The shocking reasons Princess Margaret took a dislike to American society hostess Elsa Maxwell. By CHRISTOPHER WILSON . Published: 02:09 EDT, 16 January 2025 | Updated: 03:14 EDT, 16 January 2025 ...

"Elsa Maxwell is a stoutish lady who has won something of a national reputation for throwing gay parties."On the basis of that rather dubious claim to fame, some 20 impressionable newspapers ...

The New Yorker, January 31, 1942 P. 17. Elsa Maxwell has certainly bought it this time, as dear Noel would say. I'am referring, I need hardly explain to you readers of the Journal & American, to ...

Nobody can tell for sure what it is or why, but the yeastiest dish on TV this season is served up about midnight every Tuesday when the Popocatepetl of party-givers, Elsa Maxwell, rises onstage at ...

“Greece,” gushed Elsa Maxwell, “is a poor country but a proud one. When the Queen said that Greece needed tourist business, it suddenly occurred to me that someone should organize a cruise ...

When Elsa Maxwell advised Hollywood that a “black tie” was the only suitable way to celebrate the freeing of Paris, the ice broke. Last week, after three winters of wartime underdressing, U.S ...

The New Yorker, January 31, 1931 P. 15. Letter from one debutante to another telling about the sensation Elsa Maxwell was causing that season by giving the most original parties, and some of the ...