EDUCATION OF AN HEIRESS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1012, 30 December 1910, Page 2

EDUCATION OF AN HEIRESS.

,£3400 A- YEAB • FOE < EUROPEAN I " : POLISH. An application filed at Mincola by Mrs. Emily Ladenburg,- one.-7oTMhe>.bdM&oWii f: horsewomen of the Meadowbrook 'Hunt, :for : - an 'allowance 'of; -yearly •■•from - • .her father's ..estate ("to. enable. ,me._to finish my daughter's education in Europe," aroused an interesting discussion in American society last month. !. Generally speaking,.-.Mrs. .Laaenburg's ' estimate of the expenses necessary, to; give a complete 'Europcaa.polish .'to'a youug American.lady of .fashion seems to be regarded as .most moderate. Her daughter, Miss-Eugenia -Marie, -is-sixteen years-old, and as the,'application' to '-Mr. Surrogata Jackson, who in the terms of her father's will has the deciding voice in all mat- , tew of extraordinary expenditure, points out, a young woman' of the Meadowbrook - set cannot be "finished" with an expeh- ' diture of less than several thousands yearly. - ■ • -

She must spend" three or four years abroad., This means, an establishment in Paris, and perhaps one in London;'mu r ,- sic, painting, and, dancing tuition froni I"> the most expensive teachers; the'acquisition of French, Italian, and German; riding, driving, and ' swimming lessons; and numberless other accomplishments. ' - The. cost of a wardrobe and of- horses, - harness, and carriages ,is also - included in the "finishing" allowances, which also has to cover the .expenses of a "grand tour" of the principal' resorts in Europe, followed-ht'the preparation 6f. an'elabor- : ate Parisian outfit-in anticipation of tho young lady's, debut in. American society. Tho daughters of many American plutocrats absorb for their : education -. and--maintenance maiiy times tho sum mentioned in Mrs. Ladenburg's application.- / It is reported that Mrs. Astor devotes . i£Booo .of her. incomc 'to her daughter .- Muriel,, and that a Similar amount is allotted, for' the expenses of Helen and Dorothy, tho two little daughters of Mr. ' Frank Gould. . One young lady prominent in", society-keeps her own ■ stables and heroivii suites.of rooms in each one .of her mother's many residences.