Cissie Raikes (née Bingham) is a wealthy new money socialite in New York City. She is purported to be the niece of Henry Flagler an American industrialist who co-founded the Standard Oil Trust and is generously provided for by Mr. Flagler.[1]
Biography[]
Season 1[]
In 1882, Cissie is invited to an outdoor picnic on carriages by Bertha Russell. She joins the party to watch the illumination of Park Row by Thomas Edison’s Edison Illuminating Company and meets Tom Raikes. Cissie mentions her mother having a house in Newport with Ward McAllister complimenting it as "a very nice place".
Cissie eventually watches an opera with Tom Raikes at the Drexel's box in the Academy of Music. Unbeknownst to the pair, Aurora and Charles Fane sees them from their adjacent opera box. Aurora later recounts what she sees to Marian Brook, causing her to end her engagement with Mr. Raikes. Later that same day, Cissie and Tom attends Gladys Russell's debutante ball as part of Henry Flagler's party.[2]
Season 2[]
In Spring of 1883, Cissie marries Tom at the Episcopal Church of Saint Thomas.[3]
References[]
- ↑ The Gilded Age, season 1 episode 7: "Irresistible Change"
- ↑ The Gilded Age, season 1 episode 9: "Let the Tournament Begin"
- ↑ The Gilded Age, season 2 episode 1: "You Don't Even Like Opera"