The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-08
MRS. GOULD CAN'T LIVE
ON HER $4,000 PER YEAR
Wife of Howard Gould in Her Suit for Divorce Makes
Startling Estimates of Cost Of Fashion
able Living.

davits accompanying her husbands
answer were made by employees whom
| she had discharged or who otherwise
/ had "a grievance.
Auto a Necessity.
In itemizing her expenses, Mrs Gould
includes the automobile among her
/ household necessities. She says two
and not one, are the usual accOmpa-
niment OF fashion IN a family and she
/ figured 81 600 a month for the cos, and
maintenance OF this useful adjunct.
1T scarcely pays 10 keep them longer
than a year" says Mrs. Gould. in ex-
! PLANTATION Of the size OF her item in the
tabulation.
Experience shows that the monthly
/ cost for an up-tO-date automobile serv-
ice would be $1,000" The chauffeur's
salary is reckOned at $3.50 a month. The
cost of the machines is 5000 each.
An item OF absorbing interest 10 wOm-
| en- IN Mrs. GOuld's list is the estimate
OF 81, 600 a month for her wardrobe. No
woman of fashion. according to Mrs.
| Gould, can sp nd less than that sum
on herself and look presentable.
! In telling OF expenses for clothes. Mrs.
Gould says: "TailOF-made walking
suits cost not less than $3.50, and GER
| tainly the dresses. coats. wraps. and ac-
! cessOries for evening. street, yachting,
and motoring. which woman of means
must have If she is dressed well and
In a manner similar TO those with whom
she IS associated. would amount each
month 10 5000"
Itemized Expenses
all 70 a 81
gre figured at a cost Of 800 a month.
I while riding and walking shoes and
! slippers are charged only at Sl5; hos
| iery. S25: gloves. SO; lingerie, so: para
/ soils, umbrellas. fans. and opera glasses
and things CT this nature" so a
month; hair dressing and manicuring.
/ $50; massage. doctors, dentists, and
[ health treatment IN general, so; music.
books. ana stationery, 500; theaters
and operas. $50. and tips and small pay
ments. $50 monthly,
Mrs. Gould contradicts her husbands
statements that she was bOister0us and
! intoxicated At the Casino Theater dur
/ ing Z. performance Of Baroness Fiddle
sticks in November. 1914. or that she
misbehaved herself during a perform
! ance of "Humpty Dumpty' at another
time. She denies that she threw pack
OF cards in Mr. Gould's face during
/ game OF bridge whist at the home Of
/ Leroy Baldwin, president Of the EN-
pire Trust Company. or that her con-
duct was unseemly and improper while
in SheTry's with her husband and Mr..
and MIS-. Baldwin In the same month.
She also denies that she was iutoxi-
Gated while attending a wedding in st.
Thomas Church or while they were din
ing with friends IN the Cafe Martin. or
at the St Regis with the same friends,
Mr.. And Mrs. George L. Kirkpatrick.
With. reference to the cafe Martin in
cldent, she says her husband said be-
fore they arrived at the cafe that he
had been there but once before and 4nat
during the dinner the head waiter came
over ana apoIogized 10 Mr.. Gould for
misunderstanding OF the previous day.
II afterward learned that heJ had
been there with some women OF bad
character" said Mrs Gould.
Weakness for Drink,
MI Gould says that his wife's ex-
| cessive weakness for drink was
source Of continual modification and
/ humiliation 10 him. and that Il was his
/ earnest desire 10 conceal her failing
I in every way possible. Mrs Could de-
| MES that she was ever intoxicated.
Amid the mass OF affidavits and
| charges presented pro and con. the
| fact stands out that Mr.. and Mrs
| Gould's life over a period az five years
| or more before their separation was
anything but happy. Their differences
! became more acute each month, and
/ the question OF a separation seemed
/ only a matter OF time. There were con-
slant quarrels and chickering's caused
I BY one or the other, until the break
/ finally came and legal actions were in
stituted.