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IT WAS THE MORNING after the attacks. Thousands of miles away, a large breakfast table was crowded with Parisians assembled for a friend’s wedding, silently hunched over their phones. The previous night had been spent checking in with their families and tracking down their friends. One person’s brother had been a hostage; he survived. Another’s four colleagues hadn’t. “I can’t get mine to change,” said one beautifully disheveled girl. It had only been five hours since everyone had torn themselves away from the constant news coverage coming from back home to sleep a little. “It worked for me. Maybe it’s because you live in New York now,” another girl in the group replied in that pointed Gallic manner which contains a barbed remark if you care to look for it. Minutes later, everyone’s Facebook profile picture had been updated to include a French flag filter. Yes, it’s easy to look at such a gesture with an eye-roll. But even the most jaded cynic can appreciate the sincerity of an act performed by citizens who happened to be away when their city was attacked, who longed helplessly to be there in person for their loved ones, and who were desperately grasping at any way to express their deep feelings of solidarity. (Were she alive today, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross might be pressed to add “showing support on social media” to her stages of grief.) At the wedding later that night, people swarmed the dance floor to sing along when the DJ played “The Marseillaise.” The French groom’s father, a retired general, stood at attention for the entire song. Since then, examples of the French answering threats with beautifully worded affirmations of love and hope have flooded 20 QUEST

the Internet. “You will not have my hatred,” wrote a husband who lost his wife in the attacks. “It’s OK,” a father told his worried son, “they might have guns but we have flowers.” These people represent the best of the human spirit. As we head into the holiday season, that time of year when we are supposed to take stock of what matters, let us follow in those footsteps and be generous with our love. u

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NEW YORK SO CIAL DIARY HOLIDAY Marathon. ’Tis the Season. This time of year always reminds me of when I was a kid. This is probably true for a lot of us. By “kid” I mean all the way up to age 21 when we are no longer regard ourselves as children— the time in our lives when everything is potentially wonderful. At that young age, I never

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thought of it as a religious holiday. The “birthday” of little Jesus, yes. The symbol of good, love thy neighbor, the Golden Rule. But I never thought of any of that as religious. “Good” to me, way back when, meant the excitement of anticipation. Parents getting along for a day, a tree with glittering lights, and that mo-

ment right after dawn when I’d sneak downstairs to see the tree with all of the brightly wrapped presents under it. I knew I had to wait to open anything. I’d always spend a few seconds squinting to get all the lights and coloring blurring into what looked like this kid’s idea of a dream. Joy. My eldest sister had married

and started a family by the time I was five. She and her husband and children, who lived nearby, would spend Christmas morning with us. The night before, she’d make a late trip to the house to place her presents under the tree too, so it looked like a treasure trove of surprises. Joy, again. We sang Christmas car-

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for children and young people with dreams. For others, however, those of us who have “grown up” and are older (even much older), it can be a difficult time, emotionally: a time when being alone doesn’t mean solitude and contentment but, rather, loneliness and disappointment. This is something to bear in mind when you get those solicitations to help pay for holiday dinners. A good dinner, eaten with others, is the good. Providing that possibility is the good, too. The calendar for the social season leading up to these last days of the year was, as usual, jammed with events, especially dinner dances, galas, and the like. Scores of these “events,” as they are now called, have raised millions for the charita-

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ers and artists whose work is inspired by and enhances the five boroughs of New York City. Disciplines include literature, architecture, art, music, playwriting, and photography. The previous recipients have included Philip Glass, Stephen Sondheim, Ada Louise Huxtable, Sheldon Harnick, Peter Hamill, Elliot Erwitt, and Lynne Meadow. On a Thursday, Andrew and Ann Tisch hosted a special reception for Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project to celebrate the culmination of MillionTreesNYC—a public-private partnership between New York City Parks and New York Restoration Project that has planted and

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A Bob Towbin; Matt Blank, president of Showtime; Laurie Dhue; Dawn Bridges; Robert Halmi with Campbell Scott; Anthony Cenname of WSJ; Alexandre Chemla; Frank DiGiacomo of Billboard with Joel Levy; Charles Schueler, executive vice-president of Cablevision; Bernard Schwartz; Judy Twersky; Robert Blumenfeld; Media Bistro’s Diane Clehane with Alexandra Carlin and Eliot Kaplan of Hearst Media; Francine LeFrak; Audrey Gruss with Jay McInerney; Kim Kardashian confidant, Jonathan Cheban; David Corvo of NBC’s Dateline; and Michael Gross with Ann Magnin. I was lunching with ambassador John Loeb (who happens to be the brother of the aforementioned Arthur Loeb). On another Tuesday, the Young Patrons Group of the French Institute Alliance

Française hosted a private fall recital and reception at the French Consulate. This is one of those special New York evenings that are often available to the public as well as the private, designed for the personal enjoyment of matters artistic and cultural. The evening took place in the French Consulate at 934 Fifth Avenue (between 74th and 75th streets) with cocktails and hors d’oeuvre followed by the performance of Ensemble ACJW (which is a program formed by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute and the Julliard School in partnership with the New York City Department of Education). Among the guests: Stephanie and Jesse Newhouse, Dylan Lauren, James Zankel, Veronica Bulgari, Clémence von Mueffling (who is the FIAF Young Patrons chair), and James Brooks (who is the

French Consulate event chair). On another Wednesday, the Boys’ Club of New York hosted its 67th annual Fall Dance at the Plaza Hotel. The evening was presented in association with Balenciaga and the required attire was “Black and White.” Guests dressed in black and white. Bronson van Wyck decorated the grand ballroom according to the theme with white tables and chairs, along with a sensational bank of thousands of red roses on the far side of the ballroom. Co-chairs for the evening were Lindsey Coleman, Stephanie Coleman, Ana Laffont, and Eleanor Ylvisaker. The following week, the 32nd annual Alzheimer’s Association Rita Hayworth Gala was held at Cipriani 42nd Street. Willie Geist, co-anchor of The Today Show and Morning Joe, emceed. Gala general chair and founder Princess

Yasmin Aga Khan (daughter of Rita Hayworth) and gala chair Daryl Simon addressed the guests. Simon gave a moving speech about her mother’s battle with the disease, which inspired her to become involved with the gala. Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley poignantly spoke as a part of the program, sharing a story about her mother’s struggle with dementia. They honored Michele Larry Herbert with the Rita Hayworth Award. The Herberts have been longtime generous supporters to the cause. They recently committed a substantial gift to create the Michele and Larry Herbert Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s in Women Fund as part of the Alzheimer’s Association Women’s Alzheimer’s Research Fund. This will support critical research into gender vulnerabilities in Alzheimer’s,

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on their feet. Comedian Judy Gold hosted. Fashion designer Michael Kors judged the Halloween costume contest. Among those in attendance: Jane Krakowski, Ta’Rhonda Jones, David Rockwell, Devon Windsor, Rachel Hilbert, and Kelly Bensimon. “This year New York Restoration Project and I celebrated 20 fantastic years of cleaning and greening New York City,” said Midler, who pointed out they were celebrating the planting of the one millionth tree in their MillionTreesNYC program (which was begun with former mayor Michael Bloomberg). This year’s theme was inspired by “B” horror films

that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, especially the 1966 film The Island of Doctor Moreau with its maniacal monsters and mollycoddled misfits. The table-scape for the guests consisted of an open grave constructed out of 25 pounds of crushed Oreo cookies piled onto the middle of the table. A sinister pickling jar sat atop the plot with The Divine Miss M’s severed head floating in the bloody vessel. Writhing in the sweet, cookie dirt were serpents, centipedes, and glittery cockroaches. Severed hands grasp through chocolate gravel, seeking their next victim. The next day, Friday was actually Halloween and, in New York, that is its own kind

of holiday. Then, the following day, Sunday, was the New York Marathon. So, nothing in town was slowing down. The following Monday was the annual Library Lions Gala, a major black-tie fundraiser for the New York Public Library. This event recognizes individuals for their outstanding achievements in the fields of art, culture, scholarship, and letters. This year’s honorees included Alan Bennett: the British playwright, screenwriter, author, playwright, and actor. Bennett became famous to American audiences 55 years ago in the Broadway hit Beyond the Fringe—an enormous sensation that also brought fame

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leader in the 1960s and 1970s. Previous distinguished honorees of the Library Lions, which is now a more than 30-year tradition, have been Nelson Mandela, Elie Weisel, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Scorcese, Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, Kazuo Ishiguro, Robert B. Silvers, and Anna Deavere Smith. This distinguished company was also fêted by a special performance from Renée Fleming. The co-chairs included H.R.H. Princess Firyal, Mrs. Oscar de la Renta, Mr. Bayo Ogunlesi and Dr. Amelia Ogunlesi, Mr. and Mrs. John Paulson, Mr. Steven Rattner and Ms. Maureen White, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Schwarzman, Mr. James Tisch

and The Honorable Merryl H. Tisch, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wachenheim III, and Mrs. John L. Weinberg. The same night, up at the Plaza Hotel, the Drama League was holding its Centennial Benefit gala honoring the great Bernadette Peters with cocktails, dinner, and performances by Annleigh Ashford, Tammy Blanchard, Leanne Cope, Mara Davi, John Dossett, Danielle Ferland, Joel Grey, Norm Lewis, Sydney Lucas, Marin Mazzie, Debra Monk, Ron Raines, Garen Scribner, Tom Wopat, as well as the original cast and current Broadway cast of Dames At Sea and special guests Michael Douglas and Gloria Estefan. And down at

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Rancho Mirage, Manhattan, and now Madrid—are in this new book along with several private residences that Michael has done for clients both here and in Europe. Happily for the design-minded who buy this book, it also contains an index of many of Smith’s resources both here in New York and Los Angeles as well as in Europe. The next day, I went to lunch at Swifty’s with Susan Cheever, the author of the biographies E. E. Cummings: A Life, American Bloomsbury: Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau: Their Lives, Their Loves, Their Work (which is about those famous American authors, all of whom lived in and around Concord, Massachusett,s in the mid-

opened the book. Nevertheless, since we were longtime “friends,” I decided to at least to take a look so I wouldn’t be wasting her time. After I finished the intro, I was only sorry that I had a lunch date because I wanted to continue on this fascinating history of our relationship to booze, the history of our relationship (going back to the pilgrims), and the part that drinking plays—and has always played—in American lives and American history. It’s not a sad or tortured book but instead a compelling story about U.S. (us). That evening, I started out early at the shop of Liz O’Brien, who has an atelier in fields of collecting in the decorative arts at 306 East 62nd Street between First and Second avenues. She was hosting an opening of a collection

19th century), and My Name is Bill: Bill Wilson: His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous. She has also written five novels and four memoirs, including the first one (which I have in my library) called Home Before Dark. Cheever comes from a writer’s family, including her father John Cheever. She also teaches writing at the New School. Cheever has a brand new book out called Drinking in America: Our Secret History. She’s a neighbor of mine, living a block away on East End Avenue. We also share several mutual friends and run into each other not infrequently while walking our dogs, or on our way to and from the local Gristede’s. That morning, anticipating our luncheon, I had not even

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mecca for shoppers and those inclined, where thousands— men and women—visited frequently, even daily, just to see what was up and what was new. It was so busy that it was famously often difficult to find

someone to wait on you. In her piece, Blair wrote that Morse’s way of getting a salesperson’s attention was to dress up in a cowgirl suit (hat, skirt with fringe, holster and gun, and cowgirl boots) and

jump up on a counter and yell, “Where the fuck’s the manager?” Evidently it worked. That’s all I knew about Morse until this particular night when I stopped by to see the Mark Shaw photographs, which was a series of Morse during one of her buying trips to Thailand that he did for LIFE in 1962. Interestingly, there was no Dale Evans business about her in these photos. She was smartly dressed in the style of the day, and chic. She was game to take it all in. Morse, I learned, was really a woman of her time, or the moment known to those of us who were around as The Seventies. She’d been a deejay at

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I read that Donald Trump’s appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL, to you) sent the ratings soaring. Well, duh… I had lunch last week at Michael’s with Nikki Haskell, who has known Donald and Ivana Trump since the 1970s, when they were first on the scene. It was notable to those who follow these things that both of them had worked assiduously to publicize themselves (and ultimately their businesses). It’s called marketing. Haskell had a cable T.V. show back in the days when cable was the country cousin to network T.V. The Trumps were often guests on her show and it was there that

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The Hospital for Special Surgery’s 9th Big Apple Circus benefit will take place at Fordham Law School’s Skadden Conference Center and Damrosch Park at 3 p.m. Guests and children will enjoy face painting, juggling, caricaturists, and more. A performance of the Big Apple Circus will follow. For more information, call 212.606.1658.

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The New Victory Theater will host its 2015 family benefit at the theater (209 West 42nd Street) at 1 p.m. For more information, call 646.223.3085. A BRIGHT MEMORIAL

The 2015 Park Avenue Tree Lighting, a New York tradition since 1945, will take place outside Brick Church (Park Avenue at 91st Street) from 6:30–7:30 p.m. For more information, call 646.223.3085.

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American Friends of Tel Aviv University will celebrate its special gala dinner at the IAC Building (555 West 18th Street) at 6 p.m. Doctor Danny Gold, Tel Aviv University alumnus, will serve as the evening’s keynote speaker. For more information, call 212.742.9070.

On December 13, the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College will continue its 2015–16 season with its annual holiday performance of The Colonial Nutcracker at the Walt Whitman Theater (2900 Campus Road) at 2 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 718.951.4500.

A HELPING HAND

Episcopal Charities will hold its annual tribute dinner at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will go directly to support the organization’s 94 programs throughout the New York area. For more information, call 212.316.7575. SHOP FOR HOPE

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Club. The event will include dinner, auctions, shopping, and dancing, with music provided by Noberto y Marisela con su Septeto Caribe. For more information, call 561.366.5093.

Guests will have the opportunity to view and purchase contemporary work by Native American artists from North, South, and Central America. For more information, call 212.514.3750.

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TRADITION AND ART

The National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Art Market preview party will take place at the museum (One Bowling Green) from 4–7:30 p.m.

MorseLife, an organization providing health care and support for seniors of Palm Beach, will hold its dinner dance at the Mara-Lago Club at 7 p.m. For more information, call 561.242.4661.

The Animal Medical Center will host its 2015 Top Dog Gala, honoring former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly along with the NYPD’s Canine Unit, at Cipriani 42nd Street at 7 p.m. For more information, call 212.329.8865.

IN THE ARCHIVES

The Historical Society of Palm Beach County will hold its annual Archival Evening dinner dance at Club Colette at 7 p.m. The event will honor Addison Cairns Mizner, one of the leading architects of the early 20th century responsible for the Mediterranean Revival style, which has left an indelible mark on both Palm Beach and Florida. For more information, call 561.832.4164.

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The Hospice Foundation of Palm Beach County will host its Hospice Evening at the Flagler Museum. The cocktail reception will be followed by a fashion show featuring the Oscar de la Renta Spring 2016 Collection by creative director Peter Copping, along with dinner and dancing. For more information, call 561.832.8585.

EMERGING ARTISTS

On December 10, The Peggy Adams Rescue League will host its 44th Christmas Ball at the Sailfish Club (1338 North Lake Way, Palm Beach, FL) at 7 p.m. A highlight of the evening will include a receiving line of adorable pets to greet all the guests as they arrive on the red carpet. For more information, call 561.472.8845. TAILS-A-WAGGING

The Peggy Adams Rescue League will host its 44th Christmas Ball at the Sailfish Club at 7 p.m. A highlight of the evening will include a receiving line of adorable pets greeting guests as they arrive on the red carpet. Later in the night the dogs and cats will parade through the party to the tune of “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?” Holiday lights, garlands, and festive Christmas trees will deck the halls of the club—along with a surprise holiday theme decorating the tables. Unique gifts for all attendees will be on hand. For more information, call 561.472.8845.

HOLIDAY TRADITION

The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2015–16 season with its annual holiday performance of Dance Theatre in Westchester’s The Colonial Nutcracker on December 13 at 2pm. Created especially for families with children, The Colonial Nutcracker sets Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet in wintry colonial Yorktown during the Revolutionary War. The production 66 QUEST

features classics such as Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Waltz of the Snowflakes as well as a red-coated mouse army, a nutcracker prince, and a compelling narration that will enhance young viewers’ enjoyment of this timeless story. For more information, call 718.951.4500.

Bash, sponsored by Lilly Pulitzer, is the season’s hottest party, attracting young guests from Palm Beach, Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, and Miami to benefit the American Red Cross. The event will close out the year with a special suprise. For more information, call 561.650.9133.

The National YoungArts Foundation will host its largest annual fundraiser, the Backyard Ball, at the YoungArts Campus (2100 Biscayne Boulevard) at 7 p.m. The Backyard Ball is the culmination of YoungArts’ signature program, National YoungArts Week, which provides a select group of YoungArts winners with life-changing experiences, including master classes, workshops, performances, and exhibitions. The celebratory evening of artistic immersion will bring together prominent artists, community leaders, philanthropists, and celebrities to recognize the 2016 YoungArts winners, the nation’s most outstanding young artists in the literary, visual, design, and performing arts. For more information, call 305.377.1140.

SCIENTISTS

The Daniel E. Ponton Fund for the Neurosciences, an organization committed to propelling medical research and advancing patient care in both local and global communities, will host its annual dinner dance at Club Colette at 7:30 p.m. The fund has provided critical support for some of the nation’s most promising scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital who are paving the way to accelerate advances to cures for diseases including brain and spinal tumors, aneurysms, vascular malformations, spinal cord injury, and brain trauma. For more information, call 212.903.9682.

A RED-HOT PART Y

The American Red Cross will celebrate its Beach Bash at the Beach Club at 8 p.m. The Beach

On December 6, the 2015 Park Avenue Tree Lighting—which began in 1945 as a memorial to Americans who sacrificed their lives in war—will take place outside Brick Church (Park Avenue at 91st Street) from 6:30–7:30 p.m. For more information, call 646.223.3085.

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IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY HAVE YOU EVER planned to go somewhere with three people, hoping the third one doesn’t show up? Well that happened to me 32 years ago. Ralph Lauren was going to take a New York Times writer and me to his ranch in Colorado for a story we were doing. Mr. Lauren and I were sitting on the plane when Ralph received a phone call saying the writer wasn’t able to join us. I don’t remember the excuse the writer gave, and I don’t care. Mr. Lauren said that we’d go anyway and that made me happy. What it did mean was I was going to have the next couple of days to do my job with no bother. 68 QUEST

Ralph Lauren stands among the white birch trees at his ranch in Colorado, 1983.

The vast ranch, surrounded by beautiful snow-peaked mountains, was a stunning sight. The fields were filled with “RL”branded cattle and horses. It was easy to see how one could be happy there. It was quite inspirational. He rode his favorite dappled horse and he roped a calf, wrestling it to the ground.

The vast ranch, surrounded by beautiful snow-peaked mountains, was a stunning sight.

All the while, two friendly dogs stayed close to Mr. Lauren. That night, we had a beautiful dinner at a chalet on the property. I had two great days taking photographs before retuning to New York. All in all, it was a wonderful weekend that I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forgotten. u DECEMBER 2015 69

TA K I

THE GOOD DOCTOR

A FEW YEARS BACK I was spending the weekend with the designer Oscar de la Renta and his wife, and they took me along to dinner at a neighbor’s on Saturday night. We were in rural Connecticut, and the scene and the house we visited were straight out of a Norman Rockwell illustration. The dinner party consisted of about 12 people, and my hosts were Dr. Henry and Nancy Kissinger. The 70 QUEST

wonderfully hospitable Nancy seated me one away from the good doctor as it was my first time in their house. The Kissinger wine was of superior quality and I indulged myself. “May I call you Henry?” I inquired once the wine began to have its effect. “Soon he will be calling me Hank,” was the great man’s answer. Then he added, laughing, “Of course you may.” Ever

since, Annette de la Renta and I refer to the great man as Dr. Hank. But let’s get down to business: In the long history of American diplomacy, no figure has been more savaged by commentators and cheap-shot artists than Henry Kissinger. As national security advisor to President Nixon and Secretary of State during the Nixon and Ford administrations, Henry Kissinger played a

This page: Dr. Henry Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford (left); in the Oval Office with President Nixon, October 8, 1971 (right). Opposite page: Ford and Kissinger conversing on grounds of the White House, August 1974.

pivotal role in negotiating some of the most important agreements of the Cold War. Two of his most vociferous critics were Christopher Hitchens and Arianna Huffington. If one judges a man by his enemies, Henry Kissinger has to be one of if not the best public servants ever. Hitchens was a liar, a phony, an ass licker sans pareil, and a master of the cheap shot. His greatest achievement was to drop dead some years ago. My fellow Greek Huffington is a toady to the rich and powerful, and a woman who knew that Kissinger would never respond to her charges because he wouldn’t ever sink to her level. The proof that Kissinger was a great public servant lies in the fact that he was demonized by both the left and the right. The former saw him as a Machiavellian figure who duped the country in order to prolong the Vietnam War. The latter viewed him as Metternich, willing to sell out our Vietnamese allies in order to gain a share of the Nobel Peace Prize. Both charges are too ludicrous to expound on. The Nixon-Kissinger administration’s sole purpose from day one was to end the war with honor and to keep faith with the tens of millions of Vietnamese who relied on us. After Watergate broke, Congress tied the hands of the executive and withdrew all financial support. If anyone is to blame for the fall of the South it is Congress. But

try telling that to the Kissinger haters. No agreement is safe if one party decides to break it, as the North Vietnamese did. Yet skulls comprehensively addled continue to blame Kissinger for the Vietnam debacle, and are still at it, 40 years later. But let’s move on. One of the most vehement opponents of Dr. Hank used to be the English writer William Shawcross, a friend of long standing whom I first met in Vietnam. Yet he has now changed his tune and has gone as far as to admit his mistake. But Willy was and is a gent, a condition the species that make up the Fourth Estate are not very familiar with. The latest biography of the good Dr. Kissinger is by Niall Ferguson, the British polymath and historian whose daughter Freya I am honored to be godfather to. In his opus, Ferguson explodes the perception that Kissinger is some kind of—here comes that name again—Machiavelli pulling the strings of a Nixon-Ford puppet. Kissinger, according to Niall, and to the little I know of him, is a self-deprecating, humorous man whose doctoral thesis at Harvard dealt with the work of great thinkers like Oswald Spengler, Arnold Toynbee, and Immanuel Kant. He also tells us how young Henry was an idealist who understood the subtlety required during the long Cold War against communism.

Needless to say, the openings to China and the Soviet Union have to be the crowning achievements of both Nixon and Kissinger, achievements that would have elevated other men to unheard-of pinnacles of glory. Bill Clinton and his Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, certainly never accomplished such feats—they would be trying to profit from it somehow if they had! Kissinger was, and is, above all else, a realist. The Chinese leadership of the time was regarded as equivalent to those of the worst dictators in history. Yet Nixon and Kissinger correctly judged that the world would be a safer place if Uncle Sam sat down and drank tea with them. The West cries out for leadership, yet we seem to be obsessed with our lowest common denominator, the subhuman Kardashian family. The noxious blowhards of the press took their best shot at Dr. Hank, but he not only survived them, he has prospered by giving expert advice to those wise enough to seek it. The disastrous war in Iraq had started the night I dined chez Nancy and Henry. If memory serves, Henry got it exactly right. “This will turn into a regional crisis of an unknown magnitude,” or words to that effect. If only the idiots who led us into war had been there instead of the poor little Greek boy. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com. DECEMBER 2015 71

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APPRECIATIONS: LUNCH AT THE VEAU D’OR BY MICHAEL THOMAS

THERE ARE PERSONS who still command the singular respect compounded from great personal affection and professional admiration. They represent what used to be the motto of my tipple of choice: “Quality in an age of change.” With them in mind, I decided to do a series of interviews, “Appreciations,” about how such people—men and women with whom I’ve been friends for a long time and whose professional or vocational accomplishments I hold in the highest respect—have adjusted to seismic changes in the way we live and work now. And to situate these conversations, where better than Le Veau d’Or? The restaurant and its proprietor, Catherine Treboux, would most certainly have a place of honor in any list of “Appreciations” I might compile. Cathy and her late father, Robert, bought the restaurant in 1985 from Gérard Rocheteau, who had bought it from its founders. I was first taken there by my father when I was around fourteen, 65 years ago. When I worked on the curatorial staff of the Metropolitan Museum, my first job out of Yale, I went there often with my boss Theodore Rousseau, the Met’s urbane curator of European Paintings. To walk into The Veau, as it’s known to its regulars, is to enter a seamless, lively fusion of past and present. Those of us longterm patrons are consoled that little has changed: the glow of the room seems the same; the tables are disposed as they always were; the painting of the sleeping calf (“le veau dort,” get it?) hangs where it always has, above the banquettes on the left just past the bar. The menu looks the same, and the choices it presents haven’t changed in 40 years. It’s less noisy these days; not only can one hear oneself think, one can hear oneself speak. Back when I first started going regularly, the place would be packed at lunch. It was the era of the house account and the private phone number. The Veau’s patronage back then is recorded in two fat three-ring binders that some historian of the city’s social history will have a field day with. Cathy showed me my entry, with a billing address I left in 1984, before flipping to the notation for Marlene Dietrich, with the great star’s private phone number. Then, let’s be honest, the restaurant seemed to fall out of fashion. Restaurant cooking around the city got more elaborate; the era of the celebrity owner-chef was born, a revolution led by Daniel Boulud. The Food Channel was born. And The Veau’s traditional patronage wasn’t getting any younger. Money and influence were moving into young New Yorkers who wanted to 72 QUEST

be where the action is, in hot spots frequented by the bold-face names they hope themselves some day to become. The Veau seemed deficient in that regard, its crowd a bit fuddy-duddy. Not that the restaurant was in harm’s way in the manner of other beloved establishments since Cathy owns the premises. It’s her call as to the sort of place she wants to be (familial and calm, no parties over five), the sort of food she wants to serve, and the sort of clientele to whom she wishes to appeal. She’s not obliged to chase fads in eating and décor in pursuit of the “with it” crowd. She reserves the prerogative of banishment if some blabbermouth seeking media favor leaks that so-and-so was seen dining at The Veau. The well-known can dine here secure in their privacy. These are matters of character and, in my judgment, they’re what have underpinned the restaurant’s renaissance of the last two decades. All this is well and good, but there’s precious little nutrition in atmosphere. So what about the restaurant’s cooking? It’s classic bistro fare. It makes no concessions to postmodern gastronomic fashion; it’s not one of those places where you can be certain that the cooking will be skillful. I don’t believe I’ve ever spotted the dreaded word “kale” on the menu, but then the carte du jour is pretty much the same as it was in my palmy days, when kale was a curiosity grown by 4-H clubs in Iowa. It’s a place where people feel comfortable dining alone, and God knows how rare that is in Manhattan today. It gets its share of celebrities, without the drumroll of publicists’ tips and Page Six “Sightings.” The tone of the restaurant is set by its owner; on one occasion, a walk-in patron began to interrogate Cathy so intensely about the gluten content of the île flottante that she advised, with the firm grace that is a hallmark of French restaurant-keeping, that this probably wasn’t the patron’s sort of place. Those of us who’d been eavesdropping got up and applauded. There are very few places like Le Veau d’Or left, just as, in my view, there are very few of the sort of people appropriate for “Appreciations.” I keep in mind a list of utterances that the world considers profound, but which, on reflection, seem rather silly. One is the declaration (actually a misquotation) by Tancredi in Lampedusa’s The Leopard that for things to stay the same, everything must change. Frankly, as I’ve come to see it, for things to stay the same, things should stay the same. So it is at Le Veau d’Or, where you’ll experience the realization that quality is constant and immutable—in places as well as persons. u

This page, clockwise from top left: Le Veau d’Or, at 129 East 60th Street, is valued for it for its timelessness; Marlene Dietrich’s entry in the binders of old house accounts; Robert Treboux, whose daughter Cathy took over the restaurant upon his death in 2012; Jacqueline Onassis’ house account; the dining room; Jackie was a fre-

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prisms, and pale blue Chinese hand-painted scenic wallpaper. Nancy’s closest friend, David Jones—garden designer, custom florist, party guru, and all-around magician of aesthetics— always master-minded all things horticultural in the house, from the thrice-weekly dead-heading of the most mundane orchid in the Reagans’ powder room, to the sensational pair of gold trees in the dining room that flanked each side of the windows looking out to the views of Beverly Hills and the Pacific Ocean. The table? A highly polished Regency mahogany number set for 10 with gold pinecones and red candles, cut red amaryllis in silver bowls, heavy green linen placemats, red-plaid lapkins with embroidered monograms, and perhaps the most beautiful red wine glasses I have ever seen: large Bordeaux-shaped crystal goblets meticulously

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MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, holiday traditions are defined by what’s served, the food that becomes vetted and favorite for generations: Roast Turkey and dressing at Thanksgiving, Standing Beef Rib Roast or goose and Yorkshire pudding at Christmas. You get it—your family has its own, as does mine. Nancy Reagan’s Christmas tradition—one she’s served every year since she married, as her mother did before her—is all-American Persimmon Pudding with Hard Sauce. It’s this country’s answer to a steamed spice pudding from England, and I had never had it until I started going to Nancy’s several years ago for Christmas Day dinner. We’ll get to the recipe in a sec, but first let’s talk about Nancy’s Christmas table, in her oval-shaped dining room in Bel-Air. There’s a gorgeous French crystal chandelier with

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Opposite page, from top left: Nancy in signature red, 1988; David Jones executed a bold Christmas look in the East Room, 1985; President and Mrs. Reagan in the Blue Room, Christmas 1981; Alex, seated next to Nancy. This page: Persimmon Pudding can be made in a beautiful mold or served from a baking dish.

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etched with dancing reindeer that had been a gift from the Hungarian ambassador when the Reagans were in Washington. Daughter Patti told me the glasses were “not my taste,” suggesting they were too ornate, but they sure were mine! On the table, gleaming Francis I flatware completed the scene for the holiday festivities. David J. went over two days before with a measuring tape to make sure everything was ship-shape for Christmas. Delicious Lobster Bisque was the first course, served at the table, and then a buffet of traditional fare: Roast Turkey, Country Ham, baked sweet potatoes, dressing, cranberry relish, yeast rolls. After everything was cleared, the desserts were passed: Pecan Pie, Orange Pound Cake, and the pièce de résistance: Persimmon Pudding with Hard Sauce. Nancy has a fabulous cook from the Philippines named Bernice who has learned Nancy’s family recipes as if they were her own—a true talent as I’m not so sure about the persimmons in the Philippines, if you see what I mean… Add this to your Christmas menu if you’re not already stacked up with desserts. Make it in a mold if you’re game or just in a baking dish—there’s no way to go wrong. And here’s to your Christmas traditions, new and old, and mine…and Nancy’s! Happy cooking. u DECEMBER 2015 75

JEROMACK

ORAZIO GENTILESCHI’S

SHOWER OF GOLD BY PAUL JEROMACK

This page: Richard Feigen (left); not every Gentileschi masterpiece commands an eight-figure sum. This “Magdalen” is by Orazio’s supremely talented daughter, Artemisia, who has attracted renewed attention and is the subject of a new monograph by scholar Jesse Locker (right). It sold for 865,000 ($1,179,832) - a record for the artist and nearly three times its presale estimate of 200,000–300,000 ($272,000–$408,000), at Sotheby’s Paris on June 26, 2014.

AT A TIME when $20 million–plus prices are commonplace in the sizzling contemporary art market, Old Master paintings have fallen into something of a slump. The private collectors who kept the market bubbling in the 1980s and 1990s have either stopped collecting or moved on to other fields (like contemporary art) and museums like the Metropolitan Museum have likewise shifted focus (to contemporary art). The small core of dedicated old master buyers comb the salesrooms and artfairs for bargains, while auction houses fiercely compete for the increasingly rare Old Master-pieces that will make 76 QUEST

the billion-dollar gang of contemporary art collectors take notice. One such masterpiece is Orazio Gentileschi’s magnificent “Danaë,” to be sold by Sotheby’s New York on January 27 with an estimate of $20,000,000- 30,000,000. It is an erotic mythological masterpiece depicting the seduction of the beautiful Danaë, the daughter of a king who kept her walled up in a tower to hide her from suitors, but visited by the wily and randy Jupiter, King of the Gods, in a golden shower of coins. Reclining on a bed covered in glistening satin sheets, the young woman greets her unexpected

but welcome visitor with surprise, while cohort Cupid pulls aside the curtains to aid Jupiter’s aim. Formerly in the private collection of legendary dealer Richard L. Feigen (who transferred the picture to a private trust to the benefit of his children and grandchildren), it had been on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the last two years. Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1639) may not be a name that most non-old-master-fans have heard of, but to those who love Caravaggio and 17th-century Italian painting, Orazio (who began his career as one of Caravaggio’s most accomplished and innovative disci-

This page: Orazio Gentileschi’s magnificent “Danaë” will lead Sotheby’s Master Paintings Evening Sale in January 2016. This undisputed masterpiece is one of the most important Italian Baroque paintings to come to market since World War II.

ples) it is held in very high esteem indeed. There are fewer than 70 surviving paintings by the artist, and barely 10 in American collections. The Met has none. Before the “Danaë’s” consignment to Sotheby’s, the picture was offered to the Met at what Feigen describes as “a very fair and reasonable sum”—whatever it was, the museum regretfully declined “I’ve heard from people within and connected to the Met that they are dumbfounded that the museum could let a masterpiece like this go.” Ideally, Feigen would love the Met to buy it, noting that “they have an impressionist’s in storage that duplicate what they have on the walls. If they wanted to, they could sell some of those extraneous pictures to buy something unique they will never have a chance to buy again.” Feigen knows all about fighting for something he wants. In 1977, “Danaë” was the prize in a battle fought between Feigen and Los Angeles collector

Norton Simon. The picture was little known, having been commissioned by the Genoese nobleman Giovanni Antonio Sauli in 1621, descending in the family for there centuries before being acquired by an “anonymous British Collector” sometime in the mid-twentieth century, from whom it went to the London dealer Thomas Grange, who showed it to Feigen in October 1977 for the price of £300,000. “Grange told me that I was the first person he offered it to, and I only found out later he had sent the picture out to Los Angeles for Simon’s inspection.” Simon had, in fact the first option on the painting, which expired at midnight on Saturday, October 29, 1977. Simon sent a telegram from L.A. confirming the purchase from on 5:41 p.m., which arrived past midnight on Sunday, October 30. By that time, Grange had sold the painting to Feigen. Furious and litigious, Simon sued both Grange and Feigen, the former for collusion and

the latter for punitive damages. Though Grange died before the suit could be settled, proceedings dragged on until December 1977, when both Feigen and Grange’s widow paid off paid off Simon for £100,000. Who is the likely buyer for the Danaë? Sotheby’s is sending the picture to London, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. The only major American museums who could conceivably buy it are the Kimball in Fort Worth (which does not own a Gentileschi) and the Getty (who has a superb “Lot and His Daughters” also commissioned by Sauli, but might like another). The National Gallery, in Washington D.C., doesn’t really need it, having a “St. Cecilia with an Angel” and an exceptionally beautiful “Woman Playing a Lute.” My guess is Sotheby’s will be pitching it to the deep-pocketed contemporary art crowd—in America or more likely China—they are the only people who could supply a godlike cascade of gold...or Yuan. u DECEMBER 2015 77

WITH GOOD TIMING, WEMPE EXPANDS ON THE SOUTHWEST corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street, occupying the ground-level space of the Peninsula Hotel, is Wempe, a German family business operating 32 stores in seven countries. A purveyor of fine jewelry and the best name-brand timepieces, Wempe manufacturers its own watch line as well. The president of its U.S operations is Rüdiger Albers. Rudy, as he is known, has been with the company for 28 years, and Wempe has developed into America’s premier address for fine watches and jewelry at this location over the last quarter-century. But soon— since the Peninsula’s two remaining retail tenants, Swarovski and Lindt, have vacated their stores next to Wempe—a larger Wempe will take form and offer a fully renewed, rich ambience and a superb shopping experience. The Peninsula, which encouraged the move, is thrilled; its retail space on Fifth Avenue will now have a homogenous, elegant look. Albers is equally excited. So excited, in fact, that he’s taken me to the gutted Swarovski and Lindt spaces to show me his vision. Wempe XXL, he’s calling it. Right now, Wempe is in the process of building a temporary store in the new location they’ve acquired. Once complete in January, they’ll move in to that space for four months while the 78 QUEST

current Wempe store undergoes renovations. Then, by early summer, the temporary space will be combined with the newly constructed and remodeled ones. Albers is looking forward to seeing the results. The redesigned New York Wempe flagship, carrying 20 of the world’s best brands, is a concept he’s particularly proud of. Some highlights—“We’ll be flanked by a Rolex showroom on the southwest corner…we’ll have a Patek Philippe showroom on the south side…we will remodel everything: new concept, new materials, but keep the signature red carpet…there will be a focus on high-end jewelry as well as our iconic jewelry BY KIM…and, with the new entrance in the center, we will have one of the longest storefronts on Fifth Avenue.” Plus, with the Wempe Rolex boutique located just two blocks south and across the street in the Rolex building, the brand’s presence on Fifth Avenue will certainly be felt more than ever. “There’s no way to escape the lure of owning a Rolex watch,” jokes Albers. The son of a watchmaker, Albers entered the business at a time when watchmaking seemed to be going the way of the typewriter. In the 1980s, quartz technology, which uses an electronic oscillator to keep time, was becoming the standard. The discovery

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essentially made mechanical watchmaking, insofar as it comes to telling time, obsolete. According to Albers, because of quartz’s popularity, there were only six other watchmakers enrolled in the master class in Northern Germany. “People said to me and my family, ‘You guys don’t read the papers, do you?’” Still, he kept at his craft. And the decision paid off in spades. In the 1980s, Hellmut Wempe, the grandson of Wempe founder Gerhard Diedrich Wilhelm Wempe, was looking to expand his family’s company outside of Europe. New York was the logical choice. Originally, Wempe was located across the street from its current location, where the Valentino tower stands today. (A narrow, deep store was Wempe’s home for the first, very challenging 10 years.) A watchmaker by trade, Hellmut Wempe thought it would be essential for his sales team to fully appreciate the complexities of all the timepieces. So Albers, armed with nine months of experience as a master watchmaker at Wempe Hamburg, was sent over to the United States from Germany in 1988 to assist with both service and maintenance and to educate the sales staff in these matters. Business was improving, and things were going well for Albers. He liked New York, and soon after establishing himself there, a big opportunity came knocking. “I was very fortunate,” he recalls, “that the young lady who ran the store at the time

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fell in love with the son of [fashion designer] Max Mara.” She moved into his castle in Italy; Albers moved into her office. He was 28. “Pretty green,” he concedes. “But timing is everything when you’re in the watch business.” At that age, I ask, was it exciting or slightly intimidating? “All of the above. But you grow with the responsibility. Fortunately, the Wempe’s have a style of leadership that allows every manager to be him or herself—we all share the same philosophy for our employees and our customers, but I think each style is pretty unique. There’s probably not another company like this.” It’s true. Wempe’s commitment to sharing its passion with its customers is unmatched, as are the products and services that it offers (there are 5 master watchmakers and countless spare parts on hand for faster repair services). And most importantly, there’s a palpable sense of joy in the air when you visit the showrooms. It’s clear that the staff at Wempe love what they do and that they have fun doing it. For example, if you happened to walk into Wempe on October 31, you may have been greeted by a unicorn and talked fine jewelry with a pharaoh. Or maybe a devil. Or even a cat. Or, if

you encountered Albers himself, he’d have been delivered by the grim reaper, presented wrapped in a red Wempe box, ready to address your questions. “It’s a riot because who else would do this?” he says with a laugh. “Customers would take pictures of us and they’d say, ‘I can’t believe you guys are doing this.’” But Wempe is doing this and much, much more. With Albers at the helm, the brand is deftly moving into future, realizing the wants and needs of both new and existing customers. Not only timely service repairs and a passionate, intelligent sales team, but a superb selection of jewelry, timepieces, watch winders, clocks, and an abundance of quality leather straps not found in any other store. “Brand boutiques often refer clients to us,” notes Albers, “since chances are we have straps that they don’t.” And, speaking of the future, does Albers feel worried by the current digital watch movement—Fitbits, Apple watches, and all? “There’s still a great renaissance of mechanical watchmaking. I think all the digital devices that we currently adorn ourselves with might even foster the craving for something more individual. We have all sorts of tracking devices on ourselves. There’s no black box in this,” he says, pointing to his mechanical wristwatch. “It’s a different feeling.” u For more information, visit Wempe at 700 Fifth Avenue, or call 212.397.9000. DECEMBER 2015 81

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LUXURY LIVING AT CASA DE CAMPO ONE OF THE GRANDEST estates in the Caribbean and beyond, Punta Minitas 34—with nearly 35,000 square feet of interior space / 3,250 square meters—offers the ultimate oceanfront location, magnificent size, privacy, and panoramic ocean views. This exceptional compound, on a very rare oversized lot—approximately 4.1 acres / 16,510 square meters—even has its own private expansive beach plus private dock. This architectural gem is located within a prime residential enclave at the five-star Casa de Campo resort, Dominican Republic. The resort’s 7,000 acres include world-class trophy homes. With fine architectural detail designed to maximize stunning views everywhere, many rooms at Punta Minitas 34 showcase its private beach and endless sea vistas. Also facing

the ocean is the enormous lap pool. In superior move-in condition, Punta Minitas 34—which has housed international dignitaries, plus A-list celebrities including Beyonce and Jay Z, Rihanna, and Drake—has seven spacious ensuite bedrooms (some in private multi-room pavilions) and ten bathrooms. Additional bedrooms can easily be configured. A new, full gym overlooks picturesque gardens. Numerous home amenities include: lush tropical vegetation; cascading fountains; private gated driveway; powder room with peaceful waterfall; large gazebo; home offices; elevator; Jacuzzi; huge chef’s kitchen; extensive staff kitchen with lodging; and more. Also within reach are innumerable world-class amenities of Casa de Campo, dubbed “the Caribbean’s most complete resort”—with countless activities, equestrian/polo; international yachts; fine dining; spas; and more. Its golf ranks among the best worldwide, says Golf magazine. Numerous world leaders, from American presidents to royalty, visit the resort, which native Dominican Oscar de la Renta helped design. The international airport is ten minutes away; Miami is around two hours’ flight. u For more information on Punta Minitas 34: contact Sergio Llach of Casa de Campo Real Estate at sllach@casadecampore. com or 809.430.8956. Or visit www.Casadecampo.net, search Punta Minitas 34. For a video of the estate: www.youtube.com, search Punta Minitas 34.

This spread: Punta Minitas 34, located at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic, is on the market for $19.5 million. The property boasts an airiness, with features like an expansive pool (this page, middle left); an open-air dining room (opposite page, below); and vistas of the Caribbean Sea (this page, above and left). DECEMBER 2015 83

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1. Wempe’s gold Blu BY KIM rings with diamonds or colored stones. From $1,605 at Wempe:

700 Fifth Ave. 2. Red leather Editor Tote by CH Carolina Herrera. $780: CH Carolina Herrera, 212.744.2076. 3. Aurélie Bidermann’s Diana black bakelite cuff. $685: Barneys New York. 4. Mini Moët Golden Globes Champagne Caddy, celebrating 25 years of Moët at the Globes. $145: reservebar.com. Opposite page: 1. Oscar de la Renta’s cardinal silk faille gown with cutout skirt and embroidered décolletage. $8,990: Oscar de la Renta boutiques. 2. Eric Buterbaugh Florals small flower and candle tray. $595: ebflorals.com. 3. Tory Burch Brentford sandal. $395: toryburch.com. DECEMBER 2015 85

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3 1 1. Italian leather red, green, and black backgammon set. $1,295: Scully & Scully, 212.755.2590. 2. The Goodman in midnight tortoise by Barton Perreira. $395: Bergdorf Goodman Men’s Store. 3. It’s bone appétit with Nachtmann’s Skull tumblers. $45 each: riedelusa.net. 4. Jamie Clawson’s python leather dartboard. $1,500: modaoperandi.com. 5. When booking holiday plans, count on National for superior rental car service: nationalcar.com. 6. Cartier Tank MC watch, large model, steel and leather. $9,950: Cartier boutiques or cartier.us. 7. Brora’s Liberty Print feather boxer shorts.

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1. Onyx laptop case with silver hardware by H.L. James. $1,095: Material Good, 120 Wooster St., 212.359.9688. 2. Ascot Chang’s dark brown calf belt with palladium buckle. $270: Ascot Chang, 212.759.3333. 3. Suit up for the season in Ralph Lauren: purple cotton velvet dinner jacket ($2,995) and Barathea silk trouser ($895), in select Ralph Lauren stores. 4. Surprise him with the unexpected and exceptional: a Hacker-Craft boat, hand-built in America since 1908. Fore more, visit hackerboat.com. 5. Rev up in the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S. From $129,900: mbusa.com. 6. Ring in ’16 in Stubbs & Wootton’s Celebrate slippers. $495: stubbsandwootton.com.

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2 1 1. Madewell & Owen Barry Toscana shearling earmuffs. $99: jcrew.com. 2. Rolex’s 28-mm. Oyster Perpetual Lady-Datejust, with 44 diamonds. $54,800: rolex.com. 3. La Prairie’s Perfection À Porter anti-aging eye and lip compact. $160: laprairie.com. 4. Stuart Weitzman’s PAVENUDIST in iridescent mirror Swarovski crystal design. $2,735: Stuart Weitzman, 212.750.2555.

5. Classic Lava Mini Chain Bracelets by John Hardy in amethyst and blue or pink sapphire. $340 each: johnhardy.com. 6. Harry Winston’s Lotus Cluster diamond pendant. Price upon request: 800.988.4110. 7. Atelier Swarovski x Edie Parker crystal mesh clutch. $4,200: bergdorfgoodman.com.

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1. Lalique Lys earrings in white gold, diamonds, and onyx. $11,000: 609 Madison Ave., 212.355.6550. 2. Valentino Garavani fringed calf clutch with turquoise stone. $4,995: Valentino Fifth Avenue, 212.355.5811. 3. La Perlaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Floralia underwired bra ($245) and boyshorts with garter ($408), at laperla.com. 4. Miami is the perfect getaway retreat, especially at the 1 Hotel South Beach: 1hotels.com. 5. Eva Fehrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Snake Claw Ring in blackened white gold with black

diamonds. $14,875: Barneys New York. 6. Holiday Black Honeycomb Sheer Dress from Worth New York. $798: worthnewyork.com.

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1. Burberry’s classic check cashmere scarf (red or orange, $450 each) and fringe check cashmere scarf ($650): burberry.com. 2. Wes Gordon’s gray mélange jersey tether top ($950) and combed denim trouser ($1,150): 847.441.7784. 3. Turks & Caicos cocktails are better when enjoyed in Parrot Cay’s Lotus Bar: comohotels.com/parrotcay. 4. Kendall Conrad’s leather and brass bangle. $125: kendallconraddesign.com. 5. Ball and Buck’s Caribou cardigan is the boyfriend

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sweater of the season. $648: ballandbuck.com. 6. Hunter’s Original Refined Back Strap Rain Boots in umber and lava red. $195: us.hunterboots.com. 7. Taittinger’s Prestige Rosé is the most festive of apéritifs. $57.95: Sherry-Lehmann, 212.838.7500.

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1. At Red Door Spa, receive $15 bonus spa dollars with every gift certificate or gift card purchase of $100. Offer valid through December 25, 2015. To learn more, visit reddoorspas.com. 2. LJ Cross white gold ($38,250) and rose gold ($22,000) cobblestone crosses with diamonds: 994 Madison Ave., 212.472.5050. 3. Vogue Eyewear’s VO2993S 2347/8H sunglasses; $90 at sunglasshut.com. 4. Edgardo Osorio for Salvatore Ferragamo rainbow polka dot cork heel. $875: 866.337.7242. 5. L’Occitane’s Hand Cream Bouquet with six different scented creams. $54: usa.loccitane.com. 6. Sachin & Babi Noir Klara top ($325) and Anton skirt ($595): sachinandbabi.com.

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5 1. Betteridge offers this Estate Wellendorff diamond and enamel Silken Sheen spinning band ring in its Aspen boutique. $6,000: 655 East Durant Ave., Aspen, 970.239.3600. 2. Buccellati cufflinks in 18-kt. yellow gold. $4,200: buccellati.com. 3. Celebrate in paradise at Casa de Campo Resort & Villas, with a roundup of festive events including live performances, religious ceremonies, and more. From $350 per night: casadecampo.com.do. 4. Dennis Basso’s pink and yellow floral scuba gown. $7,500: 212.794.4500. 5. Kotur’s pink cloissonné Empire Levin clutch. $850: koturltd.com. 6. The solid brass floral heart dish by AERIN, in three sizes. $225 (large, shown here): aerin.com.

2 1 1. Pack and go with the Travelette (lilac linen with violet trim, $350) or Midinette (patent white, $350) from Belgian Shoes: 110 East 55th Street. 2. The Ella, in red, from Morgenthal Frederics’ Buffalo Horn Collection. $1,895: morgenthalfrederics.com. 3. Sit by the fire or plan ahead for summer at Rhode Island’s 5-star, 5-diamond Ocean House: oceanhouseri.com. 4. The Leica D-Lux gets a sharp new look in solid gray. $1,095: leica-camera.com. 5. W&P Designs for J.Crew enamel mug. $10: jcrew.com. 6. Jennifer Meyer’s gold Wave rings in pink sapphire or diamond. $1,950 each: Barneys New York in Beverly Hills. 7. BASK’s terry cloth toweling blazer, in navy or white with optional color trims, like rosé. $275: basknyc.com.

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Sunrise Hill - Long drive to peaceful privacy in desirable neighbor- A Village Treasure - On the outskirts of historic Bedford Village within hood of country estates. Over eleven estate acres on the Waccabuc River. Specimen trees, level lawns and phenomenal plantings. Stunning Shingle Colonial with meticulously detailed and exceptionally appointed rooms. High ceilings, substantial millwork, hardwood floors and French doors. Six Bedrooms. Pool with waterfall and spa. Tennis Court site. $1,950,000

walking distance to school, shops and theater. Circa 1840 Carriage House graciously renovated. Original barn beams and period details. Magnificent Living Room. Formal Dining Room. Remarkable Kitchen with antique Parisian floors. Six Bedrooms. Wisteria Arbor overlooking the grounds. Four breathtaking acres of gorgeous, level meadow with spectacular gardens. Charming Teahouse at poolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge. $1,995,000

Stunning Shingle Style - Imbued with sophisticated Style. Beautifully appointed sun-filled spaces. Elegant Entrance Hall. Opulent Living Room with Fireplace. Formal Dining Room. Wonderful Chef â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen open to impressive Great Room with Fireplace. First Floor Master Suite. Three additional Bedroom Suites. Level, usable property with flat lawn and gorgeous trees. Fabulous location within walking distance to town. $1,940,000

Perfect Retreat - Sophisticated Country Colonial with over 5000 square feet of beautifully finished living space. Spacious main rooms with extensive millwork, faux painting, French doors and hardwood floors. Four Bedrooms. Bonus Room with separate Entrance. Playroom and Gym. Absolutely level and usable 2.5 acres with beautiful landscaping. Sparkling Swimming Pool. Pool House. Pony Barn and paddock. Sand Volleyball Court. $1,649,000

An American Tradition - Classic Country Colonial. Approximately 2800 square feet of pristine living space. Beautifully-scaled Living Room with Fireplace. Formal Dining Room. New Country Kitchen. Family Room with Fireplace. Private Master Suite with Fireplace and Bath. Three additional Family Bedrooms. Recreation Room. Over two, private acres at the end of a family cul-desac. Rear deck fabulous for outdoor entertaining. $949,000

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5 1. Kiara Matos’ colorful ceramic Pinch cups at the Museum of Arts and Design. $36 each: thestore.madmuseum.org. 2. Georges Bergès Gallery has for sale Michael Hafftka’s watercolor “Be-Reshit 4”: 462 W. Broadway, 212.475.4524. 3. Scent your home with the seasonal Sapin candle. $35–70: diptyqueparis.com. 4. Engraved crab and fir tree note cards. $65 each for 10 cards with hand-lined envelopes: pickettspress.com. 5. Calvin Klein Home brass Splice frames. $150–175: 212.292.9000. 6. Christofle Madison 6 Vide Poche box in walnut and silver-plate. $420: christofle.com. 7. Kim

Seybert GALA napkins in a spectrum of colors. $128/set of 4: kimseybert.com.

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2 1. Madura’s Silverfox pillow. $78: madurahome.com. 2. Invest in your child’s future with the gift of education. Léman Manhattan Preparatory School (lemanmanhattan.org) offers a globally focused curriculum for children ages 3 through 12th grade. 3. Barneys New York cashmere emoji sweaters. $144 each: Barneys New York. 4. Caro Home’s oh-so-cute Dumbo dot towel and wash mitt for kids in Dream Pink. $28: carohome.com. 5. Advent calendar with 24 chocolate delicacies from La Maison du Chocolat. $62: lamaisonduchocolat.us. 6. Girls Scottishprint red cotton pyjama by My Little Shop. $74.08: mylittleshop.com.

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4 1. Mark Zeff pays homage to East End hay barn architecture in Blackbarn (Oro Editions); $60. 2. Delve into the exclusive world of one of the world’s greatest jewelers in Graff (Rizzoli); $95. 3. Unexpected friendships blossom and inner strength is revealed for an uprooted Army wife in Tori Eversmann’s debut novel, The Immortals (2Muddy Labs Press); $14.95. 4. Geraldine Brooks reconsiders the story of King David in The Secret Chord (Viking); $27.95. 5. Send a book collection curated by leading cultural authorities via London’s Heywood Hill: heywoodhill.com. 6. Jewels of the Renaissance (Assouline) is a sumptuous look at the power of precious stones; $195.

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While privacy and exclusivity are key features of Villa La Pointe, the villa itself is located just steps away from all of the action.

AS OUR COVER STAR Nicole Hanley Mellon and I drive up the winding road with Hanley CEO Frederick Anderson and photographer Cristina Macaya in tow, we eventually reach our final destination, Villa La Pointe. And what a destination it is! If Paradise was lost, perhaps now it has been found. Awestruck, we all walk up the steps through an idyllic garden to a grand wrap-around porch, encircling a breathtaking nine-bedroom villa. Each bedroom—en-suite and WiFi equipped—offers sweeping views of Gustavia Harbor, the port that was once the refuge of pirates, and today hosts a variety of spirited regattas. Rare among villas, La Pointe’s tiered garden provides numerous sunny lounge areas and al fresco dining spots, as well as an expansive infinity pool. La Pointe’s lower terrace features sheltered lounge areas for cocktails or morning coffee, and the breakfast bar permits al fresco dining at any hour. If you’re lucky, you may catch a friendly turtle in the garden, peaking its head out from behind a bush in the hope of finding a leafy “yellow-bell” flower to devour. While privacy and exclusivity are key features of Villa La Pointe, the villa itself is located just steps away from all of the action. The charming capital of Gustavia, with its ginger bread–trimmed houses, gourmet dining, and designer shops, surrounds a yacht-filled harbor. For the traveler set on taking advantage of everything St. Barth’s has to offer—22 whitesand beaches, high-end shopping, first-rate dining—concierge service WIMCO, St. Barth’s vacation-planning specialists since 1983, is the way to go. With an office situated across the street from the airport, WIMCO’s team is equipped to handle everything from last-minute reservation requests and boat and plane charters, to in-villa spa, yoga, and massage services. WIMCO will help find the ideal villa, hotel, or restaurant, and then assist in setting up anything desired—“whatever you want, just ask,” they boast. In 1493, Christopher Columbus discovered what is presently known as the island of Saint Barthélemy. Originally called Ouanalao, which meant “pelican” to the native Carib Indians that inhabited the island, Columbus named his discovery after his brother, Bartholomew. Saint Barthélemy quietly and quickly became a haven for pirates looking to sell their services to squabbling Europeans. “Montbars the Exterminator,” a famous French buccaneer, reputedly based his headquarters on St. Barth’s, and some believe that his treasure is still hidden among the coves of Anse du Gouverneur or buried in the sands of Saline. Rémy de Haenen, in 1945, was the first pilot to successful102 QUEST

ly land a plane in St. Barth. He first flew over a rocky field to frighten away the goats, making way for a landing strip, and then met with a gathering of flabbergasted natives as he stepped out, slightly disheveled, from his tiny plane. De Haenen settled in St. Barth and was quite instrumental in the development of the island. He built and developed its very first hotel, the Eden Rock, which, even then, catered to the particularly wealthy looking for a special hideaway. While some may argue that the high-season between Christmas and New Year’s is what makes St. Barth’s special—when huge boats clog the harbor, Sean “Diddy” Combs cruises in on his celeb-studded yacht, and Roman Abramovich takes over Maya’s restaurant—I would argue it’s the year-round residents that truly make the island. As of January 2009, St. Barth’s is no longer a département—the equivalent of an American state— attached to Guadeloupe; it is now a collective, reporting directly to the Ministry of Overseas France. The collective is debt-free, so its 9,000 or so residents pay few taxes. The island never developed into a slave-based economy, due to its poor soil and harsh climate; the stain of slavery is something still sensed on other Caribbean islands but not on St. Barth’s. And there is little class structure. Even though most islanders are descended from the original families who arrived in the 17th century, there is no prestige attached to who arrived first. In fact, aside from the aforementioned two weeks of la plus haute saison, St. Barth’s is a surprisingly laid-back place where you can linger in cafés and stroll along white-sand beaches, the scent of fresh croissants and hibiscus drifting in the air. One day, we walked down to the pier beneath Villa La Pointe to see the lovely sloop Sukania owned by Villa La Pointe’s noble proprietor, David Ray. Someone began to play a guitar, as local children sang and danced about. Nearby, their parents discussed who would host dinner that evening, and laughter rang throughout the pier as a massive sun set on the vast sea before us. On the flight home, I was reminded of a quote from one of Coleridge’s unpublished notebooks: “If a man could pass through Paradise in a dream, and have a flower presented to him as a pledge that his soul had really been there, and if he found that flower in his hand when he awake—Aye! and what then?” u Arriving in St. Barth’s and ready to hit the beach! Anyone hoping to appear “hair and makeup” ready in St. Barth’s should look no further than professional stylists Kristine Kelly and Brianne Smith. Each can be reached through WIMCO’s Concierge Service.

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A tropical paradise surrounds the boundless infinity pool at Villa La Pointe. Nicole says “hello” to a friendly turtle out for a stroll in La Pointe’s central garden.

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A view into one of La Pointe’s outdoor bungalows, where Nicole flips through Ticonderoga: Tales of an Enchanted Yacht. Coincidentally, her sister and brother-in-law now own the legendary yacht, which was also skippered by Villa La Pointe’s owner, David Ray, when Ticonderoga rang in a second-place finish in the 11th annual New Year’s Eve Regatta.

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and it will come as little surprise that the global toy market is estimated at over $80 billion. Kids, it seems, can’t get enough of toys—and parents (and grandparents) can’t seem to resist the urge to buy just one more for the little apples of their eyes. If this sounds at all familiar—or if the holiday rush has just got you nostalgic for the days when toys came wrapped with your name on them—then be sure not to miss the exhibit “Swedish Wooden Toys” at the Bard Graduate Center (18 West 86th Street, New York City; www.bgc.bard.edu), currently on view through February 28, 2016. Though we might not give it a second thought, the modern concept of childhood emerged in Europe during the 17th century, when the period from infancy to puberty became recognized as a distinct stage in human development. As the status of childhood gained social importance, children acquired their own material goods; special furniture, such as cribs and feeding chairs, and amusements, including rattles and dolls, became increasingly common in elite and middle-class European households. The notion of the innocent child who learned through play was fully established by the middle of the 18th century, and toys began to gain importance as a means of demonstrating family status and as tools for teaching children and preparing them for adulthood. In 18th- and 19th-century Sweden, wooden toys were the ordinary amusements of the poor. Carving small animals from the country’s natural resource—wood—was a traditional occupation for rural Swedes. By the middle of the 19th At left: A general store, from Nordiska Kompaniet, branded with the nk logo, ca. 1927–28. Wood and various materials. © Roma Capitale—Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali— Collezione di giocattoli antichi, CGA LS 3749. Above: A Dachsie pull toy by Brio, introduced 1958–59. Wood, metal, and plastic. From a private collection. DECEMBER 2015 113

dollhouse and furnishings, 1912. Belonged to Elsa Carlsson. Wood, glass, metal, and various materials; wired for electricity. © Roma Capitale—Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali—Collezione di giocattoli antichi, CGA LS 32.

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Bottom left: A labyrinth game by Brio, introduced in 1946. Wood, plastic, and metal. Brio Lekoseum. At left: Petrus and Sture Lundström, Tranås. Suspension bridge bookshelf, with instructions from Allérs familj-journal, 1925. Wood, copper, and paper. © Roma Capitale—Sovrintendenza Capitolinaai Beni Culturali—Collezione di giocattoli antichi, CGA LS 5913 1/2. Below: Children’s ice skates, 1800–1850. Wood, iron, and leather. © Roma Capitale—Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni

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century, as the cult of childhood innocence surged, the Swedish toy industry produced wooden animals, carts, dolls, sleds, and furniture for a rapidly expanding domestic market. Curated by Susan Weber, Bard Graduate Center founder and director, and Amy F. Ogata, professor of art history at the University of Southern California and former professor at Bard Graduate Center, “Swedish Wooden Toys” is the first in-depth study of the history of wooden playthings in Sweden from the 17th to the 21st centuries. Remarkable doll houses, puzzles and games, pull toys, trains, planes, automobiles, and many other delights demonstrate Sweden’s grip on wooden toys. Germany, Japan, and the United States may have historically produced and exported the largest number of toys, but Sweden’s angle

on the market has remained uniquely tied to its fosterland, or fatherland—forest-land, even, if you will. Walking through the exhibit is like taking a journey through shifting cultural embraces of the wooden toy, and what it has come to stand for over time—endurance, quality, and tradition. The midcentury French critic Roland Barthes touched upon the “warm” and “reassuring” qualities of wood for children’s playthings. He was hinting at something larger, which becomes apparent in the face of all these masterfully crafted toys on display: there’s no mistaking a markedly essential and natural connection between wooden toys and children—between organic things. That’s sure to leave parents with a little room for thought—and kids with plenty of room for growth. u DECEMBER 2015 117

HITTING THE SLOPES IN STYLE BY DANIEL CAPPELLO

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This page: Gwen Stefani in an animalprint outfit while skiing with husband Gavin Rossdale in Mammoth Lakes, California; the cover of The Stylish Life: Skiing, published by teNeues (inset). Opposite: The Courchevel ski resort, Savoie, RhôneAlpes, France.

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appeal of a bikini-clad model on the sands of St.-Tropez, but the beach’s inherent laid-back languidness is no match for the speed, vigor, and stamina necessary for the snow-capped slopes. Add to that a body-hugging stretch ski suit, and the sex appeal is raised to new heights. Skiing has long captured our imagination, from its earliest days as an adapted sport of the well-off, ever-playful Victorian Brits who quickly took to it on the hills of St. Moritz, right on into today, as celebrities and royals alike continue to elevate the glam factor on the pistes. Who can forget Prince Rainier and Princess Grace taking their

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children for ski trips in the French Alps, or Jacqueline Kennedy bringing Caroline and John to many a mountain top in the 1960s? Ernest Hemingway never looked happier than on the slopes at Gstaad, Switzerland, in the 1920s. Princess Diana— her blonde coiffe remaining gorgeously intact, her blue eyes catching reflected light from the snow—brought an undefinable effortlessness to the Alps in the ’80s and ’90s, along with droves of paparazzi to document it. Today, a quick Google tour on the subject leads to an Internet crawling with pages competing to define the ultimate or best ski scenes from the James Bond film series. Most recently, Daniel Craig scaled the peaks of Sölden, Austria, to film many scenes in the latest Bond flick, Spectre. Through each of these larger-than-life figures, perhaps we’ve been prone to project exalted versions of ourselves: braving the elements, donning a fun snowsuit, taking off downhill at superhuman speeds… propelled even further by that undeniable adrenaline rush that comes to anyone who’s ever tasted the Alpine air. Under that cap and mittens, maybe you could be This page: Extreme skiing on the Matterhorn in the Alps, Switzerland. Opposite page: Mirja and Gunter Sachs in the 1970s in St. Moritz, Switzerland, sporting glamorous monochromatic ski outfits, including a monogrammed belt on her. All images featured in The Stylish Life: Skiing (teNeues).

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side, Skiing highlights pioneering innovators who’ve developed cutting-edge equipment that, over the years, has propelled skiing as a fiercely competitive spectator sport. On the cultural side, Skiing treats us to images of the well-groomed stars who’ve defined it as an aspirational lifestyle. Not only has skiing been influenced by fashion, art, and design, but it’s informed them as well, as Le Breton cleverly makes clear. The publication couldn’t have come at a better time, as we begin to think of and plan winter holidays, and it’s sure to inspire a trip or few to Chamonix or Megève. If you’re late to the game or can’t squeeze in a trip to the French or Swiss Alps this season, never fear—The Stylish Life: Skiing is sure to whisk you around the world all by itself. ◆

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Princess Diana; beneath those goggles and padded parka might even lurk your inner James Bond. That’s how cool—on every level, literal to metaphorical—skiing is. And we haven’t even touched upon the winter Olympics and all those athletes who make it look so easy—and who continue to evolve the sport by braving new ground and breaking new records. All of this is brilliantly captured in The Stylish Life: Skiing, a briskly illustrated book from teNeues Publishing Group with texts by Gabriella Le Breton. Beginning with the origins of skiing in China and Scandinavia, the book glides along to show how far the sport has come in attracting daring athletes, the chic and wealthy leisure class, and international royalty. On the technical

This page: Natalie Wood and Billy Kidd watch the Giant Slalom race in Kitzbühel, Austria, on January 17, 1970. Opposite: Brevant mountain restaurant in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, French Alps; the Grimaldi family—Princess Grace, Prince Rainier, and their children Albert, Stephanie, and Caroline— try out ski bikes on their winter holiday, 1960 (inset).

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Mike Doherty, Analyst at Barclays Investment Bank > Where did you play? I was a center for Phillips Exeter Academy and a wing for Colby College. > What do you consider the best game of your career? Scoring 8 points in two periods versus the Holderness School, which is known for their program. My coach, Dana Barbin, made me change into street clothes after the second period. The worst was when we lost 12-3 at Norwich University. I was at least -5 in the game. They had an awesome goal song, though. > What are your fondest memories? Rivalry games, like Exeter/Andover and Colby/Bowdoin. Also, hockey hair. > What is your relationship with the sport, today? I learned to never blame myself when I’m not scoring. I just blame the stick and, if it keeps up, I change sticks. I play at Chelsea Piers once a week, and my son will play in the NHL in, like, 25 years. Grant Hewit, Founder of Hudson Sutler and Streaker Sports > Where did you play? I grew up playing outdoor hockey in Summit, New Jersey, at the Beacon Hill Club, but I didn’t realize how special it was playing on an outdoor rink until later. I was a goalie up until high school, when I retired my pads. > What do you consider the best game of your career? It was in 1998, when I was 126 QUEST

in eighth grade. The school I attended had finally added a middle-school team. We were playing a rival school and I don’t know where my glove hand came from that game, because most times I was a wet paper towel on my glove side! Glory days. > What are your fondest memories? Playing “pond” hockey with my brothers on a semi-frozen football field that got filled in the winter back in Chatham, New Jersey. > What is your relationship with the sport, today? I’m an entrepreneur and I look back at my involvement in hockey and other team sports and know they prepared me for this role. Sacrifice, leadership, working with a team—all these lessons are from sports. I’m a member of the board of Restore Sports, where we’re working to put as many kids into the sport of hockey as we can by providing no-cost or low-cost equipment. Timothy Meigher, Senior V.P. at Morgan Stanley > What’s your experience with the sport? I learned to skate at the age of five or six with my family at the bottom of a steep ravine next to our house. Later, I had the good fortune to be in Lake Placid in 1980 during the Olympics, when I was handed a ticket to the U.S.A. versus Russia game. I saw a group of wet-behind-the-ears college kids beat a group of grizzly, Russian army players—the best-skilled players in the world—with pure heart and passion. Do I believe in miracles? Yes, I do! That fueled my passion for the sport and I returned to Lake Placid in 1984 and 1988 for what has come to be known as the Frozen Four. 2014 marked my 20th Frozen Four. Hockey passion gets passed down like an heirloom! Our 11-year-old son, Connor, plays hockey at a high level. He attended a one-day hockey camp in Manhattan

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“MY RECRUITING KEY: I looked for people first, athletes second. I learned early on that you do not put greatness into people, but somehow try to pull it out,” said Herb Brooks, who coached Team U.S.A. to gold in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Here, the people (and athletes) of Quest, as they remember the greatness of their experience with hockey:

This page, clockwise from above left: The team for the United States Military Academy at West Point, circa 1900; the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery played the Royal 22e Regiment (known as the “Van Doos”) during the Korean War, 1952; “shinny” hockey, circa 1920; the sport, being played on a pond; a team from Ingersoll, Ontario, 1912. Opposite page: The inaugural Winter Olympics— which was hosted in Chamonix, France, in 1924—saw Team Canada triumph over Team United States, 6-1.

in late August hosted by New York Ranger goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, a.k.a. The King, and Connor had several exchanges with him on the ice about hockey and their mutual love of the sport. Lundqvist has a Foundation that emphasizes the importance of developing a habit at a young age of performing community service. On the ride back to Albany, my wife and I challenged Connor to think of a community service project he could create and execute with our help. Connor chose to raise money to help homeless families as they get back on their feet. The response has been heartwarming and a valuable lesson for a young boy about the importance of sharing one’s wealth and good fortune. It’s amazing how one encounter on a sheet of ice with a great athlete—and equally great citizen—morphed into something so rewarding. > What’s your history with the sport? My mom’s uncle, Reed Kilpatrick, was an owner of Madison Square Garden and served as the General Manager of the New York Rangers when they won two Stanley Cups in 1933 and 1940. Needless to say, hockey is in our DNA—it’s a family thing! Andrew Edge, Associate M.D. at Sterling National Bank > Where did you play? I was a goalie for Phillips Exeter Academy and Wesleyan University, and I grew up playing hockey in Westchester and Fairfield counties. The best player I played against was the guy down in the other crease at Andover when I was at Exeter: Cory Schneider (who is now in the show with the New Jersey Devils). It’s always cool to know you had some of your best battles against a future pro. > What do you consider the best game of your career? The most memorable was Exeter/ Andover day my junior year. It was the opening game for their new rink and it was tied 0-0 after two periods, when the Zamboni driver crashed into part of the boards and destroyed the door. Everyone marched to the old rink, which featured a chainlink fence. We ended up winning 1-0, 11 seconds into overtime. The place went into an absolute frenzy. > What are your fondest memories? The camaraderie and times in the locker room, pre- and post-game. I’ve seen the toughest guys I’ve ever played with cry in the locker room and never bat an eye anywhere else. > What is your relationship with the sport, today? I learned that the quicker you move up in level, the better the competition and the shorter your time at the top. It’s very humbling. For the last six years, I’ve coached squirt and pee-wee teams in Greenwich, Connecticut. It’s an awesome experience to be on the other side of the game as a teacher and mentor. 128 QUEST

Christopher Latos, Associate at J.P. Morgan > Where did you play? I was a center for the St. Bernard’s Hockey Club and a right wing for the Avalanche in Hackensack, New Jersey. I remember playing with Bill Keenan and Steven Sherrill. > What do you consider the best game of your career? The Giuliani Cup in 1998. The team had really gelled by that point. > What are your fondest memories? Some of the outdoor games at Beaver Dam Winter Sports Club and Essex Hunt Club were quite memorable. Those games just have a different feel to them as you battle through the neutral zone with the wind in your face. Additional resistance is always welcome. > What is your relationship with the sport, today? I learned that hockey boils down to adapting to the situation as it unfolds quickly in front of you. Instincts and style of play will clash at times, but eventually they overlap. I have continued to play in Long Island City and at Lasker Rink in Central Park. I am very excited for Mark Messier’s project in Kingsbridge, which will provide nine rinks for the city. Joanna Scholtz, Executive Assistant at Hound Partners > Where did you play? My parents first put me in figure skating lessons when I was really little. After one week of that nonsense, I told them I wanted a stick and “real” skates. I played for my club and travel teams in Darien, Connecticut, and on the same teams as Olympians A.J. Mleczko and Julie Chu. > What do you consider the best game of your career? I was playing for the boys varsity team in ninth grade and we were at a tournament in Upland, Pennsylvania. A lot of smack was talked through the vents in the locker room, about how they were “out to get the ponytail.” I remember railing an opposing player into the boards with the most epic check and getting the puck for an assist. Shut them up, real quick. > What are your fondest memories? Finally lifting the puck, nailing a deke to go five-hole, and practicing a play—all of this while bonding with my teammates. I miss that. > What is your relationship with the sport, today? I’m probably one of the bigger advocates of the sport. I’ll tell anyone I know who has kids to send them on the ice. I continue to root for the New York Rangers and watch the NHL. Andrew Gale, Associate at Taconic Capital Advisors > Where did you play? I was a defenseman for Phillips Exeter Academy. I remember playing against Nate Kempner, who went to Deerfield Academy. He sits next to met at work. > What do you consider the best game of your career? The Tabor Academy game my junior year away, where I played extremely well and scored extremely well. U.S. Hockey Report said I was the best player on the ice by far, and their fans held up signs with inappropriate messages in front of my parents. > What are your fondest memories? Being in the locker room before games—dead silence with heads bowed—before skating onto the ice and getting hit with the cold rink air and hearing the crowd. Also, a big hit across the middle of the ice; a long pass to a breaking forward; and the feeling of a perfect slap shot. > What is your relationship with the sport, today? Teamwork and working toward a common goal benefits you everywhere in life. A transition in the game can happen so fast, so you have to be prepared for anything. You can take that lesson and apply it to so many areas of your life. u

This page, clockwise from above left: Phillips Academy Andover, prepping for their rivalry with Phillips Exeter Academy, 1950; United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hockey team played in the Summer Olympics in 1920 before the Winter Olympics were introduced in 1924; Bobby Orr won the Stanley Cup for the Boston Bruins with his goal against the St. Louis Blues in 1970; a poster for the inaugural Winter Olympics; the St. Nicholas Rink, at 66th Street and Columbus Avenue, was enjoyed by members like John Jacob Astor, J. Pierpont Morgan, and Cornelius Vanderbilt; the team at the Gunnery School in Washington, Connecticut, circa 1930. Opposite page: British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Copper Mountain Blasters, circa 1950.

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This page, clockwise from left: Le Call; Wes Gordon and Paul Arnhold; Pari Eshan; Claiborne Swanson Frank; and Kweku Mandela and Caroline Rupert at the unveiling of artist Dustin Yellin’s commission for Ruinart at his studio in Red Hook on October 27.

DUSTIN YELLING UNVEILS HIS COMMISSION FOR RUINART IN RED HOOK RUINART—LA PLUS ANCIENNE maison de champagne,

fondée en 1729—invited the artsy (and me) to Dustin Yellin's studio. So, we ventured to Red Hook (as in, you know, Brooklyn) on October 27 for the unveiling of a commission that was inspired by Edward Ruinart, who ventured to the United States in 1831. The artist, who is known for his “psychogeographies” (or, large blocks of glass that dislpay forms within forms within forms), presented a tribute that honored the house of champagne and, also, his style. Guests, including Claiborne Swan-

son Frank, Natalie Joos, Jodi Snyder Morel, Whitney Pozgay, and Alexandra Richards—as well as Paul Arnhold and Wes Gordon, who were toasting their recent engagement—were treated to a multi-course meal with pairings of Ruinart. Plus, an oration by Brandon Dirden (who played Martin Luther King in Broadway’s All The Way), as directed and written by Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin. Even the opportunity to be seated in the midst of Dustin Yellin’s works and works in progress was enough to make us bubbly... DECEMBER 2015 141

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WHEN THE CAST OF Saturday Night Live descends on the American Museum of Natural History, the result is, well, the opposite of a tragedy. On November 19, the institution held its gala (as chaired by Lorne Michaels, creator and executive producer of S.N.L.), where comedians like Pete Davidson, Taran Killam, and Cecily Stong were spotted (close to) their natural habitat. The event, which was hosted by Seth Meyers, featured a menu by Mario Batali and a performance by Michael Bublé. It was the night in the museum, punctuated by giggles and guffaws—and complete with an appearance from Ben Stiller!

THE ASSOCIATES COMMITTEE of the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center hosted their dinner at the Four Seasons Restaurant (as chaired by Beth Day, Melissa Meister, and Ferebee Taube). The event, which was sponsored by Valentino, drew a throng of V.I.P.s to the Ron Wendt Design–created venue to raise $600,000 for the Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Team. Among the revelers seen bopping to the beats of D.J. D-Nice: Allison Aston, Nicky Hilton, Patricia Lansing, Meredith Melling, James Rothschild, Jessica van Lith, and Eleanor Ylvisaker. Philanthropy for philanthopy’s sake, y’all.

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THE CINEMA SOCIETY SCREENED SPECTRE WITH AN AFTER-PARTY AT THE LION THE CINEMA SOCIETY hosted a screening of Spectre, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Monica Bellucci and Daniel Craig (as Bond, James Bond), on November 5. The event included an after-party at The Lion—one of the oldies but really, really goodies of our city—where guests like Yigal Azrouël, Jennifer Creel, Alan Cumming, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Ann Dexter-Jones, Lindsay Ellingson, Cuba Good-

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