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Traits of Mrs. Astor Graciously Kind and Self Restricted
Mrs. William Astor, who died at her Fifth Avenue home, led New York society for a generation. From Schermerhorn lineage to guiding the Four Hundred, she maintained steady rules, avoided gossip, and kept a strict schedule of balls, dinners, and opera visits. Her emerald collection and Meissen china symbolized her wealth and taste.
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William Astor
Fifth Avenue
New York
Astor
Knickerbocker
William B. Astor
John Jacob Astor
Caroline Schermerhorn
Schhermerhorn
Brooklyn
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn
Willam Astor
Mrs. Astor
Lafayette Place
Paran Ste‘venus
W. K. Vanderbilt
Indy Mandeville
Carolus Duran
Newport
Helen Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Robinson