The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22
THE SLUMS' SANTA CLAUS.
How Miss Helen Gould Cares for the
Unfortunate Waits.
THE WONDERS OF WOODY CREST.
Twenty of tho Needisss and Dirtiost
Gamins of New York win be
Royalty Entertained.

New York, Decombe- 20-The Christmas
spirit is abroad In the land. and of all the
spirits It is the sweetest and the best
This birthday OF the Christ child IS the
special feast day of all children In every
land, and small must be the purse which
can not spare enough to make one little
soul glad for a Christmas Day 1t takes
so very little to spring the sunshine into
sad little faces that Il gives one a great
big heartache to think that In one goodly
country there nre ever any empty stock
ings on Christmas morning.
In the shimmering. glimmering world of
society, these thoughts seldom enter
ShIlstmas to tfem means some unusual
Durst or splendor, some uriQue entertain
ncnt which Will make their frteuus ouen
their eyes with delight and appreciation,
and perhaps With jealousy because the
gods have rot sufficiently endowed theui
with riches to 10 likewise.
Rnt there are some In this gilded world
OF gold and levels and hordes of uuliiona
whose ambitions trcnd .tercntly bravo
women who would rather salute the poor
than receive the courtly graces OF tn.
rich One of these is Miss Helen Gould,
the eldest daughter OF the late hnancier.
Miss Gould IL In every way an ideal Lady
Rountitul. She is not afraid 10 delve into
r rss slas soms dnar'ers Of the tGy ana
Indebtedness and give 1t taste of hnppi-
ress and plenty. With rare intervals sue
works all the year among the waiis OF
the city. but at Christmas time she makes
particular effort to give number of
neglected tots their first glimpse OF Santa
Claus.
WOODY CREST.
Three years ago Miss Gould purchased n
fine old country place about a mile north
OF Tarrytown, called Woody Crest The
rooms are large. the ceilings high. the win
dcws and porches big and comfortable and
the grounds inviting. This place is really
the country home OF the starved and home
less child of the metropolis, and few mil.
lionaires have a finer one. 1t was pur.
chased and fitted up expressly for these
children. They ere the owners of It and
do az they please.
Previous 10 the purchase OF Woody Ores,
Miss Gould had been In the habit of en-
pertaining a few children each year q,
Lyndhurst, the palatial structure which
Jay Gould built some fourteen years ago
fnt Lyndhurst was too grand for the chill
dren. Its splenccrs overpowered them. ths
Lveried servants the paintings. statuary
and tapestries ard soft rugs on the pol
ished floors made their own poverty ;oo
Miss Gould had the fine sense 10 apprc.
ciatc this. and she knew that to give them
zeal enjoyment and unstinted pleasure a
house other than Lyndhurst must be sup
pied. smaller reason also demanded o
change OF dopicile Some OF the more
reckless .spirts among the gamins, un'
uhuntsd by the grandeur. spent their TIM
guying the butler and the digniiied house
Get on TO his toblots," one would say
household would pass by.
Amt mis- whskers pretty?"
Hes got his face wished too"
Incn they were inclined to huike en-.
barsssing remarks about the statuary and