Behind the Hedgerow: Eileen Slocum and the Meaning of Newport Society

An exclusive look at the private world of aristocratic Newport, Rhode Island –– a world of privilege that began with the Gilded Age, when Vanderbilts and Astors reigned. The story is told through the focus of one of the last grand dames, Eileen Gillespie Slocum, descendant of Browns, who died on July 27, 2008 at the age of 92. An exclusive look at the private world of aristocratic Newport, Rhode Island –– a world of privilege that began with the Gilded Age, when Vanderbilts and Astors reigned. The story is told through the focus of one of the last grand dames, Eileen Gillespie Slocum, descendant of Browns, who died on July 27, 2008 at the age of 92. An exclusive look at the private world of aristocratic Newport, Rhode Island –– a world of privilege that began with the Gilded Age, when Vanderbilts and Astors reigned. The story is told through the focus of one of the last grand dames, Eileen Gillespie Slocum, descendant of Browns, who died on July 27, 2008 at the age of 92. An exclusive look at the private world of aristocratic Newport, Rhode Island –– a world of privilege that began with the Gilded Age, when Vanderbilts and Astors reigned. The story is told through the focus of one of the last grand dames, Eileen Gillespie Slocum, descendant of Browns, who died on July 27, 2008 at the age of 92.