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dowager status resisted by, 221
eccentricities of, 195
Innes-Ker, Lord Alastair, 211, 228, 324, 332
Innes-Ker, Lady Anna (née Breese), 76, 211, 212, 228, 308, 332, 324
Innes-Ker, Lady Isabel, 177
Innocents Abroad (Twain), 65
Insignia of the Order of the Crown of India, 204
Invalidism, as response to loose morals, 243–45
Ives, Elizabeth (née Motley; later Lady Harcourt), 82, 167, 343, 347
J
Jackets:
dinner, 301
Norfolk, 301
James, Henry (author), 33, 65, 93–94, 96–97, 97, 238, 248, 249
emptiness of American social life decried by, 265
James, Sir Henry (politician), 203
Jay, Julila, 178
Jay, Mrs., 162
Jay, William, 34
Jermyn Street, London, 364
Jerome, Clara (daughter), see Frewen, Clara
Jerome, Clara (mother), 26–28, 36, 42, 130
flight of, to Paris, 28, 33
“Indian” look in, 26
Jennie’s engagement and, 38–39
Jerome, Jennie, see Churchill, Lady Jennie
Jerome, Lawrence, 35
Jerome, Leonard, 26–28, 28, 34, 36, 39, 40, 42, 46, 64, 77, 89, 118, 203, 361
as archetypal Sporting Man, 34–35
Hammersley’s marriage and, 130, 131, 133
Jennie’s dowry and, 40–42
mansion built by, 26–27, 27
opera singers’ involvement with, 27–28
Jerome, Lconie, see Leslie, Lady Leonie
Jerome Connection, The (Leslie), 139
Jerome Park Race Track, 34, 35
Jewels:
family, 219
rank and wealth displayed by, 290
see also Tiaras
Johnson, Samuel, 110
Johnstone, Hon. Alan, 345
Johnstone, Hon. Mrs. Alan (née Antoinette Pinchot), 78, 345
Jones, Edith, 32, 32
Jones, Mary Mason, 32
Josephine, Empress of France, 293
Journal (London), 287
Juvenal, 90, 215
K
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, 110, 110, 195, 195, 229, 322
Keepsakes, in extramarital affairs, 259
Kent, William, 151, 283
Keppel, Hon. Mrs. George (Alice), 250, 279, 284, 365
as royal mistress, 251, 253, 263
Kimbolton, Lord, 22
Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire, 210, 322
King, etiquette for entry of, into rooms, 295
King, Maw (Minna) (later Hon. Mrs. Henry Wodehouse; Marchioness of Anglesey), 167, 338
“King’s Loose Box,” 279
Kinsky, Count Charles Andreas, 252, 272, 273
Kip, Edith (later Mrs. Richard McCreery; Hon. Mrs. Henry Coventry), 332, 338, 363
Kipling, Rudyard, 263, 327
Kitchener, Lord Horatio, 113
Knebworth, Lancashire, 188
Knapp, Marion (née Graham; later Lady Bateman), 335
Knickerbockers, 7–9, 17, 119
arrivistes’ collision with, 9, 10–12, 14, 41
demise of cultural institutions popular with , 62–63
dull and predictable lives of, 9
European culture disdained by, 33, 37
homes of, 7–8, 7
social life of, 8–9
Knights, 22
created by Edward, 275
Knightsbridge, London, 364
Knole, Kent, 294
Kronprinz Wilhelm, 276
Kvlemorc Abbey, 287, 288, 288, 289
L
Lace, 257
Ladies:
never look in windows of gentlemen’s clubs, 196
never paint their faces, 189
smoking in presence of, 239
Ladies-in-waiting, 84–85
Lafayette, 100, 103
Laguerre, Louis, 157
Lambart, Hon. Lionel, 309, 345
Lambart, Hon. Mrs. Lionel (née Adelaide Randolph), 309, 345
Lambart, Hon. Octavius, 337
Lambart, Hon. Mrs. Octavius (née Hannah Howard), 77, 337
Lancashire Witch, 124
Landseer, Sir Edwin, 286
Langhorne, Chiswell, 77
Langhorne, Nancy, see Astor, Lady Nancy
Langtry, Lillie, 67, 67, 100, 123, 274, 252
Prince of Wales’s attentions to, 252, 253
Lansdowne House, London, 25, 291
LaRoche, Elizabeth (later Lady Roberts), 165, 339
Lawrance, Frances (Fanny) (later Lady Vernon), 167, 332, 339, 347
Lawrence, Aimee (later Mrs. Douglas Campbell), 339
Lee, Lucy (later Mrs. Ernest Beckett), 77, 167, 339
Lee, William Tracy, 77
Leeds, Mrs. William, 365
Leggett, Betty, 75, 103, 265, 317, 361
Leggett, Frances (later Viscountess Margesson), 77
Leggett, Frank, 74, 75, 77, 77, 317
Lehr, Elizabeth (née Drexel; later Lady Decies), 75, 143, 350
Lehr, Harry, 350
Leigh, Francis Leigh, 3rd Baron, 141, 226, 323, 332
second marriage of, 350
Leigh, Hon. Gilbert, 124
Leigh, Lady Helene (née Beckwith), 76, 124, 141, 287, 323, 332, 350, 363
bathtub installed by, 226
red velvet sofa presented to, 226
Leigh, Lady Marie (née Campbell), 350
Leigh, Hon. Rowland, 332, 334
Leigh, Hon. Mrs. Rowland (née Mabel Gordon), 77, 332, 334
Leiter, Levi, 77, 80, 81, 118, 195, 206, 361
Leiter, Mrs. Levi, 80, 81, 115, 117, 119, 195–95
Leiter, Marguerite, see Suffolk, Marguerite, Countess of
Leiter, Maty, see Curzon, Lady Maty
Leiter, Nancy (later Mrs. Colin Campbell), 309
Leixlip Castle, 227
Leslie, Sir John (Jack), 118, 139, 199, 309, 338, 343
Leslie, Lady Leonie (née Jerome), 27, 28, 37, 38, 38, 42, 77, 80, 118, 139, 186, 199, 215, 258, 295, 308, 309, 338, 343, 363, 364
costumed as Brünhilde, 338
as mother, 216
Leslie, Seymour, 139, 216
Letter-writing, in extramaritalaffairs, 127, 259
Lewis, Sir George, 166
Lewis, Marguerite (later Hon. Mrs. Murrough O’Brien), 340
Lewis, Rosa, 235, 364
Life, 94, 169
Life’s Ebb and Flow (Warwick), 116
Likenesses:
danger of commenting on, 254
exchanging of, 100
nasty conclusions drawn from, 28
of “Professional Beauties,” 67, 100
Lind, Jenny, 27
Lindsay, Archibald Lindsay-Bethune, 13th Earl of, 353
Lindsay, Ethel, Countess of
(née Tucker), 79, 353
Lindsay, Hon. Ronald, 326
Lindsay, Hon. Mrs. Ronald (née Martha Cameron), 76, 326
Lister-Kayo, Sir John, 89, 319, 356
Lister-Kaye, Lady Natica (née Yznaga), 29, 30, 36, 79, 89, 89, 277, 309, 356
“Little season,” 103
Livery 53, 53, 291
church boxes upholstered to match, 155
Livingston, Elizabeth, see Cavendish-Bentinck, Elizabeth
Lohengrin, 119
London, 141, 191, 267, 318
addresses of choice in, 102
American brides’ residences in, 197, 222
“American Invasion” of, 285–87
arrivistes welcomed in, 15, 21
Buccaneers’ social success in, 37–47
cost of living comfortably in, 104
fashionable set in, 17;see also Marlborough House Set
off-season in, 103
Pushy Mamas installed in, 36
social patterns in, 15–25
strong American presence in, 270–76
at time of American heiress
es, 358–65
London County Council, 247
Londonderry, Marchioness of, 115, 254, 259, 279–81
Londonderry, Theresa, 364
Londonderry House, London, 364
Londonderry tiara, 290
London season, 24–25
costume changes for, 232–33
Edwardian, orgy of invitations in, 284
as marriage market, 93–94
Longchamps Races, 300
Lord John in New York (Williamson and Williamson), 238
Lorillard, Maude (later Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer; Hon. Mrs . Cecil Baring; Lady Revelstokc), 77, 168, 341, 343, 361
Lorillard, Pierre, 77, 77, 141, 277
Louis XIV, King of France, 267
Louis XV, King of France, 282
Martin costumed as, 61
Louis XVI, King of France, 282
Louise, Princess of England, 365
Louis fixation, 55, 144–45, 145
transported to English countryside, 229–30
Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III), Emperor of France, 30, 226
Lower orders, uppitiness of, 266–67
Lowther, Lady Alice (née Blight), 303, 323
Lowther, Sir Gerard, 303, 323
Luther, Martin, 128
Lutyens, Edwin, 215
Lyons, silk-weaving industry in, 256
M
McAllister, Ward, 10, 13, 14, 14, 21, 26, 133
McCrecry, Edith (née Kip; later Hon . Mrs. Henry Coventry), 332, 338, 363
Mackay, Mrs. Clarence, 293
Mackay, John, 298, 298
Mackay, Louise, 264, 277, 285, 298, 361
McKay, Mrs., 163
McVickar, Katherine (later Lady Grantley), 78, 239–40, 342
McVickar, William H., 78
“Madame X” (Sargent), 248
Madness, Mrs. Astor’s appropriate form of, 264
Maids:
and dalliances at afternoon tea, 255
for emergency touchups at balls, 233
housemaids, 224
Milady’s, 224
see also Servants
Maidstone, Guy Finch-Hatton, Viscount (later 14th Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham), 307, 307, 318, 329, 363
Maine, 271–74
Makeup, reservedfor demimonde, 189
Manchester, 7th Duke of, 43
Manchester, Alexander Montagu, 10th Duke of, 216, 217
Manchester, Consuelo, Duchess of (née Yznaga; formerly Lady Mancleville; wife of 8th Duke), 29, 29, 30, 36, 37, 51, 52, 54, 79, 86, 87, 87, 148, 156, 158, 158, 167, 235, 284, 287, 309, 311, 347, 356
Alva’s ball and, 55, 59, 61
costumed as Beauty, 43
dubious reputation of, 42–43
engagement of, 43
fortune of, run dry, 89
London residence of, 363, 365
tiara worn by, 293
transatlantic pipeline and, 89
wedding of, 44
Wharton character based on, 46
Manchester, Duke of (title), 22, 106
Manchester, George Montagu, 8th Duke of (formerly Viscount Mandeville), 46, 55, 86, 158, 309, 311, 347, 356
bankruptcy declared by, 89, 158
engagement of, 43
“Spy” caricature of, 42
wedding of, 44
Manchester, Helena, Duchess of (née Zimmerman; first wife of 9th Duke), 79, 167, 216, 217, 289, 347, 350, 357, 357, 363
first child borne by, 210
wedding of, 158
Manchester, Kathleen, Duchess of (née Dawes; second wife of 9th Duke), 350
Manchester, Louisa, Duchess of (wife of 7th Duke), 17, 43, 44, 251
Devonshire’s affair with, 251, 252
Manchester, William Montagu, 9th Duke of (Kim), 215, 216, 217, 284, 289, 347, 357
as acknowledged fortune hunter, 158
prison term served by, 350
second marriage of, 350
wedding of, 158
Manchester tiara, 293, 293
Mandeville, Lady Consuelo, see Manchester, Consuelo, Duchess of
Mandeville, Viscount, 22
see also Manchester, George Montagu, 8th Duke of
Mansart, François, 144
Marble House, Newport, 144, 144, 157–59, 157, 162, 164
Gothic Room at, 164, 165
Marble Row, New York City, 32, 32
Marchionesses, 22
Margesson, Frances, Viscountess (née Leggett), 77
Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, 282
Marie, Peter, 81
Marie Antoinette, Queen of Louis XVI of France, 145, 151
Marienbad, 300
Marjoribanks, Hon. Archibald, 325
Marjoribanks, Hon. Mrs. Archibald (née Elizabeth Brown), 325
Marlborough, Albert Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of, 210, 217, 244
Marlborough, Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of (Sunny), 157–59, 210, 217, 244, 247, 291, 313, 316–17, 320, 343, 347, 353, 362
bad publicity garnered by, 168–69
Blenheim gardens restored by, 219, 227–29
bride brought to ancestral home by, 184, 184
Consuelo’s first meeting with, 154, 360
costume of, for Devonshire House Ball, 221, 282
divorce of, 244, 312
engagement of, 165
family pride of, 154
fiscalburden of, 154, 168
hostess during bachelorhood of, 220–21
Jennie given away by, 273
marriage settlement of, 166–67
Newport visited by, 159, 162–65
in running of household, 199
second marriage of, 350
short stature of, 169
stepmother given away by, 171
wedding of, 169–76, 169, 170, 176, 178, 178
wife instructed aboutdemimonde by, 240
Marlborough, Consuelo, Duchess of (née Vanderbilt; wife of 9th Duke; later Mrs. Jacques Balsan), 51, 79, 90, 101, 138, 148–76, 148, 149, 152, 155, 189, 207, 210, 217, 218, 219, 220, 228, 241, 244, 274, 312, 313, 316–17, 318, 343, 347, 350, 353, 360
brought to husband’s ancestralhome, 184, 184
chef’s display of displeasure with, 223
at coronation, 278, 278
demimonde discovered by, 240
divorce of, 244, 312
dressed to disguise pregnancy, 209, 282
ducal cradle for offspring of, 213
engagement of, 165
English system of childrearing and, 213
Fellowes’s affair with, 362
good works of, 246, 247, 247
as hostess for royal visits, 294–95, 297, 299, 299
husband’s aunt displaced by, 220–21
in-law troubles of, 194
London house built for, 362
love affair of Rutherford and, 152, 156–57, 159–62, 168
male heir expected of, 209, 211, 212
marriage settlement of, 166–67
memoir of, 244
New York début of, 155
Paris début of, 153, 155
posture of, 148, 153
raised to be duchess, 148–49, 153
remarriage of, 312
in running of household, 199
scolded for not wearing tiara, 293
Sunny’s courtship of, 157–59, 162–65
Sunny’s first meeting with, 154, 360
trousseau of, 170, 171
unfaithful before husband, 364
wedding gifts given to, 171–73
wedding of, 169–76, 169, 170, 176, 177, 178, 178
Wharton character based on, 46
Marlborough, Duchess of (wife of 7th Duke), 38, 39, 42, 131, 209, 211
Marlborough, George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Dukeof(Blandford), 125, 136, 154, 158, 211, 316, 332, 336, 347, 362
divorce of, 127, 311
financial plight of, 125–26
heiress-hunting of, 127–33, 168
scandalous reputation of, 127–30, 252
&nbs
p; Marlborough, Gladys, Duchess of (née Deacon; second wife of 9th Duke), 312, 350, 353
Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st Duke of, 125, 126, 154
Marlborough, John Spencer-Chruchill, 7th Duke of, 38, 39, 42, 125
Marlborough, Lilian (Lily), Duchess of (wife of 8th Duke), see Beresford, Lady Lilian
Marlborough Club, 364
silver snuffbox presented to members of, 86
Marlborough coat of arms, 218
Marlborough Gems, 125
Marlborough House, London, 16, 17, 103, 364
Marlborough House Set, 83–93, 116, 236, 311
bankrupt by excessive entertaining, 95
Buccaneers at center of, 86–93
ground rules of, for extramarital affairs, 251–54
Marquesses, 22
Marriage:
American Aristocrats’ bourgeois values and, 235
American vs. English, 196, 199, 200–201, 237
aristocratic, money factor in, 104
extramarital affairs and, 250–59
international, backlash against, 314, 316–18
rating mates for, 112–13
transatlantic, rape of Sabine women compared to, 118
to younger man, 272–73
see also American heiresses, married; English husbands
Marriage proposals, dangers of, 103
Marriage settlements, 166–67, 316
daughter’s welfare safeguarded in, 167
Jerome/Churchill proceedings, 39–42, 166, 167
Vanderbilt/Marlborough negotiations, 166–67
Martin, Bradley, 61, 78, 90, 139, 140–41, 185
ball given by, 266–67, 266
name hyphenated by, 267
Martin, Mrs. Bradley, 60–61, 140–41, 225, 226, 285
ball given by, 266–67, 266
costumes as Mary Stuart, 60–61, 267
name hyphenated by, 267
tiara of, 293
Martin, Cornelia, see Craven, Cornelia, Countess of
Mary, Queen Consort of England (formerly Princess of Wales), 217, 289, 290, 307, 319
Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), Mrs. Bradley Martin costumed as, 60–61, 267
Masque of Peace and War, The, 274
Maugham, Somerset, 202
Maxwell, Sir John, 308, 323
Maxwell, Lady Louisa (née Bonynge), 298, 308, 323
May, Henry, 78
May, Lillian (Lily) (later Lady Bagot), 78, 342, 364
Mayfair, London, 102, 286
Maynard, Frances Evelyn (Daisy), see Warwick, Frances Evelyn, Countess of
Meiggs, Helen (later Lady M’Grigor), 78, 342
Meiggs, John, 78
Members of Parliament (M.P.s), rating as mates, 112
Mendelssohn, Felix, 306
Menu cards, 147, 292
Metropolitan Magazine, 165
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 62, 63
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, 62–63, 63
Meyer, Baroness cle, 279
M’Grigor, Lady Helen (née Meiggs), 78, 342