Instead of being welcomed into the exclusive enclave of the Rockefellers, the Hannas, the Hays and the Mathers, Chadwick was thought of as a curious woman who tried in vain to buy the favours of some of the wealthiest families in the nation.
Families such as the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Kents, Pulitzers, McCormacks, and Fords built cottages, which could more aptly be described as mansions.
Hufford has painted portraits of a number of leading American families, including the Rockefellers, du Ponts, and Dukes, and his work hangs in many homes in the United States and abroad.
Her interior was decorated by Maison Jansen, the renowned French design firm whose clients included the John F. Kennedy White House, Coco Chanel, the Rockefellers, King Leopold II of Belgium, and the Shah of Iran.