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Washington Society Remembers 19th Century Socialites
Miss Peacock chronicles Washington society figures from 1840s to 1890s, detailing Adele Cutts, Kate Chase Sprague, Adele Curzon, and Harriet Lane as central hosts. The piece traces White House life, social balls, marriages, and influential families shaping the capital's premier social scene.
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Miss Peacock
Benton
Jeasie ‘Benton
Washington
Horton
America
Corps of Topographical En- Singers
Jesse Benton
Thea
Cremont Jeter
Fremont
White House
Misa Peacock
Universal
Mrs. Cleveland
di Buchanan
Harriet Lane
Jefferson Davis
Buchanan
Whites House
James Buchanan
Henry
Manslon
Adames
Ranklin Pierce
James Madison Cutts
Stephen
Dougelas
Lafayette Square
Adeie Cutts
H Street
James Maxis- Son
Adele Cutts
Adela Cutts
Reanr
White Horse
Stephen A. Douglas
Hall Douglsa
Douglas
Weahington
I Street
Second
Douglan
Elvan
Gen. Williams
Kate Chase Sprague
Count de Montholon
Annabolis
Misa Pesconte
Inez
Kate Chase
Mouch
Gen
Wiliam Sprague
Ding
Mary Victoria Lester
Laily ‘Curzon
Kedleston
Dave
Ente Chase
Sixth
E Streets
Miss Lester
Twentieth
P Street
James G. Blaine