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M’Grigor, Sir James, 342
Michael, Grand Duke of Russia, 307
Mid Cliff, Newport, 173
Middle-class values, held by American Aristocrats, 234–35, 246
Midsummer Fair Fete (1909), 239
Milady’s maid, 224
Military men, rating as mates, 113
Miller, Florence (later Hon. Mrs. William Beresford), 342
Miller, Florence (later Lady Queenborough), 350
Mills, Beatrice (later Countess of Granard), 78, 228, 303–6, 303, 342–43
Mills, Darius O., 78, 285
Mills, Ogden, 78, 173
Mills, Mrs. Ogden, 89, 146
Mills School of Nursing, 274
Minoru (horse), 319
Minto, Earl of, 360
Miss Bayle’s Romance (Rae), 238
Miss Brown’s School for Young Ladies, 67
Miss Dolly Dollars (Herbert), 238
Mistresses:
American brides devastated by, 240, 243
American brides’ ignorance about, 240
Americans’ bourgeois values and, 234–35
financed by American brides’ money, 196
gentlemen out driving with, 240
letters from, received at club, 259
single ladies ineligible as, 253
summoned to King’s deathbed, 250
see also Extramarital affairs
Moke, Julia Norrie (later Lady Paget), 343
Molesworth, Lady Jane (née Frost), 309, 331, 363
Molesworth, Sir Lewis, 309, 331, 363
Moltke Huitfeld, Edith, Countess von (née Garner), 243
Moncrieffe, Lady, 254
Money-lending, knighthood as reward for, 275
Monkey, prince turned out to be, 264
Monson, Augustus Monson, 9th Baron, 352
Monson, Lady Romaine (née Stone; formerly Mrs. Lawrence Turnure, Jr.), 79, 352
Montagu, Alberta (née Sturges), see Sandwich, Alberta, Countess of
Montagu, Alexander, 217
Montagu, Lord Edward, 217
Montagu, George (father) (later 9th Earl of Sandwich), 201, 217, 222, 317, 352, 364
Montagu, George (son), 317
Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, Hon. Ralph, 348
Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, Hon. Mrs. Ralph (née Virginia Schley), 348
Monte Carlo, 140
Morals:
of aristocratic England, American brides1 adaptation to, 236–37, 239–40
bourgeois, of American Aristocrats, 234–35, 246
loose, invalidism as response to, 243–45
Mordaunt, Sir Charles, 18
Mordaunt, Lady Harriet, 18
Morgan, Anne (later Princesse de Sagan), 163, 267
Morgan, J. P., 76, 139, 150, 234, 267, 365
“Morning After the Ball, The,”82
Morning dresses, 232, 232
Morning Post (London), 94, 103, 218, 271
Morton (English butler), 265
Morton, Miss, 178
Mother-daughter duos, 308, 309
Mothers-in-law:
dowager status resisted by, 221
see also In-laws
Motley, Elizabeth (later Mrs. Thomas Ives; Lady Harcourt), 82, 167, 343, 347
Mourning:
for Edward, 310
permanent state of, in Victoria’s court, 84
for Victoria, 263, 276
Munsey’s Magazine, 147
Murphy, Anita (later Lady Wolseley), 167
N
Nannies, 212, 213
Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon), Emperor of France, 30, 226
Nation, Carrie, 202
National Horse Show, 314
Naylor-Leyland, Albert, 217
Naylor-Leyland, George, 217
Naylor-Leyland, Sir Herbert, 73, 217, 308–9, 327, 363
Naylor-Leyland, Lady Jeannie (née Chamberlain), 66, 67–69, 83, 99, 217, 279, 308–9, 327, 364
beauty of, 67
fictional romances based on, 238
Prince of Wales attracted by, 68, 72–73
wedding of, 73, 363
Worth’s wardrobe for, 68–69
Nesbit, Evelyn, 313, 315
Neustretter, Nellie, 156
Nevill, Lady Dorothy, 273, 361
Newborough, Lady Grace (née Carr), 277, 308, 326, 326, 365
Newborough, William Wynn, 4th Baron, 308, 326
Newcastle, Duke of, 3
New Heiresses, 302–10
characteristics of, 302–3
weddings of, 303–10
Newport, 138, 141–47, 141, 146, 149, 160, 161, 248, 284, 286, 318
basic requirements of American heiresses in, 160
basic requirements of heiress-hunting Englishmen in, 160
daily routine in, 160–61
Exclusivity Game in, 143–47
homes in, 142–43, 172–73, 172, 173
as national social center, 141–42
porch life in, 227
resort life vs. country life in, 143
run by women, 146
Sunny’s visit to, 159, 162–65
Newport Casino, 142, 143, 146, 160, 161, 161, 162, 314
Newport Country Club, 162
NewportMercury, 146
Newry, Lord, 44
Newspapers:
ironing of, 191
see also Press
New Year’s Day celebrations, 8
New York City, 141, 172, 191, 202, 293, 318
annexed wing of British nobility in, 90
arrivistes’ collision with Knickerbockers in, 9, 10–12, 14, 41
arrivistes entry into society of, 14
brownstones in, 7–8, 7, 11, 58
Buccaneers in, 51–61
dominated by church steeples, 7
Easter Parade in, 264
European culture disdained in, 33, 36–37
European influence on, 53
in Gilded Age, 139–41
Great Triumvirate as social rulers of, 264–65, 265
heiress-hunting Englishmen in, 123, 126–33
Mrs. Astor’s reign over society in, 12–14, 26, 27
Prince of Waless visit to, 1–3, 1, 2, 3
Pushy Mamas1 flight from, 26–33
showdowns of cultural institutions in, 62–63
social patterns in, 7–14, 23, 264–67, 286–87
uppitiness of lower orders in, 266–67
New-York Historical Society, 62, 62
Neworkjourrwl, 158, 270, 315, 316
Neiv York Society on Parade (Pulitzer), 265
New York Stock Exchange, 75
New Tork Times, 42, 44, 67, 131–33, 167, 168, 170, 273, 274, 315, 316
New YorkTribune, 314
New YorkWorld, 126
Niagara Falls, 136
Nickerson, Ellen (née Touzalin; later Hon. Mrs. Horace Hood), 353
“Nobs,” 14
Nordica, Lillian, 179
Norfolk, Duke of, 278
Norfolk jackets, 301
Northcote, Hon. Amyas, 329, 332
Northcote, Hon. Mrs. Amyas (née Helen Dudley), 329, 332 ‘
Northcote, Hon. Hugh, 331, 332
Northcote, Hon. Mrs. Hugh (née Edith Fish), 76, 331, 332
Northcote, Sir Stafford, 365
Norton, Charles Grantley, 239
Norton, John Richard Brinsley (later 5th Baron Grantley), 239, 242
Nouveaux riches:
endless supply of, 14
Knickerbockers1 collision with , 9, 10–12, 14, 41
social acceptability of sons vs. daughter s in, 26
welcomed in London, 15, 21
Noyes, Alfred, 327
Nuneham Park, Oxford, 291
O
Oatmeal, eaten standing up, 191
O’Brien, Hon. Murrough, 340
O’Brien, Hon. Mrs. Murrough (née Marguerite Lewis), 340
O’Brien, William, 76
Ochre Court, Newport, 172, 230, 267
Ochre Point, Newport, 17
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Oelrichs, Blanche (MichaelStrange), 146–47
Oelrichs, Hermann, 144
Oelrichs, Tessie, 145, 264–65, 265
Oliphant, Lawrence, 238
Opera, clothes for, 233
Oppenheim, E. Phillips, 327
Orange Blossoms, 71
Order of the British Empire, 113, 246
Orfbrd, Louise, Countess of (née Corbin), 76, 200–201, 200, 328, 361
Orfbrd, Robert Walpole, 5th Earl of, 200–201, 328
Ormonde, Ellen, Marchioness of (née Stager; formerly Lady Arthur Butler), 74, 79, 167, 247, 351, 351, 364
Ormonde, James Butler, 4th Marquess of, 351
Ortolans, 223
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, 85
Ossulton, Lord, 354
Oxford, 82
P
Padelford, Mrs. Edward (later Mrs. Ernest Cunard), 309
Padelford, Florence (later Hon. Mrs. Robert Grosvenor; Lady Ebury), 309, 344
Paget, Albert, 217
Paget, Lord Alfred, 45
Paget, Almeric, see Queenborough, Almeric Paget, 1st Baron
Paget, Sir Arthur (father), 44, 217, 273, 332, 351, 360
costumed as Black Prince, 47, 282
elevated to knighthood, 275
wedding of, 45, 362
Paget, Arthur George (son), 211
Paget, Sir John, 343
Paget, Lady Julia (née Moke), 343
Paget, Marie (née Dolan), 328, 332
Paget, Lady Man’ (Minnie) (née Stevens), 51, 79, 86, 87, 87, 89, 90, 130, 167, 178, 217, 275, 281, 332, 351, 351, 360
coronation attended by, 279, 281
costumed as Cleopatra, 257, 282, 365
death of, 365
as fund-raiser, 274
inflated net worth of, 44–45, 166
Mayfair boudoir of, 153
proposals rejected by, 44
royal visit to, 288
in social launching of Consuelo Vanderbilt, 153–54
title finally acquired by, 275
wedding of, 45–46, 362
Paget, Pauline, see Queenborough, Lady Pauline
Paget, Sidney, 328, 332
Paget, Wyndham Reginald, 277
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, 124, 124
Pall Mall, London, 364
Pall Mall Gazette, 276
Palm Beach, 318
Palmerston, Henry John Temple, Lord, 2
Panama hats, 301
“Pandora” (James), 97
Paris, 33, 140, 141, 318
bals blancs vs.bals roses in, 81
as Buccaneers’ first stop, 28–30, 36
Imperial Court in, 226
Prussian invasion of, 36
sparkling court in, 30
Parker, Sir Gilbert, 361
Parker, Lady, 361
Park Lane, London, 24, 364
Parks, Alice (later Lady Barran), 344
Parliament, 23, 24, 25, 25, 39, 82, 103, 105, 116, 207, 203, 219
first women to sit in, 129, 208
members of (M.P.s), rating as mates, 112
State Opening of, 268, 269
women’s interest in, 201, 202, 202, 203
Parlormaids, 255
Patriarchs’ Balls, 14, 21, 139, 198
Patricia of Connaught, Princess, 307
Patti, Adelina, 27
Pauncefote, Sir Julian, 270, 274
“Peacock Dress,” 71
Peerage, 22, 23
Peeresses, 112
Edward stirred by simultaneous movement of, 278–79, 279
Peers, 268, 318
military men promoted to, 113
rating as mates, 112
Pembroke, Earl of, 92, 115, 277–78, 290–91
Pencarrow House, Cornwall, 322
Perry, Caroline, 12
Persimmon (horse), 295
Pfizer, Charles, 78
Pfizer, Helen (later Lady Duncan), 78, 344, 344
Phelps, Minister, 298
Philadelphia, 10, 141
PhiladelphiaTimes, 143
Philip, Prince Consort of England, 229
Phipps, Amy (later Hon. Mrs. Frederick Guest), 78, 90, 303, 344–45, 361
Phipps, Henry, 78, 78, 90, 362
Phipps, John,’ 309
Phipps, Margarita (née Grace), 309
Photographs:
exchanging of, 100
of “Professional Beauties,” 67, 100
Picasso, Pablo, 318
Piccadilly, London, 365
Pierson, Blance, 285
Pinchot, Antoinette (later Hon. Mrs. Alan Johnstone), 78, 345
Pinchot, James W., 78
Plas Newydd, Gwynedd, 322
Playfair, Lady Edith (née Russell), 81, 347
Playfair, Lyon Playiair, 1st Baron, 81–82, 347
Plumbing:
at Buckingham Palace, 268
deficient in English country houses, 189–90
installed by American châtelaines, 226, 227
see also Toilets
Pocahontas, 267
Politics:
careers in, 105
women’s exposure to, 201, 202–8, 202, 203
Polo, 35, 147
Henry Poole & Co., 234
Porches, transported from Newport to English countryside, 227
Port, passing of, 127
Portland Place, London, 102, 365
Portman Square, London, 365
Portraits:
photographic, 67, 100
by Sargent, 248–49, 248, 249
Portsmouth, Marguerite, Countess of (née Walker; formerly Hon. Mrs. Oliver Wallop), 354
Portsmouth, Oliver Wallop, 8th Earl of, 354
Post, Daisy, 178
Post, Elizabeth (née Wadsworth; later Lady Barrymore), 79, 302, 309, 354, 363
Post, Helen (later Hon. Mrs. Montague Eliot; Countess of St. Germans), 302, 307–10, 345
Potter, Clara (later Lady Green-Price), 78, 345
Potter, Frederick G., 78
Potter, Bishop Henry, 119, 178, 179, 179
Poussin, Nicolas, 126
Precedence, 228, 295–96
Pregnancy:
disguising of, 209, 282
prompt, expected of American brides, 209–10
Worth dress for, 257
Press:
coverage by, sought by American heiresses, 103
at Edward’s coronation, 276
heiresses’ weddings covered by, 169–70
Press agents, for weddings, 170
Price, Lilian (Lily), see Beresford, Lady Lilian
Primogeniture, 23, 106–7
Primrose League, 202
Prince of Wales:
pretender to title of, 138
see also Edward VII, King of England; George V, King of England
“Prince of Wales” plaid, 301
Prince’s Garden, London, 365
Prince’s Gate, London, 287, 365
Privy Council, 268
“Professional Beauties,” 67, 100
Proust, Marcel, 71, 163
Puck, 166
Pulitzer, Ralph, 265
Pullman, George, parlor car of, 134
Pushy Mamas, 26–47
first marital successes of, 38–47
flight of, to Europe, 26–33
lacked by Self-Made Girls, 64
Paris as first stop of, 28–30, 36
pushiest of, 148–49;see also Vanderbilt, Alva
see also Buccaneers
Q
Queen, etiquette for entry of, into rooms, 295
Queenborough, Almeric Paget, 1st Baron, 165, 245, 309, 332, 355, 360
second marriage of, 350
wedding of, 178–79, 179
Queenborough, Lady Florence (née Miller), 350
Queenborough, Lady Pauline (née Whitney; formerly Mrs. Almeric Paget), 79, 90, 165, 245, 309, 332, 350, 355, 360
wedding of, 178–79, 179
Queen of the Golden Age (Vanderbilt), 139
R
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Rae,W. F., 238
Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, 322
Railroad cars, 134
Ramsay, Hon. Charles, 333
Ramsay, Hon. Mrs. Charles (née Martha Garrison), 76, 333
Randolph, Adelaide (later Hon. Mrs. Lionel Lambart), 309, 345
Rank:
displays of, 290–91
guests placed at dinner table according to, 295–96
lining up in order of, to go into dinner, 228, 228
peerage and, 22, 23
Raphael, 126
Reade, Mary (later Viscountess Falkland), 346
Regency period, 20
Reid, Elisabeth, 271–74, 302
Reid, Jean, see Ward, Lady Jean
Reid, Whitelaw, 78, 277, 285, 285, 306–7, 346, 364
Rejane, 285
Rembrandt van Rijn, 126
Reske, Edouard de, 179
Revelstoke, Cecil Baring, 3rd Baron, 168, 174, 341, 343
Revelstoke, Lady Maude (née Lorillard; formerly Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer; Hon. Mrs. Cecil Baring), 77, 168, 341, 343, 361
Revenge, acts of, 32
Revolution:
American, 36, 37, 136
fears of, 20, 21
Richardson, H. H., 227
Richmond Terrace, London, 365
Riding habits, 232, 232
Ritchie, Cornelia, see Adair, Cornelia
Ritz, London, 365
Riviera, French, 318
Roberts, Lady Elizabeth (née LaRoche), 165, 339
Roberts, Sir Howland, 165, 339
Robinson, Augusta (later Mrs. Louis Chetwynd), 346
Robinson, Georgiana (Anna) (later Countess of Rosslyn), 346–47, 364
Rochecotte, Loire, 163
Rockefeller, William, 78
Rodney, Lord, 282
Rogers, Cora (later Mrs. Urban Broughton; Lady Fairhaven), 78, 165, 347
Rogers, Henry Huttleston, 78, 78
Romance:
acts of revenge in, 32
English aristocracy’s sense of, 93–94
expended during courtship, 196
extramarital affairs and, 250–59
Rome, 140
Ronalds, Fanny, 27–28, 28, 35, 42, 270, 271, 283, 361
Roosevelt, Theodore, 274
Rosecliff, Newport, 145
Roses, American Beauty, 99
Ross, Sir Charles, 330
Ross, Lady Patricia (née Ellison), 330
Rosslyn, Georgiana (Anna), Countess of (née Robinson), 346–47, 364
Rosslyn, James St.-Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl of, 346–47, 364
Rothschild, Alfred, 21
Rothschild, Baron Ferdinand de, 125
Rothschild, Lord and Lady, 278, 365
Rotten Row, London, 364
Roxburghe, Dowager Duchess of, 332
Roxburghe, George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of, 217
Roxburghe, Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of, 217, 237, 289, 308, 332, 333, 343, 362
bride brought to ancestral home of, 185
heirlessness of, 211–12
wedding of, 177
Roxburghe, May, Duchess of (née Goelet), 41, 77, 90, 112, 138, 140, 158, 167, 217, 230, 289, 308, 332, 333, 333, 343