In the spring of 1883, the solemnity of Lent didn’t stand a chance against the social event on the mind of all of New York’s elite society: Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt’s fancy dress ball.

Alva Vanderbilt's extravagant costume party rocked the world of New York's upper crust and socially elite.

Consuelo Vanderbilt. 1877-1964. Marble House. Newport Mansions. by Travis Simpkins Portrait Sketch of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan ...

In the spring of 1883, the solemnity of Lent didn’t stand a chance against the social event on the mind of all of New York’s elite society:  Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt's fancy dress ball. The invitations had been hand delivered by servants in livery, young socialites had been practicing quadrilles (dances performed with four couples…

What they Wore to the Vanderbilt Ball: Inside the Photo Album - Messy Nessy Chic

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, 1946, pictured sitting in their box seat at the track. (Courtesy of Saratoga Springs Historical Museum, George S. Bolster collection)

Alfred Vanderbilt and his Horses, Hotel Metropole Brighton,

Henry Cabot Lodge became a famous statesman and historian. His friend Allen Rice edited the first American literary magazine. But in 1860, they were just schoolboys, and Henry watched Allen get kidnapped.

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The Museum of the City of New York opens their new Tiffany decorative arts gallery.

[Mr. Howard C. Dickinson.] - M3Y47672

[Alfred G. Vanderbilt.] - M3Y47721

Visions of "Gilded Glamour" at the 2022 Met Gala have us all expecting a great deal of glitz and turn-of-the-century opulence.

Read Black And White Newspaper Archives, Oct 19, 1895, p. 10 with family history and genealogy records from london, middlesex 1892-1904.

The Gilded Age took cues from Alva Vanderbilt’s 1883 ball, which “was the most extravagant affair of its kind America had ever seen.”

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Mrs. [Leonardo?] del Monte costumed for the W. K. Vanderbilt Ball held 26 March 1883.

[Mrs. George L. Rives (neé Caroline Kean).] - M3Y47712

What do rich Gilded Age socialites, stuffed bears, and elaborate costumes have in common? They're all features in these very atypical Gilded Age portraits. As I was cataloging the Museum's immense portrait archive, I spent several months working with thousands of portraits of people who made New York what it is today. I would always…

William H. Vanderbilt Dead The son of Cornelius Vanderbilt succumbs to typhoid fever. William H. Vanderbilt, eldest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt, died at 10:15 o'clock last night at the home of his father, Fifty seventh Street and Fifth Avenue. His father and mother their five other children, and Dr. J. W. McLane were...