On the evening of March 26th, 1883 onlookers gathered up and down Fifth Avenue to see the social circus as New York’s elite exited their carriages dressed as pharaohs, gypsies, pirates, goths, and perhaps my personal horribly creepy favorite, a cat, in honor of Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt's Masked Ball. Care to see inside the party of the century? Read More |
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