The Vanderbilt Ball of 1883 and the Dumb Rich People Drama that Caused It

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In the Gilded Age, tension was high between the old money families with power and the nouveau riche families rising in high society. To challenge the New York system ruled by the Astor family, Alva Vanderbilt concocted an intricate scheme: she threw a huge costume ball like no one had ever seen before. Come learn with me about some rich people drama and let's rank some Victorian costumes!

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Sources

Mrs. Astor's New York: Money and Social Power in a Gilded Age By Eric Homberger

Fashion & Fancy in New York: The American Monarchs by Emilia Müller

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe

Fashion and fancy in New York: Costume balls of the Gilded Age by Emilia Müller

New York Has A Ball: The Bradley Martin Extravaganza by ROBERT MUCCIGROSSO

The Aura of 660 Fifth Avenue: Alva Vanderbilt, Richard Morris Hunt, and the Emergence of American Luxury by Catherine Moran

The Gilded Finch: An Exploration of Class Conflict by Mattea Harrison

Vanderbilt Ball: How a costume ball changed New York elite society by Susannah Broyles for MCNY https://www.mcny.org/story/vanderbilt-ball

The Obscenely Lavish Vanderbilt Ball That Inspired the Season Finale of The Gilded Age By Elise Taylor for Vogue https://www.vogue.com/article/the-obscenel...

Mid-Week Echoes, The Sun, Thursday March 29, 1883 https://mcnyblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/...

All Society In Costume, New York Times, March 27, 1883

Aftermath: Echoes from the Vanderbilt Ball Room, The Evening Star: Washington, Wednesday April 4, 1883

New York City Life, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday April 15, 1883

Jumbo vs. Vanderbilt, The Boston Daily Globe, Sunday April 1, 1883

Vanderbilt’s Ball: New York Aristocracy Turns Out En Masse, The Boston Daily Globe, Tuesday March 27, 1883

New York’s Greatest Event: Mrs. Vanderbilt’s Grand Fancy Dress Ball to be Given Tonight, The Boston Daily Globe, Monday March 26, 1883

Photos from the Museum of the City of New York