Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-28
been the most costly. Reduced
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probably been the most costly. Reduced
to cold figures the price of her title has
been approximately $2.O17 each and
every day for the eleven years they
have been married, or the equivalent
every four weeks Of President Roose-
relt's salary for year.
The Count has smilingly spent 81
for cherry and cheerfully given
enough to pay the bonded Indebtedness
of small city for piece of bric-a-
brac. He has made for himself repu-
tation as spender that caused the fa-
nous literary men of this and other
capitals to write about him, and he
has lnfiamed the Partisan populace
more than once 80 that he has had to
placate the city by great gifts to chart
| ty.
One Of his little foibles was a vaude-
vile performance given at Auteull
when, for $50 guests, he presented an
all star bill. no act Of which cost him
less than $500.
For his world-famed mansion on the
avenue Bots de Boulogne, known as
the "Red Palace" Boni spent more
money than he can ever accurately
tell He liked the location SO well
that he paid $4,000 for the land
alone. and before he had got through
he had produced palace that any
king in Europe might envy.
One Of the details of the palace Is
set of fountains built in the garden
which he could run for ten minutes
at the trihlng cost of $1,000. Then he
got the idea that he. wanted to be n
yachtsman, SO he bought the yacht
valhalla for 100000 and planned to
sail her on scale that totaled $4,000
year. Later he had to sell this toy,
but that's another part of his story
When he was elected to the Chamber
of Deputies he felt SO good-natured
that he gave feast that would have
made Lucullus turn green. The bill
was 100000. He seemed to like that
amount, for 1t figures frequently in
his accounts.
The costly addition to the Gould
family thought it might be useful to
know the time occasionally, and he
decided to have one of the finest clocks
in France. When the art dealers heard
of this they started to procure what
he wanted. In the end he paid 100000
for Sevres creation, and 1t Is said
that for n year clockmaker had the
task Of making 1t keep time.
For his Countess he bought a tor
toise shell wardrobe in which Louis
Seize. once kept his royal robes. About
$2sO,OOO is said to have been the cost
of this. In his boudoir he has the bed
used by Napoleon on the night of his
coronation, and the rest of his private
quarters had decorations in keeping
with the bed. One of his bills was
for $4,000 for small set of tapestry
furniture.
For three Caladon vases with old
French mounts he gave $4,000 for a
set Of two Rose du Barry jardinieres
and two plates Of the same pattern
$4,000; and for two pairs of Louis XIV
gilt candlesticks $4,000. One bill he
received for 100000 covered a Louis
XIV. table In dove marble, pair Of
old Sevres vases. Louis NV. entire
deux, pair of old French silver vases
and several minor articles.
For the pleasure of insulting Presi-
dent Loubet he paid 100000 to en-
gage Montjarret, once the position of
the French Republic. Montjarret be-
came the little Counts outrider, sim
ply because Boni didn't like the re-
public or the President, and he was
willing to pay Montjarrets price. The
outrIder had led the professions of all
the French presidents since Grevy.
and no was always cheered when 10
appeared at the head Of a state pro.
sen!en,