WebThe Bradley-Martin Ball was a lavish costume ball at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City on the night of February 10, 1897. Mrs. Cornelia Bradley-Martin organized the ball, with the intention of making it "the greatest party in the history of the city". Eight hundred socialites spent about $400,000 imitating kings and queens. WebTIL: The Bradley-Martin Ball of 1897 hosted America’s 4,000 richest families. The cost ($9.7mil of today’s dollars) was enough to feed 1,000 families for 1 year. ... According to …
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The Bradley Martin Ball 1897: The Gilded Age
WebThe Bradley Martin Ball, 1897, from an engraving by Harry McVickar, from Harper's Weekly (20 February 1897), courtesy of the Collection of the New-York Historical Society, 64281. Source: Beckert, Sven. The Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850-1896. Cambridge, U.K.; In 1884, Martin leased Balmacaan, a well known game preserve in parish of Urguhart, Inverness-shire Scotland, a mile from Drumnadrochit, from Lady Seafield. From that point on, they generally lived there except for a few months, generally during the Winters, they spent in New York. Martin was a member of the Union Club. In January 1885, the Martins gave a ball for the "Four Hundred" invited guests at their residence, … WebThe Bradley-Martin Ball was a lavish costume ball at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City on the night of February 10, 1897. Cornelia Bradley-Martin organized the ball, with the intention of making it "the greatest party in the history of the city". Eight hundred socialites spent about ,000 imitating kings and queens. baum 16/18