grace

If this is the same Jack Grace, he was murdered by his brother in 1912! query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C04E...

More links: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907E3D8123CE633A... query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9902E0D8123CE633A...

He was a pro wrestler according to the article.

See New York Times article from 1912 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C04E4DC1F3CE633A... Jack Grace, murder victim - Story goes: Anthony AKA William Grace (Bill Grace) breaks down in his cell after he was given "the third degree." by police investigators - he implicates another boxer (pugalist) Jimmy O'Connell AKA 'The Kid' in the murder, and admits that he, Bill Grace had left his brother, Jack Grace, with '"The Kid.' " The NY Times article suggests that the two men were enemies. Bill Grace has just been arrested for his brother's murder, one day into his third marriage. To make it really interesting, Bill's new wife, Fanny Andrews (Grace) apparently thought her new husband might be a bigamist! (all in the news article - reads like a movie plot) Pithy article.

Appreciate the context. We'll make a couple of changes: fuller name & occupation; new photographer credit (Smith Studio), and new date.

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...

Grace wearing shiny tight bodice

The sleeve detail is very interesting. A very elegant young woman holding gloves in her left hand.