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The Lady was established in 1885 by Thomas Gibson Bowles, as a magazine for gentlewomen, a weekly guide to navigating the social minefield of well-to-do British life.

Vargas Llosa’s social position — as part of the well-to-do, fair-skinned, Spanish-speaking elite — also raised questions about how he would govern a country made up largely of Indigenous people and mixed-race mestizos.

“The finances of the well-to-do have never been better, their spending never stronger, and the economy never more dependent on that group,” Zandi told WSJ.

The well-to-do and resourceful residents of Palisades are important to the city’s tax base and cultural life, but they have options, he said.

On Wednesday, the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel turned into an evacuation zone for some of Los Angeles’ most well-to-do residents.