Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26
C0STLIEST THINGS.
WHAT THE MONEY or RICH MEN
HAS BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE.
EXPENSIVE YACHT, HORSE, DOG, &c


NEW YORK. February I've may not
be able 70 afford the best OF every hing
but we may all enjoy the rather melan.
/ choiy pleasure Of reading what the best
and most expensive OF everything Is. 50
that we may know exactly what 10 buy
when fortune smiles and We roll in wealth
and battle in yellow gold.
For instance. while padding our owr
canoe or taking a ferry or steamboat
trip that costs a few cents. We may Lot
our mind revel IN the thought that there
is a private steam yacht that cost 800 0Oo
This was the SUM paid by Major Harry
McClamout for hts superb pleasure b0Nt
the Giralda. N1t only Us this frst-rate
sea-going boat. but its appointments. both
exterior and interior are of the very
highest class. $50 expense has been
spared. The saloons are upholstered with
OH tho luxury and beauty OF a Filth.
avenue mansion; the decks and bridges
and boats are immaculate. and the grace
ful hull cooks as though It had only just
been turned out hy The ship builders.
Altogether tho Giralda presents an ap-
p,arHnce well worthy OF the most expen-
sive yacht ia the world.
OF sailing yachts the most costly here
tOforc was our own beautiful Defender.
whose hun Was OF bronze and aluminium
but the new cup challenger. which is about
90 bo built for Sir Thomas Upton, viii
DO is said. far exceed the Defender in
cost.
It is believed by many people that tho
most expensive railway saloon is that
of the car OF Russia. Hut such Is NOT
the case. Magnificent ns Us the railway
carriage OF tne ruler ~ al the Russila,
DO really cannot boz compared with the
private car OF one Of our milliOn1ires. I'm
this. the c0stlost silks and sarus arc
used for uphosterlng purpose the cIec-
trio lamps and nttirgs are 90 solid fIl-
yer. and gold enters largely into the
scheme OF decoration. In fact this r1il-
way m1gnlfe.s saloon seems tO the ordl-
nary railway traveller like q dream too
splendid FOR realization.
Perhaps after yachts and railway cars
the most expensive luNurios Boa which
mulsraires aud multl-miliionaires ln-
dulgo are rlce-horscs. one hundred thou-
sand dollars was quite recently paid to
SIR John CuhhIus. of nrurce ireland. Tor
his famous n0rie "GHltcc More which
secured the d0uole event By winning ast
year the Derby and the S. Leger
Hut. despite hla great cost "Giiteo
More was not the most expensive horse
that has ever been purehaHed That
honor belongs 10 the famous "Ormonde.
"a tupie-crowncd here. This splendid ani-
NAL belonged 90 the Duke of Ncstmln-
ster. who sold him t0 20 South American
gentleman for $1,000. shortly after
wards OrmOnde was rcs0id to Dir. Mac
donOgh California millionaire, Tor SD
coo. realizing the highest price ever paid
FOR "a horse
The most costly animal after the horse
a. the d0g Enormous sums have been
paid by ancbrs FOR what they considered
DO be really nrstrate dogs "Ormskirk
Emerald" b. the most valuable collie ever
reared. This dog has won no fewer than
flrty-eleht prizes. he i8 sable with
Half-whte collar heavy fui, name and
flpe. pr0fuso coat Of good texture and H.
described as being The nearest approach
t0 the ideal ever yet produced Sir.
Nogson paid 800 for him. The same
gentleman also paid $3.50 Tor another
collie known aa southport Perfection
Coming to birds one does not expect 90
find anything very expensive among the
fowl variety. but here We meet with dis
iIusiOnmcut The most expensive me
cock ever reared Is "peter Jackson" and
its owner. Dir. Dick Hayden, has re-
fused $3.50 for the bird. Du one Occa.
sion some years ago the bird fought FOR
10000 % pinch Of sugH "a bet taken [
by 20 deceased nObicman from young |
millionaire The battle was fought with !
silver spurs Needless 90 say Peter !
Jackson" came out the victor
The most costly billiard table ever made 4
was built % the order Or "a wealthy inc
ventor The table De- N iumlgtted vain
scot oak OK M0resque design. win pam
elled ends moulded and sunk on hand
some turned and quadrup.e shaftI The
sides are panelied and tnere are hand
s0mely carved centres. the whole being
made 90 match an old oak staircase lead
ing % the room. The cost ~ the table
vas 5000. and considering The work and
The quality ID was very cheap.
A vast sum of money can be paid f0r "a
really choice wallpaper The most costly
wallpaper ever designed d netalied and
lacquerod. the lacquer preventing the |
metal from becoming furnished bv the
The paper. which, unlike the
cheaper wallpapers. IS hung horizontally
and not precautionary; g. made in
lengths Of twelve yards. and costs 10 ies
than 80 Der piece. The designs TOR these |
expensive papers are d. The leading ar
lists N the day, who receive heavy fees |
and the cost Of metalling and lacquerlng |
IS really enormous. 80 that the profit On
a wallpaper sold AZ s. per yard IS. after |
al not very great. II Is interesting % |