Those who are merely rich, seem to have fallen by the wayside. Today, only the fabulously rich can maintain magnificent mansions, staffed it would appear by an unlimited number of domestics. Yes, there are quite a few people with money, but how many live as if this were still a gilded age? When the men who gouged and hacked out their fortunes really enjoyed their wealth, and considered themselves an elite, and weren't ashamed of their riches...