Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-03
GIFTS WORTH MILLIONS.
o'ranse PRESENTS Which Rich Peo-
pie Have Found in Their
Stockings.

| nie''hS an easy matter. Many loving
thoughts are given to these gifts and rich
people have to start their Christmas plan
nlng long before the Thanksgiving turkey
IS eaten. Usually the gift is for the jew
| Ell casket faultless stone or some odd
or beautiful cOnceit in hair jewel and pin.
| put everything under the sun is drawn
upon. Here are some of the gifts-odd,
beautiful or what not, every one is costly.
Yacht for Christmas.
| Christmas of 1891 George Gould awoke
up to find himself sole owner of the Alta
lanta. This magnificent yacht cost his
father, Jay Gould, more than 100000,
but he handed over the deed of gift to
his favorite son with as little concern as
though the amount involved had been
thousands instead of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. There have been faster
| boats and boats better adapted for IA cling
| built, but there are few ocean palaces in
the world more luxurious in every detail
| or which cost more than the ATLANTA.
She was carried to England last summer
and used as house boat during the
races between the Vigilant and the Prince
of Wales yacht, the Britannia. Mrs.
| Gould entertained right royalty on the
ATLANTA, but she is still loyal and loves
best the Hildegarde, the old boat on which
she and Mr.. Gould spent their honeymoon
nearly ten years ago.
| George Gould has been generous in his
turn and has shown his fondness for MAX
| ing Christmas presents costing great big
| fortunes. His family had outgrown the
| small but beautiful home just back of
| Jay Gould's house on Fifth avenue, and
Mrs. Gould wanted to be close to Central
Park on account of the four babies.
| Christmas morning of 1898 she found in
her stocking the deed to million dollar
brownstone palace on Fifth avenue and
Sixty-third street, facing the park and in
| the center of the new millionaire neigh
borhOod.
Mr.. Astor's ST. 900, 900 Gift.
John Jacob Astor did very graceful
| thing last Christmas and no doubt the
Christmas dinner eaten by himself, his
pretty wife and his little 3-year-old tasted
| all the better for it. Under her fathers
will Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton had been
disinherited, her forfeited estate going to
| her children. Mr.. Astor gave to this, his
| fayorite sister, $1,OOO,OOO absolutely on
| last Christmas morning.
| 100000 for 8: Pastor.
A very welcome gift which came to
Rev Dr. Macarthur, pastor OF the FIFTY
seventh street Baptist church, several
| Chrstmases ago was a check for SlOO,-
| 600 from John d. Rockefeller to lift the
church's Indebtedness and enable them
to begin the new year free from debt.
Mayor Grants Famous Check.
generous godfather, and it is we'll every
now and then to make Il note of 1T. The
handsome bachelor eX-mayOr of New
York. Hugh J. Grant, opened his heart
one Christmas not SO long ago, and cast
about in his mind what he should give his
godchild, Flossie Croker, daughter OF
Richard Croker. She was too young for
diamonds, and she had of other rings all
that any little chubby maiden could de-
sire. so he gave her check, and that
check called for $4,000. great many
godfathers scattered over the land Will
find a valuable suggestion i'll this when
they are worrying themselves to skin and
hone in order to find something appro-
pirate for the dear little ones.
Gorgeous Jewels.
Mrs. William Douglas Sloane who
was a Vanderbilt, and rich in her own
right before she married her handsome
millionaire husband, found on her dress
ing ia BILE last Christmas a large case OF
pale blue velvet. In it was complete
set of Jewels, no stone being used except
turquoise set round with tiny diamonds
There were six pieces-a tiara, neck
lace. a broad band called a riviere, mean
ing that it can be used for different pur-
noses. as a girdle, from shoulder dlagon-
allv across the gown to the Waist.or any
wav fancy suggests. A pin, a ring and
bracelet completed this exquisite
set Mrs Sloane has golden hair and she
especially affects light blue, so that the
$4,000 Mr.. Sloane put into her ChrlsI-
mas gift last year has brought her a cor
responding amount of pleasure.
Santa Claus Brought Ball Room.
Mrs Henry Clews is very fond of en-
tertaining in her beautiful house on west
Thirtv-fourth street. and when her love
" daughter. Miss Elsie, finished school
and was ready to enter society, she ,3
croaned in spirit because she hao no pa a
room in her splendid establishment. MI
Clews sent her to Europe, and upon her
return with her daughter, she found that
her christmas gift was magnlncenI
ballroom. large enough for cotlllon OF
300 couples. He found room for his
COSTLY addition by using up all OF the
hack yard. but what need have New
V SaTh "f for {: back yard, anyway? The
room is all ivory white and gold win a
balcony for musicians. The piano is
;vorv white and gold with tiny painted
nanels. and the cotillon chairs are IN
the same dainty colors. The room was
finished in time for a Christmas dance
and was the most unique Christmas pres
! ont ever given in New York. The cost
was about $40, 900, not nearly the cost OF
The Dearl and diamond necklace winch
Mr. CleWs gave her on one Chrlstnas
morning. and the room has afforded her
ron times the pleasure that any amount
of jewels could.
Precious Stones in This Stocking.
More wears ago than she would care 70
toll. Mrs. hlcks-Lord found in her STOCK
mo one snowy Christmas day, cham OF
,Ifernate pearls and diamonds long enough
to hang from her belt and hold nea fs stcks
are ;nlaid with gold and the monogram
flashes out from s4l idly nes no know oS
h,'t II is the most beautiful and costly Tan
in New York and not ma headt or s So bs
land can boast of fan approaching it IN
any way.
A Necklace of Pearls.
Mrs Adolph Ladenburg, for long time
tho most popular young matron in New
York society. had an exquisite npp' present nj
Two Christmases ago. She has been Ill
and abroad ever snce Eau. until tbe this nsasra
sna;np her. and at the same time the most
beautiful necklace S Owned BY amy s9e sas
aIr.aVs had a penchant for pearls. not the
sheenv white ones we are all used TO. but
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