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Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.,
59
,
60

growth of suburbs,
vii–viii
,
122–130

Gulph Mills Golf Club,
67

Hall, Seymour,
111
,
113

Hamilton, Alexander, II,
127

Handy, Helen Parmalee,
58

Hanna, Mark,
34

Harvard University,
93

Harkness, Rebekah (Mrs. William Hale),
143

Harkness, William Hale,
143

Harlow, Harry,
79–80

Harness, Edward G.,
43

Harrison, Benjamin,
51

Harrison, Charles Learner, III,
51–53

Harrison, Edmond,
52

Harrison, Learner Blackman,
52

Harrison, Molly (Mrs. Charles L., III),
51–53
,
178

Harrison, Pegram,
69

Harrison, William Henry,
45
,
51

Haverford, Pa.,
133

Heirloom Cities,
131

Heminway, Mrs. John,
148

Herring, Joanne (Mrs. Robert),
4–5

Herring, Robert,
4–5

Hewlett, N.Y.,
197

Hill, Jesse,
77

Hill, Joan Robinson (Mrs. John),
6

Hill, John,
6

Hillsborough, Calif.,
153
,
154

Hitchings, Nancy,
102

Hite, Kathleen,
17

Hodge, Shelby,
5

Holliday, Benjamin,
124

homosexual rendezvous points,
182

hospital work as means of social entry,
177–178

Houston, Texas,
3–10

Courtlandt Place,
8–9

crime rate,
190

Heights,
7

old families,
7–8

River Oaks,
3–7
,
9–10

urban life in,
7–9
,
194

Hovas, Alessandra (Sandra) (Baroness di Portanova),
5

Hovhaness, Alan,
154

Hudson, David,
34

Hudson, Ohio,
34–38
,
141

social distinctions in,
35–36

Hudson Country Club,
35

Hughes, Howard,
25

Hurley, Mrs. Collier,
4

Hussein, King of Jordan,
4–5

Hutchins, Robert,
165

Hyde Park, Ohio,
42
,
43
,
48–49
,
50
,
51
,
55–56
,
171
,
172
,
193

Indian Hill, Ohio,
39
,
40
,
43
,
47–48
,
51
,
53
,
171
,
173

Indian Village, Rye, N.Y.,
117

Ingersoll, Anna,
131

inner city life,
see
urban life

interior decor,
176

Inwood, N.Y.,
197

Ireland, Harry,
108

Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Keith,
3–4

Jackson, Maynard,
71

Jagger, Mick,
161

Jamail's,
6–7

Jews, acceptance of:

in Atlanta clubs,
68–73
,
76

in California suburbs,
166

in Cincinnati,
51

in country clubs,
67–82

in Darien, Conn.,
103

in Five Towns, Long Island, N.Y.,
197–198

in Grosse Pointe, Mich.,
61
,
174

in Hudson, Ohio,
37

in Los Angeles Country Club,
37

in Philadelphia suburbs,
67
,
133
,
134
,
139

at Procter & Gamble,
47

in Twigs,
117–118

in Watch Hill, R.I.,
145

Joy, Helen Newberry (Mrs. Henry B.),
57–59
,
64

Kansas City, Mo., suburbs of,
179–181

Kanzler, Mrs. Robert,
62

Kaplan, Samuel,
204

Kelly, Ken,
199

Kimball, Spencer W.,
27

King & Spalding, law firm,
73
,
79

Kinsolving, Arthur Lee,
146

Kirbo, Charles,
75

Korda, Michael,
159–160

Krumm, John M.,
146

Ladera Heights, Calif.,
198

La Grange, Gerald,
120

Lake St. Clair, Mich.,
58
,
63

Lance, Bert,
68
,
79

Lawrence, N.Y.,
197
,
198

Lazarus, Irma (Mrs. Fred, III),
42
,
49
,
55

Lazarus, Ralph,
49

Lehr, Harry,
147

Leigh, Vivien,
75

Leimert Park, Calif.,
198

Levittown, N.Y.,
37

Lewisohn, Adolph,
89

Light, Goddard,
119

Lighthouse Book Store,
119

Lincoln, Florence,
92

Lincoln, Frederic,
92

Lindsay, Samuel,
146

Lipschutz, Bob,
73

liquor laws:

Hudson, Ohio,
34

Salt Lake City, Utah,
23

Little Town Club,
162
,
164

living rooms, use of,
186–187

Longworth, Alice Roosevelt,
48

Los Altos, Calif.,
153
,
154
,
156–158

Los Angeles, Calif.,
159

urban life in,
192

water views,
194

Los Angeles Country Club,
67

Losantiville Country Club,
51

Loudon Woods, Rye, N.Y.,
117

Lyndhurst,
124–125

McAllister, Ward,
147

McDaniel, Hattie,
75

McDonald, Duncan,
21

McIlvain, Alan, Jr.,
140

Mack, Mrs. Edgar,
48

McMillan, James,
58

MacMullan, Mrs. Katherine,
139

McQueen, Butterfly,
75

Mad River, Vt.,
94

Maddox, Lester,
71

Mafia:

in Arizona suburbs,
14

in Detroit suburbs,
60

Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia,
131–140
,
141

dress,
136

manners,
137–138

old families,
135

speech peculiarities,
135–136

Manhattan, mental health in,
189–190

Manny, Elizabeth (Mrs. Ralph),
117

Manursing Island Club,
120
,
173

Mariemont, Ohio,
43
,
50

Markel, Mrs. Babette,
155

Martineau, Harriet,
Society in America
,
57–58

Massell, Sam,
71

Mazzola, John W.,
143

Mead, Margaret,
171–172
,
174

Mendenhall, Mrs. Joseph,
20
,
24

Menlo Park, Calif.,
153–154

mental health,
183
,
188–191

Merion, Pa.,
134

Merion Cricket Club,
67

Merion Golf Club,
67

Merritt Parkway,
85–86

Metropolitan Opera,
71
,
96
,
97

Midtown Manhattan Study,
188

Milton Point, Rye, N.Y.,
117

Misquamicut Club,
143
,
145
,
148
,
149

Miss Doherty's College Preparatory School,
52

Mitchell, Margaret,
75

Mixter, Mr. and Mrs. James,
50

Mizner, Addison,
164

Model, Jean,
91

monkeys, experiment in discrimination,
79–80

Montecito, Calif.,
167

Montecito Club,
164

Montessori School, Hudson, Ohio,
36
,
37

Montgomery, Jim,
75

Moore, James,
112

Morgan, J. Pierpont,
129

Mormons, life style of,
22–27

notable families,
27

Mosbacher, Emil, Jr. (Bus),
80

Mount Adams, Cincinnati,
193
,
203

Mountain View, Calif.,
153
,
154

mountain views,
194

Mount Desert Island, Maine,
147–148

Myers, Paul and Suzie,
141–142
,
146
,
149–150

Narberth, Pa.,
134
,
135

National Center for Health Statistics,
189

National Patriotism Week,
13

neighborhood relations in Calif. suburbs,
159

neighborhoods, city,
202–203

Neiman-Marcus,
6

New Canaan, Conn.,
87
,
99

New Haven Railroad,
87

New Orleans, La., urban life in,
192

water views,
193

New Rochelle, N.Y.,
172

New York, N.Y.:

crime rate,
190

suburbs of:

Fairfield County, Conn.,
87–105

Westchester County, N.Y.,
115–130

urban life in,
192

water views,
192–193

New York City Educational Construction Fund,
204

New York Journal-American
,
92

New York Yacht Club,
80
,
117

Newark, N.J.,
172

Newberry, John Stoughton,
58

Newberry, Oliver,
58

Newberry, Truman,
64

Newberry, Walter,
58

Newberry & McMillan, Capitalists,
58

Newport, R.I.,
147

Noroton Yacht Club,
103

Northeast Harbor, Maine,
147–148

Ocean House Hotel,
144

old families:

Atlanta,
75–76

Cincinnati,
44
,
49–55

Cleveland,
33

Detroit,
57–58
,
61
,
62

Houston,
7–8

Philadelphia,
135

Salt Lake City,
27

Santa Barbara,
164

Watch Hill, R.I.,
142

Westchester County,
127–129

Oliver, John L.,
58

Olympia Tea Room,
144

Olympus Cove, Utah,
21

Ophir Farm, Purchase, N.Y.,
124

Operation Mailbag,
13

Oquirrh Mountains, Utah,
21

Overbrook, Pa.,
134

Owen, Annie,
4–5

Palmer, K. T.,
17

Palo Alto, Calif.,
153
,
154

Paoli, Pa.,
134

Pappenheimer, Eloise,
71

Paradise Valley, Ariz.,
16

Park Centre, Cleveland, Ohio,
195–197

Parker, Suzy,
161

Pasadena, Calif.,
166

patriotism in Arizona,
11–13

Peabody, Endicott,
147

Peachtree Plaza,
73

Peninsula, Ohio,
37

Pennock, Liddon,
139

Penn Valley, Pa.,
134

Pepper, George Wharton,
147

Perloff, Harvey S.,
203

Piedmont Ball,
74
,
75
,
76

Piedmont Driving Club,
68–77
,
79–80
,
81–82

Pinnacle Peak,
14

Philadelphia, Pa.,
133

food in,
131

old families,
135

suburbs of,
67
,
131–140

urban life in,
192
,
193

Philadelphia Country Club,
67

Philadelphian, The
,
132

Phoenix, Ariz.,
11–18

cultural life,
15

life style,
15–16

patriotism in,
11–13

political orientation,
13
,
15–16

real estate speculation in,
14–15

restaurants,
14

schools,
12–13
,
18

sports,
15

suburbs:

Boulders, The,
16–17

Carefree,
16–18

Scottsdale,
11–16

urban living,
13–14
,
194

Phoenix Symphony,
15

Pocantico Hills,
88
,
89
,
94
,
124

Poindexter, Beatrice,
200

political orientation of suburbs,
197

Darien, Conn.,
104

Five Towns, Long Island, N.Y.,
198

Hudson, Ohio,
35

Philadelphia, Main Line,
138

Salt Lake City, Utah,
21

San Francisco, Calif.,
153

Scottsdale, Ariz.,
13
,
15–16

polygamy in Salt Lake City,
24

Portanova, Baron Enrico di,
5

Port Huron, Mich.,
167

Price, Leontyne,
71

Princeton University,
93

private clubs:

Alta Club, Salt Lake City,
27

American Yacht Club,
80–81
,
117
,
120
,
173

Apawamis Golf Club, Rye, N.Y.,
78
,
120
,
173

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