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Beauty, brains and breeding 1919Photographs of society women in 1919, (left to right): Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm (1895 -1969), Lady Loughborough, Australian born wife of Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine
Lady Horne & Mrs O Malley-Keyes at BiarritzJane O Malley-Keyes (1888-1964), formerly Jane Byrnes, American socialite who married Middleton O Malley-Keyes and reigned supreme over Biarritz society
Cocktail time at Cap d Antibes, Marquise de Casa MauryEnjoying cocktails at Cap D Antibes - the Marquise de Casa Maury, formerly Miss Paula Gellibrand, seated at a beach side cafÚáÀith a friend
Mrs Ingram (Dorothy Caruso) on the Venice Lido beachDorothy Caruso, widow of the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, pictured on the beach at the Venice Lido with her second husband, Captain Ernest Ingram and her children
Margaret Whigham and Lord SelbyMiss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured with Lord Selby at Mrs. Woolley-Harts house-warming party in June 1931. Date: 1931
Susan BlighSusan Rachel Bligh (1916-1983), daughter of Noel Bligh (son of the 8th Earl of Darnley) out in London in 1938. She worked as a mannequin (model)
Countess Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow (Barbara Hutton), 1938Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Miss Barbara Hutton (1912-76) pictured at the fashionable Venice Lido in 1938 wearing a Chinese style pyjamas
Sketch - Engagement of Margaret Whigham & Earl of WarwickFront cover of The Sketch magazine reporting on the engagement of popular debutante, Margaret Whigham ( the most talked-of, photographed, and paragraphed debutante ) to the Earl of Warwick
The Marquise de Casa Maury (Paula Gellibrand) by YevondePaula Gellibrand, wife of the 1st Marquis de Casa Maury (1898-1986), socialite, photographed by Madame Yevonde. 1928
Tatler cover - Barbara HuttonCover of The Tatler magazine featuring Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Miss Barbara Hutton (1912-76). Hutton, the Woolworths heiress, dubbed
Teresa JungmannTeresa Baby Jungman, later Mrs Cuthbertson (1908-2010), daughter of Dutch painter Nico Jungman and Beatrice Mackay, later Mrs Richard Guinness
Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-LucingePrincess Jean Faucigny-Lucinge, formerly Miss Liliane (Baba) d Erlanger, only daughter of Baron and Baroness d Erlanger. She married Prince Jean Louis Faucigny-Lucinge in 1923
Eve front cover - Lady LoughboroughMargaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm (1895 -1969), Lady Loughborough, Australian Born wife of Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (died 1929)
Lily Langtry, British-American actress and producerLily Langtry, British-American actress, socialite and producer. Date: circa 1900s
Daisy, Countess of Warwick at Mrs Adairs Fancy Dress BallFrances Evelyn Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (1861 - 1938), society beauty, and mistress to King Edward VII. Pictured here dressed in costume, as Semiramis
Lady Helen Vincent at Princes Skating ClubHelen Venetia Vincent, Viscountess D Abernon (n饠 Duncombe) (18661954), British peeress, socialite and diarist. Lady D Abernon, a noted society beauty of her day
Photo of Miss Tallulah Bankhead in the SketchBlack and white photograph of popular American stage actress Tallulah Bankhead who was celebrating her engagement to Count Anthony de Bosdari. Date: 28th November 1928
Princess Jean de Faucigny-Lucinge (Baba d Erlanger)Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge, formerly Miss Liliane (Baba) d Erlanger portrayed by Olive Snell for The Tatler. Date: 1925
Tatler cover - Lady Milbanke (Sheila Chisholm) by YevondeMargaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm (1895 -1969), Lady Loughborough, Australian Born wife of Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (died 1929)
Mrs O. H. P. Belmont (Alva Vanderbilt)Alva Belmont (January 17, 1853 January 26, 1933), n饠 Alva Erskine Smith, and known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896
The Hon. Pamela Digby (later Churchill, then Harriman)Pamela Harriman Churchill (1920 - 1997), later wife of Randolph Churchill, daughter-in-law to Winston Churchill, socialite, political activist and diplomat
Mrs Charles Sweeny with Prince Bernhard of NetherlandsSocialite Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the infamous Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993), pictured with Prince Bernard of the Netherlands (1911-2004)
Jack Johnson and his first wifeJack Johnson (1878-1946), American boxer and first African American heavyweight boxing champion, pictured with his first wife, Etta Terry Duryea, who he had married in January 1911
The Aga Khan and Prince Aly Khan at EpsomAga Khan III and his son, Prince Aly or Ali Khan, photographed at Epsom on Oaks Day in June 1932. Date: 1932
Engagement party of Margaret Whigham & Charles SweenyA group at the engagement party of socialite Miss Margaret Whigham and American golfer, Charles Sweeny at the Embassy Club in London
Prince Ali Khan with Miss Mala BrandPrince Aly or Ali Khan (1911 - 1960), son of Aga Khan III, socialite, playboy, racehorse owner, third husband of Rita Hayworth and swain of Margaret Whigham and Thelma, Viscountess Furness
Pamela Digby (later Churchill, then Harriman)Pamela Harriman Churchill (1920 - 1997), photographed here to announce her engagement to Randolph Churchill, child of Winston Churchill, socialite, political activist and diplomat. Date: 1939
Paula Gellibrand, wife of the 1st Marquis de Casa Maury (1898-1986), socialite, pictured in a very effective head-dress (according to The Tatler), designed for her by Elspeth Phelps. Date: 1920
Tatler cover - Lady Diana Manners on her wedding daySociety darling, Lady Diana Manners (Lady Diana Cooper) 1892-1986, youngest daughter of the Duke of Rutland, in picturesque pose in her wedding gown at her familys London home in Arlington Street
The Hon. Mrs Charles BAillie-Hamilton by Madame YevondeThe Hon. Mrs Charles Baillie-Hamilton, formerly Miss Wanda Holden pictured by Madame Yevonde. 1929
Tatler cover - Lady Mary Lygon by Madame YevondeFront cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of Lady Mary Lygon, sixth child of the 7th Earl of Beauchamp and Lady Lettice Grosvenor, a granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Westminster
A 1920s garden partySeveral fashionably-dressed people enjoy a garden party in radiant sunshine. 1927
Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady MilbankeAdvertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by the vivid, gay and utterly charming Lady Milbanke, Australian-born socialite Sheila Chisholm
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream with Countess of WarwickAdvertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by society darling the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935
Diana Vreeland wearing a Maria Guy HatDiana Vreeland (19031989) wearing a Maria Guy Hat. Vreeland was a noted columnist and editor in the field of fashion, working for Harpers Bazaar and Vogue
Lily Duchess of Marlborough with her sonLily Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (n饠 Lilian Warren Price) (June 10, 1854 January 11, 1909), American heiress and socialite during the Gilded Age
Mrs Asquith and her baby (Anthony Asquith)Emma Alice Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (nÚÑáTennant; 2 February 1864 28 July 1945), known as Margot Asquith, Anglo-Scottish socialite, author and wit. She was married to H. H
Wedding of Lord Alington and Lady Mary Ashley-CooperBlack and white photograph of the wedding group of Lord Alington to Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, in the Sketch of 3rd December 1928
Wedding of Sir John Milbanke, Bt. and Lady LoughboroughBlack and white photograph of the wedding of Sir John Milbanke, Bt. to Lady Loughborough at the Savoy Chapel, London in the Sketch of 21st November 1928. Date: 21st November 1928
Baba D Erlanger - Princess Jean Faucigny-LucingePrincess Jean Faucigny-Lucinge, formerly Miss Liliane (Baba) d Erlanger, only daughter of Baron and Baroness d Erlanger. She married Prince Jean Louis Faucigny-Lucinge in 1923
Sphere cover - wedding of Charles Sweeny & Margaret WhighamFront cover of The Sphere magazine featuring society wedding of the year in 1933; that of society beauty and media darling, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Duchess of Argyll, to Mr Charles Sweeny
Mrs W. B. Leeds (Nancy Leeds)Mrs W. B. Leeds, described by the Tatler as one of the best-known and most beautiful members of New York Society, pictured on the magazines front cover at the time she had taken Kenwood House in
Mrs Charles Sweeny with her parentsMrs Charles Sweeny (1912-1993), formerly Miss Margaret Whigham, and later, on her second marriage, the Duchess of Argyll, pictured with her parents
Duchess of Argylls ball for her debutante daughterA spread from The Tatler reporting on the lavish ball held at Claridges by the Duchess of Argyll for her daughter, Miss Frances Sweeny
Mr & Mrs Sweeny kiss each other goodbyeMrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993) pictured kissing her husband Charles Sweeny goodbye before being presented on her marriage at the third
Sir Robert Throckmorton and Miss Margaret WhighamMiss Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured at the Dinner of a Hundred Hosts at the Park Lane Hotel during the London Season of 1932
Brenda Dean Paul, socialite and notorious drug addict, pictured here in 1931 in her party frock at a costume ball given by Mr. Arthur Jeffress