1890 The Gilded Age Ward McAllister Authentic Memoir Society As I Have Found…

Claim your own personal volume from New York’s Gilded Age! Society Influencer Ward McAllister, adviser to Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (“The” Mrs. Astor), penned this voluminous, information-filled tome “Society As I Have Found It” (1890). Original printing. Cover to cover, it paints the full spectrum of Gilded Age life amongst the rich and famous of “The 400”. Customs, unspoken rules of conduct, communication, dress, association, etiquette, where to live, how to furnish one’s home, and all the important details of entertaining and being entertained on an auspiciously grand first edition volume includes properly worded and calligraphed invitations and all enclosures, menus for the exemplary, endless course meals that were served for private company through those served for dinners, late suppers and breakfasts for hundreds at the Gilded Age’s finest society balls. Bonus! 💐 As was the custom at the time, the first owner carefully pasted in original newspaper clippings of some of many articles published upon McAllister’s death. This wonderful book was printed 135 years ago. It has lived. Like so many Poshers though, it looks amazing for its age.💐