The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-05


bilts Can Have.
From the New York Press.
There are in the United States about
100 children who, upon arriving at the
ACE of maturity, will come into the pos
session of very large fortunes. They will
each have many millions of dollars. In
fact one-sixth of the wealth of the
United States is supposed to be in the
hands of twenty millionaire families, and
each child of each family will some day
own the millions that have been accumu-
lated for it by its parents and grandpar-
ents.
The parents of the children who will
some day own One-sixth of all the wealth
in this country are very careful about the
training and the education of these fortu-
nate Youngsters. They are bringing them
up as carefully as ever the children of
the roval families of England and Germa-
nv were brought up. Their teachers are
selected from the best in the world, and
they are taught, disciplined and drilled
in wonderful way, way that many
children would consider very hard, strict
and tiresome.
These millionaire children must be we'll
trained because they will control many
of the railroads of America, telegraph
companies, and gold, silver and oil mines,
besides iron interests and other great in
dUsJries. -..-.. ....
AS a rule they travel a great deal, and
some of them have been over our whole
country.
Take the Vanderbilt children, for ex-
ample. They are constantly on the GO
In the summer they are at Newport
Later they visit LenoX. Then they go to
Europe in a private steam yacht and re-
turn Just in time to spend Christmas at
home. From February until June they
travel through the west in a private car
But during all these trips their studies
are uninterrupted A corps of teachers,
governess and private tutors accompany
them everywhere. Their studies are no
more disturbed by departure for Mexi-
co than public school child's studies are
disturbed by a hail storm.
AN INSTRUCTIVE PLEASURE TRIP.
Some time ago Mr.. Seward Webb, and
his wife and children, journeyed to the
worlds fair in a special train They
stopped to visit Mexico, Texas and Cali
fornia first During all this long trip the
Webb children ana some little cousins.
who accompanied them, went on with
their studies as usual There was a spec
lal ear just for this purpose. The car was |
called the 'ldler," and it was gorgeously
hung with blue tapestries and fine pic
lures 1t had a blue carpet and blue
chairs and all its furnishings suggested
daintily appointed school room rather
than railroad car
While on such trips the children are
taught geography from observation,
and it is easy to see that they get
a fine knowledge of the country which
they will some day control to great ex-
tent
When the w K. Vanderbilt children
are at home they are taught in a school
room which is beautifully decorated with
Mother Goose melodies and nursery
rhymes. There are also simple quotations
from Shakespeare for the older children.
Nothing is spared to make the book edu-
cation complete.
HOW THEY DRESS.
In their daily lives, their goings and
their comings and their play, nearly all of
the little American aristocrats are
brought up alike, And that is with ex-
IRENE simplicity. They dress with One-half
the elegance of other children and they
eat plain food Before Mrs. Webb went
away with her bvey of Vanderbilt chill
dren she had dozens of little dresses
made after the simplest pattern. The
material chosen was the softest silk and
tne most delicate woods and coUtons
But all were wash dresses. Not one had
as much as an inch of ribbon or yard of
lace for trimming. Such children as
IheSe wear no Jewels at all They do
not know what it is to have gold rings, /
bangle bracelets and necklaces Nor do
Ihyy carry watch.
MIS-. Paran Stevens, who is q very rich
woman, says that her daughter, who is
~ Nv AIs~ A-,#l,, d..
5'Vuuon and New York, went wild with
SeIlghJ over simple little ring given to
n9I Wleh she was 49, II was her Yer'1
nrsI olt of jewelry. And now Mrs. Page
Ewes muslCaleS which are attended by
On Sne Prince and Princess of,Wales. Mrs.
1leNehS knew that her daughter woul.
UoHe some day to the highest of social
b oSIiIlons' and she kept her unspoiled for
AGr later triumphs
me menu of the AstOr and Vanderbilt
,a;iI;l as well as the children of other
iIilloHalre families, is very limited For
iDi.g9NIdSt they have fruit, grains and onC
hi'lu OF meat For dinner, which is serv-
Su a1 lhe good old hour of noon, there /;
oo'p' roast beef, simple vegetables and a
5io, " salad, and for desert a plain pud-
- Alter the desert comes the one
r ne1I OF the day, which is just one cara
r,nt ar chocolate drop. This is all the
(1Lu' mat Is allowed for the day, and il
su. oe eaten all at once or kept for a
49, Inorsel to lunch upon in the after
s, - Al night there is simple meal of
Eve, ,5I"ed truit, bread and butter, sugar
y ,'e9 ana milk This is the fare all the
aI around. And the skins of these mil
St-1lre babies are like satin
W. Whitney, the wife of ex-Secretary
beriI,neS, used to make it point to take
ana !.uch at the children's dinner hour;
To- was then that she took occasion to
ami ami Her little ones by precept and ex-
vbtiL lhe little elegances of manner
FaoCiIl.Il mark the well bred person Mrs
man 'sL' me wife of the rich Standard Oil
Ia, R9es further and often lunches with r
VITO. ulluren in their school room and de
in lttahy hours to personal instruction
Tro I I54 may be called great trifes."
Vit, Llagier schOolroom is fully equipped
arg lo-ack0oards, charts and desks as
as as seminary, and its corps of teachers is
D.. THE PLEASANT SIDE.
ch1I..,. OF course, the daily life of rich
thew 'l an Is not all discipline. Though
rcb o 40 not have candy and jewelry and
uries ,,l,; and.rich food, they have lux
Tho" ulcn other children do not have.
al. If Q tt-I, beautiful horses and fine dogs.
mas ~ 'ile pest breeds. A millionaire how
dem ms ,l.s saddle horse and often his tan 1
and I'm ,,alli when he is at his country home.
hama oui 43, OF these boys have four ia |