The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-06-04
s.IAyGould at Home.

~ 8aI!e rsssa totnld's mansion, on the north
9lsaeorner " 9th avenue and .4th
plainlooking, double
sAyEsu1Mnlatone house, the interior Of
hlchs a. literally palatial. There are
1S00,,00O worth Of paintings on the
Nasa.and the furnishing and decora-
saaonS ne % the costliest description.
SAys the New Orleans Picaynne, The
ssuitesson the second floor, occupied by
sehe hsads Of the family. consist ofbed-
stoOm, bOudoir, dressing-room, and
bathroom, decorated chiefly in pale
s6lne and silver. Across the hall Miss
sefliH,sthe only daughter, has a SINH
NJ suite in pink and white. On the
sthitdsfoor there is a study and q large
nursery for the three small boys-Ed-
ward, Frank, and Harold-whose tu-
torsars paid $4,000, $4,000, and
A1,SO0 q year respectively. George
S0ould's apartments are on the same
sHoor,whife the servants occupy the
Sdoor above. The butler re-
olives $1,000; buffers assistant,
400; Mr.. Gould's valet, 5000;
lte I'd cook and assistant,
s41,6O0. and housekeeper, $1,000 a
year. Two laundresses, two chamber
maids, q parlor maid, two waiting
n1AHs, two lady's maids, and two
kitchen girls are paid from SIS to $50
per month. The food in the servants
hall is entirely different from that Of
the family table. Mrs. Gould spends
tWo hours q day with her youngboys,
as,dsthey read only what has been in
sspected by her. Since she joined the
N~orty-Second street Presbyterian
church, several years ago, she has been
sIiberatin religious benefactions. Miss
Nellie, q graduate Of Mime. Reeds fa-
NOUS school, is perfecting herself in
MIsic at q cost of $50 per lesson. She
has m allowance of $4,000 a year for
her wardrobe. The Gould stable on
9Th street is. N handsome building OF
brick, with brown stone trimmings
md plate-glass windows. Six horses
are kept in it during the winter. and q
closed carriage, a landau, and two
2upes. The staff consists OF acoach-
san two footmen, two grooms, and
Osstablemen, and their wages range
m $45 q month down. Theexpense
s@Akeeping up the stable is So, 900 q
kdr Gonld's country seat at Irving.
was considered by its original
.aywner, George Dawson Merritt, the
most elegant, attractive, and thor
che country. Mr.. Gould paid $780,
goo for the property in 1880, and it
40 now worth $1,O0O,OOO at a low es-
Inmate. The house is Gothic in style,
sNndis3,O0O feet from the Hudson
liver, cOmmAndinga magnificent view.
1thAs twenty rooms above the base
NueDt. On the second floor is a fine
Art gallery extending the entire depth
1Of the house. Mangold, the steward
sAtslrvington, has been in Mr.. Gould's
sAmpl0y over twenty years, and re.
peives Rsalary OF $4,000. The lawn
about the house is ninety-five acres
i'm extent, and the macadamlzed road
sieading to the entrance is a quarter of
sAsmilel long. There are in The estate
80 acres, 400 of which are woodland.
The live stock consists OF twenty
horses, and as many COWS and
sheep, And q lot Of blooded fowls.
Eighteen men are on the place con.
- tantly, and in summer the number
~ nearly hundred. The lighthouses
md conservatory cover a space 900
sleotlOng and $50 feet wide, and with
u heir contents areyalueda at $3.50 900.
,ssAtsHfair estimate it costs Mr.. Gould
$50 day to keep up his Irvington
place. The taxes on it amount to
9hOsa month.
Nj. Gould paid 500, 900 for his
steam yacht Atlanta, and to run the
same costs him $75Oa month for
300 for coal, repairs, ETC., and
$500 month for general expenses
sMhanShe is aboard with his family.
ssBesldes the fifteen sailors and five Of
6cers forming the crew there are four
cooks and a baker at $40 a month
sach with two walters. a valet, a
alady's maid and a parlor maid.
There are separate dining sa-
Slp0ns in the yacht for the family,
The officers, and the servants and
sailors Breakfast is served form &
10 "a, luncheon at 2, ten and ices at 4,
and dinner at 8, George Gou!d's al
gl0wance before he attained the dignity
partnership with his father was
10000 q year. His young brothers
VhAsve week apiece for pocket
asnloney.