The reception was held at a seven-star hotel, making the wedding an affair of boundless splendor. When it came to keeping up appearances, both the Hawthorne and Ellsworth families perfectly demonstrated the ostentatious display expected of the wealthy elite.
Headlines like this soon appeared in the media: "Both Daughters of Elite Families, But Jean Grant's Wedding is a Hundred Tiers Below."
The articles thoroughly compared the two weddings—from the venues and level of pomp to the guests and even the hospitality of the in-laws.
Jean Grant saw the news while she was eating, and the comments below made her heart clench.
