STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Elsa Torresiani was attacked by a dog when she was 12 years old. As a result, she had to get 30 stitches in her face. After getting over the ...

Eighteenth-century socialites have been depicted as vain, silly women who were poisoned by their white lead makeup. The Countess of Coventry, Maria Gunning—a society hostess reknowned for her ...