
tin clipper and wore S.ccnt calico slips the
week through. And still who will admit
that It's better 10 bu lowly born2