Savannah morning news., 1886-05-10
AIh. GouLus MsrAeLIsHMENT.
A Correspondent Pretends to Give the
MiIIiOnairs's Living Expenses.
From the Mem OrIeans Picoyune.

From the Mem Orleans Pieoyune.
Mr.. Gould's mansion, on the northeast
corner Of Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh
street, is plain-looking double brown
stone house, the interior of which is lit
orally palatial. There are 100000 worth
OF paintings on the walls, and the furnish
ing and decorations are of the costllest
description. The suite on the second
floor, occupied by the heads of the family,
consists OF bedroom, boudoir, dressing
room, aud bath room, decorated chiefly In
pale blue and silver. Across the hall N lss
Nellie, the only daughter, has a similar
suite in pink and white. On the third
floor there ls study and large nursery
for the three small boys, Edward, Frank,
and Harold, whose tutors are paid $1,000,
$4,000, and $l,S00 year respectively.
George GOuld's apartments are on the
same floor, while the servants occupy the
floor above. The butler receives $1,000,
butler's assistant $400, MIR. GOuld's valet
$500, head cook and assistant $1,000,
aud housekeeper $1,000 a year. Two
laundresses, two cham bermaids. parlor
maid, two waiting mazda, Two lady's
maids, and two kitchen girls are paid
from SIS to $40 each per month. The food
in the servants hall is entirely different
from that OF the family table. Mrs. Gould
boys, and they read only what has been
inspected by her. Since she joined the
FOrty-second Street Presbyterian church
several years ago, she has been liberal In
religious benefactiOns. Miss Nellie,
graduate OF Nine. Reeds famous school,
is pertecting herself in music at a cost OF
$50 per lesson. She has an allowance OF
$1,000 year for her wardrobe. The Gould
stable, on FOrty-fOurtn street, is a hand
htrif III inn of hrffs an
trimmings and plate glass windows. Six
horses are kept in it during the winter,
and closed carriage. landau and two
coupes. The staff consists of a cOachman,
two iootmen, Two groOms, and two stable
men, and their wages range from $4a a
month down. The expense of keeping up
the stable is $4,000 a year.
Mr.Gould's country scat at lrvington was
considered by its original owner. George
Dawson Merritt, the most elegant, a!trac-
tive and thoroughly equipped summer
residence in the country. Dir. Gould paid
$2O0.000 for the property In $780, and 1t is
now worth $l,OOO,O00 at a low estimate.
The house Is Comic IN style, a. d is 5000
feet from the Hudson river, commanding
magnificent view. 1t mas twenty rooms
above the basement. On the second floor
is fine art gallery extending the entire
depth of the house. Maugold, the stew
ard at IrvingtOn, has been in Mr.. Gould's
employ over twenty years, and receives
salary of $4,000. The lawn about
the house is ninety-fve acres in
extent and the macadamiZed road
leading to the entrance is a quarter of a
mile long. There are in the estate $40
acres, 200 of which are woodland. The
| live stock consists OF twenty horses, as
many cows, drove of SOuthdOwn sheep,
and a lot OF blocded fowls. Eighteen men
are on the place constantly, and in the
summer the number is nearly 100. The
hot houses and conservatory cover space
! 900 feet long and 450 feet wide, and with
! their contents are valued at $2j0,000. At
| fair estimate it costs Mr.. Gould $3.50 a
! day to keep up his IrvlngtOn place. The
taxes on il amount to $2i0a month.
Mr., Gould paid 100000 for his steam
| Yacht Atalanta, and to run the same
| costs him 500 month for wages, 5000 a
month for coal, repairs, ETC., and $50 a
month for general expenses when he is
/ aboard with his family. Besides the 10
sailors ana i've officers, forming the crew,
there are tour cooks and baker at $40 a
| month each, with two waters, a valet, a
lady's maid. and parlor maid. There
| are separate dining saloons in the yacht
! for the family, the officers, and the Ser
wants and sailors. Breakfast is served
! from 6 To IL, luncheon at ,, tea and ices
at 4, and dinnera tS. George Gnuld's al
lOwahce before he attained the dignity OF
partnership with his father was $4,000 a
wear. His young brothers have So a week
| apiece for pocket money.