grace

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Women with very long hair, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

I'd love to see Ms Grace's hair floating in the summer breeze!
:o)

Isn't she one of the seven Sutherland sisters, all of whom had extra long hair like this? They sold hair-care products. :)

I feel so sorry for this poor lady, fancy having to lug all that hair around everyday! It must've been very hot during the summer - I bet she couldn't wait for cold weather.

that's a lot of hair. lovely shot though and probably you wouldn't see her wear it like this very often

Article from 3-18-1914 (Wedensday), Page 11, 300 words. In NY Times Archives: MISS ELISE LADEW TO WED W.R. GRACE; Daughter of Late Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Ladew Engaged to Grandson of Late Mayor Grace. NIECE Of E. BERRY WALL Bride-to-Be Returned Last Summer from Tour of \qorld -- Mr. Grace Her Senior by Eleven Years PDF Link: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9900E...

I love all the little handwritten notes at the tops of these pictures

Elise Ladew was Mrs. W.R. Grace so maybe the caption refers to one person rather than two people. Elise inherited a fortune from the leather industry. Her brother created a topiary garden of renown in Maryland. She married into another wealthy family, the Graces. Here is link to book about her brother: www.amazon.com/Life-Gardens-Harvey-Ladew/dp/0801861128/re... W.R. Grace is the famous name of a large diversified chemical company, formerly associated with a distinctive curved office building on 43rd st in New York. Here is an article from Wikipedia about the company. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._R._Grace_and_Company here is one about the building: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.R._Grace_Building The chemical company was run by the man who was also mayor of NYC. Here is article on him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Russell_Grace

Very rich history lesson here.

The whipped cream of New York society turned out in October, 1912, for the eleventh annual horse show at the Piping Rock Country Club, in Locust Valley, on the north shore of Long Island. A new clubhouse and stepped observation boxes had just been opened for their pleasure: Story in The New York Times, October 4, 1912: "SOCIETY AMATEURS IN THE SADDLE "Piping Rock Horse Show Attracts Hunting Set to Locust Valley Grounds" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D06E1D6113BE6... Another story in The New York Times, October 5, 1912: "SOCIETY AIDS AT PIPING ROCK SHOW "Notable People View Amateur Horse Exhibition Amid Long Island Hills" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9506E6D7113AE6...

William Orpen painted Grace Gifford as Young Ireland in 1907 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Gifford_by_William_Orpen... From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Gifford And - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Orpen

A photo of Orpen in 1903 for comparison - There are many Orpen paintings here on Flickr, see www.flickr.com/search/?text=william%20orpen

Grace Gifford Plunkett was an extraordinary character and Marie O'Neill's biography is well worth a read. I'm pretty sure Marie gave a talk to the National Library of Ireland Society about 15 years ago or so. Grace's painting in her cell in Kilmainham is rightfully famous:

Here is her statement to the BUREAU OF MILITARY HISTORY, 1913-21

Did you know that this song written in 1985 by Frank and Seán O'Meara, Grace - Jim McCann was about her.