' s ▁ob jection ▁over ▁her ▁" wr ong ▁dev otion " ▁to ▁Alice . ▁They ▁stayed ▁together ▁until , ▁after ▁the ▁Stock ▁Market ▁Cr ash ▁when ▁they ▁strugg led ▁to ▁get ▁by , ▁Ger tr ude ' s ▁family ▁offered ▁housing ▁to ▁Ger tr ude , ▁and ▁only ▁her , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁They ▁wished ▁to ▁be ▁buried ▁together , ▁but ▁their ▁families ▁refused ▁this ▁wish . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁Aust en ▁lived ▁off ▁the ▁interest ▁from ▁the ▁money ▁left ▁by ▁her ▁grand father ▁but ▁the ▁principal ▁was ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Cr ash ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Aust en ▁is ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Social ▁Register ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁Club ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁By ▁age ▁ 6 3 , ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁income . ▁She ▁began ▁to ▁sell ▁off ▁her ▁silver , ▁art ▁works , ▁and ▁furn iture ▁to ▁get ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁buy ▁food ▁and ▁fuel . ▁She ▁then ▁took ▁out ▁a ▁mort g age ▁on ▁the ▁house ▁which ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁bank ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁She ▁sold ▁her ▁remaining ▁poss essions ▁for ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁to ▁a ▁second - hand ▁deal er ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁called ▁her ▁friend ▁L oring ▁Mc Mill en ▁from ▁the ▁St aten ▁Island ▁Historical ▁Society ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁photos . ▁He ▁stored ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁Third ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁in ▁Richmond town . ▁She