MILLIONAIRE CHILDREN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 470, 31 March 1909, Page 3

MILLIONAIRE CHILDREN.

Two of the richest youngsters in tho world, Marshall and Henry Field, tho grandsons of the late Marshall Field, of Chicago, are treated by their sensible mother, tho widow of Marshall Field, junr., as if they were but the heirs to a modest sum of money, instead of an immense fortune. They were taken abroad soon after their father's death, arid their mother is having them educated in England. The knowledge of their great wealth is, as-far, as possible, being kept from them. They receive but a modest allowance of pocket money and their toys and hobbies are by ho means on a costly scale. Comfort surrounds them' on all sides, but extravagant luxury is not allowed. They are to be taught the value of money, in -.order that they may bo fitted for their great responsibilities when the time comes for them to inherit their vast wealth. Their grandfather left a fortune of over thirty millions, the larger part being left to young Marshall, while the other two children are also left fortunes. Tho boys are beirig educated at Eton. England' 3 most famous school. ' On account of their immense wealth, it has been found necessary to guard the Field children carefully from curious strangers. At tho hotel in London where they stayed at tho time of their arrival in England,'in 1907, they were treated in this, respect almost as if they were young princes, so great was the surveillance exercised on then- behalf. No one was allowed _to approach them who was not connected with them in some way, and they wero, of course, mot allowed to go out alono.

The children of Mr.-George Gould have been brought up principally at Mr. Gould's ' beautiful estate at Lakowood, N.J., Georgian Court. ; The boys have always been encouraged to take an interest in all outdoor sports, and are fine polo players. A child who is going to inherit the chief part of a.fortune so laiyo that even its owner has no idea how much money he has, is the grandson of John D. Rockefeller, the child of his only son, Join D., junr. All the Rockefeller family are simplo and unostentatious people, and tho little grandson is being brought up as if ho were tho child of a man of very moderate, means, greatly to the approval of his grandmother, for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller is a model of plain living and simple ways. Ono of the most luxurious and pampered babies of, modern times is John Nicholas Brown, of Providence, R. 1.,, whoso father died when he was nine weeks, old, leaving John Nicholas, junr., an enormous fortune. A week or so later the baby's undo died, , and the youngster inherited an equally largo sum, while from grandmother and mother he t I °1 6 t day succeed to further millions. Mrs. John Nicholas Brown was ono of the three beautiful Misses Dresser, and her sisters are Mrs. George Vandcrbilt, and Mrs. George Grenville Merrill. Mr 3. John Nicholas Brown is a lovely woman with a .frank charm of manner. Her devotion io her. only child has been unceasing over, since his birth, 'and it t ? lal xT 1 - y i d V e *? her " ntirin S c are that little John Nicholas has grown out of a somewhat sickly infancy. ' Many tales are told of the luxury which surrounds little John Nicholas Brown. Every cup and glass he uses is .sterilised; every drop of water is especially bottled for him, and he travels only in fumigated carriages. Little John Nicholas owns ihrco stately residences and a yacht, and when he travels he is accompanied by his own physician, a valet, two trained nurses, and several servants. Many attempts have been made to kidnap the baby Croesus and to hold him for ranson. The family mansion has been sometimes guarded day and night by detectives; the nursery windows aro barred by steel. The little daughter of Mr. Andrew Carnegie is another child with great expectations. Margaret Carnegie is now eleven years old, having been born in 1897. She has an extraordinary love of animals, and, at Mr. Carnegie's. Scottish home, Skibo Castlo, she owns a lengthy array of pots. As a mere toddling baby, she showed no fear of horses, cows and dogs. At Skibo she drives a beautifully-matched pair of Shetland ponies, and she pays frequent visits to her various pets among tho birds, door, cows, horses, and dogs. Child millionaires who aro. said to be brought up in complete ignoranco of their huge fortune are Louis and Kathcrinc Hammersley. The big Fifth Avonuo house in which they live they imagine to be tho property of their, nurse, and so unaware aro • thuy of their wealth that one of their favourite games is to plan what they would buy if they possessed £100. Under tho will which dovised to thorn their vast property there was a stipulation that the little Hammersleys should bo kept in ignorance of their circumstances as long as possible. The result has bean a somewhat lonely childhood, for they are debarred from intercourse • with children who might confide the truth to thom. '