Upstairs Downstairs in Gilded Age America
byMillionaires of the Gilded Age looked to Europeans–or more specifically, the British–for cues on how to recreate the leisured life in America, copying them…
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The Fifth Avenue Easter Parade (and a little news)
byAs early as 1869 the Sunday parade of fashion on Fifth Avenue had become a feature of New York life. The Easter Parade still…
New Book: Lily, Duchess of Marlborough (1854–1909): A Portrait with Husbands
byLily Price Hamersley became, with her 1888 marriage to the eighth Duke of Marlborough, the highest-ranking peeress in England and the first American duchess…