Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-22
Jay Gould at Home.
A GLIMPSE AT THE FAMILY OF THE NAPo-
LEON OF FINANCE.

| The Gould mansion, on the northeast cor
| nor of Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh street,
opposite the Windsor hotel, is double brown
stone. four stories high, with an imposing
| front entrance fanked BY 'wo gas lamps
mounted on the newell posts of the balus-
| trades. 1t has been built about twenty years
and the exterior does not reflect the grandeur
within.
'The great square hall in the centre Of the
house is Mrs. Gould's especial PRIDE said a
friend Of the family.
The paintings that adorn tie walls, the soft
Administer carpet 10 Turkish tInts that COW
ers the floor. the sofas of rosewood and vel
vet. the high carved chairs and great French
vases holding palms and ferns, make it
dream of beauty.
To tn. left Of the entrance is the pretty re-
ception room, with a tiled fireplace, polished
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.
She generally wears q dress of some soft,
white stuff. with rare roses in the corsage, tiny
diamonds in her little pink ears. and one or
two flashing gems on her small, white hands.
and her fathers favorite airs are played every
night.
Great gilded mirrors at either end reflect
| the lace and silken curtains, the satin and
velvet furniture, rare articles of virtu and
costly lamps in rose colored shade. The din
! ing room and library, with the conservatory
at the rear, are both handsomely furnished.
| Up stairs are several suites Of rooms.
| A bedroom with great brass bedstead and
silken curtains. boudoir in pale blue and
silver, a dressing room and bath room are
used by Mr.. and Mrs Gould, and Miss Mel
| lie Gould has similar suit in pink and
white on the opposite side of the house.
! 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 apartments. The
three boys are yet at school and their tutors
are paid salaries of $1,000, $4,000 and $500
wear. Miss Gould, although graduate of
Nine. Reed'- school. is still pursuing studies
in music at a cost of $50 Lesson.
This interesting family of seven require,
besides a housekeeper at a salary of $1,000.
fifteen servants in the house and seven men
at the stables. A head cook and his assistant
receive $500 a year. Two laundresses. two
cbambe rmaids and two ladies' maids receive
salaries of from SIS to $40 each per month.
The butler who does not wear u livery ex-
cept in the evening, receives 81 900 year,
and bis assistant $500, and Mr.. Gould's valet
5000 a wear. Then two kitchen maids COM
plete 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 were
So 252, and for the family of five S5,432.
The family breakfast at &. 30 in the winter,
lunch at o'clock and dine at $50. Very
little wine is used at the table, although 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, es-
peciallv canvas back ducks and English
pheasants.
Mrs Gould is very liberal in giving to the
church." said prominent member of the
West ssyterian church, on Forty-second
street, to which his family belong. when
Miss Gould joined the church. just before
going South her mother sent in a check for
$500, to be gwen in charity, and every Sun
dav she puts s. gold piece into the plate"
The two ladies of the household. the moth
or and daughter, dress handsomely, but are
not extravagant Most of their costumes
are made by a Fifth avenue modiste. A hand
some Yachting suit of white flannel and pale
blue silk, embroidered in silver anchors, made
for Miss Gould recently cost $50. Mrs.
Gould has 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
garnture. for $500 costly set of pearls
was the last gift in jewels presented to Miss
Gould.
Mrs. Gould is rather small woman. plump
and cnmelv. Her face denotes intelligence
and was doubtless very pretty when she was
Young. She il 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 in
spects all the books they read.
Several years ago she became member
of the West PRESBYTERIAN church, and gives
much of her time to church matters, attend
ing service twice a day on Sunday and every
Friday evening
! OF late wears she has given more thought
to her wardrobe than formerly. and orders
several handsome dresses every year. Be-
sides the costumes mentioned above, her new
ones this winter included black satin and
thread lace carriage dress, wrap of black
velvet brocade bordered with sable satin,
which cost $500; a pearl satin and black vel
vet dinner dress, which cost $500, and two
handsome morning gowns of Persian silk
and fringe.
Miss Gould has lately been given an al
lowance of $4,000 year for her wardrobe
but last wear did not spend over two-thirds of
that amount. She is very ford of pretty
dresses, made in simple girlish fashion,
and has fewer silk or satin gowns than one
would suppose.-Ner York Journal.