The Gilded Age Era
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Never a Dull Moment in Newport!

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Mrs Robert R Young and Mrs John Nicholas Brown at the Newport Music Festival  A wonderful newspaper article about Newport. It's m...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The James Hazen Hyde Ball

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James Hazen Hyde's grand party he held in the ballroom of Sherry's in 1905  was, and still is today, considered amongst the most...
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Saturday, March 23, 2013

'Avalon', Newport. RI

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In the early 1950's, James 'Jimmy' Van Alen, who had summered in Newport since birth, and his wife Candace 'Candy' V...
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Last Aristocrats

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The Last Aristocrats  By "aristocrats", I do not simple mean rich people. I mean people who are masters of the art ...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

'Beaulieu'

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Of all the homes in Newport still in private hands, 'Beaulieu' is amongst the most famous. Presently the year-round residence ...
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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Making the Mummies Dance

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art would not be what it is today if it wasn't for Thomas Hoving. The son of Walter Hoving, director of ...
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Thursday, March 14, 2013

'Clarendon Court'

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'Clarendon Court', Newport RI. Built by Horace Trumbauer. In the 1970's it was the home of Martha Crawford Von Bulow, ...
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