Fashionable Pomeranian Dominates New York High Society
A Pomeranian is described as the chic status symbol of New York’s elite, weighing eight to ten pounds and famed for hair, gait, and foxlike alertness. Mrs. John Jacob Astor popularized the breed, with socialites like Miss Gwendolyn Burden naming a black Pomeranian Pommy the popular pets of the Four Hundred.
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Newport
Longstand
Jones
Lenox
America
Prince Charles
Fifth Avenue
New York
Amart Galt
John Jacob Astor
Notable New York Social Dogs Stir Fashion Battle
A page portrait of Mrs John Jacob Astor and Miss Burden in the dog world shows a clash over toy breeds. Janet de Longs muses with Mistress Disdain while Miss Kathleen Vanderbilt champions bull terriers and critics embrace Poms and spaniels as companions and status symbols.
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Janet de Long
Fred Benedict
Charlie
Hermann Oelrichs
Duchess of Marlborough
Charles
Prince Charles
Madame Nordica
Kathleen Vanderbilt
Jackson Goureaud
Larchmont
Reginald Vandebilt
Arthur Scott Burden
Aurel Baronyt
Kitty Cameron
Fashionable Bull Terriers Inspire Couture Debates
In society circles dogs shape style as Kathleen Vanderbilt and Mrs. Harry Lord Powers favor bull terriers and Pomeranians. A milliner refuses to make a dog hat, sparking a fashion clash over standards and matching outfits for pets and owners.
Millionaire Chorus Gathers For Pittsburg Charity Show
A Pittsburgh charity benefit features a $109 million chorus of society girls led by heiresses such as Sarah Lucille Mellon Edith Flinn and Eleanor Dupuy. The production raised $10,000 for the Industrial Home for Crippled Children and ended with the chorus dispersing to Europe and coastal resorts.
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Sarah Lucille Mellon
Edith
Mary Flinn
William Flinn
Edith Muller
Pittsburg
London
Paris
Evelyn Lipps
Catherine McCook
Eleanor McCook
Edith Miller
Sallie Hill
Electa Harper
Alberta Harper
Mary McNeal
May Edwards
Elin Cassidy
Jane Tang
Florence Harper
Beatrice Hawkins
Martha Herron
Elizabeth Marshall
Edith Flinn
Edith Lowry
Mary Filton
Mary Rodd
Laura Smith
Margaret Reed
Hfe
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Frank Avery
Mrs. Harry Lord
Knight
John Jacob Asis
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Miss Vanderbilt
Rma
Reginald Vanderbilt
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Lumpy
James
Kathleen
Harry Lord Powers
Elizabeth Hazard
Alfonse
Gaston
Merrick Road
Long Island
Lsten
Loyal Legion
Leslie Carter
East Eighteenth Street
David
David Belasco
Alresdale
Alresdale Terriers
Gwendolyn Burden
Pommy
Eleanor Dupuy
Europe
Bar Harbor
Johnston Stupros
Althe Ooh Neers 'Ome
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