Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-04-11
Rich women's Pin Money.

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few dollars up to $500 year. The
average young girl or matron would
consider herself richly blessed were
she certain of $500 pin money per
annum, aud would willingly consent
to furnish all her wants with it. ward
robe included. To the economically
inclined women $500 a year would
seem quite fabulous amount for
clothes and the trities of everyday
life.
But pin money to the tune of ,S60,-
600 year-S5,000 month, or ST.
200 week-barely supplies the needs
of some of the fashionable women Of
New York
Mrs. Theodore Havemeyer, wife OF
one of the Sugar Trust S kings, possibly
spends more money than any other
woman in New York, although her
husband is not as wealthy as large
lot of other men. In addition to hav-
ing what is generally credited to be
the prettiest house in town, Mrs. Have
never maintains it on most elabor-
ate scale.
Aside from these expenses, says an
intimate friend of the lady, she dis
poses of $4,000, and perhaps, $780,
600 year on purely personal matters.
She has the reputation OF having
never been know to ask the price o
any article in store. Ii she fanciei
it she says "Send it home. Those
are golden words to the storekeeper.
It is not only small things that she
buys in this way. She purchased a
81 800 fur opera cloak without know
ing or asking the price, and footed the
bill without question. None OF the
tradesmen impose upon Mrs. Have
meyer because of this popularity.
Her custom is too valuable 20 jeop-
ardize it by overcharging.
Mrs. Hayemeyer is fond of flowers.
She buys lavishly and has spent az
much as 5000 for basket Of orchids.
She also shows great ingenuity in de-
vising schemes for spending money so
that her friends will benefit by il.
Last Christmas she had Santa Claus
party, at which there were 70 guests.
There was dancing aud a Christmas
tree hung with rs gifts, every one be-
ing a trinket Of gold Some of these
were set with jewels. and this little
fad did not cost Mrs. Havemeyer less
than s., 500.
Mrs Fred Vanderbilt goes less into
society than any Of the wives Of the
Vanderbilt men. She enjoys pin mon
ey to the tune of $4,000 year Com
paratively little Of it is spent upon
herself or in frivolous things.
Mrs. Willie X. Vanderbilt, whose
troubles with her husband have oc-
cupied the attention of the two con.
tinents for the last six months, was
one Of the heaviest spenders among
the fashionable women Of the day. Il
is believed that Mrs. Willie X. spends
fully 100000 year on trihes. IL
was her terrific extrayagance which
widened the breach between herself
and her husband. Mr.. Vanderbilt
had fortune Of $4,000, 900 and an
income Of 100000 year. lie
spends more than any other millionaire
in the country.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor spends about
$4,000 a year in pin money. Mrs.
Astor has a great fondness for diamond
jewelry, and she probably possesses the
greatest number OF diamond trinkets
Of any woman in New York society.
She makes regular tours Of all the
great jewelry establishments OF the
city in search OF unique designs Of
diamonds. She can spend $1,000 in
an afternoons shopping with as little
compunction as the ordinary woman
parts with a 81 bill.
Mrs. George Gould has an allowance
Of $4,000 year for her personal ex-
penses and che spends every cent Of
it. Mrs. Gould is Interested in many
charitable projects, particularly those
for the benefit Of children. She IL nn-
usually fond Of fine gowns and opera
cloaks. OF the latter she has an ex-
tensiye variety, some Of them costing
as high as $1,000. Mrs. Gould Is al
80 fond Of jewelry, but she does not
buy as generously as Mrs. Astor.
Mrs. Paran Stevens weakness lies
in the direction Of gayIy-colored gowns,
and she spends about 5000 year
on her wardrobe and triAss. Other
heavy spenders 0: pin money are Ms.
Elbndge 7. Gerry, Mrs. z. b. Morgan,
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