The Gardens of Bunny Mellon inside canopied beds

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The Gardens of Bunny Mellon inside canopied bedsRachel Lambert Mellon was born an heir to a great fortuneher grandfather invented Listerine and her father was the president of Gilletteand married one of the wealthiest men in America, the banking heir and philanthropist Paul Mellon. Known to her friends as Bunny, Mrs. Mellon cut a distinguished presence in rarified circles in Washington, New York, London, and Paris, where the Mellons maintained homes celebrated for their refinement and taste. But