Social Diary

Social Diary• October 20, 2021

Reflections on Rich Girls

A story in the Boston Globe about an heiress who was always two people at once, loved by her friends who respected her yet didn’t know the side which drove her days and nights at the end...

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The Street Scene and the Social Scene

Social Diary• October 18, 2021.

Weekend’s over after a New York-busy week including the dinner at Doubles, the reception for The Fresh Air Fund, and the upcoming Alzheimer’s Association Imagine Benefit this November... READ MORE

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Mother Nature’s guests

Social Diary• October 15, 2021.

The pleasure and the company. The annual fall luncheon for the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy outside on a beautiful day in New York; plus the upcoming 16th annual WALK/RUN FOR ABILIS this Sunday in Greenwich... READ MORE

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Little ole New York and where we came from

Social Diary• October 13, 2021.

An internet site I visit regularly inspired a Diary about the wonders of little ole New York and where we came from... READ MORE

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Dreaming of Good ole Gossip

Social Diary• October 12, 2021.

Waking up from a dream about Jack Paar had me thinking about the man and his influence at another time... READ MORE

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NYSD Personage: Barbara Carroll

Social Diary• October 11, 2021.

Remembering Barbara Carroll, our lady of the jazz piano keys... READ MORE

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Real dramatics

Social Diary• October 5, 2021.

From scandalous to scandal-less and how our world has changed... READ MORE

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Joanne Connelley; When Dreams Came True

Social Diary• October 4, 2021.

A little girl from New Jersey who made a debut that brought international fame and fortune over night and a star-crossed life... READ MORE

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Why We Write

Social Diary• October 1, 2021.

While reducing number of books accumulating, I came upon a short paperback by George Orwell. Curious, I read it. Learning about yourself is the ultimate gift... READ MORE

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It Takes A Neighborhood

Social Diary• September 28, 2021.

President Bill Clinton’s attendance last week at the re-opening of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre evoked deep memories of this writer... READ MORE

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Global-minded citizens

Social Diary• September 27, 2021.

With the social calendar beginning to become active again, the Versailles Foundation hosted a dinner at the 1765 Morris-Jumel mansion in upper Manhattan to celebrate the restoration of Madame Jumel’s Reception Room and Bedroom... READ MORE

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The Art of Fashion

Social Diary• September 24, 2021.

We’re back! This past week’s calendar included the Couture Council Luncheon benefiting the Museum at FIT sold out with a waiting list; plus up in Newport, the finale of the season was the Preservation Society of Newport County’s annual “Enchanted Evening Dinner Dance.”... READ MORE

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Novel friendships

Social Diary• September 23, 2021.

New York is moving along, from ships in the Hudson to the cocktail party for INTERSOS to Peter Brown's party for the debut of Paige Peterson’s “Growing Up Belvedere.”... READ MORE

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