Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-06
tai LITTLE 0oULDy.
How they LOOK, Dress and Live at
Their Home on the Hudson.
New York journal.

New York journal.
ME-. Jay Gould's brown stone pal
ace on Fifth svenu and Forty.
seventh street Is closed up, and It's
treasures are under the care Of an an.
tlquatod German char woman and the
Waterman. MIR. Gould has retired
with htO family TO their tumme home
at lrvington.on the Hudson, twenty
two miles from the great city and It's
pulsations, Here the great and lit,le
Goulds revel In the peaceful retreat of
rural domestioity. There are apart
from Mr.. George G,uld, the eldcit
son and heir (sbo can scarcely be
placed In the category of little Goulds),
five promising children-three boys
and two girls-ohildren to whom the
ticker" is an instrument Of profound
mystery, much the same as the works
ct a watch are to an average boy,
Calls" puts" "straddles" aud
privileges" have no significance for
them except the cspricious privileges
which all the children of wealthy men
naturally expect and regard as q right
The boys are Edward, Howard ard
Frank; the girls are named Nelly and
Belle. Mr.. Jay Gould IL essentially a
domestic, home-loving man. He lit.
orally dotes upon his family, and
spares no expense to develop their
study or r~ecreations. Yet, withal, he
Is somewhat of a disclplinsrlan and,
ss much as no can do, personally sat.
isles himself upon the progress they
are making.
The oldest of the little G oulds Ia
Edward, a fine, sturdy lad, who some,
what resembles his mother In features
He Is between II and Is years old,
shy and reserved toward strangers,
of studious habits, aud 1t Is said that
he Is destined to become an engineer,
having evlnosd considerable taste for
mechanical pursuits. Like his elder
brother George, he 10 fond of boating,
and Is an export angler. His man
ners are extremely prepo, sessing, and
although his experience of society is
yet very limited, no has a self con
vained bearing and confidence very
characteristic of Gould, papa. His
education has 80 far been received at
at the hands of q tutor.
la poi1t of age Miss N ellie Gould
comes next-she Is ''sweet sixteen 1"
She Is a happy medium between a
blonde and q brunette. Her fsvorlte
colors are warm, bright tintu. Since
leaving school some four years ago
she has been educated by a governe 81,
with special masters at home. For
singing and painting she has a decided
preference, especially for the latter.
Her figure Is some what slender, and
her department shows al easy grac9
which promises to become still
more distiugue as she grows older
Like most girls of her age, she is ex-
tremely fond of reading, and although
of q sprightly, v!vaolous temperament
a certain dignity of carriage Is very
marked. Atfsctlonate and open II
her nature, she Is as much of q som
panion ia a daughter to her mother
who idolizes Nelly with tho full
ptrength of a parents fond affection
Her costumes are ~tastefully but plain
ly made, and she never wears dia
monds.
Howard, q lad of nearly IA, no
been somewhat delicate la health. III,
does not particularly care fer books
his chief tastes being for oil kinds o
outdoor sports, 60 boating, fiahing
base ball and the usual games whicI
characterize boys OF his age. He 1
fond Of asking all kinds Of questions
Is constantly or the !'go," and Is sci
dom quiet. He can ride as we'll 9
any lad Of his age, Is q fair swlmme
and seems to be just the kind of
boy one would expecs to make a ma
Of. His good nature and easy gGin
! disposition make him a great favorIl
with all the servants.
Belle, a prime little lady, Ia Nelly
junior by three years, and is the wis
!, little woman of the family. Her beat
tiful eyes and demure expression max
her appear older than she really Il
Her quaint sayings and keen insigt
|, into what passes before her, incline hi
|, parent to believes that she will gro
into a clever womar She resemble
her mother in appearance.
, Frank is the ''baby" of the famil
being the youngest-the spoile
child, as 1t we're. He is still q senic
member of the nursery, where h
holds his own with q childish grip ths
compels one to suppose that he hs
, considerable of q temper tf his owl
/ And here ct lrvington, one OF tn
| most beautiful of the estates along tn
H hudson, these children know no car,
4 All his friends say that 1t Is here thi
: Jay Gould seems to grow q boy apair
to lay aside his business cares aud
enter into the full enjoyment CT h
children's merriment. He will pls
8 lawn tennis, croquet, foot ball, hand
a base ball bat, leap, jumI
. and "cut up" like youth of eighteen
b pats, archery, dogs, sporting apps
rasus OF all kinds, ponies, horses and
In fact, everything that can be sum
med up as constituting the auxiliarie
of the family's needs, Is here. An
, then when this lamps are lighted col
taire, games of chance, or maybe
a cursory examination of the boy
lessons, will help pass the evenin
. after the days business r
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