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 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 ...

Their 1895 divorce sent shockwaves through New York society—and changed the public understanding of divorce in the process.