Evening star., 1909-06-14
Mrs. Gould Never Wore The
Same Gown Twice.
COST ABOUT. $500 APIECE
Only Dressed Like Other Women of
Fashion. She Declares.
TERMS OFFERED BY HUSBAND
Mrs. Gould Refuses to Admit Spec
ification as Given in Deposition
Made by Her Cousin.

| NEW YORK. June l4-So large a
| crowd gathered at the county court
| house today 10 attend the trial of the
| suit for separation Of katherine Glenn
| mons Gould against Howard Gould that
| special police measures We're necessary to
preserve order. The great ma jority were
disappointed. as Justice Downing limit cd
admission to the seating capacity of the
courtroom. The examination of Mrs
| Gould probably will take up the time of
the court today. and following her il is
expected that George j. Gould will be
called to testify as 10 the extent of the
fortune of Howard Gould Evidence
along this line is regarded as essential
TO determine what amount OF alimonv
| if any. shall be granted.
preliminary to the reopeninc of the tria !
today counsel for Mrs Gould applied 10
supreme Court Justice Giegerich for adj
diuonal counsel fee of $4,000 and 81 a,i
10 cover the expenses of the case TO date
Argument on the application was set for
I pm. tomorrow
Cool on the Stand.
Mrs. Gould showed few evidences of
nervous tension under the rapid fire of
cross-examination which Delaney NicholI
attorney for Mr.. Gould began to direct
at her when she resumed the stand at the
opening of court. Questioned in regard
to her acquaintance and meetings with
Dustin Farnum, the actor, the witness
teStlfed that She did not remember meet
ing Farnum between August 1906. when
he Gined with her at Casti. Gould
and a meeting in Hartford Conn. when
they dlned together AT hotel in that
city.
Mr.. Nicoll read from the deposition of
Elijah Sells. Mrs Gould's cousin. in
which he stated the conditions upon
which Howard Gould offered a reconcilia-
| ton with his wife. The conditions We're
that Mrs. Could was not to interfere with
the management of Castle Gould; she
was to abstain from intoxicantS: she was
to refrain from humiliating Mr.. Gould
| before his friends. and she was to agree
| to regulation of her personal finances.
! Mrs. Gould would not admit the speci-
| ticatlons of this agreement when ques-
toned about it, but said they had asked
| her 10 sign a paper TO abstain from in
| tOXicdntS.''
Her Letters to Malloy.
Clarence j. Shearn, Mrs. tiould'S coun-
| sci, questioned her at length on redirect
examination She said the letters she
| had written to Mr.. Malloy, manager of
Castle Gould, which were read i'll evil
| dence and were addressed to him as My
| Dear Mr. Malloy'' We're addressed sim
| ply in terms of politeness and not in
| terms of endearment
Mr. Shearn referred to the large bills
which Mrs Gould had incurred 10 her
| husbands S account just prior to and fol-
! lowing their separation in July, 1906, and
which We're still unpaid at various jew
elry 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 she could
| have paid them all Mrs. Gould said
| that as far back as 1889 her husband
! promised to allow her $4,000 a month.
| The witness said she had TO have, at
| Castle Gould, morning, afternoon and
/ evening gowns, with shoes and stockings
| to match: tea gowns. coaching gowns.
shopping gowns which she used about
! the city, and. with most of these hats
shoes, stockings and parasos 10 match.
| Yachting costumes We're distinctive from
the others. and had to have their ex-
| penslve accessories the witness said. She
was accustomed to change her gowns
| sometimes five and six times a day She
had to dress at least three times a day
at Palm Beach, land more than that
during her various trips about Europe.
Gowns Cost $500 Apiece.
In answer 10 questions regarding the
cost of her various dresses, etc, Mrs.
Gould gave the following estimates:
Dinner gowns 500 to 5000.
Morning gowns. 500 to $50
Day gowns tworn shopping, etc.), 500.
Tea gowns, $500 to S40o
Reception gowns. 500.
For motoring and coaching and yacht
ing the witness said she required parIicu-
lar gowns but did not say how much she
paid for Them.
Mrs. Gould testified that her costuming
cost her Sio,'iD TO Sio0jV year. She said
that Palm Beach was perhaps the most
fashionable place in the world, and that
she dressed there merely as other women
dressed.
Mr.. NicolI questioned the witness
further III regard TO her visits to Ormond
and Palm Beach, and how she dressed
there. Mrs. Gould said she changed her
gowns a least three times a day at these
resorts and wore her handsomest gowns
at rolling chair time" and tea time
Never Wore Same Gown Twice.
She never Wore the same gown twice
and gave most of them away when she
returned TO New York, where her social
position required a nentirely different out
| I'll. She said she only dressed at Ormond
and Palm Beach $ ladies of wealth and
social distinction dressed, and that was
iEdulSing 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.
1t would be considered very bad form
very bad Mrs. Gould replied
| In New York, the witness said her So
| cial position required her to change her
entire costume at least three or four
| times a day.
How much time is consumed in MAX
| ins these various changes?" asked Mr.
Nicoll.
Two or three hours for each one, usu-
ally" sad the witness.
| Mrs. Gould said a lady of her station
| in New York society required two maids
| u dress her. Counsel wanted TO know if
she couldn't dress quicker with four or
| five maids
Needed Only Two Maids.
Mercy, no, | couldn't dress at all with
| five maids said the witness
At Castle Gould. the witness said she
| had TO have entirely different gowns. and