Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-27
The Gorgeous Surroundings Of
the Arch Stock Wat0rer.
Works Of Art andfDecoration
E-Mrs. uould's Apart
mente.
Nellie's Boudoir - Georges
Growiery.
Lavish Display of Wealth Everv-
whore.

Jay Gould llves at the corner of
Fifth avenue and Forty seventh street,
opposite the Windsor hotel. II Is q
very large, splendid brown.stone man.
sion, formerly occupied by ex-Mayor
Opdyke, of exceptional width and
which would command the Immediate
attention Of almost any casual passer-
by. A Journal reporter went through
the house on Saturday. The ves'ibule
10 fifty feet long and flushed In French
burnt walnut and birdseye maple. In
o large recess stands q marble statue
of Niles Nellie Gould, In a recumbent
position, taken when five years old.
An excellent picture of Jay Gould, by
Herkomer, recently finished, hangs on
the wall, whilo near II q painting
by Rosa Bonhsdr-Mr. Gould's last
purchase, representing q cattle scene
WA placed ready for hanging. This
picture alone cost $25, coo. The hall
Is lighted by oriental lamps In glass
mosaic. The floor Is of marble.
Of the left Of the hall the reception
room is placed. The apartment though
small cost . small fortune to fit up.
The walls are hung In embossed velvet
Of an old gold shade, the ir'ei & being
filed In with the most d .icg,ely fin.
ished embroidery. Yellow Ailk our.
tains give the chamber Q softened,
agreeable t~int-very mellow and rich
In Ito ELECTS. Upon q red velvet Jar
pet IL extended o huge tiger robe
trimmed with bear skin.
The msntlepiece, which is composed
Of many precious marbles, supports
two curious Japanese statuettes In
brass, and between them a curious
French clock of hammered bronze sur.
mounted by a mythical figure, also Of
bronze. In each corner Q bronze
statuette resting upon q black marble
pedestal. The mirror, some six feet
10 height, is Of gold inlaid Of ivory.
There are only four paintings (all In
oils) In this cosy nest Of elegance.
They are a Moorish scene by S~chrever;
q figure of a child by W. Bouaguer.
eau; q Modern Pindora by Gustave
Jucquet, and the Formidable Book by
A Veley. 1t Is estimated that the
contents OF this apartment, which 10
about 15x10 feet, alone cost $20, 0OO.
THE PARLoR.
This palatial chamber does not Jon.
tain q single chair, the upholstery of
which 10 embroidered by hand In
the most brilliant contrasts. Every
conceivable design IL here represented
In yellow, lavender, scarlet and gold
embroideries 30 exquisitely fine that
weak eyes need Q magnifyiDg glass to
realize the absolute perfection OF de.
tall. In the corner nearest the win
dow facing Fifth avenue stands q
marble statue of II P~enseroso on Q re.
volving pedestal Of black marble
veined with gold.
Each aide of the Fifth avenue win.
dows superb Sevres vases beautifully
painted In the most delicate tints fit
into nlohes expressly made to receive
them. Midway between the door and
the entrance to tho library, into which
this apartment opens, stands . mag.
nifiosnt cabinet eight feet long, four
feet high and two feet deep, made OF
Ivory inlaid with gold tracing, an en-.
larged imitation of Cloisonne work
manship. The top is formed of one
piece of Mexican onyx. The doors
are painted panels on copper from
Paris, representing Baoohanalian
scenes. The cabinet was made by
Herter, of this city, and cost $5, 900.
The walls are hung with old gold vel.
vet, and the ceilings are superbly fres'
coed, large mirrors extending to the
height Of the room fit In the walls and
are made of carved ebony inlaid with
Ivory and beaded with fine gold edging.
Elaborate pieces Of needlswork are
profusely scattered here and there.
On the mantels beautiful orchids from
Irving on.the.H Hudson trsil theil
graceful folisge along the extent Of
the massive brass fireplace. The fres'
COS are In themselves marveln of art,
and cost their owner $40, 900.
In oil there are some fifty pictures
In the reception room oomprising thu
finest paintings of DiAz, Tn. Rousseau
Daubigny, Koex-Koek, r. de Ma
drazo, Palmoroli, Rloo, Henner, vi
bert, Clays and Mesle. This collec
ton Ia osnvined chiefly to figures ant
landscape scenes 1t 10 valued at e75,
900.
THE LIBRARY.
This spacious apartment 10 nearly
filed ny with bookcases Of ebony
statusttes and bronzss. A glance .,
the books Indicated to some extent
Nj. Jay Guld's literary tastes, which