The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-20
GETTING A GIRL
INTO SOCIETY
Its Cost in New York Legally
Estimated at $4,000.
DRESS A SMALL ITEM
HOuSe-Rent and Entertainment
and Other Factors.
DRESS A SMALL ITEM

I eighteenth year on January u last.
Any thoughtful mother Of marriagea-
bic young man would consider the charm
/ ing Miss Campbell most desirable
match.
Miss Campbell's father was the late
Richard L. Campbell. fashionable man.
member Of the best clubs. a man Of ar
/ fairs. who left a large estate. His daugh-
ter. too, inherited a considerable property
from her maternal grandfather. Charles
A. Coe.
In a word. Miss Campbell is now worth
about half million dollars. Her annual
income is sll5.5O0. for some Of her proper
~ consists Of lands that are yet unpro-
ductive On the death OF her mother.
Mrs Emaline F. Parsons Miss Campbell
will inherit $500. 600 more Mrs. Parsons
personal income is $4,000.
Until she reached the age Of eighteen
years a wise court had permitted Miss
Campbell's guardians. her mother and her
uncle, Henry z. Coe. TO expend for her
personal use 5000 year. The far-sight-
ed court ordered that $500 a year be
conserved 10 the young woman.s estate,
thus incidentally rendering her even more
n.
Mother and daughter have had between
them $4,000 year. or a little more than
1900 a month But Miss Campbell is
about to enter society. and Mrs. Parsons
well knows what that means and what
that costs. for she has shone in society.
So Henry Coe, a Wall street lawyer. re-
siding at No. East Tenth street. went
before justice of the supreme court and
asked that Miss Campbell's yearly allow
ance from her estate be greatly raised:
in fact, asked for more than her estate
yields. OF course Miss Campbell did not
go before the court. for. being still
minor in the laws eyes. she has no stand
ing there But her uncle well represented
her. for as the homely saying puts it.
he has been almost a father to her."
In his application TO the court Mr.. Coe
has broadly itemized the absolutely nee
essary expenses Of a young woman about
to enter New York society:
Rent of a house in New York. 1900 or
s. 600 a year.
Cost of maintaining the house. $1,000
month.
Education, sl1.2oO year.
Clothes. $500 year.
Horses and carria ges, 81. 500 a year.
Trip to Europe and other travelling ex-
penses, 1900 year.
Special entertaining, opera. theater.
etc. 1900 a year.
Physicians and Dentists bills. $500 a
year.
Maid. $3.50 a year.
The town house is to be maintained
only eight months in the year. $500. So
granting that the rent is s. 0o0 this care
ful estimate fixes the cost Of youthful
debutantes living at S20.50O a year.
This from the point OF view OF Fifth
avenue. 1t is interesting and valuable TO
compare with it the point OF view OF
Pearl street. So far from being odious,
such comparison is most instructive.
and is made. mark you. only FOR compari-
sons sake.
To Mrs. James HOLMAN. who has lived
on the lower east side Of Manhattan for
twenty-five years. go 90 year seems a
tremendous income to be asked for by
one girl Airs. HOLMAN lives on the first
floor Of the tenement house. No. 4s4 Pearl
street. There is not a better looking. or
a younger or a cheerfuler woman Of her
age in this big town. She has six chill
dren. the eldest a young woman Of
twenty
The Holihans are not rich. neither are
they poor. although they have known
hard times Just now about So OF well
earned money passes through Mrs. Holt
hans hands each month. she contrib T
utes to the family's income by cleaning
Offices Her husband has employment in +
the city's outdoor poor department Three .
Of the children are at work
Mrs HOLMAN. Of Pearl street. Is Of the 4
firm opinion that any wen bred. lady Ike 4
young woman. Ike her Katie. can live [
uxuriously on $500 year.
The discreet court cid not personally i
pass on ar Goes application on behalf
n his niece and ward The court ap-
pointed William T. a McKlm as a referee
10 learn Miss CampbeIls crying needs
and To recommend the annual amount
hat should be allowed her Mrs Parsons
md Mr.. Coe we@ the important witness
- before the referee.
Mr.. Goes testimony IS here published
Tor the first tine. Il Is immensely iu-
7ortant i holds Up the glass u fashion.
md the glass largely reflects this-t Il
-oncissiy tells what Il costs % 70 fash
onao Il IS highly instructive &C wouic-
- fashio1abies. Il IS a guide ard sirn
7ost 10 the aewiy rich.
What are Kiss CsnpbeiTs ueces-
.ities7
Outside 4 her livi-z expenses. she has
expenses sor her health. medical atten-
son and dentists. clothing. education.
sorses and carriages. atteaoant Or maid.
.ociaI ard travelling expenses ard thinss
Z that nature
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