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She seemed insatiable . With Elfie St. Clair and others , she formed an intimate circle of friends , a little coterie of the swiftest men and women in town , and entertained them lavishly , spending wilfully , recklessly . Her extravagances were soon the talk of New York . A thousand dollars for a single midnight supper , $ 700 for a new gown , $ 200 for a hat were as nothing . Once more she reigned as the belle of Broadway , Almost each night , after the play , she was the centre of an admiring throng in the pleasure resorts , and none ventured to dispute the claim that she was the prettiest as well as the best-dressed woman in town . Dressmakers , attracted by her matchless figure and eager to profit by her vogue , turned out for her their latest creations ; milliners designed for her hats that were the despair of every other woman . She had her carriages , her automobiles , and her saddle horse , her town apartment and her bungalow by the sea , and for a time set a pace so swift that no other woman of her acquaintance could keep up with her .