The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-11
GOULD'S YACHT
is NOW THE MOST
PALAT|AL Of ALL
Enancier Ransacks Ancient
Palaces and Adds to Gorg-
d eousnsss of Craft.
eosTs HIM 100000.
Yacht Sails for Jacksonville to
I Take Gould Family and
Friends on Cruise.
COSTS HIM 100000.

II ore OF those o.d-tme gaikwars
rajahs or nawabs could have stepped
out Of an Arabian Nights tale an,
boarded George ]. Goulds ATLANTA n.
she sailed from Hoboken to-day with
her new fittings and trapplngs hi,
bleary ghost would have turned chucka-
wallah green at the glimpse Of such
luxury as the ancient East never
dreamed Of.
For ale second time within two years
this gorgeous yacht has been retitted-
this last time at an expense of $1,000
Louis XIV. had a few tasty drawing
rooms In the Louvre. but compared with
the ewly-appointed drawing room on
this palatal yacht said apartments In
the Louvre frame up like Cherry street
attlcs.
Costl. Draperies
Not satisfied with rose colored marble
a. the predominant feature Of decora-
ton In drawlng-rool and mushroom,
Mr.. Gould has had the walls hung
With ancient tapestries that cost about
81 stitch. Then there has been a
little dainty inlayng here and there
that would cause a Russian grand
duke who had been administering the
Cars finances 10 gasp and gasp again
There are chairs with spindle legs
and backs that are worth their We Sht
Id ISL silver and there are dlvans
strewn with Persian saddle bags that
would ransom whole flock OF kid
mapped khans. The electrollers are
flIgreed with precious metals and
there are Oriental lamps studded with
minerals Of great price.
When Amzi l.. Barber built this SPLEEN
dii IL me yacht six years ago and
spent ABOUT 81 100000 in the building he
called it the Lorena, and the name Lo.
rena became SYNONYMOUS OF the most
paIatial thing In pleasure craft that the
world had YER seen. Also she was the
fastest yacht atloat. Her interior A.. |
tlngs were pronounced by kings and |
dukes as exquiSitely elegant,
But when George j. Gould bought the |
Lorena from Mr.. Barber and renamed |
her the Atalanta. Mrs. Gould sighed and |
said that the interior was altogether too |
simple and really not in keeping with !
the grace and magnificence OF the yacht .
itself.
Gorgeous Living Apartments.
II It was necessary to spend $500, 900 |
on the engines and half million on |
the hull, at least a million or SO .
should be spent on the living apart
ments.
After yachting about the globe and |
getting opinions tom famous decora-
tors Of many cophtries. the Goulds set |
TO work to turn the Atalanta into the |
real thing in the winter of 1905. The
galleries and palaces OF the Continent
were ransacked for costly paintings
and statuary. Then the rose colored |
marble was dug out OF some broken |
down kings palace and put into the ,
drawing room. The bedrooms were
decorated In the Georgian and Louis .
XVI. style, and then some. When Mr.,
Gould got the bill for this 1t ate up a
neck or so of coupons.
Mrs. Gould was quite satisfied with
the new fittings for few months.
Then she began TO tire o. them, There
was something lacking. Somewhere In
Europe, Asia or Africa she saw some
thing that had It little on the At
lanta's drawing rooms, eating rooms,
baths bedrooms, etc.
All Done Over Again.
so few months ago the Atlanta hove
to and an army Of workmen went
through lire interior with the thorough
ness Of a Black Hand gar. revamplng
an Avenue A tenement. The dra
toom was enlarged the dining room
was shifted aft. the staterooms were
shunted down another alley. and various
other apartments revised. When all was
completed the bill was 100000 and
Mrs. Gould was vastly pleased
The renovated ATLANTA sailed from
l.. oxen to day w,tn only Cap. Todd
and crew on board. No stop will he
made until they arrive at JacksonvIIe
Florida, where Mr.. and Mrs. Gould
Marjorie and Jay ouId and party
Of friends Will embark for a crniss
along the Spanish Main and amone
the Bahamas and West Indies Thee
Atalanta Will return to this city in ,irne
TO leave for London. where the Goi,ids
have taken a house for the season
The Gould yacht was built al Let,h.
y 800 feet over all, 253 feet on the water
line. % feet Q inches beam and rsn
spin out twenty knots. She has a con.
tinupus promenade deck over the whole
Of the vessel 10 within twenty feet OF