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CONTENTS P hilanthroPy i ssue 96

THE SUBSTANCE OF STYLE

In this year’s continuation of our iconic “white shirt”

shoot, Quest captures women of true character who are using their talent, time, and influence to benefit worthy causes in communities at home and around the world.

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF GENEROSITY

Young, proactive, and socially engaged,

these five faces of young philanthropy are helping to create a better world for us all by tackling everything from poverty to hunger, education to the arts, and human rights to animal rights. by daniel caPPello and brooke kelly

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NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES IN THE MARKET

Quest chats with some of its favorite

brokers about a resurgence in the real estate market—from Nantucket to Palm Beach, and everywhere in between. by lily hoagland and brooke kelly

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MORGAN’S GREATEST LEGACY

From the April 1999 archives, a look at J.P. Morgan’s

cultural contributions to New York. by Jay hutto with PhotograPhs by todd eberle

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SOCIAL DIARY

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AMERICAN AUTHORITY

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DESIGN

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CANTEENS

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FRESH FINDS

April showers bring (beaded) May flowers. by Daniel CaPPello anD elizabeth meigher

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RESIDENCES

The Woolworth Residences come to NYC’s most iconic building. by Christian emanuel

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PROFILE

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REAL ESTATE

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ART

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DESIGN

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OPEN HOUSE

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SOCIAL CALENDAR

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YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST

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SNAPSHOT

A missed party and the virtues of the Second Avenue Subway. by DaviD PatriCk Columbia The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Society, then and forever more.

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How U.S. diplomacy is seen by the world today. by taki theoDoraCoPulos

Leta Austin Foster on taking risks and how to achieve a sense of harmony in home design.

Charles Masson is back with a new Upper East Side boîte—Majorelle. by Daniel CaPPello

Sonja Morgan and her incredible journey through society.

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices bring excellence to the market. by lily hoaglanD

The collection of the Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan collection.

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Judy Howard Harpel explains the surprise that led to her career in interior design. by alex travers Handsome Properties tells us that 18 Broad Street was Charleston’s first “skyscraper.”

A guide to all the galas, benefits, and goings-on for the coming month of April.

The art world hosted the best of New York’s parties in March. by alex travers

Remembering the banker, philanthropist, and patriarch David Rockefeller. by Chris meigher

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EDITOR’S LETTER

This page, clockwise top left: “The Fearless Girl” statue was placed on Wall Street to remind people of the need for gender equality in business; Sarah Arison, one of our young philanthropists; the Morgan Library study vault.

SHE STANDS FIRM, even as she is dwarfed by a bull who seems to be leaning its head in her direction, as if taking aim with its massive horns. But, chest high, hands firmly planted on hips, “The Fearless Girl” cedes no ground.

The 50-inch-tall bronze statue of a young girl appeared the day before International Women’s Day on Wall Street in front of its iconic bull, put there by State Street Global Advisors as a symbol of the need for gender equality in leadership positions.

As Editorial Assistant Leslie Locke put it, “many hope she is here to stay—as a reminder of how great women can be given the opportunity.”

This Philanthropy Issue holds a multitude of such women, and what they have done with their time, money, and influence in order to better their communities and others around the world. From our cover girl Hilary Geary Ross, who serves as president of the Blenheim Foundation U.S.A.; to Lauren Bush Lauren’s FEED project (with its ubiquitous FEED bags, which have become symbols of fashion with a heart); to Frances and Jennie Scaife, the 2017 honorees for the Lighthouse Guild, we have filled the magazine with brilliant examples of fearless women.

Which is not to leave out the men, of course: the remarkable Vinny Dotoli, for example, who founded the Harlem Academy for gifted children in underserved communities; J.P. Morgan, who made his one-of-a-kind library into a public institution with a collection for scholars and visitors to enjoy; and David Rockefeller, who sadly recently passed away at 101 years of age, leaving behind an incredible legacy of giving back in many dif18 QUEST

ferent ways from conservation to the arts. He famously differed in opinion with some of his wealthy peers on the issue of income tax, calling it unseemly to earn $1 million and then find ways to avoid paying taxes on it—just one of many testaments to his civic sense of duty.

Philanthropy comes not just from the spirit of generosity, but also a backbone to change the world. Globally, locally, in any way, let us all be fearless. u

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ON THE COVER: Hilary Geary Ross, one of the leading ladies of philanthropy, at her home in Palm Beach. Since 2009, Geary Ross has served as president of the Blenheim Foundation U.S.A. Part of our cover story, “The Substance of Style,” photographed by Harry Benson.

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NEW YORK SO CIAL DIARY “MARCH WENT OUT like a

lion”… So wrote Oscar Hammerstein II (“A whippin’ up the water in the bay”).

That was sort of true, if you allowed that it was just a movie, March. For this writer, it was a lotta movies.

We could start March with the week in New York before

in February. Gloria Vanderbilt who is now flourishing in her 94th year of living legend.

For a long time, I’ve been going around thinking her day was the 24th and wanted to wish her a Happy Birthday.

Then it occurred to me that maybe I’m wrong. So I looked it up. Aha! I was wrong. Glo-

ria is possibly the most charismatic individual (man or woman) I have ever known.

It’s a literary kind of charisma—like a really great novel, it retains its original power.

With Gloria, you could imagine you are in the presence of a character out of novel.

And yet real as to be true. Re-

markable is one word for it. A Pleasure is another. So Happy Birthday Gloria, a remarkable pleasure to know you on your birthday and any day.

Then there is the getting around the town. The Second The Second Avenue Subway opened. It is in my neighborhood. I hadn’t thought of tak-

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A ing it since it’s a (small) hike over to its station three blocks north and three city blocks west, and I’m often heading out last minute to make a date or appointment. Then one day I learned the other day that there is an entrance also on 83rd Street (on which I am, on the corner of East End Avenue). I also learned that if I took the Second Avenue Subway, I could go to 55th Street and Seventh Avenue in one trip without transferring. 55th and Seventh is a block and a half from Michael’s restaurant, my frequent lunch stop.

The cab trip from my apartment to Michael’s can be arduous time-and-temper-wise because of heavy midtown

traffic, and so expensive—all that time on the meter, easily twenty, twenty-five bucks. So it occurred to me it might be economically and even mentally wiser to take the subway if it were that good.

Coincidentally, just as all this Common Sense was going on in my head, my phone rang and it was Jeff Hirsch.

He was calling to tell me that he was at Seventh Avenue and 55th Street, and about to take the new Q train (The 2nd Avenue Subway) to East 96th and Second. He’d heard it was a fast ride.

I told him to call me when he got to 96th to give me an idea of how fast it was. I hung up the phone and five minutes

or so later the phone rang and it was Jeff.

So that Wednesday, I decided to test it out by going down to Michael’s. I didn’t have a lunch date but I figured I could have a burger at the bar and take it all in.

I left my apartment at 1:10 and walked the three blocks to Second Avenue (about seven minutes). I already had the Metrocard. At 1:20, the Q train came along. At 1:26 it pulled into the 57th Street station (with an exit on 55th).

At 1:35, having walked the city-wise block and a half, I entered Michael’s. Loreal and Joana were surprised to see me so I couldn’t resist trying to make them think I’d made a

rez and they forgot to put it in the book. They didn’t fall for it (they’ve heard every line in the book). I sat at the bar, had my cheeseburger/medium/ rocquefort cheese; chatted with Steve and Danny; took in the room and returned to 55th and 7th; and the Q train back up to Second and 83rd. I felt like a kid getting the thrill of a subway ride. Everything new, even the line.

Also, that week, I missed the party (I’ll cry if I want to…), to borrow from the late Leslie Gore. I either never saw my invitation or I never got one. This is never a disappointment, one or the other. However, when I heard about it a couple hours

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after it was over, I wished I’d known because it was one of those rare parties that brought out a real cross section of New York Arts and Media crowd right now.

Barbara Tober and Michele Cohen of the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) hosted “an evening in honor of” Joan Juliet Buck. If you don’t know who Joan Juliet Buck is, not to worry—I met a very young woman recently who didn’t know who Jackie Onassis is/was.

If you follow fashion, then you know. I don’t know Ms. Buck, although I’ve met her a couple of times. She’s a very attractive woman who not sur24 QUEST

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prisingly was once editor of Paris Vogue and is no longer, and has written to tell about it in her memoir The Price of Illusion. It could have been titled The Price of Media Illusion but that of course is another story yet to be acknowledged.

I knew the name Joan Juliet Buck long before I met her. It’s a beautiful name, in my opinion, and like many of us, I’d already conjured up an image of what she actually looked like without ever have seen her photograph.

Joan Juliet Buck has a presence and a look that does not disappoint the imagination.

Small (to this tall galoot) and slender, she is very pretty,

straightforward, and accompanied by a diffidence that may be shyness or may be calculated. Whatever it is, it is appealing. I don’t recall what she was wearing when we met. I only recall that she had a kind of offhand chic that reflects a fresh intelligence.

I haven’t read the book yet but I did read the excerpt in New York magazine. She’s a very good writer. Her prose is easy to read: cool, and like any good fashion editor would want, it is accessorized with visual details that give you a full picture.

“Yves had become bloated and vast. He was 58; his face hadn’t aged, but his hair had

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turned to wood and rose from his forehead in hard ridges. Sitting on my left, looking like a carved Austrian bottle stopper, he gave out intermittent, uncertain giggles and smiled sweetly.

The chapter excerpted in New York magazine provides a sharp, cool, yet almost diffident quality to her reporting so that you get the picture throughout. An American who was a child in California, a young girl in London, and had written for more than one fashion magazine, Buck was at the “top of her game” in fashion for several years as editor of Paris Vogue.

After that she was fired.

Boom. Just like that. Over.

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Why? A business decision.

Reaction, response varies with the customer.

The professional future of Vogue editors is not without legend. The “fashion editor” can be a brilliant position until it is not. When it ends, it can be brutal. Diana Vreeland, for example, had that eccentric yet unusually charming personality that spelled charisma just on the sight of her.

She was warm by nature and had the talent to amuse which her presentation of fashion reflected. When you met her she looked at you. She looked you over. Not with an attitude or suspicion or prevailing disinterest, but instead with 26 QUEST

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eye-sparkling interest. Who is this person, she seemed to be asking herself, while appearing to admire the finished product whatever it was.

The legendary circumstances of Mrs. Vreeland’s “termination” came when one day in 1971 when she arrived at her office and discovered that her desk had been removed.

Whatever the shock felt like, I do not know but she escaped to Paris where she spent four months recovering from her velvet grind. Not long after she began her job at the Costume Institute at the Met, she turned that department into the “must-see” exhibition galleries its known for, lending

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her now valuable charisma to the department.

Mrs. Vreeland was replaced

by Grace Mirabella, who had been her assistant—title: Associate Editor—in the 1960s.

Ms. Mirabella’s reign lasted 17 years until one day, in 1988, her husband called her to tell her that Liz Smith had just reported to a nationwide audience on WNBC-TV’s Live at Five that she was “out” as editor and also out of Condé Nast (where she had been working for the previous 36years). She was replaced by Anna Wintour.

Ms. Mirabella got her revenge by starting her own fashion magazine (Mirabella)

with the backing of Rupert Murdoch—an offer he made to her the day after she was fired from Condé Nast. She also, in 1995, wrote (with Judith Warner) a memoir titled In And Out Of Vogue.

In the book she described her successor, Ms. Wintour, as “cold,” “suspicious,” “autocratic,” “a vision of skinniness in black sunglasses and Chanel suits, playing the movie version of a fashion editor a la Lady in the Dark.”

Mr. Newhouse was remembered for his “dull gaze” and “glumly decorated office.” For Alexander Lieberman, the editorial director of Condé Nast, she described a man “behind

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Of all the stories of the history of Condé Nast’s harsh firings, there is none as cruel as that of Margaret Case.

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The New York Times the following day reported the suicide and that her colleagues at Vogue said she left the office on Friday “in preparation for flying Sunday morning to the Spanish island of Majorca on vacation. She was to retire at the end of the year.”

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Unlike Maggie Case (as she was known to friends), Joan Juliet Buck had the youth and strength to survive her Vogue adventure. Her book party on this Wednesday night at the Museum of Arts and Design was a huge success, selling out of books on hand, and drawing one of the best cross-sections of New York media, literary and social life.

Barbara Tober, a founder and now chairman emeritus of MAD was editor of Condé Nast’s Brides magazine for more than three decades. She and Joan together made a toast to their shared history as alumnae of Condé Nast, which they described as both a “finishing school” and “hell.”

Among the guests at the party included Candace Bergen, William Ivey Long, Iris Love, Fern Mallis, Maria Cristina Anzola and John Heimann, Dale Haddon, Bob Balaban, Sheila Nevins, Cece Cord, Shelly Fremont, Ann Dexter Jones, Patricia Bosworth, Ben Brantley, Tina Brown and Sir Harold Ev-

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The Unfire-ables. Over a weekend I finished reading Christina Croft’s Queen Victoria’s Grandsons: 1859–1918 (Hilliard & Croft publishers).

A friend recommended it, knowing that I’d already read a couple of biographies on the reign of Victoria and the Edwardian Age. Queen Victoria had nine children with Prince Albert, followed by 18 grandsons and 22 granddaughters. She herself was never fond of babies per se. She saw them as “froglike and rather disgusting… particularly when undressed.”

Nor did she like being frequently pregnant, ruining the pleasure, she believed, of the

early years of her marriage to her darling, adored Albert. Although she was not what you would call a warm and cuddly mother, she nevertheless loved her grandchildren (“As a rule, I like girls best”), both girls and boys, and she was remembered by them with love as “dearest grandmama.”

The boys occupied the thrones of England, Germany and Denmark. It was Prince Albert’s idealistic dream that via those dynastic bonds, the grandchildren— brothers, sisters, cousins— Europe would be assured of a peaceful coexistence for generations to come.

This was not to be, as we know. Prince Albert, who died at 42, lived only long enough to see the birth of his first

grandson, Wilhelm—always known as Willy—who would later become Kaiser Wilhelm II, son of Albert and Victoria’s eldest daughter, also named Victoria, the Princess Royal.

By 1914, 13 years after the death of Victoria, the great days of the European monarchies were finished, ended by the catastrophic World War I for which Grandson Willy, then Emperor of Germany, was blamed by historians— although not author Croft— as the scourge that brought about that ending of monarchic politics.

Victoria’s children married their European peers, inspiring the reference to her as “the Grandmother of European monarchies.” Hers was a family dominated by the then most

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powerful woman in the world, monarch of the most politically, economically and geographically powerful country on Earth in the 19th century.

The author lays out a storyboard of characters and their interrelationships in a huge family of political power and wealth. Even by the middle of the 20th century, Americans growing up then heard about the institutional constrictiveness of the Victorians.

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al grandchildren has the attraction of soap opera, or soap operetta, as it were. Royal or not, you follow the grandchildren into their marriages, their offspring and their family dramas. Marriage was politically important and many were bred for that, but all, no matter their rank or station, were merely human.

As the grandchildren’s generation aged to the end of the 19th century, and the modern age moved in on everyone, history changed channels. After the death of Victoria in 1901 (who had the longest reign in British history, 64 years, until her great-great granddaughter Elizabeth II), the Suffragette

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One of the most compelling personalities is that of the first born grandson, Wilhelm or

William or Willy, which was the name his siblings and relatives knew him by. The world later knew him as Kaiser Wilhelm of the First World War. Yet the story of Willy from birth is a classic example of how we all get to be who we are—from circumstances at the very beginning.

Willy’s birth came after a 13-hour labor. Croft writes: “The child was discovered to be in the breech position, which, in normal circumstances at the time would necessitate a caesarean. In those days (1859) a caesarean operation often resulted in the mother’s death, and none of the doctors were prepared to accept re-

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A sponsibility for killing the English princess. Fearing for the life of both mother and child, the doctor (Martin) eventually opted to use forceps, and by the time the baby was dragged from the womb he appeared so lifeless that he was presumed to be dead.”

“The moment the little one was born, a German midwife recounted many years after,” a despairing moan came from the mother. … “‘The Princess is dying— she is paying dearly for her son,’ whispered the doctors, while working with blanched faces over the prostrate body.’ Of course, I had to abandon the child momentarily to help them and when

she revived after a little while, I knelt down before the couch on which our heir rested. Imagine my fright: he had not yet uttered a cry, nor did he move a muscle. ‘Stillborn, by Heaven’ I thought.”

“The midwife gestured to Dr. Martin who immediately seized the baby and rubbed him so vigorously that the nerves of his shoulder already weakened by the forceps, were irreparably damaged, leaving him with a disability which would plague him throughout his life.”

By 1914, 13 years after the death of Victoria, the great days of the European monarchies were finished, ended by the catastrophic World War I.

Grandson Willy, then Emperor of Germany, was blamed as the scourge that brought about that ending.

Croft, in an interview about her book, recalled Willy as an erratic man; greatly maligned.

“Manic, monster, madman.”

That image is very far from the truth. Prone to making irrational statements and having strange outbursts, which have been quoted to prove he was this kind of monster.

“He loved England, loved his beloved grandmother.” As emperor “he was very keen to promote culture, the arts, and refused to turn against the people. Bismarck was urging him to crush the workers and he refused to do that.

People of that time were manipulated to fear that they were about to be attacked by that terrible enemy overseas, believing the Germans would move in and take over all of Europe.” Sound familiar?

Tragedy all around, for everyone. Except for those—as there always are—who profited from the War and destruction. A fascinating story, fable-like, of a family, and us.

As the grandchildren’s generation aged to the end of the 19th century, and the modern age moved in on everyone, history changed channels.

After the death of Victoria in 1901 (who had the longest reign in British history—64 years—until her great-great

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A Sunday night dinner at Sette Mezzo with its full-house

crowd: Gillian and Sylvester Miniter; Kathy Steinberg, Siri and Bree Mortimer, and Bette Ann Gwathme, Joe and Hilary Califano; Kathy Sloane and Congresswoman Carolyn Mahoney; Maurice Sonnenberg; Charlie Rose and Amanda Burden, Jerry Della Femina and Judy Licht.

Later that night I learned that Jimmy Breslin had died earlier in the day. He would have been 87 on October 17.

I did not know him, never met him, don’t even recall ever seeing him except very occasionally on television. However, like many New Yorkers of my generation and before me, I read him eagerly and always admiring in the daily New York

Herald-Tribune in the 1960s when it had been taken over

by John Hay “Jock” Whitney and turned into the competing morning newspaper versus the New York Times.

In those days, few Times writers had an actual byline.

Most articles were “Special to the New York Times.”

The Trib on the other hand— the Eisenhower Republican paper—had a host of great writers, both columnists and journalists. Breslin was among them and was incidentally about as Republican as Che Guevera. I’m not implying that Breslin was a Commie.

But he was an Irishman, a “Noo Yawker,” a great story teller from the nabes, and

called it like an Irishman New Yorker. He was a star who didn’t bother with the role.

He told stories. His reports were stories, fact or fiction. In memory they were more often fiction because he had characters who were mentioned from time to time like Marvin the Torch (we know what his business was). They could make you laugh. The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight was about a New York gang/mob who were, I was told, mainly Irish and famous for killing a local shylock named Ruby whom they owned money to.

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NORTH COURT | $20,000,000 | WEB ID: 0067353 Gated estate renovated to perfection includes 12,500 sf manor with theater, wine cellar, gym, guest house/office, pool, court, fountains & formal gardens.

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Heather Platt | 203.983.3802

8 & 14 FOX RUN LANE | $5,995,000 | WEB ID: 0068312 Nearly 8 acres in 2 acre zoning on private lane on corner of Zaccheus Mead.

Lovingly maintained and historically plaqued 8-br Tudor. 5 garages & pool.

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21 CALHOUN DRIVE | $4,695,000 | WEB: 0068369 Maginificent English Manor estate in a private association w/ putting green & sand trap, tennis court, 40 ft indoor pool, jacuzzi & exercise room, wine cellar.

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The annual Young Fellows Ball last Thursday night, now in its 18th year at the Frick was hosted in partnership with Carolina Herrera. This year’s theme Turner By Moonlight drawing from the special exhibition right now: Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Pasages through Time. You can view the show until May 14.

The Young Fellows is a great ball. Aside from the costume, and the champagne and canapés, it’s very relaxed and informal. The mode and codes of behavior of their grandparents’ day is no longer required, so it’s fun to parody. The party has all the panache and style

that you can find at the Frick and almost no place else in New York these days. First of all, you’re stepping into another man’s special world. You can see in Billy Farrell’s photos, that this was a successful party. There was a vibe in the room. The young ladies, the girls, are resplendent in long dresses and the young men (the boys) are spiffed up in black tie. And they were obviously having a good time.

There were more than 600 attending. There was dancing in the Music Room with DJ Allison Kinney spinning the racks. Guests of the ball enjoyed wine and Perrier Jouet, and the evening’s specialty

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cocktails, ‘Harbor at Dusk’ and ‘Moonlight Punch,’ created with Absolut Elix vodka.

Caterer Olivier Cheng complemented the elegant mood of the evening with inspired savory food and desserts.

Chairs for the evening were: Rickie De Sole, Micaela Erlanger, Amory McAndrew, Joann Pailey, Emmy Rossum, and Nicky and James Rothschild.

Honorary Chaires were: Fernanda Abdalla, Nasiba Adilova, Alessandra Balazs, Patricia Lansing, Alexi Ashe Meyers & Seth Meyers, Olivia Palermo, Bettina Prentice, Lauren Santo Domingo, and Ana Villafañe. u

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Lore Dodge and Jean van Sinderen-Law

Peter and Kay Bernon with Lesley King Grenier and Robert Kraft

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1170 FIFTH AVENUE, APT 10B 9 rm, 4 br, 4 ba | Web: 00111312 | $5,595,000 Cathy Taub, 212.606.7772

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200 EAST 69TH STREET, APT 40B 5 rm, 3 br, 2.5 ba | Web: 00110980 | $3,900,000 Lois Nasser, 212.606.7706 Harry Nasser, 212.400.8724

BACCARAT RESIDENCES NEW YORK 3 rm, 1 br, 1.5 ba | Web: 00111282 | $3,800,000 Kevin B. Brown, 212.606.7748

322 WEST 57TH STREET, APT 40B 2 br, 2 ba | Web: 00111077 | $3,500,000 Alexander Novack, 212.606.7605 Sybille Novack, 212.606.7693

1065 LEXINGTON AVENUE, APT 9A 7 rm, 4 br, 3 ba | Web: 00111336 | $3,395,000 Leslie S. Modell, 212.606.7668

30 FIFTH AVENUE, APT 8E 4 rm, 2 br, 1.5 ba | Web: 00111304 | $2,250,000 Florence Danforth-Meyer, 212.606.7632 Epo Manning, 212.606.7604

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A JOAN JULIET BUCK’S BOOK SIGNING FOR “THE PRICE OF ILLUSION” AT T H E M U S E U M O F A R TS A N D D E S I G N

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Bill and Kathy Rayner

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Marshall Rose and Candice Bergen

William Ivey Long and Barbara Tober

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Joan Juliet Buck, Sheila Nevins and Bruce Grivetti

Charlie Scheips, Alexandra Schlesinger and Christopher Mason

Gay Talese and Etheleen Staley

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Lynn Foster and Bob Nederlander

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Castle Connolly Private Health Partners, LLC* concierge physicians add value to patients through enhanced services, such as health coaching tools, tele-health capability and access to a variety of wellness services. CCPHP physicians can even provide house calls. Most importantly, though, CCPHP’s concierge or membership model enables patients and physicians to collaborate more closely on working towards patients’ personalized health care goals.

The CCPHP concierge membership program allows health care to be more focused on prevention and wellness. Each patient is provided with a host of services not covered under traditional practices, such as convenient appointment scheduling, direct private phone line, and help dealing with health related administrative and insurance issues. At the same time, physicians have more time to provide an in-depth wellness-focused physical exam, which becomes the foundation of care, and to oversee greater care coordination between specialists, among other things.

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By managing the volume of patients I see, no one is rushed, so visits can be more rewarding for both physician and patient. The added time I can devote to patients can improve the likeliness of healthier outcomes, and in the process, both parties can benefit from a more connected partnership.

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Toby Perlman and David Wilson

Vicki and Chris Kellogg

James Hopkins and Patricia Lowry

Jim Clark and Anka Palitz

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Kristy Clake and Mark Addison

Weichert Hidden Pond Farm, Harding Twp. • $10,500,000 Grandly-styled and completely renovated all brick Georgian residence built in 1927 for Thomas M. Debevoise as a weekend home for his family. A prominent attorney & personal counsel to John D Rockefeller Jr. Debevoise Yale schoolmate William Delano of the celebrated Delano & Aldrich architectural firm drew the house as a birthday present in 1897. Residence takes in sweeping views of lush green lawns, colorful gardens, bluestone patios and a refreshing swimming pool.

Wonderful detailing throughout, 10 fireplaces, wine cellar. Property also features 4 bedroom cottage, 3 bedroom apartment, barn, 4 car garage besides the 3 car attached garage to home, heated kennel.

A one of a kind estate that is only 30 miles from NYC.

Crossfields, Bedminster • $4,495,000

Plough Penny Hill, Harding Twp. • $5,495,000

A gracious brick and stone Georgian manor designed by Hyde & Shepherd known as Crossfields . The grounds offer endless pleasures: 26+ acres of verdent lawn host a lighted HELIPAD, an inground pool, a lighted Har-Tru tennis court with patio and a fragrant apple orchard. The infrastructure of the home has been modernized and updated. Tremendous detailing throughout, wine celler, 9 fireplaces. A one of a kind estate in the heart of Hunt Country. Minutes to Trump National.

Classic 1928 brick and clapboard Georgian Colonial estate edged by perennial gardens, brick walls, and bluestone patios. Property adjacent to 90 acres of a Conservation Easement. Interior graced with generously scaled rooms, elegant staircase serving 3 levels.

4 fireplaces, intricate moldings, built ins. Outbuildings include a 3 bedroom home, a 2 bedroom cottage, and a 6 stall barn.

A spectacular property and location. Not to be missed!

Beeches, Harding Twp. • $2,895,000 Classic shingle style manor home located within Hartley Farms. Beautifully appointed throughout-moldings, hardwood floors, grand staircase, 7 fireplaces. Wood paneled library, large gourmet kitchen that opens to eat in area and family room with a brick surround fireplace and built ins and access to blue stone patio. 5 bedrooms, finished lower level that includes a full bath, a gym, wine cellar, game room and a large family room/theatre.

Easy access to Morristown, Chatham and Madison and train to NYC.

Christie House, Bernardsville • $1,875,000 The Christie House, designed in 1940 by famed master architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The first of 4 houses done in NJ. A unique “Usonian” house situated on 7 plus acres constructed of Cypress, Brick & Glass. 3 bed and 3.1 baths, radiant heat, 2 fireplaces. Great Master suite, 2 car garage and a separate artist studio with fireplace on property. A remarkable home and a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a FLW home!

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Danielle Tosi and Tolomy Erpf

Rachel Lee and Harold Hovnanian 56 QUEST

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Nicole Miller and Kim Taipale

Alexia Ryan and Mark Gilbertson

Ulla Parker and Meg Braff

James and Nicky Hilton Rothschild

Steve and Stephanie Hessler

Ritchey and David Howe

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Mint 3BR, 3 Bath with 482 SF Terrace on Broadway & West 76th Walls of windows, open city views N & E to Central Park. 24' LR, FDR, custom kit.

MBR suite w WICs & Juliet balcony. 11' ceils, W/D, Crestron, sound sys, CAC. Luxury FS condo. $7.995M. Web 16334586. John Barbato 917.254.7630

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High Floor 10 Room Park Avenue Duplex

28' planted terr w views. FDR, paneled library, well appointed kit, MBR suite. FS co-op. Price upon request. Web 16335458.

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Exquisitely renovated 2 bedroom co-op with full hotel services featuring grand proportioned rooms, high ceilings, 2 baths & 3 exposures. $5.995M. Web 16250471. Inez Wade 212.452.4439

4-5 bedroom, 4.5 bath prewar full service co-op w 4 fireplaces, library, eat-in kitch & laundry area. $8.625M. Web 16245540.

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Agnes Hsu-Tang, Thomas P. Campbell, Yung Hee Kim Wit and Oscar Tang

Xiaoming Zhang and Eve Reid

Soyoung Leem and Young Yang Chung 58 QUEST

Mee Seen Loong, Arnold Chang and Ho Chung

Halsey and Alice North

Ralph and Deborah Blumenthal

Alice White-Hoppe and Julia White

Mary Ann Rogers and Carol Conover

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955 FIFTH AVENUE, APT 13B MAGNIFICENT CENTRAL PARK VIEWS | Web: 00111203 | $9,995,000 Pre-war, 2 wood burning fireplaces. 8 rooms, with 3 rooms (44 ft.) facing Central Park. Rare opportunity to create dream residence.

3 EAST 94TH STREET OFF FIFTH AVENUE, 6-STORY ELEVATED TOWNHOUSE | Web: 00111202 | $29,500,000 Recently and impeccably renovated, this 9,850 sq. ft. home offers the very best of New York living, catering to a comfortable and luxurious lifestyle. Spa features include a gym, sauna, 400 bottle wine cellar, mud room, media room, landscaped limestone garden terrace, as well as a 6th floor terrace. There are 5 wood-burning fireplaces, including one in the kitchen – which makes the charming fully equipped kitchen even more inviting for family gatherings. South facing large bowed windows flood the 14 rm, 6 br, 6 ba, 2hfb house with light.

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Sallie Phillips and Tom Quick

Pauline Pitt and Jerry Seay

Mike Connors, Brooke Connors, Greg Connors, Julie Connors, and Patrick Connors

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Scott Snyder and Ann Johnson

Talbott Maxey and Kit Pannill

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Percy Steinhart and Cynthia Boardman

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Rudy and Judith Giuliani

Sophisticated Country - The epitome of elegance! Classic and refined Impressive Design - Sophisticated and Modern. Fabulous light, curved country home. Sun-filled, meticulously appointed rooms. Dramatic Living Room with vaulted ceiling. Formal Dining Room. Gourmet Kitchen. Opulent Master Suite. Four private acres overlooking a peaceful pond and stream. Private Pool with Spa. Heated Pool House with Kitchenette and Bath. Spectacular landscaping on quiet country road yet within minutes to the village. $1,950,000

interior and exterior walls, high ceilings and walls of windows with clerestories.

Approximately 5000 square feet of dramatic living space. Living Room with stone-faced fireplace. Open Dining Room. Spacious Kitchen. First Floor Office Suite. Four Bedrooms. Third Floor aerie with door to rooftop sun deck.

Over seven landscaped acres with rock outcroppings and pond. $2,195,000

Twin Sycamores - Historic antique completely renovated and expanded.

Perfect balance of character and practicality. Minutes to town on one of Bedford’s most beautiful roads. 4400 square feet with four fireplaces. Cook’s Kitchen with exposed beams. Family Room with Fireplace. Main Floor Master and Three additional Bedrooms. Professional Sound-Proofed Music Studio. Playroom with Fireplace. Wine Room. Over one acre with stone walls and old trees. Short walk to Mianus River Gorge. $1,250,000

Dovecote - Rich in history and character! A unique Country Compound with pre-revolutionary roots. Driveway lined by an allee of flowering cherry to walled courtyard. Remarkable renovation of a 1920 Carriage House with notable details: vaulted ceilings, wide plank floors and intricately carved antique beams.

Historic Guest House built in 1751. Old Ice House converted to Garage. Four exquisitely landscaped acres with flowering shrubs, fruit trees, outdoor terraces, spectacular stonewalls and towering evergreens. Private Pool. $1,450,000

Country Farmhouse - In a foremost estate area. Sunny rooms with built-ins, hardwood floors and two fireplaces. Newly renovated Country Kitchen with cherry, granite and built-in banquette. Living Room with Fireplace. Formal Dining Room. Five Bedrooms. Over three scenic acres with rolling lawns and specimen trees. Lovely high plateau with pool.

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Tory and Emma Casey

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Alexandra and Lesly Moore

Taylor Schneider and Spencer Schneider

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IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY THE APPOINTMENT WAS for two o’clock. I remember getting there early to set up the lights and camera, and it was rather impressive that everyone was already there.

It is common knowledge that Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center on the Upper East Side is on the cutting edge of cancer research, education, and treatment—the foremost institution in the country—and that the women’s committee is a no-nonsense group dedicated to raising the funds to keep it that way.

They may be ladies who can lunch, but when I photographed these women in 1974, they were serious and dedicated. Their goal was to raise awareness and help in the fight to conquer cancer. Today their goal remains the same—to remain on the forefront of that battle. And these ladies and those who have followed to share in the credit for keeping Memorial Sloan-Kettering, simply put, the best. u Front row, seated, left to right: Mrs. Walter B. Delafield, Mrs. J. Frederic Buyers III (now Califano), Mrs. Marilyn T. Graves, Mrs. Randolph B. Marston, Mrs. John R. Fell, Mrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Mrs. Walter Nelson Pharr, Mrs. Thorburn Rand, and Mrs. Harmon L. Remmel. Middle row, from left to right: Mrs. Clyde M. Newhouse, Mrs. Robert McKinney, Mrs. Howeth T. Ford, Mrs. Thayer Gilpatric, Mrs. Guy G. Rutherford. Back row, from left to right: Mr. Locke McLean, Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller, Mrs. Walter A. Nicholis, Mrs. Paul Sherlock, Ms. Mildred Custin, Mrs. Evelyn Laskoe, Mrs. Charles N. Breed, Mrs. Kerryn King, Mrs. Percy L. Douglas, Mr. Lyman Clardy, Mrs. John Bourke, Mrs. John Winsko, Mrs. George Hyam.

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AMERICAN AUTHORITY This page, from left: William F. Buckley liked to ask friends to rank American presidents; Diplomacy by Henry Kissinger. Opposite page: The New York Times questions America’s diplomatic standing.

ONE OF BILL BUCKLEY’S favorite postprandial games during the winter skiing season in Gstaad was asking his guests whom they considered to be the worst American president. I emphasize the location because Gstaad, like its sweatier counterpart resort Palm Beach, is known more for the billionaires who live in $100 million chalets than for the high IQ of its visitors.

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were concerned: Tom Wolfe, Henry Kissinger, Conrad Black, you get my drift. No use playing games after dinner, exchange of ideas trumping distraction each and every time. Back in the Alps, however, I remember one American know-nothing anointing Calvin Coolidge as the worst, which led me to spill a glass of red wine on him while apologizing falsely but profusely. (Coolidge continues to be my favorite, along with Richard Nixon, because he left things alone and

did not interfere in other countries.)

When my turn would come, and Buckley always kept me for last during countless dinner parties, I always answered either Woodrow Wilson or Abraham Lincoln, although the former was a far bigger hypocrite. (And unlike Abe, he did not pay for his crime of going to war and misleading the nation.) But what can one expect from a Princeton professor, or any professor for that matter.

Dishonesty and hypocrisy are academ-

TA K I ic traits as popular as patched elbows on tweeds and polka dotted bow ties.

America entered the arena of world politics in 1917 by interfering in a European war, and by inadvertently helping to upset the applecart in Russia.

70 years later, the collapse of communism marked the intellectual vindication of American ideals, handing Uncle Sam a moral authority that is deserved but hardly adhered to by other nations.

(I spent my youth travelling in countries that hate America with a passion, places like the Middle East, South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Germany and Britain are the two European countries that like Uncle Sam).

So, how can the hysterical New York Times work itself into a frenzy with that recent phony headline about “the loss of U.S. moral authority?” What universe is the Times living in? Uncle Sam, however unfairly, is among the most hated symbols on earth, which brings me to the point of my story: What has the good uncle done to deserve this? Envy is obviously one reason, or where the French—among the most anti-Yankee people I know despite two trips overseas by American boys to save French bacon—are concerned, American anti-intellectualism as illustrated by Mac Donald’s. Basically, however, these are petty points more suited to a high school debate. The main reason for the lack of moral authority of the U.S. is interference, no ifs or buts about it.

As Henry Kissinger wrote in Diplomacy: “For as long as Americans have ascribed Europe’s travails to the balance of a power system, its leaders have looked askance at America’s self-appointed mission of global reform.” Like petulant children, European nations were not best pleased to be lectured by Woodrow Wilson and his 14 Points in Versailles. 40 years later, Vietnamese were just as displeased to be told by Americans to practice democracy and stop hiring family members for civil posts. 20 years earlier, Guatemalans, among other South Americans, saw their elected leaders overthrown by people

financed by the CIA, and, in 1961, the butcher that was Fidel Castro, became a hero overnight by repelling a CIA financed and badly organized attack by anti-Castro Cubans living in the good old U.S. of A. I could go on.

The 45th American president has only been in power since couple of months, yet the media are howling about losing Uncle Sam’s moral authority. Well, a president should not stoop to answer— which he does and should not—but all he has to do about this one is to ask: Who gave George W. Bush the moral authority to cause the death of more than one million Iraqis, including close to 200,000 children? (And on a phony charge of W.M.D.s provided by the neo-cons). Who gave LBJ the moral authority to kill more than three million Vietnamese? Who gave FDR the moral authority to economically strangle Japan in order to force the island nation to attack the mighty uncle, who then dropped couple of A-bombs to seal the deal?

Let’s face it. The media is furious because the people are on to them.

Phony stories like the loss of moral authority because of Trump’s election do not hold water. Moral authority is an amorphous and idealistic situation that can be ascribed to anyone by interested parties. Americans have always felt they were on the side of the angels because

most of the time they were.

Americans are good people who mean well, but that doesn’t mean others think like them. I am always surprised when Greeks blame Uncle Sam for their self-induced disasters; when the French blame the cultural disasters of McDonald’s and Coca Cola; when Mexicans use gringo as a swear word; or when Muslims call the good uncle the Great Satan.

Mind you, Donald Trump needs my advice as much as America needs to read the Times. “How can we get rid of him?” was an extremely plebeian columnist named Kristof’s idea of helping the nation. An even worse one called Richard Cohen wrote that Trump knows nothing about Europe, hence he should quit. Well, Wilson knew a lot and look what happened—another world war.

A really scary-looking scarecrow, Paul Krugman, complains weekly about the pro-Trump coverage of Trump by the media. (Krugman needs to be hospitalized.)

Here’s my unsolicited advice to The Donald: Listen to Steve Bannon, stop answering your critics, follow Calvin Coolidge’s example of non-interference in foreign affairs, and see “allies” like the Saudis and Qataris as what they really are: fifth columnists. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com.

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good taste. She crafts something artful and ardent out of every interior design project she approaches. As the head of Leta Austin Foster & Associates, which she opened in Palm Beach in 1975, Leta knows what she’s talking about. “Decoration is so much more than color and wallpaper,” she explains. “It’s a blend of ideas, people, and places.” Her work is entirely creative—sophisticated, colorful, and carefully thought-out, especially considering the constraints designers face. It’s a challenging job to turn a bare room into an exciting finished project.

But for Leta, unwavering stylishness comes naturally, which is something her clients appreciate and value.

Her fascination with design began when she first moved to New York City and took classes at the New York School of Interior Design. After the successes of her work in Florida, she went on to open an office in New York in 1990 and in California in 1992. Leta’s love for design is in her DNA; her three daughters, Elizabeth, Sallie, and India, have all joined the family business. The California office has transitioned to Elizabeth Dinkel Design Associates, while Sallie and India work with their mother in New York and Palm Beach, respectively. As interior designers, the Fosters have perfect pitch. Leta’s accolades are many, and include being named one of the “100 Greatest American Interior

Designers” by House & Garden and one of the 20th century’s most influential interior designers by House Beautiful.

Leta’s projects come together seamlessly because she can read her clients as well as she can read a room. “My mantra is that places should be a blend of their location, their architecture, and the people who live within them,” she says—a mantra that is illustrated in a Hobe Sound living room she worked on (this page, center image below). “The client, who collects Asian art, wanted a house with an island feel and Asian influence,” Leta explains. “The light cypress walls lead up to raffia panels within the exposed wood beams.

The room was designed around the client’s six-panel Japanese screen.”

A custom wrought-iron chandelier made specifically for the project synchronizes design elements from the room as a whole, and draws the eye upward in harmonious balance.

Harmony can be found in the end result of just about any of Leta’s projects, but for her, the journey isn’t about taking the easiest—or most harmonious—path to get there. “If you don’t ever take risks, you just are going to die a bore,” she says. Still, even at her most daring, her designs are both lovely and livable, all while staying in tune with the client’s vision. The idea of slowing down is not something she subscribes to either. “I don’t plan to ever retire,” she says. And we’re counting on that. u

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NAME This page: A Manhattan dining room by Leta Austin Foster & Associates, featuring custom gesso and gilt trellis design painted as the border and within the dado. Opposite page: Leta Austin Foster, holding a plate by the Oxford, England–based Isis Ceramics (inset). Left to right: A master bedroom in Palm Beach; a living room in Hobe Sound; corner of a living room in Wellington, all by Leta Austin Foster & Associates, 64 Via Mizner, Palm Beach, Fla., 561.655.5489.

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MASSON RETURNS WITH MAJORELLE, AT THE LOWELL

“WHEN YOU COME TO a restaurant like this, it’s like a mini-vacation—an escape from the outside world,” Charles Masson tells me. The fabled restaurateur, of La Grenouille legend, is speaking about his latest culinary undertaking, Majorelle, which just opened in the newly revamped ground-level spaces of The Lowell, the Upper East Side’s jewel box of a hotel. “You want to create a shelter where people feel safe, and I think at dinner time, particularly, people will probably spend a lot of time here,” Masson explains.

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tion need only dial The Lowell and ask for a table at Majorelle (okay, why not book a room for a staycation while you’re at it?). The space is a most welcome newcomer on the Manhattan dining scene. In an era that has been fetishizing wooden-box hipster spots with retro-font menus and 1920s-style speakeasies with dark, clubby spaces, Majorelle is an invigorating breath of fresh air. Conceived and named in honor of the artist Jacques Majorelle (whose teeming gardens are in Marrakesh, Morocco), Majorelle the restaurant is open, airy, and light—with all the understated yet indisputably opulent trappings of luxury. It’s

COURTESY OF ELIZABETH LIPPMAN FOR THE LOWELL

BY DANIEL CAPPELLO

CANTEENS more European in feel, but not cutting-edge Euro or preciously Parisian; rather, walking into Majorelle feels more like walking into the fabulous L’Orangerie at the George V in Paris, or La Veranda at the Four Seasons Milano. Like Masson says, this is poised to be the kind of place that patrons will linger in.

Majorelle’s opening is part of a larger three-year renovation and $24-million investment in The Lowell by its owners, the Chartouni family, who’ve just updated the hotel’s 74 guest rooms. They’ve also completely remodeled the first floor, which includes the lobby, Majorelle (with its adjacent Jacques Bar), and the Clubroom, a private lounge that’s ex-

Delouvrier). The menu, executed by chef Mario Fortuna, is defined by authentic French dishes with a Mediterranean/ Moroccan flair, such as thyme-roasted chicken and baby-vegetable tagine. Any foodie who’s been bred on Parisian baguette or pastries knows there’s that certain je ne sais quoi in French confections that, not for lack of effort, New York–based chefs just don’t seem capable of recreating this side of the Atlantic.

(Is it something in the water or the humid Parisian air that affects the baking process?) Majorelle’s proposed solution seems to lie in its flour. Yes, pastry chef David Carmichael mills his own flour in-house, resulting in what are claimed to

clusive to guests of the hotel until 4:00 p.m., when it then opens to the public at night.

Architectural aspects carry the room at Majorelle, including Mark Pinney’s dramatic vaulted ceilings and marble columns, which are complemented by Michael S. Smith’s interior-design touches of etched glasswork and alabaster chandeliers.

The glass-covered garden’s lush plantings, fountains, and fireplace create a year-round oasis. Inside or out, Majorelle is sure to draw a crowd any time of year, especially given Masson’s expert influence (helped along by consulting chef Christian

be lighter-than-air petits pains and pastries. Whether it’s the lighter-than-air pastries or the en-plein-air garden, there’s no disputing one thing: Majorelle is decidedly of the moment, but with major promise to stay. u This page, clockwise from left: Cocktails are served up at Jacques Bar, at Majorelle; the inviting garden offers year-round outdoor seating; a martini at Jacques; espresso and sweets. Opposite page: Vaulted ceilings and European flair in the dining room. Majorelle: The Lowell, 28 East 63rd Street. Lunch and dinner, Monday–Saturday: 212.935.2888.

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Fresh Finds

BY D A N I E L C A P P E L L O A N D E L I Z A B E T H M E I G H E R

APRIL SHOWERS have us dreaming of May flowers, which may explain why we were so attracted to Ralph Lauren’s pretty floral motifs for evening and Tory Burch’s playful Garden Party print for day. Speaking of dreaming (and garden parties), Dreaming Tree wines offer the perfect accompaniment to any garden-party meal. Shop with us and cover all your bases for spring’s big flings.

This 24-inch lightweight Estate Tiffany & Co. Paloma Picasso Amber Bead Necklace is available for $1,200 at Betteridge: 239 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, Conn., 203.869.0124.

Patek Philippe’s Ref. 4897R Ladies Calatrava in rose gold with chocolate brown guilloched dial and bezel set with 72 diamonds. $28,690 at Wempe: 700 Fifth Ave., 212.397.9000.

From lunch with the board of trustees to evening affairs at The Carlyle, Devi Kroell’s Carlyle clutch in yellow stingray will carry you through the day. $2,900 at devikroell.com.

Spring comes to bloom in the Stuart Weitzman’s PEEKABOW beige buck lizard heel will have you playing a game of footsie peek-a-boo. $425 at Neiman Marcus stores nationwide.

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form of Ralph Lauren Collection’s Fleur à la Main beaded evening dress. $12,000 at select Ralph Lauren stores or ralphlauren.com.

Looking for that certain something to step up your look? Saint Laurent’s fetching sunnies for spring have us seeing stars. $350. Saint Laurent: At YSL.com.

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$89 at raefeather.com.

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Modi’s Zebra Embrace

or rubellite ($3,200),

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white gold. Price upon request. Nirav Modi: 727 Madison Ave., 212.603.0000.

Dress your table for success with Kim Seybert’s chambray gauze napkins in salmon, natural, and sage. $23 each at kimseybert.com.

Offering Euro chic with a certain New York sensibility, Bally has all your spring style needs covered.

Bally: 628 Madison Ave., 212.751.9082.

Celebrated hairstylist Valery Joseph’s line of sulfate-free “Long” hair-care products are formulated to grow, strengthen, and maintain tresses, with organic ingredients like baobab oil, artichoke-leaf extract, and rice protein. Available at Varely Joseph salons nationwide, valeryjoseph.com, and netaporter.com.

Fresh Finds Alexander McQueen has done it again with the perfect fit—this time with these sunglasses for spring. $675 at alexandermcqueen.com.

Why stop at just one? David Yurman’s Anvil Narrow black leather ID bracelet ($650) and Anvil Narrow black leather ID bracelet with bronze ($650), at davidyurman.com.

Some classics just keep getting Crafted in the Savile Row tradition with modern high-performance worsted wool,

better—like Ghurka, now offering the Classic Wallet No. 101. $325. Ghurka: 781 Fifth Ave., 212.826.8300, or ghurka.com.

J.McLaughlin’s James blazer is a navy staple that will go the extra mile. $695 at jmclaughlin.com.

Gucci introduces Gucci Guilty Absolute, formulated with a custom mix of Leather accord, Woodleather, and Goldenleather, breaking the mold of a traditional woody fragrance. $99 (90 ml.) at sephora.com.

The Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 in Rolex’s exclusive and patented Everose gold with chocolate dial, President bracelet, and calibre-3255 movement. Price upon request. Visit rolex.com for retailers.

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Suede’s the way with these brown suede Traveler slippers with brown trim by Belgian Shoes. $440. Belgian Shoes: 11o East 55th St., 212.755.7372.

Inspired by the sea and sand colors of a Turqueta bay in Menorca, Heio London’s Cube Turqueta clutch is handmade in Spain with turquoise suede and various shades of nude leather. $410 at heiolondon.com.

It’s time to cross that bridge in Vhernier’s Bridge bracelets in 18-kt. rose gold with turquoise ($46,300) or diamonds ($89,900). Vhernier: 783 Madison Ave. or 55 Wall St.

Enhance the flavors of any meal by serving up Dreaming Tree’s North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon ($14.99) or Central Coast Chardonnay ($14.99). For more, visit dreamingtreewines.com.

Tory Burch has you covered for all of summer’s occasions in her Garden Party print, available in tops, bottoms, dresses, and activewear.

Visit toryburch.com for select styles.

Pick up on all your accent colors with the Roberto Coin Black Jade necklace in 18-kt. rose gold with African black jade, green agate, and diamonds. $9,400 at Bloomingdale’s.

Look sharp in Stubbs & Wootton’s Barths PB Women Skimmer slipper with natural leather trim and palm tree embroideries in gold. $450 at stubbsandwootton.com.

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THE WOOLWORTH TOWER RESIDENCES

BY CHRISTIAN EMANUEL

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This page: Curated by acclaimed French designer Thierry W. Despont, The Woolworth Tower Residences are a limited collection of 33 condominium residences nestled atop this National Historic Landmark. Opposite page: The Woolworth Building at night.

“Mr. Woolworth loved beautiful architecture and earnestly desired that his building should be noted for its beauty as well as for its practical convenience and substantial construction.”

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This page: From the draftsmanship of Cass Gilbert (right), and his hundreds upon hundreds of detailed drawings, to the craftsmanship of the people who hand-set the terra cotta elements in the hazardous heights, the Woolworth Building (above) was an engineering triumph; Frank Winfield Woolworth (left). Opposite Page: After over a century as downtown New York’s centerpiece, The Woolworth Tower Residences are opening their doors and have debuted their model units

THE SKYSCRAPER IS PERHAPS New York City’s most significant contribution to the world of architecture, and the Woolworth Building is the vanguard of the genre. After topping off in 1913, the 792-foot tall Neo Gothic tower reigned as the tallest occupied structure in the world until 1930. Its impressive scale and lush façade immediately captured the world’s imagination, and over time it has become somewhat of an immortal symbol of New York’s industrious gentility.

While Manhattan’s journey towards the sky was in its nascency at the beginning of the 20th century, American retail magnate Frank W. Woolworth was setting out to build the ultimate monument to his “Five and Dime” empire. With the titans of industry staking their claims over lower Manhattan’s valuable patches of bedrock, Woolworth managed to assemble one of the best sites on the entire island, ultimately underpinning his company’s superiority.

The Broadway and Park place site where Woolworth stands today allowed Mr. Woolworth and his enterprising starchitect, Cass Gilbert, to devise a monument that would tower far above the entire city. Woolworth famously posed the question to Gilbert, “How high can you make the tower?” Their creation, which broke ground in 1910, would become the past and future centerpiece for the downtown skyline.

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for the building shaped not only its iconic design, but also the form of the skyscraper for posterity. Few other buildings of this scale were built with such detail, finesse, and care. For residents at Woolworth, that attention to detail is on permanent display in the form of dynamic Terra Cotta window surrounds, serving as an up-close glimpse of the hand-made detail that sheaths the entire building.

After over a century as Downtown’s centerpiece, The Woolworth Tower Residences are opening their doors, and New York’s preeminent skyscraper will become one of the city’s most desired residential addresses. Curated by acclaimed French designer Thierry W. Despont, The Woolworth Tower Residences are a limited collection of 33 condominium residences nestled atop this National Historic Landmark.

Picking up where Woolworth and Gilbert left off, Despont is continuing their tradition of “beauty in architecture,” curating rooms that engage with cinematic water and skyline views, framed by those world-famous handmade terra cotta window surrounds—every floor a unique experience. Gilbert’s forward-thinking design for the building fluently translates into immense scale in ceiling height, windows, and loft-like living spaces. There are so few buildings from this era that could so gracefully be transformed into monumental apartments. We’re sure that Mr. Woolworth would be proud. u For more information on The Woolworth Tower Residences, contact Stan Ponte and Joshua Judge at 212-418-1222 or info@thewoolworthtower.com

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PROFILE

WORKING GIRL IN THE BIG CITY:

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SONJA MORGAN

BY DAVID PATRICK COLUMBIA

Excerpted from from an article I wrote for Quest, May 1994: SAN PIETRO is a little Italian restaurant on East 54th Street between Madison and Fifth. New-ish and spiffy; a tiny bar, a massive fresh floral arrangement, the place is so small (29 tables). It has impeccable credentials. Gael Greene ate there a few months after it opened in late ’92 and pronounced it a winner. Four brothers by the name of Bruno, from Amalfi own and run the place. They’re very good at what they do, which also includes operating another restaurant, Sistina, on the Upper East Side.

The brothers Bruno’s expertise and cuisine more than adequately meet the standards of these well-fed and sophisticated palates. But what truly makes this simple restaurant unlike any other is a 30-ish, sexy, blue-eyed blonde, former model named Sonja Tremont. Miss Tremont eschews the word “hostess.” A graduate of F.I.T. with a Bachelor’s in marketing, high profile dining is her medium and marketing is what she does with it.

Customers are “clients.”

On any given day, the client list of San Pietro might include John Gutfreund, Ronald Perelman, Alfred Taubman, Howard Kaminsky, Carl Icahn, Nelson Peltz, Donald Trump, Alessandro Marchessini, David Koch and Joe Perella, often rubbing elbows and breaking bred all on the same day. It’s not an all-male club either. Deborah Norville, Barbara Walters, Andrea Eastman, Beatriz Santo Domingo, Donna Acquavella, Dawn Mello, Linda Wachner, and Martha Stewart are only a few of the prominent New 80 QUEST

York women who have had no trouble finding their way across the threshold.

They all know Sonja. And nighttimes they see her at the Grammys or the Red Cross Ball in Monaco (seated next to her pal Prince Albert) or at parties at Le Club or little dinners in East Side townhouses, or in Palm Beach, or the Irish Derby or at Larry Gagosian’s in Southampton, or in San Tropez.

The girl gets around.

“When a lot of women come to the restaurant and they’re spending money and tipping for a table with a view, they’re getting background on a guy,” Sonja explains. “Is he married, single, divorced? A good guy? Not so good? A lot of times you go to a restaurant and meet a guy and don’t know who or what he is. They know they can get information from me. I always add that I don’t know if this is true but… Obviously if I’m 30 and stlll not married and working for a living I’m not swayed by fame and money but a lot of women are.”

Born and bred in Averill Park, a rural town outside Albany, New York, the maitresse d’hotel went to the local high school where she played tennis, basketball and led the cheerleading team. She was very popular in school but never in with any particular crowd, which she credits for her ability to blend and adapt easily with different groups of people.

Despite her good looks, she never thought she was attractive, but friends pushed her to join them in entering

Sonja with her then-husband John A. Morgan and their daughter Quincy Adams Morgan from Quest’s 2004 “400” Issue.

Opposite page: Sonya in our May 1994 Issue.

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This page, clockwise from top left: Sonja and Pierre Francesco; Douglas Taylor and Sonja; Sonja and her daughter Quincy Adams Morgan

beauty contests. “I’d win Miss Congeniality. The closest I came to winning was First Runner-Up and that was because I was wearing a bikini and all the other girls were wearing one-piece bathing suits.

But it was that “win” that planted a seed for the future.

“I won some money that could only be used toward college. I quit cheerleading at 14 to work for a dollar an hour cutting pizza on weekends.”

When she entered the local community college she worked three nights a week in a club called Charades in Albany to put herself through. “I had to wear a bunny costume.” Even then she had an eye for the business. “There were a lot of men with money who’d come from Saratoga, like the Arabs. I would spot them and make them my customers.”

Saving her tips in a shoe-box, after two years, she had have enough to do the last two years at F.I.T. “I knew business and selling; and that the world was in New York City and I wanted to go.”

In New York in the mid-80s, she went to school, modeled (mainly furs) and soon found herself going around with rock stars like Billy Idol and Duran Duran. Then one day she met a handsome Italian boy her age and her life was transformed.

“Pierre Francesco had green eyes, high cheekbones, gorgeous lips that curled up like Sly Stallone’s, and long blond hair. He was very elegant and I was so impressed that he was interested in me, this tacky little girl from Albany.” …(end of excerpt).

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The article, in which she talked about her ambition as well as the men in her life—besides her “clients” at San Pietro—was very popular with readers, and well received. Although, Sonya’s employers were not thrilled. Very soon thereafter, she was terminated. Nevertheless, Sonja, characteristically undaunted and completely self-reliant, moved on to new projects.

In the following years of the 1990s, Sonja and I would run into each other from time to time. We never became what I would call “close friends” if only because both of us had very busy lives in our work. Despite the lapse of time between our connecting, she is one of those people whom once you’ve met, remains as familiar as an old friend. She’s what we used to call “upfront.” Time, troubles, and progress has not changed that about her. Somewhere around the end of the last century and the beginning of the new, I learned that she had married John Morgan, a great-grandson of Pierpont Morgan and son of a founder of Morgan Stanely, Henry Sturgis Morgan.

Around that time I ran into her at a gala benefitting Bierancourt, a chateau in France purchased in 1917 by Anne Morgan, the daughter of J. Pierpont and great-aunt of Sonja’s husband, where she ran a help organization for French non-combatants suffering from the hell and deprivation of World War I. That night at the Bierancourt benefit, I asked Sonya about her marriage to Mr. Morgan who was more than thirty years her senior. She told me how she’d known him as a “client” at San

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at the Betsey Johnson Spring 2014 fashion show. Opposite page: Sonja at the 2012 Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation Angel Ball.

Pietro, and one night a few years later, she had run into him at a cocktail party, In their conversation, she naturally addressed him as “Mr. Morgan” and he casually suggested she call him by his name…John. And from there a relationship ensued.

Their marriage introduced the girl from Averill Park to a new life of yachts and limousines, an island off the coast of Connecticut, a townhouse in New York and a social life consisting of his friends and her many friends and acquaintances.

In a very real way, Sonja was in her glory, living out her talent as hostess and friend to many.

At the beginning of the new century, Sonja became a mother of a daughter, so named Quincy Adams Morgan, after John Morgan’s direct ancestors on his mother’s side—John Adams and John Quincy Adams, second and sixth Presidents of the United States. Quincy today is Sonja’s pride and joy, a student with a high mathematical aptitude and interest.

Several years ago, the Morgan marriage ended. There are

two sides to every story of divorce, both of which are legitimate to the teller. However, characteristically Sonja moved on with regrets about the circumstances, but never a harsh word about her daughter’s father. Although this time she was much more in the public eye—as recorded in tabloids because of the MayDecember marriage, not to mention the famous name and fortune of her husband.

For the past six years, as the world knows, our Sonja has become a national celebrity in the hit BRAVO series of the The Real Housewives of New York City. Not having much time for television myself, and never having seen the popular show, recently I learned separately from two women friends, both of whom (in their mid-30s) mentioned that they watched the show religiously and that—without my asking—Sonja was their favorite. Why? I asked. “Because she seems really nice, and real.” And, I could honestly reveal, she is. That’s our Sonja; I knew her when, and know her now. u

“BUYERS ARE JUMPING off the fence and getting back into the market,” explains Dominic Longcroft, a top licensed associate real estate broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties.

“Last year was an uncertain year for investor buyers, however, with the new administration’s more pro-business stance, buyers are feeling more confident to enter back into the Manhattan market.”

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is a real estate brokerage network designed for today’s real estate market. Warren Buffet, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman and CEO, said, “When people are making the decision of the magnitude of buying a house, it’s the biggest decision a great many families will ever make. They want to know who they’re working with and we think that the Berkshire Hathaway name will be reassuring to many of those people.”

As one of their valued brokers, Dominic brings to his clients in New York a deep knowledge and broad professional experience of real estate and marketing, and a special understanding of the needs of an international clientele in the global real estate market. “I expect there to be a stronger spring selling season than last year and activity to remain strong into early summer. There have been some price drops in certain Manhattan market sectors and new listings are coming on the market more competitively.”

Dominic’s latest listing is one such example. A beautiful duplex with private roof terrace offers a rare opportunity to join the exclusive Chelsea Mercantile Condominium, one of the most sought-after residences in NYC. The magnificent home of three bedrooms and three bathrooms is generously proportioned over two floors, a gracious 8-foot foyer, and a 19-foot-long gallery with nearly 11-foot-high ceilings. A custom designed staircase by John Milich seamlessly links the spacious social and private spaces, where high-ceiling bedrooms are connected to large sunlit bathrooms and walk-in closets. The spectacular 1,025-square-foot roof terrace enjoys open views south to the Freedom Tower and peaceful sunsets over the Hudson River.

Adding to the buzz around Bershire Hathaway HomeServices is the exciting news that they and Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers have announced the formation of a strategic marketing partnership. This relationship links one of the world’s leading auction houses with one of the most respected names in real estate. The alliance provides clients of Doyle with convenient access to the full range of professional real estate capabilities offered by New York Properties, and clients of New York Properties with access to the full range of professional appraisal and auction services offered by Doyle.

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This page: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties has many exceptional listings, like this beautiful duplex with private roof terrace offers a rare opportunity to join the exclusive Chelsea Mercantile Condominium, one of the most sought-after residences in New York City. Opposite page, from top: The north-west facing residence is filled with natural light from large picture windows and skylights; Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices broker Dominic Longcroft; the amazing views from the residence; the custom designed staircase by John Milich.

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CLASPS, CLOCKS, AND ALL THAT JAZZ RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH the blockbuster “The

Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s” at the Cooper Hewitt Museum is an exquisite, intimate, and personal exhibit “Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection.” Installed in the Carnegie Mansion’s Teak Room, the show features over 100 luxury cigarette and vanity cases, compacts, nécessaires, and clocks, all gifts from the Prince (1933–2003) to his wife of 31 years, Catherine (b. 1938). Produced from 1910 to 1938 by the premier jewelry houses of Europe and America, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Lacloche Frères, Boucheron, and Bulgari, this collection exemplifies the outstanding craftsmanship of the era and highlights the connection of East and West, both in the objects and in the life of Sadruddin Aga Khan, “a citizen of the world.”

This page: The 1929 Imprial Garden Mystery Lion clock for Cartiers, so named because the hands appeared to float. Opposite page: Compacts, boxes, and vanity cases from the “Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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Deeply influenced by his father, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan, Prince Sadruddin devoted much of his life to public service, including almost 40 years at the United Nations. Although he was raised in Europe, his father insisted he learn the Koran and understand the basic traditions and beliefs of Islam without imposing any particular view.

He travelled with his father to Muslim countries and was fluent in French, English, German, and Italian and spoke some Persian and Arabic.

After attending Le Rosy in Switzerland, he entered Harvard University and lived in Eliot House with Paul Matisse, (grandson of Henri Matisse), Stephen Joyce, (grandson of James Joyce), and George Plimpton. An editor of the Harvard Lampoon, he became the founding publisher of the Paris Review. When at the Review, he enticed his father to establish the “Aga Khan Prize for Fiction,” which was awarded to the best short story of the year from 1956 to 2004.

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Graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1954, he spent three years at the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies and joined UNESCO in 1958, where he became Executive Secretary to the its International Action Committee for the Preservation of Nubia in 1961, saving ancient Egyptian temples as Abu Simbel.

In 1959, he was the Special Envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He became the youngest United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1966, a position he held for 12 years. He held numerous senior positions at the U.N. and he won the vote to become U.N. Secretary General in 1981, but was blocked by a veto by the Soviet Union. He continued in the field of humanitarian action all his life and was decorated and recognized by the United Nations, the Vatican and the countries of Sudan, Iran, Afghanistan, Poland, and France. Returning to his home in Geneva, he established the Bellerive Foundation to address ecological issues and to “promote environmental protection, natural resource conservation and the safeguarding of life in all its forms.”

He and his wife, Catherine, shared interest in collecting rare books with beautiful bindings but one Christmas Eve he gave her a magnificent Cartier jeweled box. Thus began this amazing collection, now on view, many bearing touching inscriptions indicating many years of a happy marriage. The collection grew to include exquisite table clocks, many from Cartier’s exclusive maker, Maurice Couet (1885-1963). Couet created the “mystery This page: The collection is comprised of personal gifts from Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan to his wife, Catherine, and amassed over three decades. Opposite page: Among the works on view will be boxes adorned with Chinese dragons alongside starkly elegant boxes stripped of excessive ornamentation inspired by industrial design.

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clock,” a new technology system that attached rotating disks to the hands, connected the disks to the gears in the frame of the case, with the the movement often in the housed in the base.

Couet added full-time lapidaries and enamelists who enabled the workshop to make other casework items, vanities, and cigarette cases, comparable in quality to his clockworks.

The quantity of compacts, cigarette cases, and accessories produced during this period announces the liberation of women after World War I. When millions of men were called to war, women had taken their place in factories, hospitals and offices. They travelled alone freely and wore clothes that allowed for unrestricted movement, notably designed by Paul Poiret (1879-1944) and Coco Chanel (1883-1971). The use of make up increased and was no longer worn only by “loose” women; indeed, the toilette of 18th century moved out of the boudoir and into the smoky nightclubs of post-war Europe and America.

To quote Harvard Professor Stuart Cary Welch’s statement about Prince Sadruddin’s Islamic art collection, “few collections are as appropriate to their owners.” Indeed, the same conclusion could be drawn from this collection for the loving devotion and exquisite taste exemplified by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan’s gifts to his wife. u Both exhibitions are on view April 7 to August 27.

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BEAUTIFUL INTERIORS DENVER, COLORADO. 1972. “It was the right time, the right place,” reflects interior designer Judy Howard Harpel of J/Howard Design, Inc. She had just graduated from the University of Colorado, where she studied art, interior design, and architecture, and a friend of hers wanted some help designing her home. Howard, who was taking a sabbatical before graduate school, obliged.

“I got furniture for her living room and dining room and master bedroom,” she explains. When it was finished, her friend was impressed with the results.

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country clubs, banks, and corporate offices,” she says. She never looked back, never made it to grad school.

Today, J/Howard Design is based in Delray Beach and Palm Beach, Florida, with current projects in Palm Beach, Miami, New York City, Montecito, California, and Saddle River, New Jersey. Howard explains the move, and the evolution of her career in interior design, and how she has no intention of slowing down.

Q: I read that you’re from the western part of the country. Did your surroundings influence any design aesthetics?

A: I grew up with an appreciation for fine fabrics from my mother, who was a buyer for a high-end fashion boutique, and food, travel, and adventure from

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my father. Although my jobs were in the western part of the country, they reflected our individual clients’ styles and requirements and the “personalities” of the cities. Designing in Vail, Denver, and Chicago were all “Western” but totally different.

Q: What made you make the move to Florida?

A: In the mid 1980s, the oil market crashed—and the growth of Denver did as well. Many in the design, construction, and real estate professions had to leave to succeed. Florida was one of the few rapidly growing states at that time. Although I only knew one person when I came to Florida in 1987, J/Howard Design Inc. has grown into an established, licensed interior design firm with jobs throughout the country.

Q: How collaborative is the process when it comes to designing a home or space?

A: We want all of our clients to enjoy the process from beginning to end. After 45

years, I have experienced all personalities, so each approach is different. Some people want to be completely involved and some do not. We always start with listening carefully to our clients so they get what they want. One thing I can say is: If people don’t know what they want, they sure know what they don’t want.

This page: A computer-generated rendering of a J/Howard Design for Elysee Miami (above); a dining room in Palm Beach (below). Opposite page: A remodel of a living room in a pre-war apartment on Fifth Avenue; Judy Howard Harpel.

Q: What do you love most about your job?

A: There are many things I love about this wonderful profession—the people that I have met are incredible, and many I have been friends with for decades.

This includes clients, architects, builders, design professionals at design centers, and all our wonderful craftsmen who create exquisite things. Also: to be surrounded with beautiful items like art, furniture, fabrics, wall covering, and lighting. I love to design floor plans, furniture, rugs, and wall finishes so it is a thrill to see the results. Seeing a finished home or a space, whether from new construction or re-model, with your clients is always such a great pleasure. u AUGUST 2016 00

THE PEOPLE’S BUILDING at 18 Broad Street was Charleston, South Carolina’s first “skyscraper.” At the time, many residents saw the building as a sign of progress. Others, however, were afraid it would ruin Charleston’s skyline. But President William Howard Taft, who viewed the city from the top of the building during its opening in 1911, said: “I don’t believe that it did ruin the skyline; if it did, the view from up here makes it worth it.” The People’s Building is still all about the views!

The first two floors of the building are faced with Winnsboro granite, while the upper floors are faced with buff-colored brick and terra cotta. (When the building first opened, people came just to ride the steel frame elevators.) The nine-story building is constructed of concrete and steel and rated as fireproof. As of now, an art gallery, law firms, and businesses occupy the first four floors; the top five floors house seven private residences.

This lavish two-floor penthouse is located on the entire eighth and ninth floors of this historic building. The penthouse features approximately 8,363 square feet of luxuriously appointed interior living space with three bedrooms and thee full and one half bathrooms. The main level features an open grand salon and living room, paneled formal dining room, gourmet kitchen with double islands, family room, library, and a 1,500-squarefoot master suite. An elegant staircase leads to the second level, 92 QUEST

featuring two guest bedroom suites, den, billiard room, and another kitchen. Lavish details throughout the home include Turkish Limestone floors, two fireplaces, dozens of picturesque arched windows and exquisite custom light fixtures. There is also a 3,200-square-foot private rooftop terrace and garden. In addition, the penthouse comes with three private and gated offstreet parking spaces.

Monique Gibson—an acclaimed designer out of New York who has designed homes for Elton John, Jon Bon Jovi, Meg Ryan, Conan O’Brien, and other celebrities—was tapped to help the owner create a special home out of the raw space. When the interior designer first saw the space, it was raw—mainly gutted concrete and steel. Together, they conceived a space that would be intimate for small gatherings, yet able to host hundreds for parties and events, as the philanthropic homeowner frequently does. It is formal, yet very inviting and comfortable living space.

The renovation took four years, and the result is an elegant, exclusive, and sophisticated home with breathtaking and unique views atop the highest point in the city. This property is truly one-of-a-kind in historic downtown Charleston. u For more information, contact Leslie Turner (843.367.3722 or leslie@handsomeproperties.com) at Handsome Properties.

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This page, clockwise from above: The kitchen is a chef ’s dream, featuring dual floating islands with gorgeous Calcutta Gold marble tops; the 3,169-square-foot private rooftop terrace with 360-degree views of all of Charleston; a family room; the stunning Grand Salon; the mahogany paneled dining room. Opposite page: The People’s Building at 18 Broad Street offers rooftop views of the historic district, the Ravenel Bridge to Mt. Pleasant and the beaches, and unrivaled views of Charleston Harbor.

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On May 4, TEFAF New York Spring will bring 92 internationally acclaimed galleries and dealers to participate in its debut edition at the Park Avenue Armory.

The focus will be on modern and contemporary art and design. A few dealers will dealers will exhibit jewelry, African and Oceanic art, and antiquities.

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The Peggy Adams Rescue League will host its annual Off the Leash dinner dance at Club Colette at 6 p.m. For more information, call 561.472.8845.

The Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach will host its 16th annual Barefoot on the Beach event at The Breakers. For more information, call 561.655.6611.

Works & Process at the Guggenheim will present “Santa Fe Opera: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs“ at the museum. For more information, call 646.765.4773.

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The Merchant’s House Museum will be hosting a walking tour of historic 19th Century NoHo. For more information, call 212.777.1089.

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Theatre Forward will host its Chairman’s Award’s Gala to celebrate the role theater plays in communities across America. For more information, call 212.750.6977.

The Daughters of the American Revolution Palm Beach Chapter will be hosting their Henry Morrison Flagler luncheon at the Chesterfield. For more information, call 561.324.2937.

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Celebrate Spring will be holding its 10th anniversary party at Lavo. The proceeds from the event will help Parkinson’s research. For more information, call 212.980.1711.

The Kips Bay Palm Beach Show House will host its pre-renovation cocktail party in the El Cid neighborhood of West Palm Beach at 6 p.m. For more information, email kbpb@kipsbay.org.

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Citymeals on Wheels will be hosting its Don’t Eat ‘Till Brooklyn event to raise money for the preparation and delivery of food for elderly persons. For more information, call 212.575.4545.

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ALL THAT GLITTERS

On April 12, the Palm Beach Junior Assembly will be hosting its Red Carpet Dinner Dance at the Mar-a-Lago Club beginning at 4 p.m.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House will host its annual spring gala, All That Glitters, at Cipriani 42nd Street. For more information, call 212.218.0474.

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The DREAMS in the City event will help fund diabetes research, and will be held at Cipriani. For more information, call 646.475.1572.

ALLURING ART

TEFAF New York Spring will bring internationally acclaimed galleries to participate in its debut edition at the Park Avenue Armory. For more information, call 212.829.0002.

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On April 27, Works and Process at the Guggenheim will present “American Ballet Theatre: Whipped Cream” by Alexei Ratmansky. There will also be a discussion about the American Ballet Theatre’s newest production.

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The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America will be hosting its 24th annual Women of Distinction Luncheon at the New York Hilton Midtown. For more information, call 212.254.6677.

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation will host its seventh annual Great Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington D.C. For more information, email jiselin@alzdiscovery.org.

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The 5th Annual Walk for Kids Growth will take place at Flushing Meadows Park. For more information, call 516.671.4041.

The 20th Annual New York Flower Show Dinner Dance will be hosted at The Pierre beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, call 212.757.0915.

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The National Meningitis Association will be hosting its 9th annual Gala to benefit families that have suffered the devastating effects of this disease. For more information, call 212.874.5457.

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The 14th Annual Fountain House Symposium and Luncheon to benefit Borderline Personality Disorder Research will take place at The Pierre at 11:15 a.m. For more information, call 212.874.5457.

The American Cancer Society will be hosting its 7th annual Dance Against Cancer event to raise funds to continue the fight against cancer. For more information, call 212.237.3896.

EVENING OF MELODIES

The Brooklyn Center for Performing Arts will present “Patti Austin: Happy 100th, Ella!” For more information, call 646.765.4773.

TAKE IT TO GO

Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches will hosting its “Hot Wheels, Hot Meals” event at The Beach Club. For more information, call 561.802.6979.

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The 2017 Symphony Space Gala will be honoring Theodore S. Chapin and Lenore and Robert Davis. The event will take place at Capitale in New York City. For more information, call 212.864.1414.

FOOD FOR ALL

The Food Allergy Research and Education Organization will host its 18th annual Spring Luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street at noon.

For more information, call 212.207.1974.

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The 9th annual Hearts for Hope Benefit and Auction to benefit the Incarnation Child’s Center.

For more information, call 212.928.2590.

DELIGHTFUL EVENING

The 28th Annual Bernard Baruch Dinner will be held at the InterContinental in New York City. For more information, call 212.763.8598.

CIVIC DUTIES

The Palm Beach Civic Association will host its annual meeting and end-of-season celebration at the Flagler Museum at 10 a.m.

For more information, call 561.655.0820.

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Works and Process at the Guggenheim will present “American Ballet Theatre: Whipped Cream”

by Alexei Ratmansky. For more information, call 646.765.4773.

On April 2, the Peggy Adams Rescue league will be hosting their Annual “Off the Leash” Dinner Dance at Club Colette. The attire will be casual chic.

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Hilary Geary Ross

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the Duke of Marlborough. It was the birthplace

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of New York and of the Women’s Committee of the

of one of my heroes, Winston Churchill,” Geary

Central Park Conservancy, and currently serves

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of the Blenheim Foundation U.S.A. “Blenheim

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“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow,” Abraham Lincoln reminds us. “The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” Reputations come and go, but character—the kind we look up to and wish to emulate—is nourished from firmer roots. Once again, Quest is proud to feature leading women who champion and support so many charitable causes. And once again, we chose to photograph them in simple white shirts to illustrate that it’s what’s on the inside that truly matters.

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Frances Scaife Lighthouse Guild Frances Scaife and her daughter, Jennie Scaife, are the 2017 honorees for the Lighthouse Guild, and were recently fêted at this year’s annual gala evening, “Lighthouse Guild Palm Beach: A Visionary Evening.” Scaife’s involvement with the organization goes back many years, and it was her idea to start the now signature “POSH” sales in Palm Beach and New York, both benefitting the institution. “The Lighthouse Guild does amazing work to help people of all ages who are visually impaired,” Scaife says. “Lighthouse Guild helps them to overcome their challenges and lead productive, dignified, fulfilling lives.”

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Nancy Brinker Susan G. Komen Before her sister, Suzy, lost her life to breast cancer, Nancy Brinker made a pledge to Suzy that she would find the cure for the disease. In Suzy’s honor, Brinker named and formed an organization that has become one of the greatest forces in the fight against breast cancer: Susan G. Komen. To date, Susan G. Komen—which also started Race for the Cure—has raised almost two billion dollars among affiliate networks in 100 cities as well as an additional billion dollars toward research funding. “Each day,” Brinker says, “I really do try to do at least something—and ideally, many things—to that end of finding a cure for breast cancer.” Brinker, in addition to serving several ambassadorial and political roles, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama and has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

Jacqueline Weld Drake Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education, Literacy Partners, and PEN America Jacqueline Weld Drake, chairman of the Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education, has been involved with the organization for more than 20 years and also serves as chair of its annual Fiesta! Gala. “Casita Maria has provided valuable after-school and in-school opportunities to generations of schoolchildren of mainly Latino descent,” Weld Drake explains. “I like to say that we teach kids to succeed and succeed they do.” Speaking of success, Weld Drake has successfully served other organizations as well: as honorary chairman (along with Liz Smith) of Literacy Partners, which teaches adults in New York City to read; endowing an annual prize for Literary Biography with PEN America, which protects freedom of expression worldwide; and as a board member of the objectsand-art museum Wolfsonian–FIU in Miami, which promotes the persuasive power of art and design.

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The women from the April 2009 “The Substance of Style” shoot, photographed by Jack Deutsch.

This page, top row: Nancy Paduano, Central Park Conservancy; Lorna Graev, Fountain House; Susan Burden, New Yorkers for Children. Second row: Elizabeth Stribling, French Heritage Society; Cynthia Lufkin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Bottom row: Liz Smith, Literacy Partners; Blaine Trump, God’s Love We Deliver. Opposite Theatre; Lauren Bush, FEED. Bottom row: Diana Taylor, New York Women’s Foundation; Evelyn Lauder, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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The women featured in “The Substance of Style” from our March 2012 issue, Kissinger, Animal Medical Center; Anne Harrison, Women’s Committee of the Central

Schools. Opposite page, top row: Sasha Heinz, Planned Parenthood; Sydney Shuman, Women & Science, Rockefeller University. Bottom row: Jill Kargman, American Foundation for Equal Rights; Emma Bloomberg, Robin Hood.

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Park Conservancy. Bottom row: Louise Grunwald, Lighthouse International; Emilia Fanjul, Everglades Preparatory Academy and Glades Academy Elementary Charter

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The women featured in “The Substance of Style� from our April 2016 issue, photographed by Harry Benson. This page, top row: Audrey Gruss, Hope for Depression Research Foundation; Dani Moore, Town of Palm Beach United Way, Boys & Girls Clubs

Kettering Cancer Center; Jacqueline Desmarais, The Metropolitan Opera. Bottom row: Edith McBean, African Parks Foundation, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya, Panthera, Rainforest Trust; Michele Kessler, Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society.

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF GENEROSITY B Y D A N I E L C A P P E L L O A N D B R O O K E K E L LY

They are young, proactive, and socially engaged. Some come from families with long legacies of charitable giving, while others are tirelessly advancing the names of their causes alone. From poverty to hunger, education to the arts, human rights to animal rights, these young faces of philanthropy are helping to create a better tomorrow for all of us, both at home and around the world.

LAUREN BUSH LAUREN WE HAVE ALL come to know, recognize, and love the bags— iconic, ubiquitous, and stamped “FEED,” they come in all shapes, sizes, and functionalities, and are literally helping to feed the world. They are, of course, the charitable FEED bags: the seemingly utilitarian burlap satchel that has been reconceived by Lauren Bush Lauren as a fashion staple with a mission to feed the planet.

On her travels around the world as a World Food Programme (WFP) honorary spokesperson, Lauren Bush Lauren witnessed firsthand the effects of hunger. In places like Cambodia, Chad, and Guatemala, she saw a program making a dent in child malnutrition: school meals. When a child is given a free, nutritious school lunch, it can break the cycle of poverty she was born into and empower her to change her own life.

Lauren founded FEED in 2007 with the simple idea of creating products that would engage people in the fight against hunger in a tangible way. Every FEED product has a number stamped on it that signifies the amount of meals or micronutrient packets provided with its purchase. To date, the social business has been able to provide nearly 95 million meals to children and families globally through the WFP and Feeding America. FEED has also supported nutrition programs around the world, providing over 3.7 million children with Vitamin A 108 QUEST

supplements through the WFP and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. Over the past 10 years, FEED has forged many successful partnerships with companies like Target, Disney, Pottery Barn, Whole Foods, The Honest Company, west elm, Gap, Tory Burch, Birchbox, One King’s Lane, Rachel Roy, DKNY, Clarins, Links of London, Godiva, and TOMS. In the latest collaboration, which debuted just last month, Lauren—a former fashion model herself—teamed up with fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff to introduce the Rebecca Minkoff x FEED collection.

The collection features three classic Rebecca Minkoff unlined styles that were made in a special tapestry material, handloomed in India. The collection includes a whipstitch tote, a fold-over clutch, and an unlined cross-body. Made of 100% cotton, the tribal print is black, ecru, and yellow, with a trim of soft black pebble leather and silver hardware finishings.

Speaking of her friend and the collaboration, Minkoff said, “The collaboration felt incredibly organic for both of us.

When we started thinking about what we should do and when, International Women’s Day was the natural choice. We’ve been wanting to work together for so long,” Minkoff continued, noting how proud she was to work with Lauren—“one of our generation’s finest female entrepreneurs”—on something that gives so much to so many.

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SARAH ARISON AS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF the founders of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and New World Symphony, Sarah Arison has been an activist for as long as she can remember and has made it her lifelong goal to make the arts accessible to all. She heads the Arison Arts Foundation, a private grantmaking organization that provides support for emerging artists and the institutions that foster them, and is also a key contributor to the educational committees of a number of organizations, including American Ballet Theatre, MoMA, and the Brooklyn Museum.

Q: What are your specific causes and concerns?

A: My biggest focus is to support emerging artists and the institutions that foster them. It is very difficult for young artists to find the support—both financial as well as encouragement— to pursue their passion. Additionally, many universities don’t provide their arts students with the guidance and resources for building a career in the arts. I am most dedicated to YoungArts, which identifies and nurtures the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, design, and performing arts, and assists them at critical junctures in their educational development.

Q: How do you look at the world of philanthropy?

A: I think that we are at a pivotal time in the world of philanthropy. There is a new generation of philanthropists coming up who are very motivated to be personally involved in the causes they support, as opposed to simply financially supporting them. We are also at a point where many organizations might cease to receive financial support from the government, so there will have to be a huge movement from individuals and private foundations to step in to ensure these vital organizations are able to continue to help the millions of people that they impact. As someone who had grandparents who set an incredible example for me, I love being a resource for others who are just starting out.

Q: Do you have any anecdotes to share about how best to raise money (for causes) and spend money (within organizations)?

A: I have been doing a lot recently with matching grants; finding an individual or a foundation to put up a matching grant provides great motivation for other donors to get involved. Regarding giving, I make sure that I get to know the organization and its mission very well, as well as the individuals on the staff and board, before I consider making a donation. I also find having a strong personal mission can help narrow down which organizations to focus your donations. While it is essential for an organization to spend on a great staff, I feel that programming is the other vital area—it is the programs of an organization that show its impact and prove to donors the great work that is done.

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AFTER PARTICIPATING IN a Mississippi puppy mill rescue effort in 2010, Amanda Hearst discovered that her very own puppy, Finnegan, had also been a victim of one of these disgraceful mills—a discovery that inspired her to form Friends of Finn.

Friends of Finn, an organization comprised of young leaders dedicated to stopping the cruel treatment of dogs in puppy mills, raises money on behalf of the Humane Society of the United States’ Stop Puppy Mills movement and uses the funds for rescue efforts, educational purposes, and general public awareness.

In 2012, Hearst enrolled in her second puppy mill rescue in North Carolina with Georgina Bloomberg, another dedicated member of FOF, ultimately resulting in the liberation of 88 puppies and one pregnant cat. In 2015, Hearst and Bloomberg, alongside fellow FOF members Steve Read and Courtney Stroum Meagher, participated in the Humane Puerto Rico program, which provided triage and neuter/spay services for hundreds of animals, resulting in the rescue of over 160 dogs. Hearst prides herself on her involvement in

this exciting movement—the campaign against puppy mills.

Q: How do you approach the world of philanthropy?

A: I think it’s important to pick one cause that really speaks to you and focus your energy on that organization—there are so many issues out there, so it can be easy to spread yourself too thin or get overwhelmed.

Q: What are your specific causes and concerns?

A: I’ve always been drawn to animals and the natural world.

Maybe because I grew up in New York City, that made me more drawn to the environment and in awe of it.

Q: Do you have any anecdotes to share about how best to raise money (for causes) and spend money (within organizations)?

A: I’ve found that the best way to raise money is to get people intimately involved with the cause. So with Friends of Finn, members go on puppy mill raids, they volunteer at shelters, and we have group retreats at animal sanctuaries. If people see where their money is going, they are more likely to give more.

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Q: How do you look at the world of philanthropy and how do you see yourself in that world?

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backpack assembly events where hundreds of volunteers pack backpacks with school supplies.

Q: What are your specific causes and concerns?

A: Children living in poverty is such an injustice. Education is the pathway to a better life and although our country offers free education, when kids don’t have the necessary school supplies, they start behind, and are anxious and ashamed.

Providing supplies for learning is so simple, yet has such impact on their success. Annually, we distribute more than 11,000 backpacks to organizations across New York.

Q: Do you have any anecdotes to share about how best to raise money or give money (to causes) and spend money (within organizations)?

A: Business owners have a unique opportunity to integrate charity into their culture—people like to shop knowing that their purchase will make a difference. TFW has offered shoppers a discount code to donate a portion of their purchase to provide backpacks to local children. When donating, I think it’s best to put money into causes you are passionate about.

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DURING HER DAYS AS a fashion-photography producer, Lisa Eryn Silverman was often exposed to beautiful photographs taken by renowned photographers that ultimately went unused. With so few photographs chosen to be featured in magazines, many were and are simply forgotten.

Through her founding of These Fine Walls, an online marketplace for interior designers and art collectors to purchase unused photographs, Silverman has furthered her long-held passion for philanthropy by creating a special code for shoppers whereby a portion of sales benefits Supplies for Success.

VINNY DOTOLI Harlem Academy

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VINCENT DOTOLI, FOUNDER of Harlem Academy, was teaching at one of the most exclusive private schools in the country when he came to the realization that his students would be successful whether he taught them or not—an epiphany that left him dissatisfied and yearning for a means to have a larger impact.

After earning his master’s in education from Columbia University, Dotoli shifted his focus to gifted children in underserved communities who are disadvantaged by the quality of their local education. In 2004, Dotoli founded Harlem Academy, giving him the influence as an educator that he long desired.

Q: How do you look at the world of philanthropy and how you fit in?

A: I actually like to go by Harlem Academy’s school pillars— they are a great lens for reflection and growth. Compassion: Trying to listen carefully to understand the needs of the local and global community. Initiative: Seeking solutions and roles that can make a difference. Integrity: Making choices that align with personal values. Determination: Stretching to do as much as possible and maintaining focus for as long as needed. I try my best to follow these four pillars in my role at Harlem Academy and throughout life.

Q: What are your specific causes and concerns?

A: My focus is on education, and most of my energy goes to Harlem Academy. At its best, education can be transformational – the American Dream literally hangs on its promise. Yet, in

too many communities, zip code and wealth define opportunity, and children fall through the cracks. Harlem Academy is a direct response to this squandered potential, providing a space where success is determined by ability and drive.

Q: Do you have any anecdotes to share about how best to raise money (for causes) and spend money (within organizations)?

A: One of the things we’ve learned at Harlem Academy is that you need to make space for donors to connect to the mission at a personal level. For us, this means encouraging school visits so donors can speak with students and see the impact they’re having firsthand.

When it comes to giving money, donors often look for a small, exciting project within an organization. Instead, my advice would be to find the issue and solution you want to impact, and then fund the general operating budget as generously as you’re able. It might be less exciting, but well-run organizations fund what’s mission-critical first, and that’s where you want your money to go. We use that same analysis for deciding not just whether an opportunity will add value, but how much value it adds relative to other options we can pursue with the same resources. u

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THIS SEASON is a particularly exciting one for the real estate market, according to all of our in-the-know experts. The amount of movement is unprecedented and everyone agrees that now is the perfect time to act, whether selling, buying—or both! We cover a wide range of places and price points to make sure that Quest readers can find what they are dreaming of, whether historical or luxe, urban or suburban. From the sunny shores of Palm Beach to the penthouse heights of Manhattan, we have the right people to talk to about one of the most important purchases you can make.

With a class of buyers and sellers more knowledgeable than ever, having our broker’s inside expertise can give you the extra edge to find the home of your dreams (at least until the next one comes along!)

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ANDREW SAUNDERS Saunders & Associates / 631.537.9482 /as@saunders.com

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: Hamptons real estate sales declined 15% in 2016 to $4.3 billion. There was an overhang on the market which I think was rooted in issues associated with the election. Since the election, business has erupted at Saunders & Associates. My sense is that this enthusiasm will continue through the selling season.

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer?

A: I think that 2017 is likely to be a record selling season in Hamptons Real Estate. Since the election, there has been $3 trillion of wealth created in the stock market.

That is an extraordinary number. Most of our buyers originate from New York and are impacted by the wealth creation that has occurred in the stock market. If Hamptons real estate sales increased $2 billion in 2017 over 2016 as a consequence of the stock market performance, the year would be the best on record. I think that’s where we’re headed.

Q: What style of properties are hot right now?

A: Cutting edge contemporary homes continue to be embraced aggressively by buyers and developers.

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: Saunders & Associates has $2 billion of exclusive listings. Our inventory spans a significant variety of home styles and prices. We have rarified properties listed at over $40 million and compelling waterfront values for sale under $2 milllion. Our firm is the leading Hamptons player in new developments. In addition to many of the single unit new homes that we represent for sale, we are fortunate to represent the four leading multi-unit new developments in the area: The Fields, a collection of 28 new homes in Southampton; Harbors Edge, 11 waterfront condos in Sag Harbor; Barn & Vine, 15 new and under construction homes in Bridgehampton; and The Residences at Gurneys, a collection of oceanfront coops in Montauk.

33 Mecox Lane in Water Mill, New York: $14.995 million.

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terranean, Spanish, Georgian, and contemporary homes.

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: I have a beautiful 1920s Mediterranean home in town and close to everything, including restaurants, shopping and beaches. I also have several condos at Trump Plaza.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: I think now with greater certainty and optimism in the financial markets, buyers are more apt to follow through with their plans to purchase. Also, having the first winter White House in Palm Beach since the Kennedy administration is a draw for some.

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer?

A: A number of serious buyers make their purchase decisions in the summer, searching for an opportunity to get a better deal on something they were considering that hasn’t sold yet.

Sellers, meanwhile, may be willing to drop their prices if they did not receive an acceptable offer during the season. Buyers who may have been cautiously holding off on any purchases may also now be ready to make a purchase and these types of purchases could overlay into the summer season.

Q: What style of properties are hot right now?

A: New construction and completely renovated or restored homes are always in demand. Bermuda and Bahama styles are always near the top of the list, but many buyers prefer the architectural styles more akin to those of the historic Medi-

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223 Seminole Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida: $3.295 million.

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: Buyers are more selective.

They are educated and know what they want. That being said, there is competition for many properties on the island, so if they wait too long to make an offer on a property that they have been eyeing, they may miss out on their first choice, which would be a shame.

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NIKKI FIELD Sotheby’s International Realty / 212.606.7669 / nikki.field@sothebyshomes.com

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: Market indicators are loud and clear: We have transitioned into a local buyer’s market. New Yorkers are off the sidelines, proactively shopping and securing value opportunities. Today’s educated buyer has been waiting for more than 7 years for this market correction and now is their moment to strike a fair deal. They will no longer need to over pay for a property they lust for—value related options are plentiful and sellers have now adjusted their profit expectations.

address at 212 Fifth Avenue on Madison Square Park. Each of the new 47 residences are designed for ultimate luxury lifestyle and offer a carefully crafted floorplan with loft ceilings and stunning finishes.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: Wall Street is loudly endorsing our economy and the strength of our city. I am confident that the residential real estate market is ready for a great bounce back from our slow down due to the election cycle. International buyers are eager to invest their money here and New Yorkers continue to benefit from the global appetite for all things Manhattan.

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer? Why? A: In the past, the summer has been our slowest market.

However, this year, given the paralyzed fall of 2016, we now have a robust buyer’s market that we believe will take us through the summer. The cycle continues—inventory will once again shrink to a limited volume and new development will pick up in velocity sales thanks to the current financial boom on Wall Street.

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: My team and I are currently carrying over 60 listings from all corners of Manhattan. Our latest prize is the power

212 Fifth Avenue Apt. 8A, New York, NY 10010: $11,100,000

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LOIS KIRSCHENBAUM Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty /516.484.1800/ loiskirschenbaum@danielgale.com

large parcels and represent estates, new construction, waterfront land, and resales from $1,000,000 to $15,000,000.

Northway is a spectacular Colonial Estate built in 1898 and impeccably renovated to state of the art eminence. It is designed for elegant living and fabulous entertaining, and set on 5.4 magnificent acres featuring 8 bedrooms, a sumptuous master suite, 8 fireplaces, and a receiving room, media room, epicurean kitchen, large gym, and an expansive brick terrace overlooking a heated saltwater pool and pool house.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: Our company sold over three billion dollars worth of real estate last year and we see the momentum continuing.

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer?

A: We had a resurgence of sales on the high end late last fall and we expect to see that continue.

Q: What style of properties are hot right now?

A: Properties that have been renovated and are young and new are very appealing to buyers with busy schedules. Many couples are both employed and do not have the time to do the work.

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: Margaret Trautmann and I specialize on the North Shore and Gold Coast of Long Island. We list homes on

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199 Feeks Lane, Lattingtown, New York: $6,900,000

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: Spring has begun. Homes are entering the marketplace and we are seeing tremendous interest in purchasing. There is a very strong sense of belonging to a community and, as always, buyers are looking for school districts that offer a top education for their families. The success of the current stock market is enforcing a sense of confidence in the housing market.

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DONNA BARNETT Maury People Sotheby’s International Realty / 508.221.8995 / donna@maurypeople.com

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: Buyers on Nantucket are in love with Nantucket. Whether buying a piece of the rock to enjoy for themselves or as an investment property, there is strong activity on all levels of the market . Spring is a great time to buy and the market on Nantucket for the sought after properties is busy year round.

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer? Why? A: We expect this summer to be a record-breaker, with noted strength in the high-end market. The stock market is in a good position and buyers trust the proven investment Nantucket provides. The natural beauty, storied legacy, and historic integrity of Nantucket contribute to its ever-rising values, especially on the water.

Q: What style of properties are hot right now?

A: Waterfront is always hot, no matter the style of the home. Also, newly designed and completed homes with luxurious amenities, designer furnishings, and open spaces indoors and out are what most buyers are after, even if they have to create it.

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: My most exciting listing right now is in Shimmo. It’s an incredibly designed estate by the notable Hugh Newell Jacobsen that is situated perfectly on a rare 4.5 acre parcel with direct beach access on Nantucket Harbor. It is one of a kind in terms of luxurious amenities and intelligent design. The mesmerizing water views from every direction as the summer day wanes towards the perfect sunset over Brant Point are simply highlights to the incredible execution of this true work of art.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: We should see upward trends in terms of value and transactions (as long as we have the inventory!)

4 Middle Valley Road 48 Shimmo Pond Road Nantucket, MA: $42,500, 000

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: I see that South Florida’s luxury real estate market has gotten more active as we are seeing more buyers looking for homes.

Due to the higher amounts of inventory, buyers are making lower offers while sellers are actively reducing the asking prices. Buyers today are looking for move-in ready homes with detailed finishes, and great outdoor space with beautiful landscaping.

820 Lakeview Drive in Miami Beach, Florida: $11.5 million.

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: I specialize in luxury waterfront homes and condos in Miami Beach. At the moment, I have a mix of listings including single family waterfront homes, oceanfront condos, vacant

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land, and some renovation homes and tear-downs. My listings range in style of Mediterranean, modern, & mid-century. The condos range from the ultra-high end in the $20M to $3M, all with great views and at very good prices.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: This year, 2017, will be the perfect storm for buyers!

All those buyers who were “holding off” from buying last year are now actively looking, making offers, and closing deals. Sellers will continue to reduce their asking prices in order to be more competitive. There is already plenty of inventory that needs to be burned off before the market stabilizes again.

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Q: What do you expect from the market this summer? Why? A: As inventory builds, I’m seeing prices softening in the market going forward and into the summer. I expect to see continuing activity in the market, and sellers competing for buyers. We are in a buyer’s market and the buyers realize this and are taking advantage of the good deals. Due mainly to the uncertainty during election years and the strong dollar and low oil prices, there is much pent up demand for buyers who have been on the sidelines for a while.

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DANA KOCH OF THE KOCH TEAM The Corcoran Group / 561.227.4439 / dana.koch@corcoran.com

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: Spring is our busy season and Buyers are definitely in a “buying state of mind!” They are serious about identifying their “dream home” and shopping the market daily and evaluating what may suit them best. Currently, we have an excellent selection of inventory compared to last year with wonderful estates, townhomes and condos available. Thus, buyers are saying: “If not now, When?”

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer? Why? A: Summertime in Palm Beach is one of our best kept secrets as more and more people are making Palm Beach their primary residence due to the significant tax benefits—no state or city income tax. In addition, our residents plan and renovate/tweak their properties during the summer. In fact, if you are planning a condo renovation, the condo rules mandate that your contractor can only work between May 1 and October 31 each year.

Q: What style of properties are hot right now?

A: Buyers are favoring a casual feel in their design and property style choices.

528 North Lake Way in Palm Beach, Florida: $8.35 million.

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: Our listing collection is superb, consisting of direct ocean front condos in prestigious boutique buildings, plus lake front estates and significant interior homes. Our listings are all value priced to sell as we are in the trenches and sensitive to market conditions. We take pride in advising our sellers appropriately in order to maximize their important assets.

Q: Tell us about the market. What’s happening?

A: We predict that 2017 will be a banner year for Palm Beach real estate! Every day is productive and we are seeing a domino effect: as sellers sell their properties, they are looking to acquire a new one within Palm Beach.

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MARCY GRAU Stribling & Associates / 212.452.4361 / mgrau@stribling.com

enue on the Upper West Side is currently on the market for $9.6 million and is a “wow!” apartment. On the East Side, 965 Fifth is a lovely six room apartment with a living room and master bedroom facing Central Park. A fabulous 3,400 square foot condo in the West Village is closing soon, and some extraordinary properties will be on the market in the next few weeks, including a Central Park West coop with dazzling views, and a townhouse that’s simply gorgeous.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: The past few months have been very busy and the number of deals is still increasing. This can be a very good year for New York real estate!

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer?

A: I believe we’ll continue to see strong activity in the summer, especially as buyers in the lower end of the market continue to lock in mortgages before rates are raised again.

International buyers in the luxury sector have confidence in the US dollar and this sector has strengthened also.

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: I have listings in all categories and in many different neighborhoods—from luxury co-ops and condos such as the fantastic coop at 300 West End Avenue featured here to a charming 2 bedroom prewar in Murray Hill and a beautiful one bedroom at 23 West 73. PHB at 300 West End Av-

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: Buyers are serious and busy.

They are eager to purchase properties that are renovated and beautiful and well-priced.

Those apartments are snapped up quickly. New developments are in demand. Condos have become more popular than co-ops and, in every sector of the market, staging is critical. People are impressed by clean and uncluttered apartments. They are also willing to look in many different neighborhoods.

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ROGER ERICKSON Douglas Elliman Real Estate / 212.891.7000 / roger.erickson@elliman.com

Q: What patterns have you been noticing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: Since the election, I have seen a major uptick in buyers both looking for properties as well as committing to purchase.

I believe this trend will only escalate as we get into the spring.

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Q: What do you expect from the market this summer, how might it compare to previous summers, and what insider knowledge can be gained from looking during the summer season?

A: Historically the summer tends to be a slower time in the market as many buyers tend to be away. That said, it also affords those buyers who are in town better buying opportunities.

makes it such an exceptional place to live?

A: The 19th floor penthouse featured on this page is the only full floor apartment in the Barbizon East condominium with three fabulous terraces. It comprises 2,817 square feet, has great views in all directions, is flooded with sunlight and has an outdoor grill on one of the terraces. It was beautifully renovated by a renowned architect in the Pre-War and landmarked Barbizon.

Q: What do you predict for the future of the market this year and the rest of 2017?

A: Based on how strong the first quarter has begun for me, I expect a great year!

Q: What style of properties are hot right now— are there any trends that you have seen among recent purchases and what people are flocking towards?

A: Condominiums and new development properties continue to represent the greatest market share of purchases.

Q: Tell us about your featured listing. What

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: Within certain price points, we have a lot of buyers vying for the same homes in these very desirable neighborhoods of Miami.

I often receive multiple offers on my listings but that has a lot to do with the neighborhoods I primarily service. Coral Gables is Miami’s own Beverly Hills, also known as “The City Beautiful.” There is only one Coconut Grove and it is in great demand. South Miami, Pinecrest, and Key Biscayne each have their own charms.

of time with my Sellers before listing their home to prepare it for sale. When that new listing pops up and buyers are notified I have maybe 45 seconds to engage with the buyer. The photographs and the narrative are everything. I work very hard for my listings to stand out from the pack.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: I predict 2017 will be a record breaking year for real estate in South Florida. People always need shelter and Miami affords a lifestyle that pushes so many buttons. We have the luscious climate, great schools, a spectacular arts scene, golf, tennis, boating, beaches, museums, fabulous restaurants and great shopping. What is not to love?

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: The name of my website is veryspecialhomes.com and for good reason. These are homes in Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest, and Key Biscayne that have that special je ne s’ait quoi. I spend an extraordinary amount

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Q: What style of properties are hot right now?

A: Contemporary homes are extremely hot right now. Buyers are taken with architecture that is fresh, clean and streamlined. Add to that some cool furniture and accessories from Fineline, Artefacto, or Luminaire, in Coral Gables, and you have a forward looking lifestyle.

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring? Do you notice a big difference in activity from buyers now versus buyers in the winter?

A: There is a lot of activity in all price ranges. People who have been looking are now making purchase decisions. There is relatively low inventory of in-town condominiums in premier buildings, which have been selling.

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: I am privileged to represent some of the most beautiful and extraordinary properties in Palm Beach, Hobe Sound, and Manalapan. For example Celine Dion’s estate in Hobe Sound; Maurice Fatio’s masterpiece Il Palmetto; and Acqua Liana, an ocean to lake “green” home in Manalapan are a sampling of the very special properties I am honored to represent.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: I am very optimistic that the strong activity we are seeing presently will continue, especially given the current optimism reflected in the financial markets.

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer? Why? A: People who want to be here for the next season are purchasing property in spring and summer. With relatively low inventory of land and teardowns, the spring and summer buyers are looking for something that is either move-in ready or close to it.

Q: What style of properties are hot right now?

A: We are seeing high demand for new construction and fully renovated homes. Light, airy and open floor plans are very appealing to today’s buyer. Many buyers are not willing to undertake a large renovation project.

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ROGER CHRISTMAN Weichert Realtors / 908.672.0861 / rchristman@weichertrealtors.net

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer? Why? A: The market will continue in an upswing this summer. Optimism prevails in the financial markets now and this will continue—this has a direct effect on the real estate market. When consumer confidence is up, it helps the market significantly.

Q: What style of properties are hot right now?

A: The “hot” properties are homes with all the “bells and whistles” meaning updated kitchens, bathrooms, big open spaces plus bonus rooms such as wine cellars, multiple garages. Areas close to train lines, easy access to cities, low property taxes are also in high demand. I have found that people need to truly perceive the value in a home to even consider looking at it.

The majority of people looking at homes right now do NOT want to have to do work to a property. We are seeing to a major extent that people’s lives have gotten way too busy to engage in big house projects.

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Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: A few interesting New Jersey properties I currently have on the market includes a Frank Llyod Wright home—the first one designed in the state of New Jersey. A property in Bedminster with a helipad that takes 15 minutes into NYC. A 43-acre estate with a grand manor and a 30 acre estate with multiple dwellings, 30 miles from NYC both in Harding Township.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: 2017 will be a terrific year for real estate. Already we have seen remarkable surges in the market. Interest rates are very low right now.

545 Larger Cross Road in Bedminster, New Jersey: $4.495 million.

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: There is a shortage of inventory in certain price points and in certain areas.

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STAN PONTE Sotheby’s International Realty / 212.606.4109 / stan.ponte@sothebyshomes.com

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Q: What patterns are you seeing from buyers as the market transitions into spring?

A: As we approach the spring market, I am seeing buyers making decisions based on shortterm optimism, buoyed by the financial markets, mixed with a mid to long-term lack of certainty. Buyers are ready to act if they believe the property is fairly priced and has solid resale value.

set the record for a townhouse with a width less than 25 feet.

Most of all, I am proud to be the co-director of sales of The Woolworth Tower Residences with my colleague, Joshua Judge. The Woolworth Tower is one of New York City’s most cherished landmarks and the 33 custom residences, designed by famed architect Thierry W. Despont, are beyond compare. The model apartments just opened and I invite Quest Magazine readers to reach out to me to set up a private tour.

Q: What do you predict for 2017?

A: The Manhattan market closely follows the financial market. As long as the markets continue to rally, I am hoping for a fantastic year for real estate in 2017.

Q: What do you expect from the market this summer? Why? A: When I started in this industry 20 years ago, summers were traditionally very slow. Today, however, given the significant increase in international buyers, we see less of a slowdown in the summer months.

Q: What style of properties are hot right now?

A: Pre-war, one-of-a-kind luxury real estate is one of the “sweet spots” of the current market. A true luxury buyer is a collector and they seek out opportunities to own property that no one else has…or can have!

Q: Tell us about your listings.

A: I am very happy to have just sold an extraordinary limestone mansion at 7 East 76th Street for $41,500,000, which

Woolworth Tower Residences, 2 Park Place, New York, NY 10007

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L U X E L I B R A R Y This page, top: A silver magnifying glass and letter opener from J.P.’s desk; middle, a daguerreotype of Pierpont as a student, circa 1854; below, a 15th-century marble bust, Christ Child, by Antonio Rossellino.

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M E M B E R S O N LY This page, top: Pierpont’s house at 219 Madison; middle: Amelia Sturges, Morgan’s first wife and great love; below: Pierpont with two of his children, Louisa and Jack.

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ANTIQUE GARDEN FURNITURE FAIR: ANTIQUES FOR THE GARDEN AND THE GARDEN ROOM Preview Party and Collectors’ Plant Sale May 4 Three Days to Explore Antiques May 5–7 Get tickets at nybg.org/agff

2017 EXHIBITORS Arader Galleries Balsamo David Bell Antiques Diana Bittel Antiques Brennan & Mouilleseaux Antiques Cottage + Camp Scott Estepp Gallery Fine Antique Prints Finnegan Gallery Firehouse Antiques Fleur Garvey Rita Art & Antiques Hamptons Antique Galleries Harris Dean Gallery Jeffrey Henkel Barbara Israel Garden Antiques Leatherwood Antiques Milne’s At Home Antiques Aileen Minor More & More Antiques Vincent Mulford Antiques Pagoda Red Francis J. Purcell Schorr & Dobinsky Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge Village Braider Antiques Withington & Company Antiques List in formation

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PREVIEW PARTY AND COLLECTORS’ PLANT SALE Thursday, May 4; 6–8 p.m.

The Preview Party offers enthusiasts and collectors the opportunity to view thousands of fine garden antiques from exhibitors across the U.S. while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres before the Fair opens to the public. Mingle with this year’s Designer Chairman, internationally renowned event designer Bronson van Wyck, and enjoy his featured design based on Édouard Manet’s painting Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass). The evening includes a Collector’s Plant Sale that features rare and exotic plants, as well as an exclusive Silent Auction.

Proceeds from the benefit directly support the programs and work of the curators and gardeners who are responsible for making NYBG one of the most important horticultural showplaces in the world. Tickets to the Preview Party start at $225.

For more information or to order tickets, please call 718.817.8773, e-mail cbalkonis@nybg.org, or visit nybg.org/agff17.

THREE DAYS TO EXPLORE ANTIQUES FOR THE GARDEN AND THE GARDEN ROOM May 5–7; 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

The country’s original, largest, and most important venue for authentic garden antiques, this year’s Antique Garden Furniture Fair will once again be showcased at NYBG from May 5 through May 7, 2017. Peruse thousands of antiques from leading exhibitors’ extensive collections of ornament, decorative art, and timeless furniture for the home and garden, and delight in celebrated designer Bronson van Wyck’s creative design.

Designer Chairman Bronson van Wyck Chairmen Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Katie Ridder Pennoyer Emma Jane Pilkington Barbara Cirkva Schumacher Mish Tworkowski Honorary Chairmen Barbara Israel Michael Steinhardt Designers’ Council Meg Braff Victoria Hagan Brian McCarthy Alex Papachristidis Robert Rufino Christopher Spitzmiller Collectors’ Plant Sale Chairmen Peter R. McQuillan Marjorie G. Rosen Stephen Scanniello Joseph Singer

Visitors can browse and purchase unique items of the highest quality and provenance Regional Chairmen and enjoy a program lineup that includes talks, tours, and eclectic live musical sets.

Friederike Kemp Biggs–Martha’s Vineyard A Specialty Plant Sale features an extensive selection of unusual, colorful plants Ernie Cavallo–Long Island representing some of horticulture’s finest growers.

The Preview Party has been underwritten in part by

Spring Season sponsored by

Mr. and Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Pictured above: 1. Ken Fulk 2. Stephen Scanniello, Bette Midler 3. Mish Tworkowski, Robert Rufino, Katie Ridder Pennoyer 4. Martha Stewart, Kevin Sharkey 5. Kate Brodsky, Alex Papachristidis 6. Joseph Singer 7. Gregory Long, Susan Burke 8. Barbara Cirkva Schumacher 9. Marjorie G. Rosen 10. Michael Steinhardt 11. Barbara Israel 12. Brian McCarthy, Meg Braff

Lindsay Grimes–Greenwich Eric Groft–Long Island Jill Joyce–New Jersey Susan E. Kay Matelich–Westchester Lynden B. Miller–Northern Westchester Susan R. Palm–New Jersey Gillian Steel–Greenwich Carmen M. Thain–Westchester

CHIHULY

APRIL 22–OCTOBER 29, 2017 Get tickets at nybg.org/chihuly

Breathtaking works of art by Dale Chihuly that dazzle with color, light, and form—by day and night

Artworks by world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly are on view at NYBG in his first major garden exhibition in New York in more than ten years. CHIHULY, presented

by Bank of America, showcases approximately 20 installations and includes drawings and early works that reveal the evolution and development of Chihuly’s artistic process during his celebrated career. Set within NYBG’s landmark landscape and buildings, this sensory-filled exhibition is a must-see throughout the changing seasons from spring through fall.

The Garden’s dramatic vistas become living canvases for work created specifically for NYBG, showcasing Chihuly’s signature organic shapes in brilliant colors. Among the singular sights, a new monumental work inspired by his storied 1975 Artpark installation enlivens the water features of the Native Plant Garden and the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory Courtyard’s Tropical Pool, reflecting the interplay and movement of color and light.

Special weekend celebrations, films, poetry, and fun-filled art programs for kids offer colorful and imaginative tributes to nature. On CHIHULY Nights, the exhibition is infused with a magical energy as the artworks are spectacularly illuminated amid NYBG’s sweeping vistas and magnificent Conservatory.

Top: Dale Chihuly, Persian Chandelier, 2006, The New York Botanical Garden Bottom: Dale Chihuly, Sol del Citrón, 2016, Atlanta Botanical Garden Opposite: Dale Chihuly, Sapphire Star, 2016, Atlanta Botanical Garden

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Additional support provided by the Allwin Family Foundation, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, and E.H.A. Foundation, Inc.

PROVIDING SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE THROUGH CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION

Learn more at nybg.org

Will you help us ensure a healthier future for our planet and our children?

Together, we can and we must…

DO YOU KNOW? Many Americans do not have firsthand connections with plants as a source of food. In the underserved neighborhoods surrounding NYBG, 25% of children and adults are considered obese, and less than 50% of children consume even two daily servings of fruits and vegetables.

Biodiversity is the amazing variety of all living things. It is often difficult to comprehend the magnitude of what it represents.

All life on Earth depends on plants— for food, shelter, oxygen, and more.

Yet the plant biodiversity that sustains us is imperiled as never before.

Habitat destruction and toxic pollution are exacerbated by climate change and its life-threatening effects. The New York Botanical Garden is responding to this crisis by conducting cutting-edge, sciencebased plant conservation in the lab and in the field—and by sharing its research and developing programs with collaborators, stakeholders, and policymakers on local, national, and international levels.

DO YOU KNOW? The Atlantic Coastal Forest of Brazil is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, with diverse species that are found only in this geographic area and devastating rates of deforestation. Less than 5% of the original forest remains.

NYBG has been advocating for the plant kingdom and providing educational resources for generations of Earth’s caretakers for 125 years.

Here are a few of the many important reasons why this matters:

NYBG is currently saving 1,038 plant species and about 73 square miles of forest—roughly the size of the District of Columbia—in the Una Biological Reserve and adjacent Una Ecopark in the State of Bahia, Brazil.

PLEASE DONATE NOW Your contribution today will help expand NYBG’s scope and influence by advancing its global plant research and conservation programs, and educating and inspiring the next generation of Earth’s caretakers. Visit nybg.org/donate

NYBG is responding to this crisis by providing life-changing opportunities through hands-on gardening and nutrition programs in a variety of accessible and innovative educational facilities that serve more than 300,000 visitors, 90,000 schoolchildren, and 3,100 teachers annually.

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St. Lucia performs for the crowd at the Armory Party, held at MoMA.

Clockwise, from top left: Art Observed’s Melis Sonmezler; Denan Terzioglu and Mert Didnli; Nelli Hantman and Liza Lyadova; Delphine de Causans and Nina Kuntz; Stephanie Nass, Carter Cleveland and Alexandra Porter.

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THE ARMORY PARTY KICKS OFF ART WEEK IN NYC THE FIRST TWO weeks in March are dedicated to the art world. And the unofficial kickoff event has always been The Armory Party at the Museum of Modern Art, an entertaining benefit with live music—this year, a kick-ass performance by St. Lucia—and D.J.s, celebrating the opening of Armory Arts Week. Many think of The Armory Show as New York’s premier art fair (I still like Frieze a little more) and a destination for dis-

covering and collecting the world’s most important 20th- and 21st-century artworks. And while there are some gems, the people-watching is better. Anyway, the party—always a fun one— ran until midnight and offered access to “A Revolutionary Impulse: The Rise of the Russian Avant-Garde,” the exhibition planned in anticipation of the centennial of the Russian Revolution. Hey, if you missed the party, there’s always the exhibition.

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president Samantha Wasser; Mina Ocker, Olivia Di Laura, and Nicole Dana toast to the

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BY CHLOE, a self-described “vegan counter-serve pit stop,”

MORE ART. The first week of March here in New York is starting

wants to redefine what it means to eat well. You know, clean, organic, sustainable, plant-based foods that make you feel great.

Or at least make those who eat this stuff feel great. (I’m all for loading up on veggies, but you’re not hitting peak athletic performance are keeping your sanity on a strict diet of Southwestern quinoa.) Still, I give credit to the business minds behind this this ultra-hip vegan foodie haven. It’s has been popping up all over Manhattan. And in Boston and in Los Angeles, too. This party for was the Williamsburg opening. I liked the ice-cream.

to give Art Basel Miami Beach a run for its numerous art fairs and parties. But Independent New York was work checking out. This edition featured two more galleries than the last year’s show, but there were several new names on the list, from Lehmann Maupin of New York and Carlos/Ishikawa of London, to the formidable Galerie Perrotin of Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo. Spotted: Massimiliano Gioni, Cecilia Alemani, Stephanie Jenssen, Julia Loomis, Jillian Choi, Christopher Wolf, Vanina Sorrent, Kerry Schuss, and Mel and Ann Schaffer.

From left: Showgoers upload Instagram photos; Stephanie Jenssen; Massimiliano Gioni and Cecilia Alemani browse the booths at the Independent Art Fair, which took place at Spring Studios in New York City.

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From left: Kirill Ginko and Nicole Stutz; fashion designer Timo Weiland and by CHLOE

Clockwise, from top left: Kristina Briglio; Michael Espiritu, Solveig Mørk, Samantha Cohen and CarlMagnus Svensson; Sarah Bray, Britta Briscoe and Lauren Balenti; Elizabeth Kurpis; fashion designer Wes Gordon, Paul Arnhold, Julia Arnhold and Lane Gerson.

THE FRICK COLLECTION YOUNG FELLOWS BALL B FA ( C H R I S T I N E A . B U T LE R ) ;

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ON MARCH 16, supporters of the Frick Collection and their

friends enjoyed the annual Young Fellows Ball, now in its eighteenth year and one of the most highly regarded and widely covered social events of the New York season. This year’s event, “Turner by Moonlight,” drew its theme from the special exhibition “Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages through Time,” on view at museum through May 14. Over 600 guests

showed up in shades of blues and white, filling the Garden Court for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and dancing in the Music Room. DJ Allison Kinney provided the tunes. The energy of the evening was felt throughout the museum, especially in the special exhibition spaces. In fact, there were just as many guests in the galleries as on the dance floor, including Joann Pailey, Emmy Rossum, and Nicky and James Rothschild.

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From above: David Rockefeller was the youngest and last surviving grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller (1920); David at his Chase Manhattan Bank office in 1972; serving as secretary to New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1970; with President Ford and Henry Kissinger in 1975; at MoMA’s David Rockefeller Award Luncheon in 2011.

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HE WAS THE YOUNGEST of John D. Rockefeller’s fabled grandchildren—always the baby of their brood—yet he was probably the smartest, most commercially adept, and philanthropically influential of his five siblings. In early adulthood, he studiously observed the cultural and charitable paths of his talented older brothers and sister. And what a gifted bunch they were in so many spheres: practical politics, the emergence of art’s modern movement, and the rebirth of conservation awareness. This third-generation progeny of a petroleum monopolist made massive and lasting contributions to the 20th-century aesthetic of our beloved city and country.

But it was David Rockefeller who quietly watched, listened, and ultimately forged his own path of philanthropic genius that we may not see again for another 101 years.

Most fittingly, he was a born-and-bred New Yorker who had the vision, resources, and Rolodex to make civic contributions that are unequaled in their scale and impact by other so-called scions of Manhattan. As former mayor Mike Bloomberg said of David Rockefeller: “No individual has contributed more to New York City over a longer period of time.”

He was the last patrician of a bygone era whose modest demeanor and enlightened perspective made a difference that never required his name being etched in gold leaf or carved into a portico. He was comfortable knowing what he’d accomplished, and always knowing just who he was.

And Quest, knowing who he was, salutes David Rockefeller and bids him farewell. —scmiii

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WILMINGTON TRUST RENOWNED INSIGHT

“You’ve led your family business to success.

How are you working together to share that success?”

Carol G. Kroch Managing Director, Wealth and Philanthropic Planning Carol is responsible for charitable planning for Wilmington Trust’s Wealth Advisory Services. She has extensive experience working with individuals and nonprofit organizations in estate, trust, and charitable gift planning. Carol is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and was named one of the 50 most influential women in private wealth by Private Asset Management magazine in 2015 and 2016. For access to knowledgeable professionals like Carol and the rest of our team, contact Sharon Klein at 212-415-0547.

As a business owner, seeing your enterprise thrive is the ultimate reward for years of hard work. What can be equally fulfilling is using your success to give back to the causes that are most important to you. And involving your family in your philanthropic vision can make it all the more meaningful.

Just like the family business, family philanthropy can be hard work, yet immensely rewarding. When a family takes the time to identify goals and where and how to give, it can create a family legacy for generations to come.

Communication is key. It’s important to remember that multigenerational philanthropy should not be the senior generation showing younger generations how to engage in philanthropy, or even giving by example. Rather, it’s about the family collaborating. Together, you need to determine the approach to giving that is right for your family now, and how that might evolve down the road.

Where to begin. As philanthropist John D. Rockefeller advised, charitable giving should be treated like investing.

A family needs to think about its

portfolio of assets and its portfolio of interests. Some assets may work best for family philanthropy, while others may be best for personal giving or better suited for family investment. But even as you consider assets to give, you need to decide collectively on your philanthropic interests. The savviest business owners also take advantage of estate planning and income tax minimization benefits while they fulfill philanthropic goals.

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Wilmington Trust has been working with successful business owners and their families for 114 years. We’ve not only helped their enterprises grow, but also helped their families thrive by aligning their visions with the right charitable giving strategies.

For more insight on how we can guide you through family philanthropy, visit us at wilmingtontrust.com/philanthropy.

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