To Marry an English Lord
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Claridge’s, London, 102, 277
Claude Lorrain, 126
Cleopatra, Minnie Paget costumed as, 257, 282, 365
Cleveland, Frances, 80
Cleveland, Grover, 179
Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, 128, 129, 277, 322
Clothes, 70–71
Americans’ instinctive understanding of, 68–69, 98, 303
and arctic temperatures of English country houses, 189, 190
cost of season’s wardrobe, 71
for costume balls, 57, 58, 59, 59, 60, 60, 144–45, 145, 221, 257, 257, 266, 267, 282, 252, 283
daily costume changes, 232–33
Edward as trend-setter in, 300–301, 300, 301
for Newport season, 143
as obstacle to romantic activities, 255
from Paris, stored before wearing, 9
for pregnant women, 209, 257, 282
for presentation at court, 304, 305
from Prince of Wales’s tailor, 234
for royal visits, 289
wedding dresses, 46
Worth hallmarks in, 256–57
Clubs, see Gentlemen’s clubs
Coaching:
livery in, 53, 53
in Newport, 142, 161
replaced by automobile driving, 225
Sporting Men’s interest in, 34–35
with wife vs. mistress, 240
Cody, Buffalo Bill, 124, 137
Colgate, Cora (later Countess ofStrafFord), 76, 167, 279, 281, 327
Colgate, Samuel, 76
Collector type of Wall Street Father, 150–51
Collier, Priee, 194, 199, 222, 225
Colonna, Prince of Italy, 163
Comstock Lode, 124, 264, 285
Connaught, Duke and Duchess of, 287, 307
Connaught Place, London, 362
Connoisseurship, 54
Conservative party (Tories), 110, 202, 208
Continental titles:
American heiresses in quest of, 163
proliferation of, 23
Coombc Abbey, West Midlands, 296
Cooper, Sir George, 231, 275, 349, 363
Cooper, Lady Marry Emma (née Smith), 79, 230–31, 275, 349, 363
Coquelin, 285
Corbin, Daniel, 76
Corbin, Louise (later Countess of Orfbrcl), 76, 200–201, 200, 328, 361
Cork and Orrery, Josephine, Countess of (née Hale), 336, 361
Cork and Orrery, Robert Boyle, 11th Earl of, 336, 361
Cornwallis-West, George, 214, 272–73, 272, 363, 364
Cornwallis-West, Jennie, see Churchill, Lady Jennie
Cornwallis-West, Patsy, 272, 279
Coronets, 94
simultaneously donned by peeresses at
coronation, 278–79, 279
Corporation of the City of London, 201 Corrupt Practices Act, 203
Costume balls:
for Alva’s houscwarming, 55–61, 58, 59, 60, 61, 267
of Bradley Martins, 266–67, 266
at Devonshire House, 22/, 267, 282, 282, 283, 338
with historical motifs, 257, 257, 282, 2
Louis fixation and, 144–45, 145
Servants’ Ball, 264–65, 284
Worth’s dresses for, 257, 365
Cotes, Sara, 238
Countesses, 22
Country houses, English:
American brides brought to, 183–86, 184, 185
arctic temperatures in, 189, 190
boredom of life in, 191
furnished with Old Work! trappings, 230–31
great distances traversed in, 190
of heiresses, open to public, 322
imperturbable, centuries-old routines in, 191–94, 221–22
Louis fixation transported to, 229–30
no modern bathrooms in, 189–90
operating expenses of, 108–9
plumbing brought up to American standards in, 226, 227
redone by American brides, 226–31
release of American brides from, 197
servants in, 191–94, 198–99, 221–25
Country-house visits, royal, 284, 288–99
assigning of rooms in, 292
children coached tor, 295
costumes required for, 289
dinners during, 295–96
expense of, 289
guest lists for, 288
hostesses’ duties during, 295–97
King’s self-invitation to, 288
menu planning for, 292
rapid building and rcdecoration programs before, 288
royal likes and dislikes in, 297–99
Country life, in European aristocratic sense, 143
“County:”
American brides introduced to, 186–89
eccentricities of, 187
Court:
Parisian, 30, 226
presentation at, 16, 304–5, 305
of Victoria, terminal dullness of, 84–85, 268
Courtiers, rating as mates, 113
Court of St. James:
first U. S. ambassador to, 274
ressembled by home of pretender, 138
Courtship, cattle-drive approach to, 93–94
Cousins, who married American heiresses, 343
Coventry, 9th Earl of, 313
Coventry, Hon. Charles, 332, 355
Coventry, Hon. Mrs. Charles (née Lily White-house), 79, 226, 332, 355
Coventry, Hon. Henry, 332, 338
Coventry, Hon. Mrs. Henry (née Edith Kip; formerly Mrs. Richard McCrccry), 332, 338, 363
Cowes, 35, 38, 38, 87, 102, 273, 294
Cradle, ducal, 213
Craven, Cornelia, Countess of (née Martin), 78, 90, 140, 141, 167, 175, 225, 226, 266, 266, 270, 341, 341, 362
in afternoon dress, 233
“Dream Garden” of, 229
Craven, William Craven, 4th Earl of, 141, 225, 296, 341,.341
Crewe House, London, 362
Crinolines, 257
Crossways, Newport, 172
Crowns, 269
tiaras reset as copies of, 293 see also
Coronets Cullinan diamond, 290
Culme-Seymour, Sir Michael, 215–16
Cunard, Sir Bache, 165, 325
Cunard, Ernest, 309
Cunard, Mrs. Ernest (formerly Mrs. Edward Padelford), 309
Cunard, Lady Maud (née Burke), 76, 165, 187, 187, 325
London residences of, 361, 363
Curiosity, friendly vs. rudely intrusive, 88
Curragh, 113
Curtsying, at court, 305
Curzon, Hon. Alexandra Naldera, 213, 217
Curzon, Hon. Cynthia Blanche, 213 Curzon, George (later 1st Baron, then 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston), 107–18, 107, 108, 112, 114, 123, 165, 179, 184–85, 206, 208, 217, 229, 270, 280, 309, 340, 361, 364
Americans disdained by, 114
education and intelligence of, 107, 110–11, 215
engagement of, 115–18
foreign travels of, 111, 115, 7/5, 117
political career of, 205–8
second marriage of, 350
smitten at first sight of Leiter, 111–14
viceroyship as goal of, 111, 207
Curzon, Lady Grace (formerly Mrs. Duggan), 350
Curzon, Lady Mary (née Leiter) 71, 77, 80–83, 81, 111–18,’ 117, 165, 167, 179, 195, 206, 213, 217, 226, 241, 241, 282, 309, 309, 340, 350, 364
brought to husband’s ancestral home, 184–85
coronation and, 278, 280, 280
Curzon smitten at first sight of, 111–14
engagement of, 115–18
in-law troubles of, 194, 194, 195–96
London residence of, 361
Prince of Wales’s dance with, 111
servant problems of, 198, 199
as stoical political wife, 205–7, 208
as vicereine of India, 207, 280
Curzon, Hon. Mary Irene, 213
Curzon, Sir Nathaniel, 110
Curzon Stree
t, London, 362
Gust, Harry, 259
Custom of the Country, The (Wharton), 68
“Cut direct,” 10
Cuyler, May (later Lady Grey-Egerton), 233, 328
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Daily Sketch (London), 212
Daisy Miller: A Study (James), 96–97, 96
Daisy of Pless, Princess, 100, 101, 279, 362
Damrosch, Walter, 176, 178
Dances:
of Knickerbockers, 9 see also Balls; Costume balls
Davis, Florence (Flora), see Dufferin and Ava, Florence, Marchioness of
Davis, John H., 76
Dawes, Kathleen (later Duchess of Manchester), 350
Deacon, Gladys (later Duchess of Marlborough), 312, 350, 353
Debrett’s Peerage, 296
débuts, 36, 172
of Knickerbocker girls, 9
of New Heiresses, 302, 303
Decanters, slid not lifted, 127
Decies, Lady Elizabeth (née Drexel; formerly Mrs. Harry Lehr), 75, 143, 350
Decies, Lady Helen Vivien (Vivien) (née Gould), 77, 90, 334, 334, 350
Leixlip Castle made properly old-looking by, 227
Decies, John Beresford, 5th Baron, 227, 334, 350
Deerhurst, George Conventry, Viscount, 313, 324, 365
Deerhurst, Virginia, Viscountess (née Bonynge), 76, 246–47, 298, 308, 313, 324, 324, 365
Delmonico’s, New York City, 133, 133
Demimonde:
Consuelo Marlborough’s discovery of, 240
makeup reserved for, 189
Derby (horse race), 17, 25, 295, 296, 319
Derby (town), 184–85
Devonshire, Duchess of, 283
Devonshire, Duke of, 88, 251, 252, 365
costumed as Charles V, 283
Devonshire House, London, 283, 291, 365
ball at, 227, 267, 282, 282, 283, 338
Diamond Jubilee, 207, 282
Diana, Princess of Wales, 132, 132, 210
Dinner jackets, 301
Dinners:
for canine guests, 264
cigarettes rolled in $100
bills at, 343
given regardless of guest’s death, 365
gloves not worn by gentlemen at, 154
guest placement at, 295–96
lining up in order of rank to go in to, 228, 228
menu cards and course selection in, 292
social calls after, 8
Sporting Men’s competition in hosting of, 35
and standard of great house, 187 “turning the table” during, 296
as venue tor exertion of social dominance, 220–21
Divorce, 315–16
in America vs. England, 311–12
Aylesford scandal and, 127–30
Prince of Wales as witness at, 18
of Vanderbilts, 152, 155–56, 164, 168, 244, 311, 312
Dogs:
dinner part)’ for, 264
imported from England, 105
treated better than American heiresses, 183
Dolan, Marie Elizabeth (later Mrs. Sydney Paget), 328, 332
Dollar Princess, The (Edwardes), 238, 238
Dollarprinzessin, Die, 238
Donnelly, Frances (later Lady Ashburton), 328–29, 343
Donoughmore, Elena, Countess of (née Grace), 77, 167, 245, 309, 309, 310, 334, 360, 362
Donoughmore, Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of, 309, 334
Doors:
costume too big to fit through, 267
green baise, 222–23
Dorchester House, London, 285, 286, 302, 310, 364
Dove, Laura (later Mrs. John Blanchard; Mrs. George Duncan), 329
Draft riots (1863), 35
Drago, Prince del, 264
Drawing Rooms, 304–5, 305
Drexel Anthony, 76, 90, 277, 363 ,
Drexel Mrs. Anthony, 310 .
Drexel Anthony, Jr.,’150, 150, 317,
Drexel Elizabeth (later Mrs. Henry Lehr; Lady Decies), 75, 143, 350 , Drexel Mrs. John R., 264
Drexel Margaretta, see Winchilsea and Nottingham, Margaretta, Countess of Drexel, Morgan, 75
Duchcnc, Achille, 227
Duchesses, 22, 169
Dudley, Earl of, 24, 307
Dudley, Helen (later Hon. Mrs. Amyas Northcote), 329, 332
Dudley House, London, 364
Duer, Katharine, 178 Durferin and Ava, Florence (Flora), Marchioness of (née Davis; formerly Lady Temple-Blackwood), 76, 111, 270, 277, 328, 328, 361
Durferin and Ava, Terence Templc-Blackwoocl, 2nd Marquess of. 111, 328, 342
Duggan, Grace (later Lady Curzon), 350
Dukes, 22
Duncan, Sir Frederick, 344
Duncan, Lady Helen (née Pfizer), 78, 344
Duncan, Laura (née Dove; formerly Mrs. John Blanchard), 329
Dupplin, Lord, 95
Durbar, in honor of Edward’s coronation, 280, 280
Duveen, Joseph, 139, 151, 231, 231
E
Eames, Frances (later Mrs. Alexander Gordon-Cumming), 330, 332
Earls, 22
coronets of, 94
Easter Parade, 264
Easton Lodge, 116, 253, 254
Easton Neston, Northamptonshire, 237, 2,?7, 288
medievalization of, 227
new plumbing installed at, 226
Eaton, 291
Eaton Square, London, 362
Ebury, Lady Florence (née Padelfbrd; formerly
Hon. Mrs. Robert Grosvenor), 309, 344
Ebury, Robert Grosvenor, 3rd Baron, 309, 344
Eccentricities:
in County neighbors, 187
in in-laws, 195
Edison, Thomas Alva, 136
Education:
of American Aristocrats, 148–49
children sent to America for, 217
of English children, 214—15
English vs. American attitudes toward, 105
in household matters, 197
of Self-Made Girls, 67
Edward, Prince of England (Black Prince), Arthur
Paget costumed as, 47, 282
Edward VII, King of England (formerly Albert Edward, Prince of Wales), 15–21, 23, 24, 38, 42, 43, 44, 69, 83, 88, 89, 92, 94, 113, 116, 204, 243, 246, 250, 25.?, 269, 270, 274, 294, 295, 297
American heiresses taken under wing by, 82–88
American women admired by, 3, 37
amorous intrigues of, 68, 72–73, 237, 251, 252, 253, 254, 258, 263
ascension to throne, 263, 268–69
Aylesford scandal and, 127, 130, 259
badge of, 23
“Bertie” as nickname of, 15
boredom as biggest problem of, 86
clad in little girl’s dress, 20
coronation of, 269, 276–81, 279, 281
costumed as Grand Master of Order of St. John of Jerusalem, 283
costumed as Lord of the Isles, 18
country houses visited by, 241, 284, 288–99, 299; see also Country-house visits, royal
death of, 251, 310, 319
deprived of serious pursuits, 18
at Derby, 295, 319
durbar held in honor of, 280, 280
entertaining, as challenge, 284–85
fashionable set entertained by, 16–17
fashion consciousness of, 300–301, 300, 301
father’s death and, 15–16
favor of, as goal of London hostesses, 287
funeral of, 310, 319
gentlemen’s club founded by, 86
as godfather, 216–17
as “greatest show on earth,” 83
increased girth of, 37, 83, 299
on infamy of Gordon-Gumming, 243
infuriated by Marlboroughs’estrangement, 312
Jennie’s engagement endorsed by, 39
Jennie’s second marriage and, 273 “Jumbo” as nickname of, 83
learning to recognize letter “W,” 20
likes and dislikes of, 297–99
London residence of, 16, 77, 103, 364
marriage of, 16
Mary Leiter’s dance with, 82–83, 111
masters of purposeful leisure emulated by, 18
Minnie Stevens paid visits by, 46–47
mistress summoned to deathbed of, 251
Mordaunt scandal and, 18
New York City visited by (1860), 1–3, 1, 2, 3
novelty enjoyed by, 284, 297
presentation at court of, 305, 305
reared to be exemplar of modern monarch, 20–21
sacrificial lambs of, 95
sailor suit popularized by, 21
snubbed by Sargent, 248, 249
staff of, 289
tailor of, 234
tiara-less lady scolded by, 293
titles awarded by, 275
Tranby Croft scandal and, 241, 242, 242
trends set by, 83, 300, 301
weddings attended by, 306–7
yachting as way to heart of, 102, 103
Edward VIII, King of England, 85
Edwardes, George, 238
Egmont, Augustus Perceval, 8th Earl of, 337
Egmont, Kate, Countess of (née Howell), 337
Elcho, Lord and Lady, 254
Elena, Queen of Italy, 293
Eliot, Hon. Montague (later 8th Earl of St. Germans), 309, 310, 319, 345
Eliot, Hon. Mrs. Montague (née Helen Post; later Countess of St. Germans), 302, 307–10, 345
Eliott, Sir Arthur, 325
Eliott, Lady Lilla (née Burbank), 325
Eliott, Maud Howe, 142
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 128, 257, 282
Marietta Stevens costumed as 30, 60
Ellison, Patricia (later Lady Ross), 330
Elms, Newport, 144, 145, 164
Ely, Jane, 204
Endicott, Mary (later Hon. Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain), 249, 330, 330, 365
English aristocrats, 20
Americans’ Anglophobia toward, 37
bills seldom paid promptly by, 227
business world entered by, 318
emulated by Prince of Wales, 18
financial plight of, 104, 105–6, 125
good works popular with, 246
heiress-hunting journeys of, 123–37
peerage and, 22, 23
rulers served by, 84–85
unemployment of, 104–5
Victoria’s disdain for, 17
English girls:
as alien creatures to American brides, 186–89
English style of good looks in, 98, 101
no competition for American heiresses, 94, 98–101
restrictions on activities of, 66
English heiresses:
Daisy Warwick as exemplar of, 116
scarcity of, 106
English heiress-hunters, 123–37
American journeys of, 134—35
Blandford as exemplar of, 125–33
sporting Englishmen as predecessors of, 123–24
English husbands:
American husbands vs., 199, 200
brides brought to ancestral homes of, 183–86, 184, 185