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THE KIDS OF CROESUS. MILLIONAIRE CHILDREN WHO WORK HARDER THAN HEIRS OF TOILERS. ALL IS NOT A BED OF EASE, How ttic Vanderbilt, the Gould, the Webb Minors and Others Are Brought Up— How William Astor Chanier Got Candy and Charged It to ".William A." — j Anecdotes of Their Outings. There are in the United States about 100 children who. upon arriving at the -age of maturity, will come into the pos session of very L;nre fortunes, says the Boston Globe. They will each have many millions of dollar?, in tact, one- | bixth of tiie wealth of the United Slates j is supposed v be in the hands of twenty | millionaire families, and each child of j each family will some day own the , millions that have been accumulated for i ii. by its parents and Grandparents. The parents of the children who will j »-.iiiie day own one-sixth of all the wealth j iii this country are very careful about I the training and the education of these fortunate youngsters. They are ormiiiiiir them up as care fully as ever tuo children of the royal families of England and Gtirmaiiy were brought up. Their teachers' are select ed from the best in the world, and they are tnunht, disciplined ana drilled in a wonderful way, a way that many cnii «!cen would consider very hard, strict iiml tiresome. The iiiilliuuaire children must be well trained, Because they will control many of the railroads of America, telegraph companies, and jroici. stiver and oil j-.ii lies, besides iron interests and other great industries. As a rule they travel a great deal, and some of tnem have been over our whole country. Take the Vanderbilt children ,for ex- Dinple. They are constantly on the no. In the summer they are at Newport. Later they visit Leuox. Then they go to Europe in a private Steam yacht and return just in time to spend Christmas at home. from Feb ruary until June they travel through tiie West in a private car. But during all these trips their studies are uninterrupted. A corps of teachers, governesses and private tutors ac company them everywhere. Their studies are no more disturbed by a de parture for Mexico than a public school chilli's studies are disturbed by a hail storm.! Some time ago be ward Webb and I. is wife and children journeyed to the world's fair in a special train. They stopped to visit Mexico, Texas and Cali fornia lirst. During all tins long trip the Webb children and some littlt cousins wno accompanied them went on with their studies as us tai. There was a special car just for this purpose. The car was called the Idler, and it was gorgeously hung with blue luijeistries and fine pictures. It had a blue carpet and blue chairs, j and all its furnishings suggested a daintily appointed sciiool room rather than a railroad car. Willie or. Mich trins the children are taught geography trom observation. and it is easy to see that they get a tine knowledge of the country which they will some day control to a great extent. When the W. K. Vandertoijt children art- at home they are taught in a school ] room which is beautifully decorated with M«iner Goose melodies and uur f-ery riiymes. i acre are also simple quotations from Shakespeare for the older children. Nothing is spared to make tho book cd i; ation complete. lv their daily lite, their goings and tlieir comings and their play,' nearly ail of the little American aristocrats are brought up aiike. And that id with ex treme simplicity. They aress with one grm jgj ;*<&;?£&!*. __ — : ■ |f*; ' -;4^V.-.V- Globe. Augnsl 2t>. The success of our last week's sale has taught us that the people have confidence in THE PALACE. That confidence we will not abuse. Elated with the results we are prompted to continue our FIFTY PER GENT REDUCTION FOR ONE MORE WEEK Money we had to hare, and the people responded magnificently; Now that we hive realiz d sufficient ready money to make good our obligations with the bank, we see the necessity of realizing cash for other purposes, and are willing to con t'nue the sale one week more. Therefore, our war cry is still _— "- — ALL PRICES CUT S<2,T3\A.:R,:ES IN THE l^m^TlT ,TH I | I 1 SS.OO Solid Oak Extension Tables,now 4.00 f■ ■ -'-'■^'■^^ s^^^^^-^=^ i ■ fl| ~^'" ' """' h~^ $5.00 Lace Curtains now $2.50 i^^^^^^^S^ftJ -■ •si • . *' r ' ............. &%\j This Chiffonier, seme as put. regn- C*l«) C\T\ This elegant Parlor Table, same as #A rfj , %_ , I ■', lir 'price *~'4. 00, now . Oli.Uu ciiCrwularrprice ■?-"'• now tuz.ni ~ 1 1 ' " - ■ — In any aulsn. Solid oas. Vfciww . _ — i . _ j a „ - ~ - - this sale continues o> E week. This cut represents our regular $50 Suit,now $25.00 \ these are spot cash phices I -gn, _ /^ s i ■ * — m- ■■ ?3Bs a.l CHA3IBEK suits SSS:Sr:::::::::::::::::::S: I sideboards ii»SgH| • ! 'SSSfiZSSS;:::::::::;::^ !!"° ? r ,' or ■*" ™" '- 50 ; «».00 »<!.,«,.*„„ ... 5.0.00 -M WML, - SKiliii^K] 825.00 Chamber Suits now $12 50 $10 00 Parlor Rockers, now 5.00 *30.00 Sideboards now. . . .$15.00 I WMk i g■■ mßm?*^, . .^r^ffll I $30.00 Chamber Suits now $1500 $5.00 Parlor Chairs, now .... - . 250 i *35.00 Sideboards now.. . .$17.50 \W I^K^^^vpi S^SS^^^^S These prices prevail throughout our entire 200 Bamboo Easels, extra heavy, at 50- each j 00 Sideboards now • ■ .$20.00 , |#te^^#2i^^Sfffii! p^^^^^^^M line o Chamber Suits. camDoo liases, extra Lwa/j , at..., .Due eac& . i The same scale of prices applies to i ' ~*- s Z~ ii:~^tlzZ^_^__ ~~ lssi : ins 1 durinor tliis sale to 'Aa*3fc^\ JMft 3 r::::^ g!^ 3 sw[ I t!^^£2 l r' S Furniture and Carpet Company, and avoid the Tush. ' | i ; and 43j j ackgon g^ 7th!^^^^^^^^^ half the elegance of other children, and they eat plainer food. - >- - ■-.■ Before Mrs. Webb went away with her bevy of Vancierbilt children, she had dozens- of little dresses made after the simplest patterns. The material chosen was the softest silk and the moat - deli rate wools and cottons. But all were wash dresses. Not one had as much as as an inch ot ribbon or a yard of lace for trimming. • _ Such children as these wear no jew elry at all. They do not Know what it is to have gold rings, bangle bracelets and necklaces; Nor do they carry a watch. Mrs. Paran Stevens, who is a very rich woman, says that her daughter, who is now the wealthy Mrs. Arthur Paget. of London -and New York, went wild with delight over a simple little ring given to her when she was eighteen. it was her very first bit of jewelry. And now Mrs. Paget gives musicales I which are attended by the Prince and Princess at Wales. Mrs. Stevens knew that her daughter would come some day ■ to the highest of social positions, and she kept her unspoiled for her later triumphs. The menu of the Astor and Yander bi.'t children, as well as the children of other millionaire families, is very lim ited. For breakfast they have fruit, grains and one kind of meat. For dinner, which is served at the good old hour of noon, there is soup, roast beef, simple vegeta bles and a areeu salad. And for dessert a plain pudding. After the desert comas the one treat of the day, which is just one caramel or chocolate drop. This is all the candy that is allowed for the day, and it can be eaten all at once or kept fora sweet morsel to lunch upon in the afternoon. 1 1^ ~ i — f"'!/)- V/'f "' I WALTER HJLSSBS, Grand-nephew or the laic fceuaior Stanford. At night there is a simple meal of stewed trim, bread ana hulk, su^ar cakes and milk. This is the fare all the year around. And the skins of tlu-se millionaire babies are like satin. .Mrs. Whitney, the wife of ex-bt-crefary | Whitney, used to make it a point to I take Her luncheon at the children's din ner boar; and it was then that she took occasion to teach her little ones by pre cept and example the little elegances of manner which mark the well-bred person. Mrs. Flauler, the svife of the I rich Standard Oil man, goes further. and often takes luiTcheon with herchila reu in their school room, and devotes iDttoy tiours to personal instruction in what may be called 'Vreat trifles.'' The Flaeier school room is as fully equipped with blackboards, cnarts and desks as I THE SAINT PAUL DALLY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20, 189 a —SIXTEEN PAGJus. any seminary. And its corps of teach ers is as thorough. Bnt, of course, th« daily life of rich children is not all discipline. Though they do not have candy and jewelry and rich clothes and rich food, they have luxuries which other children do not have, and which are very delightful to hear about. They own beautiful horses and fine dogs, all of the best breeds. A milliou- PRINCESS VICTORIA AXD MAVD OF WALES. Photo made :n younc girlhood. aire boy has his saddle horse, and often liis tandem team when he is at his country home, and some of these boys have a four-in-hand. Wheu one of these boys wants a new horse he buys one or selects oue from his father's stables. He has a keuuel of does, besides rare birds and other pets, and it he wants to own a collection of stamps or stones or butterflies or any other one thing, his father gives him money to buy the best that can be bought. When young William Astor Chanier, who is now exploring the heart of Af rica, was spending his summers at Lake Gemma, not many years ago. he was seized with a fancy for owning boats of all kinds. He wanted canoes, duck boats, yachts and launches. AnrJ he got them all. Hut the chil dren of the neighborhood used to say that "poor Willie Chau.'er" was never allowed to buy soda water or candy. One day ti-e temptation to buy candy became too strong for the boy million aire, and he marched boldly into a candy store, with a company of Lake Geonre boys at his heels. "Give me 25 cents' worth of candy." said he. "And chargp it to William A." At Saratoga there lives a tittle boy of about three years who was the favorite irrand uephew of Senator Leland Stan ford. liis mamma was a very rich woman before Senator Stanford died and left her an extra fortune. And some day it will all go to little Walter. But now his wise and beautiful mamma keeps him in simple dresses and feeds him upon oatmeal and oransres. witn no caLdy at all. She think s that he will, on such diet, have a strong body for the work and the responsioiiities winch are ahead of him. lYopie with rich children do not like to hays the fact that there is so much money in the family known to those wiih whom their children associate. Miss Anna Gould has been at a board ing school in this city for several years. And until the death of her rather last November none of the school eirls sus pected Anna Gould to be the (laughter of the rich Jay Gould. Then Miss Anna's absence from school and her reappearance in mourning clothes and with tear-stained face told the story of her wealth. Young Mr. Vanderbilt, the eldest son of Cornelius Vanderbiit, who died a year ago last month, was really sensi tive about iiis great wealth. His fatner had taught him to be so. Shortiy before he was brought home -;^i \| \ "" '^ ■ ti h*x I \ " --^^g^* SOME PRETTY DESIGNS. The wee tot at the rijjht wears a dainty frock cf ecru brocadtvl silk with nsck frills and. cafe of pink silk gauze; the cap of brocade is drawn into little frills all orer. TL c Tninrila design shows a little frock of pale bine silk mnslin, with pleated Test aad epaulettes of lace. At the left is a neat lslosue suit for ■ boyor sis, of dark ' bin" ftanoel ■with white flannel collar trimmed -with blue. The upper design shows a Viii.n.ianmn afternoon jacket of lavender sills, -with yoke nf cream tucked lace. from Yale college, sick unto death, there was a subscription taken up for the Yalw gymnasium. Young Vander biit gave only $5,000. "I would have given more, father." j said he, "but it would have satttned like ! a show of wealth if I had done so." ■ The Rothschilds, who are, perhaps, more of Europe than of America, are equally simple iv ideas and matfiotts of training, it is a family custom with the i Rothschilds to give each girl upon her j birthday a great pearl of much value. , By the time the girl is old enouirh to go in society she has pearls for a i IrllMin I of priceless worth. But tuts is all the ! jewelry she has ever owned. The Fife baby, Lady Alexandra Duff, ' is one of the richest babies in Europe i She is rich by her fathers property, let j alone her right from the English crown, i yet the little one wears no jewelry nor i velvets, and she is carried in the street ! in her mother's ami 3. All the daughters of the Princess of i Wales were dressed with extreme sim- j plicity and plainness in their eirlhood. i Indeed, the Princess Maude, who has i been called "the baby of Wales," at l - | though she now is quite crown up, is • still treated much like a child iv dress. \ Her clothes are bought for her, ami she is made to wear a loose jacket or blouse waist during the time of day when she is taking her daily exercise. She wears no jewelry, except at dinner, and has half a dozen flannel gowns to one silk one. She. too. may be called a millionaire's child, because the income which her" father enjoys is more than the yearly interest upon a million dollars. SUBURBAN SOCIAL. i WHITE BEAR BREEZES. ■^~ —~^~ Arrivals at Lein'.s during the week Paul O. Weed, iliss Uoatron, Percy Lorimer. Mrs. J. C. 'iaunnig. Harry Morganstein and Mrs. T. J. Foiey, St. Paul: J. J. Simmons. Chicago: Mr. and Mis. J. M. Farnsworth Jr. and Thomas Barley, Minneapolis; Marie Simmons, Chicago. The benefit tendered J. 1). R.tmaley Thursday night at the Pavilion. Lake Shore, was very well attended both by people from town and tho surrounding parts of the lake. Kleist's orchestra furnished the music, and all went home feeling that they had .spent a deiightf al time. Those who spent Sunday at the Will iams house were Miss Smith. La Crane; H. C. Cole, Now York; .1. C. Blake, Brooklyn ; A. S. Chapman and W. S. Bower, St. Paul. Gene Rama ley is building yet another boat, which he expects to launch in a very few days. lie says it will l.eat anything that has yet been launched on White Bear. 1 Mls3 Nellie Kavanaugh gave a lunch eon on Saturday in honor of Misses Reran, ot Chicago: Miss Mamie Bow lire, of St. Paul, and Miss Briscoe, of Washington. The Misses Bessin and Lucy Bartlea have left the Williams Mouse, where they have been spending the Mnuuift, and returned to their home in St. Paul. The Misses Aliie .and Margie Moran, of Chicago, ami . Miss Briscoe. of Wash in Eton. I). C. visited . the Misses Josie and Nellie Esan during : the - oast week. . . Mr. Wallace and A. C. Dunn gave a , dinner and hop for Miss Adah Hawkins at Dell wood club i bouse last Tuesday night. j Oa - Monday, evening." Aug.- 21. tha: German Lutheran . church will give a lawn party at - the residence of Mrs. E. Parr. • i Mrs. Myron Brown, lias returned to ncr home in Minneapolis. She lias beeu sD«ifiiiiL' the summer at Kaiaaley villa. H. E. Chase and family, of St. Paul. ■Till soou occupy the cottage belonging to Dr.- Francis, of Fifth street. Frank Kavanaugh gave; a sailing party for a party of lriends from town one evening during the week. The Church of St. John's in the Wil derness will hold, its annual" picnic at Wiltlwood on Tuesday next. Col. IlrP.Ruzg gave a dinner for a party of eight : at the Dellwood club house one evening last week. Miss Clara McQuillan will spend this week at the lake, the guest of Mrs. C. 11. F. Sruith, of Bircu lodge. Judge Hk-kmau and family returned to Merriam Park Friday after a two j weeks' stay at Mahtomedi. The Misses Bird and Wilcox spent Sunday at the 'Williams' house, ttia guests of .j. C. MichaeL Mr. and Mrs. C. Tyson Bntcher gave a j sailing party to a few friends Monday i evening last. Charles Williams. H. A. Loreen and I George Elliot spent Sunday at Hotel ! Chateaugay. A. A. MeKechnie entertained a party I of seveu at diuner one eveninelast \ week. . I Miss Alice Doran had visiting her I Miss flattie Kuauft during the Dast I week. Louis Hastings gave a sailing party for the Misses Bartles Thursday after noou. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stack are at the j Williams house for the rest of the sea son. Mrs. D. W. Lawler and Miss O : Leary visited at the Dorans during- the week. i Miss Rose Darrazh attended the Ka-, j maJey benefit last Thursday night. The Bethel Sunday school children picnicked at Mabtomedi Monday. Dr. and Mrs. Oheever spent Sunday with friends at White Bear lake. Mrs. Swan, of Mahtomedi. left Thurs day to attend the world's fair. Mr. Neeley gave a sailiug party on the Loon Thursday evening. Miss Julia Stephen and her brother are at the Lakeside cottage. • Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon, of St. Paul, arc at "The Oaks. * Miss Jean Fulton is entertaining Miss Mary Nevin. of St. Paul. Anna Campbell, of St. Paul, visited Susie O'Brien last week. Thomas Fulton Jr. left last Saturday for a trip to Prior lake. Mrs. Van Duzee gave a 4aunch Darty i Saturday evening. Mrs. P. T. Kavanaugh gave a sailing j party Sunday. WILDWOOO. Last Sunday's performance was the finest thing of the kind ever witnessed at the laite. Prof. Allen will also give a swimming exhibition. The Wild wood management are now making regular steamer runs to aud i from \v iidwood and White Bear lake. The Labor day picnic at Wildwood Sept. 4 promises to be the largest affair of me season at this popular resort. There will be another balloon ascen sion this afternoon at Wildwood. HAMLIXE. Mrs. Laura Sternberjr and dauehter, Mrs. Alice Hartman. have returned to j their home in Buffalo, N. \\. after ! spending the summer with Mrs. Stern berg's sister. Mis. M. A. Warner. Mrs. George Buck chaperoned a party j of young people at - Lake Johanna last 1 ; Highest ot all in Leavening Power. — Latest U. S. Gov't Report ABSOLUTE!^ PUBE I I Saturday. Those picnicking were: Misses DoIHh Adams, Jessie Evans, Mina Spear, Jessie \Vhited, Lou Webb. Maud Woolover, Winnie Bloomlield; Messrs. Bert Hathaway. Morris Dugam Irvine Coffin. Guy Blackwell, Henry Young. Lou Adams. A reception will be given by Mr. and Mrs. C. \V. Kenworthy, of Capitoi a«re due, next Tuesday eveniug for Rev. Mr. Elmer, the newly installed pastor of the Knox Presbyterian church. Rev. J. W. Martin and family have ; returned to Hamline after an itinerary | of seven years, and are occupying their I home on Hewitt avenue. Miss Florence Tucker returned to her home in Hornelisville. N. V., after spending several months with her sis le r. Mrs. F. A. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Shannon, of Billings. Mont., are visiting their pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shannon, of I i Taylor avenue. i Miss Jennie Vennestrum has returned I ; to her home in Battle Lake after spend ing the summer with Mrs. Bibbms. nMisa Gertrude M. Sealer, of St. James, visited friends Friday on her way home from Hudson, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Moody have returned to i their home on Pascal avenue, after a j year spent in Malone. X. Y. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Bloomfield and the Misses Bloomrield are visiting rela tives in Chicago. Dr. and Mrs. G. S. Innes returned Wednesday from Chicago, where they spent two weeks. Mrs. E. O. Parks left this week for Elniira, N. V., where she will visit rel atives. Mrs. Hathaway, of Pascal avenue, will | remove with her family to Auoka this week. Miss Alice E. Frost, of Hudson, Wis , i was the guest of friends the last of the ! week. Rev. J. C. Handy. '93, of Eden Prai rie, was a campus visitor this week. Misses Mary and Etta Webb returned . this morning from a visit in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Aekermann are visiting in Chicago for a few weeks. William Barrett, of Eltnira, N. V. t i 3 visiting Mr. auil Mrs. Kenworthy. George B. Johnson. '93, or Goodhue, was a campus visitor this week. Mrs. Robert Shannon is entertain ing Mr. Crandali, of Hillst>oro, Or. Mrs, Gus Anderson is entertaining her sister from Tacoma. J. U. Chamberlain accompanied the remains of Mrs. Chamberlain to Flat j Hock. Mich., the first of the week. Guy E. Maxwell. '03, of Ap'ileton, is i visiting E. X. Tuckey. E. J. Hickey has returned from a visit in Fort Dodge, 10. Mr. and Mrs. U. IST. Butts leave Mon day for Chicago. Mr. and Mr - O. H. Reynolds are in Chicago. George Buck has returned from Dcx- i tor. -. : : ' MERHUIVI PARK. Fred E. Chambers and the Misses Damaris and Schofteld, chaperoned by Mrs. M. M. Marsh, spent a day at Fort Snelhng. Rev. T. B. Hudson and Miss Taylor, guests of Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Covert* ' ' _ . - •- ■■'*-" — ■ — -'- ' 13 have returned to their home in the East. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Crosby are enter taining Mr. and Mrs. Eilward Evans, of Tauntoit, Mass.. and Etlirar Sturgis. Mr. ana Mrs. 11. M. Ctusfey are eotsr r taining Mrs. Frank it. Bunker and Miss Winifred Bunker, of Atlanta, Ga. Mid. W. A. Camuell and son returned from a visit to tlie East, tc find their home partly destroyed by lire. Miss Ethel Wallace, of Fairview ave nue, is spending a few weeks with friends in North lield. Harry Donnelly has returned from a fortnight's vacation to the Turtle mountain country. W. H. Wood, of Aurora. 111., is visit ing his son, (J. A. Wood, of St. An thony avenue. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. C ran field, of Zum brota. are visiting their daughter. Alii. C. S. Cowles. Mrs. H. M. Hood entertained Miss Josie Sterrett, or Lalco City, the first of the week. Miss Hattie .Jenkins, of Bs*acon ave nue, has returned from a visit to Hope, la a ho. Miss Eate Donnelly is visiting at Donnelly, in the nortneru part of the state. D;vight Rockwell, of Cleveland. 0., is visiting his cousin, Mrs. \V. M. Crau dall. Lewis Cro3by, of Willmar. is visiting his parents. Mr. and Airs. 11. L. Crosby. Mrs. J. J. Corcoran is entertain iuic Miss Maud Gunnisou. ot St. Louis. George Hunter, or Cleveland avenue, has returned from Montana. Clair Crandail Is spending two weeks with friends in Owatouna. James fluuter. of Northfieid, visited ! friends during the week. Mrs. \Y. T. Watson ia entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Wiiiisiou. B. E. Graves left Friday ui^iH tor Chicago. I urninij of tbe Worm. Washington Star. '"Madam." said Mr. M.cGoogan to his colored laundress, "\vu have been as sociated in business for a lo,ng lime. ! I have been % steady customer of yours, and 1 have nevsr attempted to deceive you as to the amount which 1 owe you." "Dem is facts, sah." "You have a husband, have you not;"' •'Deed 1 has." "You admire and cherish him. You like to set* him arrayed in the finest j aarb that you can obtain (or him. As between my interests and his it would ' be but natural tor you to give him pref erence." "Koh de lan sates!" she exclaimed. 'Co'lise I would." "Very well. I have only one request to make. Prevail upon your husuand to discard his red suspenders." "Wuffoh?" Because, madam, my initial being l McG.' i oDject to going around with a large pink 'X' across my shoulder blades." How to Make Money. Read the Palace's ad. on page V.i.