To Marry an English Lord
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domestic importance of, 199–200
former hostesses of, displaced by American brides, 220–21
obliging, during extramarital affairs, 254
rating of potential mates, 112–13
unsolicitous toward wives, 196
wives’ involvement in lives of, 200–208
English wives:
domestic duties of, 199–200
public role acceptable for, 200–201
Entail, 23, 209
Episcopalians, socialites as, 119
Essex, Adele, Countess of (née Grant), 179, 335, 335, 363
Essex, George Capell, 7th Earl of, 179, 335
Etiquette:
calling-card protocol, 56
for demimonde, 240
for dinner conversation, 296
for driving with mistress, 240
for eating oatmeal, 191
for girls’ behavior at balls, 92, 165
for King and Queen’s entry into room, 295
for menu cards and course selection, 292
for passing the port, 127
plutocrats’ passion for, 143–46
for receiving letters from mistresses, 259
for smoking, 239
for tipping, 81
for waltzes, 117
Eton, 215, 277
Eugenie, Empress of France, 30, 256
Euterpe, 282
Exclusivity Game, 143–47
passion for etiquette in, 143–46
prescribed costumes and, 143
Extramarital affairs, 250–59, 311
being an obliging mate during, 254
carried on at afternoon tea, 255–58
at country-house parties, 292
and danger of commenting on likenesses, 254
discretion required in, 251–52
ground rules for, 251–54
helpful hostesses in, 258–59, 292
letter-writing in, 127, 259
sentimental keepsakes in, 259
single ladies ineligible for, 253
stocking nursery before embarking on, 253
tone in, set by Prince of Wales, 251
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Fabrics:
“Prince of Wales” plaid, 301
tweed, 301
in Worth dresses, 256, 256
Fairhaven, Lady Cora (née Rogers; formerly Mrs. Urban Broughton), 78, 165, 347
Falkland, Byron Falkland, 12th Viscount, 347
Falkland, Marry, Viscountess (née Reade), 346
“Family fender,” 290
Family jewels, 219
Fans, for balls, 93
Fashionable set, 17 see also Marlborough House Set
Fathers-in-law:
American brides treated unkindly by, 194, 195
titles on loan until death of, 218–19 see also In-laws
Fathers of American heiresses:
Collectors, 150–51
Silent Partners, 74–75, 75
Sporting Men, 34–35, 64, 74
Top Dollars, 76–79
Father-son duos, who married American heiresses, 347
Fellowes, Hon. Reginald, 362
Fermor-Hesketh, Lady Florence (née Breckinridge; later Lady Hesketh), 243–45, 245, 288, 324, 347
Fermor-Hesketh, Lady Florence (Flora) (née Sharon), 78, 167, 240, 243, 245, 347, 348–49, 348, 365
adapted to looser morals of aristocratic England, 236
Easton Neston medievalized by, 227
found by heiress-hunting Englishman, 124
Olde English decorating scheme of, 236
plumbing installed by, 226
in sporting attire, 232
wedding of, 119
Fermor-Hesketh, Sir Thomas, 7th Baronet, 124, 125, 236–37, 237, 347, 348, 349
bill to, 227
Fermor-Hesketh, Sir Thomas, 8th Baronet (later
Baron Hesketh), 245, 288, 324, 347
Fiction:
Buccaneers portrayed in, 46, 221–22
romantic, American heiresses as stock figures in, 238
Field, Ethel (later Countess Beatty), 76, 113, 245, 330–31, 331
Field, Marshall, 76, 76, 77, 80, 113
Fielding, Daphne, 235
Fife, Duke of, 365
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York City, 30, 30, 31
Fildes, Luke, 275
Fish, Edith (later Hon. Mrs. Hugh Northcote), 76, 331, 332
Fish, Hamilton, 76
Fish, Mamie, 145, 350
in Great Triumvirate, 264–65, 265
set straight by English butler, 265
Fish, Nicholas, 62
Fish, Stuyvesant, 172
Fitzgerald, Caroline (later Lady Fitzmaurice), 76, 331
Fitzgerald, William J., 76
Fitzmaurice, Lady Caroline (née Fitzgerald), 76, 331
Fitzmaurice, Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron, 331
Floors Castle, Roxburghshire, 112, 230, 230, 231, 247, 289, 322
Food:
devoured during royal visits, 292
royal favorites, 288 see also Breakfasts; Dinners
Footmen, 224, 255, 292, 296
paid according to height, 291
Fortunes:
English aristocrats’ travels in quest of, 123–37
exhausted in entertaining Prince of Wales, 95
of Top Dollar Fathers, 76–79 “The Four Hundred,” 12, 14, 286
Four-in-Hand Club, 35 Fourposter beds, hygenic concerns about, 227
Foxhounds, importing of, 105
Francis of Teck, Prince and Princess, 307
Franko, Nathan, 179, 316
French, Elizabeth (later Lady Cheylesmore), 247, 287, 287, 331, 365
French Riviera, 318
Frewen, Clara (née Jerome), 27, 28, 36, 37, 38, 42, 77, 119, 123, 124, 124, 308, 309, 337
London residences of, 360, 363
Frewen, Clare, 364
Frewen, Moreton, 123–24, 123, 125, 132, 136, 154, 309, 337
Frost, Evelyn (later Mrs. Philip Beresford-Hope), 309
Frost, Jane (later Lady Molesworth), 309, 331, 363
Frost, Louisa (later Hon. Mrs. William Vernon), 309, 332
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Gammel, Helen (later Mrs. Arthur Herbert), 332
Gardens, 291
based on Craven’s dream, 229
restored with heiresses’ money, 227–29
Garner, Edith (later Countess von Moltke Huitfeld), 243
Garner, Florence, see Gordon-Gumming, Lady Florence
Garner, Lita (later Marquise de Breteuil), 243
Garner, William T, 76
Garrett, Robert W, 138
Garrison, Martha (later Hon. Mrs. Charles Ramsay), 76, 333
Garrison, William, 76–77
Gentlemen:
do not smoke in lady’s presence, 239
drive with mistresses seated to their left, 240
eat their oatmeal standing up, 191
pass the port clockwise, 127
receive letters from mistresses at their clubs, 259
wear gloves to dances but not to dinners, 154
Gentlemen’s clubs, 364, 365
callers received while husbands at, 255
founded by Prince of Wales, 86
ladies forbidden to look into windows of, 196
letters from mistresses received at, 259
George V, King of England (formerly Prince of Wales), 85, 217, 277, 289, 307, 319
Germany, Imperial, 318
Gibson, Charles Dana, 135, 169, 235 Gibson, Hon. Ernest, 348
Gibson, Hon. Mrs. Ernest (née Mary Salisbury), 348
Gilded Age, 139–41
Gladstone, William, 82
Glitter and the Gold, The (Vanderbilt Balsan), 189, 219, 244
Gloves:
for balls, 93
for gentlemen, 154
Godchildren, royal, 216–17
Godmothers, social, 89–93, 95, 123
Goelet, May (daughter), see Roxburghe, May, Duchess of
Goelet, May (mo
ther) (née Wilson), 41, 41, 140, 146,’215, 267
Goelet, Ogden, 41, 77, 90
Goelet, Peter, 41
Goodwood, 25
tweed worn by Edward at, 301
Good works, of American brides, 246–47
Gordon, Mabel (later Hon. Mrs. Rowland Leigh), 77, 332, 334
Gordon, William W, 77
Gordon-Gumming, Alexander, 330, 332
Gordon-Cumming, Elma, 198, 211, 243, 305
Gordon-Gumming, Lady Florence (née Garner), 76, 163, 198, 240–43, 332–33
husband’s social banishment and, 241–42, 243
ignorant about childbearing, 211
and loose morals of aristocratic England, 243
Louis fixation transported to English countryside by, 229–30
tenants’ lot as concern of, 247
wedding-night surprise for, 209
wedding of, 242–43, 365
Gordon-Gumming, Frances (née Eames), 330, 332
Gordon-Gumming, Sir William, 80, 209, 214, 241–43, 242, 258, 332–33, 364
banished from society, 241–42, 243
mistresses of, 243
wedding of, 242–43, 365
Gordonstoun, Morayshire, 229, 229, 243
Gosford, Archibald Acheson, 5th Earl of (formerly Viscount Acheson), 310, 310, 312, 326–27
second marriage of, 350
Gosford, Beatrice, Countess of (née Claflin;
formerly Mrs. Robert P. Breese), 350
Gosford, Mildred, Countess of (née Carter), 307–10, 307, 310, 326–27, 327, 362
divorce of, 312, 350
raised as English girl, 302
Gossip:
hostesses’ duty to keep up with, 292
about Louise Mackay’s Wild West past, 298
Gould, Anna (later Countess Boni de Castellane), 163, 163, 170
Gould, George Jay, 77, 77, 90, 317
Gould, Mrs. George, 170
Gould, Helen Vivien (Vivien), see Decies, Lady Helen Vivien
Gould, Mrs. Howard, 293
Gould, Jay, 77, 163
Gould, Marjorie, 317 Gounod, Charles-Francois, 62
Grace, Elena, see Donoughmore, Elena, Countess of
Grace, Elisa (later Hon. Mrs. Hubert Beaumont), 77, 309, 309, 334–35, 350
Grace, John W., 77
Grace, Margarita (later Mrs. John Phipps), 309
Grace, Michael P., 77, 78, 150, 151, 277, 360
Grace, Olive (later Lady Greville), 77, 335
Grace, W. R., 77, 277
Grace Church, New York City, 119, 119, 175
Graham, Marion (later Mrs. Henry Knapp; Lady Bateman), 335
Gramont, Due de, 44–45
Granard, Beatrice, Countess of (née Mills), 78, 228, 303–6, 303, 342–43
Granard, Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of, 228, 303–6, 342–43
Granby, Marchioness of, 303
“Granny’s chips,” 290
Grant, Adele (later Countess of Essex), 179, 335, 335, 363
Grantlev, John Norton, 5th Baron, 239, 342
Grantley, Lady {Catherine (née McVickar), 78, 239–40, 342
Great Cumberland Place, London, 363
Great Triumvirate, 264–65, 265
Green, Amy (later Lady Home-Spiers), 336
Green-Price, Lady Clara (née Potter), 78, 345
Green-Price, Sir Robert, 345
Greffuhle, Comtesse, 71
Greville, Charles Greville, 3rd Baron, 335
Greville, Lady Olive (née Grace), 77, 335
Grey-Egerton, Lady May (née Cuyler), 233, 328
Grey-Egerton, Sir Philip, 328
Grimthorpe, Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron, 339
Grosvenor, Hon. Robert (later 3rd Baron Ebury), 309, 344
Grosvenor, Hon. Mrs. Robert (née Florence Padelford; later Lady Ebury), 309, 344
Grosvenor, Lady Sibell, 111, 114
‘ Grosvenor House, London, 82, 111, 364
Grosvenor Square, London, 102, 363
Guest, Hon. Frederick, 344
Guest, Hon. Mrs. Frederick (née Amy Phipps), 78, 90, 303, 344–45, 361
Guest lists, for royal visits, 288
Guiche, Due de, 44
Gwynne, Alice (later Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt), 59, 60
H
Hale, Josephine (later Countess of Cork and Orrery), 336, 361
“Half-high bodices,” 233
Halkett of Hanover, Hugh Halkett, Baron, 351
Halkett of Hanover, Lady Sarah (née Stokes), 79, 351
Hamilton, Margaret (later Lady Waterlow), 336, 362
Hammersley, Lilian (Lily), see Beresford, Lady Lilian
Hammersley, Louis, 77, 130
Hamstead Marshall, Berkshire, 226 Craven’s “Dream Garden” at, 229
Hanover Square, London, 363
Harcourt, Lady Elizabeth (née Motley; formerly Mrs. Thomas Ives), 82, 167, 343, 347
Harcourt, Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount, 112, 217, 325, 347
Harcourt, Mary Ethel, Viscountess (née Burns), 76, 217, 291, 325, 325, 347, 360–61
Harcourt, William Edward Harcourt, 2nd Viscount, 217
Harcourt, Sir William George, 82, 112, 200, 270, 343, 347
Hardwick, Lord, 95
Harper’s, 248, 266
Harrison, Mrs. Burton, 238
Harrow, 215
Harvard Lampoon, 73
Harvest Ball, 172
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 115
Hats, Edward’s taste in, 300, 301
Hatzfeldt, Princess, 270
Hauk, Minnie, 27, 28
Hawkins, Sir Anthony Hope, 327
Hawksmoor, Nicholas, 236, 237, 237
Hay, Lord William, 44
Haymarket, London, 363
Hearst, Randolph, 158
Hebe, 282
Heidsieck, Charles, 288
Height:
as metaphor for Vanderbilt-Marlborough wedding, 169
of servants, family’s social rank displayed by, 291
Heiresses, see American heiresses; English heiresses
Heirs:
backup younger brother for, 212
celebrations upon birth of, 212
christening of, 216–17
only males eligible as, 211–12
primogeniture and, 23, 106–7
prompt begetting of, expected of American brides, 209–10
rearing of, 212–17
required before embarking on extramarital affairs, 253
royal godchildren, 216–17
Henrietta, 35
Herbert, Sir Arthur, 332
Herbert, Lady Belle (née Wilson), 41, 79, 92, 103, 142, 179, 217, 225, 355–56
London residences of, 360, 361
Herbert, Helen (née Gammell), 332
Herbert, Sir Michael, 92, 92, 142, 179, 270, 274, 355–56, 360
Herbert, Victor, 238
Herbert House, London, 360
Hermant, Abel, 238
Hertford Street, London, 363
Hesketh, Lady Florence (née Breckinridge; formerly Lady Fermor-Hesketh), 243–45, 245, 288, 324, 347
Hesketh, Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 1st Baron, 245, 288, 324, 347
Hever Castle, Kent, 128, 129
Hewitt, Abram, 133
Hill Street, London, 363
Hinchingbrooke House, Cambridgeshire, 222, 322
His fortunate Grace (Atherton), 238
Historical motifs:
at balls, 257, 257, 282, 282, 283 Louis fixation and, 54, 144–45, 145, 229–30
in redecoration of English country houses, 227, 229–31, 237
Holy Trinity, London, 242
Homburgs, 301
Homes:
American châteaux, 54–55, 55, 59
away from home, of American heiresses in
London, 102, 358–65
on Berkeley Square, 19, 19
brownstones, 7–8, 7, 11, 11, 58
furnished with spoils of European travels, 53–54, 55, 59
in Gilded Age, 139
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of Knickerbockers, 7–8, 7
in London, supreme status of, 291
Louis fixation and, 144–45, 229–30
in Newport, 142–43, 172–73, 172, 173 New York City mansions, 26–27, 27, 32, 32
see also Country houses, English
Home-Spiers, Lady Amy (née Green), 336
Home-Spiers, Sir James, 336
Hood, Alexander, 215–16
Hood, Hon. Horace, 353
Hood, Hon. Mrs. Horace (née Ellen Touzalin; formerly Mrs. George Nickerson), 353
Hood, Lady, 215–16
Horse racing, 35
at Derby, 17, 25, 184–85, 295, 296, 319,
at Goodwood, 25, 301
at Royal Ascot, 17, 18, 24, 25, 318
Sporting Men’s interest in, 34
tweed worn by Edward at, 301
Horses, as displays of rank and wealth, 291
Hostesses:
adulterous lovers aided by, 258–59, 292
American, opulent style of, 284–85
duties of, during royal visits, 295–97
favor of King as goal of, 287
preparations of, for royal visits, 288–95
royal likes and dislikes catered to by, 297–99
settling for lesser royalty, 287
Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo, 240
Households:
American heiresses not trained in running of, 197–99
overseen by English husbands, 199–200 see also Servants
Housekeepers, 224, 224, 292
Housemaids, 224
House of Commons, 23, 39, 202, 203, 203, 219
first woman to sit in, 208
pay for members of, 208
House of Lords, 23, 129 House of Mirth, The (Wharton), 170
Howard, Hannah (later Hon. Mrs. Octavius Lambart), 77, 337
Howard, Hiram E., 77
Howard, Hon. Hugh, 348
Howard, Hon. Mrs. Hugh (née May Sands), 78, 348
Howell, Kate (later Countess of Egmont), 337
Hughes, Alice, 103, 266
Hughes, Edward, 99, 230
Hunt, Richard Morris, 54, 55, 142, 143, 144, 152, 159, 160, 248
Hursley Park, Hampshire, 231
Husbands, fee English husbands Hyde Park, London, 364
Hyde Park House, London, 364
Hygiene, Americans’ concern about, 227
Hyphenation, name Anglicized by, 267
“Hypnotist and His Easy Subject, The,” 94
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Idlehour, Long Island, 54, 54
Illustrated London News, 287
Imperial State Crown, 269
Imperio del Dollar, El, 238
India:
Curzons as viceroy and vicereine of. 111, 207, 280
dinner jacket born during trip to, 301
durbar in honor of Edward’s coronation held in, 280, 280
India House, London, 335
In-laws:
advice on chilblain care given by, 189
American brides’ troubles with, 183, 194–96, 221