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the gold standard; For Alva Vanderbilt's daughter, nothing but a duke would do.(Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Byline: Megan O'grady
On November 6, 1895, New York society was abuzz: In a classic marriage of American riches and European nobility, Consuelo Vanderbilt wed the Duke of Marlborough. Along Fifth Avenue, women fought to see the young heiress, whose details filled the papers (her waist, 20 inches; her fortune, more than $20 million).
The bride, however, was anything but thrilled. In Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age (HarperCollins), ...
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