South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09
WHAT CAN SHE BUY?

a girl OF enters upon income OF two
million dollars year 20 do with as she pleases, to
spend or TO save, waste to hoard, to democrat
ize OF to uplIft those about her
girl is CorneIia Vanderbilt. whose first famous
ancestor. had ne lived in these days. might have
been lodging blue sky for believing in railroads
and begging his friends TO invest their money in
such hairbrained schemes surPlanting the well
trained horse by a contraption run by steam.
She has been orphan for seven years. Her
father. George W Vanderbilt provided in his will
that when she became Of age should receive the
income from the vast estate which becomes wholly
under her control when she is 25 years of age
There is q vast empire at BiltmOre, five million
dollar fund, great forest at Pisgah which
brings in princely revenue. It is all safely in
vested and so definite n its that the miss
may be sure Of having her two millions each year
as long as lives
Before you gasp in envy Of this young lady you
girls who may be working IN offices.
to whom the problem Of the next dress is acute It
might be well to ask yourself just what this girl
can really buy with all her money.
Looking over the waters. and consulting the fate
of some of her female relatives she will find little
attraction IN the prospect of buying title.
A cousin OF hers. Consuelo tried that when she re-
plenished the yawning Golfers Of the Marlborough
duchy and paG millions the privilege of calling
herself duchess and paradng herself in the courts
OF Europe
Her title brought her no happiness and after
eral years liberal contribution to the task of
ing up dukes hunting preserves and paying his
gambling debts she finally driven in desperation
TO the divorce courts. That part of the Vanderbilt
millions brought nothing.
She will also be warned perhaps Of the fate of
her other cousin Gladys who tried the same method
Of finding am outlet for her fortune and found herself
rffI
her only compensation the privilege of being
q countess Of having armies of fawning, grasping
followers. and of seeing her money flow away in
futile effort 20 maintain a social POSITION.
Certainly. Cornelia, if she has sense. will find
prospect Of happiness there
II she turns her eyes toward home, what market
will appeal to her when she goes out to shop?
The food she eats in week will not take the
income OF "a minute-and her appetite will not beg
for Iuxures which she could have if she had to
them for herself
VIII it be clothes? Even the most lavish of cos
TUNES VIII take what to her will be less than pen
nies-and she win never know their worth. for they
Will come 10 her without slightest of sacrifice
VIII it be travel and adventure? That outlet offers
but limited opportunities Will get
away from herself There Will come a surfeit after
a time and a WEAKNESS
When she seeks friendships she will be under the
greatest of handicaps. for she Will never be sure
whether those who come with smiles and open hands
are seeking her herself have hidden thought
that her is Iroht.
When it comes = love, 70 the realm OF romance.
pity her. For viii be difficult for her reared in
the atmosphere OF money thinking money and
submerged in money, TO drive from her mind the
thought that perhaps the ardent protest OF the
youth who clasps her hand and breathes his tender
actor. wooing her fortune and she will
miss probably, that moment in life when the world
becomes nothing bus other person and eternity
but the moment of that great happiness.
Tell her. If you wish. that she find the great
est Of careers in spending her money in some vast
scheme Of charity that she build hospitals
found schools, enJow libraries drive away slums
And she in her grlish heart. will wonder whether
the satisfaction OF even great deed can compen-
safe for the loss of being just herself
OF hand it sounds wonderful to be a girl OF IS
and have an income of two millions year But
what she buy that viii bring her hour of
real happiness or week of real content?