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THE QUEST 400

Mrs. Astor began the 400 list of the best in society

over a century ago. We carry on the tradition, with both familiar and fresh names.

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THE THRILL OF THE GRAND BAL

To most Americans, they were

special formal occasions. But these extravagant events often ruled over society, projecting images of power and wealth.

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A CAUSE FOR HOPE

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The Hope Funds for Cancer Research marks advances in

science with a white-tie gala at The Breakers, in Newport. by DanIel caPPello

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THE PETER DUCHIN STORY

A conversation with the musical talent

who—as a pianist and bandleader—continues to make himself and those around him happy, on and off the dance floor.

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THREE CHEERS FOR SOCIETY’S BEST CLUBS

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SOCIAL DIARY

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HARRY BENSON

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FOOD & LIFESTYLE

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SOCIAL CALENDAR

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YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST

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SNAPSHOT

Remembering Barbara Hutton and her role in society. by DavID PaTrIck columbIa Standing on the shore with Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in 1966.

Our columnist demands satisfaction, however he can get it.

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Celebrating lobster salad, a sterling staple of fine summer dining. by alex hITz

How to have a grand time in Tuscany with Mita Corsini Bland.

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Mustique honors its heritage to become the destination for the discerning. by elIzabeTh QuInn brown The list that started it all: a reprinting of the names and luminaries on Quest’s first “400” list.

A comprehensive list of the best social gatherings and galas going on this summer.

Remembering young parties of the past, as we revel in a trove of old pictures.

Brushing elbows with the PYTs of the city.

Porfirio Rubirosa, fondly remembered as “Robin Hood.”

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EDITOR’S LETTER

The social chroniclers who celebrated—and saw through— high society. From left: Tom Wolfe; one of Jane Stanton Hitchcock’s novels; and Edith Wharton.

SOCIETY IS NOTHING without its chroniclers. If the rest of the world never glimpsed inside the enclave, people wouldn’t know what they were supposed to be missing. To wit: the 400 list—and its connotations of what it means to be part of New York’s elite—arose from the interest Ward McAllister created surrounding Mrs. Astor’s party. Having the guests’ names printed in the newspaper generated a concrete standard of who was considered part of the American aristocracy. And when one of these members of the noblesse turns their critical pen to their peers, we all win.

Wharton, Capote, and Wolfe are just a few of the names that gave the public at large a thorough understanding of what happens in the private lives of the wealthy and powerful. Another such a chronicler appears on page 26. Peeking out from a photo from ’87 is a young woman who had lived her life on the inside of high society, her bright eyes taking in the customs of her contemporaries, then used them to write fantastic stories about her generation’s 400. Jane Stanton Hitchcock weaves true anecdotes into her novels about high society, and the (dubiosly) self-proclaimed wallflower used everything she knew about what really happens in the lives of the social set. Injecting murder into her tales, she turned social backstabbing into actual deaths that fellow social scribe Dominick Dunne said “kept him up at night.”

This issue also features Quest’s—and all of New York’s— own chronicler: David Patrick Columbia. With anectodes 20 QUEST

from the strictest social arbiters, the greatest grande dames, and the steepest of falls from grace, he recounts stories about the Who’s Who of cultural and philanthropic society. As creator of New York Social Diary, he sees all while being most famous for his discretion.

Thank you, David, for giving the people what they want! u

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ON THE COVER: Surrounded by young men, American debutant Katherine Mortimer (center left) sits next to an unidentified young woman and checks her make-up in a compact at a ball in New York City, late October, 1940. Photographed by Bert Morgan for Morgan Collection/Getty Images.

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Barbara Hutton, as featured on the cover of Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists (1920–1960) by Thierry Coudert (Rizzoli).

MID-SUMMER DAZE. Quest’s “400” list, which is always published in the August issue, is very good for stirring up memories full of characters that are as at home in a novel as in a biography. We can leave memoirs out of it (unless the writer is especially clever and witty) because most of us are less than frank when it comes to “the story.”

This year, we’re publishing the original pages of Quest’s “400” list, which are from 20 years ago. Working on copy for the project, I was repeatedly reminded of the great changes not so much to Quest’s “400” list itself but to our society in general. I was surprised into recalling that, two decades ago, many of the leaders in what could be called “society” in New York were older than 60 and yet very much a part of the day-to-day life in the city.

They were active in its social life and philanthropies.

In 1995, the country was starting to emerge as “younger,” with a younger new president (Bill Clinton) as well as the energy of the cyber-technologies. Finally, the cell phone has become the great equalizer and concomitantly the greatest distraction in human society today. All of this seems impossible to comprehend but seemingly obvious at the same time.

Looking back, as we’ve done, I can now see that

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our original list was inadvertently defining the end of an era that began more than a century ago with rise of Caroline Astor—a.k.a. the Mrs. Astor—and her Fifth Avenue ballroom.

Society’s reverie. I love this photograph of the 27-year-old Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, which was taken by Bert Morgan in Palm Beach in the winter of 1940. Defiant, blasé, and with an arrogance that is really only achievable of someone with a stoned gaze or a gaze of stone: look at the eyes. The face is that of the world’s most famous fiveand-dime heiress. When she reached majority, eight years before this photo was taken, her net worth was, in today’s dollars, more than $2 billion.

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She had her great inheritance, but she was also the five-year-old child of a mother who committed suicide in the Plaza Hotel. It was the girl who discovered her mother’s body in the suite they shared.

The child’s way of life automatically turned into temporary relationships in temporary homes of relatives near and distant. She continued to repeat that pattern for the rest of her life right up until her death in 1979, when she was alone, once again, in a hotel room (like her mother) at the age of 66 in Beverly Hills.

I like the photo particularly as a cover for the book Café Society; Socialites, Patrons, and Artists (1920– 1960) by Thierry Coudert (Rizzoli) because of the presumed at-

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titude on the young woman’s face: the defiance, arrogance, etc. Because, in all likelihood, the woman behind that face and that expression lived in an elaborate cocoon of self-protection that was greatly enhanced to the point of make-believe by her material, if not her spiritual, wealth.

Anyone with half a brain would feel sorry for Barbara Hutton, or a sense of empathy. She was already known to the public as “poor little rich girl” by the time she inherited her fortune, and she and Doris Duke (a contemporary and friend) were known as the richest girls in the world.

This was American society the mid-20th century, 50 years before our Quest created a “400” list. The very young

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Barbara was dazzling the world with her extravagance.

She was already a major customer of Jules Glaenzer, who was Cartier’s most successful salesman. As frivolous as she might seem when examining her spending and her marriages (she would be married and divorced four or five times), Barbara was a connoisseur when it came to her jewels.

Although she was still legally married (but separated) from Count Kurt von Reventlow, there was a new man in her life when this photo was taken: Robert Sweeny, Jr., an Oxford graduate and investment banker who had been a British amateur golf champion. Sweeny was very handsome, was said to be a great lover, and (unlike most

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of the men on the make in Hutton’s life) he was personally wealthy. He came from an American fortune started by his grandfather in Spokane, Washington. Because of the financials (he wasn’t a fortune hunter) and because they were the same age, it was assumed that he would be husband number three.

That was not to be. Not long after this picture was taken, Barbara made a trip to the West Coast. The war had begun in Europe. She was finally 26 QUEST

free of her second husband, von Reventlow. She had an estate in London called Winfield House (which she would later donate to the U.S. Government to serve as the American ambassador’s residence). On the advice of the then American ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, she decided to close up the house and put everything in storage and return to the United States. With her young son Lance Reventlow, she took up residence in Los Angeles, where she rented the

mansion of silent screen comedian Buster Keaton.

It was there that she met an actor, a young star on his way to legend. His name was Cary Grant. This was around the same time that she stopped seeing Sweeny and it was said that he received a gift of $350,000 (or several millions in today’s dollars). True or false, the “payoff” became one of Barbara Hutton’s signature embellishments. (Her jewels were another.) It was what the late John Galliher—

who knew her well—referred to as “inconsequential generosity” which she practiced frequently in her life.

Barbara Hutton had become a household name like the “poor little rich girl” phrase. She was famous for her money and her marriages.

And to those who knew her, she became famous for her generosity. It was not unlike her to casually gift a friend or acquaintance with a beautiful (and valuable) piece of jewelry they had just admired. She

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A was also known for her natural kindness. The image that remains is that of the small child who found her mother’s corpse, alone in the world.

What could possibly be a recovery from such pain other than an eternal ache?

Barbara Hutton died in 1979 in her 67th year of a heart attack in her room at the Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills. Her son and only child had died seven years before in a plane crash at the age of 36.

The great fortune created by her father, F.W. Woolworth, had increased spectacularly by investments managed by her father, Franklyn Hutton (brother of E.F. Hutton). But it was gone. She was close to

broke and it was reported that she had only $3,000 in the bank. She’s spent it and gave it all away. This was society’s “poor little rich girl.” This was the girl on the book cover with the title Café Society. This was, in a very real way, where it went. Lost in translation. In some ways, it must have been a relief for her to be rid of it all.

Meanwhile, across the sea over in London, Nicky Hilton (sister of Paris Hilton) got married in a ceremony attended by her family, her friends, his family, his friends, and their parents’ friends in the gardens at Kensington Palace—the very same Kensington Palace where Prince William and Princess Kate re-

side. Princess Margaret lived there and so did Princess Diana when she was bringing up her boys. It was also home to Prince and Princess Michael and probably others I haven’t heard of.

But as a measure of the times, you can even hire a royal palace for weddings and receptions these days. A lot of the stately halls of England now offer the same to the hoi polloi who have the jack. It pays the bills, after all, and even a prince (or duke) has gotta eat. The great Blenheim Palace, which was built in the 17th century as a gift to a war hero named Winston Churchill by another Queen Anne, is for hire for weddings

(and has been for years). They have special facilities for these things—palatial, too. No, you’re not going to relieve yourself in some loo belonging to a prince or princess.

But you’ll be very comfortable. Everything is first-class.

I should say.

The bride. I’ve known Nicky and Paris since they were early teenagers. When I say, “I’ve known,” I should add that I don’t recall ever having had a conversation with either. They always seemed very shy, believe it or not, and I tended to assume it was possibly a drag for them to have to talk to an old man. Bored stiff. I get it.

Their parents, however, are very conversational, easily ac-

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cessible, and very low-key, as they are welcoming.

I was there when the girls first came on the scene. It was out East in the summer and it was close to 20 years ago, amazingly. There was a lot of talk about these two young girls by the name of Hilton: out late, after hours in the clubs of Southampton, having their picture taken and appearing in the columns. Talk is good, especially if “mama” knows where you are. And that’s what you want. I can assure you: Kathy Hilton knew what she needed to know about her daughters From there, they grew up and developed the phenomenally peculiar career of reality T.V. I know they weren’t on Reality T.V., per se, but where would that have been without 30 QUEST

the Hiltons? Seriously. Yes, it looks like so much folderol but, as I have pointed out before about them, they are from Hollywood. Well, Beverly Hills. Same difference. Hollywood is the home of stars. And those two girls became stars.

They became a highly financially and successful venture in the public arena called entertainment. In fact, where would even the Kardashians be if it hadn’t been for the Hiltons? Sounds almost silly to even be interested enough to ask the question, but we’re talking about a business product that results in an eight- or nine- or even 10-figure annual gross. That’s a successful business in America, or anywhere else on this planet. I watched that happen and I didn’t even know what I was looking at.

I’ll guess a lot of Americans didn’t know either.

I was thinking about all of this while perusing the pieces in the Daily Mail, which is edited by the great gentleman and editor Geordie Greig. Geordie actually worked for Quest in the early 1990s. The Daily Mail is the greatest tabloid in the world: cheap and tawdry, scary and shocking, horrible and repulsive, and often curiously informative. I don’t like a lot of the aforementioned and tend to look away, but it does get you wondering.

Their coverage of the wedding was predictable—a kind of intellectual marriage for the paper and for the family, if I may. Both parties knew what they could do for the other.

The Hiltons’ talent is a kind of genius for marketing. For

us (the audience) it’s mindless, it’s pretty, it’s harmless, and it’s a respite from the chaos surrounding us.

Yes, it’s about the very rich and that can rile more than a few of us who are starving out there or even just not close to fat city. But it’s box office, and that’s Show Business.

That again, I believe is the “mama.” Gypsy Rose Lee’s immortal fable about growing up in Show Business is a tragic tale. She suffered at the hands of that “mama.” But this one is different. She’s a good one.

Those Hilton daughters are under her wing and she’s got the wisdom for looking after them. You can see it on her face. Papa, too. He’s right there in it as well.

Hilton has been a famous name in America for three

D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A quarters of a century, shocking as that sounds time-wise.

Great-grandpa Conrad Hilton built that hotel chain, married Zsa Zsa Gabor and lived like a king in Hollywood (Beverly Hills). Great-uncle Nicky Hilton in the next generation married Elizabeth Taylor when she was 18 years old and MGM made a movie (very) suggested by it called Father Of The Bride starring the actual bride. And then there was Barron Hilton, the grandfather billionaire businessman, and now it’s Paris and Nicky.

Grown up and separate.

Seriously, that’s three generations. It’s just interesting, family dynamics–wise. And now there’s the fourth: Nicky

(who actually was married very briefly 11 years ago to Todd Meister, a New York guy and family friend, in Las Vegas at some simple little spot). It sounded like a lark when I heard about it, even a joke then. Soon after, it was annulled. No hard feelings.

I saw Todd out with his girlfriend at Sette Mezzo on the Saturday night of the wedding in London, about the same hour Nicky was ending her first day as Mrs. Rothschild on the other side of the Atlantic.

I don’t know Mr. Rothschild since I never met him.

But he has a pleasant face, as does his wife, so I’ll go with that. The night before, the pre-wedding dinner was

held at Spencer House on St. James’s Place. The Georgian mansion overlooking Green Park was built in the mid18th century for the first Earl Spencer, an ancestor of Princess Diana. Its current owner is Diana’s brother Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer (who lives a good part of life in Pacific Palisades).

The following day, the wedding and dinner took place at Kensington Palace.

The entire occasion, one guest reported, was “beautiful” and “exciting.” There were quite a few New Yorkers in the crowd including Hilary Geary and Wilbur Ross and Peggy Siegal, the ultra-chic film flack who was dressed in

her diamonds and her pearls.

Also, Alex Hitz, George Farias, Bettina Zilkha, Anne Hearst and Jay McInerney, and Anne’s daughter, Amanda Hearst. Plus, Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky. There were probably many others on the list.

Weddings are especially fun when you’re young. After a while for older (or old) men they can be “Zzz.” This one was probably fun though.

Kathy and Rick do that for their friends.

Meanwhile back in ole Manhattan: On a very hot Wednesday, I went down to Michael’s to lunch with Kitty Kelley who was up from our nation’s capital to take in

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A some Broadway shows. She planned to catch the matinée of An American In Paris. Michael’s was full. Two international architectural masters (Norman Robert Foster and Robert A.M. Stern) were lunching, as were literary and media agent Rob Weisbach and A.J. Jacobs.

A.J., if you didn’t know, is a writer and humorist who muses about reality with a different spin. His book The Know-It-All is self-described as “One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World.” Another, My Life As An Experiment, he describes as “One Man’s Humble Quest to Improve Himself.” Then there is Drop

Dead Healthy, in which he quests for bodily perfection.

For example, he first wrote a book called The Year Of Living Biblically in which he lived

by The Word. Born into a Jewish family but brought up in the modern world, he grew up with a much lighter religious heritage than his forebears. In his book, he followed the Bible to the letter including practicing some of the ancient beliefs that can seem absurd (and even funny, out of context) in the 21st century. The result of his “study” was often very funny, or stunningly different, but without the actual intention. The unintentional result was that, for the first time in his life, he began practicing his

birth religion seriously.

I met A.J. several years ago through a mutual friend. I was struck by the humor (and irony) in his literary pursuits but also by the actual humility with which he approaches his subjects.

He’s working on a new project on genealogy. You might have read about it in the New York Times a couple of months ago when he was organizing a “global family reunion.” It’s his version of “The Family Of Man,” in which we are all related. That doesn’t sound so farfetched if you think about it. Or at least not too farfetched. And amusing, too. For example, in his research he found that he

and George W. Bush (“41”) are related 21 times through marriage, and on interlocking family trees. So, he can say, according to his definition, that they are “cousins.” Same with Ludacris and Danielle Radcliffe, and probably even me, though I haven’t asked him.

A.J. Jacobs is an authentic seeker of Wisdom and Truth.

There is something about his work that makes you smile, maybe makes you laugh, often makes you feel good, and yet is quite serious and even uplifting in this modern world of what often seems like unlimited chaos.

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the essence of a good guy, with a subliminal message of goodness for all of us (at least some of the time). Of course, he’s also, like any great humorist, very serious.

He hosted his Global Family reunion here in New York last June 6 at the New York Hall of Science on the old World’s Fair grounds in Queens. There were speeches by Henry Louis Gates, Dr. Oz, and Andy Borowitz with entertainment

by David Blaine, Paul Williams, and Sister Sledge. There was even a video message from Bush. And it was a party, and a fundraiser to benefit research for Alzheimer’s. There were games and lots of food, too.

Visit his website at ajjacobs. com and see what I mean. You gotta love him.

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Meanwhile, over in Paris, during their Fashion Week, Judy Price was there with her National Jewelry Institute. The NJI and the Parson School of Design were celebrating their first annual “Fine Arts of High Jewelry and Timepieces” awards at Le Bristol Paris.

The best single creation from each new jewelry and timepiece collection was rec-

ognized by a prominent jury of experts, including Joel Towers (dean of Parsons School of Design), Aymeric Zublana (president of the Academie des Beaux Arts and Institute du France), Vincent Meylan (noted author and historian), Ben Clymer (founder of Hodinkee), and Catherine Pegard (president of the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles).

Each individual creation from the 39 brands was awarded a certificate by the jury in recognition of the design, creativity, and innovation. The awards were conceived not as a competition between brands but, rather, a celebration of the creativity that each house has to offer. This initiative was born of the partnership between the National Jewelry Institute and the Parsons

School of Design with the aim to promote high jewelry and timepieces as decorative arts.

The following evening, the leading houses were then honored at a gala dinner for 200 at the Musée du Louvre.

The gala evening was hosted

by Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark with Judy Price and Joel Towers. Eric Frechon, the three–Michelin Star chef at Le Bristol Paris, prepared an amazing meal.

The great thing about this time of year for this writer is getting in some time to read.

I’m still caught up in Amanda Foreman’s compelling and encyclopedic account of the Civil War in her A World On Fire.

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over ‘Chips’: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon, with entries that run between 1934 and 1958 (when he died at age 61). This, too, had an “I was there”–type war commentary. In Channon’s case, it was World War II. Known everywhere as “Chips,” Sir Henry Channon was a social gadfly who got around as few ever do. He really did know a lot of the figures of history, many of whom are portrayed in his entries. It was a completely different world in London, which its leading citizens self-regarded as far superior to New York.

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imagined that Hitler would turn out to be the monster that he was. There were more than a few who had an inkling, but they were shouted down by those who admired the business of it all. This group included a lot of Americans, for the same reasons. Like much of the rest of the world of finance and politics, they were impressed with his ability to regenerate Germany after World War I, after its grave defeat by the Allies. Channon’s description of attending the 1936 Olympics and seeing Hitler in the coliseum portrays as much.

Then, later on in the day, it continued when Channon was a guest of Hermann Göring

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at a great reception that had whiff of France 1792 about it.

Yet, he was impressed. Never until Hitler started dropping bombs on London night after night did the British really get the picture.

Then there are Channon’s snapshot portraits of the social world of the post-Edwardians, of the power center, of the aristocrats—some still living in almost shocking splendor at the end of empire. Theses portrayals, which their subjects were not aware of even in the slightest, are mesmerizing observations of men and power.

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A in the House of Commons, where Channon was an MP: 2 July, 1951 I watched Winston [Churchill] today, with his hand to his ear, listening to a fellow MP in the Division Lobby. He has this trick of pretending to be deafer than he is, when he wants to shed a bore, or protect himself from importunities.

25 April, 1952 Winston was yesterday given the Garter by the Queen at Windsor. What a romantic picture—the aged Prime Minister kneeling at the feet of the young Queen: like Melbourne and Queen Victoria. What a scene, one day, for a painted window or fresco.

8 May, 1952 The England I wooed and won and love still, is dying;

thus I am determined to enjoy what remains to me of it and of life here: the few declining years, the few rapidly diminishing thousands of pounds; if I survive the collapse of the country or of my person fortune, I shall slip off to some remote part of sun-lit California to die—on my American income, so far untouched, or rather unimpaired.

— ‘Chips’: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon Back in New York. On a noticeably cooler (thankfully) evening over at MoMA, the Cinema Society hosted a special screening of Irrational Man, Woody Allen’s latest film starring Parker Posey and Joaquin Phoenix.

I avoid reviewing films but our colleague Liz Smith was there and devoted a Friday

column to her review. It wasn’t a rave but that was okay with her and it would be O.K. with me. I love Woody Allen’s films.

Not necessarily each specific film, but mainly I love his approach, which is rather like a prolific novelist’s approach to his work. Keep doing it.

I don’t know of another filmmaker—alive or dead— who can match the volume of his output. And for every one that didn’t work, there is another that leaves you with memories that come to mind simply on hearing the title. Furthermore, your memory can provide the ones that made you laugh and still make you laugh out loud when you think of it.

This one’s about a tormented philosophy professor who finds a will to live when he commits an existential act.

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Classic Country Farmhouse

- Gated drive to over five perfectly landscaped acres along one of Bedford’s quiet rural roads. Impeccably detailed and beautifully appointed spaces. Detailed millwork, raised wood paneling, crown molding, wonderful ceiling height, antique wideboard Heart Pine floors, French doors and four fireplaces. Master Suite with Fireplace. Four addditional Bedrooms. Wine Cellar. Sparkling Swimming Pool. 20’x 46’ Three-Story Barn with parking for six cars and accessory dwelling. Perfection! $2,995,000

18 Estate Acres - Located on The Narrows Road—one of Bedford’s finest estate areas. Stunning Brick Country House with an elegant interior.

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Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in 1966.

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H A R RY B E N S O N

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh.

To me, he was the best-dressed man in the world, with the possible exception of the flamboyantly attired former King Edward VIII, HRH the Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor.

I’ve always said that men’s magazines should emulate Prince Philip in their “how a man should dress for success” issues. Truly, men need look no further for guidance on how to look dapper.

His clothes were from Savile Row. He instinctively knew what to wear to be the best-dressed person in the room without drawing attention to himself. You would never see him with a baseball cap worn backwards on his head or jacket and trousers looking as if they had been shrunk in the washing machine.

Traveling with the Prince on several royal tours (including this one in 1966, the Caribbean tour of the British Commonwealth countries) it is hard to even imagine their grueling tour schedule. It included appearances by the Royals in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago , Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua, Nevis, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. The list in itself is staggering. And yet, the Queen and her Prince were impeccably turned out on every occasion.

It was always discussed among the accompanying press how much the Prince was an asset to his wife, Queen Elizabeth II. His name would be mentioned in a very respectful way—how he helped the Queen through long hours of standing and the endless duty of shaking hands with dignitaries from the myriad of countries they visited.

On this particular trip, Prince Philip played polo with Prince Charles, rode the rapids with Prince Charles and Princess Anne, rode in parades in the Queen’s honor, and was always right behind the Queen to support her in every way.

The photograph here, taken on the tour in 1966, was one of the only quiet photographs (and one I particularly like). Prince Philip stepped away from his entourage and stood quietly enjoying the serene beauty of his surroundings. A rare quiet moment before the next whirlwind. u AUGUST 2015 77

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EN GARDE

THERE IS AN ENGLISH writer who is going around telling all and sundry that I made a pass at his wife. Now English men are known not to get too excited about such matters, but in this case the man is simply showing off. I can’t 78 QUEST

for the life of me think what else this is all about, because I have never met his wife, or if I have, I have certainly never made the slightest pass at her. Although this is not very gallant on my part, when I was informed what that creep was go-

ing around accusing me of, I asked what the wife looked like. “Not someone you’d actually make a pass at,” was the kindest of judgments.

Never mind. The reason I write about this individual, who has never had the

This page: Aleksandr Pushkin, who died as the result of a duel; Touché: The Duel in Literature by John Leigh; Ridley Scott’s The Duelists with Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine. Opposite page: The author would demand satisfaction by duel if the practice were still in vogue.

courage to come up to me with his complaint, is because at an earlier age I would not be crying foul in this august journal. I would have challenged him to a duel, he would have had the choice of weapons, and I would most likely have knee-capped him or run him through the shoulder, allowing him to live out the rest of his days in painful awareness that one should get their facts right before going around blackening men’s names. Alas, those days —or dawns, rather—are long gone. Mind you, it could also go the other way round.

It could be the poor little Greek boy who ended up dead, but judging from what would happen in a fight today, I think I’d be the favorite 200 years ago.

A duel came to mind because of this crybaby’s whining, but it also has to do with a new book called Touché: The Duel in Literature by John Leigh. Duels among writers come in very handy. They have an opening, a dramatic middle, and a conclusive finish. Novelists love duels. I believe it was Joseph Conrad who wrote a short story on which that wonderful Ridley Scott film The Duelists was based.

Harvey Keitel was simply terrific in portraying a crazed French officer who kept challenging a fellow captain in the Napoleonic Guard until he got his comeuppance. Leigh writes that the first duel was between Achilles and Hector, the noblest Greek versus the noblest Trojan. Neither of them were writers, that is for sure, but what the hell, all warriors are writers, at least in my book. Aleksandr Pushkin, of

course, the greatest poet ever, died in a duel provoked by him against a French officer serving in the Tsar’s army, over the latter’s flirting with the poet’s beautiful wife. Pushkin was mistaken. Danthes married Pushkin’s wife’s sister trying to avoid a duel, but still, Pushkin persisted.

They used to say he was as jealous as Othello and twice as dark. The Frenchman shot first and aimed low, but hit the poet’s leg, severing an artery and Russia’s greatest died a painful death three days later.

Danthes lived until the early part of the 20th century.

Louis XIV, the Sun King, tried to suppress dueling but honor back then took precedence. The good thing about dueling was that it forced men to have impeccable manners. One slip and the rude one would find himself up early the next morning facing the man he’d insulted. In Malta, things went a bit far.

Because of the island being the base of the Knights of Templar, a man who had avoided a challenge would be imprisoned for life, the first five years being confined to a Maltese dungeon without any light.

Not many avoided a challenge. Leigh writes that Ezra Pound challenged the poet Lascelles Abercrombie to a duel, the weapons being unsold copies of their work to be thrown against each other.

That was obviously a joke, but Marcel Proust, months before his death in 1922 challenged a drunken youngster who had made fun of him for wearing a bowler hat and a shawl in a nightclub. The challenge

was not accepted and just as well.

The author writes that the last literary duel to take place was between the Southern gentleman poet Allan Tate and the critic Karl Shapiro in 1948. Shapiro chickened out, I believe, claiming dueling was illegal. I was always under the impression that the last duel was the one between the Marquis de Cuevas of ballet fame and the great choreographer and dancer Serge Lifar. It took place in the Bois de Boulogne in the very early Fifties. The two men, both gay, circled each other thrusting at times, until finally Lifar scratched the Marquis in the wrist and they both threw themselves in each others arms bursting into tears. The newspapers had a field day. No one was charged as there was no damage.

Most of Leigh’s duels are between fictional characters. For example, Bolingbroke and Mowbray in Shakespeare¹s Richard II. In Sheridan’s The Rivals, Jack Absolute dueled Sir Lucius O’Trigger. And, of course, in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the aging roué Vicomte de Valmont perished from the thrust of the young chevalier Danceny. When thinking clearly, I suppose a duel is a bit too much. Killing a man over a remark must be the greatest waste ever. Still, the fear of a duel concentrates the mind and stops people like the Englishman who is bad-mouthing me from showing off and whining like a child. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com.

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LOBSTER SALAD RÉMOULADE,

AND OTHER STORIES

BY ALEX HITZ EXPERTS AND PUNDITS OPINE that the Lobster Salad from

Hamptons’ commissary Loaves and Fishes is an economic bellwether. North of $100 per pound says stock markets are bullish, south signifies bear time. The message is clear either way: Lobster Salad means luxury.

Although lobster is no longer the delicacy it once was—I’m talking Diamond Jim Brady days at Delmonico’s when crustaceans were as exotic as antelope meatloaf might be today—it’s still really special. This one so much more to me because of the sensational sauce rémoulade: a French herb-mayonnaise with capers and a touch of anchovy. Auguste Escoffier, the guru of French cuisine, served rémoulade when he and César Ritz created the standard we know today as luxury dining at Ritz’s hotels in Paris and other grand-tour cities, but it was late 19th-century Louisiana that made rémoulade a household word. In the culinary crucible that New Orleans is, and always was, cold seafood is rarely served without it. Take that, sauce tartare!

See? It’s just perfect for that hot August day with chilled Mumm Champagne, crisp Bibb greens and crusty bread, or summer corn on the cob. Here’s another secret “family” recipe: just slip it onto these sensational Derby plates, discontinued circa 1805, and combine a bit of smashing silver like this Beaux-Arts champagne cooler and my grandmother’s beaded service plates from Tiffany’s, ’natch. Then add a few heirloom Madeira linens and those forever-discontinued Baccarat “tulip” wine glasses— wedding presents to my mother and father that somehow stayed intact when the marriage did not—and—presto! You’ll have one helluva surefire over-the-top lunch. An added bonus: You will not—I repeat, will not—have spent anything close to $100 per pound, although it’ll certainly look like you did. u Perfect any August menu with Alex Hitz’s Lobster Salad, made with a special component: his homemade Rémoulade Sauce. Here, Alex elevates the elegance by serving on heirloom Derby plates and Tiffany & Co. silver.

Below: Alex’s recipes for Lobster Salad and Rémoulade Sauce.

LOBST

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the “Citadel” façade of Delmonico’s at 2 South Williams Street.

RÉMOULADE SAUCE

Yield: A little more than 1 cup Ingredients: • • • • • • • • •

¾ cup mayonnaise, preferably homemade ¼ cup crème fraîche 1 clove minced garlic 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard ¾ teaspoon dry mustard 1 tablespoon finely minced Italian parsley 1 teaspoon dried tarragon 1 teaspoon anchovy paste 1 ½ teaspoons chopped capers

Preparation: • In a small mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (preferably overnight), and serve.

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FROM POLKA DOTS and patterned prints to shiny metallics and natural cane, fashion is all about mixing and matching this month. Whether setting sail on a final vacation sunset or packing your bags for a little pre-fall getaway, we have some perfect resort spots to get away from it all, not to mention the diamonds, gems, and shiny new wheels to take along for the ride.

She’ll truly be mesmerized by Harry Winston’s Premier Hypnotic Star automatic timepiece in white gold, diamonds, black spinels, and ruby. Price upon request. Harry Winston: 718 Fifth Ave. or 800.988.4110.

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Go for pavé all the way in Stuart Weitzman’s Pavé Nudist heel with black and white polka-dot Swarovski crystal design. $2,735. Stuart Weitzman: 118 Spring St., 212.226.3440.

Hellessy has perfected classic looks in modern silhouettes, like this gathered neck blouse with side drape ($880) and ankle-zip tuxedo leggings ($650).

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LEDGEWOOD ON THE HUDSON

Hyde Park | $5,575,000 | Set amid the grand historic mansions along the Hudson River, this one-of-a kind estate is steeped in American history.

Graced with all the grandeur of a bygone era, this passionately, fully-restored mansion exudes both sophistication and comfort while showcasing spectacular Hudson River views from all the principal rooms. Grand yet immensely inviting, the main residence offers 7 bedrooms, 7 baths and formal dining and living rooms that flow out to a stone terrace and extensive decking – the perfect venue for entertaining or simply relaxing and enjoying the blissful river views. Additional highlights include a fabulous kitchen designed to accommodate events of all proportions, a richly-paneled presidential library that serves as a focal point of the home and a garden level game room and den. A pool and hot tub is adjacent to the pool house featuring a kitchenette and a bedroom suite for guests or staff. A newly resurfaced lighted tennis court adds to the spectacular 9-acre setting comprised of beautifully landscaped, fenced grounds enhanced with lush gardens. In the heart of the scenic Hudson Valley, this remarkable estate is convenient to all area attractions as well as New York City, approximately 80 miles away. Web# 4523852.

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Mikimoto’s Hyacynthia necklace—with Baroque White South Sea cultured pearl and tanzanite, pink sapphire, and diamonds—gives new meaning to the pearl necklace. $425,000 at mikimotoamerica.com.

Take cover with color: Hunter’s Original terrazzo-print Bubble umbrella. $85.

Hunter: At us.hunterboots.com.

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Dripping with modern design: Roberto Coin’s Tanaquilla earrings in yellow gold and cognac diamonds. $6,500 at Neiman Marcus.

Fall is all about going graphic, and there’s no better way to start than in Dior’s graphic jacquard dress. $2,600.

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Highly durable and eco-friendly, House of Funk’s debut line of high-density linen towels are hand-woven in India and come in 4 sizes and 3 color combos. $42–261 at houseoffunk.com.

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Summer vacations are magical at day by the sea—and relaxing at night in the OH! Spa—at Ocean House, in Watch Hill, R.I. For current room rates and packages, visit oceanhouseri.com.

Nan Kempner’s sense of chic lives on in her grandchildrens’ Kempner design line, offering the sleek Sienna jumpsuit in copper metallic knit. $695 at shopbop.com.

The Melanie clutch in natural cane from Kayce Hughes is a true natural beauty. $166 at kaycehughes.com.

With an architectural bronze base and hand-cast temple glass top, the Aria side table by Jeffrey Douglas Studio Line is a showpiece of fine contemporary design. $6,900 at douglasdesignstudio.com/furniture.

Take a walk on the metallic side in a pair of Midinette slippers from Belgian Shoes in gold with silver trim. $390. Belgian Shoes: 110 E. 55th St., 212.755.7372.

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Fresh Finds Rolex introduces a handsome new colorway for its timeless 34-mm. Oyster Perpetual in stainless steel with domed bezel and Oyster bracelet. $5,050.

Visit rolex.com for retailers.

The Maccioni family, of Le Cirque Restaurant fame, has joined forces with Casa de Campo to create an unforgettable dining experience at the resort’s Beach Club. Visit casadecampo.com.do for more.

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MIchael Kors has you covered this fall: wool balmacaan ($895), foulard silk pajama shirt ($195), faded selvedge jean ($175).

Michael Kors: 520 Broadway, 212.336.4501.

This multi-colored check shirt in superfine Italian cotton Gear up for the Open with a navy knit US Open Ball Boy Track Jacket from Ralph Lauren, who is once again

is designed exclusively for Ascot Chang by Thomas Mason. $254 at ascotchang.com.

the tournament’s official outfitter. $198 at ralphlauren.com.

With a 6-L. biturbo V-12 engine, 7-speed automatic transmission with shift paddles, and a hand-crafted, exquisitely finished cabin, the 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 offers a smooth ride in the true lap of luxury. From $189,350. Visit mbusa.com for more.

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es the approach to the oceanfront compound and boasts two restored barns (with a combined 29 stalls) built by Carl Fisher in the late 1920s. There is an existing house on four buildable acres that can accommodate a pool and a tennis court.

The property includes six individual cottages, which have been meticulously restored by architect Thierry Despont. The unique setting offers unparalleled proximity to the Atlantic Ocean with stunning views of the sea and rugged cliffs. No description does this rare property justice. u For more information, contact Paul Brennan of Douglas Elliman Real Estate (631.537.4144 or paul.brennan@elliman.com) or Ed Petrie of Sotheby’s International Realty (631.324.6000 or ed.petrie@sothebyshomes.com).

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EOTHEN (MEANING “from the east”) represents a rare opportunity to own one of America’s greatest and most storied summer compounds. Few locations in the world afford the unparalleled combination of a 30-acre oceanfront compound with a historic equestrian farm. Surrounded by miles of riding trails and hundreds of acres of adjoining oceanfront reserve, this property provides ultimate privacy while being located in the hottest market on the East End: Montauk.

A true landmark, the 5.7-acre estate was built in the early 1930s as a “fishing camp” by the Church Family (of Arm & Hammer). Subsequent owner Andy Warhol made the compound famous by entertaining a host of luminaries, including Jackie Onassis, Mick Jagger, Elizabeth Taylor, and John Lennon.

Horses graze on the 24-acre equestrian facility, which grac-

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This page, clockwise from above: The house, which was erected in the 1930s, is restored but rustic; the pair of barns feature 29 stalls for horses; a view of the property in Montauk, New York, from the Atlantic Ocean; the details are sure to charm; the kitchen, with windows to the water. Opposite page, clockwise from above: The 30.4-acre property includes a 24-acre facility for horses; Eothen has to be seen to be believed; the gates open to an allĂŠe.

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PA I N T I N G

A GRAND TIME IN TUSCANY ALTHOUGH THE GRAND TOUR ended in theory with the 18th century, travelers have not stopped going to Italy in a quest for personal enlightenment. There, the antiquities and picturesque views have been the inspiration for a myriad of artists. Throughout the 19th century, students of all ages have packed their trunks and spent years travelling around Italy, looking at what mankind and Mother Nature have wrought. Many of these tourists were compelled to write, while others painted, took photographs, or just shopped. In doing so, these souvenirs were proof that the traveler had stood before the ancients and experienced the sublime light that Italy reflects. Think of people like the legendary Edith Wharton, the brilliant John Singer Sargent, or the marvelous Bernard Berenson.

If you have a desire to follow in this tradition, Mita Corsini Bland has simplified things for you. Pack your carry-on and spend eight days painting in Tuscany. Mita, a popular artist and hostess, has organized two annual workshops for likeminded people at her 16th century farmhouse on the outskirts of Porto Ercole. For the last several years, Bland has enlisted Patricia Seligman to instruct a limited number of students to the wonders of watercolour (“Tish� is British!). Seligman has written more than a dozen books on how to achieve credible skies, trees, water, or weather. During this week, Tish gives daily demonstrations of useful technical skills which help you achieve a higher level of craft. Even if things do not go well with 90 QUEST

CO U RTE S Y O F K AT E G U B E L M A N N

BY KATE GUBELMANN

This page, clockwise from above left: Painting courses with Mita Corsini Bland are offered twice a year in Porto Ercole, Tuscany; the result of putting brush to paper; each course lasts one week and focuses on watercolor instruction. Opposite page: Painting in and around the harbor and surrounding landscape (above); Uliveto, Bland’s house where the course takes place, is located in the outskirts of Porto Ercole (below).

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the paint brush, Tish is there to help you find a resolution, or, at the very least, the en plein air experience.

Getting to Porto Ercole is an easy trek from either Florence or Rome. Although trendy and chic, as photographs by Slim Aarons have revealed, Porto Ercole (Port Hercules) dates to the 13th century and is the burial place of Caravaggio. If he could find some artistic merit there, so can you. There are hillside views, olive orchards, a castle, monastery, gardens, and, of course, the port to paint.

It’s not all about art: lunch and dinner are just as important as getting the light right. Happily, Mita knows how the bring out the best of Italian cuisine. Her chef, Roberto, creates all sorts of things one would want to eat, while dining under an arbor of blooming wisteria. Other members of Mita’s family are willing to entertain the group, as well, and there are lunches surrounded

by Etruscan columns or in a 18th century garden. If the timing is right, there is the feast of St. Ersamus (St. Elmo) in the summer.

The ceremony begins at sunset, and the entire village of Porto Ercole follows the priest, singing, down to the sea for the Saint’s annual dip. Great visuals!

The class, usually around 10 people, is a mixture of all nationalities. Many participants come year after year to enjoy the comraderie that comes from the common goal of creating art. The student that Seligman hopes for is “someone who wants to learn” as well as a person who can “percolate with the rest of the class.”

Mita Bland has made this all happen—it’s a wonderful time and a lot of fun. So channel your inner Sargent, and contact Mita for further details at her website: www.mitacorsinibland.com. u

This page, clockwise from above left: The beautiful views of Porto Ercole, resting place of the great Caravaggio, are easy inspiration to artists of all levels; Mita Corsini Bland, who was raised outside of Florence, Italy, in a former Medici hunting villa; Tish Seligman and student work.

Opposite page: The luxurious artist lifestyle is also a place of inspiration (above); applying the techniques learned during the course (below).

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HIGH SEAS

CRAFTING A MASTERPIECE THOMAS JEFFERSON described Lake George

as “a gorgeous lake in the Adirondacks of New York State. It is famous for its crystal water and great beauty.”

The lake still is famous, for the same reasons. But there is a another reason it is renown, one relatively few know about; it’s the home to Hacker-Craft, a boat revered worldwide.

John L. Hacker was considered the most important naval architect of the last century.

He started the Hacker Boat Company in 1908. By the 1930s, Hackers were the fastest boats in the world. But as the decades passed, they were purchased not for speed, but for the gorgeous lines and almost unbelievable quality. Or, as a Venetian water taxi captain said recently to a proud new Hacker owner: “Hacker-Craft. It is the best boat in the world.”

Hackers are built by hand. The wood is water resistant, strong and beautiful: Philippine, African, or Central American mahogany. Expertly cut, molded, sanded, varnished, and painted, each boat requires 1400 hours of labor by highly skilled craftspeople in woodworking, metal fabrica-

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tion, propulsion, and electrical mechanics.

Work is overseen by a master boat builder with 40 years’ experience. Fourteen coats of varnish are hand applied using Badger hair brushes. Trial runs on the water are computer monitored to assure the best possible ride and engine performance. The boat seemingly cuts through water, minimizing spray, assuring a gentle ride.

Hackers draw attention to themselves before they are even seen. They have a distinctive sound, like a subtle Harley-Davidson gargle. One owner admitted that he owns a Hacker so he can cruise to a waterfront restaurant and watch people stare at him.

The storied boats have…lots of stories. In the 1930s, the King of Siam (now Thailand) ordered a custom-designed model. It’s still in the possession of his son and the current king, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Bandleader Guy Lombardo cruised his 44-foot Tempo to the waterfront stage at Jones Beach, where he disembarked and lead his orchestra. Two Hackers adorn the decks of the 325-foot Christina O., still considered

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BY KEN RAWLEY

This page, clockwise from above: The 2015 Special Sport boat from Hacker-Craft is the ideal all-purpose pleasure craft; the Christina O., the private yacht that once belonged to Aristotle Onassis, had two Hacker-Craft tenders; a Hacker-Craft Sport model off the coast of Miami. Opposite page: The 2014 Miss APBA Racer, whose design John L. Hacker offered to the public by publishing it in a 1923 edition of Motor Boating magazine; the legendary John L. Hacker at work.

the world’s most famous yacht. A Hacker served John Paul Getty, Junior’s 262-foot Talitha G., named after the oil scion’s gorgeous wife. Donald Sutherland personally trailers his runabout to the Hacker Boat Company’s facilities. Neiman Marcus selected a custom designed Hacker as one of its “fantasy gifts” in the retailers’ famous Christmas Book. A Hacker was on The Today Show. The royal office of the United Arab Emirates calls the company when the sheik needs a cover for his 32-foot runabout. One CEO owner installed his new Hacker in his headquarters and never launched it—he just wanted to look at it. George Clooney’s former gal pal, Lisa

Snowden, piloted one for the opening shot in a T.V. commercial. Lying out of sight on the floorboards underneath the bikini-clad beauty behind the wheel was a fortunate Hacker employee (in case she lost control of the boat).

When people hear and see a Hacker they often mummer, with respect, “it’s a Hacker.” Considered the ne plus ultra of classic boats, owning one is the boating equivalent of cruising in a Rolls Royce. And, admit it or not, most of us think that is pretty cool. u For more info, visit www.hackerboat.com

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LUXE BOÎTE MAKES THE MARK

THERE WAS A TIME in New York when lunch achieved cult caliber: when it became such a thing that it jumped from mere noun to verb status: “lunching,” a sport of sorts. There was also a certain echelon of women who defined it, inspiring the phrase “ladies who lunch.” They were gorgeous, they were glamorous, and they kept their figures tiny but their hair and jewels large.

They were the likes of Babe Paley, C. Z. Guest, Lee Radziwill, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and their preferred lunch spots were as select as their company: La Côte Basque, La Grenouille, Le Cirque, the Colony Club. Without jobs or anything pressing to rush back to, making an art of lunch became their calling.

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ˇ or Daft Punk at every call, there’s like DJs to the tune of Dvorák barely time to change from your morning-workout Lululemons to your workplace Louboutins, let alone squeeze in a lunch date.

In spite of all of this, “the high-society ritual still remains, though the culture of it has certainly evolved to accommodate the fully scheduled lives of women residing in New York,” according to Isabelle Hogan, chef concierge at The Mark Hotel. “While topics of conversation and highly stylish lunch attire remain consistent, the ‘ladies who lunch’ have adapted to new social norms.”

Hogan should know, since the restaurant at the hotel, The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges (as in Vongerichten), has become something of the new Côte Basque. It’s uptown, but

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BY DANIEL CAPPELLO

CANTEENS not uptight, boasting a sophisticated yet stylish atmosphere (designed by Jacques Grange with equal parts chic, comfort, and whimsy). This, along with an innovative menu by Jean-Georges himself, attracts a “bustling lunch crowd,” as Hogan puts it.

“Perfectly sized portions, farm-fresh ingredients, and simple yet flavorful dishes appeal to those seeking an en vogue lunch spot.”

She’s right on all counts, which might explain the nouvelle vague of noontime ladies who lunch. There are bona fide uptown coiffes aplenty (though less Mr. Kenneth, more Frédéric Fekkai—whose salon is only one flight up, and whose wife, Shirin von Wulffen, is a frequent lunch guest), a handful of

garden room at the back, which is a hidden sanctuary in any season. The crispy sushi is almost addictive... I order it every time!”

Other items are addictive as well, such as the hamachi sashimi, beef tartare with crispy potatoes, steamed shrimp salad, and lemon-and-pepper fettuccine. For summer, it’s hard to pass on the lobster roll with Napa cabbage slaw or the grilled tuna burger, perfected by a topping of yuzu pickles. The entrées have been curated almost as finely as the wines. The good ones are too abundant to list, but it would be misguided to miss out on a glass of white Burgundy: the supremely elegant ChassagneMontrachet Philippe Colin 2012. It happens to pair beautifully

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hat-wearers, and several sunglasses-stay-on-even-inside types.

Still, the modern lady who lunches isn’t one to idle over espressos while the limousine idles out front. She’s more of a P&L-spreadsheet-checking power broker. That’s why the regulars here include Katie Couric, Tory Burch, Jemma Kidd, Lisa Perry, Kelly Ripa, Carine Roitfeld, Diana Taylor, Vera Wang, Barbara Walters, Diane Keaton, and Amal Clooney. “Who doesn’t love a little mid-day Jean-Georges?” explains Allison Aston, head of branding for the fashion line Veronica Beard.

“It’s yummy, great ambiance, you always see a bunch of friendly faces—and it’s perfectly located.” Christie’s consultant Clare McKeon concurs: “It has great energy,” she tells. “I love the

This page: Whom you might spot, and what they might be eating (along with some views of the food). Opposite page: The sunlit back room.

The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges: The Mark Hotel, 25 E. 77th St. (at Madison Ave.). Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with weekend brunch; weekday lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more, visit themarkrestaurantnyc.com.

with the angel food cake topped with berry compote and blackberry sorbet for dessert. Or skip another glass of wine and order a coffee with the Black Forest cake, which takes the childhood version you remember from the local baker to a whole new level.

One morsel and you’ll melt in your seat, giving a hats off to The Mark Restaurant—and a hats on for the ladies who lunch. u AUGUST 2015 97

LANDING IN PALM BEACH CHRISTIAN J. ANGLE knows the market in Palm Beach, having served the community for over a decade. Here, Quest chats with the real estate expert about what the island has to offer: Q: What is the state of the market in Palm Beach?

CA: I think the market in Palm Beach is unique and the future is strong. The demand is trending from seasonal residences to primary residences, with buyers including young families who are putting their children into schools and people looking for the tax advantages of residing in South Florida. They seek the sense of community that Palm Beach has a history of offering, as well as the convenience of proximity to an international airport.

Buyers aren’t just looking for a seasonal retreat but for a primary residence, so they’re bringing their families and they’re setting up their businesses in the Palm Beaches.

Q: What areas and properties are “hot” at the moment?

CA: I would say that Palm Beach, as a whole, is in great demand.

I always remind people that there’s no such thing as a bad area.

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of an environment for pedestrians). Some people want the north end of the island, which is arguably more casual. And then there are individuals who want an estate, south of Worth Avenue—an older, vintage home in the “Mizner” style. The inventory on the waterfront, whether the intracoastal or the ocean, is very tight.

Areas that are strong with limited inventory include homes with five or more bedrooms.

Q: What distinguishes Christian Angle Real Estate?

CA: I’ve been in the business for 15 years, with 2016 marking the 10th anniversary of Christian Angle Real Estate. What has differentiated us is our level of service and our commitment. We run a boutique operation and we take considerable pride in our market knowledge. My experience and expertise allow me to seek out and find unique opportunities in a tight market. It’s a boutique, white-glove operation and together with my seasoned team we work tirelessly to achieve our clients’ goals. We take great pride in our repeat business. u For more information, contact Christian J. Angle (president of Christian Angle Real Estate) at 561.629.3015 or cjangle@anglerealestate.com.

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Christian Angle Real Estate represents a variety of properties in Palm Beach, including, on this page, clockwise from above: 1485 South Ocean Boulevard; the faรงade of 1071 North Ocean Boulevard, which is listed for $84.5 million; the property at 149 East Inlet Drive is listed for $29 million; a view from 149 East Inlet Drive; the property at 1071 North Ocean Boulevard. Opposite page: The pool at 1485 South Ocean Boulevard; Christian Angle, president of Christian Angle Real Estate (inset).

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This spread: A view of Mustique, as photographed by Harry Benson in 1992; Colin Tennant, who was known as Lord Glenconner—“The Man Who Bought Mustique”—as photographed by Harry Benson in 1992 (inset).

THE MARVEL OF MUSTIQUE

BY ELIZABETH QUINN BROWN WITH PHOTOGRAPHY BY HARRY BENSON

MUSTIQUE CAN HARKEN a vision of PYTs at play—a paradise of luxe, as defined by the elite. The 1,400-acre island has evolved since it was established in the 1960s–1970s, but its allure as a destination that dazzles starts with its heritage: Mustique was purchased in 1959 by Colin Tennant, an eccentric from Scotland who was known as Lord Glenconner.

He proceeded to honor the wedding of his friend Princess Margaret to Antony Armstrong-Jones by presenting the couple with a home on the island, which was named “Les Jolies Eaux,” or “the pretty waters.” (Quest was thrilled to be hosted in this 100 QUEST

This page, clockwise from above: Linda Ashland by the Caribbean Sea, as photographed by Slim Aarons in 1973; Princess Margaret, holding court on the beach; inside Princess Margaret’s “Les Jolies Eaux,” as photographed by Harry Benson in 1992. Opposite page, clockwise from above left: Princess Margaret (center) with the inhabitants of the island, as photographed by Patrick Lichfield; Mick Jagger whispers to Bianca; a series of Patrick Lichfield shots from Lord Glenconner’s 50th in 1976 (from left to right: Lord Glenconner and Bianca Jagger; Oliver Messel and Carolina Herrera; and Marie Neumann); Pierre Marais with friends, as photographed by Slim Aarons in 1989; Carolina Herrera on her hammock, as photographed by Robert Mapplethorpe in 1976.

villa, which is as storied as the island given its position by Lord Glenconner’s “Beach House.”)

Mustique flourished with the attention that accompanied the monarchy, and Lord Glenconner evolved the island into a destination to attract David Bowie, David Frost, Carolina Herrera, and Mick Jagger as well as a flock of aristocrats.

Photographers like Slim Aarons, Harry Benson, Patrick Lichfield, and Robert Mapplethorpe were there to document— and to participate—in the throng.

The center of the spectacle, perhaps, was the occasion of Lord Glenconner’s 50th in 1976, when he was crowned the “king” of Mustique by Princess Margaret. The affair was lavish, a swirl of guests who effervesced in gold. Oliver Messel boogied with Carolina Herrera as Bianca and Mick Jagger canoodled under the shimmer of the stars (and a gilded parasol).

David Bowie explained his attraction to Mustique, saying, “I wanted something as unlike the Caribbean as possible, because it’s a fantasy island, Mustique. Everybody just builds a getaway from it all so they can get there and see the same people they see all around, but in a holiday situation.”

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by its residents: those with the means and the sophistication to purchase on the island—and the clout to socialize with its tribe. They can mix at the famed Basil’s Bar and the Cotton House (which features two excellent, world-class eateries: Beach Café and Veranda Restaurant), but Mustique is intimate.

Entertainment is centered around conversation and, OK, a couple of cocktails. Because when in paradise, right?

Mustique is the destination for the discerning—an exclusive, one-of-a-kind retreat where even the most experienced of travelers will marvel at their discovery. Visitors are invited to rent from the collection of villas (which range from $5,000 to $150,000 per week and include a staff with a chef) and explore the island through a variety of activities, including horseback riding and scuba diving. It offers the trappings of a premier resort in paradise (including a first-rate spa) blended with the iconic vibe of the 1960s–1970s. Mustique is truly a treasure to be relished by the chicest, most astute of the jet set. And, hey, there’s a chance to see and be seen with the likes of Mick Jagger so, maybe, you can always get what you want. u For more information or to book a villa on Mustique, call 855.261.1316 or visit mustique-island.com.

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OLD GUARD FAMILIES Mr. Nelson Aldrich Mr. Cleveland Amory Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Auchincloss Mr. and Mrs. John W. Auchincloss III Mrs. Lily Auchincloss Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bancroft Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Boardman Mr. Clifford Brokaw Mrs. Amanda Burden Mr. and Mrs. Carter Burden Mr. Harry C. Cushing IV Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dana Mr. And Mrs. Nicholas Drexel Ambassador and Mrs. A. Biddle Duke

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Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Duke Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Eberstadt Mrs. Fernanda Kellogg Gilligan Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Hearst Mr. and Mrs. Amory Houghton Ambassador Francis Kellogg Mr. John Knott Mrs. Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman Mrs. Topsy Taylor McFadden Mr. and Mrs. Henry Middleton Mr. and Mrs. Minot Miliken Marchese and Marchesa Alessandro di Montezemolo Mr. and Mrs. David Mortimer Mr. and Mrs. John Jay Mortimer Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mortimer Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Peabody Mr. Harry Platt Mr. and Mrs. George Plimpton Mr. Eben Pyne Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. David Schiff Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sherrill DIAMONDS AS BIG AS THE RITZ Mrs. Anne Bass Mrs. Joy Hirshon Briggs Ms. Elizabeth de Cuevas-Strong Mrs. Beth Rudin DeWoody Mrs. Charlotte Ford Ms. Anne Hearst Mrs. Bianca Jagger Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Kennan Ms. Samantha Kluge Ms. Francine LeFrank Ms. Bokara Legendre Mrs. Anne Ford Scarborough Ms. Ivana Trump Ms. Nancy Whitney Ms. Mollie Wilmot MOSTEST HOSTS AND HOSTESSES Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass Mr. Bill Bernhard and Mrs. C. Cahill

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Mr. and Mrs. William Buckley Mr. Henry Buhl Mrs. Anne Eisenhower and Mr. W. Flottl Mr. and Mrs. Anastassios Fondaras Mr. and Mrs. John Gutfreund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kempner Mr. David Koch Ms. Alice Mason Mr. and Mrs. Rober Miller Mr. and Mrs. William Rayner Mr. Khalil Rizk Mr. and Mrs. Ian Shrager Sharon, Lady Sondes and Mr. G Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trump Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Mrs. Jayne Wrightsman Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Zilkha THE TASTEMAKERS Mr. Ludovic Autet Mr. Glenn Bernbaum Mr. Bill Blass Ms. Diana Brooks Mr. Mario Buatta Mr. and Mrs. Nicola Bulgari Ms. Naomi Campbell Mr. and Mrs. William Chaney Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cole Mr. Madison Cox Miss Kitty D’Alessio Mr. Robert Denning Mr. Ralph Destino Mr. Sean Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Ahmet Ertegun Princess Diane von Furstenberg Mr. Albert Hadley Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hampton

SOCIETY’S NEW 400 Mr. and Mrs. Reinaldo Herrera Mr. Gene David Mr. Eric Javits Mr. Jed Johnson and Mr. Alan Wanzenberg Mr. and Mrs. Barry Kieselstein-Cord Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Klein Mr. and Mrs. Arie Kopelman Mr. Kenneth Jay Lane Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lauren Mr. John Loring Mr. Boaz Mazor Ms. Mary McFadden Mr. and Mrs. Brian McNally Mr. Isaac Mizrahi Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nye Mr. Alex Papachristidis Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pennoyer

Ms. Alison Spear Ms. Olivia Watson and Ms. Leighton Candler Mrs. Jean Harvey Vanderbilt Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Forstmann Mr. Ted Forstmann Mr. David Geffen Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kravis Mr. and Mrs. Henryk de Kwiatkowski Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mosbacher Mr. Ronald Perelman and Mrs. Patricia Duff Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rudin Mr. and Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo Mr. and Mrs. Herb Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Saul Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stern Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Taubman Mr. and Mrs. John Veronis Ms. Linda Wachner Mr. Mortimer Zuckerman LES DAMES

Mr. Campion Platt Mrs. Chesbrough Rayner Mr. Mingo del Ren Mr. and Mrs. Oscar de la Renta Ms. Carolyne Roehm Mr. Arnold Scaasi and Mr. Parker Ladd Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tilberis Mr. George Trescher Miss Gloria Vanderbilt Mr. Stephen Weiss and Ms. Donna Karan Ms. Bunny Williams Mr. Robert Woolley Mr. Jerry Zipkin THE LAST TYCOONS M. and Mme. Michel David-Weill Mr. Barry Diller Mr. and Mrs. Pepe Fanjul

Mrs. Jan Cushing Amory Mrs. Anne Barish Mrs. Sisi Cahan Mrs. Barbara Cates Mrs. Sybilla Clark Mrs. Virginia Regan Coleman Ms. Adrienne Colgate Mrs. Janne Cummings Ms. Anne Downey Ms. Louise Duncan Ms Charlene Engelhard Ms. Nina Ford Ms. Sarah Giles Ms. Pamela Gross Mrs. Mai Hallingby Mrs. Brucie Hennessy Ms. Baby Jane Holzer Ms. Elizabeth C. Houghton Mrs. Joan Howard Ms. Julie Kammerer Mrs. Patricia Kennedy Lawford Mrs. Ann Nitze Mrs. Patricia Patterson

STERLING GENTS Mr. Peter Bacanovic Mr. Peter Beard Mr. Paul Beirne Mr. Nicholas Berggruen Mr. Marc Biron Mr. Michael Bloomberg Mr. Hamish Bowles Mr. Robbie Brown Mr. Edward Lee Cave Mr. Bob Colacello Mr. Christopher Cuomo Mr. Peter Davis Mr. Robert de Rothschild Mr. Peter Dunham Mr. Jamie Figg Mr. Averell H. Fisk Mr. John Galliher Mr. Mark Gilbertson Prince Nikolas of Greece Mr. Sam Green Mr. Pete Hathaway Mr. Rusty Holzer Mr. Chandler Hovey Mr. Philip Isles Mr. Howard Johnson IV Mr. John F. Kennedy Jr. Mr. Anthony Kiser Mr. Clifford Klenk Mr. Christopher Lawford Mr. Orin Lehman Ambassador John loed Mr. John Loring Mr. Richard Mack Messrs. William, Charles, and Stewart Manger Mr. Cristoph von MeyernHohenberg Mr. Seth Miliken Mr. Chappy Morris Mr. Chuck Pfeiffer AUGUST 2015 105

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Mr. John Punnet Mr. Harry Tower Mr. Charles Urstadt Mr. Diego del Vayo Mr. Charles Washburne Mr. Paul Wilmot CORONETS AND COUNTESSES Count and Countess Nuno Brandolini Baroness Milly de Carbrol Marchese and Marchesa Alessandro Crosini Laiatico Count Roffredo Gaetony-Lovatelli Count and Countess Demetrio GuerriniMaraldi Princess Firyal of Jordan Ali Reza Pahlavi Baron and Baroness Gottfried von Meyern-Hohenberg Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia ARTS AND LETTERS Mr. and Mrs. William Acquavella Mr. Leo Castelli Mr. Charles Cowles Mr. Dominick Dunne Mr. Richard Feigen

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Mr. Brendan Gill Prince and Princess Michael of Greece Mrs. Judy Green Mr. Alexis Gregory Mr. John Guare and Adele Chatfield-Taylor Mr. Ashton Hawkins Mrs. Jane Stanton Hitchcock Mr. and Mrs. Byron Janis Mr. and Mrs. Mort Janklow Ms. Fran Leibowitz Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mailer Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Mehta Ms. Christophe de Menil Ms. Jessye Norman Ms. John Richardson Aline, Countess de Romanones Mr. John Russel and Mrs. Rosamund Bernier Mr. John Sargent Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schlesinger Mrs. Jean Stein Mr. and Mrs. Gay Talese Mr. Michael Thomas Mr. Alberto Vitale Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wolfe LES GRANDES DAMES Mrs. Vincent Astor Ambassador Anna Cox Chambers Mrs. Jan Cowles Countess Consuelo Crespi Mrs. C.Z. Guest Mrs. Kitty Carlisle Hart Mrs. Enid Haupt Mrs. Aimee de Heeran Mrs. Henry J. Heinz Mrs. Dorothy Hirshon Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock Mrs. Alyne Massey Mrs. Joseph Meehan Mrs. Milton Petrie Mrs. John Barry Ryan Mrs. Anne Slater Mrs. Lawrence Copley Thaw Mrs. Joseph Thomas Mrs. John hay Whitney LES BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS Serena Boardman Mr. & Mrs. Louis Dubin

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SOCIETY’S NEW 400 Mr. and Mrs. Warren Avis Mr. and Mrs. Marquette de Bary Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bronfman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bruckman Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Burke Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byron Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Califano Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Connor Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Creel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cullman Ambassador and Mrs. Walter Curley Ambassador and Mrs. Thomas Enders Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fomon Mr. and Mrs. Winston Fowlkes Ambassador and Mrs. Evan Galbraith Mr. and Mrs. Francesco Galesi Mr. and Mrs. John Gates Mr. and Mrs. John Geary Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goelet Mr. and Mrs. Alan (Ace) Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Stephanie Groueff Ambassador and Mrs. Henry Grunwald Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gruss Mr. and Mrs. Roberto de Guardiola Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hallingby Dr. William and Mrs. Gale Hayman Heseltine

Mr. and Mrs. Ara Hovnanian Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Isham Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Isham Mr. and Mrs. Deane Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood Johnson III Mr. Richard Kaplan and Ms. Edwina Sandys Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lauder Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeFrak Mr. and Mrs. John Loeb Mr. and Mrs. Earle Mack Mr. and Mrs. David Mahoney Mr. Alexandrer Marchessini and Mme. Genevieve Faure Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maynard Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Damon Mezzacappa Mr. and Mrs. Minot Miliken Dean and Mrs. Robert Morton Mr. and Mrs. James Niven Mr. Michael Rena and Mrs. Kalliope Karella Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Rockefeller Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Saint-Amand Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spielvogel Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Tisch Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trump

Mr. Anthony Haden-Guest Mr. and Mrs. James Hoge Mr. Warren Hoge Mr. Peter Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kissinger Mr. Jesse Kornbluth and Ms. A. Tapert Mr. Ed Kosner and Ms. Julie Baumgold Mr. David Lauren Dr. Richard and Mrs. Ellen Levine Mr. Patrick McMullen Mrs. Aileen Mehle Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Meigher III Mr. Michael Musto Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Newhouse Jr. Mr. Khoi Nguyen Miss Polly Onet Ms. Alexandra Penney Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pittman Mr. and Mrs. Abe Ribicoff Ms. Liz Robbins Mr. Charlie Rose Mr. and Mrs. Felix Rohayton Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Scarborough Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Schlossberg Ms. Peggy Siegel Grace, Lady Dudley, and Mr. R. Silvers Mr. Howard Stringer and Dr. Jennifer Patterson Mr. and Mrs. John Stubbs Taki and Mrs. Alexandra Theodoracopulis Mr. James Truman Ms. Barbara Walters Mr. Karl Wellner and Ms. Deborah Norville Mr. and Mrs. Jann Wenner

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David Patrick Columbia chronicles the “400,” which was conceived by

Mrs. Astor—and assumed by Quest in 1995.

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AMERICAN SOCIETY, as recorded in popular history, began in New York with the Astor family at the end of the 19th century. It started under the faux sovereignty of Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor, who was known as Mrs. Astor.

Society. The word, itself, always implies money, as in financial fortunes— and, therefore, the men who created the financial fortunes. The Astors had amassed a very large financial fortune as a result of one man at the end of the 18th century: John Jacob Astor.

Caroline was born in New York in 1830. She was named for her mother’s best friend, who was married to senator Daniel Webster (a very great American statesman in his day). Her father, Abraham Schermerhorn, was in the real-estate business.

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New Netherland, or New York. In 1809, Washington Irving popularized the term when he wrote the satirical novel A History of New York, for which he used the nom de plume of “Diedrich Knickerbocker”— which was a term for the elite families of the early days. The Schermerhorns were also related to the Beekmans, the Van Burens, and Van Cortlandts. Their ancestry gave them heft in America’s biggest city, with a population of 202,000 in 1830.

Caroline, the youngest of eight, wasn’t pretty, but she was doted on by her governesses as well as members of her family. She was very spoiled as a child, with a tendency to be on the heavier side, and she grew to be stout and short. But she was curious and determined about the world outside her door. In 1853, the 23-year-old Caroline (who was always known as Lina) was married to the 24-year-old William Backhouse Astor,

Jr., the grandson of John Jacob Astor.

William’s middle name was a tribute to a family in England that had been instrumental in the early success of his grandfather, who had created a fur trade that became a monopoly in the New World, extending across the Great Lakes into the Northwest. In China, he did brisk business with his fur hats in the opium trade.

However, William’s bride Lina didn’t like the sound of the name Backhouse. She believed it bore a close resemblance to the word for the wooden shack that provided a means of relief for people without indoor plumbing (which was most people).

The marriage between Astor and Schermerhorn was considered a respectable merger of the two families. William’s mother, the former Margaret Armstrong, was a member of the Livingston family of the Hudson River Valley, whose landholdings (which included Clermont

This page, clockwise from left: Caroline Astor would receive her guests before this painting by Carolus-Duran; John Jacob Astor, as painted by John Wesley Jarvis; a photograph of Caroline from 1875, as housed in an album at the New York Public Library; Caroline was named for Senator Daniel Webster; William Backhouse Astor, Jr.—whose wife, Caroline, refused his first and middle names; Caroline, pictured as host of a reception; Margaret Armstrong Astor with her mother, Alida

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Livingston Armstrong, as painted by Rembrandt Peale; a portrait of Caroline.

This page, clockwise from above left: John Jacob Astor III; Charlotte Astor, as painted by Thomas Sully in 1860; John Jacob Astor IV, walking his dog, Kitty; John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor, Jr., were descendants of Robert Livingston the Elder; William Tweed, a.k.a. “Boss Tweed,” as photographed circa 1860; William Backhouse Astor, Sr., as a boy, from a miniature; a portrait of John Jacob Astor IV.

Manor and Livingston Manner) was comprised of 160,000 acres that had been granted to Robert Livingston the Elder

by King George I of England in 1715.

When William Backhouse Astor, Sr., died in 1875, he left an estate rumored to be worth $100 million (or five times the worth of his father’s estate, which had been $20 million). Most was divided between his two sons: William Backhouse Astor, Jr., and John Jacob Astor III (who was older than William by seven years). John was the eldest, which positioned him as head of the family business known the “Astor Estate.” He was regarded as having the head for business.

Nevertheless, John was distinguished because of his fortune as well as—and especially for—his connections to the Livingstons. He was most interested in his own social position, which included living down his grandfather’s reputation for doing business with William “Boss” Tweed (the notorious head of Tammany Hall, the Democratic organi110 QUEST

zation). After his fall from political power, Tweed (who was believed to be the third-largest landowner in New York) was convicted of stealing as much as $200 million (or billions of dollars in today’s currency) from the city. Tweed died in jail.

John had demonstrated his affinity for aristocracy by marrying well (his bride was from a very good family in Charleston, South Carolina). He also collected paintings by European artists, was well read, and by dressed the part. He and his wife, Charlotte Astor, were also active members of society, hosting dinners and dances. They summered at Beaulieu, their estate in Newport, Rhode Island.

Charlotte is important to the story that tells of the rise of her sister-in-law, Lina, because she had no interest in the social frivolity that would become the hallmark of Lina in 19th-century New York society. Charlotte was interested in the philanthropic opportunities that her husband’s great fortune allowed, so she funded hospitals and organiza-

tions that helped the children of the poor as well as the prostitutes of the city.

The marriage of William Backhouse Astor, Jr., and Caroline Schermerhorn produced five children in 10 years: four girls (Emily Astor, Helen Astor, Charlotte Astor, and Caroline “Carrie” Astor) and one boy (John Jacob Astor IV).

Their son, known as Jack, would be the father of three children who were to become the most famous Astors of the beginning of the 20th century: William Vincent Astor (who was known as Vincent), Alice Astor, and John Jacob Astor VI (who was born after his father died in 1912, with the sinking of the Titanic).

After the birth of Jack, William and Lina started to lead virtually separate lives. William, who wasn’t permitted to participate in the family business, would spend his time away from his wife. His devotion was to Ferncliff, his estate in Rhinebeck, New York, and to his yachts—first, the Ambassadress, and then, the much larger Nourmahal (which trans-

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Butcher, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Calder, Donald and Ann. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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This page, clockwise from above left: Ward McAllister, as featured in Town Topics (January 11, 1894); Emily Astor and Samuel Ward (cousin for Ward McAllister) from a miniature by Ann Hall; a portrait of Ward McAllister; Caroline Astor’s family, as painted by Lucius Rossi; Caroline and her husband, William Backhouse Astor, Jr., pictured as hosts of a reception.

lates to “Light of the Harem”). There, he could be found with a lot of “lights,” which were known to family and friends as “second-rate women,” or prostitutes.

There, he found his real solace—along with large amounts of alcoholic beverages.

It was well known that he also had no interest in society and that life. His wife, apparently, had no problem with his long absences. She once remarked, when asked about his whereabouts, that he was off having a “delightful cruise,” saying, “The sea air is so good for him.”

She wouldn’t set foot on the yacht, claiming that she didn’t have sea legs, and she was glad to have her husband out of the house when she was entertaining, since he would drink whatever was in sight.

Lina was never indiscreet about her husband’s long meanderings, for she had the ability to look away from anything she didn’t want to see: “Dear William is so good to me; I have been so fortunate in my marriage.” As Elizabeth Drexel Lehr wrote in her memoirs about the lives for the women during the Gilded Age, Lina “was always dignified, always reserved […] She gave friendship but never intimacy […]

No one ever knew what thoughts passed behind the calm repose of her face.”

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Lina had a plan. Power. She would never have characterized her actions as a quest for power, but that’s what they were.

She was from a Knickerbocker family— which was more than could be said for the Astors, whose wealth was accompanied by the association with the corrupt Tweed.

Lina’s experience with the aristocracy of Europe meant a familiarity with wealth untainted that could shape taste and fashion. She would become the arbiter.

In 1872, with the death of her motherin-law, Margaret, Lina bid for her place as matriarch of the Astor clan (and without hesitation). The position should have gone to her sister-in-law, Charlotte, but— fortunately for Lina—she had no interest in what she referred to as “social frivolity.”

Now, Lina had daughters to marry off.

The Civil War had changed everything in the world of the Knickerbockers. They were old news. They were yesterday. The population of the city was growing, nearing 1 million people. The wealth generated by the Civil War invited the success stories from around the country, including many from the South and the West.

They were industrialists, profiteers—people on the make that were succeeding.

Among them was a man from a wealthy

family in Savannah, Georgia, a cousin (through marriage) of Emily: Ward McAllister. McAllister was married to a Savannah heiress who had no interest in society but didn’t mind his spending her money to pursue his intense interest in it. He would become Lina’s amanuensis, which was a very early version of a public relations and marketing adviser.

McAllister had educated himself in the ways and means of the European aristocrats. He urged Lina to play the role of aristocrat. He understood she had the financial means to do it, given her access to the Astor fortune. A student of that style, they set out to create a new society in New York.

This new society would be the most exclusive and fashionable, consisting of what McAllister named the “Nobs” and the “Swells.” The Nobs were members of the old Knickerbocker families. The Swells were the new money, who often had a lot more money than the fortunes of the older families, so they could not be overlooked. The latter, now flushed with cash and aspiring, would be blended with the old (and, perhaps, not as rich). They were happy to be there to rub elbows.

McAllister advised his “client” to invest in fashions from Paris; paintings

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Caldwell, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Calhoun, Robert and Liza Pulitzer . . . . .

Calhoun, Benn and Molly . . . . . . . . . . . .

Califano, Joseph Jr . and Hilary . . . . . . . .

Callaway, David and Brenda . . . . . . . . . .

Cantor, Iris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Caravaggi, Robert and Blaine . . . . . . . . .

Carduner, Wendy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carney, Mike and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carpenter, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carroll, Barbara and Mark Stroock . . . .

Carson, Bill and Laurie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carter, Graydon and Anna Scott . . . . . .

Cartter, Jill Warburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cashin, Dick and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Castle, John K . and Marianne . . . . . . . .

Cates, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cave, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cave, Edward Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chambers, Anne Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chantecaille, Alexandra and Olivia . . . .

Chisolm, Hugh and Daisy Prince . . . . . .

Christman, Roger and Ellen . . . . . . . . . .

Churchill, Lady Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Churchill, Lady Henrietta . . . . . . . . . . .

Churchill, Lord Charles Spencer and Lady Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Churchill, Mrs . Winston (Luce) . . . . . .

Clark, Alfred and Querube . . . . . . . . . . .

Clark, Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Clark, Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Close, Chuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cohane, Heather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cohen, Mrs . Robert (Harriet) . . . . . . . .

Cohen, James and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cohen, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cohn, Charles Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colacello, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Denis and Annabelle . . . . . . .

Coleman, Denis III and Merideth . . . . .

Coleman, Nicholas and Briggs . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Timothy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Payson and Kim . . . . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Chase and Stephanie . . . . . . .

Coleman, Reed and Lindsey . . . . . . . . . .

Colhoun, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colley, Bruce and Teresa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Collins, Brad and Amy Fine . . . . . . . . . . .

Collins, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Columbia, David Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colwell, Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Condon, Cristina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connolly, John and Ingrid . . . . . . . . . . .

Connor, Ian and Marina Rust . . . . . . . . .

Connor, Sassy Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conroy, Michael G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cook, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cook, Everett and Helen Blodgett . . . . .

Cooke, Richard and Wendy . . . . . . . . . .

Cooper, Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cooper, Maria and Byron Janis . . . . . . .

Corbett, Andrew J . Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Corcoran, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cord, Cece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cordish, Reed and Maggie Katz . . . . . . .

Cormier, Judith and Frank Wisner . . . . .

Cowell, Richard Jr . and Erinn . . . . . . . .

Cox, Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cramer, Douglas S . and Hugh Bush . . .

Creel, Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Creel, Larry and Dana Fentress . . . . . . .

Creel, Jamie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Crespi, Pilar and Steve Robert . . . . . . . .

Cullman, Edgar and Ellie . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cunningham, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Curry, Boykin and Celerie Kemble . . . . .

Curry, Brownlee and Agneta . . . . . . . . .

Curtin, Jack and Beth Nowers . . . . . . . .

Curtis, Curt and Mimi . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Curtis, Ashton and Merrill . . . . . . . . . . .

Curtis, Remmington and Tatiana Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cushing, Howard and Nora . . . . . . . . . .

Cushing, Howard Jr and Lucia . . . . . . . .

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Dahl, Arlene and Marc Rosen . . . . . . . .

Damgard, Britty and John . . . . . . . . . . .

Dana, Norma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dance, Andrew and Jennifer Llyod . . . .

Dana, Charlie and Posy . . . . . . . . . . . . .

David-Weill, Michel and HÊlène . . . . . .

Davidson, Marvin and Mary . . . . . . . . . .

Davis, Christina and Richard . . . . . . . . .

Davis, Henry and Belle Burden . . . . . . .

Davis, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Davis, Robin and Redington Jahncke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Bary, Marquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Boni, Graziano and Valerie . . . . . . . . de Borchgrave, Mrs . Arnaud (Alexandra) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Bourbon de Parme, Prince and Princess Michel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Cabrol, Milly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Caraman, Countess Cristina . . . . . . .

de Cuevas, Elizabeth Strong . . . . . . . . . . de Ganay, Dee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Guardiola, Roberto and Joanne . . . . de Koning, Joep and Dixie . . . . . . . . . . . de Kwiatkowski, Lulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de la Renta, Mrs . Oscar (Annette) . . . . . de Montebello, Philippe and Edith . . . . de Neufville, Thomas and Carolina . . . . de Neufville, Peter and Joanna . . . . . . . . de Neufville, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Peyster, Ashton and Margo . . . . . . . . de Portago, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Roulet, Lorinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Sayve, Countess Mona . . . . . . . . . . . . de Vogel, Willem and Marion . . . . . . . . .

Dean, Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dean, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deane, Walter L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Demsey, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dennis, Pamela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Desmarais, Mrs . Paul (Jackie) . . . . . . . . .

Devine, Tom and Alix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Devendorf, Alfred and Bonnie . . . . . . . . deWoody, Beth Rudin and Firooz Zahedi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deWoody, Carlton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . di Bonaventura, Peter and Bridgett . . . .

Diamond, Jay and Alexandra . . . . . . . . .

Dick, Hilary Limbocker . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dick, William C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dillard, Rodney and Peggy . . . . . . . . . . .

Diller, Barry and Diane von Furstenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dodge, John and Lore . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donahue, Barry and Linda . . . . . . . . . . .

Donahue, Clay and Nevin . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donnelly, Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donner, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Douglas, Camille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Douglass, Robert Jr . and Whitney . . . . .

Dowling, Peter and Deb Willis . . . . . . .

Drake, Mrs . Rod (Jacqueline) . . . . . . . . .

Drexel, Nicky and Jacqueline Astor . . . .

Drexler, Millard S . and Peggy . . . . . . . .

Driscoll, Sean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Druckenmiller, Stanley and Fiona . . . . . du Pont, Richard and Lauren . . . . . . . . .

Duchin, Peter and Virginia Coleman . . .

Dudley, Lady Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dudley, Jane and Dwayne Johnson . . . .

Duenas, Miguel and Vivian . . . . . . . . . . .

Duff, Ted and Lauren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duff, Patricia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duffy, Jim and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duke, Mrs . Anthony (Luly) . . . . . . . . . .

Duke, Randolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duke, Robin Biddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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This page: Caroline Astor moved from 34th Street and Fifth Avenue to 65th Street and Fifth Avenue, where the ballroom could accommodate 1,200 people (instead of 400 people).

from European artists that could be hung in her large, private ballroom at the Astor brownstone on 34th Street and Fifth Avenue; and uniforms for the staff (Astor servants wore dark blue liveries with gold piping, which were not unlike those worn by the palace staff of Queen Victoria’s households). She hired a French chef for their 10-course meals. Guests would be served on the finest China from France and Germany and on gold plates. Musicians (singers and pianists) would grace her drawing rooms to entertain her guests.

McAllister was her tutor and she was his star (and only) student. They would create an atmosphere that was democratic (Nobs and Swells) while introducing the European model that evoked the finer instincts and promoted culture. The Europeans of that time looked down on Americans as “rough and ready” but coarse and vulgar with their wealth. Lina would show them what noblesse oblige was, and how beautifully it played out.

They created the Patriarch’s Balls, which consisted of 25 gentlemen chosen by Lina, mixing the Knickerbocker families with the new money (plus their choices of partners). The Patriarch’s Balls would be held in Dodsworth’s Dancing Academy, Delmonico’s (the restaurant), and in Lina’s ballroom. With the Patriarch’s Balls came the creation of the “junior” Patriarch’s Balls, which—again—melded the old money with the new, for the scions and the eligible daughters. Everything was to be 114 QUEST

decided by Lina (with McAllister coaching). The obvious exclusivity of these made them the lure of both sets. Guests were invited to Lina’s ballroom, where she would be draped in diamonds like a chandelier, seated in a chair—a throne, really—on a platform to greet her guests like a queen. It was theater, a well-designed and well-directed production.

Writing about it in his book, Society As I Have Found It, McAllister explained: “[…] in making them selected; in making them the most brilliant balls of each winter; in making it extremely difficult to obtain an invitation, and to make such invitations of great value; to make then the stepping-stone to the best New York society.”

It became known—thanks, again, to McAllister and the New York press (there were a dozen dailies in need of news to fill their columns)—that the ballroom had a limit to the number it could hold. That number was publicized to be 400. (In reality, the capacity was something like 369, but the even and larger number had more impact.) Roosevelts, Rutherfurds, Fishes, and Stuyvesants were more than happy to be present with the “new.” (That said, the “nouveaux” Vanderbilts were excluded until the young and feisty Alva Vanderbilt came along to challenge the list.)

The success is reflected in history.

McAllister’s “400” became part of the American language referring to the rich.

“The 400” is a phrase which could be and was adapted to every town and city

across the nation—a reference to the awe of wealth. It would come to pass that Lina’s position in New York was such that, by the beginning of the 20th century, the New York Times described her as “a landmark of New York.” Her mentor McAllister wrote about her that she was, “in every sense, society’s queen. She had the power that all women should strive to obtain, the power of attaching men to her and keeping them attached; calling forth a loyalty of devotion such as one imagines one yields to a sovereign, whose subjects are only too happy to be subjects.”

Twenty years ago—more than a century after Mrs. Astor and McAllister drew up their “400” list—Quest introduced a “400” list, here, in the magazine. In 2015, when reviewing the “400 list” we introduced in 1995, it was interesting to note the differences between then and now. We had no private ballrooms like Mrs. Astor’s to reference, and no hostess sitting like a monarch on a throne to greet her guests.

The social scene had expanded commensurately with the population of New York.

Society had become much more democratic in the long run—and has become even more so in the past two decades.

Our method of identifying those individuals and families for the earlier list was non-scientific. It was not totally dissimilar to the original in the sense that it was based mainly on how often people were seen at social events, as well as their prominence in the community. Quest’s “400”

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Durand, Pierre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Durkes, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Durkes, Frances and Harriet . . . . . . . . .

Durkin, Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DuRoss, Kimberly and Jonathan Moffat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dwyer, D.R. and Priscilla . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Eastman, John and Jodie . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eberstadt, Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ecclestone, Llwyd and Diana . . . . . . . . .

Edwards, Philip and Ali . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Egerton, Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eliopoulos, Peter and Maria. . . . . . . . . .

Elliott, Mrs. Osborne (Inger) . . . . . . . . .

Ellison, Nancy and Bill Rollnick. . . . . . .

Ellwell, David and Christie. . . . . . . . . . .

Elson, Ambassador Ed and Susie. . . . . .

Embry, Mrs. John W. (Anne) . . . . . . . . .

Embry, Tally and Maggie . . . . . . . . . . . .

Emmanuel, Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ercklentz, Cornelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Erickson, Roger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ertegun, Mrs. Ahmet (Mica) . . . . . . . . .

Espy, Mrs. John (Polly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Espy, Peter and Amanda. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fairchild, Mrs. John (Jill) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fairstein, Linda and Michael Goldberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fales-Hill, Susan and Aaron Hill . . . . . .

Fallon, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Fanjuls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Farias, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Farkas, Andrew and Sandi . . . . . . . . . . .

Farkas, Jonathan and Somers . . . . . . . . .

Fernandez, Luis and Lillian. . . . . . . . . .

Fekkai, Frédéric and Shirin von Wulffen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Feldman, Richard and Diana . . . . . . . . .

Ferrare, Cristina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Field, Dick and Sky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Field, Nikki and Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . .

Figg, Jamie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fine, Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Finkelstein, Jimmy and Pamela Gross . .

Firth, Edmée and Nicholas. . . . . . . . . . .

Firyal, Princess of Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fisher, Mrs. Max (Marjorie) . . . . . . . . . .

Fisk, Averell and Kirsten. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fitzgerald, Terry and Libby. . . . . . . . . . .

Flöttl, Wolfgang and Anne Eisenhower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Floyd, Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Flusser, Alan and Marilese . . . . . . . . . . .

Foley, Tom and Lesley . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fomon, Bobby and Jill Fairchild . . . . . .

The Forbeses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ford, Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ford, Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ford, Mrs. Henry II (Kate) and Frank Chopin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Forsberg, Lars and Kelly. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Forsythe, Sabrina Pray and Walter Raquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Foster, Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Foster, Ridgely and Letsy . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frank, James and Claiborne Swanson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frelinghuysen, Anson and Emma . . . . .

Frelinghuysen, George and Nonnie . . . .

Frelinghuysen, Peter and Barrett . . . . . .

Freund, Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fuchs, Michael J.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fuller, Gillian Spreckels . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fulton, Flo and Scott Miller . . . . . . . . .

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Galesi, Francesco and Marina . . . . . . . .

Gammill, Lee and Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gandhi, Meera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gardiner, Robert “Stretch” and Liz. . . .

Gardiner, Susan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Garrett, Mrs. Rob (Jacquie) . . . . . . . . . .

Garrigues, Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gauntt, Jonathan and Samantha Leas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gay, Marion and John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Geary, Jack and Dolly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Geary, Ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Geddes, Robin and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . .

Geddes, Max and Missy . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Geier, Phil and Julie Weindling . . . . . . .

Georgiopoulos, Peter and Kara . . . . . . .

Gerry, Ebby and Kitty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gerschel, Patrick and Elizabeth. . . . . . .

Giard, George and Wendell . . . . . . . . . .

Gilbert, Mrs. Parker (Gail). . . . . . . . . . .

Gilbertson, Mark F.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gilligan, Fernanda and Adrian Jess . . . .

Gilman, Kay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gilmour, David and Jill. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Giordano, Mark and Sallie . . . . . . . . . . .

Giuliani, Rudy and Judith Nathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Givner, Colt and Pamela Fiori . . . . . . . .

Glascock, Steve and Barbara . . . . . . . . .

Glass, John and Martha . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Goelets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goldberger, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goldsmith, Barbara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goodale, Jim and Toni . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goodman, Chris and Julia . . . . . . . . . . .

Goodrich, Jock and Buttons. . . . . . . . . .

Gordon, Ellery and Marjorie Reed. . . . .

Goss, Jared duPont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gotbaum, Victor and Betsy . . . . . . . . . .

Gould, George and Darcy . . . . . . . . . . .

Grace, Jack and Sherri . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Graev, Larry and Lorna . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Graham, Ian and Ellen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Graham, Stephen and Cathy . . . . . . . . .

Grant, Harald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grassi, Temple and Ellie. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grauer, Peter and Laurie . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gregorian, Vartan and Claire . . . . . . . . .

Gregory, Alexis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gregory, Peter and Jamee . . . . . . . . . . . .

Griscom, Nina and Leonel Piraino . . . .

Gross, Michael and Barbara Hodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grunwald, Mrs. Henry (Louise). . . . . . .

Gruss, Martin and Audrey . . . . . . . . . . .

Guare, John and Adele Chatfield-Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gubelmann, Billy and Shelley . . . . . . . .

Gubelmann, Jimmy and Kate . . . . . . . . .

Gubelmann, Marjorie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gubelmann, Bingo, Phoebe and Tantivy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guernsey, Tony and Eve . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guerrand-Hermès, Valesca. . . . . . . . . . .

Guerrini-Maraldi, Antoinette and Hans Kurtiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest, Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest, Cornelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest, Freddie and Carole . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest, Lisa Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guettel, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gugelmann, Zani. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gumprecht, Ian and Aileen . . . . . . . . . .

Gund, Agnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gunther, Jack D. Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gurley, George and Hilary Heard . . . . .

Gustin, Andrew and Braken. . . . . . . . . .

Gutfreund, John and Susan . . . . . . . . . .

Guthrie, Randolph and Bea . . . . . . . . . .

Gutierrez, Lourdes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gwathmey, Bette Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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This page, clockwise from above: Isamu Noguchi and Brooke Astor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Vincent Astor, as photographed in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1930; Helen Huntington (the first wife of Vincent Astor); the Cushings at their cottage in Little Boar’s Head, New Hampshire, in 1821; Babe and William Paley with the Duchess of Windsor in 1955; the Cushing sisters: Babe, Betsey, and Minnie (the second wife of Vincent Astor).

list even had a “Mrs. Astor,” or Brooke Astor: the only “Mrs. Astor” of the time, she was among the most prominent as the widow of Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor’s grandson, Vincent Astor.

But, in 1995, there were no social arbiters, by anyone’s agreement. Modern life was more complicated, including the state of modern marriage. Brooke, for example, had been Vincent’s third wife, preceded by Helen Huntington (whom he married in his early twenties). The marriage between Vincent and Helen, which lasted for 20 years, was more like the marriage of his grandmother and grandfather—except it was the wife who wanted to get away from the husband.

Then there was Minnie Cushing, who became the second wife of Vincent. For about 10 years, Minnie was “the mistress” (it was not a secret) while Vincent remained married. Finally, Minnie’s mother shamed Vincent into making Minnie respectable.

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her, as Vincent didn’t want a divorce until he had a replacement. The task wasn’t so easy, since Vincent had a heavy, lackluster, somewhat lugubrious personality and was known to be “hard to live with.”

Minnie was famous as the eldest of the three sisters, daughters of the country’s first neurosurgeon: Dr. Harvey Cushing.

The Cushing sisters were famous for their marriages to rich, eligible men. The youngest, Barbara Cushing (who was known as Babe) married Stanley Mortimer (heir to Standard Oil) before marrying William Paley (founder of CBS) to become Babe Paley. Babe and Minnie both died in 1978.

The middle sister, Betsey Cushing, was first married to James Roosevelt, the eldest son of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. They divorced after 10 years, and she married John Hay Whitney (who was known as Jock). Jock one of the richest men in the United States.

His grandfather, William C. Whitney, could have been among the “Swells” in the days of Mrs. Astor, as part of his self-made fortune was the result of in-

vestments in the early days of motorized public transportation in New York. Also, he served as Secretary of the Navy in the first administration of president Grover Cleveland. William was a New Englander, hailing from the little town of Conway, Massachusetts. His New York connection was his Yale schoolmate Oliver Payne, who was an early “partner” of John D. Rockefeller. William married Oliver’s sister, Flora Payne. A later feud developed between the two men after Flora died at an early age and William took up with Edith Randolph, who had been a mistress of J. Pierpont Morgan. This created a schism between William and Oliver that remained to the end of their lives, with Oliver offering William children his great fortune in his will—if they would separate themselves from their father. One of William’s sons, Harry Payne Whitney, sided with his father. His other son, William Payne Whitney (who was known as Payne) sided with his uncle, Oliver.

Payne thus inherited his uncle’s fortune, which was larger than his father’s fortune.

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Hackett, Monte and Mayme . . . . . . . . . .

Hackley, Maria and Sherlock . . . . . . . . .

Haden-Guest, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Halberstam, Julia and Ryan Harvey . . . .

Halstead, Clark and Hilary . . . . . . . . . . .

Hamilton, Ted and Christy . . . . . . . . . . .

Hamm, Bill and Candy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hampton, Mrs . Mark (Duane) . . . . . . . .

Hampton, Kate and David Breithbarth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hanley, Dan and Denise . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hanley, Lee and Allie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harbach, Bill and Barbara . . . . . . . . . . .

Hardwick, Bob and Beth . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harris, Ira and Nicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harris, Patti and Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harrison, Bill and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harrison, Mai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harrison, Walter and Anne Beckos . . . .

Hathaway, Philips “Pete” . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hatkoff, Craig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hawkins, Ashton and John Moore . . . .

Hawks, Kitty and Joe Leiderman . . . . . .

Hay, R . Couri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hayward, Brooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hayward, Frances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hearst, Amanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hearst, Anne and Jay McInerney . . . . . .

Hearst, Patricia and Bernard Shaw . . . .

Hearst-Shaw, Lydia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Heinz, Chris and Sasha Lewis . . . . . . . .

Heiskell, Marian Sulzberger . . . . . . . . . .

Held, Jim and Kenn Karakul . . . . . . . . .

Henckels, Kirk and Fernanda Kellogg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Henderiks, Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Herman, Dorothy “Dottie” . . . . . . . . . .

Herrera, Reinaldo and Carolina . . . . . . .

Hess, Mrs . Carl (Ludmila) . . . . . . . . . . .

Hess, Marlene and James Zirin . . . . . . .

Hess, John and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Heyman, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hickox, Chat and Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hickox, Danielle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hicks, Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hidalgo, David and Mary Ann Tighe . . .

Hill, Tom and Janine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hilliard, Landon and Kiwi . . . . . . . . . . .

Hilliard, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hilson, Gail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hinman, George and Emilie . . . . . . . . .

Hirsch, Caroline and Andrew Fox . . . . .

Hirsch, Jeffrey and Danielle . . . . . . . . . .

Hitz, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoadley, Amy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoagland, Jim and Jane Hitchcock . . . . .

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Hobbs, Fritz and Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hobbs, Nick and Ashley . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hogan, Michael and Margo . . . . . . . . . .

Hoge, Jim and Casey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoge, Sharon King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoge, Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hormats, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Horn, Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Horn, Stoddard and Leslie . . . . . . . . . .

Horvitz, Michael and Jane . . . . . . . . . . .

The Houghtons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hovey, Chandler and Valerie Urry . . . . .

Hovnanian, Ara and Rachel . . . . . . . . . .

Howard, Pamela and Wynn Laffey . . . .

Howard, Philip and Alexandra . . . . . . .

Howard-Potter, Jake and Erica . . . . . . .

Hoyt, Anthony S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hubbard, Bill and Robin . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hufty, Page Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Husain, Fazle and Blair . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hussein, Her Majesty Queen Noor . . . .

Husted, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hutchins, Winston and Diane . . . . . . . .

Hutton, Punch and John Hodges . . . . .

Hvolbeck, Brad and Marijane . . . . . . . .

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Ingham, Joy Hirshon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ireland, Bob and Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Irwin, Arthur and Kathy . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Isham, Mrs . Heyward (Sheila) . . . . . . . .

Isham, Chris and Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . .

Isham, Ralph and Ala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Isles, Philip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ittleson, Tony and Chan . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ives, Philip and Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ives, Alexander C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Jagger, Bianca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jammet, André and Rita . . . . . . . . . . . . .

James, Bob and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

James, Tony and Aimee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Janjigian, Robert and Tom Cahill . . . . . .

Janklow, Mort and Linda . . . . . . . . . . . .

Janney, Stuart III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Javits, Eric Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jennings, Mitch and Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, Elizabeth “Libet” . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, Jamie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, Richard and Sessa von Richthofen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, Woody and Suzanne . . . . . . . . .

Jones, Peter and Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jones, Ann Dexter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jordan, Vernon and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jordan, Jerry and Darlene . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joseph, Ken and Robin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joseph, Wendy and Jeffrey Ravetch . . . .

Jurdem, Ann and Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Kanavos, Paul and Dayssi . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kaplan, Ed and Nathalie Gerschel . . . . .

Kargman, Harry and Jill . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kassimir, Joel and Robin . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kaufman, George and Mariana . . . . . . .

Kean, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keating, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keeler, Alexander and Gail . . . . . . . . . .

Keith, Jayne Teagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keller, David and Avery . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kellogg, Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kellogg, Chris and Vicki . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kelly, Ray and Veronica . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kemble, Phoebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kempner, Tommy and Ann . . . . . . . . . .

Kempner, Tom and Kitty . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kennedy, Michael and Eleanora . . . . . . .

Keesee, Konrad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kessler, Howard and Michele . . . . . . . . .

Khosrovani, Hashem and Kate . . . . . . . .

Kirkpatrick, Stuart and Meg . . . . . . . . . .

Kissinger, Henry and Nancy . . . . . . . . . .

Kivlan, Elizabeth Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Klenk, Clifford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kluge, Samantha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Knechtel, Tom and Kerith Davies . . . . .

Kneisel, Bill and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Koch, David and Julia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Koch, Bill and Bridget . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kopelman, Arie and Coco . . . . . . . . . . .

Kors, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Korte, Kathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kosner, Ed and Julie Baumgold . . . . . . .

Kotur, Alexandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kramer, Terry Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kravis, Henry and Marie-Josée . . . . . . . .

Krieger, Stephanie and Brian Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Krim, Dr . Matilda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Krusen, Will and Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . .

Krusen, Charlie and Kristen . . . . . . . . . .

Kushner, Jared and Ivanka Trump . . . . .

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This page, clockwise from above left: David O. Selznick, with a painting of Scarlett O’Hara from Gone With The Wind; Jock Whitney with Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, as photographed at the Academy Awards in 1940; Betsey Whitney and Sara (her daughter with James Roosevelt) with Eleanor Roosevelt; Dorothy Hirshon; Jock Whitney, as photographed by Harry Benson; Betsey Whitney; a portrait of William Randolph Hearst.

I recount this family feud because, when Payne died at the young age of 50 in 1927, he left the largest private fortune in America at the time to his son, Jock, and his daughter, Joan Whitney Payson (who was a founder of the New York Mets). Jock died in 1977, leaving his widow, Betsey, and her two daughters by Roosevelt the bulk of his fortune.

Jock had been Dwight Eisenhower’s ambassador to the Court of St. James. He was also an early investor in Technicolor as well as partner in film production with David O. Selznick. It was Jock who actually bought the film rights to Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind. Among his many investments, he was the last owner of the New York Herald-Tribune.

Also, he invented the term “venture capital” (which was modified from “adventure capital) after founding such a firm, J.H. Whitney & Company, after World War II. At the time of Quest’s first “400” list, Betsey Whitney was still with us—probably the last living grande dame in the city, living in a style that evoked the title. She resided in a kind of splendor, in homes in118 QUEST

cluding: a townhouse on East 63rd Street; a huge apartment on Beekman Place; a huge estate called Greentree in Manhasset, Long Island; and a shooting plantation in Georgia. And she possessed one of the best privately held art collections in the country. Her contemporary, Brooke Astor (who was six years her senior), could have been categorized as a grande dame as well, but Betsey was socially far more active, relishing her public role as a philanthropist and curious to know and meet the creative talent in the city.

Another member of Quest’s “400” list, a potential grande dame—and a contemporary of Brooke and Betsey—was Dorothy Hart Hearst Paley Hirshon (who would have hated the classification). Dorothy was a California girl, born in 1908 (which was the same year as Betsey Whitney). She was considered by many to be the most beautiful girl in Southern California. She married Jack Hearst, one of the five sons of William and Millicent Randolph Hearst, when she was 19. They moved to New York, where Hearst worked for his father.

Three years later, in 1931, she left Hearst

for William Paley, then a budding radio broadcasting tycoon. That marriage lasted until 1947, when Paley left her for the recently divorced Babe. A few years later, Dorothy married Walter Hirshon, a specialist on the New York Stock Exchange.

Dorothy was active philanthropically in areas of health and education from the time she was in her early twenties.

In the early 1940s, she and a black reverend from Harlem joined together and canvassed New York hospitals (where the medical staffs were segregated). Finally, they persuaded one to integrate their staff. That started the ball rolling until it became an entire fait accompli. She also started the first day care center in Harlem.

Dorothy, who died in 1998, was highly sociable and interested in politics. She knew personally every president from Franklin Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. She was a major supporter of the United Nations at its founding, as well as an advocate of culture and human rights. In the early 1930s, when Adolf Hitler was coming to power, she was active in organizing the New School’s University in Exile for many

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LaForce, James and Stephen Henderson .

Lamphere, Lucy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Landrigan, Ward and Judith . . . . . . . . . .

Landrigan, Nico and Kimberly . . . . . . . .

Lane, Kenneth Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Langenberg, Margo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Langham, Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Langone, Ken and Elaine . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lansing, Mrs . Gerrit (Sydie) . . . . . . . . . .

Lansing, Gerrit and Patricia . . . . . . . . . .

Lapham, Lewis and Joan . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lapham, Andrew and Caroline Mulroney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lapham, Winston P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Larner, Lionel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Latham, Aaron and Leslie Stahl . . . . . . .

Lauder, Jane and Kevin Warsh . . . . . . . .

Lauder, Leonard and Judith . . . . . . . . . .

Lauder, Ronald and Jo Carole . . . . . . . .

Lauren, Ralph and Ricky . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lauren, David and Lauren Bush . . . . . .

Lauren, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lawrence, Jeanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leach, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leach, Howard and Gretchen . . . . . . . .

LeClerc, Paul and Dr . Judith Ginsberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LeConey, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leatherman, Bill and Elizabeth . . . . . . .

Leeds, Thomas and Heather . . . . . . . . . .

LeFrak, Denise and John Colicchio . . . .

LeFrak, Richard and Karen . . . . . . . . . .

LeFrak, Francine and Richard Friedberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LeFrak, Jamie and Caroline Bierbaum . .

LeFrak, Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lehman, Wendy Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . .

Leidy, Bobby and Ivey Day . . . . . . . . . . .

Leidy, Page and Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leidy, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leone, Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lesesne, Cap and Briana . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L’Esperance, Ros and Fran . . . . . . . . . . .

Leventhal, Natalie Leeds . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leviant, Jacques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leviant, Sasha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Levine, Noel and Harriette . . . . . . . . . . .

Lewis, Memrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liberman, Bobby and Barbara . . . . . . . .

Lickle, Bill and Renee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lickle, Garrison duPont . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liebman, Pamela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Limbocker, Derek and Nicole . . . . . . . .

Linclau, Joan and Ronald . . . . . . . . . . .

Lindemann, George and Frayda . . . . . .

Lindemann, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Lindstrom, Pia and John Carley . . . . . . .

Lloyd, Ewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Long, Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Long, William Ivey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lorber, Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Loring, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Love, Iris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lufkin, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Luter, Joe and Karin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lyden, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lynne, Michael and Nina . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MacGuire, Jamie and Michelle Coppedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MacGuire, Peter and Becky . . . . . . . . . .

MacGuire, Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MacGuire, Kevin and Sally . . . . . . . . . . .

Mack, Ambassador Earle and Carol . . .

Mackay, Rory and Francie Leidy . . . . . .

Macklowe, Julie and Billy . . . . . . . . . . .

MacRae, Cameron and Ann . . . . . . . . . .

Maddock, Charlie and Caroline Sylvester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maddock, Jay and Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maddock, Locke and Lily . . . . . . . . . . . .

Magrino, Susan and Jim Dunning . . . . .

Mahoney, Hillie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mailman, Phyllis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Malloy, Tim and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manger, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manger, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manger, Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manger, Dr . William and Lynn . . . . . . . .

Manice, Peter and Celeste . . . . . . . . . . .

Manice, Christopher and Elizabeth . . . .

Mann, Bill and Anna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mann, Steve and Sharyn . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manning, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marchessini, Alexander and Genevieve Faure . . . . . . . . . . .

Marino, Peter and Jane Trapnell . . . . . .

Marron, Donald and Catie . . . . . . . . . . .

Martinez, Roman and Helena . . . . . . . . .

Maschmeyer, Troy and Debby . . . . . . . .

Mashek, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mason, Alice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mason, Christopher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Masson, Charles Jr . and Cristina . . . . . .

Maxey, Talbott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

May, Tony and Karen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mazor, Boaz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mazzola, Alison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McAndrew, Timothy and Alexis van der Mije . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McBean, Edith and Hank Lowenstein . .

McCaffrey, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCarty, Michael and Kim . . . . . . . . . . .

McCarty, Michael R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCarthy, Brian and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCloskey, Michael and Holly . . . . . . . .

McCloy, Jay and Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCloy, John and Laura . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCloy, Rush and Brooke . . . . . . . . . . .

McDonough, Michael and Pandy . . . . .

McFadden, Cynthia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McFadden, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McGrath, Tom and Diahn . . . . . . . . . . .

McHenry, Barnabas and Bannie . . . . . . .

McIlvane, Wendy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McKnight, Bill and Kitty . . . . . . . . . . . .

McMakin, Leigh and Mimi . . . . . . . . . . .

McMullan, Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McNeely, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McPherson, Stephen and Tina . . . . . . . .

McSweeney, Thayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meehan, Michael J . II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mehle, Aileen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mehta, Sonny and Gita . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meier, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meiland, Lisa and Andy Martin . . . . . . .

Meister, Todd and Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mejia, Alberto and Peggy . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mejia, Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Melhado, Frederick and Virginia . . . . . .

Melhado, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mellon, Matthew and Nicole Hanley . . .

Melwani, Anjali and Prakash . . . . . . . . .

Mercer, Dabney and Tinsley . . . . . . . . . .

Merck, Laddie and Dede . . . . . . . . . . . .

Merrill, Dina and Ted Hartley . . . . . . . .

Merrill, Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mettler, Mr . John W . II (Speedy) . . . . . .

Meyer, Blair and Eliza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mezzacappa, Mrs . Damon (Katherine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michaels, Sam and Anita . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prince Michel of Yugoslavia . . . . . . . . . .

Michener, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Middleton, Payne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Millard, Craig and Michelle . . . . . . . . . .

Miller, Courtland and Gina . . . . . . . . . .

Miller, Don and Muffy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Miller, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Miller, John and Emily Altschul . . . . . . .

Miller, Leverett and Linda . . . . . . . . . . .

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Jewish academics escaping from Germany.

An inveterate reader, playgoer, and filmgoer, she was drawn to intellectuals, writers, and artists. It was she who persuaded her Paley husband to collect art, advising him on acquisition of much of what is, today, the William S. Paley Collection at the Museum of Modern Art. She was a charter member of Eleanor Lambert’s International Best-Dressed List. She was also a strongly committed rescuer of animals.

At the time of her death, she had three canines and seven felines living in residence at her house in Glen Cove, Long Island.

Of the aforementioned grande dames on Quest’s “400” list, none was a committed social arbiter and only Brooke Astor agreeably participated in the daily social and charity life of New York.

If there were a potential social arbiter on Quest’s early “400” list, it would have been Aileen Mehle, the society columnist who wrote for more than four decades under the name “Suzy” (and, later, under the name “Suzie Knickerbocker” as her star rose and she succeeded from the 120 QUEST

New York Daily Mirror to the afternoon daily, the New York Journal-American). A little girl from El Paso, Texas, who grew up to become internationally famous for her wit and sophistication, Aileen possessed movie star beauty and glamour.

She was the darling of international society for decades because of that wit and the discretion with which she used it. Her presence at any gala or opening added luster to its prominence and importance.

There are more than a few prominent New Yorkers who owed their prominence to blessings provided by her pen.

Also on our list: the aforementioned Eleanor Lambert, who came to New York from Crawfordsville, Indiana, in her twenties to be a writer. During the Great Depression, she turned her need for work into a publicity and public relations business that would become a major influence in the growth of the American fashion industry. Eleanor worked up until two months before her death at age 100. Until the very end, when she needed to talk to someone about a project, she

called herself. I will never forget seeing her at lunchtime in Swifty’s, a few days after her centennial, waiting for someone who was late for his or her appointment.

Another potential grande dame who devoted her life to her interests was Kitty Carlisle Hart, the widow of playwright Moss Hart. A film and stage performer and singer from her youth, Kitty was still working well into her eighties, also active as a spokeswoman for the arts in New York.

If there were a male social arbiter on this list, it might have been a title worn by John Fairchild, the longtime editor-in-chief of Women’s Wear Daily and the creator of W, the society magazine read all over the world. John, who was feared and admired at the same time, was less of a social arbiter and more of a professional newsman who built his father’s industry newspaper into a nationally read, daily publication.

His was the greatest influence in changing the public profile of the American garment industry into the American fashion industry, turning fashion designers into full-fledged celebrities often with

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Miller, Robert and Chantal . . . . . . . . . . .

Milliken, Mrs . Minot (Armene) . . . . . . .

Miniter, Sylvester and Gillian . . . . . . . . .

Mirabella, Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mirando, Felix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missett, Joe and Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mitchell, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mohr, Ian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moinian, Joe and Nazee . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Molyneux, Juan Pablo and Pilar . . . . . .

Monell, Ambrose and Lili . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monell, Ned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monn, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monplaisir, Agnès . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moore, George and Calvert . . . . . . . . . .

Moore, George and Kathie . . . . . . . . . . .

Morgan, Alfred and Virginia . . . . . . . . .

Morgan, Sue and Harry . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Morgenthau, Robert and Lucinda . . . . .

Morris, Chappy and Melissa . . . . . . . . . .

Morrison, Ham and Mimi van Wyck . . .

The Mortimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mowinckel, John and Cheryl . . . . . . . . .

Mowinckel, Nino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mulroney, The Hon . Brian and Mila . . .

Murdoch, Rupert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Murdock, Pamela and Stephen Stefanou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Murphy, Hebe Dowling and John . . . . .

Murray, John and Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Murray, Stephen and Muffie . . . . . . . . . .

Musso, Tony and Carlos . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Musso, Lucy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Myers, Steve and JoAnna . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Nederlander, Bob and Pat Cook . . . . . .

Nemy, Enid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nesbit, Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Newhouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ney, Mrs . Edward (Pat Wood) . . . . . . . .

Ney, Judy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Niccolini, Julian and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nicholas, Nick and Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nicklas, Brent and Laura . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nievera, Mario and Travis Howe . . . . . .

Prince Nikolaos of Greece . . . . . . . . . . .

Nitze, Bill and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nitze, Peter and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Niven, Fernanda and Mark Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Niven, Fernanda Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Niven, Eugenie and Nicholas Goodman .

Niven, Ellen and Tris Deery . . . . . . . . . .

Niven, Jamie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nordeman, Jacques and Anne . . . . . . . .

Nordeman, Eliza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nordeman, John and Kay . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nordeman, Landon and Shannon . . . . .

Norwich, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nye, Richard and Francesca . . . . . . . . .

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Ober, David G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ober, Polly Norris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

O’Hagan, Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

O’Malley, Hilaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Onet, Polly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Orthwein, Chris and Binkie . . . . . . . . . .

O’Shaughnessy, William and Nancy . . . .

O’Sullivan, Ryan and Palmer . . . . . . . . .

Otto, Katharina and Nathan Bernstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ourisman, Mandell and Mary . . . . . . . .

Ourisman, Nan and Flo . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Pachios, Chris and Alyson Ross . . . . . . .

Paduano, Daniel and Nancy . . . . . . . . . .

Page, Blakely and Lindsey . . . . . . . . . . .

Pahlavi, Pari-Sima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pakula, Mrs . Alan (Hannah) . . . . . . . . . .

Palermo, Olivia and Johannes Huebl . . .

Paley, Jeff and Valerie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Palitz, Anka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pannill, Mrs . William (Kit) . . . . . . . . . . .

Papageorgiou, Pavlos and Alexa Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Papanicolaou, Alexandra and Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Papanicolaou, Nick Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pardoe, Ted and Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Park, Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pattee, Gordon and Dailey . . . . . . . . . . .

Patterson, Patricia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Paull, Harold and Joanne . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prince Pavlos and Marie Chantal . . . . .

Peabody, Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peabody, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pedersen, Mary Quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pedroso, Alina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peek, Jeff and Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peebler, Mrs . Charles (Toni) . . . . . . . . . .

Pell, Peter J . Jr . and Tice Burke . . . . . . .

Pennoyer, Peter and Katie . . . . . . . . . . .

Perkin, Mrs . Richard (Leslie) . . . . . . . . .

Perkin, Thorne and Tatiana . . . . . . . . . .

Perry, Betsy Freund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Perry, Richard and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peruggi, Regina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peterson, Holly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peterson, Pete and Joan Ganz Cooney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Petito, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Petroff, Di and Dr . Steven Butensky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peyrelongue, Guy and Sarah . . . . . . . . .

Pfaff, Rick and Laura King . . . . . . . . . . .

Pfeifer, Chuck and Lisa Crosby . . . . . . .

Pfeifle, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pfeifler, Brian and Emilia . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Phippses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pickett, John and Robin . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pickett, John O . III and KC . . . . . . . . . .

Pickett, Kate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Picotte, Michael and Margi . . . . . . . . . .

Pileggi, Nick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pilkington, Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pilkington, Robert and Helen . . . . . . . .

Pitt, Pauline Baker and Jerry Seay . . . . .

Pittman, Robert and Veronique . . . . . . .

Plimpton, Mrs . George (Sarah) . . . . . . .

Plimpton, Taylor and Lizzy Eggers . . . .

Pomerantz, Ernest and Marie Brenner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ponte, Stan and John Metzner . . . . . . . .

Ponton, Dan and Stephane Castoriano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Posen, Zac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power, Jim and Tina Fanjul . . . . . . . . . .

Price, Peter and Judy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prince, Frederick and Diana . . . . . . . . . .

Purcell, Tom and Marina . . . . . . . . . . . .

Putnam, Bambi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pyne, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pyne, John and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pyne, John and Melinda Mettler . . . . . .

Pyne, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Quasha, Diana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick, Chris and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick, Tricia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quinn, Piper and Sara Groff . . . . . . . . .

Quinn, Thomas Sr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Radziwill, John and Eugenie . . . . . . . . . .

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businesses that became small industries themselves. With his editorial direction, he melded the fashion industry with contemporary society in a way that changed the definition of both that remains to this day. He also, like Andy Warhol (with his Interview magazine), transformed the editorial direction of the magazine business to reflect the great changes in society that began occurring in the 1960s.

Another man on the list who was potentially a social arbiter was restaurateur Glenn Birnbaum, the proprietor of Mortimer’s on Lexington Avenue at 75th Street. The restaurant was patronized by almost everyone on our list—provided that Glenn would have them. He could be nettlesome and cranky. I was once sitting at the bar in his restaurant chatting with him before the lunch hour, when none of 122 QUEST

the tables had yet been occupied. A couple came in who looked perfectly presentable, with the man neatly dressed in a suit and tie and the woman well turned out in a lovely dress. They had the expression of “tourist” on their faces, however. “Yes?” Glenn gruffly inquired from across the room, as if he didn’t know why they had came through the door of a public restaurant. The man asked if they could get a table for lunch. “Sorry, we’re fully booked!” he said, turning back to his conversation with me. I expressed surprise that he was fully booked since it was a warm summer day when business could be very quiet (which it was). “No,” he answered with no explanation. He just didn’t like their looks.

He could be just as gruff with his favorite customers too. One day, one of his fashionable ladies—a woman known for

her chic and her taste—was seated waiting for her lunch partner when Glenn passed by. Without stopping, and in his typical grumbling tone, he commented: “I don’t like the color of your lipstick.” Without skipping a beat, the lady rejoined: “Well, darling, you shouldn’t wear it then.”

Nevertheless, everyone went to Mortimer’s. Jackie Onassis was a regular, and so were Beverly Sills; international party-giver Ludovic Autet; Anne Ford Johnson; acid-tongued but highly popular Jerry Zipkin; Pat Kennedy Lawford; Anne Slater (the dazzling blonde whose signature was her blue glasses); man-abouttown John Galliher; Liz Fondaras; interior decorator Albert Hadley; Oscar and Annette de la Renta; Evelyn and Leonard Lauder; John F. Kennedy, Jr.; David and Helen Gurley Brown; Joan Rivers; Betty

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Radziwill, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Radziwill, Phillip and Devon Shuster . .

Rafferty, John and Emily . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rafferty, Nick and Caroline Cummings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ramirez, Diane and Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ramirez, Sam Jr . and Fabiana . . . . . . . . .

Rapp, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ray, David Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rayner, William and Kathy . . . . . . . . . . .

Raynes, Patty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reginato, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reeves, Nina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Remnick, David and Esther Fein . . . . . .

Retz, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Richardson, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Richter, John and Nina . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rickel, Annette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Right, Andrew and Zibby . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Alex and Alexandra . . . . . . .

Robertson, Jay and Clare . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Bill and Scarlett . . . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Julian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Spencer and Sarah . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Wyndham and Chuck Whittingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robinson, Guy and Libba Stribling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Rockefellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roehm, Carolyne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rogers, Elizabeth Barlow . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rogers, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rohatyn, Felix and Elizabeth . . . . . . . . .

Romanoff, Princess Alexander (Mimi) . .

Rondina, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roosevelt, Andrew and Jill . . . . . . . . . . .

Roosevelt, Tobie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roosevelt, Teddy and Serena . . . . . . . . .

Rose, Alexandra Lind and Louis . . . . . .

Rose, Elihu and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rose, Charlie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rose, Marshall and Candice Bergen . . . .

Rose, Tanner and Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rosen, Aby and Samantha Boardman . .

Rosenthal, Shirley Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rosenthal, Mitch and Sarah . . . . . . . . . .

Rosenwald, John and Pat . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rosita, Duchess of Marlborough . . . . . .

Ross, Mrs . Arthur (Janet) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ross, Burke and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ross, Don and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ross, Nanette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ross, Stephen and Kara . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ross, Wilbur and Hilary Geary . . . . . . .

Rosselli, John and Bunny Williams . . . .

Rowley, Cynthia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Royce, Chuck and Deborah . . . . . . . . . .

Royall, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rudin, William and Ophelia . . . . . . . . . .

Rumbough, Stanley and Janna . . . . . . . .

Rutherfurd, Guy and Daisy . . . . . . . . . .

Rutherfurd, Winthrop and Mary . . . . . .

Ruttenberg, Eric and Perri Peltz . . . . . .

Ryan, Baird and Alexia Hamm . . . . . . . .

Ryan, Allen IV and Christa Fanjul . . . . .

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Saint Amand, Elisabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saint Amand, Emilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saint Amand, Nathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saltzman, Ellin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sanchez, Jorge and Serina . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sandberg, Bill and Betsy . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sanger, Alex and Jeannette . . . . . . . . . . .

Santo Domingo, Mrs . Julio (Beatrice) . .

Santo Domingo, Alejandro . . . . . . . . . .

Santo Domingo, AndrĂŠs and Lauren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saunders, Andrew and Colleen . . . . . . .

Sawyer, Diane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scaasi, Arnold and Parker Ladd . . . . . . .

Scaife, Frances and Tom McCarter . . . .

Scarborough, Charles and Ellen . . . . . . .

Schaeffer, Marcia Meehan . . . . . . . . . . .

Schaeffer, Georgina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scherer, Allan and Maggy . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Schiffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schlesinger, Alexandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schlossberg, Edwin and Caroline Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schorr, Burwell and Chip . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schuler, John and Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schulhof, David and Lesley . . . . . . . . . .

Schulhof, Jonathan and K .K . . . . . . . . . .

Schwarzman, Stephen and Christine . . .

Schwarzman, Teddy and Ellen Zajac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scribner, Charlie and Ritchie . . . . . . . . .

Scully, Dennis and Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scully, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Senbahar, Izak and Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shaw, Claude and Lara Meiland . . . . . . .

Sherrill, Steve and Kitty . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shields, Mrs . Frank (Didi) . . . . . . . . . . .

Shields, Olympia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shields, Jerry and Maury . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shuman, Fred and Stephanie . . . . . . . . .

Shuman, Stan and Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sidamon-Eristoff, Anne and . . . . . . . . .

Constantine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Siegel, Herb and Jeanne . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Siegal, Peggy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Silvers, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Simonds, Christian and Gillian Hearst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Simonds, Talbott and Carter . . . . . . . . .

Singer, Mortimer and Amy Sykes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sitrick, James and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slater, Anne and John Cahill . . . . . . . . .

Slatkin, Harry and Laura . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slonem, Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Charlie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Mrs . Earl E .T . (Lesly) . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Emily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Mrs . Page (Jayne) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Snow, Ian and Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Snyder, Jay and Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Snyder, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Som, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sondes, Sharon and Geoffrey Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Soper, Jared and Linda Lane . . . . . . . . .

Soros, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Soros, Mrs . Paul (Daisy) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South, Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spahn, Steve and Connie . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spahn, Kirk and Bridget Foley . . . . . . . .

Spalding, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Speer, Ramsey C . and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . .

Spencer, John and Natalie . . . . . . . . . . .

Spencer, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stafford, Mimi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stark, Andrea and John . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stark, Candice and Steven . . . . . . . . . . .

Stein, Jean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Steinberg, Mrs . Saul (Gayfryd) and Michael Shnayerson . . . . . . . . .

Steinberg, Jonathan and Maria Bartiromo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Steinberg, Kathryn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Steinberg, Michael and Joan . . . . . . . . . .

Steinbrech, Doug and Jeff Sharp . . . . . .

Steinhart, Percy III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stenbeck, Hugo and Sophie . . . . . . . . . .

Stephenson, George and Shelia . . . . . . .

Sterling, Mika . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stern, Leonard and Allison . . . . . . . . . . .

Stevens, Lesley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stevens, Marti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stevenson, Charles and Alex . . . . . . . . .

Stewart, Serena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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This page, clockwise from above left: Albert Hadley; Ahmet Ertegun with Mick Jagger; Mikhail Baryshnikov, Nan Kempner, and Valentino Garavani; the Lauders, including Evelyn (third from right) and Estée (right), as photographed in 1972; Dina Merrill with Bobby Short; Chessy Rayner, wearing furs Austine Hearst with Kay Meehan, as photographed at the Beach Club, or the Southampton Bathing Corp.; Diego del Vayo; Lee Thaw.

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Sherrill and her husband, Virgil Sherrill (the investment banker); Kay Meehan; Diego Del Vayo; the crisply chic and gentle Lee Thaw (whose name the bitchy Jerry Zipkin liked to pronounce as“Lee-thul”); Chessy Rayner and her business partner, Mica Ertegun, with her husband, Ahmet Ertegun (the record impresario); the most worldly gentleman of pianissimo and the American Songbook, Bobby Short; Poppi Thomas; C.Z. Guest; Nan Kempner (who lunched there every day, all snazzed up because she never left her apartment at 79th 124 QUEST

Street and Park Avenue without looking smashing); and Pat Buckley, Nan’s “partner in chic,” who staged the annual Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (when all the Swells—and the Nobs—turned out looking glam).

They were all there all the time. All of these people were on Quest’s “400” list, including the literary chronicler Dominick Dunne, who was often strategically seated within earshot. He gathered so much for his best-selling novels, including People Like Us, from those lunches

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Stoddard, Alexandra and Peter Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stokes, Ben and Asia Baker . . . . . . . . . .

Stokes, Stephanie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stolley, Dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stolman, Steven and Rich Wilkie . . . . . .

Stover, Jamie and Ellie Berlin . . . . . . . . .

Strong, Marianne (Mimi) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stubbs, Michael and Ronnie . . . . . . . . . .

Stubgen, Patrick and Dana . . . . . . . . . . .

Suarez, Raul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sullivan, John and Nonie . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sullivan, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sulzberger, Arthur Jr . and Gail . . . . . . .

Summers, Peter and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . .

Surtees, Willie and Pam . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sutton, Kelso and Jo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Svarre, Wendy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Swenson, Ed and Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Swid, Stephen and Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sykes, James W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Tadini, Luigi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tailer, Mrs . T . Suffern (Jean) . . . . . . . . .

Talese, Gay and Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Talley, AndrĂŠ Leon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tang, Oscar and Frances . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tannen, Sheldon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tarr, Jeff and Patsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor, Felicia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor, Rhetta and Dan Marantette . . . .

Taylor, Topsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor, Zach and Missie . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor, Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ternes, Jim and Marge . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Terry, Walter and Nancy Tilghman . . . . .

Teryazos, Chris and Bellinda . . . . . . . . .

Theodoracopulos, Harry and Gail . . . . .

Theodoracopulos, Taki and Alexandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Theodoracopulos, Alexis . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thomas, Andrew and Kathy . . . . . . . . . .

Thomas, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thomas, Rich and Tamie Peters . . . . . . .

Thorne, Oakleigh and Jacqueline . . . . . .

Tighe, Aaron and Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Tisches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tober, Donald and Barbara . . . . . . . . . .

Tomenson, Walter and Virginia . . . . . . .

Tompkins, Evelyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tower, Whitney Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Townsend, Chuck and Jill . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trafelet, Remy and Lara . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trump, Donald and Melania . . . . . . . . .

Trump, Blaine and Steve Simon . . . . . . .

Tuckerman, Roger and Edith . . . . . . . . .

Twombly, Alessandro and Soledad . . . .

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Ulmann, Mrs . Edward F . (Priscilla) . . . .

Unterberg, Ann and Tom . . . . . . . . . . . .

Uzielli, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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van Amerongen, Lewis and Diane . . . . .

Van Pelt, Mary and Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . van Rensselaer, Kiliaen D . . . . . . . . . . . . . van Schaack, Gregory and Lucienne . . . van Wyck, Bronson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vanden Heuvel, William and Melinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vanden Heuvel, Katrina . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vanderbilt, Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vanderbilt, Jean Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vanderpoel, Wynant and Barrie . . . . . . .

Vartanian, Annabel and Andrew Jeffries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Veronis, John and Lauren . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vietor, David and Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vittadini, Gianluigi and Adrienne . . . . . von Auersperg, Alex and Nancy . . . . . . von Bidder, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . von der Goltz, Andreas and Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . von Stade, Skiddy and Elizabeth . . . . . .

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Waldin, Erik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Walker, Darren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wallace, Mrs . Mike (Mary) . . . . . . . . . . .

Waller, Alexis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warburton, Tim and Julia . . . . . . . . . . .

Ward, Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ward, Arthur and Kristina . . . . . . . . . . .

Warner, Miner H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warner, Philip and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warner, Philip W . Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warner, Christina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warner, Sandy and Patsy . . . . . . . . . . . .

Waterman, Richard and Lis . . . . . . . . . .

Wathne, Thorunn, Soffia, and Berge . . .

Wattleton, Faye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Webster, Joe and Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weekes, Chris and Lilly Bunn . . . . . . . .

Weill, Sanford and Joan . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weintraub, Ronald and Harriet . . . . . . .

Weld, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wellner, Karl and Deborah Norville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wells, Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wenner, Jann and Matt Nye . . . . . . . . . .

Weymouth, Lally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whitehead, Mrs . John (Cynthia) . . . . . .

Whitney, Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whitney, Mary Lou and John Hendrickson . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whitney, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilkie, Angus and Len Morgan . . . . . . .

Williams, Gene and Jackie . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilmers, Robert G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilmot, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilson, Kevin and Alexandra Wilkis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilson, Kendrick R . III and Ann Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilson, Jay and Stephanie . . . . . . . . . .

Wintour, Anna and Shelby Bryan . . . . . .

Wister, Billy and Diana . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Witmer, Michel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wolfe, Tom and Sheila . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wolff, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wolff, Natasha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wolff, Peter I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wood, Renee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Woods, Ward Jr . and Priscilla . . . . . . . .

Wrightsman, Jayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyatt, Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyser-Pratte, Vivian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Yealland, Mrs . Daniel (Liska) . . . . . . . . .

Ylvisaker, Jon and Eleanor . . . . . . . . . . .

Yorke, A . Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Zacharias, Tom and Clelia . . . . . . . . . . .

Zeckendorf, Arthur and Connie . . . . . . .

Zeckendorf, Will and Laura . . . . . . . . . .

Zenko, John and Jere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zenko, Starrett and Petter Ringbom . . .

Zilkha, Bettina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zilkha, Ezra and Cecile . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zinterhofer, Eric and Aerin Lauder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zirinis, Jessica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zuckerman, Mort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zug, James W . Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Lee, Jimmy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Auchincloss, Bundy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Bacall, Lauren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Baker, Harold.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bartlett, Betsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Benjamin, Bill.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Biddle, Nancy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Biggs, Jeremy H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Blynn, Harry “Buzz” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boalt, Brucie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boothby, Willard Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Cuomo, Mario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Curley, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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de Borchgrave, Arnaud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . de la Renta, Oscar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . du Pont, Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Downey, Ann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duke, Anthony Drexel. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fairchild, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fondaras, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Gilbert, Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Halberstam, Jean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Macomber, Phyllis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marlborough, Sunny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mezzacappa, Damon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Nichols, Mike.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Palmer, Bud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Petrie, Carroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Platt, Harry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Rivers, Joan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Saks, Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stenbeck, Max. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stephenson, Claire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Taubman, Alfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thomas, Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Walsh, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wetherill, Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whitehead, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Zachary, Frank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980; Pat Buckley with Oscar de la Renta, as photographed in 1987; George Trescher; Brooke Astor with her pets; Dominick Dunne.

and dinners. The food—comfort food— was excellent and, despite the platinum clientele, the price was right. In fact, it was even very reasonable. (Glenn’s chef, Stephen Attoe, and his maître d’, Robert Caravaggi, are now proprietors of Swifty’s—which was named for Glenn’s pug—which is two blocks south of where Mortimer’s was on Lexington Avenue.)

Glenn had no desire to push steep prices on his customers. He wasn’t generous as much as he was shrewd. He knew very well that his prices were a strong part of his draw. He had his own philanthropy. He started an annual block party called “Fête de Famille,” which made money for AIDS care. When Glenn died, he left his $11 million estate to an AIDS care division of a New York hospital.

Another would-be arbiter was George Trescher, the public relations man who first saw New York from a United States Navy ship docked in New Jersey right after World War II. The sight of the city thrilled him so much that he said to himself: That’s where I’m going to be someday. George worked for years for Henry Luce’s Time magazine as a kind of public

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relations event director . After his retirement, he opened his own firm and handled many prestigious institutional accounts .

He also had the ear of Brooke Astor, who was a client . It was said that, in the early days of widowhood—when she was just beginning her ascent as Mrs . Astor (instead of the wife of Vincent Astor, who never liked her to socialize or even talk to friends on the phone)—Brooke was advised every step of the way by George, right down to the seating at her dinner parties . Once, after looking over her seating plan for a dinner, he told her to change the placement of one particular man and one particular woman because, although both were married, it was quietly well known, sotto voce, that they were having an affair .

Mrs . Astor was fascinated and much amused . George knew everything . She also relied on his advice on all levels of public appearance including fashion, for which his client was forever grateful .

Then there was the top dinner hostess of the time, Alice Mason . Alice was New York’s premier private residence real estate broker . Canny and shrewd, she was

a women who knew her business the way a scientist knows his research . Alice, in her long career, actually changed the rules of the co-ops in Manhattan by melting, even dissolving, the restrictions that turned so many people away in previous generations because of their religion, nationality, or race . Highly political, she raised more money for Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign than any other individual—and she repeated the feat for the first Clinton-Gore campaign . In both instances, she did so at dinner parties in her apartment .

Her dinner parties were held once a month and 10 times per year (excluding July and August) . They were the most sought-after private invitations in New York for years . Her guest list—which included socialites, financiers, authors, media executives, journalists, political figures of both sides of the aisle, film stars, and international diplomats— were always for 60 people . Her guests were seated at tables of eight in her living room, dining room, and library .

Alice mixed them all together, serving a menu that came to be provided by

chef Daniel Boulud . Guests enjoyed the conversation with and introduction to the people who were making New York into New York . Her seating arrangements were her real secret, because everyone talked to everyone at her tables .

Alice drew from a list of several hundred, which she cultivated with care and sensitivity in order to make an interesting mix for her guests . Her dinners began with cocktails at 7:30 p .m . (sharp) and guests were finished and departing by 11 p .m ., fully pleased by the pleasure of her company and that of her guests . It was a unique experience, even for New York, and there has never been anything quite like it since . (And from the looks of it, there probably never will be .) Alice is now in her early nineties, having begun her career in real estate in the 1950s (Marilyn Monroe was one of her very first clients, as was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt) . She has retired from party-giving and is now pleased to sit back and observe the fray from the peace and quiet of that apartment that the world came to gladly for so many years .

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This page: At the Black and White Ball, Andy Warhol confessed, “I was totally intimidated. I’d never been around such a herd of celebrities before in my life.” Opposite page: James Caffery and Daisy Fellows at the Beistegui Ball (left); Alexandre Serebriakoff’s watercolor of the parade of gondolas arriving at Palazzo Labia on September 3, 1951.

THE THRILL OF THE GRAND BAL

BY DAVID PATRICK COLUMBIA TO MOST AMERICANS, a “bal”—a grand ball—is a special, formal occasion, a dance where men dress in black tie, and women in gowns. Very often, it’s a fund-raising effort for a charity. To children, the ball is where Cinderella met the Prince: she meets him, then she has to disappear (before her magical carriage turns into a pumpkin). And the prince, already madly in love with her, doesn’t know her name. It is otherworldly, make believe.

The tradition of the Grand Bal, however, reaches back centuries to the days when monarchs ruled the world. It was an occasion to demonstrate Power. A king would give a ball to showcase his political prowess, and because he was king, he had

deep pockets for entertaining his guests. Louis XIV is a perfect example. With his personal monument to himself, the Palace of Versailles, he had complete control of his “people,” beginning with the nobles. His entertainments served to focus on that control and confirm it in the minds of others. The intent was also to send messages. His lavish luxury declared to foreigners, diplomats, businessmen, and members of the aristocracy that he had the power to amaze.

These balls were often masquerades, and required costumes to illustrate the character behind the mask. Augustus the Strong, also known as The Sun King of Saxony (1670–1733) once gave AUGUST 2015 129

a lavish costume ball in which he appeared as Alexander the Great, and later in the evening, changed to a costume depicting Mercury. His guests included not only his subjects but also diplomats from other countries.

This was more than a laugh and a dance. The diplomats and agents of foreign powers who swarmed about the young monarch’s court got the point. Aside from his plethora of diamonds and pearls that decorated him and his costume to demonstrate his wealth, he was also telling them—via his “character Alexander”—that he was ready for war. So watch out! Unfortunately, Augustus had the tendency to involve himself in wars that usually ended in a disaster for his armies.

The Grand Bal was also a device used by businessmen and individuals to establish their importance in their community. It wasn’t an entirely political endeavor, however. The objective to amaze was often powerful enough to cover a lot of definitions.

In very early 1903, Empress Alexandra of Russia decided to have a grand bal at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. She was inspired by a performance of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov and bid her guests wear costumes of the time of the story: the 17th-century reign of Czar Alexis. That meant very expensive costumes—damask silk, fabric embroidered with gold and silver, all kinds of fur.

It took weeks of preparation for the costumes alone. The empress’ crown made for the ball was set with diamonds, emeralds, and pearls, overlaid by ornaments shaped as olive branches ending in diamond arrows. Her dress was woven with matte gold and embroidered with hard silver thread. Her barma (a kind of collar that dominates the shoulders) was decorated with an 130 QUEST

abundance of emeralds and diamonds, all made by Fabergé for Her Majesty. The cost of creating such a complex piece today would be upwards of $10 million.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the elites indulged in these fabulous events where everything else matched the standards of the costumes of these parties, including the entertainments, the food, and the music. The elaborate costumes and specially composed music and theatricals—all taking place in front of and under an extraordinary set of beautiful props and stunning scenery—were works of art, cultural expressions of the highest order, a collaboration of writers, jewelers, sculptors, and musicians. And they were always private and they rarely were given to benefit a charity or a purpose aside from the host’s personal needs and wishes.

In the Gilded Age in New York, first under the aegis of Caroline Astor, the Grand Ball became the operative device for establishing social position. The Europeans, both royals and aristocrats, and people setting their social position, gave frequent masked balls and did it better. Unlike the Americans who preferred elaborate costumes mainly without masks, the Europeans liked the mask for what it allowed one to say about oneself without being “identified.” Its ultimate allure is an extreme expression of a basic human desire to escape, a chance for people to be someone else.

The greatest grand bal of the 20th century (“the party of the century”) was held on September 3, 1951, in Venice at the Palazzo Labia by Carlos de Beistegui, a very rich man of Mexican-Spanish lineage. De Beistegui lived the life of the complete hedonist. Without his great fortune to spend on himself, he undoubtedly would have been recognized as a very creative interior designer and artist, for he was enormously talented as well as rich. Besides his apartment on the Champs-Élysées—which was designed by Le Corbusier with additional assistance on his (extraordinary) terrace from Salvador Dali—he had a famous house, the Château de Groussay, and the baroque Palazzo Labia built in the 17th–18th century on the Grand Canal in Venice. Considered one of the last great palazzos in Venice, it was famous for the frescos painted by Tiepolo in the ballroom.

De Beistegui purchased Labia in the late 1940s when it was in a state of crumbling decay. He then, at an expense greater than the purchase price, completely restored it to its original splendor.

After that, it seemed logical to him that it should have a Grand Bal to celebrate its renaissance. Fifteen hundred were invited.

It was to be the Bal Oriental. Guests were requested to wear 18th-century costumes. Beistegui, himself, dressed as Louis XIV. The activity leading up to the ball provided so much business and talk around the city of Venice—as well as in London, New York, and Paris—that Charlie de Beistegui, as he was called, was regarded as a kind of hero to the employables and to the craftsmen and artisans. Pierre Cardin designed at least 30 of the costumes for clients around the world. Christian Dior designed Dalí’s costume and Dalí designed Dior’s. Cecil Beaton photographed the entire event.

The evening of the ball—scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m.— drew people to Venice just to see the gondolas bearing the guests down the Grand Canal to Palazzo Labia. Hotels and palazzo owners rented spaces to tourists (at big prices) in their windows

This page, clockwise from top left: Marella (in a swan mask) and Gianni Agnelli and Truman Capote’s 1966 Black and White Ball; Capote greets his guests; a guest arrives at the Oriental Ball (hosted by Baron Alexis de Redé at Hôtel Lambert, Paris, December 5, 1969) with a baby panther.

Opposite page: A dinner at Hôtel Lambert, 1950.

overlooking the canal to watch the maritime procession. Beistegui, fully aware the public interest at this point, had bleachers constructed on the opposite site of the canal for the public to sit and watch the arrivals. (He also hosted on another day in another part of the city, the banquet for all who worked on the event, providing not only food but entertainment and music.)

Deborah, the Duchess of Devonshire who attended with her husband the duke, recalled it in her memoir Wait For Me!: “The ball was an unforgettable theatrical performance with entrees of men and women in exquisite costumes. M. de Beistegui, in a vast wig of cascading golden curls and a lavishly embroidered brocade coat, stood on stilts as to be easily recognized. Daisy Fellowes, regularly voted the best dressed woman in France and America, portrayed the Queen of Africa from the Tiepolo frescoes in Wurzburg. She wore a dress trimmed with leopard print, the first time we had seen such a thing (still fashionable today, sixty years on), and was attended by four young men painted the color of mahogany. So many women threatened

This page, clockwise from top left: A Slim Aarons contact sheet from the Waldorf=Astoria on Park Avenue in 1953; Baron and Baroness de Rothschild at their Surrealist Ball, December 1972; Salvador Dalí with Amanda Lear and the Begum Aga Khan. Opposite page: John Jacob Astor, IV, who would later die on the Titanic; guests as famous paintings and sculptures include Mlle. des Isnards, Mlle. Darblay, Mlle. May-d’Harcourt, Mlle. d’AudiffretPasquier, Mlle. de Caraman-Chimay, and Mlle. de Saint-Sauveur.

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to be Cleopatra that the host decided to settle it himself and named Diana Cooper for the role.”

Life magazine covered the event and the world read about it the following week. The Aga Khan (grandfather of the present Aga) remarked later to a reporter, “I didn’t think that we will ever see anything like this again. I saw King Edward’s [VII] coronation in London in 1902 and King George’s [V] in 1911 and the parties that went with them. But I have never been anything like them since, until last night.” Christian Dior: “Parties like these are genuine works of art.”

Fifteen years later, here in New York, Truman Capote, riding high from the success of his In Cold Blood gave what is inarguably the second most famous ball of the 20th century, in 1966 at the Plaza Hotel. Capote’s great talent for getting attention made the event one of the most talked about of the era. Its “purpose” was to honor his friend Katherine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post. In the weeks leading up to the party, there were various accounts and interviews in newspapers and magazines.

By the eve of the “masked ball,” everybody who came in contact with a newspaper or television news was aware of what seemed like a huge extravagance for a writer. Capote’s party did not have the lavish and the extravagance that Beistegui and his personal treasury (not to mention his decorative talent) could afford. Nor were the majority of his American guests as comfortable in masquerade. But, what he provided for his guests was the thrill of being there, famous now among the invited, the celebrated, the rich, and the chic in American daily life. This was the message to all of us.

The late John Galliher, man-about-town and man about the world, was one who attended both the de Beistegui’s Bal Oriental and Truman Capote’s fête in honor Katherine Graham. In recalling them, he pointed out that the “great fun” for both parties was being present at the arrivals. Once that was over, it was— frankly—just another party. The thrill left the room early. u

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BY DANIEL CAPPELLO PHOTOGRAPHED BY JULIE SKARRATT BEFORE NATHAN ROBISON, a doctor at Children’s Hospital

L.A., made an important discovery about a certain type of brain cancer, life-saving protocols could be grueling, if not devastating.

Robison, with funding from a 2008 fellowship from the Hope Funds for Cancer Research, was investigating the effects of radiation on children with medulloblastoma. He determined that previously untreated medulloblastoma patients with higher levels of a specific protein, called FOXG1 expression, could avoid irradiation and have the same progression-free survival as patients who were irradiated. His finding was substantial because radiation to the brain can have severe neuropsychological effects for patients under 10. His revelation helped change the standard of care and, as a result, today more children with brain cancer can undergo less aggressive treatment with a better outcome.

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esophageal, brain, gastric, and bone cancers. Dr. Robison, one of the first recipients of a fellowship, is hopeful proof that more breakthroughs will be made in research and patient care.

While the fellowships support and encourage young scientists who are challenging conventional paradigms to make breakthroughs in their respective fields, Hope Funds also honors those whose careers have already made a significant impact. At an annual gala, the organization presents its Awards of Excellence, which recognize outstanding achievements in research, drug development, medicine, patient support, and philanthropy. In June, this year’s formal awards dinner was held in Newport at The Breakers and raised nearly $375,000 to support programmatic activities and the fellowship program. The evening’s honorees were Robert G. Roeder, Ph.D., of Rockefeller University; Joan Steitz, Ph.D., of Yale University; Napoleone Ferrara, M.D., of the University of California at San Diego; and James F. Holland, M.D., of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.

The festive, high-spirited evening was part of a weekend-long science summit of sorts, where technical cancer talk reigned as the mutual form of communication. Still, when the tuxedo tails and ball gowns came out, the universal language of celebration— and hope—took center stage. u

Scenes from the Hope Funds for Cancer Research’s annual Awards Gala at The Breakers, in Newport. This page, clockwise from top left: Guests during cocktail hour; the dessert table; Charles Holmes and Loren Feingold; Mary Chiles; Brooke Pinault; Joan Steitz, Ph.D., John Parks, and Nancy Parks; Wolfram Goessling, M.D., Ph.D., and Antonio Grillo-López, M.D.; William D. and Fleur Rueckert; Elizabeth Dankowski with Malcolm A.S. and Francine Moore; Gladys Szapary and Jonathan Lewis; Gary Jobson; Kyle Hoehn, Ph.D., Bluma Lesch, M.D., Ph.D., and Marcello Distasio, M.D.; Arden Scura and John Nalen on the dance floor. Opposite page, clockwise from left: Leah and Ross Cann; dancing; the seated dinner; Honorees Robert G. Roeder, Ph.D.; Joan Steitz, Ph.D.; James F. Holland, M.D.; and Napoleone Ferrara, M.D.

THE PETER DUCHIN STORY

BY ALEX TRAVERS

This page: Peter Duchin performing with his band at the Living Landmarks Celebration in 2010. This fall, Duchin will be honored by Friends of the

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AS PIANIST AND BANDLEADER Peter Duchin reflects on his 50-plus years in the music industry, it may feel that he has a slight predilection for the past. “It’s totally different now,” he tells me. But he is still making his guests happy, and in turn, finding new ways to enjoy himself. “The thing that is exciting today is the kind of music we play—when we get into a groove—and watching everybody dance.”

This fall, Duchin will be honored by the organization Friends of the Upper East Side Historic District. There will be a party at the Union Club. A couple of guys from the band will play. Maybe Duchin will even take to the ivories to play a few of his favorites.

Contrary to popular belief, not all of the songs Duchin Entertainment perform are old jazz standards. He wants to make that clear. “We play the American Songbook and what I call the New American Songbook.” Today, Duchin, 78, plays upwards of 40 events around the world each year. It’s exacting work. He has to get the band in shape, increase its song vocabulary. “But we have a really good time,” he enthuses. “Believe me, it’s much more fun being in back of the piano than being out there in the audience.”

When Duchin became popular, in the early ’60s, he was perhaps best known as the bandleader who played nightly at the St. Regis Maisonette.

“I took that job because I had to make some money,” he says when reminded of this. “It was a real learning experience.” To prepare for the role of bandleader, Duchin took a rather oblique approach. He enrolled in an acting class. “I was nervous and I didn’t know what the hell I was doing,” he concedes. “So I thought I could create the character of bandleader, which I did.

I ended up having a wonderful time playing the music I love— mainly jazz and popular songs.” Within a few years, he would go on to perform at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball.

Then came the celebrity weddings, destination events, gigs at the White House.

It is incredible to think how far the Duchin name has traveled through time and history. When his father, Eddy Duchin, moved to New York from Boston, in the 1930s, he was leading his own orchestra within a couple of years. Times were good. But tragedy soon followed. Peter’s mother, Marjorie Oelrichs, passed away AUGUST 2015 137

It is incredible to think how far the Duchin name has traveled through time and history. just days after his birth. Eddy, devastated, fled. He joined the army, booked more gigs far away from New York. Peter was sent to live with two of his father’s friends. “I had kind of an artificial family, as you can see, growing up,” he tells me. “I didn’t have a mother. I had a kind of a surrogate mother in Marie Harriman.

I had a father who was away in the war. He came back and then died in 1951. I only had a couple of years with him.”

In Duchin’s autobiography, Ghost of a Chance, which he wrote for his kids—“so they would know how I felt and what the true stories were about my beginnings”—he discusses his life and career at length. “It’s odd how one’s memory plays when thinking about one’s background and the things that happened in childhood.” He says, with reason, that the experience of writing his memoirs was cathartic. “There were things that I didn’t feel in the past that I now wonder why I didn’t feel them.”

Ghost of a Chance opens with a scene at the St. Regis Maisonette in the 1960s. He talks briefly about his first big gig: the celebrity crowd, his pre-show interviews, and, most interestingly, the tune the band opened with. It is called “Make Someone Happy,” a song of measured humility, love, and simplicity: Make someone happy.

Make just one, someone happy.

Make just one heart, the heart you to sing to.

Later, I ask him why he chose to open with that song. He explains that he knew its writers very well. He also happens to especially like it. There is not much I know about American standards, but I hope to know a little bit more about songs of beauty and honesty, and about why this one has played over and over in my head since our first conversation.

Make someone happy.

Make just one someone happy.

And you will be happy too.

With the song and his life in mind, I ask Duchin, who is now married to Virginia Coleman, what marriage has taught him.

“To think about someone else other than one’s self,” he answers after a moment of consideration. “That’s a maturation from my first marriage. I am close friends with my first wife. But when we married, I don’t think I ever had that feeling. I was more focused on myself, on my own career, on learning. If you had asked me that question then, I don’t think I ever would have said the thing I’ve learned is that giving pleasure to another person can give oneself great pleasure.” u 138 QUEST

This spread: Duchin performs at New York City Opera’s 2008 Spring Gala; one of Duchin’s live albums from the early St. Regis Maisonette days; Duchin with Al Germansky; an autographed picture.

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When someone is dubbed “the toast of the town,” here are the places where that toast was given. We raise our glasses to these most legendary of all gin joints, where only refined elbows were bent.

The “21” Club, the 300 Club, and the Speakeasy Era 1930-Present 1. “21,” the venerable New York institution that became an American icon, first

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The Boys and Girls Club of Newport County will present its second annual Newport Super Yacht Hop. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Newport Shipyard, located at One Washington Street. For more information, call 401.847.6927.

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The Saratoga Race Track will unite with clubs across the country as a part of the Permanently Disabled Jockeys’ Fund Awareness Day. For more information, call 518.584.6200.

“By the Bay,” Cape Cod’s popular art show, will celebrate its 15th year with a mid-summer art and crafts event at 10 a.m. on Drummer Boy Field in Brewster, Mass. For more information, call 774.722.9139.

RIOULT Dance NY, the leading American modern dance company, will present its week-long summer intensive at Marymount Manhattan College, New York City. Instruction will begin at 10 a.m. with a unique

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opportunity to dance among current members. Founders Pascal Rioult and Joyce Herring will also offer lessons. For more information, call 212.398.5901.

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The Saratoga Hospital Foundation will toast to summer with its 33rd annual gala and dinner. The event will take place at Polo Meadow at 6 p.m. and will include a live auction benefitting the Saratoga Community Health Center. For more information, call 518.583.8340.

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Airway Meadows Golf Club will host a fundraiser golf tournament and Boar’s Head picnic at 12:30 p.m in Gansevoort, N.Y. All proceeds will further benefit Operation Adopt A Soldier, Inc. to help our deployed troops and local veterans. For more information, call 518.791.5270.

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The Southampton Hospital will celebrate its 57th annual summer party, themed Fantasia. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Southampton Hospital, helping to benefit the hospital’s Emergency Department. For more information, call 631.726.8700.

The iconic cellist Yo-Yo Ma will play alongside the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. For more information, call 518.584.9330.

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On August 23, the Hampton Classic—the glamorous Grand Prix horse show event—will take place at 240 Bridge Hollow Road in Bridgehampton, N.Y. For more information, call 508.698.6810.

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The 15th annual charity gala at Rosecliff will be hosted by the

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AngioDynamics will host the third annual St. Jude Gala at the Saratoga National Golf Club at 6 p.m. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, dancing, and a live auction that will raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. For more information, call 518.453.6800.

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On August 29, the Saratoga Race Track will host the 146th running of the $1-million Travers: the mid-summer derby for three-year-olds at a mile and a quarter. For more information, call 518.584.6200.

Newport Polo Club to support Roger Williams Park Zoo’s new Amazon tropical rainforest building. The black-tie event will begin at 7 p.m.

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HAMPTONS LIVE

The VH1 Save the Music Foundation will host a ticketed benefit with Hamptons Live at a private residence in Sagaponack. The evening will begin at 8 p.m. and will feature a special guest performance by Jason Derulo. For more information, call 212.846.7882.

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The Cape Cod Maritime Museum will showcase the largest Scrimshaw collection in Cape Cod. The majority of the exhibition will be donated

by Ms. Maloura North and will open to the public at 12 p.m. in South Hyannis, Mass. For more information, call 508.775.1723.

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The Newport National Golf Club will host its annual golf outing to raise funds for the Preservation Society. The outing will begin at 1 p.m. with cocktails. A dinner will follow the tournament. For more information, call 401.846.1489.

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Cape Cod’s finest marine artists will gather at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum at 10 a.m. to present works of art in the exhibit “Maritime Fine Art.” For more information, call 508.775.1723.

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The second annual Newport Super Yacht Hop will take place at the Newport Shipyard at 5:30 p.m.

The evening will include dinner and dancing to help benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Newport County. For more information, call 401.847.6927.

Cape Cod waters. The Hy-Line’s Sea Swan boat will depart from Ocean Street Dock in Hyannis at 1:30 p.m. and travel through Hyannis Harbor, Lewis Bay, and Nantucket Sound. For more nformation, call 508.362.7475.

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LONG ISLAND LOVING

The Southampton Historical Museum will exhibit “Views of Southampton,” a collection of oil paintings by local artist Pat Garrity from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The exhibit will be open until October 17, helping to capture and showcase the light and beauty on Long Island. For more information, call 631.283.2494.

The Hampton Designer Showhouse will celebrate its 15th year with the opening of this year’s Designer Showhouse in Bridgehampton, N.Y. The barn-style house will feature work from 25 top interior designers and decorators and will be open to the public from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information, call 631.745.0004.

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The Saratoga Polo Association will host the Whitney Cup in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., at 5:30 p.m. with games at the historic Whitney Field. For more information, call 518.584.8108.

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The Saratoga Race Track will open its gates for an exciting closing day at the track for the end of the summer season in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The tack will open regular hours starting at 9 a.m. and will close at 9 p.m. The final race will take place at 6:24 p.m. to wrap up the season. For more information, call 518.584.6200.

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Authentic 19th-century coaches drawn by highly trained teams of horses will return for a “Weekend of Coaching,” hosted by the Preservation Society of Newport County. The public will be able to view the coaches on the Newport Mansion grounds at 10:30 .m.

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Massachusetts Audubon Naturalists will hold a two-hour boat cruise to discover the creatures that live in

Southampton Hospital will host its 57th annual summer party to benefit the Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Room. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 631.726.8700.

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Once, while taking a stroll back when row houses on Broadway were the talk of the city, John Jacob Astor famously said:

“I’ll build sometime or other a greater house than any of these, and on this very street”.

Two generations later his great grandson William Waldorf Astor did just that.

The Astor 235 Broadway

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The best of both worlds.

With one-to-four bedroom condominium residences from $1.855million.

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Showhouse Dates SUNDAY, JULY 26 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 LOCATION: 233 OLD SAG HARBOR ROAD, BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY HOURS: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Sunday ADMISSION: $35. Admission fee includes a Journal HOUSE PROVIDED BY: CHRISTOPHER TUFO DESIGN & BUILD Children under six, infants, strollers, and pets are not allowed in the Showhouse.

Directions to 233 Old Sag Harbor Road, Bridgehampton, NY : From the west: Take Route 27 (Montauk Hwy) through Water Mill. Turn left just past Speedway (former Hess) Gas Station onto Scuttle Hole Road. Continue on Scuttle Hole through traffic circle. Turn left at Brick Kiln Road (4th road after circle). Take for 1+ mile.

Turn left onto Old Sag Harbor Road. House will be on LEFT side. From the east: Take Route 27 (Montauk Hwy) toward Water Mill.

Turn right onto Scuttle Hole Road, just before Speedway (former Hess) Gas Station. Continue on Scuttle Hole through traffic circle.

Turn left at Brick Kiln Road (4th road after circle). Take for 1+ mile. Turn left on to Old Sag Harbor Road. House will be on LEFT side.

From sag harbor:Take Sag Harbor Turnpike toward Bridgehampton (south). Turn right onto Scuttle Hole Rd. Proceed to Brick Kiln Rd. Turn right. Take for 1+ mile. Turn left onto Old Sag Harbor Road. House will be on LEFT side.

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THE 2015 HAMPTON DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE THE HAMPTON DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE, the showcase for America’s premier design talent, will take place in Bridgehampton, New York this summer 2015. The Showhouse opened with a Gala Preview Cocktail Party on Saturday, July 25, 2015 and will run until Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2015 in Bridgehampton, New York. Proceeds will benefit Southampton Hospital, Southampton, NY. The Showhouse is happy to announce that Traditional Home magazine is the 2015 Presenting Sponsor and NBC TV’S OPEN HOUSE is the 2015 Television Sponsor. Beach Magazine is the 2015 Regional Magazine Sponsor. Gracious Home and Housepad App are the 2015 Design Sponsors. Mario Buatta is the Honorary Showhouse Chairman. Jamie Drake and Alexa Hampton are the Honorary Design Co-Chairmen.

The Hampton Designer Showhouse, now in its fifteenth year,

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will feature 25 top interior designers and decorative artists who will turn a magnificent barn style house into a decorating masterpiece.

This year’s Showhouse located at 233 Old Sag Harbor Road in Bridgehampton, NY has been generously provided by Christopher Tufo Design & Build.

The Hampton Designer Showhouse will be open to the public Sunday, July 26 through Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2015.

Showhouse hours will be as follows: Monday through Sunday, 11:00am - 5:00pm. Children under six, infants, strollers and pets are not allowed in the Showhouse. Admission to the Showhouse is $35 and includes the Showhouse Journal. Gala tickets are $225 each.

For more information on the hospital, please visit: southamptonhospital.org.

For more information on the Showhouse and to purchase tickets, please visit: www.hamptondesignershowhouse.com.

For press information, please call Mitchell Manning Associates at (212) 980-1711 or email: info@mitchellmanning.com.

All proceeds raised from The Hampton Designer Showhouse will benefit Southampton Hospital. The event is open to the public Sunday, July 26 - Monday, September 7.

PATRICK MCMULLAN

THE 2015 HAMPTON DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE KICKOFF PARTY HOSTED BY GROHE LIVE! CENTER

David Mitchell with Dottie Mattison

Melanie Roy Friedman

Richard Mortimer

Patricia Fisher with Jill Esterman

and Tony Manning

and David Friedman

and Elizabeth Hagins

and Cheryl Dixon

Marlaina Teich

Katharine Possillico McGowan

Jack Ovadia

Richard Burns

Nancy Cohen

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and Jennifer Stiles

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As the largest upscale shelter magazine in America, Traditional Home celebrates the union of timeless design with modern living, inspiring almost 5 million design lovers to reinterpret classic elegance in a thoroughly personal way. From home, garden, and green living to food, entertaining, and travel, the magazine is a tribute to quality, craftsmanship, authenticity, and family—a trusted resource that respects the past, lives in the present, and embraces products designed for the future.

For more information, please visit www.traditionalhome.com. And for more great design ideas, check out Traditional Home's free online magazine, TRADhome (www.tradhomemag.com).

THE 2015 HAMPTON DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE THE HAMPTON DESIGNER Showhouse Foundation, Inc. is led and operated by a dynamic team of experts from the worlds of marketing, public relations, fundraising, and special events production. This is the 15th year they have combined their talents to produce what is now recognized as one of the country’s most successful showhouses. Hampton Designer Showhouse Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

Anthony Manning is the Showhouse producer and also president of Mitchell Manning Associates, a full service public relations and marketing agency with a special focus on the home furnishings industry. His realm is the creation of the full-scale public awareness campaign that has propelled the Hampton Designer Showhouse to national prominence in three short years, with phenomenal coverage in local and national newspaper media, home design magazines, and television. He has also directed the packaging and sales of various sponsorships that have linked the Showhouse to a variety of corporations in the publishing, banking, home design, and related fields.

The administration of the 1,001 details that comprise the planning and day-to-day management of the Showhouse is under the control of the highly talented Mary

Tony Manning; Mary Lynch.

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Lynch, whose background as the director of special events at Southampton Hospital for 14 years makes her uniquely qualified to administer the myriad complexities involved in running a Showhouse. These range from supervising the rejuvenation of the house to coordinating the diverse needs of the designers creating their individual “fantasy space” within the Showhouse.

The Hampton Designer Showhouse Foundation, Inc. has produced the Hampton Designer Showhouse benefiting Southampton Hospital for twelve years, The Designer Showhouse of New Jersey benefiting The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center for four years, The Greenwich Designer Showhouse benefiting Greenwich Hospital in spring 2007, The Orchard Hill Designer Showhouse benefiting Old Westbury Gardens in spring 2008, Holiday House benefiting the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, and most recently "Home Is Where The Heart Is" Designer Showhouse benefiting the American Heart Association.

With this skilled, focused, and hardworking “Dream Team” behind it, the stage is set for this year’s Hampton Designer Showhouse to once again be a spectacular design tour de force.

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RETROSPECTIVE: 2005–2010

YGL THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST This column serves to chronicle the parties of the PYTs. Here, we raise a glass (of champagne, of course) to the adventures of Quest’s A-listers—past and present—as they navigated their names onto the guest list.

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Lady Bunny with Billy Farrell, Genevieve Bahrenburg, and Lauriston Roach

RETROSPECTIVE: 2005–2010

Gillian Hearst, Luigi Tadini, and Lydia Hearst

Andrew Black and Georgina Schaeffer

Byrdie Bell, Peter Davis, and Olivia Palermo

Stephanie LaCava and Valerie Boster

Chris Lentz and Amanda Meigher Jack Bryan, Alexis Bryan, and

Ivanka Trump and Amanda Hearst

Austin Bryan

Dani Stahl and Eleanor Lembo

Charlotte Ronson and

Peter Smith, Kathryn Bohannon,

Shoshann Lonstein

Nick Fouquet, and Neill MacCallum

Nick Papanicolaou and Lauren

Annelise Peterson and

Remington Platt

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THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST B FA . CO M

BY ELIZABETH QUINN BROWN

The scene at Paradise Casino, which was hosted by the Paradise Fund at the Racquet and Tennis Club on June 25.

Clockwise from left: Catherine Dewey and Whitney Stroh; Brett Carlson, Marion Sealy, Kingsley Lynch, and Austin Smith; Billy Kreitsek, Jr., and Justin de La Chapelle; David Holmes and Milena Duke; Kent Anderson, Bettina Anderson, and Loy Anderson at Paradise Casino at the Racquet and Tennis Club on June 25.

PARADISE FUND INTRODUCED PARADISE CASINO IN NEW YORK ON JUNE 25, THE PARADISE FUND hosted Paradise Casino at the Racquet and Tennis Club in New York—complementing the tenth anniversary of Paradise Casino at the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach (which is scheduled for November 27). The founders of the Paradise Fund (Kent Anderson, Loy Anderson, and Christopher DiSchino) shared, “We've been gearing up for this event for a number of years. The wait couldn't have been more worth it.” Guests were invited by a committee of Alessandra Balazs, Caroline Biden, Lucy Bidwell, Bridget Borman, Lauren

Borman, Nikki Breedlove, Peter Davidson, Adam Fried, Alex Gobo, Liz Gray, Trisha Gregory, Lindsey Hess, Chris Ivey, Taylor Ivey, Kelly Karakul, Ben Kosinski, William Kreitsek, Jr., Winston Lapham, John Munson, Alexandra O’Neill, Lindsey Pisarcik, Jared Roper, David Rothschild, Bette Ann Schlossberg, Cori Seaberg, Law Slagsvol, Amanda Starbuck, Samantha Vinograd, Justin Weiss, and Julia Wetherall for an evening of gambling. The event was so handsome, we were waiting to be introduced to a man named: Bond, James Bond.

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From left: Andy Dunn (founder of Bonobos) and guests; Peter Davis; DJ Franco V; Marisa Taphouse, Krissy Dorier, and Ana Rallis at the opening of the Bonobos Fifth Avenue Guideshop on June 17.

▲ BONOBOS OPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE

▼ GWYNETH PALTROW DOES THE HAMPTONS

BONOBOS—THE GO-TO for the guy who appreciates charm-

GOOP AND NET-A-PORTER.COM toasted the success of their brands with a dinner, which was hosted on the grass of a residence in Amagansett, New York, on July 16. Hosts included Gwyneth Paltrow (of Goop) and Sarah Rutson (of Net-APorter.com) who greeted their guests, such as designers Jennifer Fisher and Cynthia Rowley. The scene screamed (OK, whispered) summer in the Hamptons, with a band featuring an accordian and bunches of flowers. The event was what one would expect from a collaboration between Goop and Net-APorter.com: perfection. I mean, swoon.

ing details and fitted styles—opened at 95 Fifth Avenue on June 17. The Bonobos Guideshop caters to clients it has courted via e-commerce, offering a store that houses Bonobos as well as Bonobos Groomshop and Maide by Bonobos (which is designed for golf). Plus, there’s a section for women featuring the brand AYR, an acronym for “All Year Round.” (P.S. The white denim? Perfect, for Labor Day and beyond...) Guests mixed with Andy Dunn and Fran Della Badia over beers from Brooklyn Brewery and bites from County.

From left: Jennifer Fisher and Athena Calderone; the scene is set; Rob Younkers and Joe Zee; Gwyneth Paltrow and Sarah Rutson at an event hosted by Goop and Net-A-Porter. com at a residence in Amagansett, New York, on July 16.

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Clockwise from left: Mischa Barton; Anya Firestone and Tara Blumenthal; Parker Posey and Laverne Cox; Tali Lennox; Genevieve Jones and Meredith Ostrom; Jamie Blackley at the screening of Woody Allen’s Irrational Man, which was hosted by the Cinema Society on July 15.

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CINEMA SOCIETY SCREENED WOODY ALLEN’S IRRATIONAL MAN ON JULY 15, THE CINEMA SOCIETY and FIJI Water hosted a screening of Irrational Man at MoMA. The film (which was directed by Woody Allen and features Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, and Emma Stone) chronicles the experience of a professor of philosophy as he experiments with the idealism that he teaches. Really, Irrational Man is a treat for the mind— and a treat for the eyes, seeing that it was set in summer in Newport, Rhode Island. (Before the show, I observed Martha Stewart borrowing the sash from Olivia Jordan, a.k.a. Miss

U.S.A., which was, well, great. Martha could win a pageant.

Just saying.) The after-party, at the New York Palace, was attended by the who’s who of the city, including: Annette de la Renta, Lee Radziwill, and Anna Wintour. Guests imbibed cocktails called “The Eavesdropper” and “The Lonely Professor,” which were themed for the film, as VIPs such as Chris Benz, Jamie Blackley, Grace Coddington, Laverne Cox, Arianna Huffington, Genevieve Jones, and AnnaSophia Robb wandered around the courtyard. u AUGUST 2015 167

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This page, clockwise from left: Porfirio Rubirosa, preparing for a race; Rubirosa accompanies Patricia Kennedy to a premiere; surrounded by the women who adored him; Rubirosa and Barbara Hutton were married on December 30, 1953—and divorced on February 20, 1954.

PORFIRIO RUBIROSA: THE MOST INTERESTING MAN

BY TAKI THEODORACOPULOS PORFIRIO RUBIROSA WAS known by friends as “Rubi,” with his surname saved for when someone wanted the large pepper mill in a restaurant. “Pass the Rubirosa,” was a tribute to Rubi’s natural endowment—a moniker courtesy of an American lady who had described it as such. (She also gave me a nickname, calling me “Theodorable,” but I would have preferred Rubi’s.)

During the 1950s, Rubi was among the best-known and most liked men in Paris. His beautiful house west of the city was the hub for Friday night dances and get-togethers. He was a very good polo player whose handicap was as high as a five; an accomplished race-car driver who had excelled on the tracks at Mans, Sebring, and Spa; and a very good amateur boxer. I boxed and played polo with him when I was in my early twenties and he was in his early fifties. He partied hard —“todo líquido,” he would announce—and never ate when drinking and dancing.

His charm with the fairer sex is impossible to describe. He 168 QUEST

could pick up a guitar and sing softly to a woman, which is toe-curlingly embarrassing, yet Rubi could pull it off. Men were scared of him because he had incredibly beautiful, old-fashioned manners, but he could look at them the way Dirty Harry does before he wastes a criminal.

I used to call him Robin (as in Robin Hood) and he would punch me rather hard on the arm but always break up laughing. He did, indeed, take from the three richest women of the time (Flor de Oro Trujillo, Doris Duke, and Barbara Hutton) and gave to the poor: himself; his beautiful third wife, Danielle Darrieux; and his fifth wife, Odile Rodin.

Fifty years after his death on July 6, 1965, the few of us who are still around always talk about his fabulous charm with both men and women. He was killed coming home from a party after winning a polo match in Paris when his Ferrari hit a tree in the Bois de Boulogne. As the papers wrote, had he would have emerged unscathed had he been wearing a seatbelt. But had he been wearing a seatbelt, he would not have been Rubirosa. u

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s tatement made of light and air. 24 full and half floor residences from one to three bedrooms,

ranging from $1 to $8 million. Sales by appointment begin Summer 2014.

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