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The collective term for the rich and famous subset of society who frequent fashionable restaurants and nightclubs. The comings and goings of these trendsetters and socialities are often noted by the press and gossip columnists. It was one such scribe, Maury Paul (pen-name: Cholly Knickerbocker), who coined the phrase “café society.”
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