Two-hundred feet from bow to stern and fitted out in ostentatious luxury, the Herculina was a floating testament to the decadent tastes of its owner. With fifteen guest cabins, each decorated to its own unique theme, the yacht was where Lady Weston-Hogues held her twice-yearly gatherings of the great and the good. Only the most celebrated or well-connected of the upper crust might expect an invite to join the Herculina as she cruised along the Italian riviera, and those who came aboard this fateful July were the very epitome of what the newspapers call High Society.