Louise Ward McAllister (1854-1923)

Fiancée of George Barclay Ward, died unmarried

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She is credited with christening New York's 'twin hotels' the "Waldorf-Astoria". The expression "meet my at the hyphen" even became a popular song. 

Parents (2)

Ward McAllister

(Samuel) Ward McAllister, Self-Appointed Arbiter of New York's Gilded Age Society

1827-1895

Sarah (Gibbons) McAllister

Mrs Sarah Taintor (Gibbons) McAllister

1829-1909

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Fashionistas & Socialites Gilded Age
Fifty Years on Fifth Avenue (1900-1957), 2012, by John C. Wood