Partnership with Children Turns Back the Century

One small step at a gala, one giant step for Partnership with Children. For the organization's centennial last night at the Pierre Hotel, dozens of women wore turn of the 20th century attire (one small illustration above, with more to come in the column in print).
Pictures are up here:
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Partnership with Children began as Big Sisters, as one founder's letter read at the event put it, a "literal" description of the intentions of a group of well-to-do women to look after wayward girls. Today it deploys specially trained social workers to schools to assist male and female students and help them and their families thrive. The event, to which Mayor Bloomberg paid a visit, raised $1 million.