Show MRS WILLIAM ASTOR DEAD for thirty years was regarded as social leader of new york now new york mrs airs william astor aster who for thirty years had been regarded as the social leader of now new york lied died friday night of heart disease at her home on fifth avenue for nearly lefour four weeks mrs airs astor who was 82 years uld old had been in a critical condition owing to the return of a heart affection that had given her trouble tor for years despite her advanced years pars she continued to hold her social domination up to a year ago when falling failing health compelled her to retire into comparative seclusion it was in the summer of 1907 that mrs airs astora friends learned of her ill III health the society functions given and presided over by mrs airs astor were among the most brilliant on record it Is said that the ballroom in the mansion on fifth avenue would accommodate comm 1000 people it was mrs astor who established the famous her visiting list being confined to at that number of names |