The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
MIR. GOULD'S ESTABLISH
MENT.
A CORRESPONDENT PRETENDS TO
GIVE HIS LIVING EXPEN SEES.

N II
GIVE HIS LIVING EXPENSES.
issue says Mr.. Gould's mansion on the
northeast corner of Fifth avenue and
Forty-seventh street, New York city, is a
plain-looking double brown-stone house,
the interior of which is literally palatial.
There are half a million dollars worth Of
paintings ON the walls, and the furnishing
and decorations are of the costliest de-
scription. The suite on the second floor,
occupied by the heads of the family, con-
sists of bedroom, bouooir, 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 a study and large nursery
for the three small boys, Edward, Frank
and Harold, whose tutors are paid
81, 1000, $4,000 and $1,000 year respect
lively. George Gould's apartments are on
the same floor, while the servants occupy
the floor above. The butler receives $1,000;
buffers assistant, $400; Mr.. Gould's valet,
5000; head cook and assistant, $1,000, and
housekeeper, $1,000 a year. Two laun-
dresses, two chambermaids, parlor
maid, two waiting maids, two lady's maids
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 benefactions. Miss Nellie, a
graduate of Nine. Reeds famous school,
is perfecting herself in music at
a cost of 800 per lesson. She has an
allowance of $4,000 year for her ward
robe. 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 ii
during the winter, and a closed carriage
a landau and two coupes. The staff con
sists of a coachman, two footmen, two
grooms and. two stablemen, and their
wages range from $40 month down
The expense of keeping up the stable is
$4,000 year.
Mr.. Gould's country seat at Irvington
was considered by its original owner, Geo
Dawson Merritt the most elegant, attract
i've and thoroughly equipped residence in
the country. Mr.. Gould paid 100000 fol
the property in 1880, and it is now worth
81, 100000 at low estimate. The house
is Gothic in style, and is 5000 feet from
the Hudson river, commanding magni
ficent view. It has twenty rooms above the
} basement. On the second floor is fine arr
J gallery extending the entire depth of the
house. Mangold, the steward at Irving
ton, has been in Mr.. Goulds employ fol
over twenty years, and receives salary o.
$4,000. The lawn about the house il
ninety five acres in extent, and the mac
adamized road leading to the entrance il
quarter of mile long. There are IL
the estate $40 acres, 200 of which arr
woodland. The live stock consists o.
twenty horses, as many cows, drove o.
Southdown sheep, and lot of bloodet
fowls. Eighteen men are on the place
/ constantly, and in scmmer the number II
nearly hundred. The lighthouses ant
, conservatory cover a space of 900 fee
, long and $50 feet wide, and with their con
tents are valued at $250,OO0. At fail
estimate it costs Mr.. Gould $3.50 day t.
keep up his Irvington place. The take
on it amount TO $3.50 month.
Mr.. Gould paid 100000 for his steam
, yBcnt Atlanuh, anu W run Ihe pdho COsN
= him $3.50 a month for wages, $500 |
i month for COAL repairs, etc, and $500
s month for general expenses when he i
aboard with his family. Besides the fif
d teen sailors and five officers forming tn
t crew, there are four cooks and baker a
g $40 month each, with two walters,
S valet, lady's maid and parlor maid
There are separate dining saloons in tn
5 yacht for the family, the officers, and tn
4 servants and sailors. Breakfast is serve
: from to IL; luncheon at 2; tea and ice
g at 4, and dinner .at 8. George Gould
o allowaned before he attained the dignit
of partnership with his father was $1,000
year. His young brothers have SIS
week apiece for pocket money.
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