Mrs. Astor would never forgive him. McAllister’s situation worsened in 1892, when, in a flagrant bid for relevance, he gave a list of the Four Hundred to the New York Times. The release of the closely guarded list caused a furor, not least because it contained just over three hundred names instead of four hundred. McAllister basked in the press attention and the seeming confirmation of his status as social arbiter.
