Gilded Finale JFSF The latest in a series

The latest in a series of handy and informative pocket guides to modern and contemporary architecture in cities around the world

which basically suggests to young people that all is lost and everything was better before their time

and the arrival of the heavenly Kingdom

while most Southerners denounced abolition and asserted slavery's compatibility with whites' freedom

Gilded Finale JFSF The latest in a seriesNever before published photos take you inside the nineteenth century's most expensive party, which attracted an exclusive guest list of costumed society attendees and ultimately marked the end of Gilded Age excess. For almost a century, the Bradley Martin Ball of 1897 held pride of place as the most expensive private party ever given in America (more than fourteen million dollars in today's equivalent, not counting attendees' costumes and jewelry).