The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-08

counterpart of her mother In DISPOSE
ton and manners-a result that was
good for the young girl. for while the
wife of Jay Gould never figured in So
ciety, but always shrank from SO do
ing, she was none the less a superior
woman in many ways
The death of this mother threw the
young girl upon her own resources
She could not enter into society, and
indeed, had no wish to do SO. Instead,
she devoted herself to her father, who
had become partly an invalid, and up
to the time of his death she was his
mainstay and his solace in his hours of
suffering and sickness.
| And so it is that Miss Gould will en-
ter into society comparative stranger
| to its members
Those who know Helen Gould give
evidence that she is attractive both in
appearance and manners Rather re-
firing and unassuming she still has
that power to charm that marks some
young women of more than ordinarily
quiet demeanor, She is not what would
| be called beautiful woman, but she
is a handsome one taken from either a
mans or a woman's point Of view
OF medium height Miss Gould is a
brunette but not a very pronounced
one Her hair is dark, but not of the
| inky ,blackness that marked her father S
hair and beard, and her eyes are of the
undefnable shade that is neither dark
nor brown. but that seems to change
and alternate Her features are strong
without the hard lines that were worn
into her fathers face, and they are
further softened by the sweetcr and
more anna BILE traits that came to her
from her mother, not strictly beauti-
full as has been said, but still a woman
whose face would command more than
passing glance no, matter where seen.
She is of medium height with graceful
figure and the walk of one used to pc
destrian exercise. Such is the greatest
heiress in America as she is seen to-
day.
Miss Gould's name has rarely, if ever,
appeared in those journals that assume
to serve up the small beer of New York
society to those who like that soro OF
thing Nor do you often see it in
the great dailies But when you do,
it is always connected with some act
of benevolence that has been per formed
so quietly that even the keen-eyed re-
porter has tumbled over it by sheer
accident Work among the city poor
was Miss Gould hobby before her par
ents died, and since that death she has
had more time and more ample means
to continue the work.
Jay Gould himself never posed as
benevolent man or a philanthropist
He used to say it was of no use that he
would be more assailed and would but
have his motives questioned. That he
was in a way right, was shown when
about year before his death, there
was a meeting held in his house on
Fifth avenue to further church work
in New York. He did not originate
the idea. The ministers asked permits
sion to meet in his house. He gave the
permission and he gave in addition a
check for $40, 900 to help the work in
hand, and in addition checks for
smaller amounts in the names OF other
members of his family. For this
Gould was scarifed BY the press, re-
ligious and secular. which pronounced
him an ostentatious hypocrite and
several other things besides 1t was
his first and last experiment of the
kind and it was his daughter who had
brought the affair about hoping for a
very different verdict on her fathers
action. After this affair she acted as
his almoner and his name never figured
in her work. although MS check book
was practically at her command
Miss Gould's method Of doing good
is practical She does not send check
10 this or that charity and then rest Z
sweet content, her duty done her
method is more like the parish visiting
system that grea. ladies in England
sometimes affect as FAD rather than
for a better reason Jay Gould and his
family were attendants at the church
OF DIR. John Z. Paxton who breaches 20
more wealth perhaps than any other
pastor in New York. Miss Could, when
in New York, always Identifies herself
with all the mission and benevolent or
CARNATIONS connected with this church
and has always stood as ready 70 do
real work as 20 contribute n money
She has acted as Sunday School teacher
and being sweei-tem pered Young
woman was a success As . volunteer
parish worker she has been invalua Die.
sor while being generous her strong
common sense kept her IRON being
hum ougged ~ caronic paupers
Her favorite hcne IS her .ate fathers
summer house 2. irvingtoa-ol- the
Hudson upon which he spent fortune
and 10 good advantage The honse re-
mains her property and Mss ooEio
spends much of the sunEl-- .nsEe 20
the Trea, satisfaction of the peer OF the