Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-28
AMONG THE MILLIoNAIREs
Democrat Reporter Views Their Do.
mains on the Banks of the Hudson.

The millionaire is in full bloom here,
the yacht races and the fine sea wealth
er having brought him out in his full
summer development, showing him in
all his power, his splendor as well as
ugllness in striking contrast to the
blessings and virtues of comparative
povety. The fast auto is a common
sight here and if there is anything that
presents a more forbidding appearance
than a fast auto party going at full
speed, it has not been seen here.
Imagine party Of ladies and gentle
men wearing most hideous goggles, en-
veloped in wrappers that conceal all
idea of form and grace and sometimes
but for the poke hats that signify the
gentler race of humans, flashing by
in whirHng, jolting noisy wagon
with cylinder shaped baskets at each
corner of the vehicle, all this flying
past in cloud of dust and a picture
that is common here is conceived.
Notwithstanding that every corner and
conspicuous place is placarded with
warnings of the consequences of vio-
lating the law these automobile parties
appear perfectly oblivious Of them.
Every day they parade on Broadway
and it seems to be the rule to break the
law. They stop for nothing and EVIL
IDENTIFY they care for nobody. Only
mil1ionafres ride in autos here and
there are millionaires and millionaires
on every hand. Their domains, eN-
cept one, are open to the public. That
is Graves's the wallpaper man.
Though the home of Miss Helen
Gould has been written of more than
any other estate hereabouts. except
probably that of John d. Rockefeller,
one can form only a small idea of it's
beauty or area from, reading it. 1t
extends from the Hudson river front
for miles backward, but that portion
between the river and the principal
thoroughfare Of the town, Broadway,
is where public interest Is conferred.
There is situated Miss Gould's mag
nifcent home "Lynhurst," her beauti-
full acres of greenhouses and gardens,
stables, diaries, kennels and memories.
There are horses for the. poultry boy
to go to town and horses to come back.
Horses for the footman, horses for
show, horse pensioners and horses that
will some day be pensioned and taken
better care OF than many human.
The kennels are famous and the gar
dens and greenhouses are said to be
above comparison. Admirers of flor
ticulture would pass days in raptures
at the glories OF the gardeners science
as seen in this splendid spot. The re-
sponsibility for the floral beauty Of
"Lynwood" rests on one mans shout
ders, and he has a staff of fifty-four
men. The architecture of the green
houses alone rfvets ones attention so
long that on awakening he concludes
he has been speI1bound
The winding walks and driveways
lead from two ivied stone wall en-
frances and as the visitor drives
through them a force Of men are pass
ed on either side removing the impress
sion of the carriage wheels with
rakes SO that the driveways are al
ways fresh and neat looking. Four
tall spires rise above the trees and
soon the marble exterior of the house
is seen. In front something conicai
shaped and glistening like crystal in
the sun attracts the attention. This
turns out to be a thirteen-inch shell
presented to Miss Gould by the sail
ors who survived the Spanish war.
10th as we are to leave the beauti-
full scene presented from the house.
the interior amazes one in it's simple
splendor. To take the Democrat read
ers through the house would require
a long letter: moreover there are other
places to tell about. The river, is con-
nected to the house by long iron
bridge which takes one to Miss Gould's
private dock where her yacht and
launch are anchored when she is here.
Before leaving, however one should
walk through the groves where can
be seen trees and plants from all parts
of the world and conspicuous among
them, at least to me, were the black
thorn and the whitethorn or ssskee-
awry." The grounds are open to the
public except ON Sundays and the
camera fiend can actually revel in the
sight of natural as well as artificial
beauty. Miss Gould's charity is well
known. She maintains a home called
woody Crest" where a large number
of old men and women are cared for.
Another place known as Robins
Nest" for crippled children, hospi-
tai, a baseball club called after her
home, "Lynhurst," football team,
two club houses for boys, a sewing
school and school of housekeeping
Wednesday evening Miss Could re-
turned from Roxbury where she had
been visiting friends. A large party,
mostly women, accompanied her and
the food partaken of on that occasion
was prepared by the pupils of her
cooking school.
Conspicuous among "Lynhurst's s"
neighbors is "Sunnyside," the home of
Washington Irving. In beauty 1t can
not be compared to Miss Gould's
place. It is enveIoped in trees and ivy
and has been somewhat modernized,
but it's hospitality is not a whit less
An obliging gardener is always ready
to lay aside his rake or hoe and show
you over the place. The approach is
through a long, steep lane on both
sides Of which run babbling brooks
that gave to its former master the
music that have made his writings
famous. A mile further down the riv-
er is the home Of the "Cosmopolitan''
and a mile further UP the automobile
factory owned by John Brisben Walk
err the owner Of the Cosmopolitan also
One can see Ardsley Casino, the
scene of a. mysterious murder recently
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