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Across the Nation• April 11, 2018

Treasures of China’s Heritage: Part 5, Fujian and Shanxi

Treasures of China’s Heritage: Touring with the Global Heritage Fund Fifth of a Seven-Part Series Fujian and Shanxi In anticipation of a return to China, I’ve been revisiting my past travels to the country. Some of my best memories of the “Middle Kingdom” include my nine-day tour of historically significant sites with the Palo Alto-based […]...

Flower Power: Garden Parties at Palm Beach

Across the Nation• April 6, 2018.

The Palm Beach calendar is entering its seasonal lull as bridge foursomes go their separate directions and golfers tee off for Northern climes. Amid the final flurry of luncheons, teas and galas, two of the area’s most notable green thumbs, The Garden Club of Palm Beach and The Gentlemen of the Garden, celebrated milestones. GCPB […]... READ MORE

Sarasota Social Diary: The Botanical Gardens and the Ringling

Across the Nation• March 27, 2018.

When Jane Holzer, or Baby Jane Holzer, as she is widely known, saw preparations for the exhibit: “Warhol: Flowers in the Factory” at Sarasota’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, she gave it the ultimate blessing after seeing the plans and enjoying a dinner capped with a Warhol-inspired banana split. “Andy would have loved it,” she told [&hel... READ MORE

Horse Power: Red Hills International Horse Trials

Across the Nation• March 14, 2018.

The 20th Anniversary Red Hills International Horse Trials, a top-ranked Eventing competition, was held at the sublime 670-acre Elinor Klapp Phipps Park in Tallahassee. Red Hills offers a refreshing close-up of riders and their horses, far from the tame refinements found at Wellington’s Winter Equestrian Festival. My first Eventing and always a de... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social Diary

Across the Nation• January 29, 2018.

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney exhibition opens at Norton Museum of Art Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s historical prominence is most often defined by her dynastic lineage and philanthropy, particularly as founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art, rather than her proficient skills, aesthetic and accomplishments as a noteworthy 20th century sculpt... READ MORE

Washington Social Diary: From Georgetown To Old Town

Across the Nation• December 21, 2015.

It’s a New York Social Diary tradition each year for this column to feature the festive holiday decorations of the homes in Georgetown, the capital’s well-preserved historic neighborhood that was founded in 1751 and once served as a port. The residential area is one of the prettiest places to stroll during the holidays. This year we add [... READ MORE

Washington Social Diary – Katherine And David Bradley: A Cut Above

Across the Nation• October 18, 2010.

When I look back over the archives of three years of writing the Washington Social Diary there are two names that stand out: Katherine Brittain Bradley and David G. Bradley. Not only have I written a lot of stories that centered on one or another of their cocktail and dinner parties, but with each story there’s a […]... READ MORE

Washington Social Diary’s countryside getaway – Blackberry Farm: Sleep Away Camp for Rich People

Across the Nation• April 6, 2010.

Oh, to be a lottery winner, Goldman-Sachs executive or newly rich! I would peel off a wad of fresh green and jet back to the even greener hills of Tennessee and the pastoral fields at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains. I would be pampered, but with a veneer of roughing it: good food, […]... READ MORE

Washington Social Diary: The White Out

Across the Nation• February 11, 2010.

The Washington blizzard of last weekend was dense and intense, and even beautiful, but the white out of the last 24 hours was brutal and a challenge even for those skilled in winter weather extremes. This was not a storm made of only fat flakes falling heavily from the sky. It had the heavy snowfall […]... READ MORE

Washington Social Diary – GEORGETOWN’S HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Across the Nation• December 24, 2009.

Georgetown is Washington’s most talked about neighborhood for many reasons. Its historic past, the beautiful 18th and 19th century homes, a buzz factor as the city’s social hub, and the fact it is the capital’s most walkable neighborhood. The residents embrace the spirit of all the holidays, but especially the Christmas season when, regardles... READ MORE

Washington Social Diary: Dinner With Mrs. Post In Absentia

Across the Nation• October 19, 2009.

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 Pete... READ MORE

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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Treasures of China’s Heritage: Part 5, Fujian and Shanxi

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Washington Social Diary: From Georgetown To Old Town

Washington Social Diary – Katherine And David Bradley: A Cut Above

Washington Social Diary’s countryside getaway – Blackberry Farm: Sleep Away Camp for Rich People

Washington Social Diary: The White Out

Washington Social Diary – GEORGETOWN’S HOLIDAY SPIRIT

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