The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09
HOW JAY GOULD LIVES.

The Cost of Maintaining His City and Coun-
try Establishments.
New York Letter in New Orleans Picayune.
Mr.. Gould's mansion the northeast corner
of Fifth avenue and Forty seventh street is
plain looking double brown-stone house. the in
terror of which is literally palatial. There are
half million dollars worth of paintings on the
walls and the furnishing and decorations are of
the costliest description The suite the
second floor, occupied by the heads of the fam
lily, consists Of bedroom, boudoir, dressing
room and bathroom, decorated chiefly in pale
blue and silver. Across the hall Miss Nellie the
only daughter has 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
year respectively. George Gould's apart
ments are the same floor while the
servants occupy the floor above. The butler re-
ceives 81 900, buffers assistant, $780, Mr. Goulds
valet, $780, head cook and assistant, 81 $50, and
housekeeper, 81 900 year. Two laundresses,
two chambermaids, parlor maid. two waiting
maids, two lady's-malds and two kitchen-girls
are paid from $15 to $40 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 younger 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 benefactlons. Miss Nellie, gradu-
herself in music at $40 per lesson. She has
allowance Of So 5000 per year for her wardrobe
The Gould stable, on Forty fourth street, is
handsome building of brick, with brown stone
trimmings and plate glass windows. Six horses
are kept in it during the winter, agd arclosed
carriage, landau and two coupes. The staff
consists Of coachrnan, two footmen, two
grooms and two stablemen. and their wages
range from $45 month down. The expense of
keeping up the stable is &C. 900.
MIR CfOuld'S country seat IryinQtOn Was con-
sidered by its original owner, George Dawson
Merritt, the most elegant, attractive and thor
oughly equipped summer residence in the coun-
try. Mr.. Gould paid 5000, 600 for the property
in 1880, and it is now worth ST. 900, 900 at low
estimate. The house is Gothic is style, and is
5000 feet from the Hudson river commanding
magnificent view. 1t has twenty rooms above
the basement On the second floor is fine art
gallery, extending the entire depth of the house
Mangold. the stewart at Irvington, has been in
MIR. Goulds employ over twenty years, and re-
ceives salary of $4,000 The lawn about the
house is ninety five acres in extent and the
macadamized road leading to the entrance is
quarter of 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 lot of blooded fowls. Eighteen
men are on the place constantly. aud in
summer the number is nearly hundred. The
lighthouses and conservatory cover a space 900
feet long and $50 feet wide, and, with their con-
tents, are valued at $3.50 900. At fair estimate
it costs Mr.. Gould $3.50 day to keep up his IT.
vington place. The taxes on it amount to $3.50
a month.
Mr.. Gould paid 100000 for his steam yacht
Atalanta, and to run the same costs him $3.50 a
month for wages 5000 month for coal, repairs.
ETC., and $500 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 baker at $40 month
each, with two walters, valet, lady's maid
and parlor maid. There are separate dining
rooms in the yacht for the family, the officers,
and the servants and sailors. Breakfast is
served from 6 to H. luncheon at 2, tea and ices
at 4, and dinner at 8. George Goulds allowance
before he attained the dignity of partnership
with his father was $4,000 year. His young
brothers have So week apiece for pocket
money.