Across the Nation
Across the Nation• October 19, 2009

Washington Social Diary: Dinner With Mrs. Post In Absentia

The news was surprising, but at a formal dinner at Hillwood Museum the other night the guests were told it was the first such event there since Marjorie Merriweather Post died in 1973 and bequeathed the estate to the public as a museum. That’s the reason the organizers of the dinner, her grand-daughter, Ellen MacNeille Charles, and John Peters Irelan, […]...

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Envisioning Palm Beach: The Addison Mizner Collection at The Society of the Four Arts

Palm Beach• August 26, 2009.
Architect Addison Mizner’s extensive library, volumes that span three centuries, and his design diaries — scrapbooks filled with sketches, watercolors, photographs and ephemera — are noteworthy aspects of the decorative arts collections at The Society of the Four Arts, reflecting Mizner’s influential status as a professional architect and... READ MORE
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Washington Social Diary Remembering Old Iron Pants

Across the Nation• July 27, 2009.
It was 1970. I was a rogue teenager working a “cub” job in the Washington Bureau of United Press International. I preferred to work in a newsroom to being in school. Journalism was all I wanted to do or be.  One evening, home from work, I dug into the new issue of Look Magazine. I bought it […]... READ MORE
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Garden Grandeur endures at Casa Phippsberger

Palm Beach• March 23, 2009.
In Palm Beach, where escapist landscapes borrowed from English rose gardens, French parterres, Spanish cloisters and Tuscan courtyards amplify the surreal allure of streets lined with imported architectural facades, Casa Phippsberger’s tropical splendor is a welcome relief, a six-acre sanctuary inspired by the barrier island’s own natural histo... READ MORE
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Palm Beach Social Diary real estate round up: Billionaires bubble; Farish house for sale

Palm Beach• December 3, 2008.
Palm Beach’s social orbit, the seasonal centrifuge of galas, gowns and guest lists, is in full spin just as the island’s real estate juggernaut may be showing signs of a slowdown, possibly triggering a greater threat to the Palm Beach whirlwind than if the whiteflies decimate the resort’s signature ficus hedges. Although the town’s commerc... READ MORE
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The Palm Beach Social Diary

Palm Beach• April 4, 2008.
The Palm Beach Social Diary. Raced back down to Palm Beach from New York, but this time not such an easy trip as I had to hop on and off the plane, like a bunny. Just before take off, Delta called us back to the terminal and dragged all the passengers off to “inspect” the plane. […]... READ MORE

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