The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-28
Jay Gould at Home.

Mr.. Gould's mansion, on the north
sast corner of 9TH avenue and 4th
street, is plain-looking, double
brown stone house, the interior of
which is literally palatial. There are
100000 worth of paintings on the
walls, and the furnishing and decora-
lions are of the costliest description,
says the New Orleans Picayune. The
suite on the second floor, occupied by
the heads OF the family, consist of bed
room, boudoir, dressing-room, and
bathroom, decorated chiefly IN pale
blue and silver. Across the hall Miss
Nellie, the only daughter, has SINH
lar suite in pink and white. On the
third floor there is a study and large
nursery for the three small boys--Ed-
ward, Frank, and Harold--whose tu-
tors are paid $4,000, $4,000, and
1900 a year respectively. George
Goulds apartments are on the same
tloor, while the servants occupy the
floor above. The butler re-
ceives $1,000; buffers assistant,
S400; Mr.. Gould's valet, 5000;
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$1,000, and housekeeper, 81, 900
year. Two laundresses, two chamber
maids, a parlor maid, two waiting
maids, two lady's maids, and two
kitchen girls are paid from $15 to $50
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 boys,
and they read only what has been in
spected 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 fa-
nous school, is perfecting herself in
music at cost of $50 per lesson. She
has an allowance of $4,000 q year for.
her wardrobe. The Gould stable on
44th street is handsome building of
brick, with brown stone trimmings
and plate-glass windows. Six horses
are kept in it during the winter, and
closed carriage, q landau, and two
coupes. The staff consists of acoach-
man, 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 irving
ton was considered by it's original
owner, George Dawson Merritt, the
most elegant, attractive, and thor
oughly equipped summer residence in
the country. Mr.. Gould paid $780,
600 for the property in 1880, and it
is now worth ST, 900, 600 at q low es-
innate. The house is Gothic in style,
and is 5000 feet from the Hudson
river, commanding d magnificent view.
1t has twenty rooms above the base
ment. On the second floor is fine
art gallery extending the entire depth
of the house. Mangold, the steward
at Irvington, has been in Mr.. Gould's
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
51O acres, 200 of which are woodland.
The live stock consists of twenty
horses, and as many cows and
sheep, and lot of blooded fowls.
Eighteen men are on the place con-
stantly, and in summer the number
is nearly hundred. The hothouses
and conservatory cover q space 900
ieet long and 450 feet wide, and with
their contents are valued at $250,00O.
At fair estimate it costs Mr.. Gould
$3.50 day to keep up his Irvington
place. The taxes on it amount TO
$3.50 a month
Mr.. Gould paid 100000 for his
steam yacht Atlanta, and to run the
same costs him $3.50 month for
wages, 5000 for coal, repairs, etc, and
$500 a month for general expenses
when he is aboard with his family.
Besides the fifteen sailors and five Of
ficers forming the crew there are four
cooks and baker at $40 month
each, with two walters, a valet, a
lady's maid and q parlor maid.
There are separate dining sa-
looms In the yacht for the family,
the officers, and the servants and
sailors. Breakfast is served form 8
to IL, luncheon at 2, tea and ices at 4,
and dinner at s, George Gou!d's al
lowance before he attained the dignity
of partnership with his father was
$40, 600 year. His young brothers
have SIS a week apiece for pocket
money.