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The G reenwich I ssue 74 The women who define the town bloom GREENWICH GIRLS

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AMERICAN ICONS

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WHO WAS ANDY WARHOL?

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Hinckley Yachts have long been a part of our country’s

Behind the silver wigs and glitsy parties was

a complex man, as revealed by Bob Colacello.

OLD SCHOOL MEETS NEW SCHOOL

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Léman Manhattan is a beautiful new

chapter in the global Meritas Family of Schools. by Alex R. Travers

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BRINGING SPORT TO LIFE

Lartigue through a sporting lens for the very first time. by Daniel Cappello

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Greenwich Avenue’s poslished style has made

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POLO JOURNAL

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C olumns 20 All of this month’s parties that are fit to print.

D P C 52 A look at Maurice Sendak, the legendary artist with a unique vision.

54 Alec Baldwin, biking, and the consequences of lying.

T T 56 Summer—and summer fashions—in full bloom.

D C E M 60 The cultural gems sprinkled all around the Hudson Valley. K W 62 New York City’s federal court was a hotbed of drama following WWII. J C. G 64 The St. Regis New York unveils a new look after renovations—including the famous Roof Ballroom.

66 Octopus Summer by W. Malcolm Dorson is this month’s beach read. E Q B 68 Pamela S. Pagnani sits down with Quest to talk about the nuances of Greenwich real estate.

70 829 Park Avenue is on the market for the sophisticated buyer looking to entertain.

72 The best events to enjoy in and around town now that summer has officially begun.

122 Whether weddings or golf, there’s great times to be had.

K L 124 Summertime fun begins with movies and more.

E Q B 128 The history behind the seal of the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, as inspired by Israel Putnam.

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AFTER ONE OF the longest and dreariest winters in recent

memory, summer is finally here and we can at last shed those extra layers we’ve been burdened with—some of them clothes, some of them pounds. Naturally, that means that it’s time for top-down car rides through the countryside, homemade lemonade in the backyard, and, for Quest, a trip out to the manicured wilds of Connecticut.

Elizabeth Quinn Brown is your guide this month through the not-at-all-mean, in-fact-rather-well-mannered streets of Greenwich. She charms her way into the inner sanctums behind even the most notoriously closed gates using nothing but a dazzling smile. (Rumor has it that toothpaste companies have bid millions for photo rights of that smile.) For “Greenwich Girls,” she pulled together the true denizens of the area and captured their fun spirit.

Aside from birds chirping and bees buzzing, one of the familiar audible signs of spring is the sound of mallets clacking around the polo field. As big fans of “the sport of kings,” we take a look back at how it became so popular in America, and the best polo clubs in history and how they’ve held up through the years.

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As the world mourns the passing of the great Maya Angelou, I wanted to share one of my favourite quotes of hers. Everyone I know that had the opportunity to meet her said she was gracious, quick to smile, and would greet strangers as old friends. She lived what she preached when she said, “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” u

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NEW YORK SO C IAL DIARY JUNE-MOON-CROON takes over for the merry month of May… A couple of months ago, I was writing daily in my journal that New York was kind of quiet. Then along came May. The month proves to be the height of the social season and, this year, there was a lot of competition on the

calendar. There were days and nights with two or three or five events. It would be impossible for this reporter to cover, but something to consider.

The first week began with the Cancer Research Institute’s annual “Through the Kitchen” party. Lauren Veronis started this event 32 years ago

with the Irvington Institute for Immunological Research, which has since merged with the Cancer Research Institute.

Lauren’s daughter, Perri Peltz, is now the emcee. She says that, every year, her mother says she’s finished with chairing the event. Her daughter urges her to continue.

This charity is an excellent example of what one person— Lauren, in the case—can do with an idea, a thought that passed through someone’s head. What was an idea has, three decades later, produced millions for cancer research.

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most prominent people in town buying a ticket (former mayor Michael Bloomberg, a longtime supporter of the Irvington Institute for Immunological Research, was there).

I don’t know how much they raised but I do know that Jamie Niven conducted an auction that pulled in $400,000.

He also sold a dinner for six at Rao’s for $15,000, where it’s impossible to get a reservation—even at that price! You have to know somebody who’s not using his or her table when you want to go.

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The host committee: Christine and John Fitzgibbon, Denise and Michael Kellen, Jo Carole and Ronald Lauder, Jamie Niven, Margaret and Andrew Paul, Perri Peltz and Eric Ruttenberg, Betsy and Paul Shiverick, Jeanne and Herb Siegel, Diane and Tom Tuft, and Lauren and John Veronis. A good night, and home by 10 p.m.

Rewind to the Thursday before: a respite. I had lunch at Michael’s with Cornelia Guest, the debutante of the 1970s. American heritage meets Studio 54. I mention the

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date only because Cornelia is possibly more beautiful than she was in her gilded youth, and she’s now the personification of industry. I mean, the girl works. She’s got a catering business that is growing by leaps and bounds. She’s got a vegan-leather bag business with spring and fall collections.

And she’s got about eight dogs between Long Island and New York City. Her mother, the fabled C. Z. Guest, was that way and Cornelia, in that way, is a chip off the old coif. And she likes Los Angeles, too.

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bedrooms. It was more than she needed. She will remain in residence for about a year before buying another property on Long Island.

Michael’s was doing business that day, especially with the ladies. At table one, there were these three at brunch: Renata Scotto, Jeanine Pirro, and Maria Bartiromo. It would have been interesting to listen in on them! Oh, if the flowers behind them only had ears—or hidden mics. Never mind, I’m sure it was probably all about dermos, manicurists, shrinks (of friends), and the downsides of this and that.

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A rush in the city. It’s a challenge to find balance everywhere, including in the head.

Speaking of balance in the head: In the garden room of Michael’s, Peggy Siegal had put together a luncheon for Marlo Thomas and her new book, It Ain’t Over… Till It’s Over. The room was filled with girls who have that on their minds all the time. The group included Arianna Huffington, Diane Sawyer, and Judith Curr, the publisher and president of Atria Publishing Group, as well as Nancy Armstrong, Maryam Banikarim (senior vice president of Gannett Company), Joy Behar, Candice Bergen, Myrna Blyth (senior vice president and editorial director of AARP), Joanna Coles (editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan), Lucy Danziger, Cristina Cuomo (editor-in-chief of Beach and Manhattan magazines), Gayle King (host of CBS This Morning), Ellen Levine (editorial director of Hearst Corporation), Susan Lyne (vice chairman of

Gilt), Sheila Nevins (president of HBO Documentary Films), Elaine May, author Zhena Muzyka, Jennifer Raab (president of Hunter College of the City University of New York), Carolyn Reidy (president and C.E.O. of Simon and Schuster), Gloria Steinem, Meredith Vieira, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Ali Wentworth.

Also in attendance were some of the characters in the book, like Julie Azuma (a mother to an autistic daughter, who launched a website to help children with autism), Lori Cheek (of Match Game, a dating website), Kerry O’Brien (C.E.O. of Commando, an underwear company), and Sue Rock (who creates clothing for victims of domestic violence).

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He also got involved with the preservation of Claude Monet’s Giverny, which continues through the Versailles Foundation. (At Giverny, the Versailles Foundation underwrites the Garden Volunteers, an artists-in-residency program, and the restoration of Claude Monet’s greenhouse.

Now you know.)

It’s quite formal, by American standards, and there’s an entrance when it’s time for “suppah.” This year’s guest of honor was Prince Karl Frie-

drich of Hohenzollern and his wife, Princess Katharina (who is known as Nina to her friends). The color guard enters as the guests stand and then the trumpets herald the cortege of supporters: directors Gillian Fuller and Camila Koenig as well as International Committee member Mrs. John Dorrance III. They are closely followed by the Versailles Foundation’s Royal International Committee members, the Prince and Princess George Frederick of Prussia and Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria.

In his 15-minute talk before dinner, the prince told us that the family Hohenzollern is more than 950 years old. In

other words, that’s how long they’ve been relevant, in the political scheme of things.

That said, that importance was lost with World War I and only a small percentage of the thousands of Hohenzollern descendants retain the financial clout and wealth.

The name Hohenzollern, itself, means “toll taker,” which is exactly how they started out in the business of acquiring enormous political and economic power. “Zoll” translates to “toll,” as in a tax levied for the liberty of crossing a bridge, for example. Interesting, no? The prince also told us that 0.18 percent of Germany’s population is of royal and noble descent and that 1 per-

cent of them still owns all their castles, collections, and land.

The prince is the father of three children from his first marriage to one of Count von Stauffenberg’s daughters. The count, you may remember, was the man behind the plot to blow up Hitler in a coup that failed. As an officer, he was executed. His children were thrown into the anonymity of orphanages and his brothers were hung from meat hooks. The prince did not remind us of this in his talk.

Also present that evening was Prince George Frederick of Prussia, who is the direct descendant of King Frederick the Great of Prussia, the great-great-grandson was

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Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the great-great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria. In addition to his very royal blood, the prince was a very pleasant fellow, as interested in history as I am.

Same week on Wednesday night I went over to the Metropolitan Club, where the Council for Canadian and American Relations was hosting a 40th-anniversary dinner honoring Jacqueline Desmarais and Frank Gehry, both Canadians. While Frank, the famous architect, now lives in Los Angeles, Jacqueline still resides in Canada, where she and her late husband Paul Desmarais have presided over much cultural activity 28 QUEST

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and philanthropy.

Desmarais is not a household name in the United States, but it is in the homes (and boardrooms) of some of the richest families in the country. Paul, who died in October at the age of 86, started his career at an accounting company in Montreal to become the C.E.O. of the Power Corporation of Canada (PCC), a company that works in mass media, pulp and paper, and financial services.

He was long regarded as one of the richest men in Canada with a fortune in the billions, and he garnered an international reputation as a brilliant businessman. He was a mem-

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ber of associations such as the Bilderberg Group, the North American Competitiveness Council, and the Council on Foreign Relations.

The Desmaraises own an 18,000-acre estate in the forests of Quebec. An invitation to a weekend with them is a confirmation of one’s arrival and importance in the spheres that they inhabit. The value of that invitation would be greatly enhanced by the bonhomie of the hosts; a weekend would become a family of friends.

There were several hundred guests at the black-tie dinner, including Jacqueline and members of her family.

The honorary chair was for-

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mer Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney and his wife, Mila Mulroney, as well as Hilary M. Weston and Galen Weston. Chairmen were Audrey and David Mirvish and Lauren and John Veronis.

In attendance: David and Carol Appel, Count and Countess Arco, Michael Audain, Ashleigh Banfield, Aszure Barton, Dennis Basso, Charles and Rita Bronfman, Geoff Beattie and Amanda Lang, Lucien Bouchard, Zita Cobb, Brad Cloepfil and Lisa Strasfeld, Tom d’Aquino, Sophie Desmarais and Daniel Valoatto, ambassador Gary Doer, Rupert Duchesne, Dee Dee Eustace, Leslie Feely,

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etelbaum, Stephane Tétreault, Arni Thornsteinson, John and Lauren Veronis, and Hilary and Galen Weston. Just to give you an idea.

The gala evening’s program highlighted the accomplishments of its distinguished honorees, whose contributions have enhanced the arts and culture of both Canada and the United States. It was also a celebration of the Council for Canadian and American Relations’ achievement as well as a look to future plans for important cultural collaborations between countries. (A portion of the funds raised during the event will go a newly named Jacqueline Desmarais Fund

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for Young Artists and to support Turnaround Arts, on behalf of Frank Gehry.)

On a Thursday night over at Sotheby’s, there was a black-tie dinner benefiting the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, created in 1998 by Leonard Lauder and Ronald Lauder (sons of Estée Lauder). In the past 80 years, they’ve established a public profile.

Mama and Papa (Joe Lauder) started the business in the mid-1940s with Estée introducing a fragrance called, Youth Dew. If she ran into you at Bloomingdale’s or on Fifth or Madison avenues, she’d give you a spritz and a sample.

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That initial marketing foray was highly successful. People found it amusing as well, occasionally poking fun at the gesture. Ha-ha, yourself! It became a hit, of course. When Leonard, the eldest son, joined the company in 1958, Estée Lauder had annual sales of $800,000. That was not a figure to be scoffed at.

Joe Lauder was the rock of the company when it came to management. It was with him that Estée could create an organization that is now 75 years old and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrances, and hair products with annual sales of

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Estée was ambition personified. She had all the makings of a tycoon—and indeed became one. By the early 1960s, the company was prospering and Estée had other fields to explore and develop. Society, for instance. In those late mid-century days, New York still had a society. It had transmogrified from the days of Mrs. Astor but there was still a hierarchy with several branches, all of which were respected on some level of legitimacy.

The Lauders were newcomers but Estée and Joe befriended the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, among others. They entertained them, fêted them, and, some say, even paid them. (The Windsors were always said to be pleased to be rewarded financially for their company.)

Estée, the lady, went from be-

ing ambitious to becoming a force. The rest is history. The woman thrived on her success and with it she took on the mantle of being a very nice lady who loved social life.

Estée died in 2004 at age 97, having lived to see the heights of her success. She left behind a legacy of a business and two sons who not only enhanced their mother’s company but also embarked on establishing the Lauder name in philanthropy and culture throughout the world.

Both Ronald and Leonard, along with their wives, have been important contributors to many charities and organizations in New York. Ronald was an avid art collector and has established a museum, the Neue Galerie, on Fifth Avenue and 86th Street. Leonard really supported his late wife Evelyn Lauder’s Breast Cancer Research Foundation. A few weeks ago, the organization

had its annual Hot Pink Party, where they raised a record $5.4 million. Since Evelyn founded it in 1993, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation has raised more than $480 million to advance the world’s most promising treatments.

Back to the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. Sotheby’s art galleries are always the venue for the cocktail reception. It’s a very soigné atmosphere, almost serene. The guests (probably about 200) include medical professionals, scientists, and a cross section of New Yorkers, including people from industry and finance. The dining room is spacious and beautifully presented. The dinner tables are full of lively conversation, and the food (catered

by Glorious Food) and wine are excellent. It almost seems like a large private dinner party under optimal circumstances. But it’s not.

Nancy Corzine, the international interior designer who is president of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s Board of Governors, took the rostrum and welcomed everyone. She also introduced Norah O’Donnell, who co-anchors CBS This Morning with Charlie Rose, and served as emcee for the evening. After dinner, Dr. Howard Fillit, executive director and chief science officer of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, talked about their work and the progress that is being made in research.

His talk prepared the guests for the Live Fund A Scientist Auction benefitting the Phase IIa Clinical Study of Rasagiline for Alzheimer’s Disease, which is being led by Dr. Jeffrey Cummings at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Fillit is a quiet-spoken, circumspect individual who delivers

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You’re sitting there at this lovely dinner in this spectacular room, drinking great wines, and you realize you’re really on the journey of the organization. After Fillit finished, Jamie Niven took the podium for the “auction.”

These “auctions” are simple requests for money. Jamie started by asking the room for donations of $250,000. There was one. It was from two of the co-chairs of the evenings, Melvin and Nancy Goodes (Melvin is the former C.E.O. of Warner Lambert Pharmaceutical). Jamie followed 34 QUEST

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this by asking for donors for $100,000. Then $50,000.

Then $25,000. And so on.

Before he was finished, Jamie had raised more than $1 million in a period of 10 minutes.

We were later told that Melvin, who could not be there that night, has Alzheimer’s and that one of the drugs that was developed as part of the tests had given him five more years. Onward.

Then Leonard Lauder took the podium. The mood of the night was one of educating the guests about something that could potentially affect everyone in the room. Norah O’Donnell told us that the disease is on the increase, that

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every 65 seconds someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and, within a few years, it will be every 25 seconds.

Leonard told us how, years ago, he had been at a party in France when one of his dinner partners mentioned that her mother had died of Alzheimer’s. She told Leonard she had heard of a test that one could take to determine if he or she were susceptible to the disease. Leonard asked the woman why she’d want to take a test when the diagnosis was a death sentence. Nevertheless, she wanted to know.

Leonard then confided to the guests at Sotheby’s that he felt bad about what he’d said

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to the woman. He told Ronald about the incident and how he felt that this was something that they should try to get involved in. Ronald suggested that they start a foundation that would focus solely on research and discovering drugs to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer’s and related dementias and cognitive aging.

And thus it began. Since then, in the past 15 years, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation has invested more than $65 million to fund nearly 450 drug-research programs at academic centers and biotechnology companies in 18 countries.

I left the dinner thinking

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A about how I have always been intrigued by this particular evening. It’s almost low-key for a black-tie affair, although it’s artful and the atmosphere is comforting, even relaxing.

You know it’s strictly business, but the business at hand is enhancing our knowledge and consciousness of Alzheimer’s.

It’s about hope. We can hear it. There is no panic inferred.

And then you get Leonard at the very end standing up there before the guests announcing that he is certain they are going to find success in a not very long time, as he raises his right arm in victory.

You believed him. I still do.

Just like they believed Estée.

That Monday. The larg-

est media focus was set on the Costume Institute Gala, a.k.a. the Met Ball, which is the property of Anna Wintour (and therefore of Condé Nast). This gets huge attention in the entertainment media. Michelle Obama even headed to town to cut the ribbon on the entry to the newly named Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum.

The Met Ball was created back in the days of Diana Vreeland (who put the Costume Institute on the map) in order to fund the exhibitions—and possibly pay her salary after she was unceremoniously dumped as editor-in-chief of Vogue around

that time. It was said that Babe Paley and a couple other friends of Diana actually paid her salary in the beginning. She needed the money.

Vogue editors were not paid in the millions in those days.

The Met Ball in those days—the ’70s and ’80s and the early ’90s—was chaired by ladies who were prominent members of what made up society. Many of the women, such as Nan Kempner and Pat Buckley, were also the trendsetters of cultural and social New York at the time.

It was a special ticket and a social determiner.

These women kept it going for years, and it was a force on the social calendar. Even

Jacqueline Onassis attended (and looked like the queen of the world). It was a fashion media event, of course, and while it drew a lot of media attention, it was nothing compared to the magnitude of coverage today. There was also no sense of razzmatazz.

These were the descendants of Edith Wharton and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fiction.

The Met Ball today reflects the dramatic differences between then and now.

No matter how one views it, Anna changed the rules and the image and the point of this event, in keeping with the times, or so it is believed.

Time, not the times, will tell.

The event has come to com-

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pete with the Golden Globes and the Oscars. A kind of “people’s ball”—as long as the people can pony up a hundred grand or more for a table and get Anna’s nod of approval. It’s a Kardashian kind of promotion of celbrity in the land of plenty. Plenty of money and plenty of chutzpah.

The other major event that night was the annual PEN Literary Gala, which was held at the American Museum of Natural History in the Millstein Hall of Ocean Science (the room with the whale).

If you’re a reader or a writer, this is a most amazing evening. More than 400 attended the black-tie affair, where the tables of 10 were hosted by some of the most prominent writers in America and the world today, including: Malcolm Gladwell, Timothy Ash, Andre Aciman, Martin Amis, Adam Gopnik, Molly 38 QUEST

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This is an awards evening with the purpose of promoting the work of PEN America.

The keyword for the work of PEN is freedom. Freedom to write and express one’s self

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without the barriers of tyranny. This matter of freedom is at the heart of everyone’s personal rights. The struggle to maintain that runs throughout recorded history and is never, it seems, without its massive opposition existing in all political spheres around the world.

My hosts for the evening were Toni and James Goodale, who have also funded a PEN Digital Freedom Award under their name. Its first recipient was Dick Costolo, the current C.E.O. of Twitter. Eight years after its founding, Twitter has become a catalyst for free expression and the spread of ideas in the world with billions of messages shared every day all over the world.

The 2014 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award (given by Annette Tapert and Joseph Allen) was presented to Salman Rushdie by Toni Morrison.

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After Rushdie’s speech, Suzanne Nossel, executive director of PEN, prepared the guests for the presentation of the annual Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award by first introducing two women who have been freed from prison in Russia— the two members of Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist punk rock protest group. The women, Maria Alyokhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova, had been imprisoned by Vladamir Putin for “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.”

The Russian president said that the group had “undermined the moral foundations of the nation.” As absurd a notion as it is, it’s how people maintain political power without having to explain their own moral foundations.

Suzanne Nossel introduced the recipient of this year’s Barbara Goldsmith Award,

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which is given in absentia to a writer who is in jail somewhere for the simple “crime” of expressing his opinion. This year’s recipient is Ilham Tohti, who is now in jail in China. There have been 38 imprisoned writers who’ve received this award. Through the pressure of PEN and millions of supporters across the world, 35 of these prisoners have been freed, often within months of having received the award.

Tohti’s award was accepted by his daughter, Jewher Ilham. She was with her father, boarding a plane to fly to the United States when he was taken away. She spoke of her family life and the positive influence of her dear father.

Then there are the artists and the exhibitions. One night at the new Leila Heller Gallery on 43 West 57th Street, there was a preview of a new exhibition, “Look at Me: Portraiture from Manet to the Present,” curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody and Paul Morris, a founding director of the Armory Show.

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Leila, who is also the mother of two growing sons, has been in the gallery business for a number of years. The 57th Street location, now her second in the city, is big.

Eight floors! Thomas Arnold will lead the new gallery. Arnold comes with 14 years at the Mary Boone Gallery, where he managed 150 exhibitions.

This debut exhibition is ambitious and includes works by many renowned artists, including: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Henri Matisse, Fernand Léger, Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Tom Wesselmann, Francesco Clemente, Eric Fischl, Mitra Tabrizian, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Firooz Zahedi, Jack Pierson, John Currin, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, and more. The exhibition includes many seminal works, including Warhol’s “Blue Jackie,” “Bill” by Elaine de Kooning and Picasso’s “Peintre et son Modèle”. The show runs through August 29 and, if you like portraiture, this exhibition delivers. I loved it. u

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Betty Sherrill, April 18, 1923 – May 12, 2014

BETTY SHERRILL died on May 12. She was 91. I’d known Betty for almost 25 years. I met her when I first came back to New York and started writing these social columns. Betty was president of McMillen, Inc., the decorating firm. Sometime back then, the firm was celebrating its 75th anniversary and she invited me over to their offices to see all the photographs of their (rich and) famous and prestigious clientele throughout their history.

She was “old school”—a term that has lived beyond its meaning into the land of “no school.” There were rules; there was a code of behavior. It was followed. She was a Southern girl from New Orleans or thereabouts. She came to New York as a young married woman. She probably didn’t know it at the time but she came, like a lot of us, to make her way in life. And that she did. She still had some of that Southern drawl in her sentences.

She could say the most trenchant things in an off-hand, almost lazy-daisy way, and you got the message. She always spoke her mind or she said nothing, which I’ll bet was always hard for her.

She was opinionated and expressed hers succinctly. But she was a lady, which meant she was respectful and kind in her methods.

Eleanor Stockstrom McMillen Brown, who had owned McMillen, Inc., took Betty on even though she admitted that she “knew 42 QUEST

nothing” about interior design. What Eleanor probably saw was what anyone who ever met Betty saw: she would find a way.

She and her husband, Virgil Sherrill, an investment banker, lived here in New York at One Sutton Place South (when I knew her) and enjoyed a lovely house in Southampton, which Stanford White had designed for Elihu Root (a New York lawyer who was Secretary of War under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt and, later, a New York senator, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912). There, in their younger years, they entertained the smart, young social crowd of Southampton, including Anne and Henry Ford II and Gary and Rocky Cooper.

She had two children, a son and a daughter, both of whom she was very proud of. Her daughter, Ann Sherrill Pyne, joined the firm about a decade ago, as followed by Betty’s granddaughter, Elizabeth. She was a career mother long before it was fashionable for society women to work. She was a child of tradition, obviously, and, although I never asked her, I’d guess she was a conservative, politically. But there was a side of her that was in touch with the times. There was also a side of her that was uninterested in what other people thought. Betty didn’t need anybody to explain her.

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IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WHEN I READ MAURICE SENDAK’S obituary in 2012 in the New York Times, it made me remember the time I photographed him in 1970 for the New York Times Magazine. Our paths didn’t cross again for years, when I had the opportunity to photograph him again, but I remember Maurice as an extraordinary person. He was a bit of a loner but an extremely talented artist and storyteller with a unique vision unlike anyone I had ever met.

Where The Wild Things Are, his fantastically illustrated children’s book that won the 1964 Caldecott Medal, catapulted him into the public eye. His drawings were considered controversial at the time and caused much debate as to whether they were too sophisticated for young children. Sendak would go on to win awards for his work throughout his career because his vision was very different from that of his contemporaries, who were also writing and illustrating children’s books. I don’t know how or why he had such a unique vision but he had it, nev52 QUEST

ertheless. But then, he loved Mickey Mouse (as you can see from this photograph, taken in his studio at home in New York).

We got along very well. I think, for some reason, he considered me to be someone who understood his talent—perhaps he thought of me as a fellow artist. That said, he may just have been in a good mood that day. While I was photographing him, he started drawing with a pen and paper. I couldn’t see what he was drawing but, when he finished, he showed me what he had created. It was a sketch of me with my camera. He had transformed himself into a naked woman under the watchful eye of actor Oliver Hardy of Laurel and Hardy. (If you don’t remember the comedy team, please Google them, as they were terrific.) No one else would have thought of that! We laughed about the sketch and, when I got home, my wife, Gigi, immediately had it framed and hung in our office as a reminder of a very exceptional day—one I still vividly remember. u

Arist Maurice Sendak in his studio, 1970. Opposite page: A drawing of our columnist, as presented to him by Sendak.

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GETTING EVEN

This page, from left: President Barack Obama with David Letterman on a visit to New York; Citi Bike is among the efforts to address traffic in the city.

IRONICALLY, I WAS speaking to the big cheese who owns Quest the day that the traffic stopped. I rang the publisher about a sailing project and took the opportunity to tell him that I had no idea what to write about this month. “Why not write something about your friend Alec Baldwin and his biking travails?” he suggested. The boss is not enamored of Alec, but I am. After all, he co-starred with me in the greatest movie ever made, Seduced and Abandoned, which was produced

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Thalberg and Cecil B. DeMille, if there ever was one. Sure, I hate bikers as much as anyone­­—especially when they go through red lights and scream at you when you’re on foot and crossing on green. But my son, John Taki, is a biker and he now races in Europe. He was once a messenger biker, right here in the Big Bagel. Topper Mortimer, Winston Lapham, and Philip Radziwill were once talking and the three bankers couldn’t believe that every time they mentioned some bank, John Taki would say they were clients of his. Finally, they challenged him: “You mean you work with

J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Chase, and Lehman Brothers?” (or words to that effect). Yes, he said, I deliver mail to them daily on my bike. The four are still laughing over that one years later.

Those two fat female cops who arrested Alec Baldwin did so after having recognized him; of that I am certain. The brouhaha that ensued was typical Noo Yawk. So, anyway, I hung up with the big cheese and headed across Park Avenue for karate training... Except that I didn’t. The whole of the Upper East Side had been blocked because Barack Obama

TA K I was in town and, while I cooled my heels on the west side of the Park Avenue, some 80 limos and cop cars went whizzing by for the next 45 minutes, leaving the class I was going to conduct teary-eyed and ready to commit seppuku. (That’s the tradition of suicide by Japanese nobles, which is, in fact, disembowelment.) After a while, I said something inappropriate and a friendly cop advised me to cool it as insulting the president might get me into trouble. “I said a lot worse when the draft-dodger Bill Clinton came begging for funds from his rich show business friends,” I told the officer, and he laughed. Just don’t say anything about

down Fifth Avenue on his morning constitutional with one Secret Service agent looking from a discreet distance. Or John F. Kennedy, walking around the lobby of the Carlyle Hotel (always using a back entrance on 77th Street) and arriving with one car of Secret Service agents following him. No outriders, no whistles, no fuss.

Here in America, it began with Lyndon B. Johnson, a liar par excellence and a physical coward who managed to be awarded a bronze-star medal having never gotten any closer than 1,000 miles from the action. Johnson’s war in Vietnam was so unpopular that he did, indeed, need protection. But it was noth-

him. Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry, a highly decorated colonel of the paratroopers, got the closest, but he missed and paid for it with his life. De Gaulle’s successor, George Pompidou, a wonderful man and a very civilized one, tried his best to decrease the spectacle and managed to do so until after his untimely death from cancer, when the dreadful and pompous Valéry Giscard d’Estaing became numero uno. Giscard’s father had bought a title (yes, they do that sort of thing in Europe) and, once ensconced in the Élysée Palace, saw no reason not to let his agents run wild.

All traffic in busy Paris crossroads would be blocked for hours as Giscard

This page, from left: Our columnist co-starred in Seduced and Abandoned; Alec Baldwin, who was arrested in New York for biking against traffic.

race, was his advice. Not being a slum landlord, I hadn’t been planning to.

The horror of not being allowed to one’s destination because some politician is fundraising should be deemed a capital offense, but Obama had been in the city in order to inaugurate the 9/11 Memorial Museum. That said, no one—not even the Almighty himself— needs a procession like our president enjoys nowadays. It makes Cleopatra’s entrance in Rome look like a parade of Donald Sterling’s friends in Harlem.

Alas, I am old enough to remember seeing Harry Truman walking up and

ing compared to what is required today.

The Cecil B. DeMille–like extravaganza began, ironically enough, in France, with the dour and Spartan-like Charles de Gaulle. Once he had become president of the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and betrayed his fellow officers by not keeping Algeria as part of metropolitan France (which was actually a wise decision, though, at the time, I remember screaming, “Traitor!” as he drove by our demonstration against him). de Gaulle did need all the protection he could get. Fellow army officers had sworn revenge and were out to kill

would go to his usual cinq-à-sept assignation. If you think I went nuts over missing a karate session, you should have been in Paris when assignations of my own were missed as I sat in an overheating Jaguar waiting for Giscard to have his fun.

The next time a convoy blocks you, don’t get mad, get even. Make sure you never give a red cent to the party the blocker represents, and make sure the party knows why. It will save your from having a heart attack. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com.

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IT WOULDN’T BE SUMMER without June: those long sunny days lead-

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Carolina Herrera: 954 Madison Ave., 212.249.6552.

Summer journeys aren’t complete without the Travelette from Belgian Shoes, in green with white trim, lilac with violet trim, and hot pink with pink trim. $325 per pair. Belgian Shoes: 110 E. 55th St., 212.755.7372.

For weekend getaways at your friends’, don’t forget to send a handwritten thank-you, especially when Pickett’s Press offers these letter-pressed hydrangea correspondence cards with hand-tipped edging. $36 per set of 10. Pickett’s Press: 146 E. 74th St., 212.249.1959.

Be distinctively elegant in Marina B’s 18-kt. white gold Pampilles earrings with rose-cut blue sapphires and diamonds. $10,900. Marina B: 30 E. 57th St., 212.644.1155, or marinab.com.

You’ll find the bright side in every moment with Wempe’s Silver Lining bracelet in 925 sterling silver with silver-colored leather strap. $125. Exclusively at Wempe: 700 Fifth Ave., 212.397.9000, or wempe.com.

Katie Ermilio has done it again with this stunning Spring Garden gown, a strapless silk taffeta evening dress in a hand-drawn blue rose print with cut-out back featuring a tonal bow accent. $3,250. Katie Ermilio: At modaoperandi.com.

Add a hint of glitz with Stuart Weitzman’s Bubbleshi black satin heels. $450.

Stuart Weitzman: 212.750.2555 or stuartweitzman.com.

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Fresh Finds

When making travel plans, be sure to book your rentals with National Car Rental, offering the best service in the

The perfect pairing from Ralph

business. For current promotions and to reserve online,

Lauren Purple Label: solid

visit nationalcar.com.

Beacon Heritage is the pinnacle of Barbour’s men’s collections, and this Barbour Langstone Crew sweater from

navy jersey turtleneck ($1,095) and floral linen short ($395).

the collection is no exception. $349.

Available at select

Barbour: At barbour.com/shoplocator.

Ralph Lauren stores.

Hari Mari’s “Lakes” flip flop, in tan and green, conjures long American summer days spent at the lake with good friends. $80 ($3 of every purchase goes to pediatric cancer research). Hari Mari: At harimari.com.

The Classic from Solid and Striped in Miami blue and white Las Brisas Stripe is the ultimate trunk for the modern gentleman, featuring a timeless slim fit that doesn’t sacrifice comfort. $150 at solidandstriped.com.

The stately yet stylish 40-mm Oyster Perpetual Milgauss comes in stainless steel with polished bezel, green sapphire crystal, and an Oyster bracelet. $8,200. Rolex: Visit rolex.com for official retailers.

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The new Advanced Brightening Facial at Red Door Spa addresses and corrects hyper-pigmentation and uneven skin tone, using vitamins, antioxidants, and peptides to boost brightness, combat discoloration, and repair collagen and elastin. To learn more, visit reddoorspas.com.

Chance’s hand-painted sun hat is the perfect staple for trips to the beach, with a hand-detailed band set against a woven base of recycled material. $255. Chance: At chanceco.com.

With exquisite detailing, updated classic styling, and organizational efficiency, Tumi’s Astor Trinity Soft Carry-On in black and white brings a refined sophistication back to travel. $995. Tumi: At tumi.com.

The Original Nightfall rain boot, in white and black swirl, is the ultimate choice if you’re looking to make a statement in the elements. $195. Hunter Boot: usa.hunter-boot.com.

Get into the swing of things for summer in J.Crew’s linen swing tank in photo floral, a tomboy-inspired tank printed with photo-realistic florals and a baseline of pretty stripes. $39.50.

J.Crew: At jcrew.com.

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R E A L E S TAT E

CULTURE IN THE COUNTRY BOB MCCAFFREY is sitting in the front

parlor area of the historic 1837 Main Street building that houses his office in Cold Spring, NY. He is happy: “The season has begun. We have fifty properties on both sides of the Hudson, from Westchester to Albany. We’re busy.”

Bob is the pre-eminent realtor in the Hudson Valley, a locale famous for low taxes, unspoiled scenery, outdoor pursuits and for being a quick, uncluttered, fifty-mile commute from New York City. Additionally, savvy insiders

have long recognized that the Hudson Valley cultural scene is also compelling.

Unlike many countrified areas—where venues and events demand extended travel over unfamiliar roads—here cultural institutions are located practically on one’s doorstep.

In fact, Bob literally shares a Main Street doorstep with the venerable Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.

Their offices adjoin Bob’s beautiful 1850s townhouse and its summer theater is only one mile away at Boscobel.

As The New York Times’ Ben Brantley described the Festival’s performances and location: “Such are the advantages of a God-given set—one enhanced by the cosmetic touches of a multi-million dollar restoration.” The plays are perfection, the views majestic and it’s all conveniently perched right there overlooking the Hudson.

Bob has also been a long-time supporter of Boscobel, remarking: “I remember when they opened the house.” This spring, Director Steven

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BY KATHERINE WHITESIDE

This page, clockwise from top: The view from the spectacular mountaintop property, Eyrie, overlooking the Hudson river; a view of the Hudson River from Boscobel; the main reading room in Garrison’s Desmond Fish Library. Opposite page, clockwise from top: The Mountaintop Dream House was designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright; the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival attracts capacity crowds every summer; the majestic Federal-period façade of the grand Boscobel mansion, one of the many gems of the Hudson Valley.

Miller unveiled a “radical historical upgrade” to the Federal period museum. Today the mansion entryway appears as it did 200 years ago–with eight-color, block-printed wallpaper, brightly marbled floor covering and textured, hand-made paint. It is bold and definitely not your grandmother’s Boscobel.

A short two-mile shot down the road from Boscobel stands the area’s beloved Desmond Fish Library. Outwardly, the library is an elegant building in a pastoral setting and, inside, it’s a welcoming buzz of activity. Friendly librarians greet every visitor, happy to explain away your computer qualms or invite you to join a craft class. Intimate side parlors invite quiet reading and a large room downstairs features live jazz and art exhibitions. Appointed more like a big house

than an institution, the Desmond Fish is one of the best libraries anywhere.

Directors of these local cultural bodies reveal that Bob has hosted galas, participated in capital funding and worked on project development for decades. But, sitting in his office parlor, Bob demurs with characteristic discretion: “Oh, I don’t know...around here it is very easy to get involved.”

With these (and more) cultural activities accessible add-on’s to the Hudson Valley’s considerable allure, two new offerings at McCaffrey Realty will place you right in the middle of the area’s vibrant milieu.

The Mountaintop Dream Home was designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright with beautiful custom carpentry throughout. The 4,000 square-feet house has three large bedrooms with attached

baths and light-filled spaces for relaxing and entertaining. Outside, a 4,000 square-foot deck features a pool, spa, and 8.75 secluded acres with spacious mountain views.

Eyrie is another mountaintop property, this house set on 122 acres overlooking the Hudson River. Inside the 4,300 square-feet cedar and glass residence are four bedrooms, 2.5 baths and vast entertaining areas. Outside a pool, waterfall and fenced garden offer views all the way south to the Bear Mountain Bridge.

Yes, the Hudson Valley is country and, yes, its cultural scene is accessible. What more could anyone want? u For more information, contact Robert A. McCaffrey Realty, 143 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY (845) 265-4113 info@mccaffreyrealty.com

BOOK REVIEW

THE MOTHER COURT

BY JAMES C. GOODALE

1950s, some of the most famous cases in the United States took place in New York City’s federal court. James Zirin calls this court The Mother Court, which is the title of his entertaining new book.

The author is a well-known New York City trial lawyer who, additionally, has a high sense of humor. He started going to the Mother Court when he was at Princeton University and became so fascinated with the trials that he became a lawyer.

As he recounts, one of the greatest moments of his life was when Robert Morgenthau, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, hired him in 1967 to work for the oldest district court in the nation. Which meant he was on his way to trying cases in the Mother Court.

Zirin explains in his book why he thought the Mother Court was the greatest court of its time: it had the best judges, the best lawyers, and, Zirin asserts, the most famous cases.

The Mother Court is, in fact, the trial court for federal cases and it covers New York City but does not cover Brooklyn and the rest of Long Island. It is a court for federal crimes and federal questions but not New York State claims, which are tried in New York State courts.

One of the most famous, or infamous, cases ever tried in the Mother Court was the 1950s perjury case of Alger Hiss. He was indicted for lying under oath that he did not turn over secret State Department documents to Whittaker Chambers. At the time, Chambers was a Time magazine editor. Chambers claimed that

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FOR THREE DECADES starting in the

This page, clockwise from left: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, separated by heavy wire as they leave the U.S. Court House after having been found

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RO G E R H I G G I N S ( J U L I U S A N D E T H E L RO S E N B E R G ) ;

guilty by jury; the cover of The Mother Court (ABA); author James D. Zirin. Opposite page: A portrait photograph of Whittaker Chambers.

he knew Hiss when they were in a communist cell in the 1930s. Hiss said Chambers was lying.

Hiss was, in fact, tried twice in the Mother Court since the first trial ended with a hung jury. The second case resulted in his conviction. The hero of the case in Zirin’s eyes was Thomas Murphy, a prosecutor with a walrus moustache who was unimpressed with the Ivy League credentials of Hiss, a graduate of Harvard Law School and former law clerk to Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Hiss was an establishment figure, Chambers was not. Hiss, in fact, had several connections with well-respected Wall Street law firms, firms that survive today: Cahill Gordon & Reindel, where Hiss once worked, and Debevoise & Plimpton, which represented him in his first case.

But the Hiss case is not the only important case Zirin spotlights. He also describes the Rosenberg, Westbrook Pegler, Roy Cohn, and the Pentagon Papers cases, among others.

The book contains none of the dry dust usually associated with books by lawyers.

Zirin writes with a journalistic style so that the book is for everyone, not just those familiar with the law. He has great gusto to go with his humor.

Zirin pulls no punches when it comes to saying which judges he likes and those he does not. Those making the cut are Judges Edward Weinfeld, Walter Mansfield, Harold “Ace” Tyler, Edward Palmieri, Murray Gurfein and Thomas Murphy, who became a judge following his victory in the Hiss case. Those below the line: Irving Ben Cooper, Lloyd MacMahon, David Edelstein and Constance Baker Motley, who was the first African American woman appointed to the Mother Court.

The book does not lack sex, and Zirin indeed has a chapter called “U.S. v. Sex.” He covers Deep Throat, I Am Curious (Yellow), and Rudy Giuliani’s attempt to bar salacious art at the Brooklyn Museum. Zirin’s description of the sex in I Am Curious (Yellow), and Deep Throat, may seem small potatoes today in the age of the Internet, but, nonetheless, Zirin brings these cases to

life, which makes fascinating reading.

Zirin yearns for the good old days of the Mother Court. Digitalization has taken over the trials and Zirin asserts this has taken much of the drama out of them.

He may be right, but on the other hand, it may be difficult to equal all the drama of those years as described by Zirin in his book The Mother Court. u JUNE 2014 63

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DESIGN

ERA OF ELEGANCE FOR MORE THAN a century, the St. Regis New York has been a coveted locale for elegant occasions. In September of last year, the hotel unveiled an extensive renovation of its guestrooms and suites, which also included the redesign of its Roof Ballroom on the 20th floor. The revived space, appointed to accommodate up to 220 people, offers stunning views of Fifth Avenue and Central Park. Enhancements to the main ballroom give the space a modern and fresh look as it continues to be the most sought-after venue to host weddings in New York City. As the timeless venue has taken on a new design, there has also been a revolution in the weddings trends—coupling old traditions with the new.

As with every wedding, the dress sets the tone for the occasion.

We have seen wedding fashion reflect an influence from old Hollywood glamour looks. Softer silhouettes with simple detailing and hints of ethereal elements are just some of the design elements brides seek to showcase their individuality and personality.

For whatever is imagined and desired from each unique couple, the St. Regis can offer a perfect backdrop for every style.

In addition to wedding apparel, traditional dining options have also taken on a new approach. Seasonal menus can include caviar and smoked salmon hors d’oeurves, lobster appetizers, sushi stations, rack of lamb entrées, and increasingly specialized wedding cakes. As a closing ritual, couples have also started to do away with the traditional bride and groom “cutting of the cake” and will instead offer miniature sweets to be passed around the dance floor. Beverages have taken on a new twist as well: while premium champagne remains as a traditional staple, couples create their own signature cocktails for reception hours. “In the spring and summer, this drink is often a flavored mojito, while in the cooler months we typically serve a flavored martini,” says Gary Merjian, director of food and beverage at the St. Regis New York.

The St. Regis delivers an experience for couples that is bespoke and memorable with an array of amenities that include a complimentary suite for the day and night, with rose petal turndown service; in addition, a butler is provided to assist with any of the grooms or bride’s needs for the day of preparation. And for those last minute errands that inevitably occur, The St. Regis offers their complimentary house car, a 2013 Bentley Mulsanne, to take the bride or groom within a 10 to 15 block radius.

From the dress, to the food, to the bespoke ambiance that is the St. Regis New York, individuality and a new era of glamour reigns at this iconic property. u The newly-renovated ballroom at the St. Regis New York, with floral design by Renny and Reed, the hotel’s in-house florist.

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BOOKS

BEACH READ: OCTOPUS SUMMER OUR READERS ARE FAMILIAR with the genre—which during my last year of college. I noticed they were all written includes, for example, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger or in similar voices and settings, and decided that I’d take a stab This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald—but what about at writing an outline for a novel and plugging the stories in as a coming-of-age book that was written as the author was, chapters. The rest was very much filling in blanks whenever I had the time or the inspiration. I well, coming of age? Enter Octopus enjoyed writing and knew that I was Summer, which W. Malcolm Dorson persuing a completely different career, penned as an adolescent and published so I thought I would take a shot before I as an adult. lost the motivation. It moved slower than Dorson, a graduate of Deerfield expected and came to a halt during my Academy and the University of first few years on Wall Street.

Pennsylvania who works at an emerging market investment fund, shares the story Q: What inspired the story? of Callum Littlefield, a teenager expelled A: Some of the book comes from inflated from Mather Academy for dealing drugs versions of real life, but most of it is just to his classmates. In the summer that folfiction in familiar settings. My first draft lows—the “Octopus Summer”—Callum was written in the third person, but I resdiscovers himself in a world awash found it more effective and comical to with liquor and Xanax, with a cast of go through the perspective of an insecure characters that you might have been 17-year-old boy. A great amount of the introduced to at a party. story came from happenings that I had Ultimately, Dorson boasts the perspecwitnessed, experienced, or heard about. tive and talent to chronicle the elite of I’d take elements from these tales, bend New York, from their sanctums on the them to make them fit my storyline, and Upper East Side—think Dorrian’s and then very much exaggerate and glamorize J.G. Melon—to their enclaves on Long them for entertainment. I think there are Island. The book offers an irreverent, W. Malcolm Dorson, author of many vaguely familiar scenes in the book snappy portrayal of a world where blackOctopus Summer (Soft Skull Press) to which I hope many people will relate. tie is more common than blue jeans, and people care about where you prepped.

Here, Quest speaks with W. Malcolm Dorson about Octopus Q: Octopus Summer has been compared to The Catcher in the Rye. Did you consider J.D. Salinger’s writing as you wrote?

Summer, which will be on shelves in July.

A: I think that is an incredibly generous exaggeration. I was obviously inspired by the original coming-of-age masterpiece, Q: How did your novel, Octopus Summer, come to be?

A: It’s been a work in progress for a while now. The book started but I don’t know if Octopus Summer deserves that comparison. off from a series of short stories I wrote in college. Part of one This is more of an entertaining social commentary than anything scene actually came from something I wrote during my senior else. Of course, I was very much inspired by Salinger, Marquand, spring in high school, so that goes back to 2002. I only started McInerney, Irving, and other writers who wrote about young putting these stories together and blending the characters men growing up in New York and New England.

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BY ELIZABETH QUINN BROWN

BOOKS

Q: Who were your favorite characters to write and why?

A: All of Callum Littlefield’s friends. Teenagers have their own dialogues and trying to incorporate how we used to speak—or still do, 13 years later—was amusing to put down on paper.

Q: Tell us about the character of Grandmaman—Callum Littlefield’s grandmother, a.k.a. the Octopus for whom Octopus Summer is named?

A: The book’s most important character is loosely based on my late grandmother. I was lucky enough to spend summers with her growing up and she was very much the matriarch of the family. I think my cousins and I all shared a deep blend of love, fear, and respect for her. We actually did call her the Octopus, as she always had her hands in various projects. Of course, the book’s description is more Edith Beale or Miss Havisham than my grandmother, but she was an amazing person and I tried hard to get some of her eccentric character to shine through via the dialogue.

This page: Dorson self published his novel in 2010 (left); Octopus Summer will be published by Soft Skull Press in July 2014 (right).

Q: Why is Octopus Summer the perfect book for the Quest reader?

A: Putting my sales hat on, I’d say that it’s a light, funny, familiar, and entertaining read. I think that Quest readers will relate to various scenes and hopefully find humor in most of the book.

Q: What about those who read the version that you selfpublished in 2010?

A: For those who read the original version, please pick up a new one. There are definitely enough new chapters and characters to give it another go! u For more information, visit octopussummer.com. To preorder Octopus Summer by W. Malcolm Dorson (Soft Skull Press), visit Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble’s website.

A reading will take place at The Corner Bookstore (1313 Madison Avenue) on June 26.

PROFILE

LAND OF PLENTY Q: What makes the Greenwich market unique, particularly in comparison to New York City?

A: The Greenwich market is uniquely different from Manhattan primarily due to its size; it has a population of roughly 60,000.

Despite that difference, the Greenwich market has a similar composition of sophisticated residents, successful executives, artists, and celebrities. Greenwich extends over 48 square miles, which includes approximately 31 miles of beautiful shoreline that borders the Long Island Sound. Greenwich residences are mostly used as primary homes, whereas in New York City, the residences are often secondary homes or investment properties. The Greenwich market is primarily focused on single-family homes, compared to new condominium developments and cooperatives in the city.

Greenwich is a small town, yet it offers many of the benefits of a larger location, including excellent hospitals, doctors, and cultural activities. It also has the added advantage of a close proximity to New York City, which allows residents to take advantage of the multitude of cultural activities in the city or commute for work. Greenwich residents believe they have the best of both worlds, including the bucolic, green, and rolling hills overlooking the water and the close proximity to take advantage of New York City and its cultural treasures: the theaters, ballets, and museums.

The one trend they have in common is that they’re both becoming increasingly global, as both are viewed by investors as solid markets to invest in luxury residential real estate.

Q: As a Greenwich native, do you have a special understanding of the area?

A: I grew up in Greenwich and am intimately familiar with the community’s various neighborhoods, merchants, clubs, schools and organizations. This is also true for most Sotheby’s International Realty independent sales associates. They, too, are local residents, who are extremely involved with the community.

They pride themselves as professionals who know the ins and outs of Greenwich and love to share their knowledge with their clients, whether they are sellers or buyers.

Q: What advice would you have for anyone selling in the area right now?

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so it shows its best attributes and makes it easier for a potential buyer to imagine happily living there. Make sure you hire a broker that’s not just putting a classified ad in the paper—insist on a local, national and international advertising strategy and a sophisticated digital outreach to achieve top dollar.

Q: How does Sotheby’s International integrate itself into small communities like Greenwich?

A: Sotheby’s International Realty – Greenwich Brokerage sponsors “Arts on the Avenue,” which displays local artists’ works throughout the town and many Sotheby’s International Realty independent sales associates display their own art as well.

Personally, I am devoted to community service and hold many leadership positions. I am presently a board member of the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce and the Greenwich Government and Community Affairs. In addition, I am involved with the Greenwich Riding Trails Association and Greenwich Preservation Trust. I’ve served as a trustee at Greenwich Academy, where I chaired the Advisory Committee and served on the Building and Facilities and Development Committee. I’ve also been affiliated, either as a member or volunteer, with The Junior League of Greenwich and The Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich.

As Kathy Korte, president and chief executive of Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. said, “Our agents have become so much more global, and when you’re traveling on an airplane and you hand someone a card with the name Sotheby’s instead of a local name, they remember that. The value there is tremendous. And working with the auction house has been a wonderful part of our business. They’re on a first-name basis with so many of the world’s most affluent people. Those are qualified buyers that we have the ability to directly access and introduce to our properties through co-sponsorship of exhibitions and events, from New York City to London to Hong Kong, and through proprietary advertising on their publications and websites.”

At Sotheby’s International Realty – Greenwich Brokerage, we try to maintain a congenial atmosphere because today business is still all about relationships and respect. The Sotheby’s brand provides us with the ability to establish good relationships because of their global reach and respect for the brand.

Q: What do you see happening in Connecticut over the next year?

A: We are hopeful that the market will continue its steady recovery. And hopefully less snow than this past year! u For more information, visit www.sothebyshomes.com/greenwich.

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PAMELA S. PAGNANI, Brokerage Manager, Sotheby’s International Realty – Greenwich Brokerage, shares her insight into the world of Connecticut real estate.

This page: The center hall of an elegant stone Georgian house, available through Sotheby’s International Realty – Greenwich Brokerage.

Opposite page: Pamela S. Pagnani, Brokerage Manger.

OPEN HOUSE

UPPER EAST SOPHISTICATION 829 PARK AVENUE is the property for any

Upper East Sider worth his or her salt.

Located between 75th and 76th streets, the two-floor apartment rests at the heart of the neighborhood with accessibility to Central Park as well as the museums and schools of the area.

“I would say the location is a huge factor—it’s prime Upper East Side. There are very few buildings on Park Avenue that have those great pre-war apartments that are duplexes,” says Jason Bell of J.D. Bell, Inc., who designed the interior. “It’s so unique because of the fact that there is a front staircase and a back staircase.

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Really, it’s like putting a house up in the sky on the best road in New York City.

You can live like a normal person would live in the suburbs, but you get to do it at a premier address. It is a spectacular apartment with a lot of privacy, a lot of grandeur, and a lot of space.”

The property is sunny and boasts 10 rooms, including three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. For entertaining, a dinning room, double gallery, family room, and living room with fireplace. There’s also a laundry room with dog shower, a stateof-the-art kitchen, and a wood-paneled library with fireplace as well as quarters

for staff. Upstairs, a double-sized master suite with a sitting area as well as two en-suite bedrooms.

“It’s sophisticated, the level of antique furniture that’s in there. Some of it is of museum quality,” says Bell. “When you’re dealing with a formal background, the formality of the furniture has to be there. People who are entertaining at this level want something sophisticated in the background.” u For more information, contact Kirk Henckels of Stribling & Associates at 212.452.4402 or khenckels@stribling.com.

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The high-floor, duplex apartment at 829 Park Avenue is on the market for the sophisticated buyer looking to entertain at the utmost level.

This page, clockwise from top left: The living room; one of two staircases in the apartment; the double-sized master suite includes a sitting area; the dining room, decorated by Jason Bell of J.D. Bell, Inc.; a bathroom; the wood-paneled library, also by Bell. Opposite page: The double gallery, which features a host of antiques from around the world. The property at 829 Park Avenue is listed for $9.5 million.

CALENDAR

JUNE

On June 1, Heroes Row the Harlem—a community event that celebrates New York’s finest—will take place at the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse at 11 a.m.

Spectators are invited to watch local teams of FDNY and NYPD officers race down the Harlem River. For more information, call 718.433.3075.

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Heroes Row the Harlem, a community event celebrating New York City’s finest, will take place at the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse.

Guests are invited to watch local FDNY and NYPD teams race down the Harlem River. For more information, call 718.433.3075.

The Breast Cancer Alliance will host its annual Tees Up golf outing at the GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills, New York. Tee time is at 10 a.m. For more information, call 914.763.3843.

HIT THE LINKS

CELEBRATING LIFE

The Gordon Parks Foundation will hold its annual Awards Dinner and Auction at Cipriani Wall Street at 6:30 p.m. Co-chairs include: Karl Lagerfeld, Donna Karan, Alicia Keys, and Swizz Beatz. For more information, call 646.795.3382.

Grandiflora will host its annual cocktail party at the Garden Education Center of Greenwich at 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 203.869.9242.

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The French Institute Alliance Française will hold its first ever Art de Vivre Award ceremony, honoring Elisabeth Holder Raberin and Pierre-Antoine Raberin at Le Bilboquet at 7 p.m. For more information, call 646.388.6632.

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MODEL FASHION

FIT’s gala, honoring Dr. Jay Baker, Linda Fargo, and Joan Hornig, will take place at Cipriani 42nd Street. For more information, call 646.638.2479.

GOOD DEADS

BEYOND THE SEA

On June 14 and June 15, the ninth annual Jazz Age Lawn Party will make its way to Governor’s Island, where guest will dance and sip on St-Germain cocktails. For more information, call 646.543.8699.

Summer by the Sea, the 29th annual Chef’s Tribute to Citymeals-on-Wheels, will take place at the gardens, esplanades,

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Freedom Ladder will celebrate the publication of its first comic book, Abolitionista!, at Holy Apostles Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.807.6799.

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COMIC CREATORS

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The Alzheimer’s Association will host its annual Forget-MeNot gala, An Evening to End Alzheimer’s, at the Pierre Hotel.

Jamie Niven of Sotheby’s will lead a live auction. For more information, call 646.744.2900.

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LEAVE IT TO THE DIVAS

Dogs, Divas, and Dudes will celebrate its gala at the Saratoga National Golf Club. For more nformation, call 518.583.4653.

The Hospital for Special Surgery will hold its annual tribute dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria at 6:30 p.m.

Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News,” will host the event. For more information, call 516.773.0319.

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The Olana Partnership will host its Frederic E. Church Award gala at the New York Public Library at 7 p.m. Olana is the final masterpiece of the great Hudson River School–artist Frederic Church. The site welcomes more than 100,000 visitors each year who come to experience the landscapes, farms, and Persian-inspired home at its summit. For more information, call 212.921.9070.

The Perlman Music Program will hold its annual faculty concert at 73 Shore Road in Shelter Island Heights, New York, at 7:30 p.m.

Performers include: Rachel Calin, Yi-Fang Huang, Jeffrey Irvine, and more. For more information, call 212.877.5045.

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HUDSON ESTATES

and restaurants of Rockefeller Center at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.687.1290.

at 583 Park Avenue at 7 p.m.

For more information, call 212.575.4545.

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The International Women’s Health Coalition will celebrate its 30th anniversary dinner and gala at the University Club at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.874.5457.

PET PALS

ZOO KEEPERS

The Wildlife Conservation Society will hold An Evening at the Central Park Zoo, a benefit that raises funds and awareness for WCS’s five New York Parks and education, at 9 p.m.

For more information, call 718.741.1617.

SPOOKY STUFF

Barnstable Village Tours in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, will take visitors on a haunted house and history excursion at 7 p.m. Those brave enough will go inside and sit in the darkness of the “Old Jail,” built in the 1690s by the order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Court, which is actively haunted. For more information, call 508.771.2725.

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On June 12, the Wildlife Conservation Society will celebrate its 2014 gala, An Elephant’s Tale, at the Central Park Zoo at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, call 973.433.7115.

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The American Museum of Natural History’s Junior Council will conclude its season with a special event featuring a panel discussion followed by a cocktail party and a live jazz performance on the Arthur Ross Terrace at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.496.3409.

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The Hall of Fame Tennis Championships will take place at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport July 5–13. For more information, call 401.849.3990.

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Fort Ticonderoga’s staff will give visitors a rare look inside the building where the preservation of the fort began at 1 p.m. For more information, call 518.585.2821.

Bideawee, the leading pet welfare adoption organization serving metropolitan New York, will hold its 2104 Bideawee Ball at Gotham Hall at 6 p.m. For more information, call 212.620.0356.

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Taste of Summer, a benefit for the Central Park Conservancy, will take place at Bethesda Terrace at 7 p.m. For more information, call 212.446.2242.

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The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal presentation will take place at 583 Park Avenue at 7 p.m. For more information, call 212.921.9070.

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The Municipal Art Society will host its annual black-tie gala

On June 9, Summer by the Sea will take place at the restaurants of Rockefeller Center. This year will celebrate the 29th annual Chef’s Tribute to Citymeals-on-Wheels. For more information, call 212.687.1290.

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GREENWICH GIRLS The town of Greenwich is defined by the families who have inhabited its verdure for decades or more— those who contribute to the community and send their children to its schools. Here, a group of women who span a couple of generations to illustrate the fiber of the enclave. These pages feature mothers and daughters and sisters as well as friends, dressed in designs by DEE HUTTON: an up-and-coming label by designer Nedenia Hutton Craig, whose lineage includes the likes of great-grandmother Marjorie Merriweather Post, grandmother Dina Merrill, and mother Nina Rumbough. Gathering at the home of

Tory Grauer and Lauriston Segerson, who met at Greenwich Academy, are dressed in Dee Hutton with Stuart Weitzman shoes.

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This page: Tory in a Dee Hutton dress and Stuart Weitzman shoes (above); sisters Nedenia Hutton Craig and Kerwelyn Craig in skirts by Dee Hutton (below). Opposite page: Paige Pedersen with her mother, Mary Quick, both in Dee Hutton.

Nedenia’s father—a stately home nestled on North Street—are our gals: Stephanie Brag, Kerwelyn Craig, Tory Grauer, Amy Leeds-Brag, Paige Pedersen, Mary Quick, Lauriston Segerson, and, of course, Nedenia.

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This page: Lauriston sports a top and shorts by Dee Hutton. Opposite page: Nedenia wears a dress of her own design. Beauty styling by Tomas Totilo and Edward Tricomi (hair) and Jofia and Jennifer Kovacs (makeup) for the Warren-Tricomi Salon.

Fashion assistant: Alex R. Travers.

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This page: Amy Leeds-Brag with her daughter, Stephanie Brag, both in belted dresses by Dee Hutton. Opposite page: Paige in a Dee Hutton dress.

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This page: Stephanie in a Dee Hutton dress.

Opposte page: Kerwelyn in a matching top and pant

by Dee Hutton with Stuart Weitzman shoes. All clothing by DEE HUTTON, which offers couture-like pieces that are customizable in color and fabric within weeks. For more information or to make an appointment, please visit deehutton.com.

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BY ELIZABETH QUINN BROWN

REAL ESTATE IN CONNECTICUT is desirable for a variety of reasons. First

and foremost: location, location, location. Think of a town like Greenwich, a community with access to New York City but in a setting that is characterized by verdant country and proximity to the coast. The idea of popping into the hubbub of Manhattan for work and commuting back in under an hour for dinner is an attractive one—especially if you’re eating at Figaro, a restaurant on Greenwich Avenue. To complement an enclave so suited for families, a great system of schools—public and private—and an assortment of activities for children of all ages. With the residents of Greenwich so tied to the world of finance, the real-estate market dipped with the economy around 2008. But in 2014, a revival is apparent as these multimillion-dollar homes (and multi-multimillion-dollar homes) are selling faster than ever.

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ROGER SAUCY Klemm Real Estate / 860.868.7313 / roger@klemmrealestate.com

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Q: What areas and what sorts of properties do you focus on in Connecticut?

A: My focus is on Litchfield County, which is in the northwest corner of the state.

The area includes 26 towns within about a 900-square-mile area. The majority of my clients are second-home buyers. I specialize in the luxury end of the market and am currently handling multiple waterfront properties on several of our pristine lakes as well as some magnificent retreats with dramatic, unspoiled views and large acreage.

Q: How does the market in Connecticut differ from others throughout the Northeast?

A: With relatively small turnover, minimal land development, and growing popularity, we tend to have less dramatic market swings in Litchfield County than in other areas.

We have the smallest population density of Connecticut and, I would venture to say, some of the largest tracts of protected land.

This ensures that the current unspoiled and bucolic nature of the area that attracts many will remain.

Q: What areas and what sorts of properties are on the market in Connecticut?

A: This part of Connecticut has a tremendous amount to offer. It has incredible natural beauty—it’s rural in nature yet sophisticated and unpretentious. Cultural and outdoor activities abound. The choices are numerous, such as a 92-acre property with incredible Tri-State views formerly owned by a Connecticut governor in Cornwall ($3.695 million), a recently constructed and incredibly stylish retreat that is in tune with its pastoral surroundings in Lakeville ($4.5 million), or a renovated early-1900s colonial with the finest finishes in Sharon ($4.75 million).

An estate in Bridgewater, Connecticut, featuring a barn, a boathouse, and a caretaker’s residence surrounded by Nature Conservancy–owned land on 28.22 acres: $5.75 million.

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BRAD HVOLBECK Brad Hvolbeck & Associates Realtors / 203.661.5505 / bhvolbeck@gmail.com

Q: What areas and what sorts of properties do you concentrate on in Connecticut?

A: Generally, I represent buyers and sellers in Greenwich. I have also represented buyers and from as far away as Georgia, Florida, and Taiwan. Most of my sales are on the high end of the spectrum. I currently have houses priced between $2.4 and $23.5 million, with the majority over $10 million.

Q: What areas and what sorts of properties are on the market in Greenwich?

A: Greenwich offers a wide range of properties, priced at approximately $500,000 to over $30 million. An example of the least expensive would be an older house with three bedrooms and one and a half baths on a quarter acre. And

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Steeplechase Farm, a working horse farm at 429 Taconic Road in Greenwich, Connecticut, sits on over 12 acres: $23.5 million.

an example of the most expensive would be a mansion on the waterfront that rests on more than two acres with five to seven bedrooms and baths.

Q: What sorts of buyers are you working with? And what sorts of sellers?

A: Buyers and sellers generally fall into four categories: entrepreneurs, investment bankers and hedge funders, corporate executives, and young techies. There are many more categories, but these are the types of people I’m working with now.

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Q: How does the market in Greenwich differ from others throughout the Northeast?

A: The real estate in Greenwich is the most expensive in the Northeast. The reasons are the town’s proximity to New York, low real-estate taxes, strict zoning regulations, great school systems, and a wonderful assortment of recreational amenities open to all citizens. Additionally, there are eight country clubs and three yacht clubs.

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ELLEN MOSHER Houlian Lawrence / 203.705.9680 / emosher@houlihanlawrence.com

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Q: What areas and what sorts of properties do you concentrate on in Connecticut?

A: My focus is Greenwich. Our town is well-known for having beautiful homes, manicured beaches, top-notch schools, open parks, and fabulous dining and shopping—all just a short commute to New York City.

Sticking with what I know best has always worked for me. And I know Greenwich! I sell everything from waterfront and backcountry estates to bungalows and condominiums. It’s fun to get to know a client and help them through the process of finding the ideal home at a fair price. Negotiating is one of my favorite parts of this job.

This spring, the majority of people I worked with were from Westchester County and New York City, with a few transplants from the West Coast and London. I have also experienced a number of locals trading up to larger homes with more property. Empty-nesters continue to replenish our inventory by putting their properties on the market to downsize.

Q: What’s selling at the moment?

A: Thoughtfully priced newer construction typically sells fast. Additionally, properties in A+ locations in mid-country or Belle Haven, Deer Park, Mead, and Harbor Point attract a tremendous amount of interest.

Q: How is the market in Connecticut?

A: The Greenwich market continues to be very healthy.

Homes sales were up 11.2 percent in 2013 versus the previous year. The average sale price of a Greenwich home remains high at $2,247,021. Please visit my website, ellenmosher.com, for more specific details.

Q: What sorts of buyers are you working with? What sorts of sellers?

A: Greenwich attracts a wide variety of prospective buyers.

A Georgian-style estate at 547 Lake Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut, includes a pool with cabana and a tennis court: $17.25 million.

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JOANN P. ERB Halstead Property / 203.869.8100 / jerb@halstead.com

Q: What areas and what sorts of properties do you concentrate on in Connecticut?

A: I am the director of sales for Greenwich so I cover the entire community, which also includes Riverside, Old Greenwich, and Cos Cob. Halstead Property has offices in Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Stamford, Rowayton, Westport, and Wilton. That being said, we cover all of Fairfield County and the surrounding counties as well.

Q: What sorts of buyers are you working with? What sorts of sellers?

A: Our office primarily services the upper-end market in Greenwich and concentrates on Old Greenwich, Riverside, and Central Greenwich (south of the Merritt Parkway). The majority of our listings are all above $1 million with the average listing priced at $3.43 million.

Buyers at these price points tend to be from Greenwich or are coming from Manhattan and Westchester County for lower taxes and strong school systems. Sellers are looking to either downsize or are trying to leave the backcountry (north of the Merritt Parkway) for a more centralized or waterfront location.

Q: What areas and what sorts of properties are on the market in Connecticut?

A: Our high-end inventory in Greenwich is outpacing our lower end. That is certainly not something we are seeing in other local towns.

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A residence at 24 Lower Cross Road in Greenwich, Connecticut, is nestled on 10 acres in Conyers Farm: $7.8 million.

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Q: How does the market in Connecticut differ from others throughout the Northeast?

A: Honestly, that is a tough question—and a very broad one. Focusing on Fairfield County, it’s a very interesting market that has a lot of unique, historical, one-of-a-kind properties, along with a great mix of various styles of architecture and design.

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SHELLY TRETTER LYNCH Sotheby’s International Realty / 203.618.3103 / shelly.tretter@sothebyshomes.com

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Q: What areas and what sorts of properties do you concentrate on in Connecticut?

A: I typically focus on high-end luxury properties in Greenwich in the $5 million–and–up range, with a specialty in homes over $10 million. Although my concentration is in the high-end market, I service my clients and customers looking at every price point. Because Greenwich is such a diverse town, properties cover everything from waterfront residences to expansive estates with large amounts of land. Currently, I have 14 different properties listed for up to $16.25 million. These listings range from a waterfront home in Old Greenwich on over an acre to a spacious Conyers Farm estate with lake views and more than 33 acres of land.

Q: How is the market in Connecticut? Where was it five years ago? Where will it be in five years?

A: The market in Connecticut, and specifically in Greenwich, is doing remarkably well. This year is poised to be one of the best years for real-estate sales since the financial crisis. Five years ago in 2009, everyone was still reeling from the crash and sales were at an all-time low. However, we have recovered significantly from that, which is especially evident in the extremely active $10 million–and–up market.

In the first quarter of 2014, I personally brokered three different sales over $10 million, which is phenomenal. Five years from now, assuming this upward tangent of real-estate sales continues, we should be in a very good place.

Q: What’s selling at the moment?

A: Waterfront is always in demand in Greenwich. Midcountry Greenwich is also highly sought after as it is convenient to town yet affords a unique sense of privacy.

Earlier this year, I sold a home in backcountry Greenwich on over nine acres at a list price of $19.95 million because the buyer was looking for something special with a lot of land and privacy. u

A property on the waterfront in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, with six bedrooms and six bathrooms: $9.25 million.

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BY ELIZABETH QUINN BROWN

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“AS ANY SAILOR WILL TELL YOU,” says David Rockefeller in his foreword for Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon by Nick Voulgaris III (Rizzoli), “most of the pleasure of sailing is in the quality of the boat. My family and I have been extremely fortunate in that regard. For the past 50 years, the beautiful boats built by the Hinckley Company of Southwest Harbor have been a constant part of our lives. Hinckley is, of course, one of the most respected yacht builders in the world. It has produced beautiful, high-quality vessels since 1928.”

The Hinckley Company was established by Henry R. Hinckley in Southwest Harbor, Maine—an area known as “Philadelphia on the Rocks” because of the people who summered there, a cast that included John D. Rockefeller, Jr. In 1932, during the Great Depression, Henry constructed the Manset Boat Yard, which bolstered his business in spite of the economy.

Henry proceeded to tinker with—and perfect—his vessels, capitalizing on the engineering and physics degrees he had earned at Cornell University. What would prove to be an expertise in the field of mechanics, as coupled with his affable personality, ensured Henry’s success in the world of boating. (The This spread: Designed by Bruce King, the Daysailor 42 was launched by the Hinckley Company in 2004; the cover of Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon (Rizzoli) by Nick Voulgaris III with a foreword by David Rockefeller (inset).

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Hinckley Company is, indeed, recognized for its yachts, but it wasn’t until 1938 that Henry refocused from powerboats to create a 29-foot sloop with Sparkman & Stephens.)

By the time World War II began, the Hinckley Company had grown to be able to accommodate contracts from the United States government and, by the end of the war, he had contributed more than 500 boats to the effort. Today, the Hinckley Company’s history of patriotism, as well as the fact that the yachts continue to be manufactured by hand in the United States, lends a sense of pedigree to the product.

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with the Hinckley Company—one that is magnificent at any size and boasts both a sense of privelege and state-of-the-art technology.

Nick Voulgaris III discusses his experience restoring a 1968 Hinckley Bermuda 40, which he spyed in 2001 and secured in 2006: “It was a significant undertaking, and was only while disassembling the boat that Hinckley’s true quality became evident to me. Because while Hinckley may produce the most beautiful boats on the water, what ultimately counts when you unfurl the sails is the stuff you don’t see—the stuff tucked away beneath the hull and where the beauty of a Hinckley really shines... Where it really counted, the boat was solid as a rock, the internal structure as sound as it was on the day she was built. Which, I suppose, is exactly why Hinckley continues to attract buyers from around the world.” u

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I will forever be enamored of the Classic 36.” —Martha Stewart

This page, clockwise from top: Advertisements from the era when fiberglass was discovered; a Talaria 29R (the “R” stands for “runabout”); the “birth,” according to the workers at the Hinckley Company, is when the mold is pulled to reveal the hull of the boat. Opposite page: The author, Voulgaris, sailing a Bermuda 40 on his 40th birthday in Oyster Bay, New York.

Vogue editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland, and the King of Pop Art, Andy Warhol; society divas Nan Kempner, a Warhol protrait subject, and Maxime de la Falaise McKendry, who starred in Andy Warhol’s Dracula (inset).

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BY HIS OWN design, Andy Warhol became something more than an artist. He is now the symbol of an era when art and society kissed under a mirrored disco ball. He represents the blurred line between talent and merchandizing. But before he was a legend, he was a man: an obsessive, fearful, profound, and intrinsically ambitious man. This is whom Bob Colacello knew and wrote about in Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up. Colacello recalls the first time he connected with Warhol in the fall of 1970. He had been writing for Interview for six months, but it wasn’t until Warhol proposed he snap Colacello’s picture that they formed a bond. Looking at the results, Warhol

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This page: Warhol painting a large canvas, circa 1975 (left); President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn unveiling Warhol’s prints for Carter’s inauguration.

Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Rafael Lopez Sanchez, Xavier Arroyeulo, and Paloma Picasso; Andy with Happy Rockefeller; Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg; Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall; Holy Terror by Bob Colacello; André Leon Talley and Fran Lebowitz; Barbara Allen; Nicky Haslam with Lady Anne Lambton; Andy with Jerry Zipkin; Peter Brant; Bianca Jagger and Halston; Ahmet Ertegun and Carolina Herrera; Lynn Wyatt with Truman Capote.

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pronounced his subject a beauty. “A beauty?” Colacello scoffed.

Then he looked at the pictures. “It was amazing. Somehow my face had angles and bones, where I knew there were only curves and mounds. My chubby nose was acqualine. Of course, the softness of the Polaroid image, and the extreme overexposure, helped a lot.” What was forged then would lead to that same goofy-faced boy from Bensonhurst being the right-hand man to the king of Pop Art for 12 years, and writing what most consider Warhol’s definitive biography.

Warhol’s ability to transform not only himself, but also those around him, led him to create an encapsulated world “where everything was extreme and nothing was mediocre.”

He demanded that every moment be either good enough or bad enough to be great. In Warhol’s world—populated by the wayward heirs to vast fortunes, movie stars, and drag queens— the only cardinal sin was not being entertaining. (There was

a note of irony in this: Warhol himself was not known as a conversationalist. Colacello repeatedly points that Warhol would rarely contribute more than “gee, wow, and oh, really.”)

The parties, the debauchery, the excitement of Warhol’s scene make for thrilling stories. The banal, like a stroll down Fifth Avenue, became legendary when he was involved. One afternoon he was doing just that, with a teddy bear under his arm. “I know I was putting on airs,” he told Colacello at the time, “but I just felt like it.” He ran into Gala Dali, who had always refused his pleas to paint her portrait. As soon as she saw the bear, she started pulling at it, trying to take it from him.

He, however, had no urge to part with it, especially as she had never agreed to sit for him. Imagine: Andy Warhol and Gala Dali playing tug-of-war over a teddy bear in front of the St. Regis.

Even the Surrealists would find that incredulous.

Of course, it was not always glamourous for those who worked with him. “Andy had a very peculiar attitude towards ‘work,’” according to Colacello. “He wanted to make money, and to keep it, but he also couldn’t relax, hated vacations, dreaded having time on his hands to think about ‘problems,’ by which he almost always meant something to do with love. At the same time, he was a bit lazy, a bit of a procrastinator. He didn’t get to the Factory until lunchtime, didn’t start painting until four or five, and then wanted to have people around, to make work ‘fun.’”

Colacello left Warhol’s employ to write the aptly named Holy Terror about his time at the Factory. Originally published in 1990, three years after Warhol’s death, it is finally receiving its much-deserved second life with a brand-new republication this month by Vintage Books. Warhol has since ascended into the pantheon of great names in art (deservedly or not, as some would contend) thanks to the monumental impact he had on culture. “Now, a quarter century after his death,” Colacello writes in a new introduction, “it has become almost a cliché to say that Andy Warhol was the most important artist of the second half of the twentieth century.” Which was clearly just what the man wanted. u

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BY ALEX R. TRAVERS

Léman Manhattan is a beautiful new chapter in the globally minded curriculum of the Meritas Family of Schools, fostering critical

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thought during students’ most formative years.

THIS JUNE, LÉMAN Manhattan Preparatory School will graduate its second class, sending students to institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania and Oberlin College to pursue their passions. But before the official graduation ceremony, the class of 2014 will take part in what has already become a Léman ritual. It’s not your typical caps-in-the-air photograph, but rather a trip to the 22nd-floor balcony of the high school’s One Morris Street location, which, much like Léman’s curriculum, offers a one-of-a-kind perspective of New York City and a bird’seye view of the world beyond its bustle. In the near distance are the towering buildings of downtown’s Financial District. Just beyond is New York Harbor. Boats and ferries cut through the water, passing the Statue of Liberty. Even on a cloudy day, it’s an exquisite site to see—a reminder of the city’s incredible diversity.

“Two hundred and twenty five years ago, George Washington was sworn in as president right there in Battery Park,” says Drew Alexander, Léman Manhattan’s head of school, over tea

in his office at 41 Broad Street. The building is also the home of Léman’s lower school (pre-k, kindergarten, and grades one through five), equipped with a swimming pool, top-of-the-line classrooms and laboratories, and a cafeteria that lets students walk through an original bank-vault door (the space used to be Bank of America’s headquarters). “We’re a new school, but we’re surrounded by this room, this building...probably the oldest part of Manhattan,” say Alexander.

Léman Manhattan may be a new institution, but its wellrounded, globally minded curriculum is rooted in tradition.

As a part of the Meritas Family of Schools, founded by C.E.O. Mac Gamse, Léman boasts over 50 years of international learning through its schools in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, which connects its children to international opportunities at Léman Manhattan’s sister campuses in Switzerland and China. “We have brought some of the best traditions of our Swiss boarding school education to one

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of the most historical, vibrant, and fastest-growing areas of Manhattan—downtown,” says Gamse.

They’ve also built upon the academic curriculum with innovation and verve. A violin’s tonality, for instance, is compared to the human voice, its pitch and sound then dissected in Mandarin class, a language students are required to take to develop their linguistic skills at an early age. I recall Alexander telling me that both violin and Mandarin are taught as early as grade one, which is a testament to the incredible environment designed by Léman to both challenge and nurture its students.

Guidance and hands-on learning are also integral to the school’s ethos. One child’s interest was urban development; he ended up traveling every single subway line, start to finish, for an assignment. Another student started a fashion line thanks to Léman’s wellspring of resources. Students are also encouraged to participate in fine arts festivals, the Meritas Academic Olympiad, the Student Government Summit, and the Meritas Games, all of which pair them with peers from abroad to collaborate and address challenges impacting the world today. Problem solving is stressed. Innovative, exciting ways to tackle issues, that is.

“We want our children not only to understand the nature of the problem in its manifold complexities, but we also want them to know they can somehow personally address the problem and make a difference,” says Alexander.

Before the class of 2014 leaves the balcony at One Morris Street and heads down to Broadway to take a group picture with the Charging Bull, Léman’s mascot and part two of that new tradition, they’ll have one last look at the spectacular landscape.

“A world view from every classroom,” is one of the school’s mottos. Another is internationalism. But there’s no label, phrase, or value for Léman’s greatest gift: its ability to get children excited for school every day and create a lifelong love for learning. u

This page: Léman Manhattan’s prime location in the center of New York’s historical Financial District allows the school to teach beyond the classroom. As a part of the Meritas Family of Schools, Léman boasts more than 50 years of international learning through its network of elite schools in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The school is committed to educating, empowering, and inspiring students to be confident, independent, critical thinkers. Opposite page: Swimming is part of the school’s athletic program, which is essential for a balanced mind and body (above); Léman’s lower school at 41 Broad Street is just a stone’s throw from the New York Stock Exchange (below). For more information or to schedule a personal tour, contact Léman at 212.232.0266.

SPORT, WE ARE TOLD, in an early chapter of the mesmerizing photo-documentary book A Sporting Life: Photographs

by Jacques Henri Lartigue (Actes Sud/Hermès), really arrived in France in the last third of the nineteenth century. Clubs began to take shape in the 1870s and then, a generation later, federations established definitive rules. The biggest of these, the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, was the most prominent and the most active. Its objectives were clearly defined by its statutes: to popularize outdoor physical exercise, establish uniform rules suited to each form of exercise, encourage the formation of clubs to practice athletic

sports and outdoor exercise, deal with any malpractice and, especially, to exclude professionals and hold competitions between different clubs. These clubs essentially gave sport its main structure via championships, rules, and regulations, and their players and administrators usually belonged to a mostly Parisian fringe of the bourgeoisie and minor aristocracy. Though they aspired to the democratization of sporting activities and physical education for all, they still defended Jacques Henri Lartigue’s spirited shot of a Delage automobile at the Automobile Club de France’s (ACF) Grand Prix on June 26, 1912.

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the continuation of practices reserved for the social elite of which they were a part.

For all of its egalitarian nature, sport still accommodated— and helped define, in a sense—difference. On one hand, there was the sportif, someone who strove to improve his performance within a structure (the club) and in settings (stadiums, swimming pools, tracks); on the other hand, the sportsman, the unconstrained enthusiast for whom sport was a lifestyle and an art of living, a game of pure pleasure that had to remain detached from institutional constraints. The sportsman was no specialist when it came to sports—he could easily shift from tennis to rowing, from cycling to rugby, from mountain trekking to hot-air ballooning. To the sociability of the sportif’s club, the sportsman preferred the kind of spontaneous

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conviviality that Jacques Henri Lartigue liked to celebrate in his images of ball games and improvised boxing rings.

More of a sportsman himself, Lartigue’s natural milieu was that of the progressive upper-middle class—open-minded and inventive—a world of material ease and all its advantages.

The most loveable observer of his times, as Anne-Marie Garat describes him in her exuberant preface to the book, Lartigue was a photographer, painter, and social chronicler whose notebooks, drawings, and writings (apart from his bountiful photographs) reveal a prolific but secretive artist who worked without an end-game of profit or fame in sight, but rather with the freedom of an eternal child in search of life’s spectacles.

A Sporting Life brings together for the very first time Lartigue’s photography of sport, providing a handsomely vigorous insight into the photographer’s work. Having witnessed the rise of sport during the first three decades of the 20th century, Lartigue became an accomplished and well-rounded sportsman himself. He possessed an appreciation for and natural ease in both moxie and grace, and his unforgettable images capture the sheer excitement of games: the elegance of athletic poise and posture, the exhilarating lightness of the body in

motion, and the endlessly imaginative technical, physical, and sartorial inventiveness that accompanied these new physical activities, which, not so incidentally, also helped change the social relationships between men, women, and children.

With elucidating text by Thierry Terret and a preface by Anne-Marie Garat, A Sporting Life (co-published by Actes Sud with Hermès as a celebration of the luxury fashion house’s chosen theme from last year) shows us how sport evolved into a modern-day activity and gradually became an intrinsic part of today’s social fabric. And though Lartigue might not have pondered too deeply himself about the role his camera—or “eye trap,” as he called it—would play in the history of photography and social documentation, he did have fun. Great fun, as Garat tells us. “What fun this is,” the photographer wrote in one of his notebooks (niftily reproduced, in part, and inserted throughout the book), echoing his photos with sketches, scribbles, and drawings, as if it was never thrilling enough to capture the immediacy and intimacy of life and sport through the shutter alone.

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LET’S SHOP THE AVENUE Greenwich Avenue has a style all its own—polished, understated, and entirely admirable. For shoppers, it’s bliss. No wonder the sunny strip continues to offer the best in boutiques, cafés, and restaurants, making it one of Connecticut’s premier Clockwise from top: Woolworth’s, circa 1960; Greenwich refuses to install stoplightsdestinations. on the Avenue, so policemen direct traffic at intersections; a strip of storefronts near the bottom of the Avenue, circa 1950.

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TIFFANY & CO. 140 Greenwich Avenue 203.661.7847 / tiffany.com At Tiffany & Co., the jewelry and fine gifts do not vary with the capriciousness of trends. They endure, and have done so since the first half of the 19th century. In 2000, Tiffany & Co. opened its Greenwich branch, located at 140 Greenwich Avenue, continuing to trade in welcome-back congeniality and don’t-change-a-thing conventionality. The showroom offers exquisite goods, from shining diamonds to fragrances to leather goods, all sure to impress.

And don’t forget to admire the dressed-up windows or the latest pieces from the brand’s ATLAS© collection, such as these sleek wide cuffs in 18-kt. gold and sterling silver.

RALPH LAUREN 265 Greenwich Avenue 203.869.2054 / ralphlauren.com Here’s a store on Greenwich Avenue that you can’t miss.

Boasting a barrel-vault entrance that leads to a towering glass-and-wrought-iron door, this Beaux Arts wonder welcomes you to the world of Ralph Lauren. Denizens of Greenwich flock here to outfit themselves in the latest and greatest offerings from America’s favorite designer.

From short-sleeved polos for the golf and tennis courts to elegant eveningwear for elaborate nights on the town, you’ll find it all at this multi-level marvel. For summer, look out for chic silhouettes and bright floral prints that perfectly illustrate this season’s must-have looks. The new soft Ricky bags, playful and lively, are stunning too. Clearly, when it comes to perfecting American style, we can always count on Ralph Lauren.

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120 Greenwich Avenue 203.622.5036 / stuartweitzman.com He’s the man who created the million-dollar shoe. But that’s just one of Stuart Weitzman’s many achievements. After 30 years of designing footwear and being honored with a lifetime achievement award by Footwear News, it’s no wonder Stuart Weitzman is embraced by the shoppers of Greenwich Avenue. From flats to pumps to wedges, the brand is known for breathing new life into classic looks. A one-stop shop for footwear, Stuart Weitzman showcases shoes that always look stunning, whatever the occasion. Shoppers would be remiss to forgo an opportunity to indulge in some of the other items from the brand, like its collection of handbags and accessories.

SORAB & ROSHI 30 West Putnam Avenue 203.869.5800 / sorabandroshi.com Sorab Bouzarjomehri and Roshi Ameri, founders of Sorab & Roshi, have a unique approach to their jewelry designs—imaginative, colorful, and delightfully realized. The duo’s pieces are works of art, and it’s easy to get lost in the beauty of Sorab & Roshi’s creations. In fact, their infectious enthusiasm and fastidious attention to detail has earned the company an illustrious reputation. With inimitable style and welcoming hospitality, Sorab & Roshi will be serving up statement pieces to Greenwich shoppers for years to come.

HERMÈS 289 Greenwich Avenue 203.622.3007 / hermes.com Hermès, the French brand specializing in leather, lifestyle accessories, perfume, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear, is synonymous with smart style. Established in 1837, the celebrated house has had equally influential designers, including Lola Prusac, Christophe Lemaire, Pierre Hardy, Eric Bergère, Marc Audibet, Mariot Chane, Martin Margiela, and Jean-Paul Gaultier.

Eager Greenwich shoppers will be able to dive in and discover all that Hermès has to offer: gorgeous clothes, accessories, jewelry, and watches. Plus, since it’s polo season, don’t forget to check out the equestrian section!

J.CREW 126 Greenwich Avenue 203.661.5181 / jcrew.com With the mailing of a catalog in 1983, J.Crew started offering comfortable, classic clothing. They’ve expanded ever since, incorporating accessories and more through collaborations with brands like Comme des Garçons, Ebbets Field Flannels and Sophia Webster. Known for good-looking basics, J.Crew offers high-quality men’s, women’s, and children’s garments. Faithful followers of the fashion brand know the designs always deliver, and here in Greenwich, J.Crew’s two-level boutique is especially charming, offering a pleasant shopping experience for the entire family.

SECOND TIME AROUND 6 Greenwich Avenue 203.422.2808 / secondtimearound.net Back in 1973, Second Time Around opened a small consignment store just outside Boston, Massachusetts. They now operate 41 boutiques from Maine to Miami to Chicago that offer new and gently worn high-end merchandise. With one-of-a-kind pieces constantly coming into the store, shopping at Second Time Around is always an adventure. Staffed by clothing enthusiasts who devour the latest fashions, Second Time Around keeps up with seasonal trends and offers pieces that are timeless. It’s a fashionista’s dream come true!

BETTERIDGE JEWELERS 117 Greenwich Avenue 203.869.0124 / betteridge.com Founded in 1897, Betteridge is one of America’s most historic fine jewelers. In fact, the Betteridge name has been associated with jewelry for centuries—the company’s president, Terry Betteridge, is a fourth-generation jeweler whose roots date back to the 1700s in Birmingham, England, where the name was associated with fine jewelry design and silversmithing. Today, the Betteridge boutique in Greenwich is a true gem, offering up watches, gifts, and fine jewelry from Audemars Piguet to Verdura to Bulgari to Roberto Coin. They also carry handbags and briefcases and offer a fun selection of limited-edition ballpoint and fountain pens. Drop in and check out what Greenwich Avenue’s treasure trove has in store.

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359 Greenwich Avenue 203.622.0551 / mitchellstores.com In 1995, Mitchell’s acquired Richard’s of Greenwich, the leading men’s clothing store in this suburban town. Since then, Richard’s has won numerous retail space design awards, expanding from 8,000 to 27,000 square feet and adding women’s ready-to-wear, accessories, and jewelry to its shelves. Richard’s hosts designer trunk shows, too, which are announced on their website. But most noteworthy is the service—warm and helpful—and the Mitchell family’s unwavering commitment to provide the best in today’s men’s and women’s fashions.

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A phenomenon that started in Asia, the “sport of kings” continues to inspire.

As its American audience grows, Quest revisits

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Clockwise from top left: A polo player, 1912; a young woman poses atop a wooden horse, 1921; preparing to hit the ball with a mallet; though the sport started in Asia, it gained popularity in the United States in the 19th century; considered “England’s greatest player,” Captain Leslie St. Clair Cheape, 1911. Opposite page: The International Polo Club in Meadowbrook, Long Island, 1914.

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This page, clockwise from top: A field of players in the midst of a chukka—a period in polo; the Cartier World Cup Snow Polo Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 2010; Camel Polo with 22 teams and 140 camels in the Gobi Desert, 2008; Great Britain versus the United States, 1913; a match played on elephants. Opposite page: A team of female players at a polo match, 1912.

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Looking for the perfect pony? At Casa de Campo’s exquisite equestrian center, you’ll find dozens of beautiful horses filling the stables. With three playing fields, one practice field, and the largest string of ponies under a single brand in the world, there’s no better place to participate in this rigorous and thrilling sport.

Enjoy guided trail rides throughout the Polo Villas with expert staffing on hand for lessons in all areas of expertise. Families can compete against each other in matches held each week, all year round, for added competition and excitement!

Established in 1981, the Greenwich Polo Club is internationally recognized for its roster of legendary teams and players.

The club hosts public USPA high-goal polo matches on Sundays in June, July, August, and September. It is also home to players such as Steve Lefkowitz, Peter Orthwein, Fred Mannix, and the 31 championship–winner and owner of the club, Peter Brant. Greenwich Polo Club offers individual and group polo lessons by polo professionals. Everyone from inspired beginners to accomplished players can gain some extra edge in their game right here!

Some of the finest polo fields in North America can be found at Haviland Hollow Farm. This year-round environment is for players and spectators alike who wish to immerse themselves in one of the finest polo experience in the New York area.

The farm’s two regulation-size fields were designed by world-renowned polo-field designer and engineer Alejandro Battro.

Their indoor state-of-the-art arena, located only an hour from Manhattan, is a distinction that Haviland Hollow shares with no other polo and equestrian facility in the state.

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Located on a 1,900-acre preserve in Pine Plains, New York, the Mashomack Polo Club is a full-service club for polo players of all levels. Mashomack Polo has undertaken a multi-year capitalimprovement program and now features five tournament-class fields, one practice field, stick and ball areas, and a regulation outdoor polo arena. Mashomack Polo holds various tournaments such as the prestigious USPA Eduardo Moore Invitational and the USPA Constitution Cup. There is polo to suit every level of player from June through September.

Saratoga, New York—a place that is synonymous with horses and the sporting events that surround them—is home to the Saratoga Polo Association, which was established in 1898. The charming, air-conditioned clubhouse features a panoramic match view with a full cash bar and light dining options. The season takes place from July 11 to August 31 and VIP all-inclusive package experiences are offered throughout those months. Polo is one big family, which is why spectators are always invited to the post-match trophy presentation!

A beautiful, palm-lined drive leading past tennis courts and a magnificent pool to the lush, carefully manicured polo fields are the characteristics that make up the International Polo Club Palm Beach.

Created by players for players, the club showcases the incredible skills of the ponies and players that dominate the sport. The arenas of play include three state-of-the-art playing fields and a stickand-ball field. This season will include gourmet brunches and après-polo celebrations. It’s certainly worth the trip south, even in the summertime!

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MASHOMACK POLO Mashomack Polo Club Hosts its 17th Annual International Polo Challenge

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This prestigious event attracts over 500 patrons and marks the official start of the summer social season in Millbrook. A wonderful day of sport brings guests from New York City, Westchester, and Fairfield County to spend the day in the countryside and experience the sport. Children who attend will be treated to their own activities, including the International Parade of Flags and a petting zoo.

Also in June, the club hosts the four-goal White Pants Challenge and the eight-goal USPA Officers Cup; in July, the eight-goal USPA Eduardo Moore Invitational; and, in August, the Tracey Mactaggart Challenge Cup as well as a new event this year—a father, son, and daughter tournament. u For more information, visit mashomackpoloclub.com.

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Located on a 1,900-acre preserve in Pine Plains, New York, just 90 minutes from New York City, the Mashomack Polo Club is a full-service club for polo players of all levels that features five tournament-class fields, one practice field, stick-and-ball areas, and an outdoor polo arena.

On Saturday, June 21, the Mashomack Polo Club will host the 17th annual Mashomack International Polo Challenge and Luncheon. The event begins at noon with the Louis Roederer Champagne reception, followed by a tented field-side luncheon and the exciting eight-goal International Polo Challenge.

Teams sponsored by Quest, Vikram Chatwal Hotels, and Nihiwatu Sumba will battle valiantly. And this year, Team Italia, sponsored by Wide World Ferrari Maserati, will participate in its first appearance.

The chairmen of this year’s event are Bruce and Teresa Colley, Parker Gentry Thorne, and Karen Klopp—who appreciate the additional support of La Martina, Heather Croner, Sotheby’s International Real Estate, Manhattan Saddlery, Kokin, and What2WearWhere.

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of their play. We break down the game into horsemanship, hitting, playing, and rules skills. Once our students learn the basics, we encourage them to improve,� says owner and two-goal rated player Sam Ramirez, Jr. The club has successfully introduced people of all ages to this challenging and exciting sport in a unique way, having already produced many players that started with little to no experience.

The social aspects of HHPC offer horse enthusiasts an opportunity to come and watch scheduled games and tournaments as well as attend charity matches in September. The fields are well designed for an afternoon of relaxing on the hill while picnicking and viewing a match.

HHPC says they're thrilled to see their friends from Maserati (who started to align their brand with the sport of polo at HHPC) take on the title sponsorship at IPC International Polo Club once again this year! And they'd like to give special thanks to supporters, including Perrier, VitaCoco, Purity Vodka, and Corzo Tequila. u For more information, visit info@nycpolo.com or nycpolo.com.

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Haviland Hollow Polo Club/NYCPOLO.com (HHPC) is headed into its sixth polo season with another year of solid growth. On the heels of rave reviews from the polo and equestrian community over the past five years, HHPC continually develops a strong following of professionals, students, and fans from around the world. The farm, conveniently located one hour from midtown Manhattan and 30 minutes from Greenwich, has become known for the incredible quality of its facilities, fun-loving people, and family-friendly environment.

HHPC boasts a year-round polo program with two top-notch polo fields and an indoor polo arena. The summer polo season is from May until October and has four- to 14-goal polo for its members. The winter season is from November until March and play is for beginner to intermediate levels. The facilities include a 200x100-foot indoor arena, a 225x125-foot outdoor arena, riding trails, and a nice turnout on 250 acres. In addition, the farm has two half-mile sand exercise tracks that both the polo and equestrian clients like to use.

The club offers lessons for beginner and intermediate players and a high-school polo program was introduced two years ago, which competed in the Regional USPA Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Polo tournament at Cornell University this year. “Many of our students have gone on to play matches outside of the club and received MVP and compliments on the quality

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Haviland Hollow Farm, entering its sixth season, is a premier polo & equestrian facility and a great place to play, socialize and be introduced to this exciting and challenging sport. The 2014 Polo season offers members 4 to 14 goal levels of play and tournaments throughout the summer. Season begins in May and runs until September. This season’s events will feature our title and field sponsor Perrier, Vita Coco, Purity Vodka, Corzo Tequila, & Ramirez & Company, Inc. For more information contact us at info@nycpolo.com

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www.nycpolo.com Connect With Us at facebook.com/nycpolo Did You Know? The first polo match played in the U.S. was played at Dickel’s Riding Academy on 39th and 5th avenue in the late 1800’s. A tradition that continues…

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opening and closing days. Last year, guests mingled among luxury brands such as Ferrari North America, Burgess Yachts, Gotham Jets, and Lancome as they rubbed elbows with the likes of Georgina Bloomberg, Amanda Hearst, Donna Karan, Gabby Karan De Felice, Kelly Klein, Peter Brandt, and Jay and Anne Hearst McInerney.

A limited number of field-side tailgate tents—ideal for hosting guests, corporate outings, or entertaining private parties—will be available for purchase throughout the entirety of the sixweek season. The public is also invited to pack a picnic and enjoy the matches from the sidelines. Tickets are available at the gate for the price of $30 per car. u For more information, visit bridgehamptonpolollc.com.

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Hamptons season is in full swing, and the most sought-after event of the summer is only weeks away! Bridgehampton Polo Club returns for its 18th-anniversary season at Two Trees Farm, with acclaimed luxury publicist Shamin Abas and her team at the helm of the operation once again. On six consecutive Saturdays, spanning from July 19 to August 23, top-ranked polo players from around the world will compete in what is known as “the sport of kings” "for the coveted Monty Waterbury Cup and Hamptons Cup. During the star-studded season of 2013, Christie Brinkley honorably led the opening-day coin toss, later commenting, “I think polo has become synonymous with the Hamptons now.

It’s the most glamorous day of the year when people get out of their cut-offs and argons and get to see these beautiful horses… and the gorgeous men on top of them.” Filmmaker Andrew Lauren, in turn, conducted the closing-day ceremonies, cheerfully exclaiming, “Polo is one of the most beautiful sports—it’s so dangerous but also so glamorous.”

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GUEST APPEARANCES

PAR FOR THE COURSE I ALWAYS LOVE spring because it seems as though everyone is coming out of hibernation with lots of goings-on around town, which makes for a lot of fun evenings. There is a lot to talk about—more than I can put to paper—but I think the best part of spring is knowing that summer is just around the corner.

In terms of events, the ones to know are the Fresh Air Fund’s Spring Fling, which took place at Marquee and is always a huge success, and Celebrate Spring, a benefit to support the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, which was held at Lavo.

On May 15, I attended the Fortune Society’s Spring Soirée, an evening hosted

by Lauren Grafer, DeeDee Sides, John Forté, Benn Butler, Louise Tabbiner, Luke Weill, and Spencer Wolff. It was held at the Bowery Hotel and, as always, hosted a fun crowd. It was a beautiful night and what an opportunity to mingle with lots of friends and familiar faces on the terrace.

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This page, clockwise from top left: The Fresh Air Fund’s Spring Fling; co-chairs Louise Tabbiner and Luke Weill at the Fourtune Society’s Spring Soirée; Sally Lynch was married to Kirk Bedell at the Mill Reef Club in Antigua; the Rangers; our columnist with Isis Arruda of Le Bilboquet and

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Alexis Bodenheimer; Alex Lynch playing golf at the Round Hill Club in Greenwich, Connecticut; flower girl Dorothy Branson.

One thing that I love to do when the weather starts to get warmer is head out to Greenwich to be with my family. I adore getting out on the golf course with my brother, Alex Lynch, like we were on one of the first early days of spring at the Round Hill Club. It was a bit chilly, but we had fun being among the few on the course. He always gives me great tips— especially when it comes to my short game. One of our favorite places to go for dinner is Mediterraneo on Greenwich Avenue. The two of us sit at the bar and grab a quick bite or, as the weather gets warmer, enjoy a more leisurely dinner outside. Another fairly new restaurant that I would recommend is Le Penguin, which replaced Restaurant Jean-Louise.

I have only been once but look forward to going back in the near future. I hear that they have a chef who used to work at Le Bilboquet, which means that they have a similar menu featuring the famous Poulet Cajun! (Le Bilboquet is a favorite of mine and, while I always love to try new places, I seem to end up on East 60th on a weekly basis!)

The beginning of May was especially fun and exciting because my sister Sally Lynch got married to Kirk Bedell at the Mill Reef Club in Antigua. The festivities started on Thursday evening with the rehearsal dinner and, on Friday, guests could either play in the Sally Cup (a tennis tournament) or the Kirk Cup (a golf tournament on a nine-hole course). The day ended with a few rum punches to celebrate the winners followed by a beach BBQ with fireworks. The weekend was so magical as we celebrated the happy and glowing couple. I remember everyone eating a delicious dinner of grilled fish and dancing the night away to the Bob Hardwick Sound. It was a weekend that none of us will forget.

Sally was so gorgeous and our sister, Maisie Branson, and I were the maids of honor. Kirk’s brother, Dave Smith, and good friend Westray Battle were the best men. My niece, Dorothy Branson, was the cutest as she led the way in a dress that Sally wore years and years ago. It was hard to say goodbye as the weekend came to an end, but hopefully we all will

be able to get down there again soon to relive some of the fun memories.

I have always loved being active and think that growing up with athletic parents helped as I grew up playing many sports. This month, I played in the Herkness, a mixed member-guest tournament at the Union Club. It was my first time playing doubles in squash, but I had a lot of fun playing with my partner, Mark Murray. While we didn’t win, we had a lot of laughs and we have a year to practice to come back strong for next year! I also try to find time to get to SoulCycle, which I absolutely love. It is mood-bosting and if Kiane von Mueffling is teaching on 63rd Street, it’s just the best. What’s better than dancing on a bike to fun music? Lastly, I can’t forget to mention that I love ice hockey and am a huge Rangers fan. I have been lucky enough to go to a few games and it brings back memories of when I played at the Greenwich Skating Club. We were the first girl’s team to play between periods at Madison Square Garden! u JUNE 2014 123

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Stephanie Brag and Nedenia Craig in designs from their brand, Dee Hutton.

William Sinclair and Brooke Botsford before dinner at the Museum Dance.

Anne Huntington dressed to impress at the Museum Dance on May 15.

“I LEARNED MANY THINGS,” said John Duka in Vogue, November 1983. “That, in New York, no matter what anyone says, it is permissible to smoke between every course. That it is perfectly acceptable for women to apply lipstick between the second course and salad, the first course and second, or at any time that they feel their color is sagging. And that one should never talk sincerely about what one sincerely feels about his life.” And so it goes...

On April 25, the Cinema Society hosted a screening of The

Douglas and Amanda Wurtz honored the theme, which was “Star Studded.”

Other Woman starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton with Bobbi Brown and InStyle at the Paley Center.

Andy Gale and I stopped for a cocktail at 21 Club before braving the sort of commotion that follows Kate, who, anti-gravity chamber or not, is out of this world. Of course, Instagram was a thing that was happening—Russell Simmons posted a picture of the model with a caption about Kate Hudson, which was semi-LOL. The movie was adorable, with Cameron playing a person with a career and Leslie being a JUNE 2014 125

goddess and Kate doing a “Cat Daddy”–style dance, because duh. But if The Other Woman were to receive an Oscar, I think it would go to Nicki Minaj, a.k.a. the female Weezy.

In the audience, guests such as Edward Barsamian, Lindsay Ellingson, Richard Johnson, Garrett Neff, and Amy Sacco.

On May 7, Caroline Smith and I attended the the screening of the Weinstein Company’s The Immigrant, which was hosted by the Cinema Society with Dior and Vanity Fair. (Our eyes were peeled for our boyfriend, Joaquin Phoenix, mistaking him for a man with with a beard until we remembered that it wasn’t 2009.) The film was brilliant, with the perfect Marion Cotillard playing Ewa, a Polish immigrant who is taken advantage of by Bruno (played by Joaquin) when she arrives at Ellis Island. The after-party, which took place at Beautique at 8 West 58th Street, hosted Adam Brody, Ebon

Society screening of The Other Woman.

Moss-Bachrach, Isabella Rossellini, Uma Thurman, and Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis as they mixed and mingled over glasses of Moët & Chandon.

On the 15th, the American Museum of Natural History invited guests to its Museum Dance, which was sponsored by Kwiat. The theme was “Star Studded” with instructions to “sparkle and shine” in honor of Dark Universe, the show at the Hayden Planetarium narrated by Frederick P. Rose director Neil deGrasse Tyson. There, in the hallowed halls of 79th Street and Central Park West, chairmen Kristen and Michael Kaufman, Elizabeth and Jonathan Kurpis, Alexandra and Gregory Kwiat, Nina and Mike Patterson, and Colleen and Kipp deVeer dined with guests including Martin Dawson, Jemima Kirke, and Barbara Regna before dancing to the sounds of DJ JUS SKE at the after-party. u

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Garrett Neff, Nicholas Hunt, and Nolan Funk at the after-party for The Immigrant at Beautique.

Doutzen Kroes at the Cinema Society screening of The Other Woman at the Paley Center.

Isabella Farrell joined fellow model Kate Upton at the Paley Center on April 24.

Harvey Weinstein and Marion Cotillard celebrate their film, the Weinstein Company’s The Immigrant, on May 6.

Roberto Rossellini with his mother Isabella Rossellini at Beautique on May 6.

Michael Shannon joined Joaquin Phoenix at the Cinema

Kate Upton and Leslie Mann introduced

Society after-party for his film, The Immigrant.

their movie, The Other Woman.

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DOWNHILL FROM HERE “DON’T FIRE UNTIL you see the whites of their eyes,” ordered general Israel Putnam—a patriot who is immortalized on the seal of the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, in honor of the heroism he demonstrated in the American Revolution.

On the eve of February 26, 1779, Putnam stayed at a tavern owned by Israel Knapp on the Boston Post Road in Greenwich.

In the morning, he departed and encountered the British. As a plaque erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution remembers, Putnam was “cut off from his soldiers and pursued by British cavalry, galloped down [the] rocky steep and escaped, daring to lead where not one of many hundred foes dared follow.” He dashed down Put’s Hill to warn the town of Stamford, Connecticut, escaping with but a bullet hole through his hat—a piece of memorabilia that is on display at the tavern, 128 QUEST

now Putnam Cottage, at 243 East Putnam Avenue. (Today, Putnam Cottage is maintained with 18th-century furnishings by the Daughters of the American Revolution.)

“The house is one of the most unusual and interesting which I have seen in Connecticut during my years of work as a professional in the field of historic preservation,” says J. Paul Loether of the Connecticut Historic Commission. “There is no question, the building ranks as one of the real historic gems of the Town of Greenwich and the State of Connecticut.” u Clockwise from top left: General Israel Putnam; Putnam Cottage, which is located on the Boston Post Road; a plaque devoted to Putnam, as dedicated by the Daughters of the American Revolution; the seal of the Town of Greenwich, which features the events of February 26, 1779.

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