The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-27
TIE SWELL SET IN
NEW YORK SOCIETY
A Well-K1oWn Writer Jollies the Americans Along,
and Concludes After All That Love Relgns
in Palaces as Well as in IIuts.
GOSSIP ABOUT CASTELLANE LITIGATION.
MISSES GOULD AND ROCKEFELLER WE'D
By D1EDRICH KNIcKERBOCKER.
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NEW YORK, January eff 1 should
say the Castellane litigation has given
many of us satisfaction [ would only be
stating what is true. l do not think
that that indicates the prevalence OF
mean spirit. No one would be more sor-
ry that 1 to hear misfortune of a serious
character had oyertaken Annie; but it
does make me chuckle to learn she has q
little list OF debts amounting TO Si0G0,GJe
There is something Of the old arlstocra-
tic flavor in running through a princely
income in six years in accommodating
tradesmens reminders to the amount Of
100000. 1 confess 1 do not like our
rich American girls packing up their
treasure boxes and sending them oil
across the seas; but girls will be girls.
They like to be duchesses, cOuntesses
and to be addressed as your grace and
my lady" 1t is pensanter, no doubt,
to talk Of tenantry than ''our road and
more agreeable to speak of my hus-
bands duties in Parliament that my
husbands job at the office" When you
want to shine in the high social line it
may be just as well to shine in the full
effulsence of the aristocratic sun, and
as yet, it is not in the zenith OF the
American heaven.
In view of this 1 am inclined to for
give my dear Countess of Essex, Lily
Dowager, Duchess of Marlborough, Con-
suelo, Duchess of Marlborough, and all
my old and young friends who have be-
come naturalized British subjects. Their
titles all amount to something, their po-
siti0ns are conceded to be the nest, ana
they reflect a. certain sort OF progressive
ness on the part of Uncle Sans children.
Old ways go out Of vogue The Canutes
OF Denmark and the Williams OF Nor
mandy could not in this century cap
ture the British empire. Their ways
when applied to England, are obsolete
Our way then, emigration of American
heiresses, is the best. 1t is more up TO
date. But l do not believe in the cap
ture of French or Italian counts. 1t is
costly and amounts to nothing Even
George Gould, with all his vast exper-
fence. would not, if he We're consulted,
allow Miss Helen to marry q French
count I don't believe George IS a snuI
on French counts in the matrimonial
market. Castellane has furnished the
needed object lesson in the kindergarten
school of American teiresses.
WILL. MISS GOULD WE'D?
Speaking OF Miss Helen Gould reminds
me of her lecture in Washington 1t
was ali very admirable. I respect Miss
Could ve.y much. She reminds me of
Miss Catherine Wolfe in the sense that
both were rich women, feared men anu
rave much of their time and money t3
noble works. 1 sometimes tell my
friends about her, about what a noble lit
tie woman she is. But. do you know,
I would prefer to tell them that she IS
going to be married. l am not an ad-
yocste of the condition of the Maiden
Lady, even though she does lecture learn
eddy on topics rare and prosaic-
Now. u hile Miss Helen has been speak
ing of tie benefits bestowed on wounded
soldiers her sisterin-law, Mrs Howard
Gould has been going to court to contest
a nil,iner's bill. l don't pretend to
know anything about the merits of this
particular ln!lliner's bill, but there have
been some milliner's bills believe should
have been contested even if the expenses
OF the action were betrayed by. public
subscription. Mrs. Could claim is that
the disputed articles We're insists. Now,
in this respect Mrs. Gould should
be an authority. Howard wanted
referee appointed, and it was SO cr-s