The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-02

mass hELaN GOULD.
How One Of the Richest Women in The
World spends Her Money.
~ expect to pass through this life
but once; any good, therefore, that
I can do, let me do it now; let me
not neglect it, nor defer it, for !
shall not pass this way again."
One day last week two ladies came
into Delmonico's for luncheon.
One was gentle-faced, elderly NO.
man, with snowy hair, dressed plain
" in black. The othsr-a young
lady-was of delicate frame, With
tiny hands and feet. an exquisitely
clear-cut profile, dark hair, gray
eyes with dark lashes and brows,
and q dazzling and perfectly nat
ural complexion.
This young woman was dressed
in a violet cloth gown of perfect cut
and finish. On her small ,well-shaped
head she wore q close toque Of
purple velvet trimmed With violets.
Over her shoulders was thrown .
cape of Persian lamb trimmed with
chinchilla. NQthing marred the
perfection of quiet elegance dis
played in her toilet.
AS these two ladies took their seats
there was a languid, well.bred ripple
of interest throughout the room,
and from table close by, the writer
heard a man say: "There Is the
most remarkable young woman in
New York society to-day"
The elder of the two ladies was
Mrs. Russell Sage. The younger
was Miss Helen Gould.
Since the passing of Jay Gould his
oldest daughter has been a perpet-
ual riddle, a sphinx, to the world.
The public has not been able to
understand her in the least.
It has been a source of great an
noyance to many excellent people
that they have not been permitted
to judge Miss Gould by ordinary
methods and from commonplace
standpoints. 1t has been inconceiv'
able that a young woman who rep
resents SIS, 600 900 in her own right
should not be great belle, q social
hntterhy q fashiOnahe leader.
1t has been marvellous that 60
great an American heiress should
not long ere this have sought the
prestige of a distinguished alliance,
either at home or abroad.
But Helen Gould has neither bat
tered at soclety's doors nor bartered
her millions for title.
She has never been found at fash.
ionable 6al Mosques nor garden.
truck functions.
She is never seen in the glittering
horseshoe of the Metropolitan OPP.
era House, wearing gown off her
shoulders and a tiara on her head.
She is not identified with any OF
the fox-hunting cross-country rid
ing SETS;
She never Tolls in q victoria al
Newport, nor dances at Assembly
balls.
Still society looks cordially upon
her, and the doors to its holy Of
holies would swing for her should
she signify her wish to enter therein
But she does not.
On the contrary. che goes on year
after year in the even, noiseless ten
or Of her way, living her studious
benevolent, helpful life, adored by
the little waits upon whom she
has showered the sunshine of bel
beautiful presence, idolized by the
younger brother TO whom she has
been mother and friend as we'll al
big sister, respected by business men
for her level judgment in affairs Of
moment, and revered by her asso
ciates in good work.
And the world has wondered |!
The world has compared her with
her sister, the gay, fun-loving school
girl, the dashing young Countess
whose marriage set society agog
the grande dame of Partisan society
It has compared her with her sis
ter-in-law, that brilliant and diplo
matte young matron, whose pretty
hands almost swing open the doors
to fashionable society's holy Of
holes.
And it has not been able to ana
lyze the difference between the
young recluse of Lyndhurst AND
the vivacious matron of Lakewood
or the full-fledged Partisan belle.
1t is the province of this story
to indicate a few of the reasons why
Helen Gould il the most remarkable
young woman in New York societ,
to-day, and yet not of society-ir
the world and not of it.
Helen Gould is, first of all, 8
sincere, earnest Christian, believing
that this life is but the threshold O
the next. She is communism
Of the Presbyterian Church.
The creed by which she regulate!
her gentle, blameless life, is summed
up in these words: Il expect t,