Alva Belmont, then WK Vanderbilt’s wife, costumed for a fancy dress ball which she gave in March of 1883.Bettmann/Getty Images Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married ...

Climbing the social ladder is an American specialty, most outrageously on display during the period Mark Twain called the Gilded Age. The two women with the most millions to spend on social status in ...

Editor's note: This story was updated on July 15, 2025, to reflect that the tea set on loan from Ventfort Hall is most likely a replica of one of Ava Vanderbilt Belmont's original set. ADAMS — It’s ...

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CHMNK copy 39088019486596 Donated by Jack Gray in honor of Nina Gray. When Consuelo's grandfather died, he was the richest man in America. Her father soon started to spend the family fortune, ...

Stocking local streams and lakes with fish, and the fight for women’s right to vote. A local hatchery prepares to stock local streams and lakes with tens of thousands of fish. And, in celebration of ...

Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married a Vanderbilt railroad heir. She built palatial residences on "Millionaires' Row" in New York and in Newport, Rhode Island. In ...