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METREFEST NEWPORT 2017: A SUCCESS BY ANY MEASURE: Reporting from Metrefest Newport 2017—and looking ahead to the Road to the Worlds. wrITTen and phoTographed by Sallyanne SanToS

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A look back at the sunny and breezy styles that the social set loves when the temperature rises. by elIzabeTh meIgher

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DISCOVERING NEWPORT Reflecting on memories of Newport and some of its greatest charms. wrITTen by daISy prInce and phoTographed by mary hIllIard

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SUMMER SPENDING Take a break from the beach and visit some of these exciting shops in the Hamptons, Hudson, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. by brooke kelly

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ANCHORS AWEIGH

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AMERICAN IDYLL Our author travels to Rhode Island to discover why Ocean House remains the ultimate seaside retreat. by danIel cappello

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THE MANY CHARMS OF CHARLESTON Discovering the history of the Palmetto City—and all its architectural and design wonders. by Jeanne lawrence

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From Quogue to Montauk, we compare the individual towns that occupy the Hamptons—side by side. by b rooke k elly

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RESTORATION HARBOR

ENDLESS SUMMER

The notable yacht clubs that Quest docks at each year.

GLIDING THROUGH THE HAMPTONS

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SOCIAL DIARY

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CRUMBLE AND FALL

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REAL ESTATE

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BUSINESS

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OPEN HOUSE

Lila Delman Real Estate invites us to “Ker Arvor” in Newport, Rhode Island.

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REAL ESTATE

Our knowledgable brokers discuss their thriving summer markets.

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SOCIAL CALENDAR

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YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST

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SNAPSHOT

Notes on Newport and the American way. by DaviD PatriCk Columbia Our columnist remembers Joan Ganz Cooney and Peter Peterson in 1993.

America in an era of extreme political correctness. by taki theoDoraCoPulos

Shopping for summer luxuries.

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elizabeth meigher

Celebrating Dinny Phipps at the Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration in New York.

Handsome Properties’ Debbie Fisher on Charleston’s boom. by Daniel CaPPello

A native describes Palm Beach County’s thriving business hub. by JuDith Czelusniak

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The best galas and parties taking place in many of Quest’s favorite summer destinations.

A parade of exciting events in New York. by alex travers anD leslie loCke

Thoughts from the legendary keeper of Skybar at Newport’s Clarke Cooke House. by riC rivera

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Counterclockwise from below right: Crown Island, our publisher’s family home in the Adirondacks; Northern Light sails into Newport; the Clarke Cooke House’s Ric Rivera; a look at American yachting, from the Quest archives.

MY DEAR Quest readers, I write to you on the eve of the summer solstice, which has always been for this grateful publisher the most favored of the four Northeastern seasons. Like many of you, I try to pack in as much time on the water (ideally “messing about in boats”) in as many freshwater villages and saltwater ports as possible.

But always I return to Crown Island, my childhood home in the Adirondacks, which my large yet close family has lovingly preserved for nearly a hundred years.

Looking ahead in this issue—our annual celebration of all things and places summer—we offer an authentic blend of past memories and present events. We are delighted to welcome Daisy Prince back to our pages, with her insightful and personal recollection on the “then & now” of Newport, Rhode Island— personally my favorite harbor on the Eastern seaboard. And we salute the newly organized MetreFest Regatta that was inaugurated in Newport just weeks ago, a highly successful weekend of racing that featured a large fleet of 6-Metre classics, 2.4s, and the legendary 12-Metre class that defined America’s Cup sailing (and Newport) for the last half of this past century. Contributor SallyAnne Santos reports on this well-attended regatta and shares with us her commentary and stunning photography.

On the verge of the Saratoga thoroughbred season, our erudite columnist Audax (a.k.a. Jamie MacGuire) has penned a lovely piece on the new award created to honor those dedicated to equine health and caring. This handsome trophy is named after Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps, and was presented—most fittingly—to the entire Phipps family by longtime owner and NYRA leader Ambassador Earle Mack. I was there with Grace—a moving evening.

From horse racing we move to Charleston, South Carolina (Quest’s fastest-growing subscription market), where Jeanne 16 QUEST

Lawrence, well known to you viewers of newyorksocialdiary.com, paints a visual perspective of this iconic and prominent Southern town. Beyond Charleston, there’s far more reading and viewing in the pages ahead, capped off by our concluding Snapshot column, which in this issue is dedicated to Ric “5-0” Rivera, the legendary Skybar “keeper” at David Ray’s Clarke Cooke House in Newport. Ric has been patiently serving, counseling, consoling, and congratulating generations of salty ocean racers since Ted Turner and Courageous won the America’s Cup some 40 spectacular summers ago!

So come aboard, mateys. The summer season is always too short, yet...there are those of us who love it.

Ahoy!

S. Christopher Meigher III ON THE COVER: 12mRs Victory ’83, Intrepid, and Courageous race downwind off Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island, at the 2014 North American Championship.

From our story “MetreFest Newport 2017: A Success

By Any Measure,” written and photographed by SallyAnne Santos.

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NEW YORK SO CIAL DIARY NOTES ON NEWPORT and the American Way. I first went to Newport when I was a kid of ten, taken by sister and brother-in-law on a Sunday day trip from Western Massachusetts. They were making the trip to have a reunion with an Army buddy, one my brother-in-law had

served with in Germany at the end of the Second World War. I was probably invited along because my eldest sister knew little David would like the car ride. The big lure for me was that Newport was on the Atlantic Ocean—a thrill even just to imagine for a kid growing up at the foot of the

Berkshires. To add to the good fortune, the war buddy, I was told, grew up with Van Johnson a huge MGM movie star.

I, like all my friends, went to the Saturday and Sunday matinees every week. Cars and movie stars were two major fascinations for a young boy.

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The trip to the beach was a first, enough to create a childhood memory. But before the ride back to our hosts’ house after the beach, we were taken on a tour of another part of Newport—a place referred to as “Bellevue Avenue.” For there was a world so far from my provincial imagination, something even more impressive than a movie because it was real. Houses, mammoth mansions, palaces…all light years away from anything I’d ever seen. The Breakers and Marble House are clearly etched in my memory although that etching may have 20 QUEST

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The house had been designed and built in by Horace

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We visited our friend in Newport several times that summer. There were a lot of people our age around. Newport had a very popular harbor for yachts and sailboats, as well as several pubs harborside. There was also Cliffwalk, a public paved path that meandered along the ocean’s rocky edge at the foot of the “cottage” lawns that stretched down to the oceanfront. By

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then, the mid-1960s, less than a century after the Bellevue chateaux had been built, many properties had changed hands.

Many still were occupied by descendants of the earlier families. Cushings, Drexels, Vanderbilts, Van Alens, etc. still held claim to some of it.

Although after the Great Depression many of them had disappeared or been sold off at amazingly low prices.

Stanford White’s magnificent Rosecliff which had been built in 1902 at a cost of more than $1 million for Tessie Oelrichs, heiress to a Nevada mining fortune, was inspired by the Grand Trianon at Versailles. When it was sold 39 years in 1941 later by Tessie Oelrichs’ son Herman Oelrichs Jr. Gertrude Niesen, a popular torch singer bought it in 1941 for only $25,000.

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tion, and it changed hands again and again until it was rescued by a ship builder and his wife from Georgia Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Monroe in 1947, and restored. The Monroe brought new life into the house in the tradition of its original owner, throwing large parties, often costume balls. In 1971, they donated the property as well as a $2 million endowment to the Preservation Society of Newport County, which opened the house to public tours.

The Breakers while also still owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt II descendants, was now in the hands of the Preservation Society and had become one of its most popular destinations on sightseeing tours.

The same with the Alva and W.K. Vanderbilt’s Marble House. Alva Vanderbilt, an Alabama belle whose family

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had moved North before the Civil War, had a fascination for architecture and building enormous houses. The Vanderbilt fortune made anything possible. Marble House, which was built between 1888 and 1892 designed by Richard Morris Hunt, cost $11 million (or more than $400 million in today’s dollars). This was a house used approximately six weeks a year. Three years after occupying their cottage for the social season, Mrs. Vanderbilt divorced Mr. Vanderbilt.

This was a major move for a woman, socially and culturally. The grounds were adultery, which Mrs. Vanderbilt arranged with her husband so that he could be “caught” in flagrante or thereabouts in a Paris hotel. These were grounds for a big scandal in those innocent days of whatwill-people-think (and say).

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Alva did not shrink from the incident; she became a forerunner instead.

The following year she married Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont who lived a couple of cottages down across the avenue. Completed in 1895, the year of the Vanderbilt divorce, it was called Belcourt. Also designed by the Marble House architect Richard Morris Hunt, it was a 50,000 square foot, 60-room villa based on the Hunting Lodge built at Versailles for Louis XIII, father of the Sun King. The new wife-to-be had also shared input with her new husband-tobe on its design.

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The entire first floor was designated for carriage space and stables for the Belmont horses. Mr. Belmont, a coaching and racing devotee, considered his stables the most important part of the house.

They were steam-heated in winter. There were also quarters for the eight smart grooms imported from England.

Oliver Belmont died in 1908, at the age of 49, from appendicitis. Alva inherited the estate, although she herself moved back across the avenue to Marble House.

When she died in 1933, and the house passed to Oliver’s brother Perry Belmont who

emptied it of its treasure and sold it to a businessman who envisioned as a perfect venue for a car collection. That was disallowed. It was sold again to another buyer who had a business project for it, and then sold in 1956 to a family from Cumberland, Rhode Island, named Tinney who used it as their summer home until it was put up for sale in 2009 and was purchased by a Rhode Island businesswoman named Carolyn Rafaelian for about $3.5 million. Mrs. Rafaelian, restored it, rearranged it and today it serves as a private residence, as well as a tour house and an event space. Mrs. Rafaelian has renamed it appropriately as

“Belcourt of Newport.”

In Newport today, there are still members of the “old” families in residence, not a few of whom live there year-round.

A number of the cottages of the Gilded Age remain privately occupied, some even by those heirs to what was left of the Gilded Age fortunes that built these palaces.

But by the middle of the last century, by the 1960s, that part of Newport was transitioning.

An enterprising local plumber, for example, picked up some of these properties at bargain basement prices and converted the mansions in apartments, becoming a veritable real estate tycoon.

Newport today remains a

small, thriving seaside city. It is a major United States Navy Center, the home of Naval Station Newport which houses the Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, as well as Salve Regina University. Founded in 1639, many of the first colonists were Baptists. By the mid-17th century, a group of Jews, fleeing the Spanish Inquisition, were allowed to settle there.

They built Touro Synagogue, now the oldest standing synagogue in the United States. By the mid-1600s, the religious tolerance in Newport had also drawn many Quakers. It also had become a magnet for pirates in the late 17th, early 18th century. Many used it as

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their based. And, during that same period—still a British colony, it was also the center of the slave trade.

By the mid-1800s, it also had become a resort destination for wealthy Southern planters, escaping the heat of summer in the South. Today Newport has the highest concentration in this country of colonial houses, many of which have been faithfully restored at the cost of millions by Doris Duke who owned a cottage on Bellevue Avenue built by Frederick Vanderbilt. Today the city remains famous for its “cottages” built along the shoreline in the last quarter of the 19th century, post-Civil War, by the American millionaires in the Gilded Age. By the turn of the 20th cen26 QUEST

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tury, those families dominated Newport with their brief and splendid social season in the mansions built to entertain and to impress. Ironically, most of these cottages had few bedrooms as guests were expected to have cottages of their own. The social scene therein was described by its literary chronicler of that age, Edith Wharton.

In 1935, an American socialite, Elizabeth Drexel Lehr published a memoir as a member of that society on Bellevue Avenue at its zenith—a period of a quarter century, from the last decade of the 19th up to the beginning of the First World War when everything began to change dramatically, including family fortunes.

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Mrs. Lehr was the granddaughter of Francis Drexel who came to this country, an Austrian portrait painter who eventually founded an investment bank that partnered with J. Pierpont Morgan. As a young woman of society in New York in the 1880s, she wrote of the changes, the

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A tion. They were as interested in the Astor house at the corners of Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Street, twin structures of red brick joined by a garden, though here their curiosity was defeated by the high red wall which safeguarded the privacy of the most exclusive family in New York. Jay Gould had a fine house at the corner of Forty-sixth Street and Fifth Avenue, and Pierpont Morgan another on Madison Avenue, but they still conformed to the solid brownstone tradition and indulged in no flights of fancy.

“Then almost imperceptibly there came a change. The new architecture adapted itself, like everything to meet the new standards, the standards of a society in the melting pot, an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of dazzling wealth, restless endeavor, ambition and rivalry.

“The ‘Gilded Age’ had dawned. It merited its name. There was gold everywhere.

It adorned the houses of men who had be-

come millionaires overnight, and who were trying to forget with all possible speech the days when they had been poor and unknown. It glittered on their dining-tables when they sat down to unfamiliar awe-inspiring banquets of rare dishes whose highsound names conveyed nothing to them; it enriched the doors of their carries in which their wives and daughters drove round Central Park behind the high-stepping thoroughbreds imported from England.

The author’s personal story is bittersweet although personified by this rarified atmosphere of burgeoning personal fortunes. Widowed after a brief marriage in her early 20s, and a young mother, one night at the opera, she was a guest of Mrs. George Gould who introduced her to a man named Harry Lehr, describing him as “...the most amusing man in New York.”

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A seemed to hold the very spirit of gaiety. There was something challenging in the laughing mockery in their depths, the eyes of one who had few illusions, who took life lightly, gave back jest for jest. For the rest I saw that their owner was big and blond, with white teeth that parted in a slow attractive smile, and a peasant lazy voice, curiously high-pitched. “…He sat down at my side and we began to talk. In five minutes I had decided that Edith Gould was right; he was certainly the most amusing man that I had ever met.”

To any woman today, it would be apparent from the beginning that Harry Lehr was gay, in fact, what used to be called before the days of liberation, a “screaming queen.” In the Gilded Age, his behavior was revealing to many men, but the word “homosexual” was not known, especially to women who were used to the

masculine pose that excluded women from everything but sex and domestic activity.

In New York Society, Harry Lehr fulfilled a role creating a high life of luxury for himself.

A champagne salesman from a “good” family in Baltimore, he had the manners and élan, plus the wit to amuse these wives of rich men whose only “job” was to preside over their households and social life. Caroline Astor, then the “Queen,” took him up in her later years. By the time Elizabeth Drexel was introduced to him, he was the favorite of not only Mrs. Astor but of Mamie (Mrs. Stuyvesant) Fish, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Tessie Oelrichs.

Known as the Big Four, those powerful women who adored Harry Lehr liked him because he amused them with his wit as well as sharing their interests and taking them seriously. Except for what the

men in their lives could bring them in the way of material goods, his male contribution was far more interesting and engaging than the macho attitude they had to live with.

Harry Lehr knew this. It was, in a very real way, his saving grace, and grace it was. Although somewhere in there it was his sadness too.

In short time, he romanced the very rich young widow Elizabeth Drexel, and soon told her that he couldn’t live without her (which in a very real way that turned out to be true). She was understandably naïve, and she fell for it. Within a year they were married— before New York Society and presided over by the Big Four.

Stark reality came quickly to the bride on the wedding, which they spent in a hotel where the bride waited for hours for the groom to come to her bedroom. When he finally did, it was only to tell

her that in public he would be everything that might be expected—devoted, courteous, respectful, but that she should never expect anything more from him, that in fact, he couldn’t stand the sight of her.

Their marriage, he informed her, would be in name only. “I do not love you. I can never love you. I can school myself to be polite to you, but that is all. The less we see of one another except in the presence of others, the better…”

When she asked him why then did he marry her, he responded, “I must tell you the unflattering truth that your money is your only asset in my eyes.”

The young bride’s response to the situation after hearing of his total lack of interest or caring about her personally was to think of her mother who would never countenance divorce. “I found myself swept into the set to

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which Harry Lehr belonged, or rather of which he was the pivot. We were invited everywhere, parties were given in our honor, we entertained in our own house, faced one another at the dining-table, He would pay me little compliments, fetch my wrap ….

‘Don’t get cold, darling. The garden is very chilly. You see I have to take care of her. She’s so precious….’”

It was all an outrageous lie.

However, Mrs. Astor on seeing such a scene would spread the news that Harry, the confirmed bachelor, was madly in love with his wife.

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of that time and the players, describe the world precisely, leaving her a kind of Saint-Simon of her era. Harry died of a brain tumor in 1929, and in 1936, she remarried to a Lord Decies a widower whose first wife nee Vivien Gould, was daughter of Edith Gould—the lady who introduced Elizabeth Drexel to Harry Lehr at the Metropolitan Opera House on that fateful night in 1900.

Elizabeth Drexel’s world of Newport is a significant portrait also of the Gilded Age at the turn of the century. It was the end of an era, played out on a canvas of vast American wealth, the beginning of the emancipation and/or liberation of American women.

For these women of that era, wives and daughters and heiresses of wealth produced the grand finale that ended one age and launched another.

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gave her a new self, that of an historian, a character at the center who exemplified its drawbacks and created an independent thinking woman.

Survival. The fittest.

“Every summer Harry Lehr and I went to Newport like everyone else in our world, for in those days so much prestige was attached to spending July and August at the most exclusive resort in America that to have neglected to do so would have exposed a definite gap in one’s social armor. It was an accepted fact that only those whose position in society was unstable never went there….” for those who were “stayed away because they were afraid. For Newport was the very Holy of Holies, the playground of the great ones of the earth from which all intruders were ruthlessly excluded by a set of cast-iron rules.”

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“belonged.” There were bathing parties on Bailey’s Beach, yachting, membership to the Reading Room or the Casino Club. It was in Newport that Harry Lehr’s “empire of laughter” was most firmly established,” Elizabeth Lehr wrote. It was the perfect setting for his “endless drolleries” that made him famous, easily the most popular man in each of the little cliques of the ladies who ruled.

“When the Queens start fighting among themselves,” Harry said, “I always make it for the nearest fence and sit tight on it. The quarrels broke out over the desertion of some favored courtier who had turned his attentions to a rival queen. One such courtier, James de Wolfe Cutting, known as Jimmie, “was a constant bone of contention.

He was tall and handsome “with just that dash of Jewish

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There came a time when Mr. Cutting began to switch his social allegiance from Mamie Fish to Mrs. Ogden Goelet, a very rich widow of New York real estate heir who “had more suitors than she could count” but lived at “Ochre Court,” an “atmosphere of luxury and magnificence that far eclipsed Mamie Fish’s fine colonial house, ‘Crossways.’”

This crossing f enemy lines became a force majeure in the summer community. Mrs. Goelet was what we’d call a

tough customer—“cold, arrogant, clever” in a social disagreement. She had been born a Wilson, daughter of a Southern man who made his fortune selling military uniforms to the Confederacy whose offspring became known as the “Marrying Wilsons ”—a son who married a daughter of Mrs. Astor, a daughter who married Cornelius Vanderbilt III, and Mrs. Goelet whose husband’s family was a major real estate owner rivaling the Astors and the Rhinelanders.

Harry Lehr referred to the Wilsons as “deadly opponents, their minds work like oiled steel.” Mr. Cutting’s allegiance to Mrs. Goelet was a victory over her social rival, Mrs. Fish and she flaunted it.

Though Mamie Fish’s husband was not as wealthy as the Goelets, he was not only a direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, he was also directly related to a Mayflower arrival – two sterling characteristics that no amount of money could compete with in this society. Furthermore, Mamie Fish had a formidable personality. She was “vivacious, impulsive, witty rather than clever” and “hid her mortification under an air of bravado.”

The rivalry between her and Mrs. Goelet over Mr. Cutting—whom Mrs. Fish had now invited to only one or two “unimportant” parties and was now “despised”—became a “cause celebre” amongst the denizens of Bellevue Avenue

and Ochre Point.

Then came the dramatic development between the two women that everyone was waiting for. Grand Duke Boris of Russia, the grandson of Czar Alexander II and a first cousin of Czar Nicholas II was passing through Newport with an entourage of five aristocratic cohorts and staying with Mrs. Goelet. This was more than a decade before the fall of the House of Romanov and the Russian royals ranked high among the members of New York/Newport society.

Their hostess gave a luncheon to introduce them to her “neighbors” and invited Mrs. Fish “to meet” her royal guest. Mrs. Fish’s response (besides accepting the invita-

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“Oh no, sweet pet,” Mamie Fish replied, “I didn’t forget, but I have no intention of having Jimmie at my party.

He has been to my house too often already.”

Mrs. Goelet smiled sweetly, “I’m afraid you don’t realize dear, that I cannot possibly come to the ball if a member of my house party is not included in the invitation, and what is more, no other guest of mine will be there.”

“In that case, we shall miss you so much, sweet pet, but I cannot change my decision.”

Mrs. Goelet reminded her that the invitation Mamie Fish sent out was “to meet the Grand Duke Boris. What are you going to do about that?

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To which Mamie Fish responded, “I will not have Jimmie even if I am reduced to the Training Station for men” (referring to young officers from the Naval Training Station who were often invited as extra men for dances.

Mamie Fish turned to Harry Lehr for a solution. “Mrs. Goelet will keep her word,” he told Mamie Fish. “The only thing you can do is to turn the whole thing into a joke. You must make people laugh so much that they will not be quite sure of what has really happened.”

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The Imperial Crown, scepter and various Russian orders were delivered to “Crossways” the next morning. Mamie Fish added her emerald green opera cloak lined with ermine, which turned inside out, made a “royal robe.”

Mrs. Goelet, in the meantime, was calling friends to invite them to a little informal dinner party “in honor of Grand Duke Boris” for the same night. However, everyone she called had already accepted Mamie Fish’s invitation to meet the Grand Duke, so they could not accept.

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Later, on the night of another ball, at Grace Vanderbilt’s “Fete des Roses” the Grand Duke commented to Elizabeth and Harry Lehr that he had “never even dreamt of such luxury as I have seen in Newport…. Such an outpouring of riches. It is like walking on gold. We have nothing to equal it in Russia!”

That night the lawns of “Beaulieu,” the Vanderbilt house, were lighted by “myriads of shaded fairy lamps, while fireworks played their glittering cascades of gold and silver. Red roses everywhere,

massed in gigantic baskets, hanging in festoons. Their fragrance perfumed the ballroom; they lay crushed under the feet of the guests on the velvet-carpeted avenue which led to the house, lined with the tents of fortune-tellers, booths containing a dozen different side shows, cocoanut shies, miniature rifle ranges. But the prizes, instead of being showmen’s trumpery were all beautiful presents, gold and enamel vanity-boxes for the women, cigarette cases for the men.”

The entire company of a Broadway musical, “The Red Rose Inn,” was imported up from New York with scenery and costumes to present to the Vanderbilt guests, closing the theater in New York for two nights.

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CRUMBLE AND FALL This page: Jefferson Davis served as the President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.

THEY’RE FALLING like dominoes, starting with the great Robert E. Lee, whose statue went down with a yank of a crane in a jiffy, after standing tall in his New Orleans perch for 133 years. Jefferson Davis is also down, and the great Confederate general P.G.T. Beauregard, who partnered the heroic General Johnston on his left flank in the battle of Shiloh, has also bitten the dust.

Removing statues of great American generals who fought for…er…the wrong cause is the latest trendy thing to do. In fact, the virus has spread as far away as Australia, where the politically correct in cahoots with the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender brigades demand a tennis legend’s name be removed from a stadium named after her. Margaret Court won 24 Grand Slam titles in her time during the Sixties and early Seventies— one more than Serena Williams—but couple of years ago committed the greatest crime ever: she criticized same-sex marriage from the pulpit of her church in Perth, where she is a pastor. Her name has been mud ever since, at least among those who think it’s abnormal for people of the opposite sex to marry.

So far so bad, and I will get back to Margaret Court in a minute, but here are a few predictions of my own concerning these latest outrages by the P.C. crowd: Old Hickory is history, as far as the 20-dollar bill is concerned; Malcolm X or Muhammad Ali are rumored to take his place. Andrew Jackson killed too many Indians and never apologized for it, so there. Poor old Alexander Hamilton had a close call, but the Broadway play depict-

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ing him as black and rapping has saved him on the tenner, at least for now. The next big bad guy is going to be Thomas Jefferson, who not only owned slaves, but also slept with them. I expect my old alma mater, the University of Virginia, whose founder he was, will deal with him rather sternly. The big one, of course, will be when the P.C. crowd demand old George to be struck off the dollar bill for owning and freeing his slaves only after he met his maker.

Back in the old country (Greece) people are in a tizzy over the removals of past heroes in order to satisfy present trends.

“The Parthenon was not exactly built by rich Athenians, only financed by them,” was the way a nephew of mine put it. “It was the slaves under a merciless whip that put it up. Should we dynamite it?” The Parthenon is known as the most perfectly symmetrical and beautiful edifice ever built by man, but it was slave labor that put the marble pieces together. And what about the pyramids down south? Did free rich Egyptians carry those stones all the way up to the top during the permanent heat wave that is Egypt? We’ll need a lot of TNT to blast those monuments to smithereens, but what the hell, as long as the P.C. bunch is satisfied, who are we old-timers to object?

When I was young and on the tennis circuit I met Margaret Court—Smith as she then was—and she could not have been nicer. We were not close by any means, but I remember her standing out because of her winning ways and—let’s face it—her refusal to join the crowd of female competitors who some believed

This page, clockwise fromfar left: Tennis champion Margaret Court; P.G.T. Beauregard’s statue being taken down; the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue; Beauregard, a general of the Confederate States Army.

lesbian, although extremely discreet.

Fifty years later she has become a hated figure despite the fact that there are members of the L.G.B.T.I. community in her church who admit that she is not homophobic. In one of her sermons Margaret included that “a lust for the flesh leads people to destroy their lives.” Which rang a bell. I remembered during a tournament in Rome when I was in hot pursuit of an American female tennis player, when Margaret told me words to that effect. “I hope I’m destroyed sooner rather than later,” I answered her, and she gave me a rueful smile and dropped it.

So there we are, with Martina Navratilova, as great a champion as she was a predator, pressing for the name of Margaret Court Arena to be changed, describing Margaret as racist and homophobic. The latter is neither, but you know how it is: if you believe in God too much, you could also be someone

who wants to boil all gay people and all people of different races. The fact that in her church Margaret Court has people from 10 different African countries is neither here nor there. Navratilova knows better. Heaven help us.

But the Margaret Court Arena is nothing compared to the Roman Colosseum.

That place was really built by slaves who lived even more horrible lives than any in Greece before them. The Romans were particularly cruel with the lower classes, especially with slaves. Navratilova and her Amazons should begin at the top.

Have the Romans bulldoze the place and take down a hell of a lot of statues of men who were not in the slightest P.C. that the city is full of. America has started the trend by taking down the greatest general ever, Robert E. Lee. Let Europe and Australia follow, as they always do. We have nowhere to go but to the bottom.

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The limited-edition College PS slipper from Stubbs & Wootton features the finest midnight blue Sea Island cotton-velvet with matching grosgrain trim. $600 at stubbsandwootton.com.

Get a head start on fall with Ralph Lauren’s Beacon plaid wool/cashmere sport coat ($2,995), gray cashmere sweater ($1,695), and gray wool flannel trouser ($695), at select Ralph Lauren stores and ralphlauren.com.

Find out what all the buzz is about: he 240-horsepower turbocharged 4-cylinder 2017 Range Rover Evoque SE 5-Door starts at $41,800.

To build your own model or for more information, visit landroverusa.com.

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Don’t forget to get her a little something special, like the Harry Winston Forget-Me-Not Charm Bracelet, set in platinum. Price upon request. For more information, call 800.988.4110.

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time for summer’s high rays: Veronica Beard’s Sundowner Wide-Brim Fedora. $285 at veronicabeard.com.

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ON THE WARM Spring night of Thursday, June 8, at the Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration at the Bryant Park Grill, longtime owner and NYRA leader Earle Mack presented the first Dinny Phipps Award, fittingly enough to the Phipps family.

The award, which will be presented annually to a recipient who has demonstrated a dedication to equine health, was created by Ambassador Mack in honor of Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps.

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niscent of his late father, Ogden Phipps II accepted the bronze sculpture, which was commissioned

by Mack and produced by the Odon Wagner Gallery and artist Gary Weisman, on behalf of the Phipps family. Young Ogden’s mother, Ande Phipps, as glamorous as ever, was also on hand for the event. Before making the presentation, Earle Mack reminisced fondly about late night partying and poker

playing with Dinny Phipps in their bachelor days of yore, before returning the focus of his remarks to Phipps’ complete, longterm commitment to the best interest of the thoroughbred.

“My father felt a deep obligation

This page, clockwise from above: The Bryant Park Grill, where the Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration took place; Jockey Club Chairman Stuart Janney; Stuart Janney, Jim Gagliano, Earle Mack, Christopher Kay, Ande Phipps, Ogden Phipps, and Dell Hancock.

Opposite page: Ogden Mills “Dinny� Phipps; Phipps (far right) presenting the Belmont Stakes race trophy (inset).

to do what was right for the equine,” Ogden Phipps II said in his remarks.

“He believed that everything we could do for the betterment of the horse was paramount to having our industry move forward and prosper. Simply put, what was good for the horse was good for our industry...I hope this award will be a spark that continues to ignite individuals and organizations to take care of our equine stars and continue to give back to this sport that has given everyone in this room so very much.”

Dinny Phipps, who served as chair-

man of The Jockey Club for 32 years and as a board member of the GraysonJockey Club Research Foundation since its inception, died April 6, 2016.

The evening began with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres under a tent beside the Grill overlooking the spacious, crowded lawns of Bryant Park and continued with a festive dinner indoors. Ian Highet, Virginia Guest Valentine, Chris and Grace Meigher, Dr. David Shaffer, longtime Phipps trainer Sug McGaughey, Michelle Coppedge and Anne Poulson were among the guests. Approximately

175 people attended the event, which benefitted the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.

Dell Hancock, the chairman of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Stuart S. Janney III, the chairman of The Jockey Club, and Chris Kay, the chief executive officer and president of the New York Racing Association, also made brief remarks prior to the presentation thanking Earle Mack for creating the new award, and former NYRA announcer Tom Durkin served as the ebullient master of ceremonies. ◆

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This page: NYRA CEO Chris Kay with Jockey Club Executive Director Jim Gagliano (above); Michelle Coppedge and Man O’ War Project Chairman Jamie MacGuire (below). Opposite page, clockwise from above: Lea Highet, Lisa Highet, and Ashley Phipps; the Honorable Earle Mack; Ogden Phipps II.

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Properties, Inc. Here, Quest talks with Fisher about the real estate trends in Charleston and what makes the city so special.

QUEST: What attracted you to Charleston in the first place?

DEBBIE FISHER: It was a much more relaxed environment than a larger city, but it had everything that a large city had to offer. My husband and I liked the school choices, we liked the lifestyle, we liked being around the water, and we liked the visual comfort and beauty of the Peninsula and the Lowcountry. We loved the hospitality and the people and the values. Also, culturally, it was like a big city. There were a lot of performing arts and theater, and restaurants were up and coming. There was a culinary school here at the time that has since moved to Charlotte, but it was here and it was generating a lot of wonderful chefs and restaurateurs, which meant the food scene was on the rise.

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CHARLESTON HAS ALWAYS been an American treasure—a city unlike most others. Beautifully situated on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the city abounds in history and architectural splendor at every turn. Today it is experiencing an influx of both tourists and new residents.

To explore the city a bit further, Quest sat down to talk with Debbie Fisher, the owner and Broker-In-Charge of Handsome Properties, Inc. After graduating with a B.S. in biochemistry from the University of Georgia, Fisher began her sales career with Baxter Healthcare, but eventually discovered her passion for real estate, historic properties, and antiques. In 1990, she obtained her real estate license while living in Atlanta.

After relocating with her family to Charleston in 2000, she worked selling real estate for the Sotheby’s and Christie’s affiliates, but eventually opened her own real estate firm: Handsome

This page: A sweeping view of Charleston, courtesy of The Dewberry Hotel. Opposite page, from above, are some of Handsome Properties owner Debbie Fisher’s favorite things in Charleston: Shopping on King Street; the recently opened Dewberry Hotel, the heartbeat of the city; Drayton Hall, an 18th-century plantation on the Ashley River;

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fine dining at the Peninsula Grill.

Q: You launched Handsome Properties in 2008, just before the crash. How did you survive during that tough time?

DF: I just kept on going, even though everything was falling apart. I had a very strong marketing concept for my company, and that’s really how I built it. We had really interesting lifestyle marketing, which no one else in Charleston was doing at the time. And no one else was advertising; everybody else pulled back because they were big machines, and I was still really new and lean and just getting started. So I managed to get listings one by one through my lifestyle marketing. I didn’t just show the bedrooms and bathrooms; sometimes, the house wasn’t even shown in the property—sometimes it was just someone outside in the garden gardening. People loved my ads, and they all wanted to be in those ads. It was a down time, and people were freaking out. They wanted something new, something different,

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This page: Views of the grand Sword Gate House at 32 Legare Street in Charleston, listed by Handsome Properties for $19,500,000. The property features a main house with five bedrooms as well as a carriage house with two bedrooms. Opposite page: Another offering from

and they were willing to try some new and different companies.

So it worked for me, and that’s how I built my company. Now we have about 28 agents that work for us and we focus on highend real estate around the Lowcountry.

at 17 Chambers Street, for $899,000; Debbie Fisher, the owner and Broker-In-Charge of Handsome Properties, Inc. (inset).

Q: A lot of New Yorkers are looking to Charleston—not just to visit, but to live. What, do you think, accounts for the boom?

DF: We’re seeing all age groups flock to Charleston, but especially young people. I think young people are making a life choice. It’s different from my generation in that it’s not necessarily all about the money. They want wonderful life experiences, and I think that’s what Charleston offers: it’s a very relaxed way of life, it’s very civil and hospitable, and the people are great. There is a visual beauty to Charleston, and that’s very comforting. Plus, there are a lot of opportunities in technology and the arts here. They’re calling this the Silicon Valley of the South. So it attracts the lifestyle of a lot of young people. In particular, we’re seeing a lot of young families from New York move here—and commute. There are so many direct flights between Manhattan and Charleston, so the husbands will leave on Monday morning and come back on Thursday night. It’s a really interesting kind of concept, but it makes sense: you get so much more home for your money here, and the school choices are great, as is the lifestyle.

Q: Tell us about some of your current listings.

DF: We have a great mix. We have the grand estates and mansions, such as the Sword Gate House, which is over

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Handsome Properties includes the circa-1688 Charleston Pink House

17,000 square feet and one of the premium properties in Charleston. But we also have a little 1,000-square-foot 17th-century property, which is one of the oldest properties in Charleston, listed for $899,000. I think both properties share a similar history and charm. They’re both early America: one is early America at its finest and grandest, and the other is a small tavern that people lived in and entertained in in early America. So it’s kind of the same story, but from opposite ends of the socio-economic spectrum of the time. We’re lucky that there are so many historical properties here, and that they can be as grand as the Sword Gate House, or as humble as the Pink House.

Q: Can you share some of your favorite things in Charleston?

DF: One of my favorites is the Dewberry Hotel. It just opened last year and is kind of the center and heartbeat of everything.

My favorite restaurant is the Peninsula Grill. Indaco is right up there, too—as are Leon’s and the Charleston Grill. We’re also getting more ethnic food now, which is nice. As far as shopping, you can’t go wrong if you just walk down King Street—and don’t forget the southern end of King Street. When I entertain people coming from out of town, I always take them out to Drayton Hall plantation. It’s an original plantation that still has the same paint from the 18th century on the walls. It’s never been touched—never wired—and it’s right on the Ashley River.

It is just gorgeous. Another favorite thing to do is to take a harbor cruise. A cocktail cruise around the harbor is always great, and it’s wonderful to take in Charleston from the water. u

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ENDLESS SUMMER, ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

BY JUDITH CZELUSNIAK EVERYONE LOVES SUMMERTIME. It conjures happy memories—time off from school, family picnics and vacations, swimming in the ocean, picnicking on the shore. But summertime is not just a season. It’s a sentiment, reminding us of the joys of being surrounded by natural beauty and enjoying the outdoors.

For Palm Beach County’s CEOs and employees, this is their reality, all year long.

No longer just a winter retreat or beach destination, Palm Beach County is a thriving business hub that nurtures growth and creates wealth while preserving its natural beauty and ease, making the year-round lifestyle here an “endless summer.” A vibrant business location with swaying palm trees, ocean breez-

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es, and an average temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit might seem like a dream. But that dream comes true every day for the more than 50,000 companies in The Palm Beaches.

From the moment you arrive at Palm Beach International Airport, you will sense that things are different here. This airport serves the global business community, with 200 daily nonstop arrivals and departures on 13 domestic and international airlines to 25 destinations. And yet it still maintains a welcoming, “small airport” feel. Ranked one of the most convenient, stress-free airports in the country, Palm Beach International Airport is located just 2.5 miles from the Palm Beach County Convention Center, Convention Center Hotel,

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and West Palm Beach’s thriving downtown district, offering convenient access to the County’s 39 cities. As you begin the ten-minute drive to downtown West Palm Beach, you know right away that you and your business are welcome here.

Several companies are relocating to Palm Beach County— especially in aviation and aerospace, corporate headquarters operations, professional and financial services, information technology, health and life sciences, logistics, and distribution and manufacturing. In the past year alone, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County has supported more than 27 relocation and expansion projects.

The establishment of the Downtown Financial District in West Palm Beach reflects the continued high level of interest from financial services companies, as funds and firms in the Northeast recognize the benefits of relocating to this affluent, low-tax community. The presence of two major research centers—the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and Scripps Florida—is supporting a surge in life sciences and related businesses. Plus, partnerships and professional development programs at the dozen-plus surrounding universities ensure a qualified workforce in

science, technology, finance, and management.

And then there is the Brightline—a high-speed rail service that will connect West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Orlando—which is now in its final stages of construction and testing. This will making traveling from Palm Beach County to these major Florida cities even more convenient.

Simply put, employees love living here. Palm Beach County has 47 miles of Atlantic Coast beaches; the Intracoastal Waterway; 125 peaceful boating waterways; the nation’s best bass fishing (the 730 square miles of Lake Okeechobee); proximity to the Gulf Stream, blessing the area with comfortable ocean temperatures for divers and snorkelers; more than 20 reefs; an abundance of deep-water wrecks; 79 county parks (including two water parks and more than 8,000 acres of beautiful land to hike); and direct access to the Florida Everglades.

A major center for golf and equestrian activities, art and culture, and emerging chefs in a growing restaurant scene, The Palm Beaches offer a lifestyle haven. It’s all this, with the added benefits of no state or local income tax, that make doing business in The Palm Beaches a pleasure. u

No longer just a winter retreat or beach destination, Palm Beach County is a thriving business hub that nurtures growth and creates wealth while preserving its natural beauty and ease, making the year-round lifestyle here an “endless summer.”

OPEN HOUSE

KER ARVOR is an exceptional estate in pristine, museum-quality condition that sits on 9.1 acres off Ocean Drive near Newport Country Club. Ker Arvor— French Breton for “littoral” or “seaside”— was derived from the rest camp for Allied Forces in the pine forest of Pexonne near the town of Badonvillier in Lorraine, France.

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hunting lodge of La Lanterne (1787) at Versailles. An estate of this caliber has not been for sale in Newport for many years. The house is a 2.5 story stucco U-shaped plan with mansard-roofed ells on the formally landscaped lot.

Cobblestone paving runs around the base of the house in the spirit of Louis XVI architecture. The east wing houses the garages and service quarters.

Ker Arvor was noted in Country Life Magazine in May of 1935. Since the purchase of this estate by the present owner, the property has been restored to its current exquisite condition. With

no expense spared, wallcoverings were re-created from the originals, and hardware was imported from France, as were the 18th Century floors, when available.

The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places Inventory and boasts 12,500 square-feet of living space, a magnificent pool, award-winning gardens, and a barn.

Ker Arvor at 275 Harrison Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island; $12,000,000.

For more information, please contact Kate Leonard at 401.952.3461 or kate.leonard@liladelman.com.

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“KER ARVOR” ESTATE IN NEWPORT

This page, clockwise from top left: A rear view of the home and the illuminated heated pool; library with imported paneling; an outdoor terrace with a sitting area; formal dining room; the large living room area; award-winning gardens with a historic fountain.

Opposite page: An aerial shot of the French neo-classical style estate and its 9.1 acres of sweeping green lawns. The motor court, magnificent pool area, and unique gardens are also visible.

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NAVIGATING THE NORTHEAST B Y B R O O K E K E L LY

OUR TRUSTED brokers welcome us to their exciting communities on Long Island—both in Nassau and Suffolk Counties—as well as in Newport, Rhode Island, to explore their thriving summer markets. These destinations can conveniently serve as one’s primary or secondary residence, making them particularly valuable. Here, we gather insider insights from Harald Grant, Kate Greenman, Molly Ferrer, James Retz, and Andrew Saunders, who have reported extensively on both the current hot spots in their respective markets and the most prevalent buyers.

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HARALD GRANT Sotheby’s International Realty: Southampton / 516.527.7712 / harald.grant@sothebyshomes.com

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Q: Tell us about your background in real estate.

A: I was one of the first agents to open the Sotheby’s office here in the Hamptons, and that is now approaching 30 years. My business has been built by referrals, by being very discreet, and as much as possible, by trying to keep it simple. I have sold some properties many times over, and that experience helps inform the nature of certain properties, especially the high-end.

these, properties in close proximity to the Village centers remain “blue chip.”

Q: Tell us about any particularly exciting listings.

A: I have a couple of listings that have strong appeal.

One, with private ocean access, is Southampton Village’s “Murray Compound” at 101 Pheasant Lane, a recently-finished, world-class home designed by Fleetwood & McMullan architects. The home has a pool, an all-weather tennis court, private ocean access, and other exciting ameneties. The other listing, priced at $55 million on Southampton’s Barons Lane, is a very private oceanfront estate with about 4.5 acres and 430 ft of beachfront—it’s almost like its own private island.

Q: What kind of buyers are you seeing this summer?

A: Our buyers are well-heeled and well-versed in local real estate markets. They tend to do their own online and on-the-ground research, and have very good first ideas of the kind of Hamptons property they want to buy and/ or in which to invest. The Village of Southampton has been reliably excellent value, and it still helps to know and understand local land use issues and opportunities.

Q: What are the “hot spots” in the Hamptons right now?

A: Buyers still seek the best value properties, starting with high-end oceanfront and private ocean beach access, to other waterfront properties on the bays, or lakes and ponds. A private dock is a very important asset. Following

Aerial shot of 101 Pheasant Lane in Southampton, NY; $26,950,000.

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KATE GREENMAN Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty / 401.965-5551 / kgreenman@gustavewhite.com

Q: What kind of buyers are you seeing this summer?

A: Fifty percent of the buyers we see in all price ranges are second (or third) home buyers. Most are from New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Colorado, California, and even Europe, and many are members of the New York Yacht Club. We have clients interested in the varied cultural institutions and sporting life. There are world renowned attractions, music festivals, house museums, yachting events, tennis, polo, and more. The buyers vary from young professionals to families and retirees—there really is something for everyone and almost every budget.

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Q: What are the “hot spots” in Newport right now?

A: There are two kinds of “hot spots” right now: price and location. The properties at the lower end of the market in most locations often go soon after listing. The hot spot locations are anything waterfront and anything on Easton’s Point in Middletown between two amazing public beaches. Also, locations near the harbor, the historic Point section, and locations close to town or the beaches are very popular.

Q: Tell us about any particularly exciting listings.

A: “Wild Moor” is an exquisitely restored 22 acre estate at 21 Hammersmith Road in Newport. It is a beautiful stone residence designed by McKim, Mead & White with stunning period detail and original landscape designed by Olmstead.

21 Hammersmith Road in Newport, Rhode Island; $8,600,000.

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Tell us about your background in real estate.

A: I grew up in Newport and after college lived in Colorado and New York. After a career in retail promotion and a year of sailing, I returned to Newport and began my real estate career. Working in real estate was the perfect combination of using marketing and management skills, along with my long-standing knowledge of and love for the area.

Although much has changed, our fantastic location and all Newport has to offer gets better each year. I specialize in high end coastal properties and particularly enjoy the variety and special listing inventory we have in Newport.

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MOLLY FERRER Sotheby’s International Realty: Southampton / 631.513.9895 / molly.ferrer@sothebyshomes.com

Q: Tell us about your background in real estate?

A: I’ve summered in Southampton all my life. I moved from Manhattan to Southampton in the early ’80s and began my career in real estate then. I’ve had my broker’s license since 1985.

I’ve been at Sotheby’s since 1994 because I believe in the brand. We’re the best boutique real estate firm in the Hamptons, and also offer an international layer.

92 Coopers Neck Lane in Southampton, New York; $29,500,000.

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Q: What kind of buyers are you seeing this summer?

A: We are seeing a lot of young families, mostly from the East Coast and American.

Q: What are the “hot spots” in the Hamptons this summer?

A: Can’t beat the sunset and breezes plus awesome food at Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor. I love the food at Le Bilboquet in Midtown and can’t wait for them to open at their new location on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor. I predict this will be a hot spot. It has all the ingredients from the harbor side deck, perfect for yacht watching, to the delicious menu.

Q: Tell us about any particularly exciting listings.

A: I have the privilege of offering a wonderful estate on

Coopers Neck Lane. It’s the most desirable street in Southampton because there is no traffic, the beach is at the end of the lane, and all of the properties are large estates.

At the turn of the century this was a summer home for the Carnegie family. The current seller, a highly successful designer, has updated the 12,000 square-foot house meticulously and restored the architectural details. It has been featured in Town & Country Magazine and Architectural Digest. There are 10’ ceilings throughout, 11 bedrooms, 12 baths, and a separate apartment. There is a 50’ heated pool, a Har Tru tennis court, a barn, a gymnasium, nearly five acres to play on, and more—the buyer will have the ultimate Hamptons experience here.

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JAMES RETZ Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty / 631.423.1180 / jamesretz@danielgale.com

and around Huntington and Cold Spring Harbor, and the East End. Although “hot” has always been synonymous with “location,” I’d extend it to include “condition” (e.g. new construction).

Q: Tell us about any particularly exciting listings.

A: I’ll single out the Ritz-Carlton Residences, North Hills as exciting because we’ve been involved since the groundbreaking. Phase One (124 luxury condominiums) is over 90% sold already and construction and sales of Phase Two are underway. It’s the first Ritz-Carlton Residences ever built on Long Island, and the combination of high-quality construction, exceptional amenities, and world-class service have all converged to make this a tremendous success.

Q: What kind of buyers are you seeing this summer?

A: Eclectic. Demand continues strong due to high consumer confidence, Wall Street, relatively low interest rates, and minimal concerns regarding the overall job market. However, listing inventory for the Long Island market was down 25% in 2016. And it’s still down. With demand strong and inventory down, it fuels a frenzy amongst real buyers that just can’t find what they want (particularly if they’re “shopping” online without the benefit of a local real estate expert).

This year may be among the best years we’ve had since 1922.

Q: What are the “hot spots” on Long Island right now?

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The lobby of the Ritz Carlton Residences in North Hills, Long Island.

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Q: Tell us about your background in real estate.

A: I’ve been licensed as a broker in six states, and my background includes two decades as a “practitioner” listing some of North America’s finest estates, managing branch and regional operations for major residential firms on both coasts, and many years as senior vice president of marketing and technology at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Saunders & Associates / 917.696.1252 / AS@saunders.com

Q: Tell us about your background in real estate.

A: My real estate career began in 1996 after purchasing my first residential development parcel and becoming a brokerage client of Sotheby’s—where I built a number of luxury residences, most of which sold for record prices. I continued my development activities and became a sales agent soon after, knowing that this would give me a first look at compelling builder opportunities. I eventually became the leading investment broker in the Hamptons and worked with high net worth individuals, builders, and developers to identify highly lucrative investment opportunities. In 2008—after the consolidation of small mom-and-pop brokerages in the Hamptons by outside corporate firms had changed the brokerage ownership landscape—I purchased a building in Bridgehampton and created a broker-centric firm that married the spirit of the mom-and-pop firms. The building is now one of our four offices.

Q: What kind of buyers are you seeing this summer?

A: The critical mass of buyers continue to target properties priced under $2M. Year after year, most Hamptons transactions occur in this price category. The $3M-$5M category has also been active recently. These buyers tend to gravitate

towards feature-rich new homes with the latest amenities.

Q: What are the “hot spots” in the Hamptons right now?

A: Westhampton, Sag Harbor, the Springs, and Montauk.

Q: Tell us about any particularly exciting listings.

A: Our agent Lilly de la Motte represents 675 Hedges Lane in Sagaponack, a rarified new estate on 2.3 acres. The 11 bedroom residence is beautifully conceived and built to exacting standards. The home is being sold furnished and is priced at $23.95M. Also, agents Lylla Carter and Krae Van Sickle are representing 460 Water Mill Towd Road, a new contemporary residence in Southampton. Listed at $4.495M, it features cutting edge design and sophisticated technologies. u

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On July 22, the Breakwater Yacht Club will be holding its Sunset on the Harbor cocktail hour. The proceeds from the event will support the LGBT Network’s Hamptons Center in Sag Harbor. This center provides many services for families and individuals of the East End throughout the year. For more information, call 516.323.0011.

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The Newport Art Museum will be holding its Artists’ Ball. The event will honor Dodie Kazanjian and Calvin Tomkins. For more information, visit newportartmuseum.org.

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event will benefit Aquidneck Island’s only hospital. For more information, call 401.846.6400.

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directly support the school and its programs including tools, equipment, and instructor salaries. For more information, visit iyrsgala.com.

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IYRS will be holding its Summer Gala in Newport, featuring music by Kool and the Gang. The event funds

The Ballet Gala will take place in Saratoga Springs with a performance by the New York City Ballet.

The Salty Canvas will be hosting a Paint and Sip event every Saturday at the Montauk Yacht Club. There is step-by-step instruction in addition to complimentary painting materials and a glass of wine. For more information, call 631.267.5341.

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Patek Philippe will be opening its Art of Watches Grand Exhibition inside Cipriani 42nd Street. There will be interactive activities to educate visitors on the intricacies of fine watchmaking. There will also be a Patek Philippe Cafe to conclude the tour. For more information, call 212.218.1272.

Art historian, Gregory Hedberg, will host a talk about how Degas’ “Little Dancer” sculpture helped spark the birth of modern art at Rogers Mansion in Southampton. For more information, call 631.283.2494.

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This year’s ClambakeMTK will be held at Gurney’s Montauk Resort.

The event will include surf and turf from top restaurants—from Montauk to Manhattan. For more information, call 631.688.2345.

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Newport Hospital will be holding its Annual Summer Soiree A Salute to Health at the Eisenhower House. The

The gala funds the residency of the New York City Ballet. For more information, call 518.584.9330.

On July 13, Patek Philippe will be opening its Art of Watches Grand Exhibition inside Cipriani. There will be interactive activities to educate visitors on fine watchmaking. For more information, call 212.218.1272.

The Parrish Art Museum in Southampton will be hosting its Midsummer Party. The event will bring together over 500 philanthro-

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There will be dinner, a live auction, and dancing in the Lichtenstein theater. For more information, call 631.283.2118.

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Saratoga Hospital will be holding its Annual Summer Gala at the Polo Meadow. The event will include special event cocktails and exquisite food stations, in addition to both a live and silent auction. The event is a major source of support for the Saratoga Hospital’s Saratoga Community Health Center. The event encourages summer casual wear. For more information, call 800.727.2990.

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Sag Harbor photographer, Jonathan Morse, will be exhibiting his collection “Face to Face: East End Portraits.” The exhibit contains black and white photographs of artists and writers from the East End, and is curated by Peter J. Marcelle. The 35 portraits can be seen at the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. For more information, call 631.725.0770.

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A Taste of Two Forks will be hosting its seventh year of spotlighting the amazing food gathered from the North and South forks of Long Island. There will be tastings from countless top restaurants, chefs and purveyors. The event will take place at the Fairview Farm in Bridgehampton where guests will be able to raise a glass and toast to local wines and the best of spirits and brews, all while watching the sunset. For more information, call 631.537.6154.

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The Breakwater Yacht Club will be holding a special Sunset on the Harbor cocktail hour. The proceeds from the event will support the LGBT Network’s Hamptons Center that provides many services in Sag Harbor. For more information, call 516.323.0011.

On July 8, IYRS will be holding its Summer Gala in Newport, featuring music by Kool and the Gang. The event funds directly support the school and its programs. For more information, visit iyrsgala.com.

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The Newport Antiques Show Gala Preview Party will take place at Saint George’s School Ice Rink. The show will be a mecca for antique collectors. For more information, call 401.846.0813.

The James Beard Foundation will be holding its annual Chefs and Champagne dinner at the Wolffer Estate Vineyard. The event will honor Marcus Samuelsson.

For more information, call 212.627.2308.

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FLOWING CHAMPAGNE

The Hampton Cup will be presented

by Cartier this year and will benefit Robin Hood. Robin Hood’s Board of Directors include some of the most philanthropic, recognizable names from the entertainment, media, music and financial industries. They are all deeply dedicated in the fight against poverty. Robin Hood’s Board of Directors covers all fundraising costs, so one hundred percent of donations go towards helping New Yorkers in need.

For more information, email rothman@robinhood.org.

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The 63rd Annual Garden House Tour will take place in Nantucket.

All proceeds from the tours will support Nantucket conservation, scholarships and community projects. For more information, email housetour@nantucketgardenclub.org.

On July 15, the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton will be hosting its Midsummer Party. The event will bring together over 500 philanthropists, business leaders, and world guests in support of the museum. For more information, call 631.283.2118.

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All four of the America’s Cup Charters fleet—Weatherly, Nefertiti, Intrepid, and American Eagle, which is pictured front and center here—competed at MetreFest Newport 2017, the first North American regatta of the International 12 Metre Association’s Road to the Worlds Waypoint Series.

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This page, from above: Sail Newport provided the docks for MetreFest Newport 2017; Defender (US-33) owner Dennis Williams accepts first place in the Around the Island Race from 12 Metre Yacht Club Commodore James Gubelman; last-minute rig tuning as Dennis Williams’ freshly restored 12mR Defender (US-33) returns to the racecourse

METRE BOAT SAILORS from four corners of the United States and Canada enjoyed a spectacular weekend of racing at MetreFest Newport 2017. By all accounts, the inaugural regatta for International Rule sailing yachts, held from June 9 through 11 in conjunction with New York Yacht Club’s 163rd Annual Regatta, with support from Ida Lewis Yacht Club and Sail Newport, was a huge success. Jamie Hilton, MetreFest Newport 2017 chairman said: “The idea of bringing Metre boat sailors of all different stripes together at one event proved to be more fun than we had even hoped. Sailors and skippers from all three classes on hand were very enthused at the event and were universally clamoring as to when and where the next MetreFest will be!” From the sprightly single-handed 2.4mRs at just over 13 feet long to the majestic 12mRs ranging from 64 to 70 feet in length raced by crews of 17 sailors, these former and present-day Olympic and America’s Cup development classes held center stage.

In the largest fleet of the regatta, with 17 entries on the starting line, Dee Smith, US-7, dominated the 2.4mR class, chalking up a perfect regatta. Not only did Smith win every race, he led at every single mark rounding. Ben Hall, US-77, placed second overall with 13 points, and Theodore Green, US-175, finished third overall with 15 points. In the Around Rose Island Race, Theodore Green, US-175, finished second, with Charles

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for the first time in 23 years.

This page, from above: 12mR Laura (KZ-5) and 6mR Lucie (US-55) sail alongside each other in the Around the Island Race, each taking first place in their respective class/division; a rare sight in recent years—nine 12mRs started together at MetreFest Newport 2017, marking a resurgence of the 12mR North American fleet; the fleet of 2.4mRs races past Newport Bridge.

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Rosenfield, US-142, in third. Upon accepting his Around the Island prize at the MetreFest Regatta Dinner on June 9, Dee Smith suggested staging a 2.4mR World Championship in tandem with the 2019 12mR World Championship in Newport; his idea was met with resounding cheers from the approximately 300 gathered guests and sailors.

Results in the 6mR Class were more mixed. Matt Brook’s Lucie, US-55, won the Around the Island Race on June 9, followed by Thomas Rodes’ Discovery, US-109, in second, and William Booth’s Flapper, N-71, in third. Still, it was Booth’s Flapper, N-71, who won the weekend regatta with a total of only six points.

The fabled 12mR Class showed up in force at MetreFest Newport 2017. Nine 12mRs, representing three divisions of formula designs spanning 28 years of America’s Cup– inspired yacht development, shared a starting line—a very rare occurrence. Dennis Williams’ freshly restored Defender, US-33, returned to the racecourse after 23 years to win the Modern division in the Around the Island Race, held June 9. Also finishing first Around the Island were Kip Curren’s Laura, KZ-5, in the Grand Prix division, and Eagle 2019 Syndicate’s Traditional entry: American Eagle, US-21.

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This page: 6mR Lucie (US-55) executes a picture-perfect spinnaker set. Opposite page: Two 6mRs—Cherokee (US-53) and Madcap (US-21)—reach across the racecourse.

Waypoint Series, a three-year international 12mR competition that will culminate with the 2019 12mR World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.

“The idea behind the MetreFest was to bring sailors from as many International Rule classes as possible together for a weekend of sailing, socializing, and storytelling,” said longtime Metre boat sailor Jamie Hilton. “Shared ‘war stories’ are always a big topic of interest under any regatta tent, but at MetreFest they were of America’s Cup and Olympic proportions!”

The historic gathering at MetreFest included past and present champions from each of their respective classes. Four of the ten 12mR entries were America’s Cup winners: Weatherly, US-17 (1962); Intrepid, US-22 (1967 and 1970); Courageous, US-26 (1974 and 1977); and Freedom, US-30 (1980). Also competing were American Eagle, US-21, made famous by Ted Turner as a winning ocean-racer; and Ted Hood’s innovative Nefertiti, US-19. Two of the three infamous Kiwi “plastic fantastics”— New Zealand, KZ-3, and Laura, KZ-5—rounded out the 12mR fleet. Additionally, there was great buzz about the return-toracing debut of 2016 12mR North American Champion Dennis Williams’ newly restored Defender US-33.

A very competitive 6mR fleet was comprised primarily of classic designs, including SYCE, US-14 (1922); Madcap, US21 (1924); Lucie, US-55 (1931); Flapper, N-17 (1939); and Newport’s own Cherokee, US-53 (2009/1930). Discovery, USA109 (1978) represented modern-era Sixes. u For more information, please visit metrefest.com.

This page: The full moonrise over Newport highlights traditional 12mRs Weatherly (US-17) and American Eagle (US-21). Insets, from above: Dee Smith, in US-7, sailed a perfect regatta at MetreFest Newport 2017; it’s all hands on deck of the 6mR Lucie (US-55); 12mRs New Zealand (KZ-3) and Intrepid (US-22) cross tacks.

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This page, clockwise from left: 12mRs Defender (US-33) and Freedom (US-30); 12mRs Victory ’83 (K-22), Intrepid (US-22), and Courageous (US-26) race downwind at the 2014 North American Championship; 12mRs starting together in close quarters.

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ALL ROADS LEAD TO NEWPORT THE INTERNATIONAL 12 Metre Class has announced the Road to the Worlds, a 900-day schedule of international regattas and social events leading up to the 2019 12 Metre World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.

Scheduled for July 15–21, 2019, and set to coincide with celebrations marking the 175th anniversary of the New York Yacht Club, the 2019 12 Metre World Championship is expected to attract more than 30 historic 12 Metres.

Participating Twelves will come from the Americas Fleet— which includes a number of Newport-based vintage, traditional, modern, and grand prix 12 Metres—as well as from the Northern and Southern Europe Fleets.

“The prospect of a Jubilee-caliber event in Newport, hosted by the New York Yacht Club, has generated incredible enthusiasm on the part of past, present, and potential 12 Metre owners and enthusiasts,” said Peter Gerard, vice president of the Americas Fleet and chair of the 2019 Worlds. “The goal is to encourage more participation by existing 12 Metre owners and to provide an exciting, competitive, and social program to attract new owners and charterers to this historic class,” he said. “Like the 2001 America’s Cup Jubilee, when 38 Twelves gathered in Cowes, England, to celebrate the 150th anniversary

of the America’s Cup, the 2019 12 Metre Worlds will be an event that fans of this historic class will not want to miss. The racing and social events in Newport will be second to none as part of the New York Yacht Club’s 175th Anniversary Regatta.”

Designed to the International Rule, the first 12 Metres were built in 1907 and selected for Olympic competition in 1908, 1912, and 1920. Prior to World War II, the Twelves were highly sought-after racer cruisers, both in Europe and America. Chosen to replace the massive J-Class yachts for the post-war revival of the America’s Cup competition in 1958, the Twelves then became synonymous with the Cup and the New York Yacht Club until 1983, when Royal Perth Yacht Club’s Australia II bested New York Yacht Club’s Liberty to end the 132-year winning streak that is the longest in sporting history. The Twelves competed for the coveted Auld Mug for the last time in 1987, on the waters off Perth, Australia.

According to Gerard, “The Twelves have played an important part in yachting history, and no place appreciates them more than Newport and the New York Yacht Club.” u For more information about the Road to the Worlds Waypoints Series, please visit 12mrclass.com.

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ENDLESS SUMMER “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

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SH L IOTO M A ACRO N IST/ G E T T Y I M A G E S P RED

BY ELIZABETH MEIGHER

This page, clockwise from top left: The Black Pearl restaurant on Bannister’s Wharf in Newport, Rhode Island; Laurance Rockefeller speaks with guests at his resort, the Dorado Beach Hotel in Dorado, Puerto Rico, 1959; canoeing in Maine, courtesy of Sean Burke; Jeanne Murray Vanderbilt beside her bicycle near the entrance of the Southampton Bathing Corporation, Southampton, New York, late 1940s. Opposite page: Mrs. Henry Cabot, Jr., with her children, from left to right: Henry Bromfield Cabot III, Camilla Foote Cabot, and Andrew Hull Cabot, sitting on a car in the driveway of their home,

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“Rollingstones,” in Manchester, New Hampshire, 1960.

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This page, clockwise from top left: French actress “Anabella” in Cannes, 1933; Audrey Jaeckel and John Baker strolling hand in hand at the sixth annual horse show held at the Southampton Riding and Hunt Club in Southampton, Long Island, New York, 1934; a Chris-Craft on Indian Lake in The Adirondacks; Mr. and Mrs. John Vernou Bouvier III enjoying a view of the fifth annual East Hampton Riding Club show from the comfort of their motor car in 1929, East Hampton, Long Island, New York. Opposite page, clockwise from top: The New York Yacht Club’s Newport locale, “Harbour Court,” standing on eight acres overlooking Brenton’s Cove in Newport, Rhode Island; Minnie Cushing and Peter Beard with their wedding party at her family home, “The Ledges,” in Newport, Rhode Island, photographed by Toni Frissell for Vogue, 1967; Paul Newman jokingly throws his racket in the air while playing tennis, 1960s; Richard Burton with his wife, Elizabeth Taylor, and Stanley Baker on a fishing trip on

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Burton’s boat, “Taffy,” in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Mexico, 1965.

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This page, clockwise from top left: Princess Caroline of Monaco playing tennis during a Monte-Carlo Country Club tennis tournament organized by the Société des Bains de Mer, 1979; actresses Dora Doll and Bella Darvi pose on a speedboat on the French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival, 1956; the Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, site of the first U.S. National Championships in 1881, was founded by tennis innovator James Van Alen in 1954; Slim Aarons helps his daughter, Mary, sustain a headstand on the Fourth of July in Bedford, New York, 1970; colorful tents align the beach at Chappaquiddick “Chappy” Beach Club in Edgartown, Massachusetts. Opposite page, top image: The Bush family in front of their Kennebunkport, Maine, home in 1986. Back row: Margaret holding daughter Marshall; Marvin Bush; Bill LeBlond. Front row: Neil Bush holding son Pierce; Sharon; George W. Bush holding daughter Barbara; Laura Bush holding daughter Jenna; Barbara Bush; George Bush; Sam LeBlond; Doro Bush LeBlond; George P. (Jeb’s son); Jeb Bush holding son Jebby; Columba Bush; and Noelle Bush. Inset: Penny Chenery leading 1973 Triple Crown Winner Secretariat, ridden by jockey Ron Turcotte. Bottom image: Rose Kennedy sailing with children Ted, Jean, Joe, Jr., Robert, Patricia, and Eunice, circa 1940, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.

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DISCOVERING NEWPORT

BY DAISY PRINCE PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARY HILLIARD

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The revolutionary chapter of Newport’s history was replaced by Gilded Age tycoons who built golden temples that they called “cottages.”

NEWPORT BEGINS with the Claiborne Pell Bridge. As my car passes under the horseshoe-shaped arches, more reminiscent of an Arab mosque than the gates that guard the palaces of Gilded Age, I feel as if I’ve crossed the threshold into summer. Down below, sailboats bathed in the warm sun float along the East Passage of the Narragansett Bay, and as I climb to the center of the bridge, my chest is filled with clear air, washing away my city pallor.

I know this feeling well. I’ve been coming to Newport every summer, since I was six years old. I’ve had family here for longer. In the early 1930s, my great-great-grandfather Frederick H. Prince bought the Marble House from Alva Vanderbilt in 1932—for $20,000 (even then, it was considered to be a good deal). Marble House was given to the Preservation Society in 1961. It is now a museum, but one with a rather personal connection. Inside, visitors can hear my father on the video guide talking about the time he graffiti-d one of the walls as a child. I was also married here in 2007, and one of my enduring memories of the wedding is dancing wildly to rap in the ornate Gold Ballroom.

But it’s the rituals of my childhood that I remember most vividly—for instance, holding my breath as I entered the town through the cemetery, past the appropriately named Farewell Street. Here, Christian graves lay on one side, Jewish ones on the other. Even as a kid, I found the segregation of the gravestones weird, particularly when I discovered that it was Rhode Island’s religious tolerance that attracted the Quakers. (Newport is also home to the Touro Synagogue, the oldest still standing in the United States.) But this is just one of the ways in which Newport is city of contrasts; it has a more multi-layered and complex history than you might expect.

It was in this New England city where American Rebels tarred and feathered their British tax inspectors and refused to pronounce Thames Street the way the British subjects, so loyal to the German-Born George III, did. It was also the place where the back pews of Trinity Church were locked so that the slave carriage drivers couldn’t escape during Sunday services. Newport was a key Rebel stronghold and port in the 18th century. Great fortunes were made here in shipping, and as a result, it boasts the largest collection of pre-Revolutionary Houses in the country. Many, in fact, were saved by tobacco-heiress Doris Duke who established the Newport Restoration Foundation in 1968.

The revolutionary chapter of Newport’s history was soon replaced by the Gilded Age tycoons who built golden temples that they blithely called “cottages.” Several have been featured in films (High Society, The Great Gatsby). These summer palaces were extravagant, providing a standard of living, many argue, that has never been equaled in America. Just imagine the countless servants, the eight-course dinners, and the necessity of changing four times a day in order to appear at the countless parties, gatherings, lunches, and balls in the dripping heat of August. Newport was a relentless social destination.

Palaces have queens, of course, and no one was more controversial or interesting than Alva Vanderbilt. Originally from Mobile, Alabama, Alva had a fierce temper and a strong drive to

succeed. She was renown as a child for beating up the boys in her neighborhood. If she’d been alive now, she would have been the head of some Nasdaq-listed company, bullying the hell out of her stockholders and facing down her competition from the tower of her boardroom. But in those days, the path to success for a woman was paved with a great marriage, which she commenced, to William K. Vanderbilt, grandson of the founder of the Vanderbilt fortune. The bullying, however, was directed at her daughter, Consuelo, a tragic figure who was forced to marry the unpleasant Duke of Marlborough. Consuelo was horribly unhappy until she abandoned the Duke and found a measure of happiness with Coco Chanel’s ex-lover, Étienne Balsan.

Aside from her terrible parenting, I always rather admired Alva and what she did for Newport. She was good at spending her husband’s money. With the help of architect Richard Morris Hunt, she built Marble House next to the more modest Beechwood, owned by her social nemesis, Caroline Astor. (Oracle founder, Larry Ellison, is now the proprietor of Beechwood). Ever the pioneer, Alva later divorced Vanderbilt and went on to marry Oliver Belmont. In doing so, she turned

out to be chatelaine of another Newport pile, Belcourt, eventually becoming a major figure in the suffragette movement.

I vastly preferred Alva to her social counterpart, the priggish ex-Sunday schoolteacher and sister-in-law Alice Vanderbilt, who built The Breakers, a study in garish excess.

I often remember biking into town on sunny afternoons, ready to spend my baby-sitting money on my favorite “Awful Awful” milkshakes (Slogan: “Awful Big, Awful Good”), dwarfed by these vast castles lining Bellevue Avenue on either side. I was curious to know what it would be like to live in one of them. Later, I read accounts of Victorian-era scribes who recalled traffic jams of carriages on the stickiest of late summer days, ferrying lace-collared ladies to and fro as they called endlessly on each other. I was glad for the freedom of my bike and the simple joy of cold ice cream.

Freedom is a big part of an American summer, even when you grow up with the expectation to behave like a proper New Englander. What this means, in practice, is hours spent in the freezing Atlantic Ocean trying to sail horrible little tugboats called “Frosties.” I was equally terrible in my attempts to play tennis; I was perennially missing the ball and

This spread: Newport’s Claiborne Pell Bridge; Susie Matheson takes in the fresh New England air (inset).

my whites always seemed to be dirty.

As I grew older, and was thankfully allowed to abandon any pretense of being athletic, I sought hours of delightful refuge in the Redwood Library. A magnificent Neo-Classical building, all the newspapers and magazines were always arranged in a fan on the mahogany tables for what felt like my eyes only.

Nights were filled with the typical teenage activities: trying to get drunk or stoned or laid, or all three. Sometimes my friends and I would race mopeds at night without helmets or have cookouts on the beach and then go skinny-dipping off the barnacle-covered rocks. Other nights, we’d dress up and head down to the Clarke Cooke House, also known as “the Candy Store,” although there was no candy there unless you count the liquid kind. Most of the social world of Newport is off limits to outsiders, but the Cooke House provided an entry point for those who wanted to meet the summer people.

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This page: A few of Newport’s unique places, including Bannister’s Wharf (left) and the author’s favorite restaurant, the Aquidneck Lobster Bar (bottom left); and don’t forget to try the famous Awful Awful shakes, a Newport staple (bottom right). Opposite page: Whether it’s special events, weddings, or yearly family get-togethers, Newport’s social scene is always lively.

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set of Mad Men). Men wear the standard “Brook Brothers blue blazer with gold buttons” uniform and women wear ’50s cocktail dresses with coiffed hair. Everyone ballroom dances to the DJ’s awful mid-’90s repertoire, and the last song is always “God Bless America,” bellowed by tipsy patrons who stop on the dancefloor to sing it with their hand on their chests.

One of Newport’s greatest charms is its continuity. When I go there now with my children, we do the same activities I did when I was little. We wander along Bannister’s Wharf and look at all the beautiful wooden ships.

Then we play a couple of rounds of Pac-Man at Ryan’s Amusement’s Arcade, finishing the day with an ice cream or fudge. My boys are now brave enough to put their hands in the lobster tank at my favorite restaurant in America, the Aquidneck Lobster Bar. Our entire family sits around the rough wooden tables, wearing plastic bibs, eating fresh steamed chunks of lobster, dipped in melted butter. Desert is normally a sublimely tart key lime pie and if someone were to take my emotional temperature after a meal there, I’m sure it would read: “In a state of ecstasy.”

Today, there are many green shoots on the horizon. Newport native Andrea Van Beuren founded the Newport Film Festival, a non-profit organization, which invites established and emerging filmmakers to screen their films in and around the “cottages” and other architectural places of interest. Additionally, another Newport stalwart, John Royall, celebrated the launch of the Antarctic Biennale Project here in typical Newport style with a weekend full of events including a tour on a private wooden yacht, a black-tie gala, and a seated dinner for 100 followed by a ballerina performing “The Dying Swan” from Swan Lake. Oh, and did I forget to mention the after-dinner vodka luge in the shape of the ship this group is taking to the Antarctic? I think Alva would have approved of that one.

Newport will always be my childhood summer spot. It doesn’t have vegan restaurants, glitzy celebrity parties, or a Soul Cycle. But it has old money, seersucker jackets, and gigantic houses with romantic histories. It’s a place of old-fashioned, cozy glamour, and that is what keeps me coming back year after year. u

This spread: One of Newport’s beautiful beaches; Daisy Hilliard, Kathryn Matheson, Grace Hilliard, and Eve Matheson (top inset); Daisy Prince (bottom inset).

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SUMMER SPENDING B Y B R O O K E K E L LY

When visiting one of these premier summer destinations, shopping is simply a necessity. From high-end fashion boutiques in the Hamptons and art galleries in Hudson, to ultra-preppy options in Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket alike, this guide provides a well-rounded list of quintessential splurge spots.

This page: Shops along Nantucket’s harbor. Insets, clockwise from top left: An aerial shot of Vineyard Haven Harbor in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusets; the intersection of Main Street and Job’s Lane in Southampton, New York, circa 1900; East Hampton’s iconic Hook Mill was constructed in 1806 and remained operational until 1907.

{ H A M P T O N S } RALPH LAUREN 33 Main Street / East Hampton 631.324.1222 One of the most charming shops in East Hampton is Ralph Lauren’s boutique, which perfectly captures his cultured and sophisticated style. The patios are beautifully decorated with lush, budding greenery, accompanied by cozy furniture that is particularly inviting after your long day of shopping. Once you take a step inside, it only gets better. Immediately, you find yourself surrounded by an abundance of summer clothes suitable for almost every occasion. And, for all the dog lovers in the Hamptons: don’t forget to take a look at the cable-knit cashmere sweaters made for your furry friends—a canine version of a Ralph Lauren classic.

THE MONOGRAM SHOP 11 Newtown Lane / East Hampton 631.329.3379 Looking for something authentic, affordable, and high-quality? Do you long for specialty-made items with a personal touch? Do you wish to add a unique addition to your home, or are you simply looking for an exceptional gift for friends and family? Since 1997, the Monogram Shop has never failed to provide all of the above. With endless choices, this family business accommodates everyone’s needs with the highest quality monograms, equivalent to your grandmother’s work of needlepoint. Whether you want it on your linens, bags, or glass wear, they’ll have you covered for any need or occasion.

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2454 Main Street / Bridgehampton 212.517.2333 There’s nothing worse than an assortment of falsely advertised hair sprays promising you the perfect “beachy waves” on your vacation. When you’ve tried them all out, and find that your frizz is still frizzy, stop by Valery Joseph Salon in Bridgehampton. Valery Joseph Salon offers cuts, blowouts, color, hair relaxers, and Brazilian straightening—everything you could need to get those beachy waves. The sought-after salon is not only open Monday through Saturday, but will also schedule house calls to help you primp and prep for your summer festivities.

So jump in the ocean and embrace that summer heat, you’ll be missing it when its gone—frizz or no frizz.

{ H A M P T O N S } CALYPSO ST. BARTH 123 Main Street/ Westhampton 631.288.7208 Looking for exciting outfits to impress on your next tropical vacation? Be sure to stop by Calypso’s Westhampton boutique for endless options of upscale bohemian-chic apparel. From dip-dyed caftans and patterned bikinis, to beaded skirts and linen pants, Calypso boasts a wide range of unique (and comfortable) clothing. Better yet, the boutique also provides some options for the home, ranging from Moroccan-print pillows and fur throw blankets, to Bellini-scented candles. These captivating additions to your home will provide you a unique and revitalizing sense of escape.

TORY SPORT 47 Newtown Lane/ East Hampton 631.907.9150 Tory Burch, inspired by the grace and strength of athletes, founded Tory Sport with the intent to combine style and substance. Situated on East Hampton’s Main Street, Tory Sport boasts performance activewear that reflects this very ideology. The brand provides stylish options for a variety of athletic occasions including tennis, golf, yoga, running, swimming, boxing, and more. A particularly fun aspect of Tory Sport’s active line is its modern play on iconic ’70s activewear; graphic prints, fresh colors, and tailored fits enhance classic styles to create this very unique look. Don’t miss the opportunity to visit this one-of-a-kind boutique.

AERIN 83 Main Street / Southampton 631.353.3773 Everything you need to accessorize your Hamptons home (and yourself) is inside this Main Street boutique. Aerin carries it all—from dishes to pull together your kitchen, to embellished sandals that will take you from the beach, to the latest restaurant pop-up. Forget your beach essentials? No need to fret. Aerin has you covered offering accessories that scream “resort chic.”

Whether you choose from the woven hats or oversized totes, you’ll be sure to turn heads wherever you go.

Also, be sure to check out Aerin’s home or beauty lines.

Grab Aerin’s conditioning beach cream after a day in the sun—your skin will look radiantly healthy.

{ H U D S O N } THE GILDED OWL 318 Warren Street 917.270.2480 It was about time the highly successful blog transformed into a living art and design gallery. Acclaimed interior designer Andy Goldsborough’s online journal that portrays craftsmanship in contemporary fine art, fashion, music, and design came to life in 2014 and has since been situated on Warren Street.

Visit one of the Gilded Owl’s exciting exhibitions—that harmoniously praise the bloggers and artists—if you’re looking for beautiful art options to decorate your home, including sculptures, table toppers, paintings, furniture, and more.

FR GILLETTE 217 Warren Street 646.483.9109 Your senses might feel a bit of a shock after walking into FR Gillette’s interior design showroom, after having adjusted to the small-town feel of Hudson, New York. Gillette’s designs are made to be definitively modern, but they also keep a sense of comfort in mind. You may think you could never have that all-white living room with just a pop of color in the carpet—it would feel sterile, right? Well, not at all after you feel how soft the color-spotted carpet is, and how nicely you sink in to those couches. Stop in here the second you feel your house needs a simplistic makeover or update.

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536 Warren Street 518.528.8585 Looking for a Far East touch to add to your home? Make sure to stop by Naga Antiques! This shop prides itself on its exciting collection of decorative objects, furniture, and a large inventory of Japanese screens. In addition to Asian antiques, they also carry American, Art Deco, and Biedermeier pieces. It’s quite the collection—you may find yourself browsing for hours. For over 45 years, this unique antique shop has been a staple of fine art in Hudson. Their specialization in bronzes, lacquer, sculpture and ceramics, combined with their wide range of options, results in an incomparable collection.

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MURDICK’S FUDGE 21 North Water Street / Edgartown 508.627.8047 You are very likely to hear locals rave about this small town establishment. For over 35 years, Murdick’s Fudge has had people chasing its delicious scent from across the island. Everyone from year-round residents to summer vacationers visit this small mom-andpop shop when they are craving a sweet treat. The shop boasts unique flavors of fudge, including Butter Pecan, Smores, and Chocolate Mint Chip. Not in the mood for fudge? No problem.

Murdick’s also offers peanut brittle and the classic combination of caramel and cheese popcorn. But be sure to at least buy some fudge for friends and family—it will be gone before you know it!

ISLAND OUTFITTERS 29 Main Street / Edgartown 508.627.7201 Add a little prep to your step by stopping in here for a dose of enlivening apparel. Inside, you will find the newest lines of brands like Smathers & Branson, Southern Tide, Vineyard Vines, Lilly Pulitzer, and johnnie-O. It’s fun finding all these classic preppy staples under the same roof—and easy to go overboard on summer shopping for colorful apparel. The accessories here are also spectacular. Island Outfitters offers a variety of sea-inspired jewelry—think starfish earrings and coral necklaces that really stand out against your hard-earned tan. After shopping here, you will be sure you are always putting your best foot forward, with a color-coordinated sweater right behind it.

VINEYARD VINES 56 Narragansett Avenue / Oak Bluffs 508.687.9841 Vineyard Vines can easily be considered an East Coast classic. Or better: a New England staple.

It should come with no surprise that its nautical influence would extend past New England’s border and into all areas of the country. Vineyard Vines, whose inspiration came from a series of summers spent in Martha’s Vineyard, sparked the foundation of a small tie company. A few years after, that tie company expanded into a widely renowned clothing brand—its pink whale logo is now ubiquitous. Be sure to indulge a little and buy a pair of the salmon shorts, or maybe that needlepoint belt. Or hey, why not both? Treat yourself!

{ N A N T U C K E T } SERENELLA 9B South Beach Street 508.228.3400 If you are looking for the perfect mix of city chic and beach boho style, you have found your heaven at Serenella. Here, the bright clothes pop against the white minimalist store. At this unique boutique, it’s all high fashion, which can often be hard to find in New England. Along its many racks, you will discover the latest items from Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabana, Michael Kors, Stella McCartney, and Versace. This shopaholic’s paradise has been named one of the top 50 boutiques in America for a reason. Don’t let the summer pass by before visiting this fashion emporium.

MURRAY’S TOGGERY SHOP 62 Main Street 508.228.0437 Since the 1960s, Murray’s Toggery Shop has been the hub of the quintessential Nantucket red pants and shorts. The store has since expanded the fabric to be featured on bowties, sun hats, and an array of other accessories—they have become very creative, and it’s always fun to see what they do. Other brands have adopted the recognizable faded red color, but it all started at Murray’s Toggery. If you want authentic, it’s here. In addition to its vast selection of Nantucket red items, the store also carries shirts, ties, and pocket squares of every color. For those of you who know a lot of people with summer birthdays, their needlepoint flasks or key fobs make the perfect gift! Also, be sure to check out the great selection of belts as well.

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30 Main Street 508.228.3837 As you veer off the cobblestone street to venture inside the Lion’s Paw, you have to pause for a minute to take in the colorful vibes. There are always new home decor treasures for you to uncover inside this boutique. Do you first go for the throw pillows, or maybe the dishware? This store carries an eclectic mix of hand-painted furniture, glassware, and rugs to outfit your summer cottage. Additionally, they carry table linens and tabletop trinkets for anyone’s home aesthetic. Best of all, the Lion’s Paw carries the finest bed linens, perfect to fall into after a long day at the beach.

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QUEST ARCHIVE: JULY 2014

AMERICAN IDYLL

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PULLING UP TO Ocean House today, it’s easy to understand

why generations of families have been flocking here since 1868, when Jonathan Nash erected the storied property in its original formation. Perched high on the bluffs of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, Ocean House is a grand, timelessly elegant Victorian-style structure in a most welcoming shade of yellow.

Overlooking a private stretch of beach with staggering views of the Atlantic Ocean, the iconic seaside resort is the first and only Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five-Diamond hotel in the state.

From your first steps on the front veranda to your arrival in-room, expect to be swept back in time to a genteel era of travel. Bellhops unload the car with sun-freckled smiles; frontof-house staff expedite an effortless check-in; and dedicated floor valets greet you by name. The effect is instantaneous comfort; even first-time visitors feel like they’re returning home.

And what a home it is. Beautifully appointed, yet casually elegant, Ocean House is a combination of British Colonial, early American, and seaside styles integrated with modern conveniences everywhere, from high-tech in-room communications and entertainment to state-of-the-art sensory technology.

With private beach access and cabana services, championship croquet on the South Lawn, complimentary afternoon drinks

and snacks (the lemonade is a must on sweltering summer days), a 20-meter indoor lap pool, and treatments for all tastes available at the impeccable 12,000-square-foot OH! Spa, it’s hard to do anything but relax at Ocean House. Curious about Veuve Clicquot Rich, the newest Champagne from the renowned French label? Then head to the Ocean House Secret Garden, a bar and Champagne lounge that was just inaugurated for the 2017 summer season. This beachside hotspot is a garden oasis serving up Clicquot Rich, an innovative Champagne meant to be served over ice and mixed with fresh fruits, vegetables, teas, and herbs. (It must be noted that Clicquot Rich infusions pair perfectly with the miniature gourmet hotdogs on offer.)

Need to awaken dull skin? Then try the New England Coffee Scrub, a 45-minute spa treatment using a rich blend of coffee and sugar to exfoliate, followed by a light application of organic citrus lotion to leave your skin revived and supple. The OH! Spa also features a private line of premium spa products for sale inspired by the beach and local ingredients. Even my sensitive skin yearned for more of the lavender-infused massage cream used during a 60-minute customized treatment. “It’s so natural,” my therapist reminded me, “You could probably eat it.”

Tempting, but with a host of both casual- and fine-dining

At the Ocean House in historic Watch Hill, Rhode Isalnd, guests enjoy an afternoon of sport on the Croquet Court, located on the South Lawn.

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This page: The Ocean House guest rooms, like the Deluxe King Room (above), pay tribute to the luxurious, Victorian-era seaside hotels while providing every modern convenience; the Tower Suite (below).

Opposite Page: The Living Room, with a stone fireplace, provides

venues offering classically inspired farm-to-table cuisine of the Atlantic Northeast, I opted instead to try the award-worthy preparations of the culinary team: the succulent lobster roll at Dune Cottage, by the beach; spicy salmon salad at Seaside Terrace, next to the pool; and a not-to-be-missed three-course tasting menu at Seasons, the main dining room, offering, among other tempting main dishes, a Portland, Maine, import of Native Halibut served up with caramelized fennel, kohlrabi (which is, if you have to ask, part bulb, part green—something of a cross between a radish, jicama, broccoli, and collard greens), and chamomile bouillon.

Watching the setting sun over a house favorite—soufflé (the latest offering is a Chambord soufflé with raspberry sauce and lemon sorbet)—I sighed in relief that this singular sanctuary was saved from disrepair and possible destruction. Thankfully, in 2004, a group of summer residents, led by Charles M. Royce, rescued the site and preserved Ocean House by faithfully replicating the historic portion. With 49 rooms and 23 private residences, the new Ocean House provides a more spacious retreat. Still—amazingly—all of the resort’s 247 windows remain in their original positions, which gave this guest something to think about as he caught the ocean’s view from just about every corner. u

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a warm welcome (above); an Ocean View Deluxe King Room (below).

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THE MANY CHARMS OF CHARLESTON

BY JEANNE LAWRENCE

Our author heads to Charleston, South Carolina—her first visit to the “Palmetto City”—and discovers that a trip of just five days isn’t enough. Determined to return soon, she takes the

CHARLESTON: CHARM, CULTURE, AND MORE Early spring was the ideal time for me to leave New York and take the 80-minute flight south to Charleston. This charming city is now one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations, and for good reason: not only is it South Carolina’s oldest and second-largest city, but it has a rich historical and cultural heritage, exquisitely preserved architectural wonders and gardens, coastal landscapes, mild weather, and great dining.

Ideal for romantic getaways and weddings, Charleston was ranked “World’s Best City” by Travel + Leisure in 2016 and has been voted “#1 Small U.S. City” for five years in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.

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time here to share with Quest some highlights of her tour.

This page: The magnificent, free-flying staircase at the Nathaniel Russell House Museum, purchased in 1955 by the Historic Charleston Foundation.

Opposite page: The author, Jeanne Lawrence, in front of some of Charleston’s architectural marvels, which run the gamut from the Federal to the modern.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHARLESTON The oldest city in South Carolina, Charleston was founded and settled in 1670 by English colonists as “Charles Town”—in honor of England’s King Charles II. By the mid18th century, it had become a wealthy city, specializing in the cultivation of rice, cotton, and indigo.

The Civil War began in Charleston, when Confederate soldiers fired in April 1861 on the Union-occupied Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.

Charleston owes its continuing prosperity to its tourism industry and two large shipping terminals. It’s also an important art destination and a top location for information-technology jobs and corporations.

A burgeoning art and design scene, new shops, and an exploding food culture have all helped give the city a new and vibrant energy. The quality of life here is attracting new and returning residents from all over the country.

STATELY MANSIONS AND HOUSES Conscious of its architectural heritage, Charleston has preserved scores of historical structures. The Old Charleston neighborhood alone has over 3,000 buildings—a mix of Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, and Victorian styles.

Many of the grandest mansions were built by wealthy landowners as second homes. They served as centers of cultural and social life, with the second floor—above the fray of the street— often reserved for entertaining.

Established in 1947, the Historic Charleston Foundation is dedicated to preserving and protecting the architectural, historical, and cultural character of Charleston and its Lowcountry surroundings—and to educating the public about Charleston’s history and the benefits that are derived from preservation (which, according to the foundation, are threefold: economic, environmental, and educational). Buildings from Charleston’s Antebellum period stand side by side with those from the 20th century, offering a tangible link to Charleston’s past.

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ANNUAL HOUSE AND GARDEN TOUR The Charleston Historic Foundation’s annual House and Garden Tour has been on my bucket list for years. Townspeople open their historical homes and gardens to visitors from around the world. It’s a must-see.

On a two-hour educational walking tour of the elegant, treelined streets of the Historic District, I saw at every turn evidence of the past: gas-lit lanterns, hitching posts, cobblestone streets, historic landmarks, and an impressive variety of color.

THE NATHANIEL RUSSELL HOUSE MUSEUM One afternoon, our New York entourage enjoyed a private tour of the historic 1808 Nathaniel Russell House Museum, which was purchased in 1955 by the Historic Charleston Foundation and which has served as its headquarters for 37 years.

The Nathaniel Russell House Museum, widely recognized as one of America’s most important neoclassical dwellings, was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1973.

The merchant Nathaniel Russell, a Rhode Island native, settled in Charleston in 1765 at the age of 27, when the city was a bustling seaport. The Russell House is an excellent example of the light and airy style popularized by English architect Robert Adam. In 1995, the Historic Charleston Foundation embarked on an extensive and ongoing restoration project that has included finding original paint and wallpaper samples from the house.

Today, the interiors have been restored to their original 1808 grandeur, furnished with an outstanding collection of fine and decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries.

OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW I signed up for the antique show’s “Collector’s Package” to get first access to the opening preview, as well as the opportunity to attend private receptions at private homes. I also signed up for the inspiring designer lectures.

DESIGNER TALKS “Intimate Talks with Design in Mind,” a series of discussions introduced this year, sold out quickly. We got a peek inside the lives of the New York designers who spoke—Tom Scheerer, Timothy Whealon, Alex Papachristidis, and Mark D. Sikes—plus a history of how their tastes have developed over the years. Some spoke about their own personal connections with Charleston and its influence in general on the world of design, which opened the door, so to speak, for a return visit to this vibrant city. u This page, from above: Jeanne Lawrence, Lou Hammond, and Pat Altschul at the opening night preview of the Charleston Antiques Show; Alex Papachristidis, Jeanne Lawrence; Ann Wolf, Liz O’Brien, and Timothy Whealon on a visit to the Nathaniel Russell House Museum; Tom Scheerer, Sandy Tecklenburg, and The Honorable John Tecklenburg at the opening night preview; Gates Shaw, Gil Schafer, and Margot Shaw at the opening night preview. Opposite page, clockwise from below: Known as “The Holy City,” Charleston’s low-rise cityscape is dotted by numerous visible churches; the Nathaniel Russell House Museum; the pink-hued Randolph Hall, built in 1827 and now a National Historic Landmark, at the College of Charleston.

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THE 70TH ANNUAL CHARLESTON ANTIQUES SHOW This entire Charleston trip was born at a cocktail party I hosted in my New York home, when two of my guests—the dynamic PR maven Lou Hammond, who divides her time between Charleston and New York, and talented interior designer Alex Papachristidis—connected.

When they discovered that Alex would be among the guest speakers at the 70th annual Charleston Antiques Show, the die was cast. We agreed to gather our friends and celebrate together in Charleston.

GLIDING THROUGH THE HAMPTONS B Y B R O O K E K E L LY THE HAMPTONS—THE SUMMER PLAYGROUND for New York’s elite—evokes images of picturesque beaches, beautiful weather, and a seemingly endless number of trendy fashion boutiques and restaurants. From the Rockefellers to the Kardashians, society’s most influential continue to flock to this preferred coastal getaway.

The Hamptons stretch from the quiet village of Quogue—characterized by its family-oriented atmosphere and classic shingle-style homes—all the way to the laidback beaches of Montauk, the preferred hangout of surfers and younger crowds alike. In between these two enclaves of opposite ends (and of opposite vibes) lay Southampton, Bridgehampton, and East Hampton. Here, we profile these five iconic towns—each with its own stereotypes and defining characteristics—that collectively come together to form the jewel of Long Island: the Hamptons.

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This page, clockwise from top left: A vintage postcard showing East Hampton’s main shopping street; view from the bar tables at Dockers Waterside restaurant in East Quogue; an old photo of a Jeep towing skiers in the Hamptons; the iconic Tate’s Bake Shop in Southampton; the Lobster Roll restaurant in Amagansett; the Quogue Field Club’s main clubhouse and putting green; the Candy Kitchen diner in Bridgehampton. Opposite page: A view of a beach in Montauk.

Ranking:

Where to stay:

Most overheard phrase:

Go-to pit stop:

Beach bod, courtesy of:

Signature drink:

Cultural institution:

Best time out on the town:

Notable personalities:

Restaurant of choice:

Quogue

Southampton

The Non-Hampton

The Classic Hampton

The Quogue Club at Hallock House ›

Friend’s Parents’ House

“Are you going to the dance

“Want to play at National

at the Quogue Field Club this Saturday?”

this weekend?” (golf understood)

The Quogue Market

‹ Tate’s Bake Shop

Jogging

Barry’s Bootcamp ›

‹ Mount Gay and Tonic on the rocks

Sea Breeze ›

The Quogue Library

Southampton Arts Center

‹ BBQing at the

Southampton

Quogue Beach Club

Social Club

Eli Manning and Michael J. Fox ›

‹ Calvin Klein and Tory Burch

Stone Creek Inn or Dockers Waterside

Red Bar

‹ Cockapoo

Golden Retriever ›

Mode of transport:

Biking

‹ Mercedes G-Class

Activity of choice:

‹ Tennis

Golf ›

Annual Benefit

Midsummer Night Drinks for God’s Love We Deliver and

for the Quogue Junior Theater Troupe

Parrish Art Museum’s Annual Midsummer Party

Best in show:

Event “must”:

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Bridgehampton

East Hampton

Montauk

The Bucolic Hampton

The Ritzy Hampton

The Laid-Back Hampton

‹ Topping Rose House

The Hedges Inn ›

Montauk Yacht Club

“I picked up some pies

“My family’s been members of the

“I’m renting in Montauk

from Round Swamp for tonight.”

Maidstone since 1891.”

Citarella

‹ Goldberg’s Famous Bagels

‹ Soul Cycle

Classes at Tracy Anderson studio

Pilates at Gurney’s

Rosé ›

‹ Southside

‹ Montauk Summer Ale

‹ The Candy Kitchen

Guild Hall

for the long weekend with friends.”

Gosman’s Retail Fish Market ›

Montauk Lighthouse ›

Sunset Fridays and Saturdays

Friday nights at

Sundays

at Wölffer’s Wine Stand (with live music)

Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett)

at the Surf Lodge

Jimmy Fallon (Sagaponack) and Madonna ›

Steven Spielberg and Katie Couric ›

Pierre’s

The Palm

Navy Beach

‹ French Bulldog

Yorkie

‹ Black Lab

Jeep ›

Porsche

Land Rover Defender ›

Wine-taste

Shop

‹ Surf

Ralph Lauren and Jimmy Buffet

‹ Super Saturday (Water Mill)

Guild Hall

Shark Attack Sounds

and The Hampton Classic

Summer Gala

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RESTORATION HARBOR

BY LESLIE LOCKE

IT MIGHT BE the best thing about Sag Harbor: anyone can drive a boat right up to the marina dock located in middle of town. This summer daydream is of course contingent on owning a boat—for those who do, and even for those who don’t, some of the best summer days can be spent jumping onto the dock of the Sag Harbor Marina and strolling down Main Street until one of the various eateries catches your eye. These staples of Sag Harbor remain year after year, but as it goes with the summertime surge of the Hamptons, there is always some turnover.

The most radical change between this summer and the last is the damage from the fire that tore through Sag Harbor’s Main Street this past December. The biggest blow came to Sag Harbor Cinema, which was left entirely destroyed aside from the famous neon sign. Many of the residents think back on that December day with awe, grateful for the surrounding communities that came to the rescue. The firefighters were working around the clock to put out the fire in deep snow, and they needed all the help they could get from volunteers who drove in from nearby towns.

The Art Deco theater will need to be entirely rebuilt—as of right now, it is an empty lot on an otherwise bustling street.

There are many valiant residents and enthusiasts who are stepping up to the plate to help fund the renovation. Billy Joel, a Sag Harbor resident, has already made a large contribution to help speed along the rebuilding process. So have Harvey Weinstein and Martin Scorsese.

Many other buildings along the street also sustained severe damage—such as Corner Closet, Collette Luxury Consignment, Brown Harris Stevens, and Henry Lehr.

Hamptons summer imports will be happy to hear that there have been huge strides in rebuilding. Some may even be back in business this summer. From how it looks now, there is no way to tell the adjoining shops sustained any damage at all.

The only remnant of the fire is the gaping hole where the reconstructed Sag Harbor Cinema will soon be.

Sag Harbor, the infamous “non-Hampton,” has been steadily on the rise in recent years with an increasing number of hot spots opening up that attract the regular Hamptonites.

Joey Wölffer, for example, has expanded from her famous

This page, clockwise from top left: A variety of stores on Sag Harbor’s Main Street; the Sag Harbor Cinema before the fire; a sunset from the Sag Harbor coastline; firefighters putting out the blaze on Main Street last December.

Opposite page: Sag Harbor Marina

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vineyard in Sagaponack, and has now taken a great interest in the town of Sag Harbor as she opened up the superb new restaurant Wölffer Kitchen last summer and her namesake clothing shop, Joey Wölffer, at the end of Main Street. It seems everything she touches becomes Hamptons-approved gold—many are anxious to see what she will venture into next.

Even outsiders have infiltrated what used to be a quaint East End town. The opening of Le Bilboquet may very well mark the end of Sag Harbor’s era of quaint naiveté. The Upper East Side staple has branched out with the help of Ronald Perelman and Philippe Delgrange. The warm wooded décor of the restaurant is the perfect vantage point to sip rosé and watch the boats roll in. (And don’t worry: the famous Cajun chicken is still on the menu.) To top off the seaside eatery, the owners have plans to turn a section of the restaurant into a late night locale, similar to what used to happen when dinners went late at the original location of Le Bilboquet in New York City. The opening of this Sag Harbor location has been long awaited—many thought it would open last summer, but alas here we are! Le Bilboquet is poised to be a Hamptons must-visit this summer—for those who can snag a reservation.

There are still a variety of classic venues in Sag Harbor that

keep the town’s charm intact even as big brands slide into place. Spots like Estia’s Little Kitchen keep the pretension in check with good food and seating only for those who are willing to get going before the weekend brunch rush—though I would stand in line any day for their blueberry buttermilk pancakes.

There is a strong argument to be had for anyone who implies that Sag Harbor is in fact just like every other glossy village out on the East End. Is Provisions all that different from Citarella? The staples of Hamptons life, such as starting off Saturday morning at The Golden Pear Cafe and being outfitted head-to-toe in Calypso linen are spotted everywhere in Sag Harbor. Sag Harbor’s specialties are still sprinkled around, but one has to look increasingly closer to find a contrast year after year .

Some are dismayed that Sag Harbor may be losing its original small-town charm with the influx of new establishments. The Hamptons, just like New York City, only has a certain amount of room. The only way to cement your place is to flourish, and that goes for all establishments, from houses to restaurants to boutiques. A suggestion to all: drive out, support the local shops, and hope that they are still there when we come out next Memorial Day Weekend. The constant progression is a part of all of our lives—even our rose-colored summer home bubbles. u

Opposite page, clockwise from top left: The American Hotel on a sunny day; a scallop appetizer with a glass of rosé at the new outpost of Le Bilboquet; Sag Harbor residents and visitors strolling down Main Street; veterans marching in the Sag Harbor Memorial Day Parade down Main Street with supporters lining the streets; the redecorated outdoor patio of Le Bilboquet, which beckons passersby to come in and enjoy a chilled glass of Chablis.

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THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST

BY ALE X TRAVER S AND LESLIE LOCKE

Chloe Sevigny and John

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Early enjoy the after party.

Clockwise from top left: Alex and Keytt Lundqvist enter the party; Julie Taymor, Salma Hayek and Miguel Arteta catch up; Loan Chabanol shows off her outfit. Lea Thompson mingles with other guests; Connie Britton and Carla Gugino smile for the camera; Frederique Van Der Wal and Valesca Guerrand-Hermes pose.

THE CINEMA SOCIETY’S AFTER PARTY FOR ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS’ “BEATRIZ AT DINNER”

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THE CINEMA SOCIETY hosted a hit party for the new movie

Beatriz at Dinner starring Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Chloe Sevigny, and John Early. All the stars were dressed in Gucci for the evening and the designer brand also helped host the event. The film is about a dinner party where cultures clash and conversational chaos ensues. The film is easy to relate to, as we have all been at dinner parties where we are seated next to someone we don’t enjoy talking to. One of the stars, Connie Britton, commented that she hosts dinner parties

all the time, though hers are much more fun than the movie — even though she doesn’t cook. She explains that the only thing she provides is alcohol and a fabulous time.

Drinks were shared at rooftop bar Mr. Purple with Tim Martell on DJ duty. Other notables who came out: François-Henri Pinault, Gina Gershon, Carla Gugino, Sebastian Gutierrez, Michael Cera, Abbi Jacobson, Alia Shawkat, Scott Adsit, Lea Thompson, Julie Taymor, Mozhan Marno, Sarita Choudhury, Kathleen Turner, and many more.

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▲ THE CFDA FASHION AWARDS

▼ THE FRICK COLLECTION’S SPRING GARDEN PARTY

EACH JUNE the best and brightest designers are honored at the CDFA Fashion Awards, and this continues to be highest award in the fashion industry. The event brings together the international fashion community each year. Kate Bosworth, Di Mondo, Ashley Benson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, and award winner Raf Simons of Calvin Klein were all seen on the red carpet. A wide variety of fashion was seen as stars arrived.

The outrageous and the classic were all in tune with the event’s fashion focus, although awards were also given out for journalism, creative vision, personal style, and lifetime achievement.

IT WAS AN EVENING full of florals, cocktails, and jazz in the Fifth Avenue Garden of the Frick Collection. This yearly event is the only time this beautiful garden is open for use, and the guests took full advantage of it as they weaved back and forth between the beautiful interior collections and the perfectly groomed garden. This years Spring Garden Party theme, named The Triumph of Flora, was inspired by the museum’s new exhibition “Fired by Passion: Masterpieces of Du Paquier Porcelain from the Sullivan Collection.” The collection consists of 40 stunning pieces of delicate porcelain.

Left to right: Davide Stefanacci and Ronnie West; Toby and Larry Milstein mingle; a guest at the Frick’s Spring Garden Party; Amory McAndrew and Elizabeth Kurpis pose together.

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Sasha Lane pose together.

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Left to right: Di Mondo ruffles his

Clockwise from top left: Dr. Andrew Feldman and Tara Westwood enjoy the party; Javier Bardem and Brenton Thwaites greet the crowd; Malan Breton and Kiera Chaplin chat; Orlando Bloom; Jeff Petriello, Danielle Snyder and Timo Weiland reunite; Tabitha Simmons enters.

THE CINEMA SOCIETY’S AFTER PARTY FOR “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES”

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THE CINEMA SOCIETY hosted a star-studded event with

Remy Martin and Frederique Constant for the new Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell no Tales. Stars of the film, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites and Orlando Bloom were all in attendance. The exclusive after party took place at the downtown restaurant Chef’s Club. The party took place after the screening at the Crosby Hotel, which was also hosted by The Cinema Society. The guests sipped Remy Martin cocktails with themed names to fit the film—some were names Pirates Potion, Trident

of Poseidon, and Salazar’s Spirit. Though Johnny Depp was notably absent, his costars continually mentioned him with admiration. Both Javier Barden and Brenton Thwaites mentioned on set stories of how incredible Depp was during filming, though Bardem admits he believes his children are still too young to be able to see the film despite Depp’s perfect comic relief to a relatively scary film. Though the affair was rather intimate, also amongst the crowd were Kiera Chaplin, Malan Breton, and Kathleen Turner. u J U LY 2 0 1 7 1 2 7

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THOUGHTS FROM RIC RIVERA (AKA 5-0) (started work at the Clarke Cooke House 5/23/1977) ON SAILING & SAILORS: • They’re more health and fitness conscious.

• They’re as competitive as ever.

(I believe)—the ‘evolution’ of sailing picked up speed in ’83 when the Cup went to Australia (for a visit—ha!). Newport’s harbor opened up to more sailing regattas and boating events.

For example, when The Volvo has a stopover here or the AC45s are in port for a world series, it’s more inclusive for spectators and enthusiasts. The Newport to Bermuda race (on even years) is still one of the best reunions ever, and when the 12 Metres show up in September, everyone crewing is 26 years old again.

My most outrageous sailor story?—“I’m a bartender, I can’t reveal that!”

AFTER 40 YEARS, WHAT IS STILL CHARMING: • With the water, history, and beauty of Newport giving me the serenity—the hustle, bustle, chaos, and spontaneity of the summer, and, more specifically, the Cooke House give me my pulse. Every day is like my first day at work, no two are alike. The Newport Summer is really something to take advantage of.

• The boss is due back from Bermuda any minute with the America’s Cup results and scuttlebutt. Always exciting!

• This is the best job in the best place. Where else could you greet, meet, and serve people like Ted Turner and Dennis Conner, and listen to Brad Butterworth’s jokes and Bruno Trouble’s English... and put a beer in front of Jimmy Spithill?

Sometimes all in one day!

• One of the most gratifying things to me is watching the next generation coming in the front door. If they have a Mount Gay, Dark & Stormy, or even a “Kialoa,” something has been passed on.

Tradition continues. —Ric Rivera Above: William Heydt’s watercolor original of Ric Rivera from his book, Newportant People. Below, left to right: Ric Rivera stationary; a photo of Ric Rivera at Skybar in Newport’s Clarke Cooke House.

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• The Cooke House Crew will be singing “God Bless America” in a few days. Then it’s the Candy Store Cup in July and everything else in between. It just doesn’t stop.

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