RICH AND LONELY

It was the New York Times that brought Huguette Clark to my attention. Growing up in the splendour of a 121 room mansion
filled with beautiful art and artifacts, her dad in 1907 was one
of the richest men in America. He married in 1901 at age 67
a younger lady of 28 years and thus arrived Huguette. Sadly
this story is one of a heiress who lived alone, watched Flinstone
on televison and ate lunch of crackers and sardines. Her brief
marriage at age 22 ended in divorce. In spite of the fact she
owned three palatial homes, an apartment in New York, an
ocean front estate in California and a country manor on the
east coast, she obviously had preference for seclusion and the
company of her doll collection (from her childhood). Also
painting and playing the harp were things she enjoyed.

Huguette Clark walked  with the very rich,  Astors, Guggenheims
and Vanderbilts, but died alone in the Manhattan Hospital
where she preferred to live out the final years of her life.

Hard to believe that Huguette was born the youngest of seven
children in threadbare conditions in Pennsylvania...until her dad
made his fortune with the discovery of copper in Montana.

Life can often mean a change of fortune, and a change of
circumstances...