Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-16
GOULD'S ESTABLISHMENT.



Millionaire's Living Expenses.
Mr.. Gould's mansion, on the north
east corner of Fifth aveDne and Forty
seventh street, is plain-looking double
brownstone house, the interior of which
is literally palatial. There. are half a
million dollars worth of paintings on
the walls, and the furnishings and decor
ations are of the costliest description.
The suite on the second floor, occupied
by the heads of the family, consists of
bed room, boudoir, dressing-room and
bath room, decorated chiefly in pale blue
and silver. Across the hall, Miss Mel
lie, 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, Edward, Frank
and Harold, whose tutors are paid 81, 900,
$4,000 and 1880 year respectively.
George Gould's apartments arg on the
same floor, while the servants occupy
the floor above. The butler receives
$1,000 buffers assistant S400; Mr..
Gould's valet, 5000; head-cook and
assistant, 1900, and housekeeper, ST.
900 year. Two laundresses, two
chambermaids, a parlor maid, two
waiting maids, two lady's maids and
two kitchen girls are paid from $l5 to
s2O each per month. The food in the
servants hall is entirely different from
that of the family table. Mrs. Gould
spends two hours day with her young
er boys, and they read only what has
been inspected by her. Since she join
ed the Forty-second street Presbyterian
church, several years ago, she has been
liberal in religious bencfactions. Miss
Nellie, a graduate of Mine. Reeds fa-
nous school, is perfecting herself in
music at cost of 800 per lesson. She
has an allowance of $4,000 year for
her wardrobe. The Gould stable, on
Forty-fourth street, is haL Ldsome
building of brick, with brown stone
trimmings and plate-glass windows.
Six horses are kept in it during the win
ter, and closed carriage, landau and
two coupes. The staff consists of
coachman, two footmen, two grooms
and two stablemen, and their wages
range from $45 month down. The
expense of keeping up the stable is &c.
600 a year.
Mr.. Gould's country seat at Irvington
was considered by its original owner,
George Dawson Merritt, the most ele-
giant, attractive and thoroughly-equip
ped summer residence in the country.
Mr.. Gould paid 100000 for the proper
ty in 1880, and it is now worth 81, ,000,-
900 at a low estimate. The house is
Gothic in style, and is 5000 feet from
the Hudson river, commanding mag
riticent view. 1t has twenty rooms
above the basement. On the second
floor is "a fine art gallery extending the
entire depth of the house. Mangold,
the steward at Irvington, has been in
Mr.. Gould's employ over twenty years,
and receives salary of $1,000. The
lawn about the house is ninety-five acres
in extent, and macadamized road lead
ing TO the entrance is quarter of a
mile long. There are in the estate $40
acres, 200 Of which are woodland. The
livestock consists of twenty horses, as
many COWS, drove of Southdown
sheep and Il lot of blooded fowls. Eigh-
teen men are on the place constantly,
and in summer the number is nearly a
hundred. The lighthouses and conser.
vatory cover space 900 feet long and
$50 feet wide, and with their contents
are valued at S250,000. At fair est.
mate it costs Mr.. Gould $3.50 day to
keep up his lrvington place. The taxes
on it amount to $3.50 month.
Mr.. Gould paid 100000 for his steam
yacht Atalanta, and to run the same
costs him $50 a month for wages, S2OG
II month for coal, repairs, etc. and $500
Il month for general expenses when he
is aboard with his family Besides the
fifteen sailors and five officers, forming
the crew, there are four cooks and a
baker at $40 month each, with two
walters, a valet, lady's maid and a
parlor maid. There are separate din
ing saloons in the yacht for the family,
the officers and the servants and sailors
Breakfast is served from six to eleven;
luncheon at two; tea and ices at four
and dinner at eight o'clock. George
Gould's allowance before he attained
the dignity of partnership with his
father was $4,000 a year. His young
brothers have S5 week n piece for
pocket money.-M. Y. Cor. A. o. Pea
yune.