The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-05
Fairy Tale Like Life Is
 Led by Rich of NelU York

flight of steps. ana in 1t is . bath tub cut out of solid block of white marble sunk in the floor. IL is big enough to swim in. The plumbing fs of silver, plated with gold. and great white bearskins protect ma dame's feet from the cold stone. Three stately palms tower towards the cell ing. Fiorette. the maid, tells us that madame takes . cool plunge every Inorning Then she is rubbed swiftly down with alcohol dresses. and the hairdresser and manicure are sum- inoned The social secrstarv--who. by the way, receives salary of S3.00o-- next appears to take her diotation while Mrs. Croesus sips her coffee. Then it ts the managing housekeeper's turn. There is to be Q dinner this evening of twenty four covers, and the head of the household runs over the suggestions laid before her, and ginnces st the chefs book.
 Are you quite sure that the new sec ond butler understands perfectly about the right temperatures of the winer' she asks.
 Yes, madame.s
 And the flowers. Did you telephone
 "Yes. madame. they wY1l be here a half-hour before needed"
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 Madame's suite consists of i've rooms, a sitting room. dressing room. bed room. clothes room. and bath room, yet she complains of being "aw- fully crowded" A hundred and fifty thousand dollars would not pay the bill for the furniture and luxuriance with which she Is surrounded. and yet we know of a dozen suites just as magnificent within a stones throw.
 Thirty-eixht Servants.
 There are thirty eight servants in the great house. and the monthly bills for provisions and groceries are enormous. 1t costs a great deal more to give a dinner today than 1t did a few years ago, for game. vegetables and fruit of all kinds are In season throughout the year for the e.illionalre customer. For to Rico sends string beans fortnight before Easter at $S a peck. Artlchokes are imported from France in winter al so cents each, and caulihowers at S1 a piece. Early cantaloups from New or leans fetch g each. Then there Is quail from Egypt out of season, part ridges from France, and widgeon. ptar- migan, grouse and saddle of venison from Russia, and terrapin at $50 a dozen.
 Spring lambs six weeks old are sold at Christmas time for $l.50 a pound, the animals being rai0ed In cotton wool and fed on milk with spoon! At this time of the year. too, the table of the mtllionairess is supplied with peaches from South Africa at $4 dozen. Grapes are imported from Europe at Christ mas wrapped in cotton wool and pro- tected further with seaweed. Electric lettuce, forced under powerful arc lights, fetches s3 ddztn heads
 At 8 o'clock the mistress of the house gorgeous in satin, lace and jewels, goes down stairs to lay the dinner cards and criticize the floral decorations before going to the drawing room to await her guests. The great satin damask cloth covering the table was weaved upon a special loom in Franco It Is embroid- cred with the family crest There are dozens of napkins to match 1t. The table cloth Itself fills h large tub, and requires four women ironing at once to get 1t done before any part becomes rough dry. The French laundress charges SS to laundei 1t.
 There is a servant for every three guests, making eight men exclusive oi the butler for the twenty-four covers Another in the pantry runs in the