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Triple Mint 3BR. East 83rd. A lovely gallery opens to grand LR, full-sized formal DR (can be 4th BR or family rm). Fully renov windowed kitch with top applis. Sep child's BR wing, pvt MBR suite with lrg clsts & built-ins. Excellent E, N & S light, 3 renov marble baths, great clsts, W/D. FS bldg close to all transp & CP! Pets okay. $2.3M. Web #1217860. D.Benedek 452-4455

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CONTENTS The A rt & D esign I ssue 114 88

home is where the art is

Quest asks four leading interior designers to

share their insights on decorating with art.

by

Georgina Schaeffer

100 the art of the engraved The tradition and craft of hand-engraving is

alive—and thriving—at the bespoke stationery brand Connor.

by

Daniel Cappello

104 history’s east village hideaway An aftenoon visit with Philip Gorrivan

to the antique stores on East 10th Street.

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Georgina Schaeffer

110 the canine’s central park A view of New York’s most famous park through

the eyes of our four-legged companions. by Georgina Schaeffer

114 going global From Miami Beach to Maastricht, our guided global tour surveys

the best fairs and art destinations throughout the world. by Fernanda Gilligan

124 a peak into a hidden paris Exploring the famous flea markets of Saint Ouen,

as chronicled in a recent book by Assouline.

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editor’s letter

From left: A John Singer Sargent portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner; the courtyard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Once her home, it still displays her extraordinary collection today.

I think my father took special pride when I was the only girl in the second grade who could spell the word “beige.”

As an infant, he would walk around with me in his arms pointing out colors, saying “this is blue, and this is red...” with the paintings in our apartment. Truly ahead of his time, my father collected art with an unmatched eye, even finding Fernando Botero as a young artist in Mexico and commissioning his work.

I think he would have been equally proud that I went on to study art history in college, especially since one day quite a few years earlier, I had come home from a Chapin class trip and proclaimed that “I don’t like art.” (But this was after being forced to draw mosaics at the Met for three hours. Not an activity for rambunctious children.) My father nearly fainted and consequently, it set him in motion to take me to the Met and to MoMA at every opportunity. These are now among my most cherished memories. But it was a visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston that would change my relationship to art forever. My mother took me in the fourth grade and, from the minute I walked into that courtyard, I was hooked. When I returned to Boston for college, I would often go to the Gardner to find sanctuary away from school. To this day, it remains one of my favorite museums. There is something unique about the intimacy you experience in the smaller collections, ones that begin with a single collector, like New York’s own Frick Collection. Perhaps the feeling is illicited by just being in a home environment, or perhaps it’s the intimacy of being so close to an individual’s vision when you view their 18 QUEST

collection as a whole.

In this issue of Quest, we celebrate the relationship between art and design. First, in our cover story, “Home is Where the Art Is,” we profile four venerated interior designers. They offer their insights on how to decorate with art. This idea, of course, isn’t new—but we must revisit it because it is so central to the design of a home. Also in the issue, Fernanda Gilligan reviews the leading art fairs in the world.

Once the photo editor at Quest, Gilligan, along with her business partner, Sara Pritchard, has since founded Artset, a London-based group that organizes private gallery openings, cocktail receptions, and curator-led museum tours. On another international note, Daniel Cappello takes us behind the scenes of the Paris flea markets and, elsewhere in the issue, he profiles the men behind luxury stationer Connor. And back in New York City, take a design detour downtown to East 10th Street with Philip Gorrivan and me, as we visit with three leading antique dealers.

Finally, because home is also where your dog is, we were quick to pick up the new book Central Park Dogs. If the Isabella Stewart Gardener museum was my sanctuary in college, Central Park is my utopia today. My dog, Pepper, and I are one of the many dog-owner duos that head to the park every morning for off-leash hours. There is real joy to be found watching dogs romp and play with abandon.

Magazines and the products in their pages are often described as being “aspirational.” Instead, I hope this issue is “inspirational.” After all, art is meant to nourish the soul and provide, at least for an hour or two, a sactuary. u

Georgina Schaeffer

on the cover: Scott Snyder photographed at the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach with a bronze work by Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz.

Snyder is one of the designers featured in this issue's "Home is Where the Art Is," written by Georgina Schaeffer. Photograph by Daniel D'Ottavio.

D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A

David Patrick Columbia

NEW YORK SO C IAL DIARY The winds of March that

make my heart a dancer. The night before the 1st there was a forum at the Public Theatre.

The topic: money. The Public’s new production of Timon of Athens with Richard Thomas is the focal point.

I did not know the play.

I was told it was one of

his “problem” plays. First Thomas was interviewed

by Randy Cohen, who until the week before wrote “The Ethicist” column for the Times magazine. (His final one was this past Sunday.) I didn’t hear the interview because I was in the green room with the other two panelists, Bethany

McLean, who writes financial stories for Vanity Fair, and Ben Smith, who writes for Politico, the hot Washington website.

The subjects discussed: philanthropy, Washington, student loans.

Bethany McLean, who has written a book on Enron proposed that our financial troubles

began thirty years ago with the breakdown in the rules.

Deregulate. I suggested it began with all of us—with the credit card.

The values that indicate stability in any society or any group of individuals with shared interests have become anaesthetized by

t h e s c h o o l o f a m e r i c a n b a l l e t ’ s w i n t e r b a l l at t h e d av i d h . ko c h t h e at e r

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our overwhelming debt. You might call it a stupor: The selfdeception that believes the lie, as Lorenz Hart once wrote.

We do this, it is the nature of the beast. Now we must take care of each other and of ourselves.

That night, sitting there pontificating, I missed the Museum of the Moving Image’s twenty-sixth annual salute, this year to Alec Baldwin, at Cipriani’s 42nd Street. The lineup of presenters seconds that notion: Tim Curry, Edie Falco, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Michael Keaton, Lorne Michaels, Ron Meyer, Herb Schlosser, Ermenegildo Zegna, the Man, Jeff Zucker, 22 QUEST

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Alison and Andy Brod

Amy McFarland, Derek Anderson, Marisa Brown and Vanessa von Bismarck

Matt Blank, Ronald Doerfler, Bill Pullman, Mercedes Ruehl, Ben Stiller, and Alexandra Wentworth. You know it was a good time.

Also that night: the Gracie Mansion Conservancy held its benefit dinner for about two hundred. Mayor Michael Bloomberg was the host. The benefit co-chairs were Stanley and Fiona Druckenmiller and George and Nancy Walker.

It was a seated three-course dinner from some of the city’s most extraordinary culinary talent. The first course was from Le Bernardin. The second course: Perry Street.

Dessert: Locanda Verde.

Cocktail hour featured hors

d’oeuvres and stations from restaurants in each of the boroughs: Al di La in Brooklyn, Butter in Manhattan, Carol’s Café in Staten Island, Pain D’Avignon in Queens, and a cocktail by The Liquid Chef in the Bronx. Plus, Cookshop, Great Performances, Nobu, Plaza Food Hall, Mitchel London.

Bloomberg is the first mayor in many years to choose to live at his own house. Since then, the 211-year-old house has undergone a major restoration.

The people and city agencies now have accessibility. And it is now more frequently used than any other time in its history. The conservancy raises

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On Wednesday, March 2, it was clear, with some sunshine, temps in the low fifties, dropping below freezing after dark.

At lunch at Michael’s that day, everybody was looking at the tall and lithesome star of “Gossip Girl,” Blake Lively, who was with Vivi Nevo. Nevo is one of those famous-tothe-famous, if not so famous himself. Known as an “Israeli venture capitalist,” he pops up all over the world and in New York not infrequently.

Right across the way: Michael Keaton with director Barry Levinson. Next to them:

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Then there was Joan Gelman and Robert Zimmerman, who you see on CNN and Fox with his political analysis.

Moving around the room: international hotelier Sol Kerzner; Bill Rondina, Giovanni Lo Faro, Gigi Haber

and Thierry Millerand; Robert Towbin; Richard Bressler; John Sykes of Project Playlist with Courtney Dolan of W; Chris Meigher of Quest ; Lisa Linden and Jennifer Hensley; Henry Schleiff; Showtime’s Matt Blank with David Remnick, editor in chief of The New Yorker, along with the magazine’s publisher, Lisa Hughes.

Art Week began and Michael McCarty was telling me at lunch that he and his wife, Kim (whose works dominate the bar and lounge area of the restaurant), were heading out at 4 p.m. to go over to the

piers for the Armory Show. He said they’d arrive a little after four and finish up a little after seven—three hours, walking all the time, checking out every booth. See it all in one visit. Others, he said, go back every day.

The next day, at noontime at the Plaza’s Grand Ballroom, the American Cancer Society of New York held its annual “Mother of the Year” luncheon.

This year’s mothers included Dr. Freya Schnabel, director of breast surgery at N.Y.U.’s Langone Medical Center, and Muffie Potter Aston, director of social and philanthropic life

in New York City. It was a big turnout (Mrs. A. personally sold twelve tables).

This writer emceed. The benefit co-chairs were Grace Hightower De Niro, Somers Farkas, Diana Feldman, Patti Hansen, Daphna Keitel, Alexandra Lebenthal, Cynthia Lufkin, Georgette Mosbacher, Allison Stern, and Adrienne Vittadini.

Among the most blaring headlines in London on a recent morning were about poor Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and former wife of HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, who either

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The duchess’s problem is that she doesn’t seem to know how to stick to a budget. Know anybody else like that? One might call her flakey when it comes to the dough, if you’ll pardon the pun, but there is nothing unusual about lack of

financial discipline. Or being broke.

In the case of Mrs. York, former daughter-in-law of the queen, this is what it’s like to be cut loose from a wealthy family. Although unlike a lot of husbands who divorce their wives and rob them of their dignity at the same time, Prince Andrew has been a pretty good fellow when it comes to looking after the welfare of his former wife and mother of his children.

This is a mark of honor— even if that mark is written in the debit column.

We’re very hypocritical about money and manners (including morals).

We all know what rich is and what it can get. Yet we are preternaturally unaware that

money changes the way we see things, and especially the way we see ourselves. We all know someone who once upon a time came from nothing and now is rich and different.

Men like Jeffrey Epstein, who are entrusted with the money of very rich men, are usually highly regarded when it comes to their stated abilities. That is their cachet in life. There is no moral compass that shows the way when it comes to a rich man investing his money. There is no reason for it. More is more and less is less. When you are rich, as it is when you are living paycheck to paycheck, more is better.

The British royals, especially the queen’s immediate family, are in many ways isolated

from the rest of us with all those rules that follow them around—the bowing and curtsying, the ma’am-ing and sir-ing, laying out a field of pretense of regal superiority.

But as it is with money, once the pretension becomes part of the lifestyle, it’s hard to shake, and no one really asks for justification. Instead, it’s called tradition.

It’s not their fault. They don’t know any better. If Andrew’s mother weren’t Queen Elizabeth II (even if he were only an “ordinary” duke instead of royal), he never would have had this trouble in the first place. He might have had a wife who always needed to be bailed out. He might have more than a few friends that wanted to wine and dine

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and yacht and fly him. But he’d probably be regarded by many of his social peers and sycophants as a smart guy, forging relationships with financial hotshots, like Jeffrey Epstein, and political dictators’ sons, like Sakher El Materi, the son-in-law of deposed Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Until, of course, the Great Fall.

The duke has a governmentappointed role to help broker deals for British businessmen overseas. That means he’s dealing with all types, many of whom would be described or thought of as squeaky clean.

Talk about strolling through a field of landmines.

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But he’s not just a duke.

He’s His Royal Highness.

Overprivileged, overfed, overcoddled, and cast in the role of ambidextrously—if not skillfully—navigating a sea of financial (and potentially corruptive) influences just to make a (damned good) living and help the realm of the sovereign.

The way we live now is what it’s called. Prince Andrew is just trying to pay his own way (wealthily of course, for what is a royal prince to do?). And Sarah Ferguson is just trying to get by as an ex-British royal, still duchess with a few more years (but not that many) of youthfulness

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left. And Jeffrey Epstein will remain the mystery and enigma he’s been all along, for reasons having to do with money. Not sex.

And then it was Mario Buatta’s last night in New York.

In a certain world, actually a rather wide one, everybody knows who you mean if you just say “Mario.” Like Garbo.

Or Elvis. Or Pavarotti. Or Pagliacci himself. For Mario is a great character, a mobile mise en scene. He’s comedic and he’s a prince. He’s the Prince of Chintz. On this night there was a tribute to him at a dinner at the Metropolitan Club.

The evening began at the Park Avenue Armory,

with an invitation-only cocktail benefit for the New York School of Interior Design. After cocktails, the crowd moved on to the Metropolitan Club to join a few hundred others who’d come for the dinner part of the benefit for the NYSID, which is the country’s leading educational institution for interior design.

The highlight of the dinner was to NYSID president Christopher Cypher recognizing Mario’s contribution to the profession by renaming its materials library and primary student work space “The Mario Buatta Materials Atelier.”

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The mood was celebratory, and Wilbur Ross read “An Ode To Mario.”

After that, Christopher Mason sang a medley of songs about that larger-than-life character Mario. You can almost hear the audience’s laughter at certain lines: to “Il Sole Mio” Beloved and famous, though it appears It takes him decades to finish jobs,

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High on the calendar was the Public Prep Network’s first fund-raiser, which was held at the Monkey Bar with Caroline Kennedy as the guest speaker. Public Prep is a non-profit organization that develops single-sex elementary and middle public schools.

Currently they are operating three single-sex schools here in New York. Joel Klein made the introductory remarks.

Also among the guests were Joan Ganz Cooney, founder of “Sesame Street,” Majora Carter, Liz Abzug, Boykin Curry, Laura Weil, and Holly Peterson.

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building. I used to see her many a morning, walking her daughter to school. Two things come to mind: she always looked like she’d just rolled out of bed herself and barely brushed her hair (and didn’t particularly care); she also looked like she preferred that nobody look at her, which was hard to do simply because she is who she is.

What impressed me, however, was her priority: getting her kid to school safely. I have no idea what kind of student her child was, but I do know the mother was deeply interested in her daughter’s progress. I have no doubt her daughter knew that too. These are the important matters. That morning walk

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had all those messages. Her speech before the luncheon reflected that.

Also over that weekend, a friend called to tell me that Sam Green had died. No news as to what happened. Sam Green was a bold-faced name in the Warhol and Studio 54 era, a New York character, a player in the arts and culture scene of the 1960s and 1970s New York. Known as an art director and dealer, part of the cognescenti as a member of the Warhol click (not clique). But really he was one of those New Yorkers whose business was their life.

I met him years ago at one of Judy Green’s (no relation) famous cocktail parties. He was already well known. He was a

very charming fellow, a fellow New Englander, and he called himself Samuel Adams Green, indicating ancestry with the Adamses of Massachusetts.

He was, in fact, born Samuel Magee Green, Jr., growing up in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

He was always nicely dressed, usually in a jacket and tie—tending to portly as time marched on. He had blondish gray hair and a matching, neatly trimmed beard. He was a friendly fellow—slightly avant in look—and courteous, although you knew he was probably up to something, working the room. You knew that because of what he might tell you something naughty or bawdy—unsolicited—about someone passing by. He knew

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a wide variety of people and vice versa. He was goodlooking as a young man so it could be assumed he had a sexual history slaked with variety since we’re talking about a certain time period in New York.

Because he was in the art business he knew a lot. He had interesting things to say about what he’d learned, or heard, or observed. He had a group of cottages on Fire Island in Oakleyville, where it is said the ashes of his friends Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe were spread.

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off with never a word uttered again. It happened after she learned that for years he had been recording their phone conversations and later playing them back for people. That was Sam, and that was Garbo.

The winds of March that make my heart a dancer. At the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, the School of American Ballet held its annual Winter Ball. This year’s chairs were Pamela Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida, Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue, Elizabeth Miller and James Dinan, and Betsy and Rob Pitts.

The Mesdames Joyner and Mayer are San Franciscans (Mayer is V.P. of consumer

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products at Google), and both are on the board of the San Francisco Ballet. Joyner (who is married to Giuffrida) is also on the board of the SAB. She is a force. She always looks glamorous, sparkling. She’s gracious, outgoing, friendly, and upfront. They raised a million last night for the school. They also had their highest attendance.

The honorary chairs (and emcees) were New York’s onair media couple, Deborah Roberts and Al Roker. And the founding chairs, who’ve seen their child grow to something remarkable, were Coco Kopelman and Liz Peek.

It was a glamorous event.

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The evening was sponsored by Van Cleef & Arpels, which has been underwriting this gala for years now.

Un Ballo in Maschera was held at the Grand Ballroom at the Plaza by Save Venice, which was started more than forty years ago by a group of friends who loved the city known as the jewel of the Adriatic, and wanted to help keep it that way through ongoing restoration projects.

Save Venice has raised more than $20 million to restore more than four hundred works of art and architecture in Venice.

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Valentino and Bulgari supported it. It was their biggest “ballo” ever, and the most successful (under the aegis of Save Venice’s new president, Matthew White). The co-chairs were Adelina Wong Ettelson, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Mary Kathryn Navab, Carlos Sousa, and Matt White. The international co-chairs were Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti and Nadja Swarovski. The young friends co-chairs were Olivia Chantecaille, Amanda Hearst, Alexandra Lind Rose, and Luigi Tadini.

The mood was upbeat, like taffeta or silks and gold. You could see that people were glad to be there, and glad to be dressed to the nines. The men enjoyed their masks as much as the women (though most of us went mask-less). It was a younger, hipper crowd than ever before and they get into the sheer pleasure of the scene.

Then, after dinner, the music came on, and the room rocked. This is the glamour today, whatever that means.

This is the real thing—not some magazine-sponsored fashion show organized by media people who are playing arbiter. This is the real thing, organic and moving forward

for a reason, for a cause, and for the fun of it. It was a good time even just to look at.

At the Palace Theater, Priscilla Queen of the Desert opened. As you’re sitting in the auditorium, waiting for the curtain, you’re looking at that lipsticked outline of Australia and thinking, that’s kinda cool.

Then it starts. The Divas, Tick and Company perform “It’s Raining Men.” Incredible sets, incredible costumes. You wonder, how are they gonna sustain this 11 o’clock number level at 7 p.m.?

Then, the lady in red, a Nubian red carnation, like Eartha in her prime, or Tina (brilliantly parodied by Nathan Lee Graham), of course, sings

“What’s Love Got to Do With It?” The show has almost as many producers as cast members— and it’s a big cast, even with many actors playing multiple roles. Here they are: Bette Midler, James L. Nederlander, Garry McQuinn, Liz Koops, Michael Hamlyn, Allan Scott, Roy Furman, Richard Willis, Terry Allen Kramer, Terri and Timothy Childs, Ken Greiner, Ruth Hendel, Michael Buckley, Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley, Bruce Davey, Thierry Suc, Robert Bartner, Michael Jenkins, Heni Koenigsbergm, Samuel M. Lerner, Debbi Bisno, Kit Seidel, Rebecca Gold, Paul Boskind, Kevin Spirtas, Scott

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The music doesn’t stop.

Neither does Priscilla. And neither do you. The energy is unstoppable. You don’t even want an intermission; you just want them to keep on going.

When it was over, the audience was screaming, whistling, whooping, yelling, and, of course, applauding.

It’s one helluva romp and ride, and you’re with them every

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minute of it. One woman told me she’d seen it fifteen times here and fifteen times in Toronto.

As the entire world now knows, Elizabeth Taylor died in Los Angeles after a long illness. She had turned seventy-nine just three weeks before, and had been ill for some time.

She was present in the lives of two generations of Americans and always with an aura that gave her a kindness and a sparkle. Anyone born before the 1970s couldn’t imagine the

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enormity of her fame, which erupted during the making of the film Cleopatra in Rome in the early 1960s. It was there that she met Richard Burton— while still married to Eddie Fisher, the singer who had left his wife, Debbie Reynolds, for her four years before.

Their on-set affair was such a sensation that, at one point, in 1962, the New York Journal-American was putting out extra editions each day in the afternoons, updating the public on the affair of the most famous lovers in the world.

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A They lived like royalty.

When Burton came to New York to perform in Hamlet at the 46th Street Theater, Taylor, of course, came with him. Every night, about a half hour before the final curtain, a crowd of sometimes thousands would congregate and fill the entire block—roadway and sidewalks—of West 46th Street between Broadway and Eighth, waiting to catch a glimpse of the golden couple.

“She had a completely photogenic face,” said Lillian Burns Sidney, who was the acting coach at MetroGoldwyn-Mayer from 1938

through 1952. “She had no bad angles. The camera loved her. And Elizabeth always got what she wanted,” she added, as if to point out the power of that phenomenon.

Lillian once told me that “Elizabeth always got what she wanted, not only when it came to the men. When she was just little girl making National Velvet, she fell in love with that horse. She wanted that horse, which was studio property, of course.”

When the picture was finished—Elizabeth was twelve—Lillian was asked to make a request for the horse

to Mr. Mayer. “Uh-uh,” Lillian shook her head, remembering Louis B. Mayer’s reaction that day. “Mr. Mayer did not give away studio property to his actors, let alone a twelve-yearold, pretty as she was, and talented as she was. And that horse belonged to the studio.”

Elizabeth got her horse.

Several years later, then 19 and a full-fledged star, having already married and divorced her first husband, Nicky Hilton, the late great-uncle of Paris Hilton, Elizabeth was being romanced by a rising young director at the studio.

He “wooed” her with jewelry.

She liked that, even then. So great was the director’s desire to please her that he spent more than he had, and checks started bouncing down at Tiffany, Van Cleef, and Cartier.

Under such circumstances, the merchandise must be returned.

Or else. But because it was for Elizabeth and the studio wanted to keep her happy, the studio made good on the debts. Anything to keep their star happy.

I was invited one night in ’82 or ’83 by Lizabeth Scott, one of the great film-noir actresses of the 1940s, to a dinner over at Universal City where Rock

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Elizabeth Taylor was going to present the award to him.

We were also seated next to the table for Taylor’s party, assuring an excellent view for us curious locusts.

Hudson and Taylor’s longtime friendship was well known, but interest was heightened at this particular moment because it was widely rumored that Rock Hudson was suffering from AIDS— then still a new and terrifying disease about which little was known, except that it spelt a gruesome death for its victims.

It was also confronting the issue of Hudson’s sexuality, which was never a secret in Hollywood, but was never

discussed publicly. Ever.

This particular evening would be important because it was obviously a statement.

And Elizabeth Taylor’s participation was key on several levels, including to the curiosity of us oglers. There was also a dual curiosity in this Hollywood night: seeing Elizabeth Taylor in the flesh, in all her glory, and seeing Rock Hudson in flesh hindered by illness.

The dinner was held in a large banquet hall on the lot overlooking the San Fernando Valley. There were several hundred guests attending the black-tie affair. Everyone was there, and happily seated at the appointed hour. Everyone

except Elizabeth Taylor. And since it couldn’t really start without her, everyone was aware of her non-presence.

The proceedings were delayed for about an hour and the guests were beginning to get restless when she arrived. We were first aware of it because of a great deal of activity just outside the glass doors of the entrance to the hall.

Photographers, paparazzi.

This was in the days before digital, and all cameras came with those bright blazing lights that turn night into day.

Suddenly everyone in the room was aware of this wide and white halo of lights, dozens of them, slowly moving, hovering into the

room. Like some kind of low-flying saucer, it lit up the entire cavernous space with it otherworldliness. As it came closer, we could suddenly see the star, accompanied by her entourage and escorted by her son, Michael Wilding, Jr. Finally, the constellation reached the table next to us, and with much ado of the troops dispersing, everyone took their seats—including The Star, who looked like she’d stepped right off of the screen, bringing everything with her, lights, costumes, and all the glitter. This, said the message, is what a Real Star looks like.

And so it was, and so it always will be. u

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Alina Cho, Kim Hastreiter, Patricia Fields and Nicole Miller

Robert Zimmerman and Adam Lippes

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Lloyd Grove, Michael Isikoff, Mandy Stadtmiller and Morgan Murphy 56 QUEST

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The annual luncheon for the Fund for Women and Girls will take place at noon at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. Soledad O’Brien will serve as the event’s keynote speaker. For more information, call 203.750.3208.

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The New York City Opera will deliver a special performance of “Where the Wild Things Are” at 1:30 p.m. at the David H. Koch Theater. For more information, call 212.870.5595. life’s a beach

The Boys & Girls Club will host its tenth annual “Barefoot on the Beach” at 7:30 p.m. at the Breakers. For more information, call 561.881.0593. run away

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The South Florida Science Museum will honor the Junior League of the Palm Beaches at “Fete du Soleil” at a private residence. For more information, call 561.370.7738.

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The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History will celebrate Earth Day at its Lilly Pulitzer exhibition. For more information, call 561.243.2662.

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Sir Sean and Lady Connery will

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The Horticultural Society of New York’s Flower Show will open with a dinner dance at 7 p.m. at 583 Park Avenue. For more information, call 212.757.0915.

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The Young New Yorkers for the Fight Against Parkinson’s and the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation will “Celebrate Spring” at 8 p.m. at LAVO. The event, supporting

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COLD SPRING, “River House” - Standing sentinel above the Hudson River and overlooking the breathtaking Hudson Highlands, this contemporary offers 4500 SF of luxury space on 2 levels. The exquisite home is sited on a private 4+ acre peninsula that extends 500 feet into the river with a 100 foot bulkhead and riparian rights. Open airy living spaces, 3 fireplaces, gourmet kitchen, 3 bedrooms, luxurious baths, COLD SPRING, Masterfullygrace designed contemporary massive two story multiple decks NY and- terraces the home. Anoffers infinity entry, living room and dining room sharing a grand floor to ceiling stone fireplace, large COLDhot SPRING, NY complete - Masterfullyoutdoor designed contemporary offers massive two story pool, tub, and kitchen ease warm chef’s kitchen and 4 bedrooms. Walls of French doors lead to deck cantilevered over rushentry, living room and dining room sharing a grand floor to ceiling stone fireplace, large ing mountain stream. Delightful details and high quality materials are evident weather entertaining.

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GARRISON, NY - Courtside. This rustic stone barn, whose distinctive architecture sets it apart from the ordinary, has been converted into 10,000 square feet of luxurious GARRISON, NY - Courtside. This rustic stone barn, whose distinctive architecture living space. The home features large public rooms, country kitchen, 7-8 bedrooms and sets it apart from the ordinary, has been converted into 10,000 square feet of luxurious a separate 2 bedroom apartment. The beautifully landscaped 4 acre property also offers living space. The home features large public rooms, country kitchen, 7-8 bedrooms and a tennis court and gunite pool. Offered at $1,650,000 a separate 2 bedroom apartment. The beautifully landscaped 4 acre property also offers a tennis court and gunite pool. Offered at $1,650,000

Putnam Valley, NY - Lovely country retreat on almost 5 acres. This C. 1935 home offers 4356 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths, 2 working fireplaces, hardwood floors, and numerous Putnam Valley, NY - Lovely country retreat on almost 5 acres. This C. 1935 home offers window seats, nooks and crannies for added character. The glorious backyard features an in4356 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths, 2 working fireplaces, hardwood floors, and numerous ground pool with spa and sizeable barbeque and patio area. The property also includes a forwindow seats, nooks and crannies for added character. The glorious backyard features an inmer dairy barn and pond. Offered at $1,300,000 ground pool with spa and sizeable barbeque and patio area. The property also includes a former dairy barn and pond. Offered at $1,300,000

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APRIL MAY 2

smart symposium

This year’s Fountain House symposium and luncheon, entitled “Understanding Neuroplasticity: How the Brain Heals Itself,” will take place at 11:15 a.m. at the Pierre. For more information, call 212.874.5457.

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a walk in the park

On April 9, Concern Worldwide’s annual spring run will support the fight against extreme poverty around the world. The event will include a four-mile run or walk for participants, starting at 9:30 a.m. in Central Park. For more information, call 212.557.8000.

The Central Park Conservancy’s Women’s Committee annual Frederick Law Olmsted awards luncheon will take place at 11 a.m. at Central Park’s Conservatory Garden at 105th Street. The event, often referred to as “FLO” or “Hat Luncheon,” raises funds to continue to make Central Park beautiful, safe, and clean. For more information, call 212.310.6615.

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sing for your supper take a deep breath

The Fresh Air Fund’s seventeenth annual spring fling will celebrate New York City’s children at 7 p.m. at Espace. For more information, call 212.897.8900.

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it’s in the bag

The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation will hold its third annual New York Bag Ladies Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at 583 Park Avenue. For more information, call 212.685.4118.

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floral function

The Antiques and Garden Fair will commence with a preview party at 6 p.m. at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more information, call 973.808.5015.

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a hundred years

The Town of Palm Beach will celebrate its centennial with a gala at the Breakers. For more information, call 561.655.6611.

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artistic expression

“Art of the Northeast” will open its sixty-second year at 4 p.m. at the Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan, Connecticut. Throughout its history, the event has been 64 QUEST

a showcase for emerging artists. For more information, call 203.966.9700. wave the flag

The Town of Palm Beach will hold a centennial family celebration at the Flagler Museum. For more information, call 561.655.2833.

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camelot continues

The Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal will be presented to Diane von Furstenberg at the New York Public Library for her transformation of the Meatpacking District and the High Line, at 7 p.m. at the New York Public Library. For more information, call 212.935.3960.

One of the five New York Philharmonic musical suppers, which are post-concert culinary events that feature menus designed by world-renowned chefs, will be prepared on this night by Marcus Samuelsson at the superb Arpeggio Food & Wine. For more information, call 212.875.5656.

pratt-ical style

the 2011 Pratt Fashion Show will take place at 6 p.m. at the Metropolitan Pavilion. At the event, Hamish Bowles will be presented with an award. For more information, call 718.230.6814. you’re an animal

The Art and Antiques Dealers League of America will partner with ASPCA and 1stdibs.com to host an opening night benefit preview for its inaugural Spring Show NYC at 5 p.m. at the Park Avenue Armory. For more information, call 212.772.7197.

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au natural

The American Museum of Natural History’s museum dance will begin at 7 p.m., supporting the museum’s educational and scientific programming. For more information, call 212.496.3495.

On April 5, “Dressed to Kilt” will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Hammerstein Ballroom. This year’s theme will be “country chic,” integrating rustic looks with Scottish couture. In past years, Ivanka Trump has modeled fashions on the runway. For more information, call 408.206.6051.

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H A R RY B EN S ON

IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY

When I got the assignment to photograph Suni Agnelli in her New York apartment, in 1975, I felt it would be a fun one. She had just written a memoir with an intriguing title, We Always Wore Sailor Suits, and I was eager to photograph her. After all, she was an Agnelli, granddaughter of Giovanni Agnelli, who founded of the Fiat empire, and the sister of the debonair Gianni Agnelli.

My main attraction was a personal one. My very first car was a pale green Fiat 600. In the mid-1950s, I drove that car on the most marvelous holiday I ever had—from Glasgow, Scotland, to Carrara, Italy—where the most beautiful marble in the world is mined and where Michelangelo sculpted his David.

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Ratazzi happened to be there, which was a pleasant surprise as I always like to include family in my photographs whenever I can. The walls leading to the second floor of the apartment were covered with magnificent trompe l’oeil

nymphs floating in chiffon, and there was a very life-like blackamoor sitting in the hallway, which you can see in the far left of this photograph.

Agnelli left New York in 1976 and, thereafter, she distinguished herself in

Suni Agnelli in 1975.

Italy’s government, first as mayor for ten years of the Tuscan resort Monte Argentario, and then as under-secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and as a senator in the Italian parliament. She was also a member of the U.N. commission

on human rights, which I understand was one of her favorite causes.

Recently, I met Priscilla Ratazzi, an accomplished photographer and author in her own right, in Palm Beach and she reminded me of having photographed

her with her mother. When I got home that evening, my wife and I went through the files to find the photograph, which I hope gives an interesting look into the private life of a very accomplished and distinguished woman. u APRIL 2011 67

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war of civility

Writers who believed the lower classes could “ruin art.” Top row, from left: T.S. Eliot; Evelyn Waugh; Thomas Hardy; Ezra Pound.

Bottom, from left: Y.B. Yeats; Ernest Hemingway; Graham Greene; D.H. Lawrence.

This is the best news since George

Custer got what he deserved in the Little Big Horn. (I went to the University of Virginia, but even if I hadn’t, I’d still be against him because he was very rude to the Confederacy.) There is a new civility institute from the National Institute for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona, with chairmen George H.W. Bush (that’s the gent father, not the idiot son) and Bill—I can’t tell the truth even if it suits me—Clinton. What an amazing world we live in. George H.W. Bush is a man brought up in the WASP tradition 68 QUEST

not to lie, cheat, or brag. Bill Clinton grew up knowing that lying, cheating, and bragging could make one president.

Now the two have joined forces to make America a more civil place, in other words, for people like Al Sharpton not to call anyone white a Ku Klux Klanner, and New York Congressmen like the ghastly Weiner—pronounced Wiener, like the Brits call a willy—not to denounce anyone critical of Israel’s policies as a Nazi.

All I can say is good luck.

The two ex-presidents will promote compromise among opposing political

parties, hoping against hope that the grassroots will follow suit. Again, good luck. The two started off by conducting anger-management classes, which sounds to me like both George and Bill are suffering from Norma Desmond-like delusions.

(For any of you young enough not to have seen “Sunset Boulevard,” Norma was an old lady who still believed she was a movie star). American politics have always been strident and uncivil. As have British politics. Who will ever forget when the Earl of Sandwich in the Commons told John Wilkes that he, Wilkes, would either die of

Ta k i the pox or in the gallows. “That depends, sir,” answered Wilkes, “if I embrace your mistress or your principles.” Rude, but witty, says I, unlike Sharpton or Wiener, pronounced “whiner.” It is a fact nonetheless, that rancorous and caustic topics tend to get people to insult each other.

Abortion, race relations, taxes, and war are explosive subjects. Personally nothing angers me more than hearing politicians talk about the common man’s welfare, desires, and ambitions. How would they know? Every pol in Washington, except Ron Paul and his son, is on the take from special interests. Okay, Sam Webb of

the lower classes. Here’s Evelyn Waugh on entering the second-class restaurant of a cruise ship: “My God, you can just smell the poverty.” Imagine if Tom Wolfe said that nowadays. He wouldn’t be published even in Takimag.com, or for that matter, Quest. But he would be right.

Tourist class smells worse than up front.

Similarly repelled by the great unwashed was W.B. Yeats: “Sooner or later, we must limit the families of the unintelligent classes.” Holy Moses. The great Irish poet sounds like Hitler, but it’s a direct quote.

D.H. Lawrence was another. “Let all schools be closed at once. The great mass

and still be allowed to write? Of course not. Political correction rules. The greatest Catholic writer of them all, Graham Greene, wrote only about losers and lost souls in his novels, but in private, he couldn’t stand losers and lost souls. “One sees absolutely no one here,” he once complained about Nottingham. My hero, Ezra Pound, who mentored T.S. Eliot and Ernest Hemingway, believed that modern civilization had bred a race with brains like those of rabbits. Old Ezra knew what he was talking about. Bush and Clinton might even believe that civil discourse might make for a better world, but they’re

Former presidents and new partners George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton debark a U.S. Air Force c-23A during a fuel stop at Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. territory of Yigo, Guam.

Virginia is another. (And a war hero to boot.) The whole point of this pointless exercise by two ex-presidents is to remain in the news by pretending that: If you will respect my right to harbor demented religious delusions, I will respect the word of God and the sanctity of all human life, and even respect your right to murder unwanted babies. Deep waters.

Mind you, rudeness is something the upper classes didn’t approve of back in the good old days, although they made up for it by being exceptionally cynical about those who were rude and vulgar, namely

of humanity should never learn to read and write.” Perhaps he knew something we were never taught at school. His writing was ghastly, dull, and only good when in boarding school for a quick wank after reading Lady Chatterley.

Thomas Hardy, another hero of the Anglophilic Americans, was more to the point: “When the lower classes are our masters, it will possibly be the utter ruin of art and literature.” Gee, do you really mean that, old Tom? How did you guess?

Of course the lower classes ruin art and literature, but can one say this today

just whistling Dixie. I took all those quotes from a wonderful new book by a colleague at the Spectator, John Carey. Imagine if the writers I’ve quoted were starting out today, having to deal with the aforementioned Sharpton, Weiner, Paris Hilton, Charlie Sheen, Bloomberg, the masses, and political correctness. Just imagine what fun they would have had with PC alone. Or gay marriage in church, or feminism in general. Bush and Clinton have their work cut out for them. But how does one say I never had sex with that woman and keep a civil tongue, no pun intended. u A P RI L 2 0 1 1 6 9

Quest

Fresh Finds b y d a n i e l c a p p e l l o AND e l i z a b e t h m e i g h e r

forget april showers. For us, April signals our Art & Design Issue, and what better way of celebrating the art of design than with the high fashions from this month’s finds?

From spring runway looks by the likes of Roberto Cavalli and Etro to the rocking jewelry of David Yurman, we’ve found ways of keeping the elements of good design in your wardrobe, in your jewelry box—and, of course, in your home.

Cable Wrap collection in morganite with diamonds and 18-kt. gold.

Marquis Enhancer, right, ($12,300); Enhancer, left, ($13,000); ring ($9,000). David Yurman: 212.752.4255 or

Arrive softly yet boldly

712 Madison Avenue.

in Roberto Cavalli’s soft pink dress. Price upon request. Roberto Cavalli: Roberto Cavalli boutiques.

Get a leg up in Louis Vuitton’s Cantania sandal in printed textile. $830. Louis Vuitton: 1 East 57th Street or 212.758.8877 in New York; 866.VUITTON or louisvuitton.com nationwide.

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Look as gorgeous as Emmy Rossum

Polo Ralph Lauren has partnered with

herself with the leather Emmy

the Michael J. Fox Foundation for

bag in putty by Elie Tahari.

Parkinson’s to introduce

$798. Elie Tahari:

dog tags in April.

417 West Broadway,

$95 for two slogans.

212.334.4441,

Ralph Lauren:

or elietahari.com.

888 Madison Avenue or 212.434.8000.

Ted Muehling knows good design: the Vesuvius glazed candlesticks in white porcelain. $298 or $394.

Ted Muehling

Harken back to another—and a more exotic—era with these 1920s carved jade, onyx, and diamond pendant earrings. $50,000. Fred Leighton: 773 Madison Avenue or 212.288.1872.

for Nymphenburg: 212.431.3825 or tedmuehling.com.

You’ll love the way you stride in Dennis Basso’s gray broadtail bolera ($4,500) and snakeskin-print sequin dress ($9,500). Dennis Basso: 765 Madison Avenue or

C a r lto n Dav i s ( t i f fa ny & co . )

212.564.9560.

Nothing is bolder than simplicity, as Akris’s white double-face wool tunic dress proves. $2,300.

Gemstone rings with diamonds in platinum: the round emerald and oval tsavorite. Price upon

Akris: 835 Madison Avenue or 212.717.1170 in New York; 877.700.1922 nationwide.

request: Tiffany & Co.: 800.843.3269 or tiffany.com.

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Fresh Finds

Leave your Wellies in the country and pick up the Saratoga bag in boarded white leather— a chic staple from the Hunter Boot collection. $425. Hunter Boot: neimanmarcus.com.

Manolos to below the knees with this Manolo Blahnik for TOUS 18-kt.

Good grooming is always in style,

gold pendant. $1,449.

so pick up this manicure set in orange

TOUS: tous.com.

crocodile from Asprey. $930. Asprey: 853 Madison Avenue or 212.688.1811.

Mixed print wrap top ($688), silk shorts ($700), and viscose blazer ($2,098). Etro: The Anjou Euro sham in coral linen ($518) and Paris boudoir sham in white percale ($365) can both be monogrammed. Julia B: juliab.com.

720 Madison Avenue (212.317.9096) or 89 Greene Street (646.329.6929).

Any kitchen will rejoice with the addition of this blue plaid carafe ($59) and these blue plaid cups ($22 each).

Haus Interior: 250 Elizabeth Street or hausinterior.com.

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g r ac e w h i t n e y ( h au s i n te r i o r ) / E l i z a b e t h b ro w n ( h u n te r )

Now you don’t need to restrict your

Montblanc’s Meiserstuck

Diptyque’s latest eau de toilette,

iPhone case is a sleek

34 Boulevard Saint Germain, captures

solution for keeping your

the olfactory essence of the

phone in place. $195.

Paris flagship store. $100 for

Montblanc: 598 Madison

1.7-oz. bottle. Diptyque:

Avenue, 212.223.8888,

971 Madison Avenue

or montblanc.com.

or 212.879.3330.

SIMON SPURR has got the look. We love this gold cotton cricket collar military shirt ($375 at The Webster, Miami Beach, 305.674.7899) and tan cotton two-pocket cargo pant ($395 at spurr.tv).

It’s time to brighten up your wardrobe for spring and summer with the Bedford gingham shirt from Ovadia & Sons, which comes in yellow and navy. $265.

N u r i Day n i s h ( r e s to r at i o n h a r d wa r e )

Ovadia & Sons: ovadiaandsons.com.

Restoration Hardware’s studio telescoping floor lamp is a handsome addition to any space. $795. Restoration Hardware: restorationhardware.com.

J.Crew’s Ludlow two-button suit jacket ($248) and pant ($118) are woven in smooth cotton twill from Italy’s storied Crespi mill, established in 1797. J.Crew: 800.562.0258.

canteens

southern comfort by nancy ellison “buccan is so good I come here on my night off.” Quite a

compliment, but also remarkable, as it comes from our comely buccan waitress! She might have added that this new, almost unbearably delicious restaurant is also a bona fide hot spot in Palm Beach. One step across the threshold and anyone can instantly feel the jovial spirit of laughter and merriment.

Started by Palm Beacher Piper Quinn and chef Clay Conley from Miami, buccan brings a new hip-but-gracious aesthetic to Palm Beach, and a new way of dining.

Upon entering buccan, the first thing you’ll see is the large, casually decorated living-room-like lounge with a bar to one side. Its cordial ambience brings in customers early, to capture a comfy sofa or armchair. Beyond the living room, there are three other areas of dining: an isolated communal table that seats up to twelve and can also be reserved for private dining; the main 7 4 Q UEST

dining area, which holds about a hundred diners; and a smaller, quieter section off to the side. (And, rest assured, there is no Siberia in buccan!) The long narrow kitchen is open, spanning the width of the main dining area, and a few tables lie alongside, allowing a few lucky dinners the fun of watching the food preparation, for which local produce is used whenever possible.

Piper Quinn reckons that he personally knows about half of his customers—the beautiful, young, and the restless who arrive early and stay late. Even on their slow night—Sunday— the kitchen stays open until 12:30.

However, it is not just the fabulous atmosphere that brings guests to buccan—it is the food. Loosely based on Spain’s smallportion tapas presentation, combined with a daring fusiondriven menu, foodies can pick and choose delicacies under such headings as “raw,” “green,” “flour and water,” “wood-fire

This page, clockwise from top left: the special chef ’s table at buccan; the menu; chef Clay Conley with owner Piper Quinn; bottles ready for the table; tapas-sized portions are perfect for sharing. Opposite:

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the living room-like lounge at Palm Beach canteen buccan.

roasted,” “wood-fire grilled,” and, my favorite, “crispy.”

The home-made Burrata with heirloom tomatoes and pesto and a delicate, creamy center is the best I have ever tasted. I was told to try the baby kale with currants, pine nuts, parmesan, and lemon vinaigrette, but my eye drifted toward the item listed below: hot-dog panini with sauerkraut, mustard, gruyere cheese, and chili, which “brings tears to your eyes,” as my husband, Bill, said. The chili is subtle and sophisticated, a complex grouping of flavors held together by melted gruyere. It’s so beyond yummy that it brings one’s inner child to the table!

In the flour-and-water category, there are such offerings as squash ravioli with brown butter, sage, and parmesan; squid ink orecchiette with sausage, conch, basil, and chilies; and braised lamb shank risotto with feta cheese, eggplant, and tomato.

I think my favorite dish, however, is from the wood-fire

roasted section—a wild mushroom tart with Marsala-glazed onions, gruyere, and a black truffle vinaigrette. It is wonderfully intense.

The miracle of buccan is not only in the flavors of their menu; it is also their pricing. For example, their brilliant Korean short rib tacos with kimchi and sesame is only $14.

The most expensive dish on the menu—one of the few large plates—is the wood-grilled beef sirloin steak with asparagus and pommes frites, which is priced at $27.

Without a reservation, the wait can be hours, but it is worth it.

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d esi g n

in the details The Difference Between Good and Great back in 1991, James Remez, a native New Yorker, and David Palmer, who hails from California, were both working on the same commercial construction job in Palm Beach. The two men found they shared a business philosophy and decided to merge their independent construction companies. Today, that same philosophy is at the heart of Livingston Builders, Inc.: integrity, quality, trustworthiness, and thoroughness.

Remez, who established a yacht-support business while in college, was inspired at an early age by the great homes of the North Shore of Long Island, and began building sophisticated residences. Palmer, the youngest general contractor in Florida, was already working with major commercial clients like Citibank before he was thirty. Both young entrepreneurs never forgot their roots as teenage construction laborers, and today they are known for their accessibility and responsiveness to all participants in a project—large and small. Their combined experiences allow for a bank of knowledge in any discipline, including land use, zoning, architectural review, and complex and challenging structural elements and conditions.

“Jim and David make a terrific partnership,” says client Rand Araskog. “Their honesty and thoroughness are qualities where they excel. Their estimates are always quite accurate and their attention to work on the project is hourly.” Their twenty-yearold company has completed over four hundred detailed and intricate projects, making them a favorite in the design world’s most elite circles, including among Brian McCarthy, Christina Murphy, and Scott Snyder. But it is their successful merger of their ideals that creates the “Livingston Lifestyle.” u Clockwise from top: a beautifully executed dining room looks out to the Breakers; a hidden television behind a faux bookshelf; classical moldings add architectural integrity; precision woodworking is shown in this drawer; elegant details stand out in this circular entry.

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charity

a hundred years of service From charity balls to charter schools: philanthropy is the currency of Palm Beach life by daniel A. hanley

Charity events in Palm Beach still bring out the Harry Winston diamonds and Oscar de la Renta gowns, but today the calendar also includes barefoot beach bashes and the shorter, breezier styles of Douglas Hannant and Lilly Pulitzer. But as Palm Beach observes its centennial this year, one thing has not changed a bit: the generosity and creative passion for philanthropic giving that has defined the town for a hundred years.

Even though he was known to dream big, industrialist Henry Morrison Flagler probably never imagined the kind of social scene he was seeding when he purchased an anonymous barrier island in 1893 and began building the Royal Poinciana Hotel.

New Yorkers were the first to “find” this paradise and nurtured its growth with a mix of captains of industry, entertainment icons, political families, and headline-makers of all stripes. They set out

to establish a resort version of their own social whirl that today is packed with a calendar full of charity events.

In the 1920s, the wealthy, fashionable icons of Palm Beach distinguished themselves by mixing social events such as balls, luncheons, and garden parties with large doses of charitable giving, eventually earning the tiny island the distinction of becoming one of the country’s leading centers for philanthropy. Today, Palm Beach ranks among the top five zip codes nationally for philanthropic giving, a culture jump-started by one of society’s leading ladies and certainly one of its most stylish and adventurous, General Foods founder Marjorie Merriweather Post.

Some of the annual fund-raising events she launched and supported in the 1920s have sustained those nonprofits through the decades and thrive today. She began hosting teas to benefit

This page: the Palm Beach bike path. Inset: Daniel A. Hanley, Esq. Opposite: “Whitehall,” the residence

L ib r a ry of Co n g r e s s

of Henry Morrison Flagler.

the local Animal Rescue League around 1930 at her dramatic, oceanfront residence called Mar-A-Lago (now a private club owned by Donald Trump), and the tradition continued until her death, in 1973. Today, that organization, now called the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, is still supported by some of the generous ladies who attended those teas.

During the post-World War II period, the annual balls in Palm Beach became larger and generated more funds than ever for social services, education, healthcare, the environment, and the arts. The well-oiled New York-Palm Beach giving corridor also became more firmly established as the island’s population grew, with many New York families choosing to relocate permanently or spend more time here. The Palm Beach Heart Ball, benefiting the American Heart Association, was established during this period, and it is now one of the top fund-raising events for the American Heart Association, nationwide.

The 1980s and ’90s saw a “new guard” fall in step with the old guard, and it began to quietly reshape the landscape of charity events. While financial heavy-hitters such as Henry Kravis, Nelson Peltz, and Wilbur Ross made regular headlines in the Palm Beach and New York papers, a new type of philanthropy was also starting to emerge, one marked by a more tactical and collaborative approach.

Longtime Palm Beach resident and great-grandson of Henry Flagler, William M. Matthews, discovered an innovative model of giving when his attorney introduced him to the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. With more than seven hundred community foundations at work today in the U.S., these organizations give philanthropists the pooled resources and professional expertise they need.

“The Community Foundation is very adept at spotting trends and identifying broad-based, emerging needs ahead of the gen-

eral public,” says Matthews, who later served as the foundation’s chairman. “It’s one thing to write a check, but you also want to identify where you may be able to have the most impact.”

Emilia Fanjul is a good example of today’s hands-on philanthropist. As the wife of Cuban-born sugar magnate Jose “Pepe” Fanjul, she has attended her fair share of charity balls, but she also makes regular trips to the rural town of Pahokee, Florida, where she oversees renovations on the building that will become the new Everglades Preparatory Academy, a charter school she helped found in 2001.

Fanjul inherited her philanthropic genes from her mother, the late Helena Johnson Hackley, who volunteered full-time at Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center in New York, helping Spanish-speaking patients fill out forms and learn English. Emilia, in turn, passed those genes on to her own daughter, Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler, who is involved in several New York charities.

Besides being more hands-on, the underforty generation of givers tends to be a little more informal in their style. Members of “The Islanders,” a group of young adults affiliated with the Town of Palm Beach United Way, prefer afternoon beach party fund-raisers to traditional charity balls, and would rather run a 10K race to support their favorite cause than host an elegant lunch.

They’re also more likely to use Twitter, Facebook, and text messaging to promote events. This social-media savvy, informed, connected, and hands-on group of young givers are having children and starting to raise their own families, so Palm Beach giving is likely to stay connected through the generations to come—at least for another hundred years. u Daniel A. Hanley is a shareholder and Private Wealth Services practice group leader for the Florida-based law firm Gunster.

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comfort meets luxury located just a mile south of the popular Sun Valley ski resort, in the small town of Ketchum, Idaho, is a smart, stylish shop for design aficionados. The Picket Fence is an independently owned boutique that caters to locals and vacationers alike. Founded in 1978, it was originally opened by Bets Simon, Janette Cornman, and DJ Cahen, who realized that there was not a single place in town to buy bedding.

Now, thirty some years later, and with a new owner, Lynn Simpson, the store remains a well-loved landmark. Although the inventory of this local mainstay has expanded to include Simon Pearce crystal, Jan Barboglio furniture, Rani Arabella cashmere, Bulgar dinnerware, and jewelry by Monica Rich Kosann and Temple St. Clair, The Picket Fence is still the preeminent spot for household linens and bedding in Ketchum, Sun Valley, and the surrounding towns. And with a new website, The Picket

SHOPPING

Above: The Picket Fence, located in a small Idaho town, originally just carried bedding. Right: a stylish table setting. Opposite, from top: the shop carries an array of home goods that merge to create comfort-

t h e Pi c k e t f e n c e

able luxury; a welcoming sign for design aficionados.

Fence now has a national reach allowing for that “at home” feeling to be delivered right to your door. In fact, New York is a top client market for The Picket Fence—with city-slicker vacationers (and their friends) returning to the store and to the website again and again. At The Picket Fence, a shopper will find all of the necessary bits and pieces to create a comfortable home, but also an array of luxury items.

“We take great pride in the vendors we sell, not only because of the outstanding quality of the product, but also because of the art they bring to each and every piece they manufacture,” says Simpson. “One of the most important things in a person’s life is where and how they choose to live.

Not only is your home something to enjoy and to be proud of, it is also a reflection of who you are and what is meaningful to you.” The Picket Fence design mantra respects and honors each individuals need to fill their space or the space of those they love with “things that help to make their lives more comfortable, more beautiful, and, finally, more special.” u For more information, please call 866.944.5511 or visit thepicketfence.com.

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DESIGN

Sherle Wagner: FALL RIVER FIXTURE the history of fall river, Massachusetts, dates back to

the beginning of American history. Originally a rural outpost of the Plymouth Colony, the town grew to become the largest textile producing center in the United States during the nineteenth century with over one hundred mills in operation by 1920.

Today, much of Fall River has changed. The textile industry has long since moved on. In the 1960s, the Bragan Bridge was built and I-95 cuts directly through the city. The Quequechan River was filled up for much of its length and the historic falls were diverted into underground culverts. Many historic buildings were demolished, including the Old City Hall and the 150-year-old Troy Mills. But one company is still standing tall in Fall River: luxury hardware and bath accessories company Sherle Wagner. “We consolidated our manufacturing in the late ’90s and chose Fall River because of the mill building and the skilled labor force, but also because there is something special about a town that was at the heart of the American Industrial Revolution,” says CEO Evan Geoffroy.

Founded in 1945 by Geoffroy’s grandfather, Sherle Wagner, the company has maintained a reputation for creating beautiful pieces with luxurious materials from around the world.

What is less well known is that each of these of pieces is made in the U.S. by one of the artisans in their Fall River factory.

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“As a family and as a company, we are proud that in a time when plants are closing and jobs are being lost, we are growing as a company and leveraging old-fashioned American skill and ingenuity,” continues Geoffroy.

Sherle Wagner uses old-world techniques resulting in products that are characterized by their fine detail and meticulous finishing. “Our production techniques mirror our design positioning. While we are on the cutting edge of design, we are rooted in our tradition of producing the finest pieces—regardless of the genre,” he says. “Similarly, we integrate the most modern technology and precision machinery, but when it comes to the aesthetic there is no substitute for the character and unique beauty that achieved by the handwork of an artisan.”

The result of these time-honored techniques is that each piece created by Sherle Wagner is an artistic original. Geoffroy, similar to the men who came before him, focuses on keeping his company current. But what sets Geoffroy and Sherle Wagner apart is their respect for history and craftsmanship.

“Our ability to buck the trend and build on the tradition of producing handmade product in the U.S. is truly a testament to our clients. They understand the legacy of Sherle Wagner and they are passionate about the product because of the tradition and because it is beautiful and genuine.” u

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This page, above: wax patterns of the Ribbon and Read door pulls on “trees� ready to be cast in brass. Below, from left: hand-painted porcelain basins; brass doorknob pieces. Opposite page, from left: the granite Sherle Wagner factory, originally built as Chance Mills in 1872; the artist’s brushes for hand-painting ceramics; a collection of Sherle Wagner hardware in the foundry, cast in brass for a customer and ready for hand-chasing and finishing.

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refined romance when the owners of this picturesque Queen Anne

Manor house in Greenwich, Connecticut, began their design journey with noted architectural firm Wadia Associates, they asked that the house be as “low-key” as possible—especially when viewed from the street and upon approach. And, although asymmetry is a hallmark of Queen Anne architecture, this waterfront home’s design was determined more by this design edict combined with the funnel-shaped contours of the property on which the house is built.

The design of the building stays true to classic Queen Anne vernacular. The house has a steeply pitched slate roof with high decorative peak ornaments puncuating the fragmented roofline. Patterned shingles, overhanging stories, and an entrance tower are all present in the design and reinforce this period style. Additionally, the detailing inside and outside of the home is also typically eclectic with medieval paneled chimneys, classical porch columns, and the use of a 8 4 Q U ES T

variety of exterior building materials, including fieldstone, brick, and slate. All of these design elements combine to create the charming appeal of this gracious home.

The house itself unfolds slowly, with interesting twists and turns, which keep its actual size hidden. All the rooms are designed to overlook the Long Island Sound, but in the warmer months, the family prefers to take in the view from a wide porch that extends the length of the house. Romantic and refined, this project represents the best of the Queen Anne-style architecture for a modern family. u Above: a Queen Anne-style home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Opposite, top row: quirky fireplaces are a hallmark of Queen Anne-style architecture; the living room; the house unfolds slowly upon approach.

Second row: the dining room; the tower is another hallmark of Queen Anne style; the staircase. Third row: the kitchen faces the Long Island Sound; the pool; the family wanted a low-key home.

A Bedford Classic - Beautiful, updated Country Farmhouse on four breathtaking acres. Pillared Front Porch. Great Room with Fireplace and Dining Area with French doors to Terrace. Cherry Kitchen open to wonderful Family Room with Fireplace. Den. Spacious Master Suite with Fireplace.

Two Family Bedrooms. Guest/Au Pair Quarters. Gorgeous rolling lawns and specimen trees. Top estate location on the Bedford Riding Lanes. $1,849,000

Cassiobury - Linden tree lined drive to handsome Wisteria-covered 1920’s Brick Georgian Manor and Gatehouse. Original architectural details from historic British estate—hand-carved mantles, aged paneling, intricate carved molding and 18th Century painted silk panels. Over 24 glorious estate acres with rolling lawns and phenomenal trees including 100-year-old Beech. Apple Orchard. Spectacular frontage on the Beaver Dam River, a Class “A” trout stream. Pool. $7,450,000

Pre-Revolutionary Bedford - Charming Antique Colonial, circa 1750. Spectacular wide board pine floors, extensive millwork and built-ins.

Center Entrance Hall. Living Room with Fireplace. Formal Dining Room.

Family Room with Fireplace. Sun Room. Over one beautiful acre in top estate area. Landscaped grounds with rolling lawns and extensive stone work. Charming Summer House and hillside Deck perfect for taking in the view. $699,000

Romantic Converted Barn - Charm of the 1920’s. Gleaming hardwood floors and French doors. Stone-clad Turret Entry. Gracious Living Room with Fireplace and phenomenal light. Formal Dining Room with Fireplace and French doors. Pine-paneled Family Room with Fireplace. Four Bedrooms. Over two breathtaking acres. Pool and Pool House.

Perfect privacy yet just moments from Bedford Village. $1,495,000

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Gorgeous Pool with cascading waterfall and separate spa. Incredible flowering gardens, stone terraces and phenomenal landscaping. $4,500,000

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The fifth floor has two bedrooms and two full baths. A finished roof deck and elevator completes this magnificent state of the art home. Asking $26,000,000 Jed H. Garfield, (x28)

505 Park Avenue, Suite 303 • New York, NY 10022 • Tel (212)371- 8200 www.lesliejgarfield.com

home is where the art is by georgina schaeffer

In a living room designed by Scott Snyder, a canvas by Gerhard Richter hangs above the sofa.

A work by Jesus Soto takes center stage in an apartment designed by dana m eilijson ( this page )

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There is perhaps nothing more fundamental to a home’s dÊcor than the art that hangs on its walls. We asked four leading interior designers to share their insights on the merger between art and design.

Christopher Coleman.

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“Collections inspired by passion are the most successful.” “keep in mind that there are no rules when decorating an interior with art,” says interior designer Scott Snyder. “If the client is happy with a piece of art or sculpture, it can be comfortable in a contemporary or an old-world setting.

Old Masters work with modern furnishings just as well as modern works with period pieces. In some cases, it is coincidence alone that creates juxtaposition—not a rule.”

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This page: a notable painting by Yasumasa Morimura hangs in the dining room of a home in Palm Beach.

Opposite: interior designer Scott Snyder photographed in Palm Beach at the Society of the Four Arts, alongside a sculpture by collaborating artists Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz.

This page, clockwise from top left: in the corner of this Park Avenue apartment’s living room is a collection of Picasso works on paper; a sculpture by Antony Gormley and a painting by John Baldessari in a gallery in Palm Beach; a sculpture by Donald Judd and a painting by Morris Louis mix with a ceramic vessel by Andrew Lord. Opposite: the upholstery choices complement a canvas by Wolf Kahn in this living room.

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known for creating luxurious, traditional interiors. A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, he is a thirty-year veteran in the field of interior design. His mantra is simple but vital: “Quality before fashion, comfort before form, and suitability before all.” It is perhaps this combination of quality and comfort that brings him A-list clients from New York, Palm Beach, and around the world—often with their own art collections already in place. A regular on Architectural Digest’s prestigious “AD 100,” list of designers, Snyder’s work is characterized not only by luxury, but also by the seamlessness of the design. He brings this same vision to his views on art: “Incorporating an existing collection into an interior is never a problem,” he says. “It actually becomes richer when personal choices exist. The interior is then ‘owned’ by the client.”

John Barman “Large-scale works can change the mood of a room,” begins interior designer John Barman. “They become powerful in their own right and contribute a force that becomes a synergy with the decor.” This synergy is evident in the stairway pictured at left, which became a gallery. “We needed something for the focal point of the apartment to tie it all together, but not be overwhelmed by the furniture and the space. The subject matter and colors and scale of the picture is perfect for the space,” he says. Barman’s sophisticated style, bold new ideas, and strong point of view led the New York Times to declare him one of the most coveted designers in New York City (and beyond). With pops of red and orange as his unofficial signature, Barman is a true colorist at heart: “It is great if the picture can relate to a color in the space.” But, again, that doesn’t mean art should fade into the background. Larger pieces can often “show off the furniture and the art work too.”

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“Don’t be afraid of using large-scale works of art.”

This page: in this mid-century decorated apartment, “White Hat” by Susan Hall is hung by the piano. Opposite, above: designer John Barman in his apartment.

Below: a stairway becomes a gallery with pieces by Ed Ruscha and “Japanese Lesson” by Thomas Trosch.

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This page: Christopher Coleman with a multicolor acrylic screen of his own design. Opposite, above: in this living room, a sofa from Spain and a coffee table from Brazil mingle with a Danish armchair and an American chaise. “Relevo Espacial”

by Helio Oiticica hangs above the Brazilian dining table and chairs, while “Listonado” by Gerd Leuferte is suspended by the window. Below: the entrance gallery to the same apartment on the Upper East Side.

Christopher Coleman

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“Love the pieces you put on your walls.” filling interiors with imagination and energy, designer Christopher Coleman says, “Love the pieces you put on your walls, don’t just buy a piece for the name. Love it!” On the project for a young family that collects Latin American art pictured here, Coleman says, “It’s wonderful to have a client that has fantastic taste in art and design. I love art and, for me, it’s the hardest sell; it’s so important to having a ‘finished’ space. It’s the final layer to a successful project.” A true darling of interior-design media, Coleman has twice earned the cover of New York magazine’s design issue because of his inventive approach to space and daring use of color and pattern. “Clients tend to have a rule that the walls have to be neutral to display art—I break that rule daily. I like to pull a color from a painting or print and paint the wall that color.” His advice? “Listen to your designer; I visit all the art fairs from London, Mexico, and Miami. Or, possibly use an art adviser. Not everything has to be square, but have fun with it; mix mediums, sculpture, painting, prints, and digital art. Visit galleries—it’s very addictive.”

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Geoffrey Bradfield “i hate being bored. Formulas are anathema to me,” says

interior designer Geoffrey Bradfield. “I am always looking for something to challenge me. Great artists have always influenced and inspired my work. I admire their ability to look at the world from fresh and daring perspectives.” Named the “Dean of American Design” by Architectural Digest, Bradfield specializes in creating urbane interiors. “To a large extent, my work is predicated on the use of contemporary art. I so prefer to design a room around a piece of art, rather than vice-versa. It is amazing to observe the energy (or tranquility) a painting or sculpture can bring to a room.” Bradfield also cites his international projects as an aid to his interiors’ strong point of view: “Although the perception of art is so personal, with our global reach, we are in the enviable position of being exposed to many diverse cultures.

This can add such luster when advising a client on forming a truly broad collection.” Early in his career, Bradfield worked on special commissions with Louise Nevelson and Diego Giacometti and, 9 8 Q U EST

more recently, has created original pieces with François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne. “A personal thrill was a recent sitting for my plate portrait by provocateur Julian Schnabel,” he says. “I do encourage my clients to collect art. If they are not collectors when they come to me, they invariably get bitten by the bug because of my enthusiasm. If one begins by acquiring one important piece a year, within five years, one could arguably have the core of a serious collection. I also advise my clients to purchase the best they can afford. In addition to being a possession of beauty, art is a commodity that continues to prove itself over the years.” u This page, left to right: Geoffrey Bradfield with Julian Schnabel in the artist’s studio, Palazzo Chupi; a Breakers Row, Palm Beach, interior featuring museum-quality furniture, a Tang-dynasty camel, and an important Fernand Léger. Fernando Botero’s “Matador” is reflected in the mirror. Opposite: a recent project for director Oliver Stone incorporates an overscale painting by Spanish artists Caceres + Miranda, with custom furnishings and area rug.

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“Acquire one important work of art a year.”

the art of the engraved By daniel cappello

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henri richter-werner

The hand-engraved, handlined, hand-stamped, and hand-edged stationery

by Connor, the couturier of correspondence.

in the world of correspondence, there are those

who BBM, those who text, those who email—and then there are writers. Archaic as it may sound, there will always be writers. And for the handwriting purist who prefers the time-honored, civilized tradition of luxury paper and ink, there is Connor Fine Engraver and Stationer—perhaps the last of its kind.

For the truly discerning—those who approach their correspondence as something of a reflection of themselves—Connor offers the finest quality and most personalized service on the market today. Named for the renowned nineteenth-century New York stationer John Connors, the brand is something of the inheritor to the throne of the now defunct standard-bearer Mrs. John L. Strong. After all, Connor’s creative director,

This page: A hand-engraved steel plate surrounded by tools called gravers (above) and a custom crest by Connor (below). Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Samples from Connor’s vintage monogram collection; Connor’s creative director, Henri Richter-Werner; bespoke work; signature boxes;

Henri Richter-Werner, once worked at Mrs. John L. Strong—and Paul Stuart, Brooks Brothers, and Loro Piana before that. In true bespoke fashion, Richter-Werner can create a crest or monogram from scratch, or he can tap into a vast arsenal of unique vintage dies, crests, and monograms that date as far back as the 1800s, and which he has personally collected over the years. The archival samples are an impressive, museum-quality compilation that represents the history of bespoke stationery itself.

Richter-Werner can create personalized crests or monograms from rather ambiguous requests— “I want something unusual, something clean, something classic, but not too old looking… something modern”—or from the very tailored and specific. Once, a client who was traveling in the south of France was impressed by a raised embossing on a piece of linen, and thought that it would make for a perfect monogram. He snapped a photo of it with his phone, mailed it to Richter-Werner, and within weeks had a set of coolly understated embossed stationery on his desk.

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complete with pouches made in Loro Piana cashmere.

Until recently, Connor could only be found by word of mouth, but now it is available by appointment at a boutique in the Plaza Hotel. Though the business is headed in the U.S. by RichterWerner and chief operating officer Justin Felber, the company’s atelier remains in France, where Connor’s custom dies and images are engraved by hand in hardened steel—a method employed for over two centuries. As Felber puts it, “We offer oldworld French quality with American service.”

The centuries-old craft of engraving that has been all but forgotten by other firms is thriving once again at Connor. Apart from the range of stationery, place-setting cards, and even coasters that can be created, the brand also provides for perhaps the most exacting of clients—the brideto-be. Connor offers elegant wedding collections that include one-of-a-kind invitations, save-the-date cards, thank-you notes, menus, and escort and place cards. “Our client never says thank you by email,” says Richter-Werner. “Each card from Connor is a unique work of art. When it is completed with your words and signature, you are no longer sending a letter, but a gift.” u

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Connor’s chief operating officer, Justin Felber; hand-engraved steel dies from Connor’s French atelier; the creation of a customized personal emblem.

This page: The window display at Bernd Goeckler Antiques. Opposite: A contemporary shell mirror by Thomas Boog at Maison Gerard.

history’s east village hideaway

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By georgina schaeffer

on a recent afternoon, interior designer Philip Gorrivan and I left our uptown offices to take an antiquehunting trip downtown. We headed straight for East 10th Street, a little design mecca that has always fascinated me.

Within a single city block, there are three distinquished antique dealers: Bernd Goeckler, Karl Kemp, and Maison Gerard.

Together, these shops form a small pocket perfect for those who are buying (or just browsing) the very best in period antiques. What follows is a short diary of our design journey.

Bernd Goeckler Philip and I start at Bernd Goeckler. With an emphasis on twentieth-century design, Goeckler offers European furniture and lighting, but also a selection of Danish, French, and Italian ceramics and glass. Bernd breaks free from a call when we arrive and walks us through the space. He has a particular penchant for lighting, he mentions to me—which is evident by the extraordinary number of chandeliers, sconces, and lamps in the space. One of the first pieces we examine together is an ArtA P RIL 2 0 1 1 1 0 5

Deco chair originally designed for one of the great ocean liners of the 1920s. Ocean liners were the floating design embassies of their day, bringing the very best of French deco to an American audience. (Would that travel were so luxurious today!) This particular chair even has its original chains, which would be used to fasten it to the floor. Philip falls for a pair of emeraldgreen hand-hewn glass table lamps. “The color in these table lamps by Roberto Rida is dazzling,� he says.

I find myself obsessing over a Fornasetti table with signature surrealist imagery and fascinating legs. And then, another center table designed by Jacques Adnet with a green leather top and beautiful brass bamboo legs catches my eye. Philip finds a single unique bronze sconce, while I find an Italian chair with an orange racing stripe mixed in with its wood and chrome frame.

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a funky orange and brown Missoni-esque pattern. How Italian.

As we make our way to the door, Philip and Bernd point out some pieces by Maison Jansen—most famous in this country for their decoration of the White House during the Kennedy administration. “I love to use the furnishings made by Maison Jansen whenever there is an opportunity; they are the perfect balance of high style and quality,” Philip says. Bernd Goeckler: 30 East 10th Street, 212.777.8209, bgoecklerantiques.com.

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Maison Gerard Our next stop is right across the street, at Maison Gerard.

Founded in 1974, Maison Gerard specializes in fine French Art-Deco furniture, lighting, and objets d’art. The shop’s Christopher Knight and Benoit Drut greet us with hugs and kisses at the door. Philip was instantly flattered to find that his fabric line, which he designs with Duralee’s Highland Court, upholstering the chairs in the window. I am immediately taken with an exceptional vanity designed by Art-Deco master Jules Leleu. Benoit explains to me that the two drawers were designed to hold solely the combs of the client, for whom the piece was designed. “She was supposedly a real bitch,” he says in his husky French accent. Benoit also shows me the original photographs of the room that housed the vanity—a truly glamourous 1920s boudoir. Philip says that the “coiffeuse” by Jules Leuleu “is simply stunning; and to think it was designed to hold only combs and brushes!”

In addition to the important Art-Deco pieces, Maison Gerard began carrying some of the work of contemporary French artists,

This page, above: The interior of Maison Gerard on East 10th Street.

Below: Karl Kemp at his eponymous antique store. Opposite, clockwise from top left: Bernd Goeckler at his shop on East 10th Street; a contemporary bronze lantern by Hervé van der Straeten; the writer with interior designer Phillip Gorrivan and Benoit Drut at Maison Gerard; an exceptional secretary by Emile-Jaques Ruhlman at Karl Kemp.

including the magnificent chandeliers of Hervé van der Straeten a number of years ago—a favorite among interior designers today. Maison Gerard shows at both the International and Winter Antiques shows, but it is worth visiting East 10th Street to see their exhibitions throughout the year. Maison Gerard: 53 East 10th Street, 212.475.6314, maisongerard.com.

Karl Kemp

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With two locations in the city, Karl Kemp specializes in Biedermeier and Art-Deco furniture. Kemp’s high-quality selection and unique prized pieces have earned him recognition in the design community more than twenty years. “Karl Kemp is a great resource for beautiful art-deco pieces, especially for the black lacquer pieces by the Belgian firm De Coene Frères, which I often use in my New York City projects,” says Philip.

I recall to Kemp one of my earliest ventures to his village store quite a few years ago, when there was a beautiful wrought-iron chandelier that had a curious collection of glass fruit loose inside it. Notably, the glass pieces had managed to stay in tact without

ever getting lost or separated over the years. “Ah, yes,” Kemp says. “I remember that. We had to build a beam because it was so heavy. That is now with a major food company,” he tells me.

How appropriate. Today, there is a full-scale grand piano that dominates the gallery in the most beautiful wood, with sweeping art-deco lines—I can’t help but wonder if that piano will stay in my minds-eye as clearly as that chandelier did.

Kemp himself is most proud of an exqusite side board designed by Edgar Brant. “We are very lucky to have it,” he says, opening each of the cabinet drawers to reveal equally beautiful woodworking within the piece. The center medallion medalwork is absolutely beautiful and the restoration of the wood remarkable. Antiquehunters can also visit Kemp’s uptown gallery, at 833 Madison Avenue, but to see the man himself, as well as some remarkable pieces, head to the village location. Karl Kemp: 36 East 10th Street, 212.254.1877, karlkemp.com. u

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This page: A vignette at Bernd Goeckler includes a Fornasetti table. Inset: at Karl Kemp.

Opposite, clockwise from top left: Benoit Drut, Christopher Knight, and Gerard Widdershoven of Maison Gerard; an exceptional vanity by Jules Leleu at Maison Gerard; nickled-bronze and alabaster lamp by Albert Cheuret at Bernd Goeckler; a Sue et Mar piece at Maison Gerard; a sideboard by Edgar Brant at Karl Kemp.

This page: Gertrude in spring’s first bloom.

Opposite: the dog days of summer by the lake.

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the canine’s central park By georgina schaeffer

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Photographer Fran Reisner captures a unique utopia in her new book The Dogs of Central Park (Rizzoli). Winter, spring, summer, or fall, there is a dedicated group that heads to the park for off-leash hours every morning before nine.

Big and small, sleek and shaggy, pure-bred and mutt can all be found running, jumping, fetching, and playing. We think you’ll agree—these canines have the best backyard of all. u

Left: catching snowballs on the great lawn. Right:

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going global Art fairs aren’t just for insiders anymore. Today, serious collectors and casual observers alike trot the globe to enjoy the works—and the parties—at these major art destinations.

Art Basel / Art Basel Miami Beach The granddaddy of contemporary art fairs, Art Basel was established by local galleries in Basel, Switzerland, in 1970, and today it is known as the biggest and perhaps most important art fair in the world. In 2002, Art Basel Miami Beach was established as a sister event. The American version may have more lenient acceptance standards for galleries than the original (getting into Art Basel is the holy grail of the art world), and there is also a nice focus on South American art.

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baton and held a fantastic party with LCD Soundsystem. White Cube Gallery from London also had a well attended party at the new Soho Beach House Miami. And no trip to Art Basel Miami is complete without attending the private art collections—the De La Cruz, Rubell, and Margulies being the most notable. Miami has some 260 stands while Basel hosts nearly three hundred leading galleries. Art Basel: June 15-19; artbasel.com. Art Basel Miami Beach: December 1-4; artbaselmiamibeach.com.

Maastricht / TEFAF Although not established as a contemporary-art fair, The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), Maastricht, is an

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This page, above: Ehepaar Henze at Art Basel, 1978.

Below: Alberto Giacometti on view at Landau Fine Art, at Art Basel, 2010. Opposite: Galerie Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf, at Art Basel, 2010.

Art HK This increasingly blue chip art fair, the Hong Kong International art fair is in talks with Art Basel about a possible collaboration.

May 26-29; hongkongartfair.com.

Frieze Art Fair Once considered the most experimental art fair, Frieze, which was established in 2003, has since gone more mainstream. Still,

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important destination for prestigious art and antiques dealers, and the contemporary art is coming. Established in 1975, 260 dealers from sixteen countries, showing nearly $3 billion worth of art, convene with 70,000 visitors every March. Most known for exhibiting the paintings of French, Spanish, and Italian Old Masters and Dutch and Flemish paintings, one can also find rare antique rugs, clocks, furniture, and manuscripts. According to its website, “Art experts estimate that seventy percent of all the top quality Old Masters for sale in the world can be seen at TEFAF.” Highlights this year included the only fragment of an Egyptian water clock, “La Liberte,” an exciting rediscovered sculpture by Gustave Courbet, lost for more than 130 years, and “Architectural Capriccio with a Self-Portrait of Bellotto,” one of Bellotto’s few self-portraits, priced at 8.2 million euros. March 16-25, 2012; tefaf.com.

This page: Felix Buchmann at Art Basel in 1985. Opposite, above: a Barbara Kruger work at Art Basel in 2008. Below: Tony Cragg’s “Mixed Feelings” (2011) at the Blain Southern booth, Maastricht TEFAF.

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this fair in London’s Regent Park is certainly one of the best international contemporary art fairs in the world. The exhibition of the controversial Turner Prize nominees at Tate Britain usually coincides with the fair. October 13–16; friezeartfair.com.

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The Armory Show / The Art Show: Art Dealers Association of America at the Park Avenue Armory

Documenta

FIAC: Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain France’s leading contemporary-art fair, the Grand Palais in Paris shows the more established galleries, while the Cour Carrée of the Louvre hosts younger, mainly French galleries. The Jardin des Tuileries features sculpture. October 8- 21; fiac.co.

Documenta, the hundred-day museum, is the most important exhibition of contemporary art in the world and takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. Next year will be “Documenta 13,” which is curated by Carolyn ChristovBakargiev, currently the chief curator at the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art in Turin. The original founder of Documenta was German architect, painter, and curator Above: Paola Pivi’s “If you like it...” (2008), on view at Galerie Emmanuel Perotin, Paris, at Art Basel Miami. Below, from left: a Gilbert and George work (2008) from White Cube Gallery, London, at Art Basel Miami; Ai Weiwei’s “Sunflower Seeds” (2010) at the Galerie Urs Meile, Luzern, at Art Basel Miami. Opposite page, above: Tomas Saraceno’s “Hydrogen Cloud Explosion” (2010) at the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery at the Frieze Art Fair in London.

Below: visitors entering and departing the Frieze Art Fair in 2009.

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Just how contemporary art likes to be: confusing. These two fairs in New York happen at the same time and sometimes show the same galleries. The Park Avenue Armory’s ADAA fair features modern and contemporary art from only American galleries. The Armory Show, located on Piers 92 and 94, also shows modern and contemporary art from international galleries. It will keep you on your toes! The Armory Show: March 2012; thearmoryshow. com. ADAA: March 2012; artdealers.org/artshow.

ARCO, in Madrid, was established in 1982 and is one of Europe’s leading art fairs with a strong focus on Spanish galleries and artists. February 2012; ifema.es/ferias/arco/default_i.html.

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This page: Alfonso Hüppi at Art Basel in 1985. Opposite, from top: an external view of Ca’Giustinian, the headquarters of the Venice Biennale; the Arsenale’s Artiglierie building at the Venice Biennale; Katharina Fritsch’s “Stilleben” (2011) for the Venice Biennale.

Arnols Bode, who curated the first show in 1955. After the Nazi dictatorship, Bode wanted to address and reconcile Germany with the international art community. Now, a new director is chosen each time to engage with a concept or identify a current zeitgeist in contemporary art. Fittingly, this industrial city, right in the center of Germany, transforms into an international culture club once every five summers.

Documenta exhibits many emerging, international, and often conceptual artists, but being on a five-year rotation, it continually producse a paramount view of contemporary art.

June 9-September 16, 2012; documenta.de.

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Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale takes place every other summer on odd years. This biennale, “ILLUMInazioni,” is a play on the words “illuminations” and “nations,” and is also based on an impressionistic view of the Venetian master Tintoretto. Since its inception, in 1895, countries have been selecting artist representatives for their pavilions, all vying to be awarded the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. The Italian pavilion and the Arsenale (a huge historic rope factory) host a curated show, this year by Bice Curiger, and one of its young artists will be awarded the Silver Lion.

The buzz all begins during the June preview days, and then the crowds run off to Art Basel, leaving Venice and the Giardini, the main pavilion area, vacant until the end of November. The United States Pavilion was constructed in 1930, and is currently owned by the Guggenheim Museum, courtesy of funds provided by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. At the last biennale, Bruce Nauman was showcased in the pavilion and in other satellite locations in Venice. He also won the Golden Lion that year. This year, Allora & Calzadilla will be exhibiting there. With the power to make or break an artist’s career, pavilions to watch other than the United States’s include: France’s, with Christian Boltanski; the Icelandic pavilion with Spanish-Icelandic duo Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson, who met in the Netherlands and now live and work together in Berlin; and India, which will be participating for the first time. Venice Biennale: June 4-November 27. Preview: June 1-3; labiennale.org.

On the radar Skulptur Projekte Münster An exhibition of sculptures takes place all over the town of Münster, Germany, every ten years. It started in 1977 with major APRIL 2011 121

Sao Paulo Biennial Founded in 1951, the thirtieth São Paulo International Biennial, to be held next year, features both Brazilian and international art. September-December, 2012; universes-inuniverse.org/eng/bien/sao_paulo_biennial/2012. u 122 QUEST

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artists, like Donald Judd, whose work still remains in Münster for the public to enjoy. The site-specific works are made especially for the occasion and thirty-nine works from previous years remain in place. The project was launched, in part, to expose the people of Münster to contemporary art, a cause that was sparked by a public debate over whether or not the city should accept a work by British sculptor Henry Moore. Now, this exhibition without walls has been adopted as a wonderful alternative to the more serious shows, like Documenta, and the glitterati in Venice. It is experimental and sees success as much as failure, but it has set itself up to be flexible. Brigitte Franzen and German curator Kasper König invite artists (equipped with a map and bicycle) to Münster to choose a location and make a proposal. Mike Kelley’s petting zoo, Hans-Peter Feldmann’s sprucing up of two public restrooms, and Susan Philipsz’s recorded aria under a bridge were some of the most notable projects in its history. 2017; muenster.de/skulptur_projekte.

This page: Ernst Beyeler at Art Basel in 1994. Opposite, from top: Beyeler at the first Art Basel fair, in 1970; Jonathan Brofsky’s “Man Walking to the Sky” (1992) at Documenta; Ai Weiwei’s “Template” (2007), also shown at Documenta.

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This page, clockwise from top left: sports paraphernalia at Jean-Marc Gay, at the Paul Bert Market; Pascal Cunin’s eclectic mix at Paul Bert; objects from Patrick Morcos at the Serpette Market. Opposite: Sarah Rozenbaum’s Le Passage Market is a regular stop for fashion designers. Previous pages: Claude-Annie Marzet’s space at the Serpette Market includes a dog-umbrella

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andré Breton, the father of the Surrealist movement, delighted in “objective chance”—the thing discovered by luck, like the found object, which suddenly bore an answer to a question you were unaware you even had. It’s no wonder, then, that he spent a good deal of his time in Paris, wandering the famous antique markets of St. Ouen, in search of objects with so-called primitive powers. Breton might have had a slightly more intellectual approach to his finds at the Marché Serpette, Biron, Paul-Bert, or any of the sixteen clusters of dealers that today make up the largest marketplace in the world of second-hand furniture, clothing, books, housewares, and art objects—but he was not alone.

Many of the most influential artists, designers, stylists, and decorators have found inspiration at St. Ouen.

For sure, Paris is a city that rewards its wanderers and seekers, and in Antiquaires (Assouline), author Laure Verchere and photographer Laziz Hamani play flanêurs in order to capture the treasures of St. Ouen’s appealing mélange of furniture, books, decorative objects, and curisoties— and the dedicated sellers who endow them with life. u

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This page: Michel Peraches and Éric Miele at the Paul Bert Market, Aisle 1, Stall 21. A Levallois articulated lamp and a film projector from the 1920s set the stage for the contrast between a massive sculptor’s stand and a rococo shell armchair of warm wood with gold and silver gilding.

Opposite: Chez Louisette. Nestled at the far end of the Vernaison Market, this decades-old daytime cabaret, where La Môme Piaf used to perform,

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Grand Opening of

the new

Azalea garden

The Board of The New York Botanical Garden wishes to salute

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton, Jr. for their vision, generosity, and friendship.

The New Azalea Garden at The New York Botanical Garden As spring unfurls, The New York Botanical Garden invites you to visit its spectacular new Azalea Garden, entering a realm of stunning natural beauty and sensory pleasure. This latest jewel in the Botanical Garden’s landscape—itself a National Historic Landmark—features one of the largest and most diverse displays of azaleas in the world. Its opening will be feted over two very special weekends: May 7–8 (Mother’s Day weekend) and May 14–15, 2011.

On this momentous occasion, the Board of The New York Botanical Garden is delighted to salute its Chairman, Maureen K. Chilton, and her husband, Richard L. Chilton, Jr. The Chiltons provided generous support to ensure that the new Azalea Garden blossomed in time for the Botanical Garden’s 120th-anniversary celebrations.

Mr. and Mrs. Chilton are active with many charitable, cultural, and educational institutions and support numerous organizations. Mrs. Chilton has been associated with the Garden for a decade. She has energetically dedicated herself to the realization of many of its most important endeavors, with a particular focus on education programs. She credits her mother, an avid gardener, for instilling in her a deep and enduring love of nature. Mrs. Chilton, in turn, has kindled that passion in her four children. Her wish is that all visitors to the Botanical Garden will be similarly inspired to establish such a generations-long tradition, and that they will return regularly to the Garden to be delighted and enriched by its myriad offerings.

Studying, exhibiting, and conserving plants for 120 years

Bordered by majestic old-growth trees (some of which were saplings during the Revolutionary War), the new Azalea Garden includes meandering woodland paths that enable visitors to immerse themselves in the encyclopedic collection of some 3,000 types of azaleas and rhododendrons from around the globe. It features vast sweeps of captivating color and fragrance from 40,000 bulbs, over 28,000 flowering perennials and ferns, and more than 3,000 trees and shrubs. All of this is planted beneath mature native oaks, tulip trees, and sweetgums. And while the dazzling palette is most intense in spring, the Azalea Garden is designed to create brilliant color and rich textures continuously through late autumn.

For information on the Garden’s full roster of year-round offerings, please visit nybg.org or call 718.817.8700. Programs include docent-led walking tours, self-guided cell phone tours, lectures, home gardening demonstrations, live music, and family activities. Located in the Bronx—just a 20-minute ride on Metro-North Railroad from Grand Central Terminal— The New York Botanical Garden also features tram tours, a range of dining options, and the expansive Shop in the Garden, with a diversity of books, garden-related items, and plants.

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Azalea Garden Grand Opening at The New York Botanical Garden May 7 & 8 and May 14 & 15 Two festival weekends usher in the Grand Opening of the new Azalea Garden. Mother’s Day weekend—May 7 and 8—will open the celebration with a classic afternoon garden party. There’ll be kites to fly, lemonade to sip, Victorian-era costumes for the kids, and more! On May 14 and 15, the theme is “Create and Capture the Beauty.” Garden instructors will be on hand to teach you how to grow and care for azaleas, and how to capture their beauty through photography, botanical illustration, and watercolor.

Get tickets and more information at nybg.org The 11-acre Azalea Garden offers an encyclopedic collection of the world’s azaleas planted along a broad hillside punctuated by rock outcrops and shaded by mature native trees. Nearly 3,000 azaleas and rhododendrons expand the core collection established in the 1930s. More than 70,000 plants, including trees and shrubs, woodland perennials, and bulbs, have been planted throughout the garden to provide beauty and interest from early spring through fall.

The Azalea Garden is a project of Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton, Jr. Spring Season sponsored by

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Antique Garden Furniture Show and Sale In the Conservatory Tent, April 29–May 1 The Garden annually hosts the country’s original, largest, and most important venue for exhibiting and selling authentic garden antiques. This show is a must for leading collectors and designers, buyers seeking professional advice, or anyone who appreciates the quality and craftsmanship of days gone by. During the event, more than 30 of the top dealers in the United States offer their finest quality pieces such as fountains, statues, benches, urns, sundials, birdbaths, and botanical prints. Throughout the show, antiques experts and exhibitors offer informative tours and talks.

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A white marble figure of Marie-Adelaide de Savoie (1685-1712) as Diana the Huntress, dated 1890, signed “M. HIOLLE. 1890 d’apres COYZEVOX”. On associated marble pedestal, custom-carved and aged to match statue. The sculptor, Maximilien Henri Hiolle (1843-1934), received an Honorable Mention at the Exposition Universelle in 1900. Provenance: Chateau des Guignes, Orleans.

Statue 78 ins. high, 33 ins. wide overall, 30 ins. deep; pedestal 18 ins. high.

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life on the sunny side by hilary geary

It was march madness in Palm

Beach—and I am not talking about basketball. There were so many dinners, cocktails, and lunches, however, that you almost had to been an athlete to keep up!

The best events are the private dinners, like the one Don and Muffy Miller gave for their houseguests from San Francisco, Lucinda and Charlie Crocker and Diane and Mathew Kelly. Muffy wore a short

red organza Valentino and Don looked his dapper self in a navy blazer and Hermès tie to greet guests. After cocktails outside, we stepped into the dining room to find two long tables covered in coral silk and topped with lush white flowers in varying crystal vases, plus tall white candlesticks that complemented the cloth beautifully.

It was all designed by Bill Beers, the Palm Beach florist extraordinaire.

The menu started with red and golden beet salad, organic herb goat cheese, Dover sole meunière with spring vegetables and, last but not least, Muffy surprised everyone with iced cognac soufflé with raspberries—a fabulous dessert from dinner guest Debbie Stapleton’s wonderful cookbook, Elegant Entertaining: Seasonal Recipes from the American Ambassador’s Residence in Paris. Among the lucky

Lunch at Casa de Campo’s “Casa Grande” in the Dominican Republic.

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Above, clockwise from top left: Jessie Araskog, Christina Araskog, and Eileen Araskog at the Michael Kors fashion show in Palm Beach; Lord Charles Spencer Churchill, Sirio Maccioni, and Archie Sterling at Le Cirque at Casa de Campo; a Venitian mime at the Preservation Ball in Palm Beach; Darcy Gould and Joan Schnitzer Levy at the Preservation Ball; Ali Hanley with daughters Merrill Curtis (left) and Nicole Hanley Mellon; Steve Simon and Blaine Trump at Casa de Campo; Prince Michel de Bourbon and Princess Mia Pia in the Dominican Republic.

guests were Jessie and Rand Araskog, Bill Bartholomay, Susan and Coley Burke, Annabelle and Denis Coleman, Sarah and Guy de Peyrelongue, Tina Fanjul, John Gildea, Darcy and George Gould, Laurie Grauer, Mai Harrison, Allie and Lee Hanley, Darlene and Jerry Jordan, Kate and Hashem Khosrovani, Anna and Bill Mann, John Mashek, Peggy and Alberto Mejia, Kathie and George Moore, Sallie and Tom Neff, Fernanda Niven, Tom Quick, Wilbur Ross, Debbie and Craigh Stapleton, our former ambassador to Paris, and more.

Yes, Palm Beach is in full swing in March. Even charities come on down as most of their supporters are there baskin’ in the sun. In fact, all the ladies you know and love jumped into their Michael Kors dresses to head to Club Colette for lunch and a Michael Kors fashion show benefiting the Boys Club of New York. I spotted dozens of Kors dresses—Muffy Miller and Ginny Burke were both in the aqua zipper dress, Mila Mulroney in beige-and-brown python, Grace Meigher in leopard, Emilia Fanjul and Jamee Gregory matching in belted taupe with brown leather trim, Karen LeFrak in powder pink, and Arriana Boardman wore navy blue. Plus, Darcy Gould, Barbara Smith, Ellen Niven, Katherine Bryan, Shafi Roeper, and Caroline Dean were all in Kors, too!

One of my all-time favorites is the

Preservation Ball at the Breakers, themed this year as a Venetian Carnaval, for which the talented designer Scott Snyder brilliantly transformed the ballroom into a Venetian fantasy with mimes, a lagoon, and even a gondola. The ballroom was draped in aqua fabric, with six large Venetian chandeliers with aqua lampshades, plus fabulous carnival masks and silver chairs. Venetian images by artist Giovanni Ospitali were projected onto the walls and the dance floor miraculously looked like a cool blue pool with rippling water. I had to pinch myself as I thought I’d flown to Venice. We all danced the night away to the Jimmy Valli Orchestra.

All the ladies put on the prettiest dresses and brought out the jewels.

It was my lucky day when the letter from Emilia and Pepe Fanjul came in the mail inviting my husband and me to their “Big Weekend” at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic. The “D.R.” is about as close to nirvana as you can get, and the 7,000-acre resort is not only beautiful but a true sportsman’s paradise.

It’s the ultimate “summer camp” with a newly renovated hotel, four fabulous golf courses—the Teeth of the Dog, Dye Fore, The Links, and La Romana Country Club—plus pristine tennis courts, a vast fitness center, an equestrian center with polo, a shooting center for skeet and trap, and even a world-class marina that has 250 slips. For the less sporty, there

are divine shops; great restaurants, like Le Cirque at the beach; the Cygalle healing spa; the charming Altos de Chavon village, a replica of a sixteenth-century Mediterranean Village with grand views of the Chavon River and a 5,000-seat Grecian-style amphitheatre.

Well, you know we said, “Yes!” The Fanjuls are the most delightful hosts, and they generously handle thirty houseguests with grace, humor, and style. On the first night, we dined al fresco at Le Cirque with a band serenading us by the water.

The next day, we toured the newly renovated hotel and took a peek at the marina.

Some of the guests played golf, others took a chopper to go shooting or horseback riding. We then had lunch under the thatched-roof beach house. That night, we dined under the stars at Casa Grande while a fabulous band played away.

Among the lucky guests were Annette and Joe Allen, Viscount and Viscountess Astor, Arriana and Dixon Boardman, Countess Christina de Caraman, Sunny Marlborough and his brother Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill, Bob Colacello, Prince Michel de Bourbon and his wife Princess Maria Pia di Savoia, Blaine Trump and Steve Simon, Aileen Mehle, Debbie and John Loeffler, Shirley Lord Rosenthal and Peter Heywood, Sally and David Metcalfe, Sharon and Archie Sterling, Paul Wilmot, and Mary Matthews.

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THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST Go behind the scenes of the Frick Young Fellows Ball, a rock show at Don Hill’s, the Memorial Sloan-Kettering “Bunny Hop,” and more, as Elizabeth Brown parties with Manhattan’s freshest young faces.

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Alison “VV” Mosshart of The Kills performed “Sour Cherry” and other songs at Don Hill’s for a “DeLeon Rock Lounge” event in March.

Todd DiCiurcio, Nick Hunt, and Josh Radnor at a Cinema Society after-party.

Derek Blasberg, Lyle Maltz, and Byrdie Bell at Don Hill’s in March.

Billy Farrell celebrated his birthday with Bethanie Brady (and a shot of tequila) at Don Hill’s.

Behati Prinsloo before an exclusive performance by The Kills at Don Hill’s.

Ashley Passik, Oliver Schulze, and Frederica Tompkins at the MCNY Winter Ball.

Charlei Dean joins the crowd at Don Hill’s for the

Sisters Lauren Remington Platt and Ashley

Kills performance, co-hosted by Nur Khan.

Wilcox Platt at the MCNY ball at the Plaza.

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“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better

to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring,” said Marilyn Monroe. I have to agree—because of this column, my life is imperfect, mad, and absolutely ridiculous. Thank goodness!

In late February, I attended the Museum of the City of New York Director Council’s Winter Ball at the Plaza. I admired “OscarPRGirl” Erika Bearman and chatted with Vanity Fair’s Amy Fine Collins before relocating to LAVO with Sam Dangremond and Micaela English, both of Town & Country, for some postcocktail cocktails.

At the beginning of last month, Jamie Yike joined Vanity Fair’s Alex Polkinghorn and me for a screening of HappyThankYouMorePlease hosted by the Cinema Society and Tommy Hil-

figer. The audience, including Adrien Grenier and Irina Shayk, enjoyed a heartwarming film. Afterward, I ascended to the Top of the Standard where I gossiped with Life & Style’s Juliet Izon about engagement rings and John Mayer, because the two go hand in hand. A quick “Hello” to Robert Fowler and Ariel Moses and then I was off ...

That weekend, I dined on ravioli de boeuf et foie gras and coquilles Saint Jacques au caviar at Beaumarchais Brasserie alongside Refinery29’s Kristian Laliberte and others. R.I.P. Bistro Bagatelle? Triste.

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sored event was hosted by Tina Fey and attended by Elle’s Nina Garcia and designer Shoshanna Gruss.

As kiddies wearing the most recent collection from Milly buzzed around me, I realized that they must know more than anyone about being young (!!!) and on the guest list.

Later that week, New Yorkers for Children invited Quest’s Daniel Cappello and me to a preview of the Summer 2011 collection from Chloé. At the Madison Avenue store, Katie Lee and Julie Macklowe were among those considering the clothing, the sales of which supported youth in foster care in New York City. I would’ve purchased the lot if my budget had allowed, but I guess that’s just the philanthropist in me.

The Frick Collection’s Young Fellows Ball, called Bal de Chinoiserie, took place that Thursday. Despite the storm, I donned a satin Bergdorf Goodman overcoat that my grandmother won in the ’60s at an auction in Palm Beach (so Quest-y) and ventured to the Fifth Avenue mansion. Once there, I indulged in a “Ginger Dragon” from a bar stocked with Belvedere Vodka, Newton Chardonnay, and Veuve Clicquot as I spectated those

Amy McFarland, Hilary Rhoda, and Maggie Cordish at Chloé; Christian Cota and Zani Gugelmann supported New Yorkers for Children.

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Center’s “Bunny Hop” at FAOSchwarz.

who adhered to the theme— like Sloan Overstrom, who carried a pagoda-shaped bag from Judith Leiber, and Quest’s Georgina Schaeffer, who fashioned her locks into an updo with a set of chopsticks. I mingled with Edward Barsamian, Fernando Gentil, and Rebecca Regan before dancing in the 1935 Music Room where DJ Anton was spinning.

On another night, I sped over to Don Hill’s for a “DeLeon Rock Lounge” event co-hosted by Nur Kahn. There, Alison (“VV”) Mosshart and Jamie (“Hotel”) Hince of The Kills delivered an exclusive performance to a crowd that included Alexandra Richards, Coco Roca, and Andres Santo Domingo. I was hoping that Kate Moss would make an appearance to support her fiancé, but I guess she was detained on some catwalk, somewhere, smoking a cigarette or something.

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Tina Fey hosted the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Cancer

Capera Ryan, Blair Husain, and Elisabeth Saint-Amand at the Frick Collection.

Revelers pause on the dancefloor at the Frick Young Fellows Ball, holding flutes of Veuve Clicquot.

Lisa Salzer dresses for the Frick’s “Bal de Chinoiserie” theme.

Alexis Light at the Bal de Chinoiserie.

Belvedere Vodka, Newton Chardonnay, and Veuve Clicquot donated drinks to the Young Fellows Ball.

Dari Pahlavan and Alexandra Wilson pause for a photo at the ball.

John Munson and Eiseley Tauginas at the Frick Collection’s Young Fellows Ball.

Jane Keltner de Valle, Andrew Bevan, and Hallie

Juliet Falchi, Julia Flynn, and Kate Falchi

Chrisman at the Bal de Chinoiserie.

sparkled at the Frick ball.

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Katherine Meehan

Anna Mann

(1918-2011) in 1973.

One summer many, many years ago she stayed with me in Aspen and I took her for a hike—me in my boots and shorts and Kay in her ballet flats and full skirt. We crossed an icy stream and Kay slipped on a rock and fell in. We sat on the bank and picnicked while her skirt dried on a bush beside us. Kay never complained—in fact, she thought it was a huge lark. But I especially remember her with great fondness because she introduced me to my husband, Bill. We have now been blissfully married for eleven years. I have much to thank her for.

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I met Kay when I started in my career. She was one of my very good friends and clients all through the years. I liked her very much. I remember she would come to the atelier and always pick out things that suited her perfectly—she looked beautiful when her daughter got married. She was always elegant and very nice. She was absolutely marvelous. I was very fond of her.

Catherine Cahill

Kay was a great lady and a kind and loyal friend. We shared the trait of extreme punctuality and she was always the first to arrive to any party, beautifully dressed, looking lovely, and with great interest in people. Kay was an outstanding hostess in New York and Southampton and, although she was widowed early, made a full and active life for herself. Bill and I were fortunate to be among Kay’s many friends and we will miss her a great deal.

Bill Banks

in memoriam Katherine Sullivan Meehan died on February 16 at the

age of 92. “Kay,” as she was known, led an active life in New York and Southampton. She was one of five children of Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Peter Sullivan of Manhattan. She married Joseph Ansbro Meehan, who led Good Humor and was one of the New York Stock Exchange’s foremost specialists, on June 16, 1939, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. She later received an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters from the New York Medical College for her service. She loved to host and attend parties, but her most cherished time was with her family and friends. Quest asked her closest friends how they will remember her.

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Kay was a very glamorous lady and a famous beauty with a host of friends and admirers. She not only knew who everybody was, she also knew who their grandparents were—she was a walking volume of genealogy. She gave wonderful dinner parties where you were apt to meet a famous architect or a best-selling author or a well-known politician. Her dinners were always a treat. She led a very active social life, but she was also a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a very warm, thoughtful, considerate, and loyal friend. She was a devout Catholic and I think her faith gave her great strength throughout her life.

Gloria Schiff

Kay was an adorable friend. She was fiercely independent— always driving herself out to Southampton or going to church on her own. Kay was one of the bravest people I know and I admired her spirit. She threw the best dinner parties and was really great fun to be with. She was a unique human being.

Gerald Clarke

Kay Meehan always described herself as Mother McCrea, a simple Irish mother and grandmother. So she was—if you can picture Mother McCrea as one of Manhattan’s most glamorous figures, a fixture at the best tables and the best parties for more than half a century. There is a pleasure in observing such a life, a life well led. But there must have been an even greater pleasure in living it. u

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