Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-17

ii. lie Comte De Castellane promised to
beat with a stick, at his return TO Paris,
the editor OF the lie Figaro The Comte
was furious then, and his tone was a
Gasconade. AT his return 10 Paris he
did not beat the editor Of L. Figaro,
HIS RECKLESS EXTRAvAGANcE.
The counts ambition was 20 restore
ancient Castellane glory and 20 make
his palace In the avenue du BOls de
Boulugne not only the most magnificent
I'm France, but a revival Of the sumptu-
business OF the grand Trainon In the
time OF Louis XIV. He seems 10 have
had no idea OF the value Of money con-
sIderlng his wife's resources absolutely
unlimited lie thought himself Croe-
sus, and no item Of expenditure was too
reckless for him 20 consider Here Is a
partial statement Of the facts which in
duced the courts to interfere on behalf
Of the little Castelanes
When Anna Gould became the coun-
tess Of Castellane her income was $780,
900 "a year, and I'm four years the Cas-
tellanes could have spent just t2,400 900
without encroaching upon the principal
Of her vast fortune. The FIRST year OF
their married life they lived, apparent
ly, within their income, yet the income
has gone glimmering, and along with
II s. 1000 additional aggregating the
enormous sum OF A000000 In four years.
This outdld anything Tar richer people
than the GOulds the Astprs. Nanderbilts
or ROckefellets ever accomplished. To
make matters worse Count BOni yet
owes $4,000 600 more.
A yacht. the Valhana, cost 100000
cards and the race track are account
able for 500 900 more A building site
at the corner of Avenue Bots du Bou-
logne and the Avenue MalakOn pur-
chased six months after their marriage,
cost 100000 on this spot was begun
his "Red Marble Palace which was to
reproduce the famous Petit Trainon II
cost another Sl.O0O.0OO 10 start the en-
tcrpr.se At Pau, soon after, he built
q chateu that cost 100000 In order TO
have his wife introduced into the
'smarAset' 81 the French capital, the
exclusive arigtOcracy of the Faubourg
ST. German, he spent 100000 in giving
a magnificent and marvellous fete on the
grounds Of his Paris palace.
ROYAL MAGNIFICENCE.
This fete was a complete and modern
lied reproduction Of that given 20 cele-
brate the marriage Of Louis XIV and
Maria Theresa, daughter of Philip "
Of Spain. There were 5000 guests at
this Junction necessItauug 500
trained servants and zoo performers
This show Of apparently ineNhaustibe
wealth and magnincence was regarded
| as a sufficient credental and the Cas-
tcllanes were received into the inner
I circles 81 the Paris -Four Hundred
. al I'd ~ "a b. "a
was but a beginning Of the shower OF
! American gold. The dmInutiye SPEND
/ thrift who seemed 20 De- eXemplfying
! the truth Of the adage. put beggar on
/ horseback and he'll ride 90 the devil "
/ got a political bee In his bonnet. and
/ desired a seat 10 the chamber Of depu-
| ties. an official bod, slnila Ca the
! American Congress He got there. but
! his campaign cost him $50 900 Then the
! countess took a hand In loosening the
/ purse strings for her own amusement.
| and spent $4,000 In establishing a per-
manent charities bazar In memory of
! her mother on the Rue Pierre Charron.
In personal adornment the little Boni
was without n rival His clothes were
| simply the wonder Of an Paris He mad.
! II a rule never 10 wear more than twice
| the same pair OF trousers. OF which
| he accumulated q stock running above
| 600 pairs These. with the balance Of
! his clothing, cost over 100000, a half
! million more was expended In the pur-
chase OF Jewels. furniture and costly
brc.a- brac. one silken coverlet cost
5000. To keep up his stable, he eX-
| pended $4,000 more What remained
| OF the $4,000 600 was used up IN living
expenses, his wife's clothing. charity
and the maintenance Of his yacht and
his stable The support Of the two little
! Castellanes figured less In amount than
! anything else connected with the stu
pendous outlay The above exhibit"
does not include, OF course. the counts
gifts 10 women other than his wife,
ana which would amount to additional
! thousands.
BUILT ANOTHER YACHT.
Besides the yacht Walhalla, already
! mentioned. for which he paid 100000,