The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-15
AN AMERICAN CROESUS.
How Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould are
Living Abroad.

INF. Oeorge could, Win ms charming
wife and family, is having n very pleas
ant time in England. Living either on
board the ATLANTA, which he has entirely
refitted in the most lavish manner, or
at the "Dornersn in Cowes, which he
has taken for the season, and which Lord
Algernon Lennox occupied last year, Mr..
Gould is far from the madding crowd of
No. 27S Broadway. writes a correspondent
of the New York Herr Id He has been
made an honorary mber of the r. Y.
s.. and can often be seen at the old club
house in the company of Lord Dunraven,
Lord Dudley, Mr.. Clarke, owner of the
Satanita, and other of the well known
yachtsmen of the old country.
In addition to his devotion to sport,
Mr.. Gould has to give up a. good deal of
his time accompanying his handsome
wife to the various social functions that
have been given in her honor, for If the
husband has made success as a SPORTS
man, his wife has equalled him in
society. in fact if Mrs. Gould were to ac-
cept all the invitations she has received
she would be occupied for the next two
years in paying visits to various society
leaders who have been so fayora bly, taken
with the young American matron. Be-
fore the yachting season commenced the
Goulds made long visit to Inchmary,
Lord De la Warr's place near South
hampton, and since then Lady Ma
Sackville, his daughter, has been ,.s,sys
ing Mrs. Gould on the Ata' -. ssss,
has formed with Mr.and NSs CT, a a,id
Howard charming pc .ss aa ~ ouid anu
Mary Sackville is Gonde Of twe enty
su Raainsid Dsau' sfal and accomplished.
Ea MY h lila ~ ..1adsor Sackville, seventh
Lsri 70 War;, should be OF interest
no; " - ~ eSrleans Oh two accounts, belong
lns % one of the oldest and most aristo-
faeic families in England, dating back
s0 Her brand de Sack vile, who came to
england as one OF the leaders of forces
with William the Conaueror 1t was to
his later ancestor that the grant of
American territory now known as Della.
ware State was made. The other point of
interest to Americans is that it was his
brother. now Lord Sackville, to whom,
when Ambassador at Washington, his
1ismissal was gwen by President Cleve-
land.
During visit to Cowes, the writer
who had the pleasure of knowing Mrs.
: George Gould in America, wrote to the
hostess OF the magnificent yacht ATLANTA
bullt originally by the late Mr.. Jay Gould,
and on board OF which his son George
Gouid and his family are living during
the facing season, not only for comfort
and enjoyment, but more particularly to
watch the doings of his yacht, the Vigil
LIANT. in British waters.
In the letter req uest to visit and view
ene Atalenta was preferred. and cordial
insasaIeon to come on board to tea was
received in reply.
Eunctually at ten O'Clock the steam
launch of the ATLANTA, with her smart
crew dressed in their white duck uni
FORMS came alongside the landing pier.
l stepped on board and, with the words,
Let go for'ard" from the coxswain, we
started TO make our way to the yacht.
Passing by yachts of4al1 kinds and de-
serlptions. from mighty schooners, cut
GERS and steam yachts down to smart
little yawls and steam launches, the lat
Ter flying here and there like the hanson
cabs of London, We were, in a few min
utes alongside the floating home Of the
Goulds
AS mounted thegangway and arrived
on the quarter deck I noticed Mrs. Gould
sitting aft in big steamer chair, a book
lying op in her lap, and on each side
of her, in sailor costumes, two little
lads, Kingdom and Jay, her sons. Mrs.
Gould looked very charming as she rose
to greet me, her mobile face and dark
eyes and hair being set off to advantage
by her white yachting cap, with its gold
lettered ribbon browning her ebon tress-
es. Her dress. a smart red linen yacht
ing one, matching the cap ribbon, con-
sisted of a midday jacket, opening over
black silk blouse, with the private
yacht flag EN- broidered on it, and being
finished with vest of white and red
military braid. The skirt, cut very
plain, matched the jacket, and was a
good two inches off the deck, after the
fashion of the smart river dresses this
season,
The first thing that struck me was
the book she held in her hand. Instead
of being the Heavenly Twins" Yellow
Aster." or other books of that like, it
turned out to be a book of fairy lego nis.
with which she had been entertaining
what it is easy to noJice are the pride Of
her life, her children.
After warm welcome from Mrs.
Gould L asked her if she would show me
round the Atalanta, which yacht, by
lfhe way, has been completely renovated
and oyerhauled since Mr.. Gould bought
the Vlgilant and decided to bring her and
the Atalanta to England
Leading the way from the main deck
TO the port side, Mrs. Gould took me into
the library and deck saloon, all in
mahogany, richly carved, tapestry and
yachting views. Rows upon rows of
handsomely bound books, the works of
standard authors, filled the book cases.
while newspapers and magazines Law
around upon the tables. Through the
portieres we decended the companionway
into the main saloon, lofty aud capa-
cious cabin, inlaid with oak, richly
carved ceiling, and a dado of teak around
the sides, the panels being bordered with
rope moulding, and the panelling being
carved into groups of seaweed, shells, and
other specimens of marine life.
At the after end OF the saloon a hand
some piano is built into the buIkhead,
with big G in seaweed carved in the
front, inside of which is seated big
blue jay, significant of the initials of the
former owner and father of the present
one. Above the piano is handsome
clock, designed by the we'll known firm
OF Tiffany. Encircled by broad silver
band of anchors and seashells, the face
OF the clock is in dead gold, with the fig
ures of the hours done in the same metal,
but bright and shaped like anchors, the
hour and minute hands being of the
same design. While Mrs Gould was
called on deck II took cursory glance
at the silver, glass and chinaware on the
table, which the steward vas laying for
lunch, and noticed they were all designs