Mrs Astor

There were many Mrs Astors, but the most famous was surely Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, remembered for her famous ball, and list of 400 of society's elite. After a dispute with her nephew, she abandoned her house on Fifth Avenue, which later became the site of the Empire State Building. She is described through the eyes of her acolyte, the fictional Rose Vandyck Master, in the 'Ellis Island' chapter of New York.




 

 

 



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