The Titanic was more than just the most advanced ship of its time. It was the paragon of turn-of-the-century style and luxury, when languid meals, dinner suits and fine china were de rigueur. Like the ...

At the time of its maiden voyage in 1912 — and subsequent sinking — the R.M.S. Titanic had been one of the most opulent ships to sail as well as the largest. Fanciness was the point of the Titanic, as ...