Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-31

whiteness, unmarked by any gleam of
gold. At the rare moments when she
her own aeen faee Is
Her friends wish she smiled oftener. for
hers is gravity beyond her years. she
Is the ssag1s aaa
ness.
Modesty is her most marked character
penalty Of wealth. ut is a positive pain
to me to see my name in print" she writes,
and, singularly enough, Miss Gould means
Miss Gould's Many Gifts.
She is not Pharisaical. Her magnificent
gift Of 100000 to the government for war
purposes was made under pledge Of secrecy
by the intermediates, and 1t was a matter
Of genuine regret that It was made public.
- Miss Gould donated $4,000 to the New
York University Law school, She gave
Christ at Chautauqua IL monument OF
her benevolence, she havin 6. given the
large sum necessary to complete 1t. She
contributors to the fund for thevictims Of
the st. Louis tornado. She has founded a
scholarship at Wellesley and another at
gave 10000 to the University Of New York
~, A contribution Of s25o; 900 1 was made to h the
fGss .ss name IT the
secret. It is believed that this was the
gift Of Miss Helen Gould.
She built a memorial church upon the
bury, N. Y: At Woody Crest. near Lynd-
hurst, her home at 1rvington-on-the-Hu Hud-
son. is the favorite form her benevolence
has taken. home for the children OF the
poor. Her personal supervision Of this
homo Miss Gould styles her recreation"
She was the devoted nurse and insepa.
rable companion Of her invalid mother, and
it was q heavy blow when the sad parting
came. The love between her father and
herself was mingling Of filial affection
Sis, SIS his pupil in the science Of business. the
chosen companion Of his leisure hours. his
fayorite child. He was her ideal and idol.
university in order that she might have a
better grasp of the details Of business. She
has managed the affairs Of the vast estate
the Of her
brother, Frank Jay Gould, who resembles
his father more than do any of his sons.
ss has Ser Or
Ferten esn "a ana HoGS Potted Plant associations.
hoaFh aasy aclns sseh fhe oaSy that
wealthy young women find necessary to
their happiness.
No Time for Society.
For Helen Gould will have none Of So
ciety. Its closely guarded doors would
have swung back for her long ago had she
knocked upon them or even shown that
she was aware that aught existed for her
behind. them. But the multi-milli0nairess
lives as though society were not.
"I do not dislike society," she says. II
am simply too busy for it.
AS modesty is the keynote to her char
acter, SO simplicity IS the keynote Of her
Her hats are always small and OF the
t0Que and turban variety.
It was noticed that when she attended
the recent Moody meetings. which she did
| had worn year before This. 1t was ar
gued, was a remarkable indifference to ex-
ternals in a young woman worth s2o. .ooo 600.
Gould's wealth of affection centers. He is
| the being whom she loves best on earth.
! It Is whispered among those who know her
brother and her deep interest in his edu-
| cation and the development of his business
tastes have precluded any thought Of mar
completed. He has developed business
tastes entirely to his sisters satisfaction.
In December he will have reached his
Of her loving guardianship. Win Miss
Gould consider marriage then? II so, what
manner Of suitor would please her? good
natured gossips are asking; and one was
riage was an occupation the lack Of which
she deplored. Miss Gould's answer was q
| smile. She is well nigh as sphinxlike in
matters Of personal concern as was her
father.
Those who know her best are sure tina,
! the suitor who shall awaken this sleeping
recall with what earnestness she has often
been heard to say, ''There is a well done
in the next world II not in this. for the
eher man the
horizon he would attract at least the ad.
tSa pon ey ay .srey
long way toward the goal Of successful
IL Delaware county lives a s,year-eld
named Helen Gould Church. She is the
| granddaughter of S. B. Champion and the
namesake of Helen Gould. Every birthday
substantial gift from the elder to the
a visit or gift from Miss Gould brings
Miss Gould's fondness for children is
| little short Of a mania.
She has well nigh passion for flowers.
among the largest and finest in the world.
Bowling is her favorite sport. She is an
expert at rolling the balls. Her score never
she shs and Mrs. Edwin Gould taking Ions
| spins on the country roads along the Hud-
son. But she abhors bloomers.
Kindness to . Teamstef.
A teamster stood idly at the curb Of the
Gould mansion on Fifth avenue one morn
ing. The reins were thrown loosely over
| his arm and he was staring at the famous
house in frank curiosity. He was brawny,
| honest-faced lad. The young mistress OF
| the mansion watched him with amusemen:
| from the other side Of the mesh Of lace
| yelling the windows. Plainly he would like
| to see the much-talked-of mistress Of the
| house. The horses gave restive movement
| that jerked the teamster to the pavement
| His head struck the curb with cruel force
| The mistress Of $40, 700 900 did not wait to
summon servant. She ran to closet
1 where was camphor bottle. flung oper
/ the great doors of the mansion, and was
/ the first to reach the man. She drew his
wounded head upon her lap and the man
whose skull had been cracked by the force
| Of the fall, died looking into the face OF
| the mistress Of the Gould mansion.
It is well known that Count Boniface DE-
Castellane paid court to Helen Gould unit
/ she ignored his attentions, when he be.
slowed them upon her younger. palmer
/ and more appreciative sister, who became
| his wife. Society, to whom Helen Goul6
/ will always be impenetrable. and the deed.
l Of Helen Gould inscrutable, marveled a.
/ this ''rich nobody's" refusal Of an alliance
with the descendent of Crusader. II