Vanderbilt Costume Ball
Alva Vanderbilt
José Maria Mora, Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt (Alva Murray Smith) as a Venetian Princess at the Vanderbilt Ball, 1883. New-York Historical Society Library.
Mrs. John C. Mallory
José Maria Mora, Mrs. John C. Mallory (Jean Turnure) as an Egyptian princess at the Vanderbilt Ball, 1883. New-York Historical Society Library.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Electric Light
José Maria Mora, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt as ‘Electric Light’ at the Vanderbilt Ball, 1883. New-York Historical Society Library.
Goose Costume
A woman dressed as a goose at the Vanderbilt Ball, 1883. New-York Historical Society Library.