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william astor's dance; a large ball in her new fifth avenue home. The House Decorated with Roses and Violets -- The Cotillion Led by Elisha Dyer, Jr., and Mrs. J.J. Astor. Share full article ...
MRS. WILLIAM ASTOR IS CRITICALLY ILL; Dr. Austin Flint, Jr., in Constant Attendance on Her for Three Days. RETURN OF HEART MALADY Physician Issues a Bulletin Saying That She Has Suffered Attacks ...
The home, also known as Mrs. Astor’s Orphan Asylum, was founded in 1853 by Margaret Rebecca Armstrong Astor, wife of William B. Astor, son and heir to the fortune of John Jacob Astor, then sa… ...
Marlborough's Skinner Inc. will auction at its Boston gallery of nearly 100 lots of material from the property of William B. Astor’s “Beechwood” mansion in Newport, Rhode Island Oct. 2.