The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-05
ooULD's ESTABLISHMENT.
A Correspondent Pretends 70 Give the
MllIiOnaire's Living Expenses.

A Correspondent BreJenuB 70 S1VO Gno
Mllllonalre's Living Expenses.
Mr.. Gould's mansion, en- the north.
east corner of Fifth avenue and Forty
seventh street, is a plain-looking double
brownstone house, the interior of which
is literally palatial. There are half
million dollars worth of paintings on
the walls, and the furnishings and decor
ations are of the costlest 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 $1,000 year respectively.
George GOuld's apartments are on the
same floor, while the servants occupy
the floor above. The butler receives
81 900; buffers assistant, $400; Mr..
Goulds valet, $500; head-cook and
assistant, 81, 800, and housekeeper, ST.
600 year. Two laundresses, two
chambermaids, a parlor maid, two
waiting maids, two lady's maids and
two kitchen girls are paid from S15 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 a 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 benefactions. Miss
Nellie, graduate of Nine. Reeds fa-
nous school, is perfecting herself in
music at cost of 500 per lesson. She
has an allowance of $1,000 year for
her wardrobe. The Gould stable, on
Forty-fourth street, is a handsome
building of brick, with brown stone
trimmings and plate-glass windows
Six horses are kept in it during the win
ter, and closed carriage, a landau and
two coupes. The staff consists 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 So
600 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 ,00O,-
600 at low estimate. The house is
Gothic in style. and is 5000 feet from
the Hudson river, commanding mag
rifcent view. 1t has twenty rooms
above the basement On the seconC
floor is fine art gallery extending the
entire depth of the house. Mangold
the steward at Irvington, has boen il
Mr.. Gould's employ over twenty years
and receives salary of $4,000. The
lawn about the house is ninety-fve acre
in extent, and macadamized road lead
ing to the entrance is a quarter of {
mile long. There are in the estate Oh
acres, 200 of which are woodland. Tn,
livestock consists of twenty horses, a
many cows, drove of Southdowi
sheep and a lot of blooded fowls. Eigh
teen men are on the place constantly
and in summer the number is nearly
hundred. The lighthouses and conser
vatory cover a space 900 feet long an
$50 feet wide, and with their content
are valued at $250,000 At fair est
; mate it costs Mr.. Gould $3.50 day t
: keep up his Irvington place. The take
on il amount to $3.50 month.
Mr.. Gould paid 100000 for his stear
: yacht Atalanta, and to run the sam
: costs him $3.50 month for wages, S20
a month for coal, repairs, ETC.. and $50
a month for general expenses when h
is aboard with his family. Besides tn
9 fifteen sailors and five officers, formin
the crew, there are four cooks and
, baker at $40 month each, with tw
{ walters, valet, a lady's maid and
I parlor maid. There are separate din
ing saloons in the yacht for the family
I the officers and the servants and sailor
: Breakfast is served from six to clever
S luncheon at two; tea and ices at for
: and dinner at eight o'clock. Georg
a Gould's allowance before he attaine
g the dignity of partnership with h
g father was $1,000 year. His ycun
: brothers have So week a piece fC
T pocket money.-M 7. Cor. N. o. Pic,
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