Only time will tell if the life of Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough hints at what's to come for Gladys on the HBO period ...

Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan was a Palm Beach society fixture from the time she settled in Manalapan with her second husband until her death in 1964.

Consuelo Vanderbilt and Gladys Russell from 'The Gilded Age' (Image: Hulton Archive, HBO) The Gilded Age was an era of social climbing, flaming fortunes, and grounded revolutions that changed America ...