Bright Young People
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Leslie A. Hutchinson, "Hutch"
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Weekending at Shulbrede with Arthur and Dorothea (note the expression on Dorothea's face)
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The American Party, 1931: Elzabeth (far left) stands next to Brian Howard
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The Court Party, 1931: Denis in uniform, with bearskin
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Broadcasting for the Flapper vote: Arthur and Elizabeth at the BBC
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He-Evelyn and She-Evelyn at the Tropical Party, 1929
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"She only met him a fortnight ago! ... We know so little about it as yet." Elizabeth and Denis announce their engagement, March 1929
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Bryan and Diana Guinness on honeymoon in Taormina, 1929
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As acrobats at Norman Hartnell's Circus Party, 1929
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The Theatrical Garden Party, 1929, with Brian Howard (far left)
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The Impersonation Party, 1927. Back row: Elizabeth Ponsonby, in wig as Iris Tree, with Cecil Beaton on her right. Seated from left: Stephen Tennant, as Queen Marie of Romania; George Sitwell, with false nose; Inez Holden; Harold Acton. Foreground: Tallulah Bankhead, as Jean Borotra
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Cecil and Elizabeth at David Plunket Greene's party, 1927
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