The Washington times., 1895-04-19
Wealth Makes Them a Mark for
the Revenue Collector.
HON. Mr.. CURzON ARRIVES
Boys Friendly Inn to Benefit From an ANA
teur Performance of Comrades
Presentation ct the NewsboYs' Home to
Be an Unusually Attractive Affair-In-
teresting Programme offered.

The subject of the income tax is attract
ing even more interest on the Pacific
slope than it is in tie East by reason of
the fact that at the former place far more
that here in the East there are no end OF
wealthy women.
The subject of the wealth of these women
of California is just at present proving
one of great interest. There, as here, the
effort is being made to escape this taxation
whenever and wherever it is possible.
The mere assessment of property in San
Francisco of the various wealthy women
of that place gives in the majority of in
stances no indication whatever OF the
real extent of their possessions.
In this list Mrs. Leland Stanford takes
leading rank. According TO the statistics
compiled on the subject by one OF the San
Francisco papers, her personal property
in that city is put down at 81 1902 ,15O
and her real estate at S204 ,020 This at
per cent would mean an income of $105,-
43O.
Such q computation gives no hint OF the
real amount of her possessions, as the bulk
of the Stanford property is i'll railroads,
and from that source the largest portion
Outside of the city of San Francisco her
holdings are enormous so that per cent
OF her real income would mean a sum suffi-
Cient 10 float more than one family from
obscurity INTO the highways and by-ways
of affluence.
AS both Miss Virginia Fair and her sister,
Mrs Herman Oelrichs, are known in Wash
iugton, some statement in regard to their
position on the income tax question will
be of interest. The late James G. Fair s
realty in San Francisco was asses sed at only
So, 2,313, ,27S. OF his personal property he
escaped taxation on all but So, 800. AT this
ratio his income at per cent would only be
per annum S162 ,314. Those who were in
position TO know state that at the very
lowest during the worst business years his
income was not less than $780, 900 per
annum. Much OF this was of course in rail
road bonds, that while bearing fine rate OF
interest entirely escaped the assessor.
AS Mrs oelrichs already has her mothers
share of the estate she will be compelled to
pay taxes on her income. The estate OF
Mrs Theresa Fair was assessed at So ,040,
Sal. This with the exception of $3.50, ,760
was in personal property. on large part of
which the city and state taxes have been
paid under protest. AT Z per cent the in
come on this assessed valuation would be
S142,S5S This would mean for each OF
the three surviving children $47, ,619.
ParaSols promise to take prominent place
among the fashionable fads as indispensable
accessories to the spring and summer toilets
| this season. Every known color OF the
| rainbow viii be shown for the wealthy ones
! to choose from. There viii be quantities of
| lace chiffon. and no end of floating ribbons
used in the make up of these most dainty
and attractive up-to-date parasols.
Mrs. James L. Barbour has returned
from a ten-days' stay in New York, where
| she was at the Waldorf. The coming
| summer Will be spent by Mrs. Barbour at
| Narragansett, where she viii purchase a
| cottage and remain for the entire season.
| visit to New York.
Madam Bakhmetieff, who has been in
| Washing ton for several months past on a
visit to her mother, Mrs. Beale, Will 20
to New York the latter part of the week
and sail on Saturday for Greece.
Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon, NJ. P.
for Sou thport, Lancash ire, Eng land,
arrived in this country by the steamel
Majestic on Wednesday. He was accom-
panied by Sir william and Lady Miller
Lord Leaning ton, and Mr.. Frank Curzon
The party We're met at the pier in New
| 4OrK Dy MT. Joseph Letter, DTOlHer Ol
Miss Letter, and her cousin, Mr.. Adolpl
Reming. ton.
Before leaving New York the entire
party were dined on board the Majestic by
Mr.. Maitland Kersey, of New York, who
was one of the guests at Miss Letter:
ball in the early winter.
Late in the evening the party arrived il
Washing ton and drove at once TO the Letter
residence, where they will remain during
their stay in Washington.