A MILLIONAIRE’S PERAMBULATOR.
The most expensive baby carriage made in New York last win er was ordered by Mrs Willhm Asfor for a grandchild. According to a New York journal, it has wheels of oak, with springs of the fines* steel, arranged like a side bar buggy, end a seat of shell-shaped bunbi?o twisted into roses and morning glories. The seat i» stuffed with fine hair and covered with white silk and white plush, tufied with plush buttons A tiny Persian rug ot white with pink roses rovers the floor. The parasol of heavy white satin is covered with finest Viler cionnes lace and lined with pink silk, and the family crest adorns the sidts. The iittle heiress reposes in this abode of luxury, redlining on a p How cf down, covered with fine linen, *nd an Afghan or white China silk painted in pale blue asters and daisies, with a border of wild roses and a great bow of pink ribbon in one corner. The whole outfit cost £7O.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1402, 9 November 1886, Page 3
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170A MILLIONAIRE’S PERAMBULATOR. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1402, 9 November 1886, Page 3
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