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JOHN DREYFUSS IN HIS GEORGETOWN MASTERPIECE

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EDITOR’S LETTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MEDIA SPOTLIGHT

Sicilian wine and Positano polloi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VERBATIM Michael Kahn. chairman of the Bard . . . . .

LITERATURE Lynn Freed and the PEN/Faulkner Gala . . . . . . . . . .

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DIPLOMATIC DANCE From Russia to rum . . . . . .

LIFESTYLES TREND REPORT

First Ladies of fashion – Martha, Jackie and Nancy . . . . . .

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Hot heels and hosiery stocking stuffers. . . . . . . . . . . . .

FASHION ROUNDUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mazza Gallerie’s 30th anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PAINT THE TOWN U Street Corridor galleries stake their claim on high art . . .

ART & AUCTION The $6million dollar pie crust tea table . . . . . . . . . . . .

ON THE COVER: Rudy Giuliani and Nancy Pelosi at the NIAF gala. (Photo by Tony Powell) Clockwise from le : Deborah and Curtin Winsor, III photographed by Clay Blackmore at the Willard InterContinental Washington for the 2008 Social List / Habatat Gallerie exhibit at Tysons Galleria. See PAGE 100 / David Yurman aqua chalcedony oval ring ($1,550). Neiman Marcus, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202966-9700. See PAGE 32 / Angelo, Ermenegildo, Elena and Edoardo Zegna at the opening of the Zegna boutique at Tysons Galleria. (Photo by Tony Powell)

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LUXURY TRAVEL

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LIFE OF THE PARTY WL EXCLUSIVES French Ambassador Pierre Vimont and WL host a party for C’est Chic! film festival stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Italian Ambassador’s dinner for Ermenegildo Zegna . . .

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Urban Cowboy Party for Autism Speaks and the WIHS . . .

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NIGHTLIFE Holiday cheers at the city’s hottest clubs . . .

THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST It’s not a party if you have to pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AROUND TOWN Silver bells and black-tie . . . . . . . .

PARTIES! PARTIES! PARTIES! . . . . . . . . . . . .

EVENT SPOTLIGHT Washington National Opera Midwinter Gala . . . . . . .

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he 2008 Social List is Washington’s answer to the old-world himself, we peek inside the architect/sculptor’s Georgetown residence Almanach de Gotha, that weighty tome across whose 18thand studio in “Inside Homes.” century pages the sovereign families of Europe bled blue. Back Speaking of building, we ring in the new year with two new additions: then, the list of names was rigid, yet expandable – nouveauexpanded dining coverage in “The Dish” with Ann Mah and “Paint the riche Napoleon, with typical Corsican bluster, requested amendments Town,” which complements our regular coverage of the NewYork auction (guess whose family was added?). These days, scene with an inside look at art openings aristocracy seems, to many of us, as outdated as citywide (and features Pink Line Project the French Revolution itself. Instead, we take founder Philippa Hughes). high society for its modern translation – an Need more creative food for the soul? institution which gives a bit of structure (not to Read our interview with Shakespeare mention flawless poise, exquisite etiquette and Theatre Company Director Michael Kahn gracious lifestyle) to social order. WL’s Social in “Verbatim”; PEN/Faulkner gala reader List changes little over the years – and that’s Lynn Freed’s contribution “Twilight Zones”; what makes it an institution. and Renee Drake’s “Art and Auction.”

Slightly more malleable than the WL 2008 Already have the table but still holiday Social List (which, regretfully, I can’t get you shopping? Our “Last Minute Luxury Gift on – it’s all done by committee), is our “Social Guide,” “Trend Report” and photographer Year in Review,” which deftly picks – and Len DePas’“Stocking Stuffers” fashion shoot pans – the best and worst “parties, parties, will help you find a suitably stylish gift. parties!” of 2007.

This month, WL takes you to the NIAF Fact: invitations, and their requisite R.S.V.P.s, Gala, the Lombardi Gala, Cartier’s Bleu are very much a part of Washington’s social Ballon watch launch – co-hosted by WL structure. It all starts at the top, and we’ve – at hip Lanier club L2, the Sibley Hospital gotten you security clearance this issue: Celebration, Mazza Gallerie’s 30th Anniversary, Presidential historian Barry Landau shows us Ermenegildo Zegna’s Tysons Corner boutique Nancy Bagley and her date at Madame Tussaud’s Washington grand opening. (Photo by Jonah Koch) his book The President’s Table: 200Years of Dining opening and an intimate dinner hosted by the and Diplomacy; Green Book editor William Rolle Italian Ambassador and his wife for Mr. Zegna hearkens back to a time when the President’s table manners set the standards at their residence, the Meridian Ball, Care For Kids’ kickoff reception – cofor guest conduct (he recalls when Grover Cleveland, upon pouring coffee hosted by M Cafe – and an exclusive soirée hosted by WL and new French into a saucer for his dog, found his cabinet members following suit); and Ambassador, Pierre Vimont, for the C’est Chic! Film Festival (even famed several generations of White House social secretaries assemble for the “Un homme et une femme” director, Claude LeLouch, was there). Save ultimate portrait of protocol. the date for the Midwinter Opera Gala, the Choral Arts Society Gala and In “The Young and The Guest List” and “This Town,” we explore the return of WL’s Young & The Guest List bash in your little black book the modern state of manners (or lack thereof), while photographer Clay – while more humble than the Green Book, it’s hard to beat.

Blackmore captures a few personalities from the WL 2008 Social List in a photoshoot at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel.

The weather outside may be dreary, but in Sweden, there’s plenty to see, as you’ll find out in our chic winter travel feature.You’ll see the Northern Lights from the famed “Grand Hotel” in Stockholm and bundle up in reindeer skins at the ICEHOTEL. Nancy R. Bagley In Washington, maintaining an über-trendy ice hotel would be a Editor in Chief challenge, but John Dreyfuss might be up to it. Aided by the collaborative Readers wishing to get in touch with Nancy can email: letters@washingtonlife.com efforts of art dealer George Hemphill, Corinne Bensahel and Dreyfuss

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CAROLINE BOUTTÉ is an architect who owns the design firm Wheatlands. In “Event Spotlight,” she shares how a trip to India inspired the theme for this year’s Washington National Opera Midwinter Gala (of which she is the chairwoman).

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LEN DEPAS returned to his roots as a

creative commercial photographer to create this month’s fashion spread. He is a food, art and portrait artist based in Washington.

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JANET DONOVAN is the founder and president of Creative Enterprises International, a Washington, D.C. publicity firm whose clients include celebrities, authors, politicians and publications. She created and hosted The Beltway Broads radio show and writes “Hollywood on the Potomac.”

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RENEE DRAKE has had a diverse career in the arts. Formerly a curator of the U.S. Department of State’s Art in Embassies Program, managing editor of Sotheby’s Preview magazine for eight years, and now documentary filmmaker. She contributes to our “Art & Auction” column, which highlights sales at auction houses.

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CAROLINA FURUKRONA is the director of development of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art and serves on the Advisory Committee of the Smithsonian Young Benefactors.

She shares her thoughts on a recent trip to Sweden in this month’s “Luxury Travel” feature.

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PHILIPPA HUGHES is an art enthusiast

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BARRY LANDAU is a presidential historian and a collector of presidential memorabilia.

He has assisted eight Presidents in planning historic events. In this issue, Landau provides commentary on White House invitations and menus from his latest book The President’s Table:Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy.

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arts have appeared in Condé Nast Traveler and The International Herald Tribune. Formerly a dining editor for That’s Beijing, Mah now writes “The Dish,” which discusses the latest restaurant trends.

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WILLIAM ROLLE is a marketing communications consultant and the founder of Rolle Communications. He contributes to our “2008 Social List” feature with a piece on The Social List of Washington (The Green Book).

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GAIL SCOTT, author of Diplomatic Dance: The New Embassy Life in America, was Washington’s first solo TV anchorwoman and covers diplomats for WL, Washington Times and Washington Diplomat.

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REG STETTINIUS is a garden designer, writer and child advocate. In this issue, she interviews Washington Capitals goalie Olie Kolzig about his efforts on behalf of autism research and education.

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SCOTT WILFONG is the president and CEO of SunTrust in the Greater Washington Region and Maryland. He describes his family’s experience with heart disease and SunTrust’s Start! Heart Walk in our “Health Spotlight.”

Corrections: In October 2007: “Around Town” incorrectly stated that Annie Totah was photographed at Strathmore’s “Friends Without a Border’s Cambodian Benefit”; she was at Strathmore’s “Wine, Women and Song” benefit. In November 2007: WL misquoted the price of the Salvatore Ferragamo Hand-crafted Crocodile Bag ($14,500) as well as the Alligator Cigar Holder (price upon request) in the “Holiday Gift Guide.” In the “Table of Contents,” WL incorrectly attributes a photograph of Alma Powell and Renée Fleming to Kyle Samperton and not Tony Powell; the photograph was taken at the “NSO Ball” and not the “Washington National Opera Ball.”

On page 38 in the “CharityWorks Dream Ball”, WL misspelled Kay Kendall’s name. Photographs on pages 52, 54, 56, 79 and 109 were not correctly attributed to Tony Powell.

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WL: What did you hope to accomplish by writing Children of Jihad?

Jared Cohen: Right now, if one watches television or reads the newspaper it looks as if there is little hope for the Middle East.

While the region is extremely turbulent and plagued with a diverse set of challenges, I wanted to show my readers there is a window of hope—the youth, who are 60 percent of the Middle East’s population.

WL: How will this affect the political situation?

JC: That the youth are the majority of every single country, yet they are the demographic that is the least understood and the most neglected. If you look at a part of the world like the Middle East, the largest opposition group in every country, the largest conglomeration that can bring about reform and progress, is this youth majority.

WL: What do you do in your free time?

JC: I paint, draw, and sculpt although I don’t have nearly enough time to do it. I am a big non-fiction reader so I am always looking for new books about the Middle East, the state of the world, and Islam.

WL: What surprises you most about your adult life?

JC: How quickly time disappears.

WL: What is something that most people don’t know about you?

JC: I really enjoy going out. I am a sucker for a good nightclub and a late night.

WL: What do you worry about the most?

JC: As somebody who focuses his professional life on combating terrorism and violent extremism, I am constantly worried about what I see as growing terrorist threats. I am particularly worried about what I see in Europe with a growing number of educated middle class diaspora communities becoming radicalized.

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RECEIVED: My father’s watch that he wore every day for 25 years.

GIVEN: A crystal vase with flowers each month for a friend who has everything.

JEAN-MARIE FERNANDEZ GIVEN: A silver, engraved Tiffany & Co. box for my husband – inside were pieces of paper with significant dates: our engagement, our first date, etc.

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RECEIVED: My family.

RECEIVED: My Tiffany & Co. engagement ring.

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GIVEN: A singing rap-ogram for a girlfriend who worked for an orchestra.

The cello section, in particular, was most vocal in their disapproval of the gift.

RECEIVED: A medusa Roman cameo ring from the first century A.D. for my pinky finger.

RECEIVED: White House cufflinks engraved with President Clinton’s name – they’re a constant reminder of working with him.

RECEIVED: A surprise trip to Costa Rica for the whole family.

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TAKE A DEEP BREATH Do something good for your mind and body in less than three seconds.

Clear My Head’s Herbal Inhalation is a unique blend of dried herbs and essential oils that, when inhaled, helps clear the sinuses and “wake-up” the brain. This WL staff favorite makes a perfect hostess gift, especially during cold season. Also available in a roll-on. $17.50 at Renu Med Spa, 5454 Wisconsin Ave, Ste. 1625, Chevy Chase, Md.; 301-652-RENU; www.renudc.com.

TIME OUT Combat holiday stress (and stretch marks) with a spa day at Change for Life Wellness & Aesthetics.

During December and January, WL readers can enjoy a 10 percent discount on any spa treatment. Change for Life also offers bigticket procedures like Botox, Restylane and Liposculpt. Change for Life Wellness and Aesthetics, 650 Pennsylvania Ave. SE (near Eastern Market), Suite 250; 202-575-4660; www.cflwellness.com.

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Rodolfo Dordoni’s Minotti collection is now available at contempraria in Cady’s Alley.

MODERN MARVELS Ratchet up your New Year’s style factor with a little help from contemporaria. The Cady’s Alley contemporary design store is all about ultra-sleek lines, simplicity, and that indescribable feeling of “cool.” Be sure to check out Rodolfo Dordoni’s new Minotti furniture collection (shown above). 3303 Cady’s Alley NW; 202-338-0193; www.contemporaria.com.

GET INTO THE SPIRIT Put on your mittens and brave the traffic for an afternoon of pure Yuletide cheer. Start out at the Warner Theatre for a matinee performance of the Washington Ballet’s renowned The Nutcracker, which runs from December 9-23. Then stroll down to the Penn Quarter Holiday Market, where you’ll find gifts of original art, handmade jewelry, and crafts for everyone on your list.

Great food and live music make the requisite shopping feel like fun. The Washington Ballet, tickets at 202-397-7328; www.washingtonballet. org. Penn Quarter Holiday Market, sidewalk of F Street between 7th and 9th streets NW; Hours: noon to 8:00pm every day from December 7-23. www.downtownholidaymarket.com.

The Penn Quarter Holiday Market will be open from December 7th to 23rd.

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For adults, Bach to Rock offers private recording studio parties for up to ten people, where guests choose a song to record, practice with experts for about an hour, and then make a CD to take home. No musical experience necessary, really.

877-B2R-8558; www.B2Rmusic.com.

SWEET MUSIC The Willard InterContinental Hotel’s new French bistro, Café du Parc begins an annual tradition this season with its holiday Bûche de Noël cake ($79).This year it was designed by internationally-renowned singer and maestro Placido Domingo, below, with pastry chef Morgan Bombay.

The dessert will be available in carry out boxes through January 1. Cafe du Parc, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW; 202-942-7000.

HEAR THE GOSPEL The Washington Choral Arts Society will hold its 20th Annual Choral Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr, on January 13 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

Reserve your tickets now, because this renowned performance always sells out. 202-244-3669; www.choralarts.org.

PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON Just in time for the giving season, the classic Peter, Paul and Mary song “Puff the Magic Dragon” has been transformed into a vividly illustrated children’s book, and accompanied by an exclusive CD featuring not only Puff, but several other songs performed by Yarrow, his daughter Bethany, and cellist Rufus Cappadocia. Perfect for the young and the young at heart. Available at bookstores throughout the region for $16.95.

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It’s one of the splashiest, starstudded evenings the District sees all year – Robert Redford, Oprah and Tina Turner all sported the night’s SPONSORED rainbow and gold laurels in 2006.

7 p.m.; Kennedy Center; by invitation; black-tie; Contact 202-636-8748.

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No need to bring three French hens to this night of holiday cheer and charity; guests at this upscale affair are encouraged to donate clothes, toys and money. 6 to 10 p.m.; Lima Lounge; cocktail attire; donations welcome; Contact Libi SprowAnderson at 240-381-2110.

Tony Bennett and Vanessa Williams at last year’s Kennedy Center Honors.

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Honoree and keynote speaker Condoleezza Rice will be toasted by NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell in the capacity of mistress of ceremonies. 11 to 3 p.m.; Ritz-Carlton Washington; $200 for members; $250 for nonmembers; business casual; Contact 202-884-8597.

in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for cocktails dinner and a silent SPONSORED auction. 7 to midnight;The Kennedy Center; $600; black-tie; Contact Emily at 202-244-3669.

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The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard has just opened to great fanfare at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum, and ARTrageous invites guests to enjoy a buffet dinner reception, live jazz and dancing in this exciting new space. 7:30 to 11 p.m.; Smithsonian American Art Museum; $125; sponsorships start at $500; cocktail attire; Contact 202-633-4550.

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30 interior designers support the Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program at Georgetown University Hospital. Holiday tree and tabletop displays and on-site raffles and auctions lend a festive air to this familyfriendly event. 4 to 8 p.m.; Four Seasons Hotel Washington; $100 and up; business attire; Contact www.georgetownjingle.com.

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Wine tasting and silent auction to benefit the Read Aloud program.

Children’s authors will autograph books, while fashion consultant Jayneoni Moore will emcee. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.; National Education Association; $65; $120 for couples; business casual; Contact www.thereadingconnection.org.

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Ambassador of Monaco and Mrs. Gilles Noghès will host a reception for the opera at their beautiful residence. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; the Ambassador’s residence; $150; $500 “friend”; $1,000 “patron”; business attire; Contact Washington Concert Opera at 202-364-5826.

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The Master Chorale of Washington presents its annual concert series featuring a trademark candlelit processional and recessional, seasonal favorites and an audience sing-along with Maestro Donald McCullough. 1 p.m.;The Kennedy Center; $20 to $69; business attire; Contact 202-467-4600.

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After a concert featuring classic carols, attendees will head to the Roof Terrace

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KENNEDY CENTER HONORS This year’s crop of awardees once again represented the crème de la crème of American artistic merit

1. Received an “F” for a musical composition in high school, which later became a $1 million dollar sensation.

The status of receiving a Kennedy Center Honor, which rewards a “lifetime of contributions to American culture through the performing arts” has been likened to the French Legion of Honor, Britannic knighthood, the Oscars and even, by a WL writer, to the “Superbowl.”

This Washington institution was started in 1978 by writer/director/ producer George Stevens Jr., whose list of Emmys and awards would fill its own two-hour primetime special.The very first Honors paid tribute to such stars as Fred Astaire, Marion Anderson and Richard Rodgers (Rodgers & Hammerstein).

Artistic celebrity is no stranger to our beloved Kennedy Center; however every year this event creates an unsurpassed high-security buzz as pop performers and Hollywood icons sit across from the President, First Lady and half of the Cabinet and Supreme Court. This year was no different as the on-screen darlings of L.A. and N.Y.C. descended upon the city, occupying the lobby bars at the Mandarin or the Ritz, and making our city sparkle just in time for the holidays.Want a peek into the glamour? The Honors Gala, which has received five Emmys for Outstanding Program, will air on CBS on Wednesday, December 26 at 9 p.m.

Birthplace: Queens, N.Y. Accolades: Long-awaited Oscar winner (The Departed) and director of Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and The Last Temptation of Christ is also noted for his documentary work (No Direction Home: Bob Dylan) and strong Italian roots.

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BRIAN WILSON Songwriter

DIANA ROSS Singer

STEVE MARTIN Actor/Writer

Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif.

Accolades: Musical America’s 1994 “Instrumentalist of the Year,” associate conductor of the Baltimore Symphony, music director of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and subject of 2007 Academy Award nominated documentary Two Hands.

Birthplace: Inglewood, Calif.

Accolades: Co-founder and one of the lead Beach Boys, Emmy and Grammy nominee, writer of #1 hits “I Get Around”, “Help Me, Rhonda” and “Good Vibrations” as well “California Girls” and “Surfin’ USA.”

Birthplace: Detroit, Mich.

Accolades: Tony and Golden Globe award winner, Grammy nomination dozenaire, 70 hit singles diva, Billboard magazine’s “Entertainer of the Century,” and The Guinness Book of World Record’s most successful female musical artist of the 20th century.

Birthplace: Waco,Tex. Accolades: Actor, playwright, art collector, contributor for the New Yorker, one of People Magazine’s 2003 “50 Most Beautiful People,” a “Saturday Night Live” legend, and possibly America’s most famous “Father of the Bride.”

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THE EVENT “Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain,” said Meridian International Center President Stuart Holliday (only half joking) during final prep for the Meridian Ball on the last night of a four-day downpour. Most ball goers have no memory of anything but beautiful night skies above Meridian International Center’s famous Linden tree garden. No wonder, this was only the second time in 25 years that it rained! With Chevron as the Leadership Sponsor, this year’s ball was the most successful, raising just under $900,000. THE SCENE The night belonged to the next generation of Meridian supporters: Isabel Ernst and Lisa Barry, ball chairs, Stuart and Gwen Holliday welcomed Mayor Adrian Fenty and wife Michelle to The White-Meyer Dinner next door where former State Department favorite Dina Powell received the first Meridian Public Diplomacy Leadership Award.

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Richard Scully and Tamara Clarke

Allison and Adam Falkoff

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Veronica Valencia and Mexican Amb. Arturo Sarukhan with Edilla Guiterrez

Shamim Jawad, Faribha Jahabani, and Afghan Amb. Said Jawad

Lisa Barry and Jim Gale

Michelle Manatt with Luca and Maria Chiara Ferrari

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C’EST CHIC! RECEPTION Residence of the French Ambassador PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON

THE EVENT A chic crowd of French filmmakers and film aficionados

Will Braillon and Roland Celette

Rochelle Carroll and Clément Oberto

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joined French Amb. Pierre Vimont for a reception to close the second annual C’est Chic! D.C. French Film Festival. A er an award presentation at The Avalon Theatre, filmgoers followed legendary French director Claude Lelouch and members of the visiting French film delegation to the ambassador’s Kalorama residence to mingle with guests invited by the Embassy and Washington Life. THE SCENE Music from a classical trio and festival film clips were featured along with foie gras and chocolate macarons prepared by the resident chef.

The evening was the penultimate event in the two-week festival which also included a WL-sponsored opening at Georgetown members-only club L2 and a reception at festival sponsor Van Cleef and Arpels.

James Woodyard and Khadeja Salley with April and Roger Richmond

Mark Ginsburg and Ina Ginsburg

Whajin and Duke Hanson

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Ellen Noghès and Monaco Amb. Gilles Noghès

Nancy Robinson, Lori O’Neil, and Curtis Ellis

Thomas Paul and Evelin Weber

Julianna Glover, Mark Vlasic, and Aimee Violette

Claire Bouleau and Elizabeth Rivasseau

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C’EST CHIC! VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS RECEPTION Van Cleef and Arpels, Chevy Chase PHOTOS BY PAUL SIMPKIN

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LOMBARDI GALA The Washington Hilton & Towers PHOTOS BY JONAH KOCH

THE EVENT The always extravagant 22nd annual Lombardi Gala drew a thousand guests for one of the finest auctions (this year included a 2008 Lexus Rx400h), a black-tie dinner, powerful speeches (delivered by honorees and cancer survivors Tony Snow and Ken Venturi) and dancing. Co-chairs Paul Frazer and Tina Alster helmed the million dollar gala which benefits the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University. The perfect ending was the deluxe swag bag with a full-size bo le Zegna cologne. THE GUESTS Gala founder Margaret Hodges, Jack DeGioia, Ronald Perlman, Fred and Marlene Malek, Louis Werner and Carol Schwartz.

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Randi Schweitzer, Paul Schweitzer, Karen Van Buskirk with Beth and Rick Cutrera

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Don Nickles, Amar Rama, Jeff Warner, and Garry Whipkey

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Michael Laba and Paola Domenge

Chris Dunn and Melissa Eckblom

Blair Marshall and William Kennedy Smith

Pierre-Alexandre Haury,Ellen King, Sara Arff, Joey and Susi Dupuiss, Percy, and Yolanda Jacobs with Fred and Elaine Broussard

Jonathan Silver, Melissa Moss, Tamera Luzzatto, and David Leiter

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Ermenegildo and Elena Zegna with Lila Castellaneta and Italian Amb. Giovanni Castellaneta

Iraklis and Yasmine Karabassis

Chandler Tagliabue and Shannon Fairbanks

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ITALIAN AMBASSADOR WELCOMES ZEGNA The residence of the Italian Ambassador PHOTOS BY VICKY POMBO

THE EVENT Lila Castellaneta and her husband, Italian Amb. Giovanni Castellaneta hosted an intimate dinner for Ermenegildo Zegna a er the opening of the new Zegna boutique. THE SCENE Very chic, lots of good friends, and a delicious dinner. THE GUESTS Italophiles, fashionistas, and many of Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite Italian ex-pats.

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Eleanore DeSole and Theresa DeGioia

Franco Nuschese with Maria and Simone Benporad

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Angelo Zegna and Edoardo Zegna

Serafina Hager, Ermenegildo Zegna, and John Hager

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ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA BOUTIQUE OPENING Tysons Galleria PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL

Tareq and Michaele Salahi

THE EVENT WL readers were invited to an exclusive cocktail

Jonathan and Diana Taylor

reception where they had the chance to meet Mr. Ermenegildo Zegna. The Italian designer was in town to celebrate the opening of his Tysons Galleria boutique with help from his sons (who both a end Georgetown University). THE SCENE Cafe Milano catered the shopping event, and guests were especially eager to buy – 10 percent of their purchases went to Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. THE STORY Zegna and company – who have been supplying fabrics since the early 1900s – launched their first ready-to-wear men’s line in 1968. Zegna manufactures his own artisanal fabrics used by top-tier designers (Tom Ford, among others) and offers “su misura” (made to measure) service.

Wadie Habboush, Gunther Greiner, and Robert Ackerman

Robert Gerber and France Hoang

Fletcher Gill and Amanda Carpenter

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Fariba Jahanbani and Daniel Levinas

Jack DeGioia with Domenico DeSole

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Paige Bishop with Greg Hall and Wendy Adeler Hall

Jim Adduci and Mary Apick

Alexandra and Arnaud de Borchgrave

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SIBLEY HOSPITAL CELEBRATION OF HOPE AND PROGRESS Four Seasons Hotel PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL

THE EVENT This hospital’s Celebration of Hope and

Ahmad R. Esfandiary, H.I.M. Farah Pahlavi, and Prince Reza Pahlavi

Peggy and Jim Conley with Carole Randolph

Progress benefit was spearheaded by Annie Totah, whose energy was visible in every aspect of the evening.

Guest of honor, Farah Pahlavi, the widow of the late Shah of Iran, spoke poignantly about losing her husband to cancer, and the evening’s silent auction featured jewelry from her private collection. Honorees Nancy Brinker and oncologist Fred Smith both spoke, and Diane Abel serenaded the more than 300 guests. THE GUESTS Ahmad and Judy Esfandiary, Arnaud and Alexandra de Borchgrave, Prince Reza and Princess Yasmine Pahlavi, and David and Kristin Killion.

Lou and Chosun Mastriani

Sue and Timothy Albrecht with Annie Totah

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Carol Lascaris and Mary Mochary

Richard Tanzillo and Peter Treibley with Laurie and Michael Farr

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Thomas Friedman, Diana Taylor, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg WL EXCLUSIVE

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CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL GALA Union Station PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL

THE EVENT Environmental experts gathered for the “Forces for Change” dinner with a VIP guest list that included CI board members New York Times columnist Tom Friedman and his wife Ann, Queen Noor, former Starbucks head Orin Smith, Gap chairman Robert Fisher and even “Mr. Indiana Jones” himself, Harrison Ford. THE SCENE A er cocktails in the East Hall of Union Station, guests

Rep. Ed and Marie Royce

dined on glass noodles over bamboo pieces and marinated chicken.

Organizers struck a balance between an elegant evening (dramatic lighting, orchid centerpieces, fun swag bags) and presenting compelling material on scientist Bruce Beehler’s discovery of a new and “lost” bird species in the Foja Mountains near Indonesia. The keynote address was delivered by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg who shared his plan (PlaNYC) for the city to be sustainable by 2030.

Peter Seligmann and Laura Bowling Betty Ann Tanner and Rep. John Tanner

Henry and Jessica Catto with Wyatt Dickerson

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Jeanne Lawrence, Nini Ferguson, and Ann Friedman

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Christina Vaughn and Jill Bruno

Doug and Eloise Poretz with Barbara Barnett WL SPONSORED

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M CAFÉ AND WL HOST CARE FOR KIDS M Café and Bar, Collection at Chevy Chase PHOTOS BY PAUL SIMKIN

THE EVENT A cocktail celebration to kick off the Children’s National Medical Center’s annual “Care for Kids” shopping week. Shoppers buy a card for $50 (100 percent of the proceeds benefit the medical center) that enabled them to a 20 percent discount at nearly 500 stores and restaurants in the metropolitan area for ten days. THE SCENE Over 200 gathered at the dining hotspot located in the Collection at the Chevy Chase before taking advantage of their discount at boutiques such as MaxMara, Gucci and Jimmy Choo.

NEED Hayley Gordon Pivato and Holly Caldwell

Kim Hellebuyck and Calvin Fogg

Jill Bruno with Blair and Gene Giannini

Doug McKelway and Eloise Poretz

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Brady Arundel and Sarah Kuhn Steinberg

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CHARITY SPOTLIGHT | AUTISM SPEAKS

On the Offensive Against Autism Washington Caps goaltender Olie Kölzig scores support for a cause close to home

BY REG STETTINIUS

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he statistics on Olie Kölzig, star goaltender for the Washington Capitals, are remarkable: 18 seasons with the Caps; 702 games overall; winner of the 2000 Vezina Trophy for best goaltender; recipient of the 2001 NHL Foundation Player Award; and winner of the 2006 King Clancy Memorial Trophy. But the statistic Kölzig hopes people will remember is this: one in every 150 children is born with autism.

In 2002, Kölzig’s son, Carson, then 15 months old, was getting a routine checkup when the doctor diagnosed him with autism. “When you hear this, your dreams for your son are dashed,” Kölzig said in a recent interview,“but Carson has risen to the challenge.” Now at age six, and after much treatment and therapy, he is ice skating, horseback riding, and swimming.

“We continue to work with him on social and behavioral skills,” Kölzig said, “and he’s made great progress.”

Kölzig and his wife Christin are optimistic about their son’s future, but for the Kölzigs, no strangers to helping others, their own family was just the beginning. In 2003, Olie Kölzig, along with friends and fellow NHL players Byron Dafoe and Scott Mellanby, founded Athletes Against Autism (Triple A). Today the group has grown to include 80 professional athletes, all of whom have been personally touched by autism. Dafoe and Mellanby both

Olie and Christin Kölzig at home with their children. Carson, at right, is autistic. Below, Kölzig on the ice for the Washington Capitals.

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one child, it affects the whole family.” have autistic children, and the experience has served to unite Kölzig and Dafoe even more so than they could have imagined a few years ago, when they were the best men in each other’s weddings. Later, their sons would be diagnosed with autism less than a year apart.

Operating under the auspices of Autism Speaks, Triple A’s goal is to use the influence of professional athletes to raise awareness and funds for autism research, treatment and education programs. And while the Kölzigs have the resources to help their son, they are quick to note the toll autism can take on most families.

“Insurance coverage is limited, therapy is expensive and early intervention is critical,” said Olie Kölzig, adding that “the divorce rate for couples caring for

an autistic child is 80 percent.”

Despite their efforts, the Kölzigs still wonder if they can do more. “Autism does not just affect one child, it affects the whole family,” said Christin. “Until we have relief for these families, better treatments, greater awareness, maybe even a cure … until then, enough is never enough.”

Olie Kölzig added, “There is never a good time to have an autistic child, but now is better than ever.”With Olie and Christin Kölzig leading the charge, there can be little doubt of that.

For more information on Triple A, visit: www.athletesagainstautism.org and www. carsonkolzigfoundation.org

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National Italian American Foundation Honorees Martin Scorsese and Ellen Pompeo at the Washington Hilton and Towers. (Photo by Tony Powell)

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Now, that’s Amore!

Hollywood and Washington come together for the 2007 NIAF weekend

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Helmut Huber and wife Susan Lucci

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y the time October 12 rolled around, everyone in town wished they were either Italian-American or a friend of the National Italian American Foundation, as supporters swooped into town for NIAF’s annual star-studded weekend. On Friday night, 200 guests partied with Yogi Berra at a glamorous dinner party at Cafe Milano hosted by Franco Nuschese.

Berra, the perpetually favored dinner guest who is known as much for his witticisms as his baseball acumen, offered clues to his success: “I usually take a two hour nap from one to four.”

No one was napping when they realized that Dion, the ‘60s rock’n’roll icon and lead singer of The Belmonts, was there.The ultimate doo-wop heartthrob was casually dressed and

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upbeat, having just finished his latest album, “Son of Skip James.”.

While the album is a major deviation from his classic hits like “Runaround Sue,” “A Teenager in Love,” and “Kansas City,” Dion explained that, “Blues was my first love.” Asked what he had been doing in Kansas City, as if anticipating the question he remarked: “I was a kid from the Bronx; it was no big deal.”

On this night though, it was a big deal. Dion was wedged between Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Italian actress and photojournalist Gina Lollobrigida.At dinner’s end other guests piled on, including soap star Susan Lucci, Justice Samuel Alito, former Rep. Marty Russo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Rep. Mike Ferguson, Fred Cannon, Italian Amb. Giovanni Castellaneta and his glamorous wife, Lila, and Dean’s little girl, songstress and

Frank Stella and Jennifer Nasser

author Deana Martin.

The wine was Sicilian, the ambiance, Positano, and the guests -- priceless, reaffirming that immigration is a good thing.

In between Milano and the gala on Saturday, rock and roll hit-maker Neil Sedaka performed at the Hilton’s “Salute to the Martini,” whatever that means.

Corridor chat at the Saturday night event included former Ambassador to the Vatican Jim Nicholson, who spent three and a half years in Rome. Referring to the evening, he said: “It makes me very sentimental for the days I had in Italy. The Italians are very warm, generous and people who really do love Americans.”

At the VIP reception, it was very warm and generous, and clearly we really do love Italians.

Justice Antonin Scalia suggested the Supreme

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“THE WINE WAS SICILIAN; the ambiance, Positano; and the guests – priceless.”

Court docket “isn’t going to be a very exciting year. I guess the most interesting thing we will have is to revert an argument we already have on one of the Guantánamo Bay cases and an argument on the second amendment case.”

As for The State of the Union, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff assured us that, “we are safer than we have been, but we cannot afford to rest because the other side is always out there. If we stand still we go backwards.”

The rest of his conversation was in color codes, most of which we haven’t figured out.As far as we know, yellow is yesterday’s orange.

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The grand entrance was an endless conga line. As for the program, Academy Awardwinning director Martin Scorsese gave an emotional tribute to the late Jack Valenti, and Connie Stevens stole the show with a video retrospective of her days entertaining the

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military. “I’m from Brooklyn, New York, and I’m a street kid, I really am,” she said after the glamorous re-reruns. Recounting a difficult, but encouraging childhood, she thanked her grandparents for their loving support and for her nickname, “Bella.”

But Rudy Giuliani owned the evening. After receiving a long and loud standing ovation and an introduction by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, he let loose. “I came from Brooklyn like Connie. That is a cheap applause line.” And the applause didn’t stop until he did.

Suggestion to presidential candidates: There are 25 million Americans of Italian descent living in the United States, you may want to fake your heritage as soon as possible.

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The History Boys Sixty years later, Churchill and Russert are the smartest guys in the room

BY JAN ET D O N OVAN

The Churchill effect There’s something odd about Churchillians, i.e., people who talk about Sir Winston Churchill as if he were their best friend.

Most actually never knew him, but they tell great stories. Such was the case at The Churchill Centre’s evening at The Willard InterContinental Hotel on October 25 when the Award for Statesmanship went to James Baker III and Lee Hamilton, while omnipresent Chris Matthews picked up the Emery Reves Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism.

Serious Churchillians could be heard tossing out their favorite quotes: “Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm,” one excited guest said. “A man of simple tastes is quite easily satisfied with the best of everything,” stated another.

Too bad they skipped one of Churchill’s best lines: “I may be drunk, Madame, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.” Guess it doesn’t sit well in today’s politically correct world.

This is what Winston Churchill’s grandson, also named Winston Churchill, had to say: “My good friend Chris Matthews likes to say on his Sunday program, ‘Tell me something I don’t know’ so I’m going to tell you something you may not know. When Churchill was told in 1953 that he won the Nobel Prize his spirits soared but then crashed when he learned that it was the prize for literature and not for peace.

He always preferred peace.”

While the evening was about statesmanship, it was Churchill’s granddaughter, Celia Sandys, who offered insight into his personal life by quoting from her book Chasing Churchill, written about his twilight years. Churchillians in the house: Lady Mary Soames, daughter of Sir Winston; Susan Baker, event co-chairmen Patrick Butler and John Podesta, and Laurence

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Above: Tim Russert and George Stephanopolis at the media heavy “Meet the Press” anniversary party. Right: Winston Churchill’s granddaughter Cecelia Sandys. (Photos by Tony Powell)

Geller, president of The Churchill Centre.

By the numbers The Georgetowner, 54 years; Governing Magazine, 20 years; Washington Life Magazine, 16 years; The American Spectator, 40 years; and the winner is: Meet the Press, 60 years.

Veteran satirist Mark Russell was on a roll at the MTP anniversary party at the Newseum, as was artist Bill Dunlap. Blame the Shoreham for Russell’s high; he’s now installed in The Mark Russell Lounge. It was like being there: “George H.W. Bush jumped out of a plane the other day, but his son is falling faster,” Mark said. “Giuliani’s campaign is coming out with a calendar ... all 365 days are 9/11.”

“The Pope is coming to Washington and we have two Catholic candidates, Kucinich and Dodd.

They already asked the Pope for his blessing, but he said he wouldn’t be doing miracles.”

Bob Dole received the most introductory

applause and has been on MTP more than his former colleagues, Senators John Kerry and Ted Kennedy. Slimmed down Weatherman Willard Scott wasn’t tempted by all the Wolfgang Puck food, but everyone else was: John McLaughlin, John and Ann Dickerson, Jay Carney, Tucker Carlson, Ted Koppel and way too many A-listers including Ben Bradlee, George Stephanopoulos, Bob Woodward, Alan Greenspan and Andrea Mitchell, Al Neuharth, George McGovern, Douglas Brinkley and Al Hunt. Dana Perino didn’t have the last word, Russert did.

“This is a party where you can eat and drink.

Thank you all for coming to celebrate this national treasure and we’ll see you at the 75th.”

If it’s Sunday, it’s “Meet the Press.”

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King Kahn Michael Kahn finds news worlds to conquer via an epic Christopher “Kit” Marlowe production

BY MICHAEL M. CLEMENTS

M

ichael Kahn – a man whose deep baritone could fill the cavernous halls of the newly opened Harman Center for the Arts – is today barely audible, his voice merely a gravely whisper. He’s tired. In the nearby auditorium, a tech crew puts the final touches on Christopher “Kit” Marlowe’s Tamburlaine, a production upon which Kahn has unequivocally placed his directorial stamp. Add to that the accumulation of five years of planning, anticipation and construction in the run-up to the opening of the Harman Center, and you can see why he might be running on empty. He wouldn’t want it any other way.

“It feels terrific to be working in our new home. I’m just eager to spend more time on stage,” Kahn says.

The stage is what Kahn knows best. So much so that architect Jack Diamond leveraged this knowledge to create the city’s most stateof-the art performing center.

“The number one wish was to have a theater that could transform; that could be a thrust stage one night and proscenium the next, and an end stage and music ensemble the next two. That’s a very big thing which I have never been able to do,” Kahn says.

The theater’s versatilty has been on display since October – Kahn’s Tamburlaine and Gale Edwards’ adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II have been sharing stage space; on Saturdays one show takes a matinee slot, while the other an evening.

Kahn’s penchant for big is also on display in Marlowe’s epic works: “He was the first playwright to bring worlds and universes to the stage,” Kahn explains. “He was a great contemporary of Shakespeare; Henry the Sixth was very much influenced by Marlowe’s work.”

I bring up the fact that some people believe Marlowe actually penned Henry. Kahn laughs.

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“That’s preposterous,” he scoffs.

So why Marlowe and not the Bard to open the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s second home? “I thought it would be interesting to open with a Marlowe production and see what the space could do,” he says. “My other joke is that people don’t wake up in the morning going, ‘I wonder if there is a Marlowe play on tonight?’”

Through his years on Broadway, as artistic director of the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut and now The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Kahn has been known to push the envelope – a classic example being his 1960s-inspired production of Love’s Labor’s Lost, which traveled to the Royal Shakespeare “Company’s Complete Works Festival” in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, last August.

“We got very good reviews of a very tough production; we just didn’t have the accents.

But according to Shakespeare’s own records, the way his original plays were acted didn’t sound British at all. I think if Americans do [Shakespeare], it’s closer to how it sounded originally.”

Kahn continues to challenge audiences with Tamburlaine. “It could be a pageant; it could be a huge criticism of empire and colonialism; it could be a deeply religious play in which a man who burns the holy book of Islam becomes ill immediately and dies; it could be about a man who is a ruthless conqueror; but it could also be about a man who is an extraordinary poet and intellect, as indeed, was the real Tamburlaine.”

With the current U.S. administration’s presence in the Middle East, Tamburlaine’s themes of empire building and its settings in Syria, Jordan and Iraq seem all too familiar. Was this on Kahn’s mind when he chose to adapt Tamburlaine 1 and 2?

Kahn responds carefully then relents: “Great classical plays are always relevant on some levels ... of course, a play can be more relevant in certain places and at certain times. Certainly it’s a play about Asia, and it does take place in the present day Middle East, but more than that, it’s a play about a man’s ambition to come through the most horrible set of circumstances, to become a god, and then to discover the world’s absolute.

His was the largest empire in the world, and he was about to conquer China when he died.

He would have owned half the world. Ironically, if he hadn’t beaten the mighty Turkish Emperor Bajazeth, the Turks would have invaded Europe, and we’d probably be talking about another type of playwright.”

Having conquered stages from New York to Washington to Europe, Kahn, like Tamburlaine, could continue to find new lands to triumph in; yet, he happily calls Washington home:“The truth is, other than the fact that I really like Washington, for the past 20 years or so I have done the work I wanted to, when I wanted to, in front of a crowd that has allowed me to do it.”

Edward II by Christopher Marlowe, directed by Gale Edwards and Tamburlaine by Christopher Marlowe, adapted and directed by Michael Kahn, run through 1/6/08. www.shakespearetheatre.org

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THE EVENT Southern Gothic writer William Faulkner would have enjoyed the supernatural “Twilight Zones” theme of this year’s PEN/Faulkner Gala, which raised funds for the annual Award for Fiction. THE SCENE At an event where fiction took center stage, variations on the theme ran the gamut; from Lynn Freed’s story of donning her “native” Zulu dress to lecture on riding painted elephants to school; to David Baldacci’s modern gothic tale of a hit man who travels back in time, contracted to murder his own pregnant mother. The one theme that remained constant was the fusion of politics and fiction in Washington, which was perhaps best expressed by Master of Ceremonies Roger Mudd: “You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind, a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of the imagination. That’s the signpost ahead. Next stop… the New Hampshire primaries.” THE GUESTS Amy Hempel, David Ignatius, James and Kate Lehrer, Septime Weber, and Katherine Bradley.

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y first brush with African wild life occurred during my year as a foreign exchange student in America. I was living with an American family, attending an American high school, and, from time to time, had to give talks about South Africa to a school or club – Lions, Kiwanis, Rotary – all in the interests of fostering international understanding.

The trouble was that talking about South Africa in the recommended way – its history and geography, a typical day in my schoolgirl life – only seemed to foster international boredom.

As soon as question time came around, someone in the audience would ask, But aren’t there lions where you live? Elephants? Tigers?

And then one day, a few months into this, the local American Field Service representative phoned to give me details for that night’s event.

It was to include the three other foreign students in the school, she said, “And, by the way, it’s national dress.”

National dress? I phoned the Dutch girl immediately. “What are you going to wear?” I asked her.

She sighed. She had greater things on her mind. She’d come to America on an international Christian youth exchange program and had just discovered that she’d lost her faith. “I suppose,” she said, “dat I ver dos vooden shoes, dat pointed hat, you know.”

The New Zealand girl had a sort of beaded grass skirt; the Brazilian boy refused to consider anything beyond a Panama hat. But where did that leave me, a Jewish girl from a large South

Author and PEN/Faulkner Gala reader Lynn Freed (Photo: Mary Pi s Photography)

African city?

In desperation I asked my host “mother” for help. She was a woman completely at home in her own version of national dress – the lime greens and shocking pinks of Greenwich, Connecticut. “I know!” she said, leading me to a closet and pulling out a length of material vaguely resembling zebra. “Why don’t you go as a Zulu?”

We were at least a generation away from the first signs of political correctness, but even if we hadn’t been, I’m not sure I wouldn’t have leapt gladly at her suggestion. What was the

“I BEGAN MY TALK WITH elephants.We rode them to school every day, I said, and painted them different colours so that we could tell them apart.”

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alternative? To put a scarf over my head and go as Yentl of the South?

In the event, I arrived that evening barefoot and swathed in a sort of striped toga. I had my head in a turban, curtain rings hanging from my ears, and around my neck and wrists every piece of Zulu beadwork I’d brought to America to give away as presents.

I began my talk with elephants.We rode them to school every day, I said, and painted them different colours so that we could tell them apart.

At school, we tied them up to parking meters, which they tended to pull up anyway. And then, when school was over, we had to run around, finding our elephants to ride home again.

The Dutch girl was next. Every day, on her way to school, she said, she put her finger in the dike. The New Zealand girl didn’t go to school at all; she tended sheep and danced with Maoris.

And the Brazilian boated down the Amazon to work on a coffee plantation.

The evening was a wild success, and from then on we were in constant demand. We began to include singing, dancing, anything we could think of to spin the show as far from history and geography as we could get. Even elephants weren’t out of the question. After all, there was a production of “Aida” coming to the Met, and if only we could work out how get them across the Triboro Bridge…

Twilight Zones by Lynn Freed, © 2007, was first read at the PEN/Faulkner Gala, September 24, 2007. Lynn Freed spent much of her youth in Durban, South Africa. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University. Her first novel was Heart Change. She has published many times since then, most recently a collection of essays entitled Reading, Writing, and Leaving Home. Freed currently lives in California where she is a professor of English at the University of California/Davis.

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From Russia to Rum Dispatches from Afghanistan, Jordan and the Dominican Republic, too

BY GAIL SCOTT

Kissinger: Still A Star Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger got the most attention at the AmericanRussian Cultural Cooperation Foundation’s black-tie gala “Salute of Arts and Culture to Diplomacy” at the Russian Embassy on November 15.

In his familiar gravely voice, this famous secretary of state,who helped negotiate an end to the Cold War advised that “a growing Asia, the religious-driven Islamic world, and a Europe where the structure has changed,” will take “persistent cooperation, mutual trust and friendship to re-stablish a new world order.”

The big celebration, marking 200 years of diplomatic and cultural exchange between the two giant nations, was full of lively storytelling and music. Foundation Chairman James W. Symington, subbing for a flustricken opera star, sang the beloved Russian song, Moscow Nights, with wife Sylvia at the piano. And, the light-hearted Symington didn’t miss announcing Foundation board member Jane Sloat’s unusual wedding night. “She just got married to C. Jackson Ritchie three hours ago. Now, that’s what I call devotion to this Foundation!” ayenda: hope for afghanistan Ambassador Said Jawad and his wife Shamim welcomed an impressive list of Washington’s top power players to their Kalorama residence in October for the Ayenda Foundation’s Afghan Children Initiative. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, Senator John Sununu of

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curious eyes or their gentle, musical laughter.” building Bridges Former Jordanian Ambassador Karim Kawar and his wife Luma were back in town in mid-October to host the inaugural conference of their new foundation “Bridges of Understanding” with cofounder and businesswoman Kathryn Hubbard. “Bridges,” in partnership with Meridian International Center, aims to increase understanding and Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov and wife acceptance between the United Svetlana Ushakov with former Secretary of State States and the Arab and Muslim Henry Kissinger. (Photo by Gail Scott) world. This one-day conference New Hampshire, National Security Advisor brought together top government, corporate Stephen Hadley, Under Secretary of State and think tank leaders, along with ambassadors for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula from Egypt, Morocco, the Arab League and Dobriansky and Kalorama neighbor and the current ambassador from Jordan, Prince former U.N. delegate Esther Coopersmith Zeid Bin Ra’ad Al-Hussein.

“This was a great beginning,” said Karim were guests for this benefit dinner sponsored

by Freddie Mac and co-chaired by Timothy Kawar,“We already have important projects and McBride, co-founder of Ayenda and a senior action, not just words, after only six months.” vice president of Freddie Mac. “Afghanistan’s future depends on Cigars and Rum literate, educated and healthy children,” said Despite the downpour, guests flocked to Dobriansky, also noting that Ayenda not only Ambassador Flavio Espinal and wife Minerva’s enhances the welfare, education, health, shelter second annual Cigar and Rum Night at the and safety of Afghan children but encourages Residence of the Dominican Republic on their artistic and athletic abilities too. Funds October 24.“They always have the best parties,” from this second annual gala will go to a pal Debbie Sigmund said. Avid Latin dancers learning center for an isolated orphanage, song proclaimed Victor Victor’s band incredible, books of traditional Afghan songs (which were and everyone enjoyed DR;s two favorite lost under Taliban rule) and a soccer field. products -- Brugal Rum and Pro-Cigars According to Shamim Jawad, it is the smokes, which come from the Ambassador’s children themselves, despite their obvious hometown of Santiago. Without question, this hardships, who inspire her. “When you travel was commercial diplomacy at its finest. to Afghanistan, the first thing that you notice is Readers wishing to get in touch with Gail can the children.You will never forget their bright, email: columns@washingtonlife.com.

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DOMINICAN DELIGHTS Residence of the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL

THE EVENT A celebration of two of the

Honduran Amb. Roberto Flores-Bermudes

Alexia Sagemuller and Maria Fuster

Dominican Amb. Flavio Darío Espinal and Minerva de Espinal

Dominican Republic’s national treasures: fine cigars and rum courtesy of Progicar and Brugal. THE SCENE Ambassador and Mrs. Flavio Darío Espinal hosted a lively group of politicos, diplomats, society swans and journalists for dinner, dancing, and a taste of the good life. THE GUESTS Tony and Diane Williams, Ed Henry, and Costa Rican Amb. Tomas Dueñas and wife Diana Dueñas.

Dear WL readers and friends,

Wellington Benscome and Ada Hernandez

Anthony and Diane Williams

Brugal Rum’s Jorge Torres, Amb. Flavio Darío Espinal, and Tabacos Dominicanos President Hendrik Kelner

Aniko Gaal Schott and Susan Bennett

Tom Jolly, Molly Hamilton, and Ed Henry

I would like to convey my deepest gratitude for the support that the Dominican Republic has received from so many of you in aiding the victims of Tropical Storm Noel, one of the worst natural disasters in our nation’s history.

I would especially like to thank our friends from the Washington community who supported our fundraising event on November 27. Your expressions of solidarity give us the strength to continue our reconstruction efforts and I am confident that the Dominican Republic will move forward in the face of this adversity.

I must add that the wonderful tourist resorts of my country were not affected by Noel. So keep or make your travel plans: we look forward to welcoming you!

Sincerely, Flavio D. Espinal Ambassador of the Dominican Republic

Diana Dueñas and Costa Rican Amb. Tomas Dueñas

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SOCIAL LIST THE 16TH ANNUAL RECORD OF THE WASHINGTON SOCIAL SCENE

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Mr. and Mrs. JAMES ABDO (Mai) Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM ABEL-SMITH (Mimi) The Honorable and Mrs. TYLER ABELL (Bess) The Honorable DAVID C ACHESON

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Mr. SMITH BAGLEY and the Honorable ELIZABETH FRAWLEY BAGLEY

The Honorable HOWARD H BAKER and the Honorable NANCY LANDON KASSEBAUM

Mr. THEO ADAMSTEIN and Ms. OLVIA DEMETRIOU

H. E. the Ambassador of Colombia CAROLINA BARCO

Mr. CHRISTOPHER ADDISON and Ms. SILVIA RIPLEY

Mr. ROBERT BARNETT and Ms. RITA BRAVER

The Honorable MADELEINE K ALBRIGHT

Mr. MICHAEL BARONE

Mrs. B RIONDA BRAGA (Mary) Justice and Mrs. STEPHEN G BREYER (Joanna) Mr. and Mrs. ARTURO E BRILLEMBOURG (Hilda Ochoa) The Honorable NANCY BRINKER The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM E BROCK III (Sandra) Mr. and Mrs. RAYMOND C BROPHY (Jeanette)

Mr. and Mrs. BRADDOCK ALEXANDER (Denise)

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES L BARTLETT (Martha)

Mr. and Mrs. PRESTON BROWN (Eva)

The Honorable and Mrs. CLIFFORD ALEXANDER

Mr. and Mrs. HARRY BELIN (Susan)

Mrs. RONALD H BROWN (Alma)

Mr. and Mrs. MORTON BENDER (Grace)

Mr. and Mrs. E EDWARD BRUCE (Marnelle)

Senator and Mrs. LAMAR ALEXANDER (Honey)

Mrs. W TAPLEY BENNETT JR (Margaret)

Ms. MAGALEN OHRSTROM BRYANT

H.E. the Ambassador of Yemen and Mrs.

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM J BENNETT

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM L BRYANT (Aliki)

(Adele)

ABDULWAHAB A AL-HAJJRI (Saboura)

Justice and Mrs. SAMUEL ALITO JR (Martha-Ann) H.E. the Ambassador of Jordan Prince ZEID BIN RA’AD AL-HUSSEIN and Princess AL-HUSSEIN (Sarah) H.E. the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia ADEL BIN AHMED AL-JUBEIR

(Elayne) The Honorable and Mrs. STUART A BERNSTEIN (Wilma)

The Honorable and Mrs. ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI (Emilie) Mrs. RUTH HALE BUCHANAN

Mr. and Mrs. MAX BERRY (Heidi)

Mr. and Mrs. WILEY T BUCHANAN III (Janis)

Mr. and Mrs. ALBERT J BEVERIDGE III (Madzy)

Mr. and Mrs. CHILDS F BURDEN (Elaine)

The Honorable and Mrs. JAMES H BILLINGTON (Marjorie)

Mr. and Mrs. JOE L ALLBRITTON (Barbara Jean)

Mrs. WORTH BINGHAM (Joan)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT ALLBRITTON (Elena)

The Honorable and Mrs. ROBERT O BLAKE (Sylvia)

Mr. and Mrs. I TOWNSEND BURDEN III (Valerie) Mrs. EDWARD B BURLING JR (Frida) Col. U.S.A.F. (Ret.) and Mrs. HOWARD L BURRIS (Barbara)

Mr. MICHAEL ALLEN and Mrs. KARA KENNEDY

Mr. ANTONY BLINKEN and Ms. EVAN RYAN

Mrs. GAHL HODGES BURT

H. E. the Ambassador of Kuwait

Mr. HUNTINGTON T BLOCK

The Honorable RICHARD R BURT

Sheikh SALEM ABDULLAH AL-SABAH and

Representative and Mrs. ROY BLUNT (Abigail)

Miss ELIZABETH A BURTON

Sheikha AL-SABAH (Rima)

Mrs. FRANCIS BOARDMAN (Ann)

The President of the United States

Mrs. STEWART J O ALSOP (Elizabeth)

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS HALE BOGGS (Barbara)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT ALTMAN (Lynda Carter)

Mrs. SAMUEL BOGLEY (Rose Marie)

Mr. and Mrs. MARVIN BUSH (Margaret)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL ANSARI (Karen)

The Honorable AVIS T BOHLEN and

The Honorable HARRY FLOOD BYRD JR

The Honorable and Mrs. JAMIE APARICIO (Pamela) Mrs. R W APPLE JR (Betsey)

GEORGE W BUSH and First Lady LAURA BUSH

Mr. DAVID CALLEO Count and Countess PEDER BONDE (Clarissa)

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Mr. and Mrs. ARTHUR W ARUNDEL (Margaret)

Mrs. DANIEL J BOORSTIN (Ruth)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN ARUNDEL (Christine)

Ms. GHISLAINE BOREEL

Mr. and Mrs. PETER W ARUNDEL (Brady)

Senator BARBARA BOXER and Mr. STEWART BOXER

Mrs. MARTIN ATLAS (Liane)

Mr. BENJAMIN C BRADLEE and Ms. SALLY QUINN

Mrs. PEGGY COOPER CAFRITZ

Mr. and Mrs. DAVID G BRADLEY (Katherine)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM N CAFRITZ (Buffy)

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Mr. and Mrs. CALVIN CAFRITZ (Jane) Mr. and Mrs. CONRAD CAFRITZ (Ludmilla)

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FAVORITE MOMENT OF

HENG CHEE CHAN

The Honorable and Mrs.

Rt. Rev. JOHN BRYSON CHANE, Episcopal

JOHN J DANILOVICH (Irene)

Bishop of Washington, and Mrs. CHANE (Karen) Mr. and Mrs. ALDUS H CHAPIN (Dolly)

The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS A DASCHLE

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN E CHAPOTON (Sally) The Honorable and Mrs. O DONALDSON CHAPOTON Ms. ELLEN MACNEILLE CHARLES

Mr. WADE DAVIS and Ms. GAIL PERCY Mrs. DONALD S DAWSON (Virginia) Mr. and Mrs. ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE (Alexandra)

RICHARD B CHENEY and Mrs. LYNNE CHENEY MICHAEL CHERTOFF (Meryl)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN “JACK” DEGIOIA (Theresa)

Mr. and Mrs. R J CICERO (Catherine Conover)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM A DELPHOS (Elizabeth)

Mr. and Mrs. BRICE MCADOO CLAGETT (Diana)

Ms. CHRISTINA DEPAUL

Mr. HENRY C B CLAGETT JR

Mr. PHILIP DEUTCH and Ms. MARNE LEVINE

Mr. PAGE B CLAGETT

Mr. and Mrs. FRANCIS COLT DE WOLF III (Natalie)

The Honorable and Mrs. RAYMOND C CLEVENGER III

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES J DI BONA (Evelyn) Mr. and Mrs. C MATHEWS DICK JR (Maizie)

(Leslie) The Honorable WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON and Senator HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

Mrs. CHARLES A CAMALIER JR (Anne)

Representative and Mrs. JOHN DINGELL (Debbie)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN COCHRAN (Barbara)

The Honorable PAULA J DOBRIANSKY

Mr. and Mrs. ANDREW COCKBURN (Leslie)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL CANTACUZENE (Elizabeth)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM S COHEN

The Honorable and Mrs. MORTIMER M CAPLIN (Ruth) Mr. and Mrs. BERNARD J CARL (Joan)

(Janet Langhart) The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM T COLEMAN

Ms. MARGARET CARLSON

Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD T CONROY (Sarah Boothe) The Honorable ESTHER COOPERSMITH The Honorable HOLLAND H COORS

Mr. and Mrs. TUCKER CARLSON (Susan)

Mr. ROBERT CORBY

The Honorable and Mrs. FRANK C CARLUCCI

Dr. and Mrs. MILTON CORN (Gilan Tocco)

(Marcia)

Mr. and Mrs. WARREN J COX (Claire)

Mr. JAMES CARNEY and Ms. CLAIRE SHIPMAN

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT H CRAFT JR (Margaret)

Mr. and Mrs. JORGE E CARNICERO (Jacqueline)

Mrs. DILLON-SMYTH CROCKER (Roma)

Mr. and Mrs. JORGE J CARNICERO (Susan)

Dr. and Mrs. WILLIAM H CROCKER (Jean)

Mrs. CONSTANCE CARTER

Mrs. BRITTAIN B CUDLIP

Mrs. MCGHEE CARTER (Marsha)

Mr. CHARLES T CUDLIP

Mr. and Mrs. TOM CARVER (Katy Kay)

Ms. ANDREA BRUCE CURRIER

Mrs. EUGENE B CASEY (Betty)

Ms. LAVINIA CURRIER

Mr. and Mrs. HENRY C CASHEN II (Diana)

The Honorable and Mrs. WALTER L CUTLER (Didi)

H.E. the Ambassador of Italy

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES M CUTTS (June)

GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA and

Mrs. CASTELLANETA (Lila) Mr. and Mrs. ENRICO CECCHI (Andrea) Mr. and Mrs. GIUSEPPE CECCHI (Mercedes)

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Mrs. JOHN CHARLES DALY (Virginia)

Mr. KEVIN ST C CHAFFEE

Mr. and Mrs. LEO A DALY (Grega)

Mr. and Mrs. DAVID CHALLINOR (Joan)

Mrs. ALBERT DE PONTON D’AMECOURT (Gertrude)

H.E. the Ambassador of Singapore

Mr. JOHN M DAMGARD II

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FAVORITE MOMENT OF

(Lovida)

The Honorable and Mrs. RICHARD W CARLSON (Patricia)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN DICKERSON (Ann) Mr. and Mrs. C WYATT DICKERSON (Tandy)

Mr. and Mrs. CALVIN H COBB JR (Olive) Mr. and Mrs. F DAVIS CAMALIER (Lynda) Mr. and Mrs. RODION CANTACUZENE (Melissa)

Mrs. MICHAEL K DEAVER (Carolyn) Mrs. HOWARD DE FRANCEAUX (Barbara)

The Secretary of Homeland Security and Mrs.

ROGER AND VICKI SANT

Mrs. STUART C DAVIDSON (Sally)

Prince and Princess DAVID CHAVCHAVADZE (Eugenie) The Vice President of the United States

“A

(Linda Hall) Mr. JACK DAVIES

(Mary Jo)

beautiful summer weekend with a few dear friends at our farm in Middleburg.”

Miss REBECCA P DARLINGTON

“I

enjoyed listening to my friend Rima Al-Sabah at her baby shower talk about how much fun it was being pregnant. She was enjoying all the attention her husband was giving her and said she would miss that after she gives birth.”

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WL’S 2008 SOCIAL LIST

SOCIAL YEAR IN REVIEW

WE PICK OUR FAVORITE PARTIES FROM – WERE THEY THE SAME AS YOURS?

Left: Entertainers from around the country gathered to celebrate the opening of the much-anticipated Harman Center for the Arts this fall. (Photo courtesy of The Shakespeare Theatre Company) Middle: WL’s annual The Young & The Guest List fête featured stunning lighting by Frost and chic interior décor by Design Cusine. (Photo by Jonah Koch) Right: The annual Meridian Ball features a gourmet dessert buffet after guests arrive from over 30 dinners hosted by Ambassadors around town.

BEST A-LIST GALA

MOST MEDIA POWER

MOST INSPIRATIONAL

The 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Weekend

The White House Correspondents Association Weekend and the Bloomberg After-Party

The National Cathedral’s 100th Anniversary and Peace Prayer Concert Conservation International’s Forces for Change

MOST EXCLUSIVE UNDER FÊTE WL’s The Young & The Guest List

MOST DRAMATIC & GLAMOROUS

BEST PARTY YOU NEVER HEARD ABOUT

The Washington National Opera’s Ball The Washington National Opera’s Opening Night

MOST INTIMATE AND BEST DECOR

BEST DANCING

MOST LAVISH SILENT AUCTIONS

The Washington Ballet’s Gala The Corcoran Ball

StarlightStarbright Taste of the Stars Gala Lombardi Gala Choral Arts Society Gala

The Phillips Collection Gala

The Danilovich 30th Anniversary Dinner

HARDEST INVITE TO COME BY Queen Elizabeth II of England’s Dinner at the British Embassy

ULTIMATE POWER DINNER

MOST BUZZED ABOUT The Opening of the Harman Center for the Arts

HIPPEST NIGHTLIFE OPENINGS

BEST ENTERTAINMENT

L2 Lotus

Kuwait-American Foundation Dinner

MOST OVERRATED

National Symphony Orchestra Ball

GQ’s Most Powerful People

SEXIEST CROWD BEST GUEST LIST

POWER PHILANTHROPY AT ITS FINEST CharityWorks Dream Ball

The Meridian Ball Meet the Press 60th Annivesary Gala

National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts’ Noche de Gala The Smithsonian’s Con Sabor

BEST FOOD AND WINE

BEST GIFT BAGS

BEST BOYS’ NIGHT OUT

MOST POLLYWOOD

Freer & Sackler’s Encompassing The Globe Gala

Fight Night

National Italian American Foundation Gala

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WL’S 2008 SOCIAL LIST

THE GREEN BOOK

THOUGHTS ON THREE GENERATIONS OF THE SOCIAL LIST OF WASHINGTON

BY WILLIAM ROLLE

H

elen Ray Hagner started her Washington “Social List” in 1930.

She responded to what she believed to be a deficiency in the traditional blueblood social lists (they did not register power brokers or foreign diplomats). Each new Presidential administration came with a whole new group of people whom no one had properly ranked or kept track of.

In addition to the old-family “cave dwellers,” there were government officials and the diplomats, who have an interior pecking order that no social seating could ignore. The diplomats have to be seated according to how long they have held their respective posts in Washington. The list also had to keep track of the “fanny pinchers” and “bad drunks” to maintain a good seating arrangement. Mrs. Hagner kept a file on them in code and in a secure place to protect their privacy.

From the very beginning, those who made the list (apart from officialdom) went through a selection process by an anonymous board. Some believed then, as some believe today, that the board was a fiction. Social climbers sent cases of whiskey and roses to no avail. “Unpleasant notoriety” also got you removed from the list as it does today.

Through the years, the greatest Green Book service has been in seating dinners. Guests have been known to leave when they have not been seated according to their rank. Things get really fuzzy when government luminaries get seated with diplomats. The State Department did not (and still does not) issue an official list of precedence. William Howard Taft’s wife was a stickler for such things. She tried to organize a list of precedence, but was rebuffed by the Senate.

Rumor has it that its members were loath to be outranked by anyone. So, it was left to the Green Book to ferret out the unofficial order.

The wild card in this game is the President.

He can change the rules, or change the rank of the Speaker of the House (Kennedy), the Secretary General of the United Nations (LBJ), the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors (Carter), or the director of the CIA (Reagan – twice).

The G re e n Book persevered, however, even with Mrs. Hagner’s death in 1943.

Her distinctly less “social” (but no less well-mannered) daughter, Carolyn Hagner “Callie” Shaw would rule the roost for 35 years from her office in “Callie’s Alley” in Georgetown. She did not merely inherit her post; she had been social secretary to Evalyn Walsh McLean and Cissy Patterson.

The War’s end trumpeted an expected “trend back to formality.” Callie Shaw was the acknowledged “Fairy Godmother of Etiquette.”

She even undertook a radio show on WMAL Radio.The Soviet embassy ordered 31 books to send to Moscow and ordered the same number six years later.

There have been problems with the upscale Republican regimes too, causing revisions, deletions, wholesale reprints and rebindings.The Green Book management still shudders over the mess Watergate made of things in 1974. It was reported that the Green Book’s deletion list read “like the lineup at the Watergate hearing.”

“THE LIST ALSO HAD TO KEEP track of the “fanny pinchers” and “bad drunks”….”

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The book’s “big boom” exits made headlines during Callie Shaw’s reign. At times there was even a news release of sorts on who was bounced out, though rarely saying why. The dumping of Drew Pearson in 1944 made Time magazine, and the elimination of Alger Hiss, Abe Fortas, Justice William O. Douglas (notorious marriage), Barbara Howar, former attorney general Ramsey Clark (“too far out”) and Hamilton Jordon got national coverage. As the Green Book grew (literally, from one-half to two pounds) some changes were made. Our litigious age encouraged the Green Book management to cease promoting the list of the outed. The book began getting more notice for who it included.

Divorced people, “invisible from 1930 to 1975,” surfaced in the regime of Callie’s daughter, Jean Shaw Murray.

Following Jean Shaw Murray’s death in 1977, things continue to remain within the family under the direction of editor David Howe.The book still lists the gentry at the White House and the executive departments, the Supreme Court, the Congress, diplomatic corps, and the OAS delegations – in that order. Then comes the social list, complete with maiden names and former married names, clubs and societies, and useful phone numbers. Finally, come the sections on precedence, the proper ways to address officials, and social forms.

Ten calls a day continue to pour into the office asking about precedence and protocol and the more prosaic wedding or debut.

Newcomers are often told that they can’t get along without The Green Book.

This story was taken in part from the September 1989 issue of Dossier magazine.

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WL’S 2008 SOCIAL LIST Senator and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER DODD (Jacki)

FAVORITE MOMENT OF

Senator ELIZABETH DOLE and The Honorable ROBERT DOLE

“M

y favorite social event of 2007 was Marvin Hamlisch’s birthday party at the Kuwaiti Embassy – lots of laughter and music provided by Marvin and good conversation. A very fun and totally wonderful dinner. It was great to hear him play his own birthday song!”

Mr. and Mrs. PLACIDO DOMINGO (Marta) Mr. SAM DONALDSON and Ms. JAN SMITH Mr. and Mrs. JOHN DONOVAN (Linda) Dr. and Mrs. RONALD DOZORETZ (Beth) Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD DUBIN (Elizabeth) Mr. and Mrs. SPOTTISWOOD P DUDLEY (Blair) The Honorable and Mrs. ROBERT W DUEMLING (Louisa)

ANN HAND

The Honorable and Mrs. JOSEPH D DUFFEY (Ann Wexler) The Honorable CLIVE L DUVAL III Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT DUVALL (Luciana) Mr. and Mrs. MELVYN J ESTRIN (Suellen)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM E FRENZEL (Ruth)

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Mrs. BENJAMIN C EVANS JR (Jan)

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS FRIEDMAN (Ann)

Ms. PAGE EVANS

Mr. and Mrs. ALFRED FRIENDLY JR (Pie)

Mr. MARK EIN

The Honorable JACK EVANS

The Honorable and Mrs. CRAIG L FULLER (Karen)

Mr. JAMES P ELDER JR

Mrs. ROWLAND EVANS JR (Catherine)

Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD ENGLAND (Lois) Mr. and Mrs. RICARDO ERNST (Isabel)

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Dr. and Mrs. AHMAD R ESFANDIARY (Judy)

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H.E. the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic

H.E. the Ambassador of Egypt and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. FLAVIO DARIO ESPINAL (Minerva del Risco)

The Honorable L EBERSOLE GAINES M NABIL M FAHMY (Nermin)

The Honorable and Mrs. RICHARD M FAIRBANKS III (Shannon) Mr. and Mrs. A HOUDA FAROUKI (Samia)

FAVORITE MOMENT OF

Mrs. MELVIN GELMAN (Estelle) The Honorable and Mrs. DAVID GERGEN (Anne)

Mrs. SYDNEY MCNIFF FERGUSON

Mr. and Mrs. BERNARD S GEWIRZ (Sarah)

Mr. and Mrs. RAUL FERNANDEZ (Jean Marie)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL GEWIRZ (Cleo)

Mr. and Mrs. LUCA FERRARI (Maria Chiara)

Mr. and Mrs. STEVEN B GEWIRZ (Katrina)

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE M FERRIS JR (Nancy)

The Honorable and Mrs. JOSEPH GILDENHORN (Alma)

The Honorable JULIE FINLEY

Mrs. CHRISTINA GINSBURG (Ina)

Mr. JOHN D FIRESTONE

The Honorable and Mrs. DOUGLAS H GINSBURG

Mr. and Mrs. ROLAND FLAMINI (Diane)

(Deecy) Justice RUTH BADER GINSBURG and Mr. MARTIN GINSBURG

Mr. and Mrs. MAXIMO FLUGELMAN (Sedi)

Miss SUSAN GINSBURG

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT T FOLEY (Carol)

The Honorable and Mrs. DANIEL GLICKMAN (Rhoda)

Mr. and Mrs. LEE M FOLGER (Juliet)

Mr. and Mrs. DONALD GLICKMAN (Mia Martin)

Mrs. NANCY MCELROY FOLGER (Bitsey)

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN GOLDBERG (Diana)

Mr. and Mrs. NEIL C FOLGER (Izette)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN C GORE (Antonia)

The Honorable HAROLD E FORD JR

Mr. GEORGE K GRAEBER

Mrs. PAUL FOUT (Eve)

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN GRAHAM CATHY

Mrs. YOLANDE FOX

The Honorable C BOYDEN GRAY

Representative and Mrs. RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (Virginia)

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Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM B GARRISON JR (Mary) Ms. ANN GERACIMOS

Mrs. WILLIAM H G FITZGERALD (Annelise)

HUDA AND SAMIA FAROUKI

Dr. and Mrs. JACQUES GANSLER (Leah) Mr. ARTHUR W GARDNER

The Mayor of Washington, D.C. and Mrs.

Mrs. HAMILTON FISH (Mary Ann)

“O

Mr. and Mrs. DOUGLAS GANSLER (Laura)

Mrs. NORMAN FARQUHAR (Elinor) ADRIAN FENTY (Michelle)

ne of our favorite memories of 2007 was the Harman Center for the Arts Opening event. The evening was all about enlightenment and enchantment.”

Mr. and Mrs. STANLEY N GAINES (Gay)

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Mr. and Mrs. HERMEN GREENBERG (Monica) Mr. DAVID GREENHALGH

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FAVORITE MOMENT OF

“I

n Washington, the social list is also the socially responsible list. It is said that to leave the world a bit better or to touch a life is the true sign of success. Many of CharityWorks’ events, particularly the Vintage Wine Tasting, are true successes and I am thrilled to see so many of our supporters on the list.”

LEAH GANSLER

Mr. and Mrs. DAVID IGNATIUS (Eve) The Honorable and Mrs. PAUL R IGNATIUS (Nancy) Mrs. FRANK N IKARD (Jayne) Mr. JOHN PETERS IRELAN Mr. and Mrs. WALTER ISAACSON (Cathy) Mr. and Mrs. C OLIVER ISELIN III SWANNIE Mrs. EUGENE ISTOMIN (Marta)

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Dr. and Mrs. AARON G JACKSON (Alexine) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Mrs. ALPHONSO JACKSON (Marcia)

Mrs. DAVID GREENEWALT (Charlotte) The Honorable ALAN GREENSPAN and Ms. ANDREA MITCHELL Mr. and Mrs. G LAUDER GREENWAY II (Abigail Adams) Ms. NELSE L GREENWAY

Mrs. RICHARD M HELMS (Cynthia)

Mr. and Mrs. HUGH NEWELL JACOBSEN (Robin)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN HENRY (Ann Crittenden)

Mr. and Mrs. SIMON T JACOBSEN

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL HERRALD (Susan)

The Honorable and Mrs. ANDREW JACOVIDES

Ms. ANITA G HERRICK

(Pamela)

Mr. and Mrs. JASON HERRICK (Lindsay)

H.E. the Ambassador of Afghanistan and Mrs.

Mrs. CHRISTIAN A HERTER JR (Catherine)

SAID JAWAD (Shamim)

Mr. DAVID GREGORY and Ms. BETH WILKINSON

Mr. ROBERT M HIGDON JR

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN JEPPSON (Giselle Theberge)

Mrs. RICHARD B GRIFFIN JR (Sheila)

Mr. ROBIN HILL

Mr. and Mrs. FREEBORN G JEWETT JR (Joan)

Mrs. RUTH NOBLE GROOM

Mrs. JOSEPH HIRSHHORN (Olga)

Mr. and Mrs. EDWIN S GROSVENOR (Deborah)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS (Carol Blue)

Mr. and Mrs. GILBERT M GROSVENOR (Mary Helen)

Mr. JAMES HOAGLAND and

Mrs. MELVILLE BELL GROSVENOR (Anne) Miss SARAH A GROSVENOR

FAVORITE MOMENT OF

Ms. JANE STANTON HITCHCOCK Mrs. WALTER J HODGES (Margaret)

The Honorable BRANDON H GROVE JR

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTIAN C HOHENLOHE (Nora)

The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. WALLACE F HOLLADAY (Wilhelmina)

CARLOS GUTIERREZ (Edi)

Mr. and Mrs. WALLACE F HOLLADAY JR (Winton)

Mr. and Mrs. ACHILLE GUEST (Judith)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT HOLLENSTEINER

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Mr. and Mrs. STUART HOLLIDAY (Gwen) The Honorable and Mrs. LINWOOD HOLTON

The Honorable and Mrs. GILBERT HAHN JR (Margot)

Mrs. OUTERBRIDGE HORSEY (Mary)

The Honorable and Mrs. ALEXANDER M HAIG JR

Mr. and Mrs. OUTERBRIDGE HORSEY (Georgina)

(Letitia Baldrige)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT HAFT (Mary)

(Patricia)

(Virginia)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN KAUFFMANN HOSKINSON (Ana)

Mrs. NAJEEB E HALABY (Libby)

Mr. ARTHUR A HOUGHTON III

The Honorable and Mrs. LLOYD N HAND (Ann)

Mrs. LINDA L HOUGHTON

Mr. THOMAS HARDHART and Ms. VIRGINIA SHORE

Mr. and Mrs. EDMOND N HOWAR (Margaret)

Representative JANE HARMAN and Mr. SIDNEY HARMAN

Mrs. PATRICIA E HOWAR Mrs. RAYMOND J HOWAR (Pamela)

Dr. WILLIAM HASELTINE

Miss JANET HOWARD

Mr. TODD HATHAWAY and Ms. NORA MACCOBY

Representative STENY HOYER

Miss HOLIDAE HAYES

Mr. and Mrs. HADLAI A HULL (Ann)

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN A HAYES (Theo)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN E HUNNICUTT (Catherine)

Mr. and Mrs. WEBB COOK HAYES IV (Sara)

Mr. AL HUNT and Ms. JUDY WOODRUFF

Mrs. JOHN W HECHINGER SR (June)

Mr. and Mrs. BYNUM HUNTER (Bonnie McElveen)

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magine – while at a special dinner at the Embassy of Kuwait – receiving a message to rush to Sibley Hospital for the birth of your first grandson. For us, holding Frederic A. Malek, on March 7 at age 10 minutes, was the highlight of 2007!”

FRED AND MARLENE MALEK

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WL’S 2008 SOCIAL LIST

KEEPERS OF PROTOCOL WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL SECRETARIES FROM SIX ADMINISTRATIONS

Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by former White House social secretaries Oct. 9, 2007 at the White House during a tea in honor of Letitia Baldrige, front-row right, social secretary during the Kennedy administration. Joining Mrs. Bush, from left, are: Bess Abell, seated left, social secretary during the Johnson administration; back row from left, Maria Downs, (Ford administration); Lucy Winchester Breathitt, (Nixon administration); Ann Stock, (Clinton administration); Amy Zantzinger, current White House social secretary; and Cathy Fenton, Mrs. Bush’s former social secretary. (White House photo by Shealah Craighead)

WHAT IS THE GREATEST CHANGE IN SOCIAL ETIQUETTE OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS? ANN STOCK People don’t take the time

anymore.They don’t call to R.S.V.P. ; they don’t thank people.

LETITIA BALDRIDGE The decrease in formality.

Today there is half as much etiquette, and people are not expected to do the bowing and scraping.

WHAT’S THE BIGGEST SOCIAL FAUX PAS THAT MOST PEOPLE MAKE? AS Guests are not prepared to have fun. When

you arrive at an event, you should come

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prepared to participate and to talk to people.

LB People turn on too much charm for the VIPs

and ignore the people around them, which is a big mistake. It’s amusing to watch though.

IS IT APPROPRIATE TO SEND AN EMAIL INSTEAD OF A THANK YOU NOTE? AS Always send a thank you note or, at the very least, call to share a funny story or a memorable detail about the event.Thank you notes don’t take a long time.You only need three sentences.

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formal dinner with a lot of details and careful thoughts, a thank you note is required.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO TODAY’S PARTY HOSTS? AS Spend time planning, and then let the party unfold. Create a timeline; then step back and relax with your guests.

LB Have a secondary group that is prepared to fill vacancies at the last minute. Empty chairs are a serious problem in Washington, and you should establish a group of young, enthusiastic guests who can be called upon on a moment’s notice.

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WL’S 2008 SOCIAL LIST Mr. and Mrs. SCOTT ALAN LOGAN (Lydia)

FAVORITE MOMENT OF

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES PILLSBURY LORD (Gay)

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o many wonderful times come to mind: the cozy weekends at our dear friends’ homes on Nantucket and the Eastern Shore, a memorable trip to a friend’s villa in St. Maarten; an extraordinary wedding in the South of France, and best of all, our daughter running in the New York Marathon while our family and friends congregated to cheer her on!”

JOANN MASON

Mr. WINSTON BAO LORD

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The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN D MACOMBER (Caroline) Mrs. WILLIAM S MAILLIARD (Millicent) Mrs. CHRISTOPHER J MAKINS (Wendy) Mrs. MARTIN F MALARKEY (Elizabeth) The Honorable and Mrs. FREDERIC V MALEK (Marlene) The Honorable and Mrs. CHARLES T MANATT (Kathleen)

The Honorable and Mrs. CLAY JOHNSON III (Ann)

Mrs. POLLY KRAFT

Mr. KINSEY MARABLE

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES A JOHNSON (Maxine Isaacs)

Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH KRAKORA (Mary)

Ms. ANN WALKER MARCHANT

Mr. ROBERT JOHNSON Mr. and Mrs. VERNON E JORDAN (Ann) Mrs. HOWARD JOYNT (Carol)

Representative EDWARD MARKEY and Dr. SUSAN BLUMENTHAL

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Mr. and Mrs. DAVID S MARRIOTT (Carrie)

Mr. and Mrs CAMERON J LACLAIR JR (Mary)

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Mr. MICHAEL KAHN Mr. MICHAEL KAISER H.E. the Ambassador of Japan RYOZO KATO and

Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD E MARRIOTT (Nancy)

The Honorable and Mrs. JAMES C LANGDON JR

Mr. and Mrs. J WILLARD MARRIOTT JR (Donna Rae) Mr. and Mrs. FORREST E MARS JR (Deborah)

(Sandy) Mr. and Mrs. CHISWELL DABNEY LANGHORNE JR

Ms. JACQUELINE BADGER MARS Mr. and Mrs. JOHN F MARS (Adrienne)

(Barbara) Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY LANIER (Isabelle)

Mrs. VIRGINIA CRETELLA MARS

Mr. and Mrs. CLIMIS G LASCARIS (Carol)

Dr. and Mrs. ROBERT MARSHALL (Caprcicia)

Mr. and Mrs. ALAN KAY (Dianne)

The Honorable and Mrs. PAUL LAXALT (Carol)

Mr. GUY MARTIN

Mr. and Mrs. MARVIN L KAY (Dolly)

Mr. W DAVID LAWSON IV

Mr. JUREK MARTIN and Ms. KATHLEEN NEWLAND

General (U.S. M.C. Ret.) and Mrs. P X KELLY

Senator and Mrs. PATRICK LEAHY (Marcelle)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN J MASON (JoAnn)

Mrs. KATO (Hanayo)

(Barbara) The Honorable and Mrs. JACK KEMP (Joanne)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT E LEE IV (Carew)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN MURDOCH MATHESON (Susan)

Dr. and Mrs. LASALLE D LEFFALL JR (Ruth)

Mrs. BUCHANAN MATHESON (Bonnie)

Ms. KAY KENDALL

Mr. LASALLE D LEFFALL III

Mr. CHARLES T MATHESON

Justice and Mrs. ANTHONY M KENNEDY (Mary)

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES LEHRER (Kate)

Mr. and Mrs. MALCOLM MATHESON III (Gail)

Senator and Mrs. EDWARD M KENNEDY (Vicki)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT LEHRMAN (Aimee)

Mr. ROBERT R MATHESON

Mrs. ROBERT F KENNEDY (Ethel)

Mrs. EGBERT G LEIGH (Lucinda)

Mr. CHARLES B MATHIAS

Senator JOHN F KERRY and Ms. TERESA HEINZ

The Honorable and Mrs. MARC E LELAND

The Honorable and Mrs. CHARLES MCC MATHIAS

Mr. JOSEPH KEUSCH and Ms. JAN NEUHARTH

(Jacqueline)

(Ann)

Mr. JAMES V KIMSEY

Mr. JAMES H LEMON JR

Represntative DORIS MATSUI

Mr. and Mrs. GILBERT KINNEY (Ann)

Mr. and Mrs. TED LEONSIS (Lynn)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS (Kathleen)

Mr. AUSTIN H KIPLINGER

Mr. and Mrs. DANI LEVINAS (Miella)

Mr. and Mrs. ERNEST N MAY JR (Betty)

Mr. and Mrs. KNIGHT A KIPLINGER (Ann)

Mr. DAVID LEVY and Ms. CAROL FELD

Mr. and Mrs. TERENCE MCAULIFFE (Dorothy)

Mr. and Mrs. TODD L KIPLINGER (Dana)

Mr. and Mrs. H FINLAY LEWIS (Willee)

Senator and Mrs. JOHN MCCAIN (Cindy)

Mr. PETER J KNOP

Senator and Mrs. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (Hadassah)

Mrs. JOHN S MCCAIN JR (Roberta)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER KOCH (Susan)

Mrs. ALEXANDER C LIGGETT (Priscilla)

His Eminence THEODORE Cardinal MCCARRICK

Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD KOCH (Doro Bush)

Mr. and Mrs. R ROBERT LINOWES (Ada)

Secretary of Labor ELAINE LAN CHAO

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT KOGOD (Arlene)

Mrs. SOL M LINOWITZ (Toni)

Mr. and Mrs. TED KOPPEL (Grace Anne)

The Very Reverend and Mrs. SAMUEL LLOYD

The Honorable THOMAS KOROLOGOS and the Honorable ANN DORE MCLAUGHLIN

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(Marguerite) Mrs. JOHN G LOFFT (Vibeke)

and Senator MITCH MCCONNELL Ms. DOROTHY MCGHEE The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS F MCLARTY III (Donna)

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WL’S 2008 SOCIAL LIST Mr. and Mrs. JOHN MCLAUGHLIN (Cristina Vidal)

Honorable JOHN O’CONNOR

Mr. and Mrs. HAVEN N B PELL (Mina)

Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD MCLELLAN (Diana)

Mr. CHRISTOPHER OGDEN

The Honorable JULIETTE CLAGETT MCLENNAN

Mrs. DIANA OGDEN (Deedy)

The Honorable and Mrs. ROBERT S MCNAMARA

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER OHRSTROM (Lilla)

Mr. MARK PENN and Ms. NANCY JACOBSON

Mr. and Mrs.CLARKE OHRSTROM (Molly)

Mr. JOSEPH G PERPICH and Ms. CATHY SULZBERGER

(Diana)

Speaker of the House Representative NANCY PELOSI and Mr. PAUL PELOSI

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM F MCSWEENY (Dorothy)

Mrs. GEORGE L OHRSTROM JR (Jacqueline)

The Honorable and Mrs. CHARLES H PERCY (Loraine)

Mrs. GILBERT MEAD (Jaylee)

Mrs. RICARD R OHRSTROM (Allen)

Mr. LUCIAN PERKINS and Ms. SARAH TANGUY

H.E. the Ambassador of Morocco AZIZ MEKOUAR

Mr. CHRISTOPHER OLSEN (Michelle)

Mrs. HAROLD C PETROWITZ (Carmen)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER O’NEILL (Chib)

Mr. ROY PFAUTCH

and Mrs. MEKOUAR (Maria Felice) Mr. DAVID MERCER

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN R OTTINA (Mollie)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN E PFLIEGER (Donna)

Mrs. PHILIP MERRILL (Eleanor)

The Honorable MARY OURISMAN and

Ms. MELISSA PHIPPS

Mr. and Mrs. THEODORE A MILES (Buffy)

Mr. MANDELL J OURISMAN

The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS R PICKERING

Dr. WENDELL G MILES Mrs. G WILLIAM MILLER (Ariadna) Mr. and Mrs. JAMES P MILLS JR (Deborah) The Honorable and Mrs. GEORGE MITCHELL (Heather) The Honorable MARY V MOCHARY The Honorable and Mrs. TOBY MOFFETT (Myra)

(Alice)

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Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP W PILLSBURY JR (Nina)

General and Mrs. PETER PACE (Lynne)

Mrs. SALLY ENGELHARD PINGREE

Her Imperial Majesty FARAH PAHLAVI

Mr. and Mrs. BILL PLANTE (Robin Smith)

Mr. and Mrs. WALTER H PINCUS (Ann)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN PODESTA (Mary)

Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess REZA PAHLAVI (Yasmine)

Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY PODESTA (Heather)

Mr. and Mrs. C BRAXTON MONCURE (Deborah)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM CUSHING PALEY (Alison)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN JAY POHANKA (Lola)

Mrs. WILLIAM S MOORHEAD (Lucy)

H.E. the Ambassador of Brazil

Dr. and Mrs. KEN POLLACK (Andrea Koppel)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM S MOORHEAD III (Erika)

ANTONIO DE AGUIAR PATRIOTA and

Mr. and Mrs. ABE POLLIN (Irene)

Mrs. WENDY BURDEN MORGAN

Mrs. PATRIOTA (Tania Cooper Patriota)

Mr. and Mrs. HERMAN PORTEN (Regina)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT MOSES (Patricia Kluge)

Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD PAWLIK (Deborah Gore Dean)

Mr. and Mrs. NORMAN S PORTENOY (Winifred)

Mr. ERIC MOTLEY

Mr. GEORGE L PEABODY

The Honorable and Mrs. COLIN L POWELL (Alma)

Mr. and Mrs. ROGER H MUDD (Emma)

Mr. and Mrs. MALCOLM E PEABODY (Pamela)

Mr. and Mrs. EARL A POWELL III (Nancy)

Mrs. PAT MUNROE (Mary)

Mr. and Mrs. PAYSON R PEABODY (Karin)

Lady PREVIN (Heather)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER MURRAY (Carlotta) Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS J MURRAY (Evelyn)

FAVORITE MOMENT OF

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Mrs. JOHN U NEF (Evelyn) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT C NELSON (Julia) The Director of National Intelligence and Mrs. JOHN D NEGROPONTE (Diane) Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM V NEWLIN (Louisa) The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM T NEWMAN JR (Sheila Johnson) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT C NICHOLAS III (Lynn) Dr. and Mrs. THOMAS P NIGRA (Jane) Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM A NITZE (Ann) Her Majesty Queen NOOR AL-HUSSEIN of Jordan Mr. GERSON NORDLINGER JR Mr. FRANCO NUSCHESE

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Princess ALEXIS OBOLENSKY (Selene)

“T

he Harmon Center for the Arts Opening was surely one of the highlights of the 2007 calendar. Having the privilege to be part of that audience was one of those moments where one’s sense of humanity is enlarged. It was possible to feel the dimensions and the reach of the human spirit and soul. But, most of all, every event and gathering reminds us of our shared humanity; of the community to which we belong; of the hopes and dreams we foster for the organizations with whom we are working; or simply the friends we are happy to know.

MARY HAFT

Justice SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR and the

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WL’S 2008 SOCIAL LIST Dr. and Mrs. JEROLD J PRINCIPATO (Marjorie)

Mrs. L NICHOLAS RUWE (Nancy)

The Honorable and Mrs. BRENT SCOWCROFT (Marian)

Mrs. ROBERT E PUMPHREY JR (Lisa)

Mrs. BETTY KNIGHT SCRIPPS

Miss JUDY LYNN PRINCE

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His Imperial Highness Prince

Mrs. ANWAR SADAT (Jihan)

The Honorable and Mrs. IVAN SELIN (Nina)

Mr. and Mrs. ROALD SAGDEEV (Susan Eisenhower)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM S SESSIONS (Alice)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN SAFER (Joy)

His Excellency and Mrs. ISHAQ M SHAHRYAR (Hafizah)

Mr. and Mrs. FREDERICK H PRINCE (Diana) Mr. JOHN PYLES and Ms. BARBARA HARRISON Mrs. EBEN PYNE (Nancy)

ERMIAS SAHLE-SELASSIE HAILE SELASSIE

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Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM SAFIRE (Helene)

Mr. JAMES E SHALLCROSS

Miss PATRICIA BENNETT SAGON

Mr. VICTOR SHARGAI

Mr. THOMAS H QUINN

Mr. and Mrs. KYLE SAMPERTON (Kim)

H.E. the Ambassador of the United Kingdom Sir

Mr. and Mrs. WHAYNE S QUIN (Ursula)

Mr. and Mrs. ROGER SANT (Victoria)

Mr. and Mrs. J EUGENE QUINN (Margy)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER S SARGENT (Ann)

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Mrs. STANLEY J SARNOFF (Lolo)

Mrs. DONNA HAMILTON SHOR

H.E. the Ambassador of Mexico ARTURO SARUKHAN

Mr. and Mrs. MARK SHRIVER (Jeanne)

NIGEL SHEINWALD and Lady SHEINWALD (Julia)

Rear Admiral, U.S.N. (Ret.) and

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN A SARGENT (Susan)

The Honorable and Mrs. GERALD RAFSHOON (Eden)

Mrs. TAZEWELL TAYLOR SHEPARD JR (Jan)

and Mrs. SARUKHAN (Veronica Valencia)

The Honorable and Mrs. R SARGENT SHRIVER JR

The Honorable MARY (Molly) RAISER

Mr. and Mrs. B FRANCIS SAUL II (Tricia)

Mr. FRANK RANDOLPH

Mr. and Mrs. B FRANCIS SAUL III (Dawn)

Mr. and Mrs. TIMOTHY SHRIVER (Linda)

Gen. and Mrs. JOSEPH RALSTON (Dede)

Justice and Mrs. ANTONIN SCALIA (Maureen)

Mr. and Mrs. SIMON SIDAMON-ERISTOFF (Nancy)

The Honorable and Mrs. DONALD RAPPAPORT (Susan)

Mr. NICHOLAS B SCHEETZ

Mrs. HUGH S SIDEY (Anne)

Mrs. ELIZABETH B REA

Mr. and Mrs. NASH WHITNEY SCHOTT (Aniko Gaal)

The Honorable and Mrs. LEONARD L SILVERSTEIN

Mr. and Mrs. RANDOLPH W RENCHARD (Lila)

Mr. ROBERT C SCHWARTZ

Mr. PERCIVAL L REYNOLDS JR

The Honorable CAROL SCHWARTZ

(Eunice Kennedy)

(Elaine) Mr. and Mrs. LEONARD SLATKIN (Linda Hohenfeld)

Mr. and Mrs. R ROLAND REYNOLDS (Diana) Mr. and Mrs. WAYNE REYNOLDS (Catherine) The Secretary of State CONDOLEEZZA H RICE

Mr. and Mrs. ALBERT H SMALL (Shirley)

FAVORITE MOMENT OF

The Honorable and Mrs. LAWRENCE SMALL (Sandra) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT BLAND SMITH JR (Niente)

Mrs. WALTER T RIDDER (Marie)

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN SMITH (Sally Bedell Smith)

The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS J RIDGE (Michele)

The Honorable and Mrs. MARION H SMOAK

Mr. and Mrs. C JACKSON RITCHIE JR (Jane)

(Mary Frances)

The Honorable and Mrs. CHARLES S ROBB (Lynda)

Mr. and Mrs. DANIEL SNYDER (Tanya)

The Chief Justice and Mrs. JOHN G ROBERTS (Jane)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL R SONNENREICH (Linda)

Mr. JOSEPH ROBERT JR

Mr. and Mrs. GENE SPERLING (Alison Abner)

Ms. ROXANNE ROBERTS

Mr. and Mrs. DAVID J STEEL (Susan Watters)

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN ROBERTS (Cokie)

Mr. T GARRICK STEELE

Senator and Mrs. JOHN D ROCKEFELLER IV (Sharon)

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS

The Honorable and Mrs. FREDERICK B ROONEY

(Alexandra Wentworth) Mr. and Mrs. JAMES MORGAN STERLING (Lisa)

(Evelyn) Mr. and Mrs. KERMIT ROOSEVELT (Priscilla) The Honorable SELWA S ROOSEVELT Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT M ROSENTHAL (Marion) The Honorable JONATHAN ROSE and The Honorable SUSAN PORTER ROSE Mr. and Mrs. RANDOLPH D ROUSE (Michelle) Mr. and Mrs. DAVID RUBENSTEIN (Alice) Mrs. OTTO J RUESCH (Jeanne) The Honorable and Mrs. DONALD H RUMSFELD (Joyce) Mr. and Mrs. LOCKWOOD RUSH (Jacklyn) Mr. TIM RUSSERT and Ms. MAUREEN ORTH Mr. DAVID E RUST

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hat comes to mind?

Watching the superbly modern La Bohème opening night; watching Jenny Holzer’s work projected on the Potomac; watching the Yemeni Ambassador dancing long after midnight to Henry von Eichel’s play list of rock and roll.”

ANDREW AND LESLIE COCKBURN

Mrs. ISAAC STERN (Linda) Mr. and Mrs. PAUL G STERN (Patricia) Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD R STETTINIUS (Sarah) Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH STETTINIUS JR (Regina) Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE C STEVENS JR (Elizabeth) Senator and Mrs. TED STEVENS (Catherine) Mrs. POTTER STEWART (Andy) Mr. and Mrs. WYATT A STEWART (Rene) Mr. and Mrs. STUART STOCK (Ann) Mrs. WALTER J STOESSEL JR (Mary Ann) Mrs. AUCHINCLOSS STRAIGHT (Nina) The Honorable ROBERT S STRAUSS Mrs. HENRY STRONG (Malan)

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FAVORITE MOMENT OF

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eonard Slatkin of the National Symphony singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” with Mayor Adrian Fenty; Justices Stephen Breyer and Sandra Day O’Connor listening intently as Tom Friedman talks about his best-selling book The World Is Flat. Both took place at the INFO breakfasts I host each month.”

KATHY KEMPER

The Honorable and Mrs. TOGO D WEST JR (Gail) Ms. KATHARINE WEYMOUTH Mr. and Mrs. HENRY C WHEELWRIGHT (Celeste) Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS WHEELER (Carol) Mrs. BYRON R WHITE (Marion) Mrs. CHARLES SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (Janet) Senator and Mrs. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (Sandra) Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE WILL (Marie) Mr. and Mrs. CURTIN WINSOR III (Deborah) Mrs. LYNN WILLIAMS Mr. and Mrs. WESLEY S WILLIAMS JR (Karen) Mr. ELLIS WISNER Mr. GRAHAM WISNER The Honorable and Mrs. JAMES WOLFENSOHN (Elaine)

Ms. JOANNA STURM Mr. A MICHAEL SULLIVAN JR H.E. the Ambassador of Belgium DOMINIQUE STRUYE DE SWIELANDE

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Mrs. JACK J VALENTI (Mary Margaret) Mr. JAMES F VALENTINE and Ms. KATHY KEMPER Mrs. INGRID VALTIN-KERN

Mrs. MARY H DAVIDSON SWIFT

Mr. CHRISTOPHER T VAN ROIJEN

The Honorable and Mrs. JAMES WADSWORTH

Mr. and Mrs. PETER P VAN ROIJEN (Beatrice)

SYMINGTON (Sylvia)

The Honorable PAUL WOLFOWITZ Mr. ROBERT WOODWARD and Ms. ELSA WALSH

Mr. and Mrs. PHILLIP L VERVEER (Melanne) Dr. and Mrs. GIORGIO G VIA (Anna Maria)

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The Honorable and Mrs. RICHARD N VIETS

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT IV (Julia)

H.E. the Ambassador of France PIERRE VIMONT

Mrs. W WAVERLY TAYLOR (Edmee)

Mr. HENRY VON EICHEL

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Mr. and Mrs. ANGUS YATES (Cissy)

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Mrs. WARREN ZIMMERMAN (Corinne)

(Dorette Fleischman)

Mrs. DANIEL J TERRA (Judith) Mr. and Mrs. EVAN THOMAS (Oscie)

and Countess MONIKA APPONYI Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE VRADENBURG (Trish)

IN MEMORIAM KATRYNA CAROTHERS

Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP THOMAS (Patti)

MARLYS CHATEL

Mrs. BENJAMIN W THORON (Violet)

E TAYLOR CHEWNING

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JEANNE BEGG CLAGETT

Mr. and Mrs. MALLORY WALKER (Diana)

JULIA MONTGOMERY COLEMAN

Mr. and Mrs. VLADIMIR S TOLSTOY (Suzanne)

Mr. STUART WALKER and Ms. NICOLE BAGLEY

MICHAEL DEAVER

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN J TRACHTENBERG (Francine)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER WALLACE (Lorraine)

PAUL FOUT

Mr. GEOFF TRACY and Ms. NORAH O’DONNELL

Mrs. FRENCH CARTER WALLOP

ADLUMIA “LUMMIE” HAGNER

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL TRAEGER (Mariella)

Mr. REDMOND WALSH and Ms. TIA CUDAHY

BETTY FROST HAYES

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM R TIEFEL (Norma Kline) Mr. and Mrs. MAURICE B TOBIN (Joan)

Mr. and Mrs. BOWDOIN C TRAIN (Georgia)

Senator and Mrs. JOHN W WARNER (Jeanne)

The Honorable CHRISTIAN A HERTER JR

Mrs. MARJORIE LEGARÉ HARDY TRAIN

The Honorable and Mrs. MARK WARNER (Lisa Collis)

PAULINE INNIS

The Honorable and Mrs. RUSSELL E TRAIN (Aileen)

Miss VIRGINIA WARNER

GOGO KIPLINGER

The Honorable and Mrs. JOSEPH DAVIES TYDINGS

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM W WARNER (Kathleen)

The Honorable JEANE KIRKPATRICK

The Honorable and Mrs. KEVIN T WARSH

GILBERT MEAD

(Kate)

(Jane Lauder)

EBEN PYNE

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The Honorable and Mrs. C LANGHORNE WASHBURN

Representative and Mrs. TOM UDALL (Jill Cooper)

Mrs. WALTER E WASHINGTON (Mary)

ELEANOR TROWBRIDGE

The Honorable and Mrs.

Mr. SEPTIME WEBRE

JACK VALENTI

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM H WEBSTER (Lynda)

ERIC W WEINMANN

(Judith)

JUAN SANTIAGO URIBE-ANGEL (Mercedes)

H.E. the Ambassador of Russia and Mrs. YURI V USHAKOV (Svetlana)

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Mrs. ERIC W WEINMANN (Mary) Dr. SIDNEY WERKMAN

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“President and Mrs. Lincoln were the first presidential couple to use the invitation format in place today, the 4.5” by 6.5” horizontal card.

Back then the White House was referred to as the Executive Mansion. The only thing missing from the Lincoln invitations is the Presidential seal, which didn’t come into use for another fifteen years.” – Barry Landau

INVITATION TO THE WHITE HOUSE In his latest book, The President’s Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy, presidential historian Barry Landau R.S.V.P.’s to the world’s most exclusive address.

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arry Landau got hooked on Presidents when he was ten, thanks to a chance encounter with Dwight D. Eisenhower.

“You would not believe this,” says Landau, speaking from a hotel room in Kansas City, where he is speaking at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum.

“I was at the library today, and they found the letter I wrote to Eisenhower when I was ten years old. It’s just amazing that the President saved my letter,” he exults.

He begins to reminisce: “My mother and I were traveling from the suburbs to Manhattan to see some theater, but the traffic was stopped on the Grand Central Parkway near the airport.We asked why – in those days, when you asked, they answered – and [the police] said that President Eisenhower was coming in for Columbus Day. I said that I wanted to meet him, and my mother, who is a cross between Amelia Earhart and

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Presidential historian Barry Landau with George Bush, the forty-first President of the United States.

Auntie Mame, said ‘Lets go.’

‘This was pre-Kennedy assassination, so I kept sticking my head out the window asking ‘Where is the President?’ and they kept pointing me in the right direction. Today the

Secret Service would just have their walkietalkies and their headsets, and they would ignore you. We finally made to the right gate and waited. Sure enough there was President and Mrs. Eisenhower.

I looked up at Mrs. Eisenhower, and I said ‘You’re beautiful’ – I was even the schmoozer at ten – and she kneeled down to me and asked ‘Have you ever been to Washington?’ I said my Uncle had moved to Bethesda, and that we were planning to come down soon and visit him. She asked if I would like to come see the General and herself, which I did, with my mother.” The rest, as they say, is history.

And history – specifically the history of White House menus and invitations – is what Landau captures so wonderfully in his latest book,The President’s Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy, which we excerpt in the following pages.

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ETIQUETTE | BARRY LANDAU

Above: “This from when Theodore Roosevelt visited Butte, Montana, which was the “cooper capital” of the world at the time. Just look at the work that went in to this. It’s certainly one of my favorite menus.” – Barry Landau

Above: “These are invitations for the millennium celebration at the Lincoln Memorial and the White House dinner. The event started at sundown and continued until midnight. Dinner at the White House began at seven thirty in the evening and continued with dancing into the early morning hours; breakfast was served to the revelers at seven thirty the next morning. The party, attended by 10,000, was the largest ever given in the White House.” – Barry Landau

Left: “This is one of my favorite invitations. It’s an invitation from the Old Guard in New York inviting President and Mrs. Cleveland. It’s an incredibly ornate invitation that was totally hand painted. It is what is called a ‘presentation invitation’ because it was presented only to the President. It’s the only one in existence. The Clevelands did not attend.” – Barry Landau

“This menu was created for Theodore Roosevelt’s 1905 banquet in Dallas, Tex. The Conestoga wagon is a façade to a presidential surprise – when guests pulled the tab on the back of the menu, Roosevelt’s smiling face, surrounded by two flags, popped up. It was very animated.”

– Barry Landau

ETIQUETTE | BARRY LANDAU

“The Roosevelt Conestoga wagon menu became the inspiration for the June 5, 2002 Congressional Barbeque hosted by George W. and Laura Bush.

I had introduced Mrs. Bush to the menu in a conversation we had during the Republican Convention. After sending her an image of the historical piece, Mrs. Bush used the wagon motif as the basis for the ‘Don’t Mess with Texas’ menu design, complete with her husband’s signature ‘W.’” – Barry Landau

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Sangaree, 3288 M St.NW, 202-333-4690.

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Chanel sunglasses ($315). Chanel, Tysons Galleria II,Va., 703-847-0555.

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KENNEDY A s a style icon, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis made one of the most profound fashion statements in American history: demure and designer can go hand in hand. Her style wasn’t classic, but it instantly became so.

Badgley Mischka saffron mesh clutch ($795).

Saks Fifth Avenue, 5555 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 301-657-9000.

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Rozae Nichols cropped asymmetrical jacket ($550). Muleh, 1831 14th St. NW, 202-667-3440.

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LIFESTYLES | TREND REPORT Reiss Gisella shoe in red ($335). Reiss, 1254 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-944-8565.

Trish McEvoy high shine lipstick in princess red ($21). Nordstrom, The Fashion Centre, Va., 703-415-1121.

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Marc Jacobs Eugenie bag ($395). Bloomingdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 5300 Western Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 240-744-3700.

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Kate Moss red ruffle dress ($166). www.topshop.com.

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rom Carolina Herrera to Chanel, if Nancy Reagan wore it, chances are it was red. Who can forget her state portrait in crimson Galanos or her classic poppy Oscar de la Renta suits? With her signature color, she mastered both the bold and the understated.

Then and now, red makes a statement.

Tiffany Jean Schlumberger flame clip earrings ($8,100). Tiffany & Co., Fifth Ave. at 57th St., New York, N.Y., 212-755-8000.

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3.1 Phillip Lim Victorian belt, ($240). Muleh, 1831 14th St. NW, 202-667-3440.

Derecuny satin vintage ruffle blouse ($347.50). Sangaree, 3288 M St. NW, 202-333-4690.

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history David Yurman aqua chalcedony oval ring ($2,550).

Neiman Marcus, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-966-9700.

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STOCKING STUFFERS Winter is here, and short hems are still the rage. It’s a good thing tights are back and hotter than ever! Add flair with bold prints or warm up an outfit with seasonal shades. If you don’t want to go all black, try woven patterned tights, the new fishnets – when paired with the perfect shoe, they will help you make a fashion statement.

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Opposite page, from left to right: DKNY patterned tights ($20). Bloomingdale’s, 5300 Western Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 240-744-3700. DKNY black/silver high heel pump ($470). MaxMara 5471 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 301-656-0581.

LAMBERTSON black python and leopard clutch ($2195). JOHATHAN ASTON storm tights ($30). MARC JACOBS blue suede black trim pumps ($315). Bloomingdale’s, 5300 Western Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 240-744-3700.

This page, from left to right: JOHATHAN ASTON charcoal tights ($30).

NANETTE LEPORE baroque buckle heel ($455). Bloomingdale’s, 5300 Western Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 240-744-3700.

Charcoal tights (private collection). MNG BY MANGO black glitter heels ($89). Mng By Mango, Tysons Corner, Mclean Va., 703-506-2646.

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From Capitol Hill to Chevy Chase, WL has been scouting out the best of fall fashion. What we found was refreshing – designers with altruism on their minds. Nothing says, “I’m in the know” more than stru ing your stuff for a cause.

Ethical fashion by Mirra

Philanthropic fashion by Orangia

Fall collection by Peter Som

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FASHION FREEDOM RALLY

Consistently the highlight of D.C. Fashion Week, the Ethical Fashion Show demonstrates how fashion should be seen and heard.

With a focus on fair trade, local craftsmanship and environmental sustainability, this show is paving the path for responsible chic.

Information: www.dcfashionweek.org

The annual Style & Image Network D.C. fashionista fundraiser for Aid to Artisans featured guest models Ricky Medlock and Washington Wizards’ wives, who hit the runway in designer Elizabeth Muir’s inspired Rock ‘n’ Roll collection and D.C.’s own Kimberly Kouture’s party dresses.

Information: www.orangiausa.com

Washington’s favorite power ladies’ fashion luncheon brought together 300 of the area’s most influential women for a runway viewing of Peter Som’s fall 2007 and spring 2008 collections. Barbara Harrison was honored for her tireless committment to the community.

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Five hundred fashion ambassadors descended on Freedom Plaza to support the Commission on Fashion Arts and Events (COFAE) Establishment Act, an ordinance which, if passed, would carve out a section of the city’s landscape to showcase international designers and specialty retailers.

Information: www.dccouncil.us

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fter making his debut at Bryant Park, Peter Som was hailed by The New York Times, Vogue, Elle and other fashion arbiters as the emerging designer of the 21st century. In 2007, Som was named creative director for iconic American brand Bill Blass. WL caught up with Som to discuss his line and trends for the upcoming season.

WASHINGTON LIFE MAGAZINE What inspired

your fall and spring lines?

PETER SOM I received a Lady Slipper Orchid as a gift and was mesmerized by the pop of color, which I used to accent many of fall pieces. For fall, I was also inspired by the bold brush strokes in a Sargent painting. My spring line was inspired by a trip to Bilbao, Spain, where I saw the clean lines of Frank Gehry’s architecture.

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PS Chunky knits are great for the strange

weather we’re experiencing. Neon and small accents of bright color are also in.

WL Are metallics here to stay?

PS Everyone loves to have a little

glamour and shine 24/7, so it’s no longer a trend.

WL Can you wear white after Labor Day? PS Yes – there are really no more rules when it comes to fashion.

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wardrobes?

PS Washingtonians have a crisp and clean style,

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Use bold jewelry or a blouse to modernize traditional styles.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Turn WLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural art events column tours U Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;gallery corridorâ&#x20AC;?

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hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no dearth of opinions in the media. Having a blog has become as rare and strange as a Social Security number. On the Internet, one has access to, quite literally, millions of subjective directives on what to wear and what record to buy. Where art is concerned, most of us are clueless about how to collect it. As subjectivity is the name of the game, the problem of assigning value to artwork is a doozy. At the Irvine Contemporary Gallery (1412 14th St. NW), viewers are confronted with piles of Weimar-era German

Tanya and Graham Carrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, pictured above, is at Habatat Gallerie until December 29.

banknotes in wheelbarrows; a dress fabricated from the same colorful foldinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; money further tests the boundary between commodities and cash in the stunning exhibit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eisbergfreistadtâ&#x20AC;? (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iceberg Free Stateâ&#x20AC;?), open through Dec. 8. The artists, Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick, playfully pair a photo of a historically noted artist from 1920s Berlin with painted â&#x20AC;&#x153;worksâ&#x20AC;? (by Kahn and Selesnick) â&#x20AC;&#x153;inspiredâ&#x20AC;? by the latterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photos of the same glacial and serene landscapes shown in the paintings.An exquisite deck of tarot-esque playing cards, made in Columbus-discovers-America-style etching work by Icelandic â&#x20AC;&#x153;explorers,â&#x20AC;? was full of such whimsy (and framed so nicely!) that Irvine had

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The folks from Project (903 U St. NW) also addressed the complex relationship between art and dollar value, holding luxe, gold-dappled party â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lusterâ&#x20AC;? in Jensenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brake Shop on 14th Street. Artist Kate Hardyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tiny, gold, fetishistic horses, dolls, lipsticks et. al, festooned one wall in clear glass containers. Partygoers were instructed to drop currency into these boxes, thus replacing the objets dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;art with cold, hard simoleons. Smart girl.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to be meaningful if internationally known artists Tanja and Graham Carr and Peter Powning fly in for an opening; Habatat Gallerie (8020 Towers Crescent Dr.,Tysons Corner, Va.) offered a cocktail preview â&#x20AC;&#x201C; catered

by Chima steakhouse and bevvyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d by Stella Artois â&#x20AC;&#x201C; of the artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work (open through Dec. 29).

Victoria Reiss of Transformer Gallery (1404 P St. NW) offered a serving of â&#x20AC;&#x153;SASS,â&#x20AC;? a group show that included the talents of alternaL.A.-chick Natalia Fabia (who had obviously studied under gothic darling Mark Ryden) as well as Lisa Marie Thalhammerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s truckstop liturgy â&#x20AC;&#x153;lot lizards.â&#x20AC;? Cleverness in art (hello, Magritte?) is seriously underrated. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite likely that French digital photo-manipulator CĂŠdric Delsaux â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who infused his urban landscapes with storm troopers and other Star Wars figurines at a recent Project 4 exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; would agree.

Harvard-educated architect and sculptor John Dreyfuss opened up his magnificent Georgetown mansion, Halcyon House, for Transformerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s silent auction on Nov. 18; it was quite a sight, watching the new crop of wellto-do, young collectors weave in and out of his workspace, cocktails in hand, to view photos of Chuck Brown at Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chili Bowl and portraits of dozing dĂŠshabille trannies.Worth the price of entry? Indubitably.

Send comments and information about local art happenings to: columns@washingtonlife.com.

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Hughesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; foundation fosters artistic innovation with special programs and events. (www.pinkline.org)

Curator Kristina Bilonick merges visions of the future from the past with modern reality in rad graphics and music. 7 to 9 p.m.; DC Arts Center at 2438 18th St. NW. JANUARY GALLERY BONANZA

The 14th Street galleries kick off the new year with coordinated opening receptions. 6 to 8:30 p.m.; www.pinkline.org.

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$6 Million on the Table A once forgotten 18th Century pie crust tea table serves up a historical bid

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t’s unusual for serious collectors to find pieces that are truly classified by experts as “important discoveries.”

And, when it happens, there is usually a story that makes the public look twice at objects that have sat in a corner, unnoticed for generations. Such was the case in October when a group of Philadelphia siblings set about making preparations for the division and dispersion of the contents of their parents’ Main Line house.

Auction rooms around the country regularly see property from estates that have quadrupled in value over the generations.

Some pieces come to the block with high expectations based on previous auction records.

In this case, there were no such expectations.

What the family did expect was an orderly process during which a practical division of the property would occur; some pieces would be left in the house to dress it up for the sale of the real-estate, some pieces would go to storage for family members, and the “junk” would be filtered out for sale.

Enter a local man from a nearby auction house with an appraiser summoned by the estate lawyers to look at the “junk.” Luckily for the family, the appraiser had a keen eye and he immediately pegged the pie crust table that had sat in the corner unused for generations as “revolutionary.” He also mentioned that the table was worth more than the house they were going to sell and that it would be prudent to contact the national auction houses post haste.

A family member recalled that, “The table just sat there in the dining room, where we ate every single night. My parents didn’t use it even during dinner parties. I had no idea it was significant. We had a whole house full of traditional furniture.” Events moved quickly, and within the week two Christies colleagues

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The table (circa 1760), which history will recall as the Fisher-Fox Family Pie Crust Tea Table, estimated to fetch between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000, was attributed by experts to “Garvan”, the unknown master carver from Philadelphia who worked in that city during the 1750’s and 1760’s.

Known solely for the distinctive carving found on furniture attributed to his hand, Garvan’s style is distinguished by the pronounced boldness and vigor of the highly sculptural Rococo carving found on the feet, knees and scalloped edges of tables he executed. The Fisher-Fox Tea Table’s excellent condition, design and provenance (it descended in the same family for 250 years) made the table’s discovery one of the most exciting ever in the field of American furniture. When the

fateful day came for the table’s turn on the podium it realized a staggering $6,761,000, a world record price for a piece of Philadelphia furniture, a pretty penny for a table that could have ended up in a local sale where one family’s “junk” could have become another person’s very valuable treasure.

Readers wishing to get in touch with Renee can email: columns@washingtonlife.com.

This Fisher-Fox family pie crust tea table, estimated to fetch between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000, actually went for $6,761,000. The family had no idea of its value and nearly cast into the estate “junk pile” before having a local appraiser look at it. (Photo courtesy of Christie’s)

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A Walk from the Heart Hitting the trail with the 13th Annual Start! Heart Walk

BY SCOTT WILFONG

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aturday November 3 was a beautiful breezy day, perfect for a walk on the Mall. So I, along with Tracey Neal of WUSA 9, and 6,000 other walkers, hit the trail for 2.9 miles as participants in the 13th annual Start! Heart Walk.Along the way, we raised $1.2 million for the American Heart Association.

Heart disease is an issue that affects me every day, and has for a long time. My wife Susan’s brother died at the tender age of 14 from cardiomyopathy. Her father succumbed to it when he was 63. Cardiomyopathy is a weakening of the heart muscle and an enlargement of the heart that usually leads to congestive heart failure. It’s a congenital disease, so it’s passed on from one generation to the next. Susan has it, and so does our daughter Sarah.To protect their hearts against arrhythmia (when the heart races), they have both been implanted with defibrillators, designed to shock their hearts if arrhythmia occurs. And while a defibrillator offers a measure of security, it can’t dispel the concern of a husband or a father for his loved ones.

Two years ago, Susan’s younger sister had a heart transplant at Johns Hopkins. It was successful, and a great relief to our family, both on account of my sister-in-law’s health, but also because unless science comes up with a way to shrink the human heart, my daughter Sarah is a likely candidate for a heart transplant, too. She is 25 and healthy, and you would never know from meeting her that she might need a new heart.

I participated in the Start! Heart Walk this year for Susan, and Sarah, and the 870,000 Americans who die of heart disease every year – the number one cause of death in this country. The American Heart Association is leading the fight against coronary disease through research, education, and community

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Above: Baseball caps for walkers and volunteers.

Le : SunTrust Greater Washington Region President and CEO Sco Wilfong addresses participants and volunteers on the National Mall. (Photos by Peter Gamarra of SunTrust)

service programs, and I was proud to be one of the thousands of walkers, volunteers, and supporters who made this event possible.

I also feel the need to thank everyone at SunTrust Bank for their enthusiasm and efforts during the past year as part of the Start! FitFriendly Company program, that SunTrust enacted with the help of the AHA. SunTrust’s involvement in the communities we serve has always been an important part of our

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relationships, and I was very proud of all those who helped to raise over $100,000 to support heart disease and stroke research. Together we can make enormous strides in combating heart disease, and the Start! Heart Walk was a great step in the right direction.

For more information on the Start! Heart Walk, visit www.americanheart.org

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Sizzling New Tables The latest buzz on the yummiest additions to the Capital dining scene

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night. Matzoh ball soup, fried chicken and other down home dishes are comforting, but their artfully-crafted cocktails are the true headliners: the 80-calorie Lo-jito provides a fruity slurp with minimal guilt, while the pomegranate caipirinha offers a sexy ruby red blend of tart and sweet.

Speaking of drinks, cozy Veritas (2031 Florida Ave. NW) is a welcome addition to the Dupont Circle neighborhood. It offers an eye-boggling list of wines by the glass or bottle, though we prefer the more imaginative listings like “backpacking in Italy,” which features a taste of three Italian reds. Of course, it’s not a true oenophile Westend Bistro experience without at the Ritz-Carlton, fine fromage, and Washington D.C. Westend new addition, Hudson while you won’t (1190 22nd St. NW).

Headed by chef de cuisine Leonardo Marino win any points from your cardiologist by (formerly of NYC’s Le Bernadin) the menu dining here, the selection of cheeses – mostly features casual Franco-American fare such as imported – ensures a delicious interlude.

If you’re in the mood for homey, not haute – raw oysters, fish burgers with fennel and saffron and really, who doesn’t have those moments? – the aioli, and skate in brown butter sauce.

Also joining the celeb chef scene this fall new Stone’s Throw restaurant (2660 Woodley is two-in-one lounge and restaurant The Rd. NW) grills up some butter-soft prime cuts of Source by Wolfgang Puck (575 beef. Fresh from a multi-million dollar renovation, Pennsylvania Ave. NW). Executive chef Scott the Marriott Woodley Park’s dining mainstay Drewno, a veteran of Spago and Chinois on could still use a visit from Gordon Ramsey’s Main, offers classically Puckish Asian-inspired Kitchen Nightmares. On a recent visit, our table fare: there is a casual menu in the lounge (Kobe overlooked the American Bar Association’s annual beef sliders and pizzas), and formal dining convention – but the menu’s classic steakhouse upstairs (try the blue crab and shrimp siu mai fare is faultlessly prepared.The key here is to keep it simple – skip the fancy foïe gras and carpaccio dumplings or Assam prawns with fresh curry).

In the category of B.L.R.W. (bar/lounge/ and head straight for the grilled rib eye served restaurant/whatever) comes Mel Estrin’s Hudson juicy and pink, washed down with an icy vodka (2030 M St. NW). Located in the former David martini.

Greggory space in Dupont Circle, this sleek spot Have any comments or dining suggestions? Email serves food morning, noon and practically all WL at: columns@washingtonlife.com. ashington dining may specialize in the formal (read: stuffy), but the best bites inside the Beltway aren’t all served on starched tablecloths. This month we share our newest dining discoveries, discuss what’s hot (Eric Ripert, anyone?), and what’s downright delicious (our latest addiction: Hudson’s pomegranate caipirinha).

Did someone mention Eric Ripert?

Excuse us while we hyperventilate.

The silver-haired, three-star Michelin dreamboat, er, we mean chef, has landed in the capital to open

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TURKEY AND EGGNOG ARE SO PASSÉ Our picks for unique festive cheer

GAME ON!

Tuck into roasted elk, seared venison loin and other wild beasts with Butterfield 9’s (600 14th St. NW) game tasting menu.

GO DOURO

Offer your hostess a bottle of plummy and soft Portuguese Douro red wine from Calvert Woodley Wines and Spirits (4339 Connecticut Ave. NW).

SICHUAN DREAMS

Who needs yuletide cheer when you’ve got Hong Kong Palace (6387 Seven Corner Center, Falls Church,Va.).

The fiery Chinese Sichuan cuisine is guaranteed to raise endorphin levels.

BUY LOCAL

Roast a locally grown free-range turkey or slice into a pasture-raised ham from Maple Lawn Farms in Fulton, Md., or Smith Meadows Farm in Berryville,Va. STEAK AND SCENE

Book a holiday booth at the newly renovated and enlarged power dining hotspot, The Palm (1225 19th St. NW).

Looking for a new red for the holiday table? Try a Portuguese red wine from the Douro region.

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1420 K Street NW Washington DC 20005 202.289.4222 Located in the heart of Downtown DC, Lotus arrives on the scene with attitude, style and a chic sensibility, showcasing contemporary sushi and sashimi in a sexy and intimate setting.

From the distinct Asian-Inspired cocktails, unique sake, and extensive champagne list, to the futuristic pixel wall and custom mood lighting, Lotus is truly and uniquely an experience.

Michel Morauw, Amb. Jose Octavio Bordon, Robert and Luciana Duvall, and Christophe Lorvo

MASTERS OF FOOD AND WINE Park Hya Washington PHOTOS BY JONAH KOCH

THE EVENT Featuring food and wine from South America – particularly Argentina – the night’s biggest stars were not foreign dignitaries, Washington political heavyweights or Hollywood actors, they were the fine imported wines from the infamous Mendoza region. THE SCENE Argentinean Ambassador Jose Octavio Bordon and his wife, Monica Bordon rubbed shoulders with their country’s favorite tennis star, Gabriela Sabatini, and Robert Duvall and wife Luciana Pedrazza. THE GUESTS Washington sports maven Tony Kornheiser, Karl and Marlene Roessler, Osmar Nunez-Vilches and Dina Davalle.

Dinner: Tuesday-Wednesday 5:30pm-11pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday 5:30pm-Midnight Happy Hour: 5pm-9pm Extended Happy Hour Wednesdays from 5pm-Midnight CLOSED SUNDAYS and MONDAYS FOR PRIVATE EVENTS COMING SOON: Tattoo 1413 K Street NW

“My goal is to promote new innovations in Japanese food, not only by providing fresh and unique ingredients, but also through the actual process of eating; ambience, lighting, conversations, and everything in between...”

- Sushi Chef Will Fung

Bramare Cabernet Sauvignon was one of the featured dinner wines.

Tango dancers Natasha Aqudelo and Diego Benavidez heat up the room.

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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME Cure your winter blues with a New Year’s trip to the City of Northern Lights

BY CAROLINA FURUKRONA

With a smorgasbord of international celebrities and gorgeous citizens, chic Scandinavian fashion and design, world-class gastronomy and bustling nightlife, Stockholm has become the winter “it” capital of the world. Forget visions of red noses, jolly Saint Nick and boring holiday parties and shake the ghosts of holidays past with an über hip trip to the source of yuletide cheer – Sweden.

And don’t forget to bring along your closest friends.

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In Sweden, the Aurora Borealis, or northern lights, can, on occassion, be visible as far down as Stockholm. (Photo: www. imagebank.sweden.se © Patrick Trägårdh / Patrick Trägårdh.)

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Left: ICEHOTEL offers warm and cold accommodations from the beginning of December through the end of April. (Bubbleboil Swamp by artist AnnaSofia Mååg, photo by Big Ben) Middle Top: Mood rooms in the Nordic Light Hotel have adjustable lighting. Middle Bottom: The 3,300 square foot Princess Lilian Suite in The Grand Hôtel boasts panoramic views of Stockholm. Right: The reception hall of the ICEHOTEL. (Photo: www.imagebank.sweden.se © Peter Grant / Peter Grant)

COOL PLACES TO STAY GRAND HÔTEL STOCKHOLM

NORDIC LIGHT HOTEL

ICEHOTEL

Scandinavia’s leading luxury hotel (Condé Nast Traveler, November 2007), Grand Hôtel has been the accommodation of choice for every head of state, Hollywood actor, pop star, mogul and Nobel prize winner visiting Stockholm since 1874. With a prime location on the city’s waterfront facing the Royal Palace, Parliament, and the Royal Opera House, guests slumber in luxury in the 334 rooms and 42 suites, each individually appointed with unique furniture and art selected from Europe’s finest auction houses.

For royal treatment, book the 3,300 squarefoot Princess Lilian Suite, sure to rival the real Royal Palace outside your window. The room boasts panoramic views of Stockholm and the finest amenities, including a relaxation zone complete with waterfall and aromatherapy sauna, a soundproof cinema for 12, staff rooms and limousine service throughout your stay. While you are there play celeb during afternoon tea or happy hour at the chi-chi Cadier Bar; brunch at the Veranda; or dine at Mathias Dahlgren, one of Stockholm’s top restaurants.

TIP Ask for a room with views of the harbor and Royal Palace, and take home the 197-page book about the hotel’s history as a memento.

Nothing says “vacation” more than sleeping in a designer igloo and crossing off an item on your 100 things-to-do-before-I-die list.The one-hour plane ride from Stockholm to Kiruna ends on a snowy runway where you then dog-sled, snowmobile or drive to tiny Jukkasjärvi, 125 miles north of the Arctic circle. Once you’re at ICEHOTEL you’ll marvel at the ingenious engineering of this ice palace, erected and molded every year by an army of builders, architects, designers and artists. The hotel is open for overnight guests from Dec. 18 until April 30.An ideal stay combines a cold night in the Ice Rooms,Art Suites or Design Suites with warm nights in the Kaamos Rooms or Cabins.

Kept at a toasty 23°F, the ten individually-themed Design Suites consist of a block of illuminated ice with a thick mattress, reindeer skins and a polar sleeping bag. Be sure to enjoy the morning sauna and breakfast buffet. If you get tired of chilling in the ABSOLUT ICEBAR or admiring the chandeliers and sculptures, adventure abounds with snowmobiling, husky sledding, cross country skiing, moose and reindeer safaris, ice driving and ice sculpting.

TIP You won’t dazzle in your peep-toe Manolos in the Arctic, so dress warmly. Also, buy your plane ticket upon booking a room – flights to Kiruna are limited.

grandhotel.se; rates begin at US$300/night; $11,000

Hailed as “The World’s Sexiest Hotel” by British Elle, Nordic Light offers guests the latest in functional Scandinavian design without tapping into their 401(k)’s. Taking as inspiration Sweden’s extreme light conditions (long days in the summer, short days in the winter) the property is known for its holistic use of illumination from the lobby, Light Bar & Lounge and White Room to inroom infrared light therapies and Mood Rooms with adjustable light beds, which allow guests to control the atmosphere of their suite by choosing colors ranging from blue for relaxation to intense red for energy. All are meant to keep your vitamin D levels high during the dark days of winter.

The 175 rooms in six different categories (Compact, Standard, Superior, Standard Mood, Superior Mood and Deluxe Mood) are a magnet for fashionistas, design gurus and international jet setters. The centrally located neighborhood is busy and it’s not one of Stockholm’s more discriminating addresses.The “bright side” is that it’s a short walk from the city’s best shopping, cultural attractions and nightlife.

TIP The minimalist décor, lounge music and lighting might cause a mature traveler to shortcircuit.The high-speed express train to and from Arlanda International Airport is just steps away, making the hotel convenient to access.

Vasaplan 7, Stockholm; +46-8-5056-3000; www.

for the Princess Lilian Suite after January 1.

nordiclighthotel.se; rates begin at US$350/night.

$210/night for the Art or Design Suites.

S. Blasieholmshamnen 8, Stockholm; www.

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www.icehotel.com; $178/night for warm and ice rooms,

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Stockholm’s Old Town is full of history with many narrow alleys, cobbled streets and quaint stores and cafés to explore. (Photo: www.imagebank.sweden.se © R. Ryan / Stockholm Visitors Board.)

BEYOND IKEA VOLVO AND ABSOLUT …

Make it a Scandinavian New Year’s

HISTORY

Skansen Open-Air Museum Live music and entertainment, traditional holiday foods, crafts, fireworks and Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” at midnight telecasted live to the entire nation. $12 adults; $10 children; www.skansen.se

A small, central island where the city was founded in the 14th century, Gamla Stan, or the “old city,” is chockablock with narrow medieval alleys, tiny old squares, cobbled streets, picturesque markets, decorated storefronts and cozy cafés.

TIP Stop at the Royal Palace for the changing of the guards or a visit to the Royal Apartments. ( www.royalcourt. se/royalcourt/theroyalpalaces)

ART & CULTURE Stockholm’s 100 museums are a cultural treasure, but navigating them can be daunting. Don’t miss the National Museum (www.nationalmuseum.se), which houses Sweden’s largest art collection, and the National Museum of Antiquities (www.historiska.se) for its Viking exhibition and equally impressive Gold Room.

TIP Take one of the free audio guides.

GASTRONOMY The oldest continuously run restaurant in Scandinavia (since 1722) Den Gyldene Freden (+46-8-249-760, closed 12/22 to 1/02) features rustic cuisine which has continually delighted the discriminating palates of the country’s most brilliant citizens (the Swedish Academy dines here.)

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If you are prepared to pay, Mathias Dahlgren ( +46-8-679-3594 ) serves up Swedish specialities on a platter, including off-the-wall dishes like pickled herring in brown butter and cloudberry pudding.

TIP Reservations for both are a must.

NIGHTLIFE The party district, Stureplan is the playground of Stockholm’s young elite, who lunch with celebrities and down bubbly with young royals. Ground Zero? Clubs Laroy, White Room, Hell’s Kitchen (after 3 a.m.), and the most exclusive V on the top floor of Sturecompagniet.

TIP Get beyond the velvet ropes by calling promoter Ulf Fredrik von Roth. (+46-70847-7357; must reference this article).

SHOPPING Stockholm’s best shopping districts stretch from Hötorget to Gamla Stan via Drottninggatan, and from Hamngatan and Kungsgatan down to Stureplan.

TIP Visit Nakkna (Tjärhovsgatan 3) for chic Swedish fashion, Nordiska Galleriet (Nybrogatan 11) for the latest in design, and NK (Hamngatan 18-20), Sweden’s answer to Harrods, for one-stop shopping.

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Grand Hôtel Seven-course dinner at Mathias Dahlgren, or five-course dinner at the Veranda Restaurant or Wintergarden, followed by dancing to a live orchestra. $240; reservation required; www.grandhotel.se

Café Opera Five-course meal and wine package, fireworks and after-party at Europe’s oldest nightclub, steps away from the Royal Palace. $240 dinner; $45 after-party; $800 table; reservation required; call promoter Jonas Ghauri and reference this article, +46-70-799-7187; www.cafeopera.se

Sturecompagniet/V New Year’s dinner and after-party with young AList Stockholmites at Sweden’s most exclusive club. $115 dinner; $50 after-party; $1,900 table; reservation required; call promoter Ulf Fredrik von Roth and reference this article, +46-70-847-7357; www.stureplan.se For more information on Stockholm and events visit: www.stockholmtown.com.

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French Cover Up Missed events, French women who change their mind (a lot) and the art of making covers

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’m blocked. I want to write witty things about events I’ve attended, but I can’t. It all started when I read WL’s social calendar and realized how many events I’d missed.

How do socialites do this? It’s like a full-time job going to all these parties.

Block’s over: I’ve decided to write about all the events I missed, starting with Fight Night.

This wasn’t necessarily a bad thing – it’s not exactly an ego boost to sit next to someone you know paid $10,000 for a seat. Plus, I still have the taste of whiskey and cigars in my mouth from last year. I also missed: a reception to meet French President, Nicolas Sarkozy at the French residence – wanted to go but lost the lottery for our one invite; the Washington Performing Arts Society’s fall celebration at the Kennedy Center – Monday nights are hard; the Meridian Ball – Gail Scott had me covered; the Lombardi Gala – had another event; and pretty much the entire C’est Chic! film festival, except for our sponsored opening night party at L (Cady’s Alley NW).

Ah yes ... C’est Chic!. WL was the festival’s official magazine sponsor again this year. Last year was easier.Working the sponsorship led to several revelations: my title should be executive editor/event planner; espresso and cigarettes are conducive to brainstorming; and French women, although sexy, change their minds entirely too much.

I knew I was in trouble two months before C’est Chic! while having lunch at Blue Duck Tavern (1201 24th St. NW) with festival director Lysbeth Sherman and WL Associate Publisher Anais de Viel Castel (who’s French but doesn’t smoke, drink expresso or change her mind too much; she’s been in the U.S. too long). Sherman mentioned that she wanted to fly Karl Lagerfeld to D.C. and organize a fashion show. I thought it was an excellent idea and countered we should do it at Dupont Circle or a national monument.

I now realize this was complete lunacy.

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WL Executive Editor Michael M. Clements takes to the catwalk in Burberry at the MenzFit celebrity fashion show fundraiser.

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Over the next two months, in between salads and tea at Blue Duck, and espresso and cigarettes at the French embassy, the plans changed more than Hillary’s stance on the Iraq war. There was also the enjoyable task of talking WL fashion stylist Lana Orloff out of a meltdown one day while she shopped with Sherman in an attempt to find her an outfit for the photoshoot we setup with her, Elizabeth Rivasseau (who, by the way, is simply lovely) and Washington filmmaking impresario Grace Guggenheim. In the end Sherman eventually chose an outfit, the women looked gorgeous, the events were wonderful, WL provided French wine, plasma televisions, coverage, lots of V.I.P.s, and L2 owner Anthony Lanier got his wish that we not run the opening night party pics so his private club could remain “mysterious.” Ever the artist, Lanier asked us to run a page of black boxes instead of event photos.

Interesting proposition, but, no.

I did make it to the MenzFit celebrity fashion show.They asked me to be one of their celebrity models thanks to the encouragement of new mom Aba Kwawu. I’m not a celebrity, but I’ve lived in L.A. where everyone thinks they are, so it came naturally. The true celebrity that night was Matthew Selby – the first man to benefit from MenzFit in Philadelphia. Rhonda Willingham started the organization to provide suits to men – be they ex-offenders, homeless, or recovering substance abusers – looking to interview and get their lives back on track. It’s a great organization and I recommend it to those looking to help their fellow man this holiday season.

Another couldn’t miss was the WL party at The Space (903 N St. NW). We invited all the style mavens from our November cover – a volatile mix of divas and divos, but everyone played nice.

Later, we were all excited to see the issue’s cover appear on NBC4. The local news station did a segment on D.C. paparazzi. I don’t really think we have any here; our event photographers are not paparazzi. If anything, they get stalked by people wanting their photos taken. Not even TMZ could maintain a presence here; it’s just not “Washington.” We prefer private investigators.

The fact WL creates all of its own covers is a blessing and a curse. Some magazines in town get covers sent from far away corporate offices: here’s a B-List celebrity and a model no one knows; congratulations, you have a cover.

Others get away with using concept covers: slap some chopsticks on the magazine and presto! you have a food issue. It would be nice to have that, but having Washington-related people grace our cover makes us a Washington magazine. The downside is that we go to print in four days, and, yes, we’re still debating the cover ... I’m starting to think Lanier’s “black box” idea isn’t so silly after all.

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Drink, Dance and Be Merry Forgo office parties and find holiday cheer at the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hottest new clubs

BY ED I E VAN H O R N

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here is a famous scene in Bridget Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Diary that has now become as much as a Holiday institution as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Little Drummer Boyâ&#x20AC;? piped overhead at malls for the benefit of Christmas shoppers. Singing a dreadful, yet faithful karaoke standard, Jones, with bobbley-reindeer-horns perched atop her head and four vodka tonics under her belt, painfully embarrasses herself in front of office hunk Hugh Grant.Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been there, right? If you are going to go there again this season, we suggest doing it at one of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best nighttime hot spots.

We tend to celebrate family, friends, Hallmark greeting moments and fivethousand-calorie desserts in groups, but this year, try to get yourself and a few select friends into Anthony Lanierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s super hush-hush L (Cadyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alley NW). The stone and brickwalled club has a sophisticated and chic vibe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a refreshing respite from the khaki-panted Georgetown set. But refinement comes with a pricey membership policy (queries can be sent to Rodrigo). L2 is so private that we debated even running interior shots of our WLSponsored Cartier Ballon Bleu watch launch there recently (were you invited)? The member lounge features food concepts by New York Times 3-star chef John Johnson of Town Restaurant and cocktail/beverage service developed by mixologist Stephan Trummer as well as wine and champagne selections by â&#x20AC;&#x153;NewYork Best Sommelier of 2007â&#x20AC;? finalist Troy Weismann.

Could â&#x20AC;&#x153;spaceâ&#x20AC;? be the final frontier in nightlife action? New Boh-chic nightspot The Space (903 N St. NW) opened its doors to a WL-exclusive style party recently. It was all about fashion as a limited guest list featuring Paul Wharton and the rest of the style mavens from our November cover strutted their stuff.

The gathering of Washington fashionistas made the event easy on the eyes while a three-hour

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Pary Williamson and Brook Rose enjoy WLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stylesoaked fĂŞte at The Space. (Photo by Welby Luk)

an all-out media get-to-know-them, a smashing Halloween fĂŞte, and an Absolut 100 event. With its hand-blown glasswork and sconces, exhibition-style kitchen and environmentally friendly note on the front door (apparently they cut down a tree during construction but plan to replant), these owners plan to be good neighbors on Franklin Square.

Talked about â&#x20AC;&#x153;tricked outâ&#x20AC;? Halloweens: Lima Restaurant (1401 K St. NW) owner Masoud A threw a huge birthday bash themed â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Hallowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;en,â&#x20AC;? which completely transformed the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior into a haunted house.

New kid on the block: Candlelit UStreet bistro Marvinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (2007 14th St. NW) leans on the men and women of Motown (Marvin Gaye, natch) to add a touch of class to eclectic DJs and a truly spectacular outdoor semi-Asian inspired dojo patio. Its creator, DJ and club impresario Eric Holmes of Local 16 fame, uses the unfair leverage of Belgian waffle fries and homestyle grits to keep lovers of soul (and soul food) â&#x20AC;&#x153;hanginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; onâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, Shahab and Maziar Farivar, owners of the Peacock CafĂŠ in Georgetown, are doing things on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;granderâ&#x20AC;? scale these days â&#x20AC;&#x201C; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve opened a meatier K Street version of their venerable Prospect Street eatery entitled Peacock Grand CafĂŠ (2020 K St. NW).

Lastly, Michael Romeo recently opened nightclub Tattoo (1413 K St. NW), which goes for shock value with biker-bar, rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll sensibility and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip-hop on the juke.

Put on your trendiest Hells Angels outfit and take your friends out for a wild ride that will be a sure-fire antidote to post-holiday doldrums.

open bar with babaghanoush, bruschetta and desserts provided by the Doubletree Bethesda made it easy to enjoy.

At the Corcoran 1869 Society Fall FĂŞte preparty at Lotus (1420 K St. NW) the open bar (and yummy sushi) was enjoyed by the Corcoranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger adherents in addition to Omar Rahman and Carlos Gutierrez, Jr. The dapper gents were seen with fistfuls of dollars Ă la Eastwood and glasses of Black Label â&#x20AC;&#x201C; perhaps the two were discussing Rahmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent date with Gutierrez Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister, Erika? We applaud open dialogue as much as an open bar.

More locals sparing no expense: The Park at th (918 14th St. NW) held a week-long Have a comment or know a great nightlife event? launch which included a New Republic party, Let us know: columns@washingtonlife.com.

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Nini Ferguson with Afghani Amb. Said Jawad and wife Shamim Jawad

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It’s Not a Party if You Have to Pay The trend toward would-be socialites playing promoter costs everyone

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here are certain rites of passage that happen in any childhood. In fourth grade, many are allowed to have their first sleep-over party; and at 13, many parents give their children a small blue book that silently haunts most adolescents, Tiffany’s Table Manner for Teens.

At the time, it leads to eye-rolls – a glimpse at the content reveals such useful fare as “when drawing soup, one must pull the spoon away from oneself and the bowl.” The book delicately outlines potential social landmines and elaborately details how to pull off a successful party. “To be a good host, you must provide for your guest,” writes Walter Hoving (former president of Tiffany & Co.).

This Halloween, many of The Young & the Guest List (Y&GL) crowd were invited to a “Hallow’s Eve Affair” by a series of hosts. The expected standard offerings were all there: a favorite DJ, a People bachelor, a Polo guru and a ubiquitous party boy. It was “invitation only,” and guests were required to R.S.V.P. In any other city, you would assume the hosts were generous and gracious enough to pay for the evening and that (of course) there would be an

Mr. Williams, Miss Crawford, Mr. Cleary and Miss Fitzgerald (read: promoters)

Invite you to an evening at The Club (They will not be there and you are kindly asked to pay for your own drinks)

Invitation only. R.S.V.P. required.

open-bar. Not so in Washington.

Over the last two years, a new phenomenon has emerged. Clubs and restaurants now use younger socialites as promoters to draw the “right” crowd. Without fail, we now receive E-vites (electronic invitations) requesting our presence at Smith Point with a list of names on it for Thursday night.We’re not sure why this is happening. One would assume the clubs are throwing kickbacks to these “hosts,” but that’s not the case.

Having your name on the right committee is prestigious when it’s tied to causes such as the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Washington

Ballet or the Kennedy Center. Tying a name to a nightclub opening where you essentially invite your friends to support a for-profit business is a different story. As The Washington Times society editor Kevin Chaffee says, “It’s not a party if you have to pay.”

In New York, you would never receive an invitation saying “Ivanka Trump and friends invite you to [be a customer at] Pink Elephant.”

Furthermore, many of these “hosts” don’t even bother to show up at their own “parties.” We don’t know why we’re required to R.S.V.P. to attend a bar we regularly frequent.

We’re thrilled to see sexy lounges, but Washington is a smart city and the disguised “party E-vite” is wearing thin.We’re happy to be invited to clubs, and if you insist on an E-vite to Blue Gin, also disclose that upon arrival we’ll have to pay $14 for a glass of second-rate champagne and that these “hosts” are in effect, working for the house.

What happened to traditional promoters doing a great job at bringing people out? Works for every other city.

Readers wishing to get in touch with Katie can email: columns@washingtonlife.com.

WHERE THE Y&GL WILL JET FOR THE NEW YEAR

ARASH SHIRAZI is

PAMELA SORENSON

ROBY PENN is still

LINDSAY STROUD is

ASHLEY TAYLOR is

escaping to Seoul,

is heading to her family farm in Pennsylvania.

deciding between the B.V. I.’s and Aspen.

off to London and Paris for the new year.

je ing off to St. Barths.

South Korea.

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THE EVENT “Studio 54” the fi h-annual themed Halloween bash at Courtland and O o Hoernig’s Spring Valley residence sponsored by Casa Noble Tequila. Before arriving, guests were given a detailed history of the famed New York discothèque and costume recommendations. Gene Giannini cross dressed, Jim McClure came as a gladiator, and relived halycon days under the shimmering disco ball.

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Capricia and Robert Marshall

THE EVENT Jété Society members gathered for an evening of barley, malt, and some extradorinary hops at a intimate rehearsal of The Washington Ballet’s Where the Wild Things Are. The crowd was appreciative of the chance to experience the dancing. Based on the success of the evening, more nights of brew and leotards are to come. THE GUESTS Katie Leasure, Jamie Hayes, Ben Williams, Carol Ruppel, Somer Salomon, Rebecca Stewart, Stephanie Roma-Brown, and Lesley Duncan.

Giles Howson, Holly Caldwell, and Dan Herlihy

Michelle Maddux, Paige Speyer, and Mary Katherine Stinson

Fran and Ankie Barnes

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Black-tie and Blushes All civil on the social front, ambassador overload and art for art’s sake

BY DONNA SHOR

trust trish!

Two dozen exceptionally “civil” guests dined at the long table of the Belgian embassy residence for the International Foundation for Education’s Civility Awards; wellnamed, given the topic (and given the host, polished and urbane ambassador Dominique Struye de Swielande).

Tennis coach Kathy Kemper, founder and CEO of the IFE, praised the honorees, Senator Susan Collins and Mayor Adrian Fenty, for bipartisan cooperation and for emphasizing civility’s value in their personal and public lives. The Ambassador expanded on this, as did George Vradenburg, the Phillips Collection’s chairman and IFE dinner chair. IFE trustee Morton Kondracke (of Roll Call) moderated a Q & A with the Democratic mayor and Republican senator that centered on the partisan-powderkeg D.C. voting rights controversy.

At one point, the decidedly Democratic and irrepressible Trish Vradenburg, whose husband supports the GOP, exclaimed to the table: “I can’t believe I’m sleeping with a Republican!”

Unflappable George replied “And loving every moment of it!” a GOLD STAR FOR THE RED CROSS Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, the first woman granted the title National Chairman of the American Red Cross in its 126-year history, hosted a superb party at her Georgetown home in October. She returned from the international relief organization’s trip to Madagascar with genial party co-hosts Nancy and William Rollnick, who will once again chair the Palm Beach Red Cross Ball in January. The event honored Ambassador Nancy Brinker’s appointment as U.S. Chief of

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said, “I was really happy when my mom came to the orphanage and picked me out. I wish that not only me, but thousands of other kids could be rescued, too.”

Honored for their work with children were Channel 4’s Barbara Harrison (who, through “Wednesday’s Child” and other programs, does so much for the community), Sen. Mary Landrieu, Stewart and Pat Van Scoyoc, Thomas and Kecia Wherry and the Urban League’s Maudine Belgian Amb. Dominique Struye, Kathy Kemper, George Vradenburg, Cooper. KidSave co-founders Sen. Susan Collins and Morton Kondracke. (Photo by Kyle Samperton) Randy Thompso n and Terry Baugh emceed.

Protocol as well as Chief of Protocol Emeritus TV’s beloved “Rhoda,” Valerie Harper, Marion “Joe” Smoak, who has shepherded held the audience in the palm of her hand diplomats at the Red Cross Ball for many with her heartfelt plea for funds; they answered, years. Seen: lots of Florida-connected folk, with checks for thousands from the floor … including the honorees, Grace Nelson, (wife even a few $10K checks. of Senator Bill); Paul and Becky Rogers; Palm Beach chapter head Marian Dupont; CeCe sold!

“We’ve sold all our auction items!” said Farris and Mary Frances Smoak and her husband William Walde. a delighted Julia Hopping while co-chairing Others included the new Hungarian the Arts for the Aging Gala with her husband Amb., Ferenc Somogyni, with wife Andrea; Stephen and Mary Beth and Robert Powers.

Samuel Szbogar, the Ambassador of Slovenia; Swiss Amb. Urs Ziswiller and wife Ronit opened Ecuadorian Amb. Luis Gallegos; Mary Mochary their new residence to the group, which – and Phil Wine; Eric Motley, Donald and Mia thanks to founder Lolo Sarnoff – provides art Glickman, Carmen Petrowitz, Vicki Bagley; programs to brighten the lives of the elderly.

Jane and Calvin Cafritz and the newly- Guests included Annie Totah, Vibeke Lofft, appointed head of the President’s International Dianne Bruce, Vera Emmerij, Gertrude and Education Initiative, Thomas Corts.

Nicole d’Amecourt and Cyd Miller Everett.

Embassies represented were Bulgaria, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belgium, newly recognized Monaco, KIDSAVE GALA In a poignant moment at the Italian embassy, and from Taiwan, Caroline (Ruyuh) Wu, wife of Amb. Giovanni Castellaneta introduced the their envoy. son of Chris Warnke, benefit co-chair with Pat Oxley for KidSave, which rescues at-risk Is there an event Around Town should know about? children.Twelve-year-old John (Sergei) Warnke Email columns@washingtonlife.com.

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THE EVENT A black-tie gala to celebrate the recently launched Washington branch of Girls Incorporated, a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring confidence in young African-American women. Girls Inc. celebrated its newly formed chapter with a series of events including tea and a runway show at Bloomingdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s featuring wives of Washington Wizards players as models.

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THE EVENT The International Gold Cup, Fauquier Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most-touted fall event, features seven steeplechase races set against the elegant backdrop of Hunt Country. THE SCENE 3,000 guests in country tweeds enjoyed the fresh, crisp air while watching parachute demonstrations and terrier races (as well as the horsey events, of course). THE GUESTS The Arundels (Arthur, Peter, Tom, Britlan et. al), Clark and Cindy Green, Fred Malek, William and Christine Allison, Richard and Elizabeth Gookin, Jack Leachman, Kate and Alan Novak, Peder and Clarissa Bonde, Swedish Amb. Jonas Hofstrom, Jay Soldwedel, Crispin Culbertson, Mark Brezezinski, Carlie Blakeman and Gary Helmininski.

Richard and Elizabeth Gookin Kate and Alan Novak

Chris Putala, Ethan Drath, Lindsay Williams, and Allison Kaminsky Jay Soldwedel

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THE EVENT The opening of the Bethesda Doubletree’s Zen-themed lobby (which recently went through a multi-million dollar renovation), The Great Room . The gathering hotspot combines five different dining concepts: The OZ (pronounced Oh-Zee) is a full-service restaurant that features proteins served by the ounce and desserts served by the spoon; Umi Sushi includes a sushi bar; the Wine Bar has over 60 wines by the glass; Lava Room has XBOX gaming consoles; and The Cup serves Starbucks coffee. WL co-hosted the opening for 300 local patrons who were treated to performances from Cirque du Soleil acrobats, and a chocolate room.

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“One of the Top Ten Social Events in Washington” - Washingtonian Magazine October 2007

The Taj Mahal

by Moonlight

WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA

Midwinter Gala 2008

Treat your sweetheart to THE MOST ROMANTIC

evening in Washington!

Come for dinner and dancing in the moonlit garden of

The Taj Mahal

The Saturday before Valentine’s Day Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium Presented by

The Women’s Committee of Washington National Opera Caroline Boutté Gala Chair Kim Nettles Gala Vice-Chair

His Excellency the Ambassador of India and Mrs. Kalpana Sen Honorary Patrons

For more information, contact Elizabeth Early at 202.295.2449 or eearly@dc-opera.org.

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Taj Mahal by Moonlight My trip to India for the Washington National Opera Midwinter Gala

BY CAROLINE BOUTTÉ

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love this quote from T.S. Eliot’s The Wasteland: “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” This is how I feel about India. I started exploring the country in 1976 and worked there during my years with the World Bank as an architect and project officer. Each trip has revealed new insights, and I feel as I return that I “know it for the first time.” This was exactly my reaction when I journeyed to India this summer with my twenty year-old son, Banks, with another mission in mind, and as the chairwoman of the Opera’s Midwinter Gala.

We enjoyed the bazaar in Mumbai, attended an Indian wedding at the Taj Exotica Resort in Goa, went on a tiger safari in the Ranthambore National Park, visited sites including The Red Fort in Delhi and marveled at the sight of “the Taj.” All the while, we kept a sharp eye peeled for anything and everything that might be exciting for the gala.

The night it takes place is the Saturday before Valentine’s Day, February 9 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. When it came time to choose its theme, I pondered what would be the most romantic spot in the world to represent love – our love for one another as human beings and our love for the Opera.

Of course, with my previous fascination with India, the obvious answer was the Taj Mahal – the great wonder of the world built out of love as a tribute to Mahal, the dearly departed wife

Above: On February 9, guests will be transported to the Taj Mahal (well, the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium) for an evening inspired by the gala chair’s trip to India.

Right: Bou é traveled throughout India for a month for the gala. Photos by Caroline Bou é

of the Shah Jahan. After drinking champagne by full moonlight in the garden, I knew this was the theme I wanted.

Luckily for myself – and for the Women’s Committee of Washington National Opera –our honorary patrons, Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen and his wife Kaplana, have embraced the idea of “the power of love” and have given us their blessing.

“I WAS BY FULL MOONLIGHT in the garden, I knew this was the theme I wanted to bring to our event in Washington.”

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Gala Vice Chairwoman Kim Nettles and I have been working tirelessly to bring the beauty and culture of India to Washington. We have great hopes that this evening, “The Taj Mahal by Moonlight,” will transport guests to a magical place where they can leave all cares behind and discover the romance of the Taj, be intrigued by our Indian Bazaar and delighted by authentic Indian cuisine.

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Congressional Black Caucus, Miriam Pollin’s birthday, honoring Quincy Jones and Madame Tussaud’s opens

Ç Actor FOREST and wife KEISHA WHITAKER, BRIAN MADDOX

and ASHLEY ETIENNE at the 2007 Congressional Black Caucus Awards Dinner on September 29 at the Washington Convention Center. (Photos by Aidah Fontenot)

Å Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. KEDRICK MEEK and his wife LESLIE celebrate at the Washington Convention Center.

Å B SMITH and SONJI ROBINSON make a

special appearance at the annual CBC dinner.

Ç JOHN FIRESTONE with a wax Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Å Former mayor MARION BARRY – with a wax MARION BARRY – and SHARON BOWEN at

a cocktail reception for the opening of Madam Tussaud’s D.C. museum. (Photos by Jonah Koch)

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Å AUBRIE RASCALE and DAVID

DOUCHTER with Beyoncé, one of the hundreds of wax celebrities found at the newly opened museum.

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Ç KRISTIN KOPPEKK, ARI DRABKIN, and DENISE DRABKIN at Miriam Pollin’s 50th birthday party at Posh Restaurant.

Å DAVE POLLIN, MIRIAM POLLIN, KIRSTEN POLLIN, and ROSE COHEN celebrate with the birthday girl.

Å MIRIAM POLLIN and PHIL LIEBOWITZ. (Photos by Kyle Samperton)

Ç BOB JOHNSON congratulates Historymakers awardee QUINCY JONES at a fête thrown in his honor at Café Milano. (Photos by Jonah Koch)

É ARTHUR

HARTMAN and Russian Amb. YURI USHAKOV celebrate 200 years of U.S./ Russian relations with a dinner at the Russian Embassy.

(Photos by Tony Powell)

É BEBE WINANS,

who performed Jones’s hits, catches up with

GIANCARLO ESPOSITO. Other

notable guests included Herbie Hancock, Leslie Gore, Debra Lee and chair Joe Robert.

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Å Russian singer ANATOLY PANCHOSHNY performs at the cocktail reception.

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OVER THE MOON

Breakfast of Champions Going to the races and mealtime at the monastery

BY VICKY MOON

HIS CUP RUNNETH OVER Publisher, sportsman and philanthropist Arthur W. “Nick” Arundel hustled to the paddock just in time to see his big bay horse walk on the course for the $50,000 Porsche International Gold Cup timber race at Great Meadow on October 20th. “Good luck,” Arundel said to jockey Robbie Walsh. “See you on the stand,” he added mischievously.

For the past 30-plus years, Arundel has brought steeplechase racing to center stage for area spectators and participants. He served on the board of directors for the races and continues to act as chairman of the Great Meadow Foundation.Arundel had just come from the other side of the official’s tower, where artist Alexa King’s bronze sculpture of Saluter (sixtime winner of the Virginia Gold Cup and twotime winner of the International Gold Cup) was unveiled to a crowd of 38,000.

Seven minutes, one and four-fifths seconds later, Arundel was on the stand (as he so cannily predicted) accepting a lovely trophy. Irishman Walsh rode his horse, Seeyouattheevent, to victory – and set a course record along the way. The stunning gold trophy was first used in competition in the United States in the 1930s and is known as The King of Spain International Gold Cup Perpetual Trophy. Named in honor of his King Alfonso XIII, it was later donated by Alfred M. Hunt.

In other Hunt Country events, Eve Fout recently captured the Field Hunter Championship of America by riding her horse, Morning Pleasure, in a series of competitions.

Mary Lea and Jim Treptow took Margaret and Trow Littleton along for a 42-minute flight up to New Jersey to watch their horse, Rebellion, run in the Breeder’s Cup races. At the Unison Days Celebration, Piedmont Fox Hounds huntsman Richard Roberts brought the hounds down the main road of the village for a meet-and-greet session with the neighbors.

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Richard Roberts with the Piedmont hounds. (Photo by Karen Buckley)

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Left: Gwen and Bobby Mitchell; Above: Brig and Patti Owens with Sam Huff

RACING OVER THE HILL Pro football Hall of Famer Sam Huff is a long time Middleburg resident. This Redskins’ radio announcer is also a horse lover and the CEO of the $1,450,000 West Virginia Breeders Classic, which is held over the hill in Charles Town. Sam and his partner, Carol Holden (president of the classic) put together another stellar weekend of races and parties.

It all began with a gala dinner dance at the Clarion Hotel in Shepherdstown, with music by the Gene Donati Orchestra. Naturally, many of Sam’s buddies from his football days were on hand: former Redskin-safety-turned-attorney Brig Owens and his wife Patti, sportscaster Chris Lincoln and his wife Becky, former Redskin and Hall of Fame receiver Charley Taylor and former Rep. Toby Roth and wife Barbara.

Lenny Hale, the new executive director of the Horseman’s Benevolent and Protective Association, brought Ann MacLeod as his date. Gwen and Bobby Mitchell (another former Hall of Fame Redskin receiver) also enjoyed an evening of dancing presented by Valley Equine Associates.

The next morning, many (including our favorite kicker, Mark Moseley) put on their game face for the WVBC Golf Tournament – sponsored by United Bank – at Locust Hill Golf Course where horse owner and health care lobbyist Richard Knapp was fêted for his long drive.

Festivities continued with a “Breakfast of Champions” at the race track, attended by

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former Redskin quarterbacks Billy Kilmer and Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen, as well as Hall of Fame jockey Brailio Baeza.

As the horses crossed the finish line, Eastern Delite, bred by Sharon Johnson of Wind N’ Springs Farm and trained by her husband Freddie Johnson, won the Feature $500,000 Classic.

SINFUL PLEASURE As many in the big city might suspect, we country-dwellers have secrets of our own.There are some things we keep all to ourselves: that special little place for Sunday breakfast, a great source for hard-to-find flowers or even an outof-the-way place for the perfect gift. As these are special circumstances, I am going to share a secret about holiday fruitcakes.They are not like the ones from your eccentric Aunt Eleanor that you pass along .... they are positively divine.

Monastery Fruitcakes are baked by Trappist monks – using an old fashioned down-home Southern recipe – at the 1,200 acre Holy Cross Abbey at Cool Spring along the Shenandoah River near Berryville.

These 21/4 pound heavenly confections are filled with an abundant assortment of fruit and nuts. The holy brothers saturate each cake with sherry and lace them with brandy. This society of reclusive gentlemen, part of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance, maintain a vow of perpetual silence and total abstinence from meat, fish and eggs. They begin each day well before dawn with prayers – seven

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hours of prayer, in fact. Manual labor remains compulsory, and study is encouraged.

Last year, they sold 25,000 fruitcakes, made by just eight monks, for $22 each including postage. It’s a delightful, delicious and delectable treat for those on your holiday list … a seasonal uplift that’s not too sinful. To order, visit www.monasteryfruitcake.org.

Happy Holidays.

Readers wishing to get in touch with Vicki can email: columns@washingtonlife.com.

HUNT COUNTRY CALENDAR DECEMBER

Tea with Cinderella, sponsored by the Blue Ridge Speech and Hearing Association at the Middleburg Community Center, 703-858-7620.

DECEMBER

Black Tie Holiday Ball at the Middleburg Community Center. By invitation only.

DECEMBER

Mad Cap Farm Christmas Shopping Bazaar in The Plains, madcapfarm@earthlink.net or 540-253-5606.

JANUARY

Bel Cantanti Opera will perform Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel featuring young soloists in costume at Grace Church in The Plains at 5 p.m., www.gracechurch.net, 540 253-5177.

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THE ARCHITECT’S GEORGETOWN ATELIER Originally named for a bird with the power to fascinate the wind, Halcyon House continues to inspire its renovator and champion, architect and sculptor John Dreyfuss

The artist in his environment: Dreyfuss stands adjacent to the wax model for “Helix,” a piece used in Dana Tai Soon Burgess’s performance art project “East West Passages.”

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ere you at the Transformer event?” John Dreyfuss leans forward, interest piqued. “Did you have fun?” he asks, with genuine enthusiasm. Audience reaction to the spaces of Halcyon House, where Dreyfuss has lived and worked for 13 years, is paramount to its resident sculptor.The building has “a life of its own,” he explains, perhaps referring both to its status as premier event location for brides, auctioneers and the art community and to the 200-year-old ghosts which some say roam its meandering staircases. Past and future intersect here as often as do conversations and cocktail glasses – Dreyfuss’s main imperative was to restore the original 18th century home and garden and stabilize its mercurial battle with time and the elements. “Like most historic houses, it always wants to be coming apart,” he wryly says. His interest in epic-scale renovation (an example of decidedly not “half-stepping” the process: the front, facing Prospect Street, was actually added around the older house, much like placing a box lid atop its fundaments) makes perfect sense; he’s an epic kind of guy.

Dreyfuss confesses to an overweening interest in mythology, and it’s easy to see pre-Columbian, Egyptian and classical forms inspiring his architectural doings here. Sculpture, he says, comes from a desire to explore how spatial relationships fit disparate parts in harmony with each other – be they human, animal or Georgetown mansion. Let’s take a look inside.

Above: Dreyfuss’s piece “Merlin,” evoking Brancusi’s “Bird in Flight,” is placed in the stairway leading from the more public studio space, which is rented out for parties. This encourages interaction between the guests, the space, and the work. “Our main job,” Dreyfuss says, “is to have a building where the events bring life to it.” Dreyfuss’s art dealer, George Hemphill, calls “Merlin” a “play between balance and symmetry, and between image and historical allusion.”

Left: Infamous for his tattered hat and disjointed ramblings around town, previous owner Albert Adsit Clemens – a relation of Mark Twain – owned Halcyon House in the early 19th century. At that time, the rear of the building was the front. Here, the main house is seen through a “garden folly” opposite to the building.

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The master bedroom suite is fitted with a separate seating area – the salle d’attente, in whose chairs Louis XIV’s courtiers stewed each morning, comes to mind – near the fireplace. Customglazed ochre walls were a touch from Dreyfuss’s wife, Mary Noble Ours, a portrait photographer whose eye for composition came in handy during the decorating. In the master bathroom, a working fireplace is flanked by chairs and a bathtub.

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Above: The “sitting room” of this main guest bedroom suite, done in cool blue tones, features an empire day bed and Martin Kotler artwork. The house was originally built in three parts: a main block, a kitchen wing and an office wing.

This is part of the latter and is nicknamed “The Arch Room.” Its back wall served as one of the house’s exterior walls and retains a characteristic arched shape.

Left: Dreyfuss and Ours restored this clerestory library. An arched window is set into a triangular pediment, showing the architect’s focused attention to spatial relationships. A sunken reading room provides a comfortable nook for solitary perusal of walls’ worth of bookshelves.

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3108 Woodland Drive was purchased in 2004 by Dr. Richard Pollock for $3.65 million.

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For $8.375 million, John Rogers, managing director of Goldman Sachs and former deputy Treasury secretary under Ronald Reagan, has purchased Woodland Drive﹐ NW. Surrounded by trees and situated on a quiet cul-de-sac at the edge of the Embassy Row area of Massachusetts Avenue Heights, the estate had been home to Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson for decades. The latter was the granddaughter of tire magnate B. F. Goodrich and the great-granddaughter of vice president John Cabell Breckinridge, who ran against Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Following Mrs. Patterson’s death, the circa-1930 Georgian-style residence was purchased in 2004 by Dr. Richard

reconditioned, this elegant mansion combines classical architecture and craftsmanship with modern amenities. Highlights of the four-story residence include perfectly proportioned public rooms with twelve-foot ceilings and elaborate moldings. A grand receiving gallery with French doors opens to meticulously landscaped grounds, terraces, a secluded garden pool and views of Rock Creek Park and the Washington National Cathedral. Seven bedrooms, six full baths, two half baths and a master bedroom suite with large dressing room round out the property.The stateof-the-art gourmet kitchen has an adjoining butler’s pantry and a separate servants’ staircase.

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Weichert realtor Fran Spaeth. Washington Fine Properties co-founder William F. X. Moody and Robert Hryniewicki represented Dr. Pollock.

Moody and Hryniewicki also represented Pollock in his purchase of Tracy Place﹐ NW. Pollock paid $4.1 million to the estate of thirteen-term NewYork Democratic congressman James Scheuer and his widow Emily, a leading interior designer whose syndicated column on decorating ran in The Washington Post for more than a decade. The five-bedroom Kalorama manse has an embassy-size living room, banquetsize dining room, eat-in kitchen and woodpaneled library with a sliding ladder. Two sets of French doors lead to a flagstone terrace and garden with mature trees and a lovely lap pool.

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Sylvia Bergstrom of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage listed the property.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn had hoped to run as the Socialist Party candidate against Nicolas Sarkozy and live in the ElysĂŠe Palace. Instead, he has become chairman of the International Monetary Fund and resides in Georgetown at Dumbarton Streetďš? NW. The threebedroom Federal with three baths went for $4 million and is titled to Strauss-Kahnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Anne Sinclair, who spent 13 years hosting Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular political talk show,â&#x20AC;&#x153;7 Sur 7.â&#x20AC;? Dominiqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth wife, Sinclair left the program to support her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career, which has included stints as a professor of economics, a mayor, a think-tank founder and, most notably, Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minister of Finance. Now, Strauss-Kahn will serve a five-year term as head of the IMF, during which period he intends to â&#x20AC;&#x153;rebuild the legitimacy of the Fundâ&#x20AC;? and increase its relevancy to large, developing nations such as China, Brazil and Mexico.

Christel Petermann of Bill Hounshell Real Estate aided Strauss-Kahn and Sinclair in securing their new Washington residence. The property had belonged to Marc Teren, who artfully infused its historic, architectural design with 21st century upgrades. Teren also owns the late Jean Ullman Friendly estate, aka the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Williams-Addison House,â&#x20AC;? a local landmark (circa 1810) on the crest of the hill at st Streetďš? NW that he acquired last year for $3.2 million. Teren chose Washington Fine Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jamie Peva to be his listing agent.

Peva, along with Washington Fine Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Michael Sullivan, also listed Oatsie Charlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; grand Georgetown manse at R Streetďš? NW.This historic landmark, officially known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dougal House,â&#x20AC;? was designed by Adams and Haskins and went for several million dollars, having been scooped up by Christian Hunt thanks to Tutt, Taylor & Rankin Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty agents Daryl Judy and Kimberly Casey.The circa1854, Italianate residence has six bedrooms, staff quarters and a guesthouse.

Earlier this year, WL reported the sale of the late Grande Dame Eleanor Preston Ritchieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate at Kalorama Circleďš? NW. The home that cost $3.35 million just months ago has again been sold, this time for $3.45 million. Built in 1930, the eight-bedroom residence has 5,394 square feet of interior living space, a large garden and a

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four-car garage. Jeff Mauer of Coldwell Banker represented the purchasers, who wish to remain anonymous. The seller, JeďŹ&#x20AC; Neal, is the principal and co-founder of Monument Realty, one of the largest real estate development companies in Washington. Kim Gibson of Arnold, Bradley, Sargent, Davy and Chew and Susie Maguire of Long & Foster served as co-listing agents.

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In Potomac, Turnberry Drive now belongs to Roger and Suzanne Eastman, who paid $1,249,999 for this spacious two-story home constructed in 1989. Nancy Itteilag of Long & Foster Realtors represented the couple. The sellers were Lydia and Howard Vine. Howard is an attorney and lobbyist with Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky, LLP who, in his spare time, acts in a number of theatrical productions. Lydia is a realtor with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and served as the listing agent for the Montgomery County house which she and her husband bought in 2004 for $912,500.

VIRGINIA On the market since early 2003,â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bellapaisâ&#x20AC;? in Alexandria is finally under contract.The eighteenroom mansion, sitting on 25 acres of riverfront property once belonging to George Washington, is a steal at $9.75 million. The Federal-style residence dates back to the mid-eighteen-

hundreds and was thoughtfully expanded during the 1930â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and then fully refurbished in 2001.

Often billed as Fairfax Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest privately held Potomac property, the phenomenal estate has belonged to the heirs of the McCormick family fortune since 1939. The McCormicks, of course, are the old-moneyed family who invented the mechanical reaper and then parlayed the patent into major manufacturing and commercial exploits, including the creation of global giant International Harvester, Inc. Now titled to Leander McCormick-Goodhart and his sister Henrie a McCormick-Goodhart Burke, who married into the Burke & Herbert banking family, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bellapais,â&#x20AC;? located at East Boulevard Drive, is expected to change hands mid-month. Washington Fine Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; executive vice president William Moody and Robert Hryniewicki will facilitate the deal.The prospective buyers, reportedly an Old Town Alexandria couple with three children, plan to raise their family on these magnificent grounds.

In the City of Alexandria,Weichert realtors Scott Shawkey and Annie Cefaratti were the selling agents representing retired Marine Lt. General Jack Klimp and his wife Cathy in the purchase of their newly constructed home on Arell Court. Abramson Builders sold the fourbedroom house for $1.254 million.

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suits to black-tie events, excuse themselves for s I write this, the stock market home before the dessert, and play with their is bungee jumping, oil prices devices at the table. have climbed to scary heights, Honestly, it won’t diminish your power if Amer ican children are ill you let a friend know whether you will or from their toys made in China, the Bush won’t attend the party for which they likely Administration’s bunker mentality is thicker coughed up some big bucks and endured God and higher, while the race for his successor knows how many arguments with the caterer could be over before most voters look up to and household staff. Those reasons alone see who’s running. And what am I thinking demand your thoughtfulness. about? I’m looking over the list for our annual I’m not yet at the stage of the pros holiday party and wondering who I’m going who mail “Save the Date” cards in August, to hate the morning after. Why? Because invitations at Halloween with addressed there’s no richer time for bad manners than the stamped reply cards inside that require only a party season which runs from Thanksgiving to checked “yes” or “no,” and then begin follow New Year’s Day.This town during the holidays up phone calls right after Thanksgiving. That is like this town in a dusting of snow – all sort of desperate effort would be better used rational behavior is tossed. Simple etiquette helping our troops in Iraq; it shouldn’t be becomes so much slipping and sliding. required for having a party. I may, though, This Scrooge-like rant of mine has to cross over to the new frontier and use do with only two demands: please do cold, heartless email; but doesn’t that R.S.V.P. my #@*&$!!? invitation, and suck out the last drop of glamour and please don’t regift me with the gift I romance from the holiday party spirit? gave you at that dinner six months ago. anymore, and even when they do respond, Well, almost any party – it’s fine if you You know who you are, too. You who stockpile all the hostess gifts and premium it doesn’t necessarily mean it will hold up.” are just out of college and building your holiday theme around a keg. swag bag items only to redistribute them So, consider yourselves on notice. I to your beloved close friends when the frost is on the fir tree. Maybe you should keep even bother with a seated dinner during the am making a list and checking it twice, and if a list of where and from whom you scored holidays, because what you’ll get is: “Can we you don’t R.S.V.P. you are officially naughty and the loot. A dinner guest memorably handed just drop by for cocktails? Can we join you for won’t dare want to face me when I’m not feeling me a beautifully wrapped book that when dessert? We’ve got so much that night.” Part of nice. Ho Ho Ho and Bah Humbug! unwrapped revealed an inscription to the re- this is the ridiculous warp-speed pace of life, gifter from the author. “Dear Mary, for all the but there’s another factor unique to our fair old times. Love, Bill” These kinds of details city: entitlement.

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