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Newport Society Shines At War Year Season
Newport's 1915 social season, amid wartime travel limits, showcases dazzling elites led by Mrs. Belmont and Mrs. Drexel. Notable events include Mrs. Gelriche’s fashion show at Rosecliff, Belmont’s Marble House war charity, and Barbara Rutherford’s rise as season’s sensation amid appearances by Vanderbilts, Astors, and other social leaders.
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Newport
Millonairesses
Europe
John R. Drexel
Herman Celrichs
C. H. P. Belmont
W. K. Vanderbilt
J. Gordon Douglas
Craig Biddle
Barbara Rutherford
Herman Oelrichs
New York
Paris
Mrs. Belmont
Atlantic
Robert Willard
Morgan Belmont
Charles de Loosey Qelrichs
Joseph Samson Stevenson
Charles 5. Whitman
Frederick Nielson
Vanderbilt
Hamilton
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Granny
Tessie
Mrs. Drexel
New
Port
Biarritz
America
Mrs. Vernon Castle
Annie Gordon Douglas
Mrs. Douglas