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“For the sixty-day season [in Newport, Rhode Island], a woman [of the upper class] needed four changes of costume daily, which could add up to 240 outfits, unless she didn’t mind wearing something twice.” — Mary Cable, Author
— May 08, 2021 06:29PM
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“Whereas in 1861, there were only three millionaires - Astor, Vanderbilt, and the merchant A. T. Stewart - by 1900, there were more than 4,000, twenty of them worth more than $75 million each.” — Mary Cable, Author
— May 05, 2021 12:44AM
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“Dining out night after night during the season could be as arduous as a full-time job. Before the advent of the automobile, just getting there was taxing. For example, in Chicago, if one lived on the South Side and was invited to dinner at seven on the North Side, one had to start at five, in broad daylight, dressed in full regalia. And there was no cocktail waiting at the other end; not until about 1910, and then the cocktail was offered in a very small glass, with no seconds.” — Mary Cable, Author
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