The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
GEORGE GOULD.
His Fondness for Actresses and Yachts
His Private Box.

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From ting Shicago Inter Ocean.
Taking supper last night at Del
monico's 1 was struck by the appear
ance of a young man who, while at
fecting to enjoy plovers and cham
payne, was lost to the delicate fiavo
of one and the sparkle of the other il
the absorbing delight of watching {
! bright-eyed brunette ply her knife anC
fork. The young man was about
twenty-three years old and rather
Spanish looking, by virtue Of an olive
complexion, black mustache, and very
dark eyes. His face was shrewd, his
manner suave, and without bordering
on dude or swelldom, he was well
dressed.
With all this it was hard to place
him. He was not society man
though his hands were brown-you
must know it is now "the thing" fol
gentlemen to affect tan and sun-burn
indeed, / know of one peach-face
youth who, at the risk OF sunstoke
mas been borwning himself by boat
ing without a hat-but the wide
awake, practiced acknowledgement
expression of the young diner forbid
the supposition that his sole occupa-
ff9n in life was to bore and be bored;
also, his manner, though smooth, was
authoritative, and though he wore no
diamonds he somewhat ostentatiously
gave the waiter S. bill.
The pretty brunette was evidently
one "of the profession" and had made
the mistake of supping in public with
too much of her stage com pleXion on.
She ate also in the manner peculiar to
women with pretty hands and bad
breeding, that is with as much play OF
white fingers heavily loaded with dia-
mond rings as the opportunity af-
forded.
Said friend at the table: "That
young man is Mr.. George Gould, the
eldestson and heir of Jay Gould, and
his companion is one of the Union
square company"
as he at all like his father ?" 1 ask
ed, showing my informant was old
in the winding ways of of Wall street.
''Y"s, anu no, he has the same sharp
ness and quicknes to see and seize an
opportunity. When his father goes
away he looks after his business. and
on one occasion when Mr.. Gould and
his partner Conner were both out of
town, George made a clever stroke
that nettled the firm several hundred
thousand dollars, which so pleased his
father that he gave him that beauti-
full yacht tFanita' for a present"
"Then he is fond of water 2"
eyes, he finds his principal amuse-
ment in yachting, and generally takes
a party with him, made up of friends
nv \ tn orr rITh a
has passion for, and one which re-
suited in the breaking of his engage
ment with the daughter OF john Jacob
Astor. AS to other faults he has
none, for he never smokes, drinks
moderately, and was never known to
play for money. George Gould is a
sort of Baron Chev1ral. more polite to
women than men, very reserved,
obliging- where the security is good
and likes to travel on free passes, of
which he has goodly supply. He al
ways wears on his watch chain d lit
tie gold badge which enables him and
whoever is with him to ride on the Ell
eVated roads minus tickets"
This morsel of gossip reminded me
of visit | paid to the Grand opera
house short time ago. This place OF
amusement belongs to Jay Gould, and
in being shown over it the box which
Is The especial property of MI. Gould
Jr., was pointed out to me as French
in its taste and arrangement.
1t is large and luxurious in its
hangings of dead gold, mosaic floor
and hand carved panels. In place Of
chairs there are dlyans, soft as down
can make them, covered with Oren
tial tapestries and Persian rugs piled
upon each other to form easy couches
with cushions of lace and satin to eas'
the head and shoulders and fur rug
to soften the floor to the feet. A su
perb jar of limoges is kept filed with
roses to perfume the air, and pans, ev
cry one of which is a marvel o
wrought ivory and lace or satin paint
ed with Vatican Figures, lie ready t.
| the hand.
Opening out of this box is daint.
smoking room, furnished richly bu
plainly, hung with portraits of theat
rical 1uminaries, and supplied wit
the latest dramatic papers and maya
zines. Here cigars that cost 81 eac
pass into smoke, and if anything NOR
celebrating is required it can b
brought in from Twenty. fourth stree
without the audience being the wisel
One of the most interesting feature
of the box is the door that gives d
rect access to the stage, This door
kept locked, and the key reposes /
the vest-pocket of the lively Georg
who, with the ingenuity of financit
has arranged an embroidered curtai
over the said door in SUCH a hapI
manner that when he wishes to jol
in the gayeties of the green-room 1
, can, by touching silver knob, redu'
the lights Illuminating the brillian
ieweled lanterns pendant from tt
|, ceiling, and make his exit without b
, | nlace of entrance being observed.