The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-14
SHE NEEDED EN-.
Hrs. Howard Gould Explains
Her Big Bills.
Spent $4,000 to $4,000 II
Year for Clothes.
THREE TIMES A DAY
And Sometimes Oftener 1t Was
Necessary to Change.
She Never Wore Same Dress
Twice at Palm Beach.
THREE TIMES A DAY

New York, June 14.-So large crowd
gathered at the county court house to-
day to attend the trial of the suit Tor
separation of Katherine Clemmons
Gould against Howard Gould, that spec
ial police measures we're necessary 10
preserve order. The great majority
were disappointed. as Justice Downing
limited admission to the seating ca
pacity of the court room.
The examination of Mrs. Gould pro-
badly will take up the time of the
court today and following her, George
j. Gould will be called to testify as
to the extent of the fortune of Howard
Gould. Evidence along this me Is re-
garded as essential to determine what
amount of alimony, If any, shall De
granted to Mrs. Gould.
Fl Preliminary to the reopening of the
trial today. counsel for Mrs. Gould ap-
rlied to Supreme Court Justice Glger-
ich for additional counsel fee OF So.
600 and $3934 to cover the expenses OF
the case to date. Argument on the
application was set for tomorrow al
ternoon.
Mrs. Could showed few evidences of
nervous tension under the rapid fire OF
cross-examination which Delaney Nicoli,
attorney for Mr.. Gould began 10 dlrect
at her when she resumed the stand
ie gard to her acquaintance and meet
ifgs with Dustin Farnum, the actor,
the witness testified that she dld not
remember meeting Farnum between
at Castle Could and a meeting In
Hartford, Conn. when they dined to-
ge ther at a hotel in that city.
Mr. NicolI read from the deposition OF
Elijah Sells, Mrs. Gould's cousin. IN
which he stated tAe conditions on which
Howard Gould offered reconciliation
with his wife. The conditions were that
Mrs. Gould was not to interfere In the
management of Castle Gould; sne was
tC abstain from intoxicants, to refraln
from humfliating Mr.. Gould before his
friends and she was to agree to a reg
rlation of her personal finances Mrs
Gould would not admit these specihca-
+ ons of this agreement when question:
ed about it, but said, "they had asked
her to sign a paper to abstain from in
tcxicants,'
Clarence J. shearn, Mrs. Goulds coun-
sell questioned aer at length on redt-
rect examination. She said the letters
she had written to Mr.. Mallory, man
ager of Castle Gould, which were read
III evidence and were addressed to hlm
AS my Dear Mr.. Mallory, were ad-
dressed simply in terms of politeness
and not in terms of endearment.
Big Bills for Dress.
Mr.. Shearn referred to the large bills.
which Mrs. Gould had charged to her
husbands account, Just prior to and
following their separation in July, 1906,
and which were still unpaid at various
iewelry stores and millinery shops here
and in Paris. He drew from the witness
the statement that if Mr.. Gould had
given her the allowance he promised
size could have paid them all.
Mrs. Gould said that as far back as
1899. her husband promised to allow her
$4,000 a. month: The witness said she
lad to have at Castle Gould morning,
shoes and stockings that matched; tea
gowns. coaching gowns. shopping gowns
" hich she used about the city and with
most of these hats, shoes. stockings and
parasols to match. Yachting costumes
were distinctive from the others and
had to have their expensive accessories.
the witness said, She was accustomed
to change her gowns five and six times
al least three times a day at Palm
beach and more than that during her
various trips about Europe. Regarding
the cost of her various dresses, etc,
Mrs Gould gave the following eSti-
mates:
Dinner gowns. $500 to $500
Morning gowns $100 to $3.50.
Day gowns, morning shopping. etc,
$500.
Tea gowns. $500 to S400
Reception gowns. $500.
For motoring, coaching and catching
the witness said she required particu-
she paid for them.
Most Fashionable Place on Earth
Mrs Gould testified that her costum-
ing cost her $4,000 to SAC. 600 year
She said that Palm Beach was perha ps
the most fashionable place in the world
and that she dressed there merely as
other women dressed
Mrs. Gould said she changed her
gowns at least three times day at
Palm Beach and Ormond and wore her
l1andson1est gowns at rolling chair
time and tea time. She never wore
gave most of them away when she re-
turned to New York, where her social
position required an entirely different
outfit She said she only dressed at
wealth and social distinction dressed
and that she was indulging in the
''mildest form of Dress as there were
other people there who dressed oftener
and made more display.
What would happen if you wore one
Of these gowns twice?'' asked Mr..
Nicoll.
TT would be considered very bad
fornl-very bad" Mrs. Gould replied
~ In New York, the witness said her
social position required her to change
her entire costume at least three or
four times a day.
making these various changes ?'' asked
Mr.. NicoIl
Two or three hours for each one.
usually" said the witness
Mrs. Gould said a woman of her sta
ton In New York society required two
maids to dress her. Counsel wanted to
know if she could not dress quicker
with four or five maids
Could Remember the Picture.
My, no. could not dress at all with
hve maids" said the witness. Mr..
Nicoll wanted to know if the witness
ever rode horseback She said she had.