Alvah Vanderbilt Belmont from society queen to sufragette

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Alvah Vanderbilt Belmont from society queen to sufragette

… Mrs Astor would not even let her court chamberlain Ward Mc Allister introduce the W.K.Vanderbilts to her, sending her an invitation to the Vanderbilt Ball would be futile, so Alvah decided just not to do it. 1'600 invitations were sent to the best people in cities as far as Philadelphia and Boston, but the William Astors had not received any invitations on the eve of the event. As even her own daughter Carrie was rehearsing her Star Quadrille with her friends, Caroline Schermerhorn Astor sent a footman in blue livery to drop her card. Mrs Astor had just called on Mrs Vanderbilt ...

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