THE HOUSE OF MIRTH

The beautiful Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City people whose millions were made in railroads, shipping, l and speculation and banking. In this morally and aesthetically bankrupt world, Lily, age twenty-nine, seeks a husband who can satisf y her cravings for endless admiration and all the trappings of wealth. But her quest comes to a scandalous end when she is accused o f being the mistress of a wealthy man. Exiled from her familiar world of artificial conventions, Lily finds life impossible.