WORLD'S RICHEST WOMEN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 41, 13 March 1909, Page 3

WORLD'S RICHEST WOMEN.

A DOUBTFUL QUESTION. 'good deal of controversy rages over question, Who is the richest man iu .world? but the equally important

y, Who is the female Croesus of age of colossal fortunes, of magicicquired wealth? has received scant itioii. Old earth to-day has many ivomen—women whose vast fortunes

d have staggered the famous old oi Lydia. There are, for example, larehioness of Graham; Bertha von m, formerly Bertha Krupp, head of Irreat Krupp gun works of Ger- ; Seuora Cousino, a Chilian lady; rincess Marie Bonaparte of France; ■Hetty- Green, Mrs. Hussell Sage, Mrs. Aime Weightmau Walker. jca's three richest women; a"id uie Creel, wife of the Mexican Amior to th. United Stales. Who of (>• actually possesses the greatest it of tha world's goods is still -: on of debate.

S'OLAXD'S RICHEST LADY. Marchioness of Graham is the t native-born Englishwoman, and gland's Lady Bountiful. Those snow her declare that she is a i among women, noble iu thought, us to the extremes of generosity. larehioness is the only daughter late Duke of Hamilton and BranIVhen lie died she was left an esdiieh yields an annual income, of 100. Lady Hamilton, upon her s death, became mistress of Broistle, Easton Park, Wickham Marid the Isle of Arras. It was supthat at the death of her father ilary would inherit only his permeana. Then it was discovered le old Scotch entf.il was invalid, e would be entire mistress of his ,y andi fortune. But she did not > mingle with her people. Through eets Lady Mary would tramp in roy suit, top boots, and Tyrolean I picturesque as you could imHer arms filled with gifts, she the peasants every day. Lady fas married in London in Jun?, ler husband, the Marquis of Gra--3 also rich. He served aa_a Wit in the sth Volunteer Batof tie Black Watch. Both the mess and her husband often go

n. OXEY IX GUN-HLAKIXG. any's richest woman, i'rau von formerly Bertha Krupp, is said ess property valued at £15,000,nore. Her income has amounted e than: £40,000 a mouth. Yet in Bohlen, head of the great guu makes her own clothing. When i married last October she wore sseau made by her own hands, st of something like £SO. As a fe Frau von Bohlen has proved 1. She takes particular pride in irae, like many rich German making, her own clothing, and >ing into the kitchen and cooking, xceedingly generous to her workOf these there are moro than Af teT her marriage an announceE a gift of £50,000 to the workinvalM fund was made. With tail comes to her upwards of 150 letters. These are all examined, worthy case is said to be overThus Germany's richest woman herself to housekeeping, to her i, and to charity.

WEALTHY BONAPARTE, richest woman, in France ie the i MaTie Bonaparte, daughter of ! Prince Koland Bonaparte. Her fc enormous. Her mother was iddnughter of JL Blanc, the and proprietor of Monte Carlo, i fortune which has descended to imounts to—ah! who could say! is shake their heads and raise

indsi when they speak of it. Marie is a remarkable young

She is a skilled amateuT photoand an ardent automobilist.

i taken up Orientalism, and has a popular exponent of esoteric s. Her knowledge of astronomy ured her admittance to half the :C societies of Europe. She is ft noted, linguist among Parisian speaking no one knows how inguages. She; has studied under , whs says her voice surpasses the popular opera eingere. She twenty-four years of age, fresh .utiful. K AKE HER WEAKNESS, me Creel is not only the richest of the Diplomatic Corps at gton, but also one of the wefllthiK all the world. Her income 1*

000 a year, yet her dresses never ore than £3 each. From mines her husband gave her years ago -more than £40,000,000 worth of s metal has been taken. Much great sum, of course, was ev <in conducting the mining operaier father is also enormously id she k his only heiress. ''They Ml very rich," lime. Creel oTten s. with a, deprecatory gesture of Ids. "I have oittlc-(i0U,0(M) very lies. I have 280,000 acres of very ind. At my table every day sit mdred good friends—all welcome, what a woman with a million a iould spend on heT wardrobe, here ist: .1j-

ree dresses at £3 a-picce. ro hats at £5 a-piece. uriteen pairs of boots and shoes tttabout £1 apiece.

ree hundred and fifty-six pairs silk Stockings at £1 5s a-piece.

i inexpensive lingerie, handkeropera cloaks, ami other details. fcET MONEY 5* A WEEK, une'a hats are evidently her ftulley are so artistic and recherche hey have become the despair of dies of the Diplomatic Corps. Ie Creel chooses the designs hernd also suggests the making. women spend five to ten thouounds a year on dress," she says, woman who says that that exile is necesary in order to ener to move in Society talks sheer Tse. In Mexico a woman, who 8s a. week in entertaining her j ha* done all that is expected ' Wta my father had 400,0011 on, the plains of Chihuahua 1 did lV e os a week spending money. 1 Krtton "owns, and danced in them, ' Madame Creel w the mother of ions and two daughters, and her children' number four.

ffiEE AMERICAS MILLIONAIRESSES, hans the distinction of lierag the t woman of America lies between Jreen. Mrs. Walker, and Mr*, bag*. Sage lias announced that she into devote her entire fortune, cxs £12,000.000, for the benefit ot Sty Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Green riven Uttle, so far as known by S. Mt& Sage, as everyone i" inherited, her money from her tad the celebrated financier, HusEk. Mrs. Annie Weighting er "both before nnd after the death CT father, the rich Ph.ladelj,h.a fecturing chemist, William Weight*howe.l admirable qualities as a Ss woman. Every morning "l£ it her desk in the office of the big Uaut; she attended Jvto biisine-J. awl it is said that Salgamation With the «nn'* clue etitors was effected by her. After nSXu, and since then has been n s"eUife. Mrs. Green is «ud a fortune exceeding i.U,-00-'MA-l'."