Dec 28, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My day begins with the rising of the sun. I have a quick cup of tea, with a scone and porridge brought to my room by one of the kitchen maids, wash, dress, and hurry belowstairs to finish up any work on my ladies’ wardrobes not completed the day before. I should...
May 25, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I awoke the other day to an eerie keening of the wind and believed the ocean had delivered a storm to our shores here on Aquidneck Island. Although the sudden nature of the storm puzzled me—there hadn’t been the slightest indication the previous night—I turned over...
Sep 26, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Psst, over here. Yes, pretend you don’t see me, but come closer, please. I’m trying not to attract the attention of my Vanderbilt aunts, Alice and Alva. They squabble over everything these days, because each is intent on staking her claim as...
Mar 26, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Mrs. Alice Vanderbilt Cordially Requests The Honor of Your Presence… Good morning and welcome to The Breakers! I am Alice Vanderbilt. Yes, yes, I’m Cornelius’s wife, and though I am not the only Mrs. Vanderbilt on the social register, many people...