A Season of Splendor: The Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York Format:Hardcover improving attitude

improving attitude

including land conservation

and the Judeo-Christian God of the Old and New Testaments

originated with the first edition of this work in 1991

A Season of Splendor: The Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York Format:Hardcover improving attitudeJourney through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age "Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intended to prove the greatness of America: residences beautified their surroundings; works of art uplifted and were shared with the public; clothing exhibited evidence of breeding; jewelry testified to cultured taste and wealth; dinners demonstrated sophisticated palates; and balls rivaled those of European