The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-15

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strike hat out" ordered the Court.
: Mr.. Nicoll referred to he fact that In
the alimony proceedings Mrs. Gould SAID
( she had not seen Farnum since August
F, 1906, although the Atlantic CITY and Lynch
burg meetings were two months later.
and said:
I Then that is not correct
, 1T ought to be-" replied Mrs. loud
But IL not?'
, cit hardly seems 80"
The cross-examination ended there,
! and Mr.. Shearn asked the witness II she
had not told her husband about the pur-
chase Of Blue Gap Farm. She SAID she
smoke often To him about the matter. Az
TO articles shipped to Blue Gap Farm from
Castle Gould, Mrs, Gould said that her
husband sent some sheep, cattle ana Vehi-
cles before they were separated, ana that
in November, 1905, after the separation,
she shipped down a picture OF King oscar
OF Sweden that the King gave her on a
Yachting trip, some bronzes and rugs
linen from Paris, presents given TO her IN
Egypt, and loads of feathers from the
geese at Castle Could
THE yREss or A WOMAN OF FASHION.
. Mr.. Shearn asked about the purchase
of gowns, which had been birought OUT
on me CIOSS-thdlHllli " ~ Ns'.
wanted 10 show that the places Mrs.
Gould stopped at required dressing III
AT Palm Beach, in January. 1905
what were the requirements
Auto clothes, three changes OF clothes
every day, a different gown II poss,nle
every day, and 9 different gown every
evening. There were never less than
three changes. There had to be mats,
stockings, a IA soils and everything 10
match each gown.
Mrs. Gould said that the coaching trips
from Castle Gould TO Belmont Park re-
: ouired many changes, that she had 70
have many additional changes for the
st. Regis and also for her motoring trips
Mrs. Gould said that on her yachting
trips she had to make three changes Il
day.
: Asked as To what she generally pa'd
, for various costumes Mrs. Gould gave
this schedule: Dinner towns $500 to 5000;
morning gowns. up to $3.50; walking gowns,
$3.50 to $500; tea gowns, about $3.50; recep-
.tion. gowns, $3.50 to $500; yachting gowns,
from SIS to 5000; motoring gowns. SI5 TO
$3.50, and for hats from $40 to $50.
AIhese are the items that 20 10 make
up . irs% 's' 600 to $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Shearn asked il Mr.. Choate advised
NIrs. Gould after she left her husband
"A 10 the style in which she should live.
hut the question was objected to m the
Court sustained the objection,
How long is II since you nave had a
Il haven't had one since January,
1907
slow much does it cost you to live at
the Belmont
isAbout $500 a week g.,
Mrs. Gould said that she had not had
an .automobile or horses Of her own Tor
~ x,A1p or mora
When Mr.. .Shearn concluded the redi-
rect examination Mr.. Nicoll started in to
find out The necessity for all those gowns.
Did YOU need them all?'
Il believed that needed al those
gowns to sustain my wealth and posi-
Did any one change more than three
times a day." go,
Not unless they we're wildly eStrava-
CANT" ,,
never wore more than three gowns a
fsy.s commented Mr.. Nicoll. Now how
about the morning dressing? ! thought
there was no morning dressing at Palm
Beach,"
There might not be for you, but
went to see the bathing
Then you changed for tea time; every
thing ever to the moucholr! mat ls
the fashion,"
That is the mildest fashion
After YOU return from Ormonde or
Palm Beach is the outfit of any use9'
NO use"
How much time Is consumed In chahg-
ing these costumes
pretty nearly all day.
Then with two maids one could dress
Quickly. Now about five maids?'
"One couldn't dress at all with five
maids"
AVE Mr.. SIcoLI's SISTER A GOWN.
Mrs. Gould said that the gowns she wore
at the St. Regis were OF no use at Castle
Could, and Mr.. Nicoll asked:
What did you do with these gowns?'
Fl gave most OF them away
And you gave n OF these to May
Robson'A
ayes and il l am not mistaken | gave
one Of them to your sister, who IL on the
There was suppressed mirth throughout
the court room after this answer, which
took Mr.. Nicoll by surprise. He recov.
cred quickly and asked:
Did IL become herr
aIdon't know. never saw her in it.
What would have happened II any lady
had worn the same gown twice?''
1T would have been very bad form
Mr.. NicolI asked if Mrs. Gould remem'
bered riding horseback at any time since
her marriage She said she couldn'
remember. and he showed her a picture.
That's you. isn't it?'
Il don't think 50. 1t looks too thir
to be me- ,
Mrs. Gould said that she didn't thinl
that the picture was taken OF her at Man
chester, England, while she was with thu
buffalo Bill show. She wouldn't sweal
that it wasn't her picture however.
r GOULD IS ABOUT 40.
The reading OF the deposition OF Elijal
W. Sells by Mr.. Nicoll opened the after
noon session. Heretofore all questions
Relating to Mrs. Gould's age have beef
excluded, but Mr.. Sells said he first me
her in California in 1882, when she wa
about IS years old. That would make he
about 20 ow.
Mr.. Sells told about a yachting triI
with the Goulds when he met the Gram
Duke Alexis. He said that Mr.. Goult
offered the Grand Duke champagne, bu
the Grand Duke preferred tea. They CAV
him some oolong that they happened t.
have on board.
Mr.. Gould's contract with Mauric
Malloy, the manager of the Castle Goul'
estate, was read BY Mr.. Shearn. Mallo,
was to get $1,000 the first year and 5000
thereafter, and the contract said hat !
he took commissions or was guilty o
theft he was to have no claim on his EN-
ployer.
eron, who was the second coachman q
. Castle Gould in 1905. The purpose OF hi
> testimony was to show that Malloy hat
ordered him not to take out the ooac
and four IL Mrs. Gould called for 1t, blu
nothing bearing on that point was per
mitted in the court record.
M'bArGHLIN's WORK IN THE CASE.