Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-01
MIR. GOULD,S ESTARLlSHMENr.
A Correspondent Pretends 60 give ths
MilifOnatre'S Living EXpenses.
from the New Orleans Picayune

From the New Orleans Picayune
Mr. Gouids mansion. on the northeast corner
Oh oth avenue and 41th street, is a plain-look.
ing, double brown-stone house, the interior ot
which is literally palatial. There are half n
million dollars worth OF paintings on the walls.
ana the furnishing and decorations are OF the
costliest description. The suite on the second
floor, occupied by the heads OF the family.
consists Of bedroom, boudoir, dressing room,
and bathroom, decorated chiefly I'm pale blue
and silver. Across the hall Miss Nellie. the
only daughter, has a similar suite In pink and
white. On the third floor there is study and
large nursery for the three small BOYS. Ed.
ward, Frank and Harold, whose tutors ar. paid
5000, 900 and 81 800 a year respectively.
Geo. Gould apartments are on the same floor,
while the servants occupy the floor above The
butler receives, $1,000; buffers assistant, 500;
MIR. Gould's valet, $500; head cook and assistant
81, 500, and housekeeper 81 600 a wear Two
laundresses, two chambermaids, "A parlor maid
two waiting maids, two lady's maids and two
Kitchen girls are paid from els 10 $40 each per
month The food In the servants hall is en-.
tireiy different from that OF the family table.
younger boys, and they read only what has
been inspected by her. Since she joined tina
Forty-second street Presbyterian church.
several years ago. she has been liberal in reIi.
gious beneIactions. Miss Nellie, "A graduate OF
Nine. Reed famous school, is perfecting her.
sen In music at "a cost OF $40 per lesson. She
has an allowance OF 81, 900 a year for ner ward
robe. The Gould stable, ON 44th street is A
handsome building OF brick, with brown-stone
trimmings and paue-giass windows. Six horses
are Kept in IL during the winter, and a closed
carriage, Landau and two coupes. The staff
CONSISTS OF coachman, two Iootmen, two
grooms and two stablemen, and their wages
range from $40 month down. The expense
Oh keeping up the stable is $4,000 year
MI. Goulds country seat at Iryington was
considered by its original owner, George Daw.
son Merritt, the most elegant, attractive and
thoroughly equipped summer residence In the
country. Mr.. Gould paid s2oo,oOo for the
property IN 1850, and IL IL now worth
Sl,OOO,O00, at a low estimate. The house Is
Gothic in Style and is 5000 feet from the Hud.
son river, commanding "A magnificent view. IL
mas twenty rooms above the basement. On tho
second moor Is a line art gallery extending the
entire depth OF the house. Mangold the steward
at lrvlngton, has been i'm Mr.. tiould's employ
over twenty years, and receives a salary OF
S2oOo The lawn about the house Is ninety
nNe acres In extent, and the macadamized road
leading I'D the entrance il a quarter OF "A mile
long There are IN the estate bio acres, 200 OF
whicn are woodland. Ihe live stock consists OF
twenty horses, as many cows "A drove of SOUTH
down sheep, and lot OF blooded fowls.
Eighteen nen are on the place constantly, and
Ihe lighthouses and Conservatory cover "A SPACE
no ieet long and $50 feet wide and with their
contents are valued al S25o,OOo. AT "A fair esLi.
Innate IL costs Mr.. COULD $3.50 a day 10 keep up
his lrvington estate. The taxes ON AZ amount
To $3.50 a month.
Mr.. Gould paid 500. 900 for his steam yacht
a month for wages, 5000 month for coal. re.
pairs, &C., and $500 "a month for general ex-
penses when he is aboard with his family.
besldes the fifteen sailors and five officers.
forming the crew, there are four cooks and a
baker at $40 q month each, with two walters a
valet a lady maid, and q parlor maid There
are separate dining saloons i'm the yacht for the
family, the officers, and the servants and
sailors. Breakfast Il served from q 10 IL:
luncheon at y tea and ices at 4 and dinner al
2. George Gould's allowance before he attained
Lne oignity Oh partnership with his father
Slo,OOO year. His young brothers have s.
week piece for pocket money.