Those Gilded Galas
January, 1966
an unabashed edwardian looks back fondly on three of those panoplied parties whose splendor graced the turn of the centuryIn All Times and Places--excepting possibly the calorie-conscious America of the moment, where the renunciation of the good life in the midst of its overwhelming abundance is a national fetish--feasting, preferably associated with appropriate pageantry, has been a hallmark of civilized conduct. Its expression has varied from the legendary feastings of Trimalchio as recorded b...
