Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
THE PLEASURE OF WEALTH
Miss Helen Gould is Prisoner to
 Prosperity.

St. Louis May 14-On her denar- ture for Buffalo recently Miss Helen Miller Gould took the same precal1. lions to protect herself from the pub. hc gaze that have marked her move ments since her arrival in St. Louis. Miss Gould will attend convention of the Young Mems Christian associa- ton i'll Buffalo and is expected to re- turn next Monday, when she will take suite at the Buckingham club, Since her arrival in the Worlds Fair city Miss Gould's friends and servants have taken care to protect her from the curious, from callers III search of pe- cuniary assistance and from camera hends.s Through force of circum, stances, though she is the richest ln- married woman in the United States, Helen Gould has been compelled in sheer self defense to deny herself the little liberties and the freedom that the humblest working girl in the coun- try enjoys. Many persons unknown to her have called at the Washington ho- tel to see her. They have seen her secretary. Few have seen Miss Gould.
 In every mail there are hundreds of letters from persons who have all kinds of schemes that they wish to bring to the attention Of the heiress. Portraits of her are scarce, for. her sta ton ill life eompels her to deny her. self Ihee pleasure of sitting often She is never photographed with those with whom she is associated, for ob- yious reasons. There are many group pictures Of the board of lady managers of the exposition, but Miss GouId's likeness is conspicuous by it's absence. She says it would never do to have her z R,,, .Il l. q the many cranks.
 Visitors to the Women's building at the Worlds Fair may see Miss Gould ill the reception room or in the hall- ways. but so little concerning her per sonal appearance is known to the pub lie at large that she generally es- capes the scrutinizing gaze Of tile GU. rious.
 Miss Gould goes to and. fro ina clos, ed automobile. with curtains partly drawn and few persons have been able to catch a glimpse of it's occupant. Af- ter the meetings of the board of lady managers Miss Gould is the last per- son to leave the building. Miss Gould and her friends wait until the lOiter- CTS have grown tired and then she en- ters her motor brougham and is driv- en to the hotel Although she has fre- quently met her friends in the parlors of the Washington she is rarely seen in the more public parts of the hotel. She has often retired to her room ear Her than she wished to because of the stares of guests unknown to her.
 When out walking she always is Accompanied by a man servant whose duty is to protect his mistress from camera fiends. Few camerists have succeeded in getting snap shots. Her most intimate friends regard her mod estv as her most remarkable quality. Miss Gould dislikes notoriety, or rather publicity. and she, has 10 de sire to be lionized or ido1ized. She has horror of being conspicuous: On opening day she went to the Worlds Fair grounds with five companions. All were dressed alike. and the public was baffied to know which was Miss Gould. This is an indication of the extremes to which she VIII go 10 avoid the stares of the public.