As The Money Burns

Heiresses must always fight off fortune hunters willing to break their hearts for money. But there is another heir who presents a whole other level of danger.

Everyone gathers in Palm Beach for winte…

Despite her own dire circumstances, one hostess continues her duties in supporting the arts. The show must always go on.

Supreme hostess Cobina Wright hosts a party to celebrate the Met opening of Dee…

While some seem to have plenty of food and money, the rising unemployment leaves many without. One wealthy couple sets up a place where the poor can get a hot meal.

EF Hutton ventures down into Hell’…

As another year begins, many lives are in flux amidst the changes occurring. Will their choices lead to better outcomes or more trouble ahead?

Elsa Maxwell throws another fabulous costume party befor…

Part 2 of 2 (continued from Episode 46: No Expense Spared)

The most extravagant debutante ball is in full swing, but disaster both inside and out looms on the horizon.

Barbara Hutton’s big debutante ba…

Come join the biggest debutante ball of the season, of many seasons. It’s going to be one for the record books, and no one is going to want to miss out.

Barbara Hutton has the biggest, most expensive…

Tough financial times force some former debutantes to focus on finding work not husbands. Could this be the future fate of this year’s debs?

Three former debutantes work as mannequins and saleswomen …

A doting mother always wants her child to blossom, but sometimes the child especially a teenager grows outside of reach.

Still haunted by his cheating scandal, Huntington Hartford starts Harvard in th…

As the Met Opera season begins, a society hostess continues to present the front all is well. Will this be her swan song?

As Cobina Wright hosts the opening activities for the 1930 Metropolitan Seaso…

A special ball in the Big Apple kicks off the most prized debutante season. Elite debutantes will be kept busy with a never ending whirl of activities, and participation is not optional.

Barbara Hutto…

As a widow prepares for the anniversary of her husband’s death, the daughter still remains in the way of the fortune. The web of secrets is starting to unravel.

On the five year anniversary of Buck D…

It’s off to the races when an international yacht competition brings challengers from all over. This year’s winner will be the first of his kind.

The America’s Cup returns with five time challenger S…

While plans are underway for another big and fantastic ball, one heiress is more focused on affairs of the heart and reuniting forbidden lovers. All the fun activity isn’t merely local, next up the b…

The time has come for The Debutante of Her Season to make her grand entrance into Society. Will her long awaited night be all that she ever hoped and dreamed? Or are there other warning signs of l…

Summer is in full swing in Newport, though the Crash has definitely taken its toll on this year’s colonists. Many wait in anticipation as the unlikely debutante of her season prepares to come out du…

A great fortune doesn’t always lead to happy endings. The future isn’t always bright. Before the heartbreak begins, come take a glance to where it all might end.

An elderly patient is kept secluded a…

The show must go on, even as the veneer of wealth starts slipping away. An opportunity allows one to shine as her private world continues to fall apart.

Cobina Wright performs at a smaller venue with…

While the younger heirs prepare for their rites into adulthood, the older heirs enjoy the life of exploration and adventure. The most important form of travel always involves the high seas.

After bow…

While heiresses contend with debuts, heirs must focus on school, graduation, and university. Will the pressures of exams cause one heir to crack?

During his sixth year at St. Paul’s School in Concord,…

A royal debut comes with more attention and activities. The most awkward and least likely debutante is on her way to becoming the most celebrated of this season.

After Doris Duke is one of 17 America…