St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-21

JAY GOULD.
silllen car$,py over you, beautiful paintings
before you, a valet to bring you a cup of
coffee and the morning papers, to dress
you, to come at tap from tiny silver
bell, to leave at the motion of the hand!
Think of delicious breakfast served
In a dining-rOOmp aneled in carved
oak, with a roaring wood fire on the hearth
and a conservatory full of graceful palms
and ferns before you! Imagine going to
and coming from your Office in such
padded coupe with fine horse and foot
man and a coachman to look after your
comforts! That is a little bit of the way
in which Jay Gould lives when he is at his
town house"
The Gould mansion on the northeast cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh
street. opposite the Windsor hotel. is
double brown stone, four stories high. with
an imposing front entrance ilanked by two
gas lamps mounted on the newell posts Of
the balustrades. 1t has been built about
twenty years and the exterior does not re-
fleet the grandeur within.
The great square hall in the centre OF
the house is Mrs. GOuld's especial pride"
said friend of the family.
The paintings that adOTn the walls, the
soft Administer carpet in Turkish tintS that
covers the floor. the sofas of rosewood and
velvet, the high carved chairs and great
French vases holding palms andfems make
IT a dream of beauty.
To the left of the entrance is the pretty
reception room, with tiled fireplace, pol
ished floor and fur rugs, where Miss Helen
Gould, the only daughter of the money
king, plays beautifully on the upright piano
of carved ebony every evening after dinner.
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white stuff with rare roses in the corsage,
tiny diamonds in her little pink ears, and
one or two flashing gems Oh her small.
white hands, and her fathers favorite airs
are played every night.
1.-The family ought to go out into society
and entertain so that people could see the r
magnificent drawing rooms. Why, the
paintings alone are worth half millionw
exclaimed a young lady who recently saw
them for the first time.
HOUSE FURNISHINGS.
Great gilded mirrors at either end reflect
the lace and sill1en curtains, the satin and
velvet furniture, rare articles of virtu and
costly lamps in Tose-cOlored shade. The
dining-roOm and library, with the conserva-
tory at the rear, are both handsomely fur
nished. Upstairs are several suites Of
rooms.
silken curtains boudoir in pale-blue and
silver, dressing-rOom and bathroom are
used by Mr. and Mrs Could and Miss Mel
lie Gould has similar suite in pink and
white on the opposite side of the house
A study and large nursery for the three
small boys, Edward, Frank and Harold,
and George Gould'S rooms are on the next
floor, and above are the servants apart
ment. The three boys are yet at school
and their tutors are paid salaries of 81, 900,
$4,000 and 81, 500 a year. Miss Gould, al
though a graduate of Nine Reeds school,
is still pursuing studies in music at a cost of
$40 a lesson.
This interesting family of seven require,
besides hOusekeeper at a salary of 81, 900.
fifteen servants in the house and seven men
at the stables. a head cook and his assist
ant receive 81, 500 a year. Two laundresses,
two chamber-madS. q pgrlor-maid, two
waitng-maidS and two ladies' maids re-
ceive salaries of from SIS to $40 each per
month.
The butler, who does not wear livery
except in the evening, receives 81, 900 a
year, and his assistant $500, and Mr..
GOuld'S valet 5000 a year. Then two
kitchen maids complete the list. They
dine in the servants hall downstairs, and
have entirely different food from that
served at their masters table. The table
expenses for the servants last year was
$2,252, and for the family of five So, 432.
The family breakfast at $50 in the win
ter, lunch at ! O'clock and dine at $50.
Very little wine is used at the table, al
though the best is kept in the cellar. Choice
roasts are preferred by the millionaire to
made-up French Dishes and he is fond of
game, especially canvasback ducks and
English pheasants.
The last dinner eaten by the family be-
lore going South was about as usual" said
a member of the household They had
oysters on the half-shell, then cream of eel
cry soup, with claret and stuffed salmon.
Then there were roast mutton and green
peas, with Roman punch as an entree, and
afterwards pate de JOBS gras served on
toast; chicken salad and Neapolitan ices
with fancy cakes, fruit, coffee and nuts
came last"
Mrs. Gould is very liberal in giving TO
the church." said a prominent member
of the West Presbyterian church, on Forty
second street, to which his family belong
'When Miss Gould joined the church, lust
before going South, her mother sent in a
check for $500 TO be given in charity, and
every Sunday she puts So gold piece into
the plate"
THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
The two ladies of the household, the
mother and daughter, dress handsomely
but are not extravagant Most of their
costumes are made by a Fifth avenue
modiste. A handsome yachting suit OF
white flannel and pale-blue silk, embroid-
cred with silver anchors, made for Miss
Gould recently cost $3.50. Mrs. Gould has
a Yachting dress of dark-blue silk bunting
made and lined with white silk for
the same price, and an evening dress of
pearl satin and pink brocade, with duchess
lace garniture, for $500. A costly set of
pearls was the last gift of jewels presented
10 Miss Gould.
Mrs. Gould is rather small woman,
plump and comely. Her face denotes in
telligence, and was doubtless very pretty
when she was young. She is thoroughly
domestic IN her tastes, and has devoted her
time TO her home and children. She spends
two hours day with her three small boys
and carefully inspects all the books they
read.
Several years ago she became a member
of the West Presbyterian church. and gives
much Of her time to church matters, attend
ing service twice on Sunday and every Fri
day evening.
OF late years she has given more thought