The next morning at breakfast Victoria told her parents and husband what she had seen the night before.

"I saw the most shocking thing last night!" Victoria and William and her parents were having breakfast in their suite.

"Oh, really! Do, tell dear!", exclaimed Victoria's mother, Clara hungry for gossip.

"Rose went somewhere with Mr. Dawson last night without Mr. Hockley, a party!"

"Oh how scandalous! Whoever heard of the Dawson's of Chippewa Falls? He said it's in Wisconsin. Maybe it's by Milwaukee and his family is a brewing family. I've never read the Social Register of a Midwestern city, other than Chicago!", replied Clara.

"I think it's a lumber community. I knew someone once who owned a lumber company near there", said Victoria's father, Edward.

"Oh, is that near Milwaukee?"

"Closer to Minneapolis, I believe. A very primitive small town, I've heard. The Dawson's if they are in the lumber industry would be the only people with money in town."

"For Rose to spend time with another man who is not in the Social Register is so shocking! Isn't it mother?"

"Oh, yes quite shocking must inform Ruth at once!"

"William darling you must tell Cal!", exclaimed Victoria.

"Oh I will, Victoria!"

"Thank you darling!" I'm going to go for a walk with Madeline. I do hope, now that I'm done with school at Vassar, I'll be able to spend more time with her."

"Oh I'm sure you will dear! Now I must go tell Ruth what her daughter has been up too!"

"I'll go tell Cal what his fiancé has been up to! I hope Rose will realize how foolish she is acting. You'd never do anything like that would you, Victoria?"

"For goodness sakes, of course not dear! How dare you suggest such a thing!"

Victoria had a wonderful day with Madeline Astor. She wished that Madeline was closer in age and had been able to attend Vassar with her. Madeline was only 18 years old and newly married and expecting a child.

"Madeline I'm so glad that I've graduated! Now we'll be able to spend more time together, with my new home being right next door to your Newport home."

"Oh yes, it will be wonderful having you so close. I loved seeing you at every Christmas and summer event when you were a student at Vassar. Did you enjoy learning more French?"

"Oh yes and I minored in Italian too!" Now I can fluently understand the operas, well most of them. I still won't be able to the German ones!" Is it very exiting being an Astor?"

"Oh it is wonderful to be in such a family, although my family father's is already very prominent."

"Well yes, but now you are part of the richest, on board at least", exclaimed Victoria.

"Oh yes, my child will be able to have the best upbringing!"

"Oh, yes of course they will! My child will too! I do hope I have a daughter, and then I'd be able to mold her into a proper young lady."

"Yes that would definitely be expected of you. I will do the same if I have a daughter."

"I have some delicious gossip Madeline. Rose DeWitt Butaker is seeing another man; well at least she's going places with Mr. Dawson."

"I truly thought he was a Dawson of Boston, and was surprised when he said he was from Wisconsin."

"Oh so was I!"

"Do you have any other plans for today?"

"Oh well tea with mother and her friends again. You are invited to that you know."

"Oh I always am! Would you like to see the photographs of the winter abroad that John and I had! I'm sure you'll find Egypt fascinating!"

"That sounds delightful! I must show you photographs of my honeymoon as well."

The rest of the day was spent with Madeline and her friends. Victoria was so pleased to call Mrs. John Jacob Astor her closest friend.