The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-19

court has allowed Mrs. Howard Gould
alimony to the amount of twenty-five
thousand dollars a year pending a de-
cision in the suit for divorce.
NEW YORK, November Howard
Gould today filed his amended an
swer to the complaint of his wife,
Katherine Clemmons Gould, who is
asking for final separation and ALI
mony. Mrs. Gould made answer
through her counsel, Clarence ].
Shearn. This answer is detailed as to
overshadow every former feature of
the case, setting forth in exact items
the expenses, considered absolutely
necessary by a New FORK society
woman.
Mrs. Gould estimates bare living ex-
penses, outside of travelling or neces-
sary contributions to charity, at more
than $4,000 year. She declares that
although she had had in charge the
disbursement of about $4,000 a year
for the last ten years, she is now in
debt, her wardrobe held for a hotel
bill, and her jewels held to secure
money for their repair. She suggests
that the 100000 yearly allowed the
Countess de Castellane by the French
court is reasonable.
She shows that ner household ex-
penses frequently for years at time
have exceeded $4,000 a month outside
of all payments for fixed charges of
employees and that at the same time
the expenses of the barn and stable
were about $4,000 year extra.
Among the striking statements in
her answer appear the following:
1T costs as much to furnish the
table for one person as it does for two,
and it costs more in proportion for one
person to live than it does for two"
Il have been accustomed to horses
and do not know why l should give
them up simply because my husband
has unjustifiedly left me-"
1T scarcely pays to keep an auto
mobile longer than one year"
mo dress at Osborn's, Lichensteins
Wanamakers or at anywhere else
where any woman of means would be
! apt to purchase costs under $3.50"
This jewelry bill ($57,OOO) cannot
be called extravagant for the wife OF
a man of my husbands large wealth
1t certainly will stand comparison with
the jewelry purchased by the wife OF
the defendants brother, George Guild
which, l am crediD1y informed and
believe, are valued at $1,2OO,OO0."
Mrs. Gould takes up in detail the
allegations of her husband regarding
her actions at various hotels and cafes
She denies them in toto and insists
| that most of the charges are made by
discharged employees or others under
her husbands influence.
In his answer Mr.. Gould declares
that he has paid on his wife's account
for bills contracted by her since their
separation $1,93S. 40 in addition to the
$2,5O7 monthly allowance which he
says she has received since November
! of last year.
While Mrs. Gould says she believes
includes the automobile among her
$15,O00,000, Mr.. Gould pleads he is SC
poor that he has been unable to put
either of his two yachts, Niagara OIL
Niagara ", into commission. He says
his personal loss during the recent
financial depression amounted to about
100000.
In itemizing her expenses Mrs. Gould
includes the automobile amuong hel
household necessities. She says two
and not one are the usual accompani
ment of fashion in a family and sh,
figures $1,000 a month for the cost o
this useful adjunct.
1T scarcely pays to keep them longe
than a year., says Mrs. Gould in he
explanation of the size of this item il
her tabulation. Experience show
that the monthly cost of an up-to-dat
automobile service would be $1,000"
The chauffeur's salary is reckoned a
$3.50 a month. The cost of the ma
chimes is $4,000 each.
An item of absorbing interest L
women is Mrs. Gould's list of the es
innate of 81 1000 a month for her ward
robe. No woman of fashion, accord
ing to Mrs Gould, can spend less thai
that sum on herself and look present
{ able
In telling of expenses for clothe
Mrs. Gould says;
"Tailor-made walking suits cost nc
q less than $3.50, and certainly tn
dresses, coats, wraps, etc, for evening
street, yachting and motoring which
woman of means must have if she
/. dressed well and in the manner c
- those with whom she is associated wi
cost 1900 a month"