The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-24
With GOLD SPOONS
IN THEIR MOUTHS.
Three Little Tots Whose Grandfather Is
Worth Millions.
How Jay GOuld's Grandchildren Look and Act,
Pretty Mrs Gould Does Not Believe in
Spelling Her Little Ones.

Cynics say that modern, fashionable
mothers are Indifferent to their children, but
do not believe them. There is as true and
warm mother-love among the society women
of New York to-day as there is in the hearts
of millions of other less talked about moth
ers in the land.
How do l know?
l have been asking one of them about it.
One has only to see the fond smile with
which Mrs. George Gould speaks of her
little ones to know how dearly she loves
them.
my babies ?" she said one morning not
long ago, in answer to question of mine,
much about them. They are much like
other children, L suppose, although, of
course, they are particularly interesting to
me. A mother is so apt to exaggerate, but
they are good children, all OF them. This
is Kingdom, the eldest" she continued,
handing me the photograph of wee sailor
LAD. lie is years and months old.
And this is Jay. lie is years and
months old"
Jay is named after his grandfather, Jay
Gould. His face is sweet and dreamy
and filled with innocent wonder, and his
baby limbs are
FAIR AND SOFTLY ROUNDED.
''And this is Marjorie, months old.
She IS dear, good baby. Mr.. Gould said,
when she first came, that he wanted to name
her. aud he called her Marjorie Gwynne, in
memory of the time that he first saw me, for
when we met was playing the part OF Mar
lOrie GwYnne."
a pretty bit of sentiment, is it not? And
as l looked at the photograph OF the dark
eyed, dimpled Marjorie. l wished for her
that she might grow up to be, in face as
we'll as in name. charming reminder Of
beautiful Edith Kingdom, and that in some
future year it might be truthfully SAID Of
her:
Thou art thy mothers glass, and she in thee
Calls back the lovely April OF her prime.
Do you give any particular time to your
children, Mrs. Gould?" said writer in the
New York World recently:
No." with look of surprise, | am
with them all the time. My baby, of course
still keeps me very much at home. Babies
are great care. But mine are all so well
and they are happy children. The two
little boys are devoted to each other. King
don is at present at Lakewood, with his
grandmother, for few days. He is having
Il delightful time but Jay Is quite lost with
out him. The boys have names of their
own for each other. II is entirely their own
idea. No one ever suggested it TO them.
Jay always calls Kingdom Tubby. Kingdom
cali Jay Bolivar Boots 1t is pretty long
When be first awakes in the morning he
will sit up in bed and call out:
"'HELLo, BOLIVAR BOOTS
Generally the boys begin the day with a
fight, but in a few minutes it is over, and
they are walking around the nursery hand
in hand. Jay thinks that whatever King
don does or says is just right, and initiates
him whenever he can. Even at the table, if
kingdoa has almost finished his glass of
milk, and says: 'Oh, dear. l don't want any
more mikp Jay, although perhaps his re-
mains still UNLISTED, will push away his
glass and say, too: oh, dear, don't want
any more milk Kingdom is his hero and
his guide in everything"
Mrs. Gould is a wise mother and knows
that il is cruel kindness to little folks to
make their surroundings so fine and dainty
that rOnps and frOlics are out of the Ques-
ton. Her chlldren's day nursery is a plain,
comfortable room, with a simple paper on
the walls, hardwood floor, with a large
rug in the center, few wicker chairs, and
their TOcking-horses and other toys. The
night nursery has also a hardwood floor,
with a rug in the center. bureaus for their
clothes, and two little white iron beds.
None of my children have ever been
seriously sick" Mrs. Gould said in speaking
of them. If they are at all i'll l always
sit up with them myself and care for them"
Newark journal.