Anne Louise Avery on Twitter: "26th March 1883 & Alice Claypoole Gwynn, Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, dressed in a glittering, golden costume representing “Electric Light”, is a sensation at Alva Vanderbilt's ball. Designed
Stories of Strange Women - “Kate Strong photographed at a costume ball in 1883. Once upon a time socialite Alva Vanderbilt decided to have a costume ball. Kate Strong was invited. Kate
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Mrs. Hamilton McK. Twombly (neé Florence Vanderbilt) costumed for the infamous ball hosted by her brother and sister-in-law… | Vanderbilt, Costume ball, Gilded age
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