Heiresses and Coronets Author:Elizabeth Elliott "The story of lovely ladies and noble men.This is the story of the wedding of two aristocracies - the well-born and the well-to-do. In the days when Newport was in flower, the daughters of the Moguls sought more than another fortune in a mate, and the impoverished European royalty hard no need of another tiara as a dowry.... Marriage was a game ... more »for Societyt to play, with parents setting the goals and laying down the rules... The 'millionaire market' is a highly amusing social phenomenon."« less