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CONTENTS The 400 Issue

118 THE QUEST 400 Caroline Astor created the original list of Society’s top 400 names more than a century ago. We carry on the tradition today, with our list of the current era’s most prominent players. introduction by Cholly van Vliet

138 RICH BOY: NEGLECTED & MISUNDERSTOOD Generations of old Society in New York. by David Patrick Columbia

144 THE ORIGINAL 400 As it debuted back in 1995. by David Patrick Columbia 148 THREE CHEERS FOR SOCIETY’S BEST CLUBS Legendary watering holes, from “21” to The Polo Bar. by Elizabeth Meigher & Lily Hoagland

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SOCIAL DIARY Another month on the social circuit—and parties of the past. by David Patrick Columbia

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HARRY BENSON Our photographer recalls capturing Oprah Winfrey at Rolling Prairie, Indiana, 1994.

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TAKI The attempt on Trump’s life is bound to cool the anti-Donald rhetoric. by Taki Theodoracopulos

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FRESH FINDS Late summer finds from our favorite brands. by Brooke Kelly Murray & Elizabeth Meigher

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MEMBERSHIPS Barton & Gray members enjoyed front-row seats at SailGP and the Newport Bermuda Race.

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NOSTALGIA The reservation book at Swifty’s on the Upper East Side in December 2001.

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QUEST @ HOME For designer Lisa Perry, creating Onna House came naturally. by Jayne Chase

100 EARLE MACK The success of the 2024 GI Belmont S. at Saratoga sets a high bar for future events.

102 HOTELS The Colony Palm Beach is no longer merely a winter destination. by Elizabeth Meigher 104 BOOKS Assouline’s latest book transports readers to the famed Yacht Club de Monaco.

108 REAL ESTATE Discussing market insights with top brokers.

114 OPEN HOUSE Cristina and Kevin Condon’s listing at 143 E Inlet Drive in Palm Beach.

116 SOCIAL CALENDAR The best galas, luncheons, and benefits this month and in early September.

154 RETROSPECTIVE: YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST How the young and fabulous partied over the years.

156 YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST Some fun summer soirées out East. by Brooke Kelly Murray 160 SNAPSHOT Remembering Parker Gentry. by Frances Schultz

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PUBLISHER’S LETTER

Clockwise from bottom left: Contributor Jayne Chase; Earle Mack; Mrs. Brooke Astor on the cover of Quest’s November 2012 Issue, photographed by Harry Benson; Dora Frost; Edith McBean and Hank Lowenstein; Parker Gentry, LeLee Brandt, and Fernanda Kellogg (Masters of the Millbrook Hunt) on the cover of Quest’s October 2021 Issue; Mary Aarons at The Redwood’s Slim Aarons exhibition in Newport; Taki Theodoracopulos.

AS I WRITE THIS letter from the rural reaches of my Adirondack office, the tectonic plates of our political system have unearthed a welcoming shift. Yesterday, I’d been overseeing my pinecone-gathering grand babies (“the Littles”) while casually listening to the Yankees game, when my phone lit up with the sobering news that our 46th President had announced that he was withdrawing his already challenged bid for re-election.

What quickly struck me wasn’t the enormity of his decision (it seemed all but inevitable), but the compounding accumulation of recent events that would have shaken lesser nations to their core. For the past few weeks, our Country has been living through a roller coaster ride of political developments that became as exhilarating as they were worrisome. At this very minute, we are witnessing history unfold before us, with the phony prattle of “Democracy’s Death” quieted by the sustaining principles of our Republic and the common virtues of our Nation’s voice; they may have wavered, but they never vanished.

All of this is happening in “real time” while Quest simultaneously reveals its annual 400 List, born during the Gilded Age by Mrs Caroline Astor’s snobby publicity hack, Ward McAllister. Appropriately, Quest’s version is less contrived, and more rooted in relevance than in celebrity.

And while progressive tongues may wag that such exclusive lists are “outdated and offensive”, Quest continues to champion the traditions of civility, appropriate behavior and proper manners.

Once you’ve weened your noses out of this year’s much slimmed down 400 List, don’t miss the accompanying collection of oil on canvas paintings, brilliantly brushed by the chic and talented Dora Frost, nor the photo montage of the fabulous rattan “elephant migration” brought to Newport by “Ever Eco” Edith McBean, along with several other generous pals. And do pause to read the equine erudition of fellow contributor

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Earle Mack, who has penned a celebratory review of the156th Belmont Stakes which this year was flawlessly run at Saratoga and won by Dornoch in upset fashion - a not uncommon finish on the revered turf of this upstate track, well known as the “graveyard of champions”. Further on in this chockablock issue is the sharp-witted coverage of the assassination attempt, written by Quest’s best-read and beloved columnist, Taki, who proclaims when referencing candidate Trump’s constitutional travails: “... if this is American democracy, then I’m a pregnant penguin” (Pub note: he does look good in Black Tie).

Bringing us full circle and back to the “weeks that were” where the dynamism of our Democracy overshadowed the rumors of its decline. The imperfections of our great Republic are manifold and unhidden. Yet, our exceptionalism remains as a beacon of hope, tarnished but still beaming, or as Ronald Reagan called it: “a magnet to the World”. Hold close, dear readers, to the values so inherent in our Nation’s character; the pendulum has swung. ◆

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NEW YORK SOCIAL DIARY I ALWAYS THINK OF August as the hottest month although after this past June and July... nowadays, I find myself just thankful that we are still here, and still hopeful.

For decades, after the fact, I thought of August as Vacation-Over – meaning back to school (or back to work!). Now, big grownup that I became, I think of August as our prep for the New Year that begins in September. And the New Year being Good News.

I very consciously have

stayed in town for the season. blows its horns as it moves upI’ve grown to love New York river. And it’s mid-summer in Manhattan; very on summer weekwarm, and quiet. ends. Everything Two days before, that is beautiful in Pennsylvania, about the city is someone took a heightened. That shot at Donald also means little Trump when he if any auto traffic. was beginning to And it’s quiet in President give a speech before my neighborhood.

Although as I write Ronald Reagan moments a crowd. As fate this with my terrace before he was shot at, 1981. would have it, he’d door opened, I can hear in the just turned his glance in another distance, the repetitive toot- direction so that fate decided toot as one of the river boats and the bullet grazed him just

enough to draw blood and he instantly fell down, obviously to avoid a second bullet. By now the world has seen and learned about all that is known the incident.

Nevertheless, many Americans living today have lived long enough to have seen this happen several times in this country-beginning with the Kennedy brothers, and Martin Luther King, and onward including Ronald Reagan. I’m sure Richard Nixon had a full taste of what could

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happen to your Presidency if Someone Else didn’t like what you did or didn’t do. According to You-Know-Who. I think about it frequently, and intentionally. I read about it. It is partly my age; next week I will have completed my 83rd year on the planet at this time.

It’s like going to see the Statue of Liberty when you were four years old; it meant everything and nothing at the same time.

And now, at the coincidental time, we must make the most of; get the most of, out of. These beautiful last days of Summer.

Meanwhile, Wednesday, June 19th before I forget. A very warm day in New York with temps reaching up to the high 80s and forecast of it into the 90s. With lots of sun as well as the accompanying humidity.

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degrees). Just as I was about to neighbors, all ages, dressed sit down to write, I heard fire for the heat of summer were sirens in the background, and gathering on the opposite corwithin two-to-five minutes, ner gazing upwards. I rushed there were more than 25 downstairs with my cell phone trucks, full sirens, from out of to try to photograph the scene. nowhere, coming to a massive They say the cellphones today take better phostop right on the tos than camercorner by my as. Maybe; if you building.

On know how to use the corner of them. JH does East 83rd Street easily and even and East End brilliantly. Not Avenue. me.

Rushing out The fire was in to my terrace an apartment on to see “what,” a Fire on 83rd Street massive hook and and East End Avenue the 12th floor facing ladder turned and stopped south of the co-op building catty-corner into 83rd Street, with lots of a thin line of with its enormous ladder black smoke pouring out rising up to the 11th floor on of its windows on the 12th the corner of the apartment floor facing south. And then building directly across the someone (a fireman) on the floor below must have punched avenue from me.

Just as suddenly dozens of out the windows facing the

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avenue as the crowd below got even bigger.

It was still light as day out.

Neighbors, after-dinner types, a small mob (wrong word but right idea because of the firemen and their trucks), eyes glued to the 11th and 12th stories with more sirens and more trucks arriving, lots of flashing red lights on both sides of the avenue extending all the way down to 79th Street.

Serious business. Ambulances; I have no idea what happened or how or to whom if any were personally affected, although the firemen had several ... ready if so. I knew I’d get the whole story by tomorrow, from the doormen who are the information experts in these neighborhoods. They’re very discreet on a daily basis about the who’s and the what’s, but a fire occurring is open season

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DAV I D PAT R I C K C O LU M B IA on what happened. At least, I’m concluding there were no ambulances needed, and by 8:45 the firemen were packing up and returning to the firehouses.

Thankfully.

What this kind of occurrence does do is make the neighbors and the spectators nervous as well as hoping there are no injuries for families as well as the dogs and cats. As far as the latter, I never see the kitties in public naturally, but the dogs are always about on leashes reminding everyone of the beauty and value of these creatures.

Meanwhile, the Diary. In my daily emails (and probably everybody else’s too) I get lots of ads online, most of which I delete on sight. Although there are certain ones that always draw me in immediately, such as a real estate office in Beverly Hills called “Private Beverly Hills,” located on North Maple Drive.

Their ads are simple and el-

egant and always a number of interior and exterior shots of very expensive real estate that I could never afford in that part of the world.

I lived out there from the late ’70s through to the early ’90s, in BH as well as West Hollywood right next door in the hills, and to say I loved it is an inadequate description. It was the climate yes, but also the way of life and the surrounding all-American elegance of the movie colony with all of its characters, artists, actors, directors, producers involved in the portraying of make believe of Real Life.

It was endlessly fascinating.

Needless to say I met many members of those groups, all types, kinds, nationalities, temperaments, highly creative personalities both real and fake, and artists.

I had the good fortune (for my imagination if not my bank book) to see and get to know how they lived and where they lived. The really $uccessful ones

often lived not only glamorous lives publicly but comfortably privately. At least as long as they could afford it.

Meanwhile, the real estate firm of Private Beverly Hills always draws my attention with what they were hawking “elegantly” in their ads each week.

This one particular week was especially compelling because it was for a house in Malibu, very modern, right on the water, and simply elegant in Carbon Beach, possibly the most expensive neighborhood in Malibu.

What drew me right in was the ad’s photo of a section of a residence (although that seems like an inadequate word for it). It was just a “rental” but what immediately caught my eye and even astounded me was the price… or would we, or could we, call that the “fee” for living grandly: $350,000 a MONTH. Duh. Now who could afford a rental like that? Well, if you

lived out there regularly or long enough, you know the prospective renter-movie stars, TV stars, directors, producers-is somewhere in the wilds of that part of town (the western section of LA by the beautiful sea).

The ad copy defined it for that special renter: Known for its pristine sandy shores and stunning ocean views, Carbon Beach is one of the most exclusive and picturesque stretches of coastline in Malibu. Its prime location provides easy access to upscale dining, shopping and entertainment options, while still offering a sense of seclusion and tranquility.

Of course it is summer and those who can often rent for the season and return to their home-sweet-homes in the autumn (or after the breakup or contract suspension or some new gamble).

Hot and muggy in New York. If you’ve lived here or have been here at this time of

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year, it’s nothing new. No matter the uncomfortable inconvenience of the weather on these sunny days, New Yorkers can’t resist getting out and being amongst the crowds meeting, seeing and greeting for the pleasure of it all.

On a Thursday evening, the Central Park Conservancy hosted the Greensward Circle’s annual summer benefit, Evening at the Water.

This year they raised $134,000 to support the Conservancy’s mission of maintaining Central Park as a respite from the pace and pressures of city life for all visitors.

Taking place at one of New York’s most recognizable venues, Conservatory Water, this year’s theme was “A Night to Set Sail.” Guests departed at the end of the evening with a delicious chocolate chip scone to-go donated by the Hungry Gnome.

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Circle is the Central Park Conservancy’s membership Cameron Silver - founder network of young professionals, of LA’s famously influential ages 21 to 39, inviting young vintage boutique, Decades, professionals to help the introduced his newest book, Central Park Conservancy’s Caftans: From Classical to mission through awareness Camp with Vendome Press building, volunteer events, and to the fashionable set on the Upper East Side. networking opportunities.

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The book Through annual Caftans: From Classical to Camp dues, members provide critical signing took place at the Miunrestricted operating support chael Kors Madison Avenue that empowers the Conservancy flagship with bougainvillea to keep Central Park beautiful all adorning the windows and year long. They also participate glittering garments, which set in exclusive volunteer and service the mood for its caftan clad

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clientele. A percentage of sales for the day went towards the FIT foundation.

Kamie Lightburn, FIT board member and friend of the author, hosted an elegant luncheon for Mr. Silver at Maison Barnes, the new Parisian-chic sister restaurant of Café Boulud, with Katherine Gage Boulud. They toasted the crowd’s favorite vintage guru as well as the work done by the FIT foundation to support the next generation of fashion students.

Mr. Silver wore a custom caftan made by fashion designer Andrew Yu, known for his elaborate upcycled creations.

Among the guests and caftan clientele: Candace Bushnell, Deborah Roberts, Fern Mallis, Susan Magrino, Sarah Wetenhall, Sue Jin Lee, Daniel Boulud, Christine Pressman, Angela Clofine, Kathy Reilly, Cheri Kaufman,

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Manhattan on a busy quiet weekday. The New England Society of New York held its annual Founder’s Day Celebration at a private club on the Upper East Side. The New England Society (NES) is one of the oldest social and charitable organizations in the United States. It was founded in 1805 to promote “friendship, charity and mutual assistance” among and on behalf of New Englanders living in New York.

Imagine, “founded” to promote ‘friendship, charity and mutual assistance.”

Today, NES focuses on a philanthropic mission: offering scholarships to college-age students from New York City attending colleges in New England. Matthew Rimi Von Barton, the 102nd President of NES toasted the Society’s original founders by reading an excerpt from the Society’s first meeting on May 6th, 1805.

Among the presidents,

financiers, architects, writers, make the Théâtre des Champscollege founders, businessmen Élysées the jewel it is today,” and philanthropists, NES’s M. Franck began in a moving illustrious roster of members speech. “Thank you for their over the past two centuries trust and support. And for their includes: John F. Kennedy, J. loyalty and their dedication.”

The moment, the evePierpont Morgan, Theodore ning, was magical, Roosevelt, John D. as you know that Rockefeller, Charles only Paris can be.

Tiffany, John Patrons were surTrumbull, and rounded with more. prestigious artMeanwhile, ists. The enterback to Paris just a tainment included month ago, there a duet by mezwas the always zo-soprano Cathinteresting Dinner Marifé Hernández Trottmann on Stage gala at the Théâtre erine des Champs-Élysées. This was and countertenor Philippe a supremely elegant affair – as Jaroussky.

The menu was created you would naturally expect in Paris – that ended in significant by Yannick Alléno, the three Michelin star chef of Pavillon news.

The theater’s general Ledoyen.

The evening also marked director Michel Franck spoke, in a reportedly very moving memorably by a surprise speech, inducting his successor birthday salute to H.H. Prince next season, Baptiste Joachim Murat. Among the guests from the U.S. were Charroing.

“Thank you to all those who philanthropists Anne and

Steve Deli, Marifé Hernández and Joel Bell, Judith Pisar, Daniele and Philip Ruskin.

It was also announced that evening the news of the formation of the theater’s new International Circle cochaired by Marifé Hernández in New York and Jean-Marc Daillance in Paris.

“This is to make sure the world outside of Paris discovers the magic of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées,” Mme. Hernández explained, adding, “In the not-too-distant future, our International Circle will welcome you to this historic French theater where you will meet Parisians who will invite you into their homes which adds a unique personal touch to the Cultural Experience. All of the sudden, you will be part of the Théâtre des ChampsÉlysées family.”

Also joining the International Circle as Founding Committee Members were Ariane Batterberry, Ketty Mai-

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Even worse, his talent which had taken him to all the great heights he could have dreamed of (without actually becoming a movie star) – magazine covers, talk show guesting, movie cameos and financial riches, had finally eluded and maybe even escaped him. He had a good ride, however, even a great

one, his ending obscured all the bittersweet, was reading that glory. It even decimated his Other Voices, Other Rooms.

Then came Breakhis great and unfast at Tiffany’s. usual popularity.

My friend imagI was first ined herself as aware of Capote another Holly as a teenagGolightly, the er when a friend, novel’s main a very smart character. Then girl who had a came the movie natural attraction Audrey Hepburn filming of the same title, to romantic Breakfast at Tiffany’s notions of the tragic and starring Audrey Hepburn. It

spoke to a whole generation of even non-readers idealizing his sophisticated life in the big city.

And then in the mid-1960s came his sensational In Cold Blood. It was first serialized in four parts in the New Yorker. The first sentence: “The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call ‘out there.’” The true story

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had been the terrible murder of an upstanding, plain and simple, milk-fed family by two aimless, screwed-up thugs from the underside of the same America.

I had discovered it accidentally, thumbing through a current issue of the New Yorker when I saw Capote’s byline at the end of the piece.

(In those days, the New Yorker had no table of contents and bylines were always at the end of a story or article.) Because of my own fond memories of Breakfast… I started to read it and soon found I could not stop. For the next three weeks, I lived with an almost religious anticipation waiting for the following Wednesday (when 38 QUEST

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the New Yorker came out on version of Oscar Wilde. He was a small man, almost delthe stands).

It was the most deeply icate in his presence; fairly upsetting, horrifying, and goodlooking, youthful, procompelling read. The intense fessorial looking, an advertising execupublic interest in tive-ish man in it lifted Capote’s a grey flannel image into the suit, Brooks stratosphere; Brothers buthe became one ton-down shirt of those public and tie. He had characters who blonde hair, a seemed to be large head with blessed with wit, a high smooth wisdom, glamDavid Susskind brow and a very our and more blondish face. There was than a touch of the offbeat.

The first time was on The also a bit of the sashay to his David Susskind Show, a Sun- movement as he sauntered day night talk show here in onto the set of The David New York. His public per- Susskind Show as he took his sona became a kind of mid- seat.

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On first hearing, it naturally came as a shock-a girlish, drawling, whiny squeak, like some hipped up Baby Huey.

No one in public life talked like that. No one would have dared, it was so outrageously effeminate but with all the markings of a seriously silly put-on.

That night there were four of us watching the Susskind interview- two young women, another man and myself.

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Blaine Trump with Maxim Beloserkovsky and Anka Palitz were “a-changin.” There Soon thereafter, he Irina was Dvorovenko the Fun Guest. However, say: Emilia Fanj “Waaaaal, all right, if you one of the most talked were others whose sexualilistening to his utterings in that voice, the two really want to know about about men in America, ty came into question (Libyoung women started to Jackie,” and her name rolled lionized and worshipped by erace, for example, who laugh. And as he continued quietly off his tongue and the press and the television always denied it right up responding to Susskind’s he’d let out a few pearls of interviewers who took his to his dying day). Capote, questions, their laughter dish, although not really all every word (mainly gossip) however, matter-factly let as gospel; and was, as well, it be known to anyone who turned into uncontrollable that pearly.

He was never a man adored by his readers/fans wanted to know, that his hysterics.

Despite the while envied longtime companion was voice which seemed like of bon mots, by many of a man named Jack Dunan intended a joke, he was or seemingly a his peers for phy — a man who had been listened to very carefully, man of letters.

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In prep for it, he titillated the public as well as his legions of socially prominent friends as well as major show business personalities in so much advance publicity that by the night of the event practically the whole country knew what was going on at The Plaza.

The following morning, the New York Times published the guest list; and the celebrity magazines had oohed and ahhed over it for months and months thereafter. Now he was glorified, and glorying in it all.

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And who would star in the movie?

It had put his life on another social level. Then almost 10 years after the sensation, in 1975, he published two short stories in Esquire : “Mojave” and “La Côte Basque 1965.” By then he had become known more as a social gadfly.

His writer’s output had dwindled to a beautiful memory but not much more. The “La Côte Basque” story published in 1975, however, was reported to be a chapter in his upcoming novel Answered Prayers, which chronicled the conversations at various tables in the once socially fashionable restaurant … and the also widely reported

subsequent suicide of a socialite.

The subject was mainly the suicide of Ann Woodward, a long-time-ago showgirl who married the blueblood heir to the Hanover Bank fortune, and had shot and killed her husband Willliam Woodward in their house in Locust Valley, Long Island 20 years before in 1955.

At the time of the death, it was reported that Mrs. Woodward had mistaken her husband for a prowler who she believed had broken into the house, and she accidentally shot him.

Capote’s version of the death, fictionalized in “La Côte Basque 1965” (named after a famous New York society restaurant of the day), had the wife knowingly shooting her

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The original news story placed the husband in the hallway between the couple’s bedrooms. Capote’s story placed him in the shower where her gunshots shattered the shower door.

Also according to Capote’s story, the dead man’s social dowager mother (Elsie Woodward) stepped in and used her money and influence to prevent the matter from going to trial – all to save her two grandsons from losing both parents.

But that was four decades ago and beyond. His prose remains the source that has and will continue to engage millions of readers over the decades and beyond. ◆

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IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY OPRAH WINFREY, the award-winning talk show host, actress, producer, activist, author, philanthropist, and television network mogul was enjoying a rare, relaxing day in the sun with her beautiful Golden Retrievers at the 164-acre farm, Rolling Prairie, which at the time was her weekend retreat near Chicago.

The Oprah Winfrey Show began airing from Chicago in 1986, and won Emmys year after year. Each morning before the show taped, Oprah would run along the shore and go to the gym as she has always been concerned over her weight.

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that she was abused as a child but ironically was refused a place in a juvenile detention home because all the beds were full. Moving in with her father Vernon, she contributes her success to his strict discipline. A graduate of Tennessee State University, Oprah has been named one of the most influential people of the 20th century by Time magazine.

As I have photographed Oprah over the years, from the very early days on her talkshow when she burst on the scene, she wrote me a thank you note for the photograph taken here, which read: “Thank you, Harry.

See you in another 10 years.” u

Oprah Winfrey at Rolling Prairie, Indiana, 1994. Photographed by Harry Benson.

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From left: Former President Donald J. Trump, who wears a bandage on his ear after being wounded in an assassination attempt, attends the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention; former President Teddy

GEE WHIZ, how soon they forget, and how the headlines change quicker than a pole dancer’s favors - from a sucker tossing twenty-dollar bills to the one with the C-notes. I am referring to last week’s captions about Biden’s mumbling and rambling, the creepy whispering, the misnomers and forgetfulness, the whole hullabaloo that had nothing to do with Biden being unable to perform his duties, but whether he was still able to beat the enemy of mankind, Donald J. Trump.

It all changed quicker than you can say John Wilkes Booth (Oswald, or Crooks, for that matter). Until last Saturday it was 06 8 0 QUEST

a modern Hitler who threatened our way of life, according to our objective media, and the Democrats, plus those Hollywood types, if you know what I mean. I’ve been in this business more than fifty years now, as a columnist for Esquire, The Spectator, London’s Sunday Times, the New York Post and Quest. I learned long ago that the fix is in, and will not soon forget what a billionaire publisher told me long ago: “One controls the editorials, but 90 percent of the hacks are left-wing - even in conservative publications.” And the networks are worse. Trump had been demonized by our media like no other,

Biden’s demented condition had been covered up, and only when it became obvious to even John Doe did our commentators, starting with the Times, ring the alarm bells.

They rang them because the Fourth Estate saw the alternative, Donald J. Trump, becoming the 47th President of the United States. Then the “incident” happened. (That’s what the Biden White House first called the Pennsylvania outrage.) According to a source of mine, it was bound to happen after the violent language used by Trump’s opponents in order to marginalize him. Here are a few

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Roosevelt speaks from a car shortly before being shot, 1912.

TA K I examples: A democratic Congressman from New York by the name of Dan Goldman called for “Trump to be eliminated as he’s unfit for democracy.”

ABC’s George Stephanopoulos said— after the sniper attack, mind you— “Trump spread violent rhetoric.” And The New York Times referred to it as a shooting, rather than as an assassination attempt. And let’s not forget Biden’s

has been impeached, arrested, and now shot makes no difference. Federal prosecutors, judges, election officials, rival politicians, and journalists have all been trying to discredit him and his campaign to prevent a second term.

The government has tried to jail him, has attempted to bankrupt him, has fought to keep him off the ballot, and has tried to confiscate his businesses. If this is American democracy, I’m a pregnant penguin.

They say that language has an impact, and the media has been using the fascist mode whenever it mentions Donald Trump. The attempt on Trump’s life is bound

zeal is matched only by their lack of writing talent. Which brings me to what the left sees as its endgame: to have no opposition whatsoever in print or digital media while it peddles its lies. The plan is called the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), a cross-industry initiative that targets media conservative outlets such as mine, Takimag. It uses lofty verbiage about protecting the public, but in reality its function is to censor conservative writing and speech. It is masterminded by a sleazebag named Rob Rakowitz, a self-appointed phony who proclaims to be feeling “frustrated by the extreme global interpretation of the U.S. Constitution on speech issues.” In other

Clockwise from bottom left: John Wilkes Booth; President Ronald Reagan meeting with Senator Paul Laxalt and James Baker after he was shot at George Washington hospital, 1981; Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) sign; an unemployed painter named Richard Lawrence attempts to assassinate

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recent remarks that he definitely did not read from a teleprompter: “We should put Trump on our bull’s-eye.” Better yet—worse, actually—a bum writing for the London Times, David Aaronovitch, once tweeted that “Biden should have Trump murdered.” Nice.

Needless to say, the entertainment industry, especially the late-night halfwits who interview dumb Hollywood blondes, have had a whipping boy in Trump since 2016. The fact that Trump

to cool the anti-Donald rhetoric, at least it should. Unlike Presidents Lincoln, McKinley, Garfield, and Kennedy …

Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and now Donald J. Trump got up after getting shot. Andrew Jackson, although 67 years of age, chased after his assassin with a walking stick and almost beat him to death. Teddy finished an hour-long speech with a bullet lodged in his chest. Reagan made a quip. Trump raised his fist.

Biden has asked his fellow Americans to lower the temperature. I agree, but he should tell that to a bitter old windbag like Maureen Dowd of the Times, or some of her fellow columnists whose anti-Trump

words, the Founding Fathers should have known better, and it’s Rob Rakowitz who will now teach us all about free speech. The New York Post exposed this scumbag, but his destructive message has gotten through to the unwary. Rakowitz reminds me of Joseph Goebbels, who also felt frustrated by free speech, but at least Goebbels bedded beautiful women.

Rakowitz looks as ugly as the diminutive propagandist, but most likely never gets laid. It is not the proper time to say this, but the next time you see the acronym GARM, you might want to check your holster. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com.

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Clockwise from above: An aerial view of the SailGP fleet in action as they sail past the New York City skyline during a practice session ahead of the Mubadala New York SailGP, 2024; Barton & Gray members enjoy The Newport Bermuda Race; view of SailGP 2024 from a Barton & Gray yacht; Giles Scott, driver of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team, steers the boat. Opposite page: A Barton & Gray boat at

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The Newport Bermuda Race.

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Above: Castle Hill Inn during The Newport Bermuda Race; former skier Lindsey Vonn joins the USA SailGP Team for a practice session, 2024 (inset). Below: Barton & Gray members enjoy The Newport Bermuda Race; Barton & Gray experiences include catered meals.

Opposite page: Barton & Gray members at SailGP; USA SailGP Team

onboard catered affairs, waterfront dining excursions, and thrilling sportfishing expeditions led by Professional Anglers.

But Barton & Gray isn’t just about leisurely cruises; it’s about being at the heart of the action. Members roll up to prestigious events via the water, from sailing regattas to major music festivals, golf tournaments, and even the exhilarating F1 race in Miami. SailGP, the thrilling global sailing championship, and the historic Newport Bermuda Race were standout events this summer.

At SailGP, spectators witnessed high-speed F50 catamarans slicing through New York City waters, with Barton & Gray members enjoying front-row seats and exclusive experiences aboard their yachts from prime vantage points. Members were also invited to an exclusive evening at The Jazz Club at Aman New York, where soulful vibes burst with passion and creativity.

During the Newport Bermuda Race, an iconic 635-mile journey from Rhode Island to the British overseas territory, members took in unparalleled views of the race start and the luxurious ambiance at Castle Hill, fostering a unique camaraderie among participants and observers. This racechallenging and prestigious-showcased exceptional sailing prowess and brought the maritime community together.

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FOR PASSIONATE ADVOCATE, designer, and collector Lisa Perry, creating Onna House was a natural progression, aligning her lifelong values. A committed women’s supporter since she was a young girl growing up in Chicago, Perry watched her parents backing important political causes directly effecting women and their families. From that tender age, Perry knew her mission in life would be to continue this work. Whether it was in the arts, fashion, design or any aspect that touched a woman’s life, Perry has devoted herself to championing these causes. “I really do attribute my commitment to being raised by a strong mother who, along with my older sister, marched on Washington, D.C., standing up for people’s rights and speaking out against injustice. So, it makes perfect sense, given all my advocacy work over the years, to come full circle and give unknown women artists a place, a voice to showcase their exceptional talent.”

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HANDS & HEARTS OF WOMEN

Counterclockwise from above: Onna House in East Hampton; Knitted art by Eileen Braun and gold bowls by Linda Miller on display; Lisa Perry stands before art work by Ruby Palmer. Opposite page, from above: Onna House artists; interior

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view of Onna House, with featured works by Anna Karlin and Mitsuko Asakura.

Perry’s vision for Onna House in East Hampton became a reality when she visited a mid-century home for sale. The style reminded her of her childhood home and she felt immediately connected as soon as she walked in. Still, she was unsure what to do with the space except that she wanted to recreate the collaborative environment she cherished while running her own clothing line. “We were 10 women collaborating every day and I loved that feeling, the brand and my team and I wanted to recreate that somehow. Eventually, the light bulb went off and I thought, this could be the place where I can focus on helping women, combining those efforts in a creative space. At that moment, everything had come full circle for me. Since Onna means woman in Japanese and the house reflected that spirit, I knew I had found my launching pad.”

Since its opening, Onna House has shown a spotlight on female artists who have never been recognized by a museum or had the opportunity to reach a collecting audience. “I knew I would always focus on women,” the attractive Perry continues.

“I wanted to raise up women who were working on beautiful craft objects, textiles, ceramics and embroidery. You know, things that were not looked at as art or fine art. Many of these women have never had the opportunity to show their art in public and it’s such a gift to be able to meet them and expose their extraordinary talents.”

Now in its 3rd season in East Hampton, Onna House is attracting a wide range of interesting artists and collectors. Open by appointment only, Perry smiles as she reflects on the feedback she has received on this unique sanctuary and studio.

“People say their stress level goes down immediately when they walk into Onna House. I tell them what they are feeling is the hands and hearts of women in here. You know, it makes me a little teary because its true. Women’s lives and stories come through their work and the people feel that when they walk into the house.” Continuing to reflect, Perry enthusiastically adds, “It took getting into my 60s to have the necessary life experiences to be able to combine all of this. Helping these women, these artists at Onna House is definitely the most gratifying thing I have ever done. I can see how I am directly making a difference and it’s a beautiful thing.” ◆ For more information about Onna House and its exhibitions, visit onnahouse.com.

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A HAPPENING IN SARATOGA: “AS GOOD AS IT GETS IN SPORTS” Dornoch wins the 2024 Belmont Stakes riden by Luis Saez at Saratoga Race Course; August Belmont, Jr., circa 1890 (inset). Opposite page, clockwise from above: Saratoga Race Course; Count Fleet was led to the winner’s circle by his owner, Fannie Hertz, at the 1943 Belmont Stakes; spectators Grace Meigher, Carol Mack, and Senator Kristen Gillibrand at the 2024

SARATOGA RACE COURSE, often referred to as the “Graveyard of Favorites,” has always held a special place in the hearts of racing enthusiasts. This historic venue, which has witnessed countless moments of glory and heartbreak, added another illustrious chapter to its storied legacy with the hosting of the 2024 GI Belmont S. since 1962 and has had the privilege of witnessing numerous Triple Crown events, Breeders’ Cup races, and other remarkable moments in horse racing history, I can unequivocally say that the atmosphere during this year’s Belmont S. was unparalleled.

The decision to move the Belmont S. to Saratoga for 2024, 2025, and perhaps 2026, necessitated by the renovation of Belmont Park, was initially met with both excitement and skepticism. There were those who thought few people would take the trip. Au contraire, the outcome exceeded all expectations, transforming a logistical challenge into a resounding success.

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setting a record for attendance and generating an all-sources handle of $125,748,941-a testament to the enduring allure of horse racing and the impeccable planning by the New York Racing Association (NYRA). Kudos to Marc Holliday, David O’Rourke, and the outstanding staff of NYRA. The racing community and the people of Saratoga salute you.

From the moment the gates opened, there was a palpable sense of excitement and anticipation in the air. The crowd’s enthusiasm was infectious, creating an atmosphere that was both joyful and celebratory. In all my years at Saratoga, I’ve never seen such camaraderie and happiness of the people attending. It was clear that the sport of kings had found a new jewel in its crown.

One of the most remarkable aspects of this year’s Belmont S. was the perfect harmony between tradition and innovation.

Saratoga, with its 154 years of rich history, provided the ideal backdrop for this prestigious event. The track was in impec-

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cable condition, ensuring fast and fair races, and the newly showcased facilities offered modern amenities while preserving the historic charm that makes Saratoga so unique.

As a longtime advocate for Thoroughbred racing, I was particularly pleased to see the level of engagement and enthusiasm from the fans. Horse racing has faced its share of challenges in recent years, but the 2024 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga demonstrated the sport’s enduring appeal. This event was a powerful reminder of why we love this sport–the thrill of the race, the beauty of the horses, and the shared joy of the crowd.

The success of the Belmont S. was also a testament to the importance of leadership and vision in the racing industry. Congratulations to the connections of Dornoch (Good Magic)-owned by former MLB star and World Series champion Jayson Werth and West Paces Racing, trained by Danny Gargan, and ridden by Luis Saez)-for their remarkable victory with a 17-1 long shot. Asked about what winning the Bel-

mont means, Werth put it best when he said, “I would put it right up there with winning at the biggest stage. Horse racing is the most underrated sport in the world, bar none. It’s the biggest game; you’ve got the Derby, the Preakness, the Belmont. We just won the Belmont. This is as good as it gets in horse racing, this is as good as it gets in sports.”

Looking ahead, the success of the 2024 Belmont S. at Saratoga sets a high bar for future events. It reaffirms Saratoga’s status as one of the premier racing venues in the world and showcases the potential for innovative approaches in the sport. It is clear that the new Belmont and Saratoga are the epicenter of a bright future of racing in New York and our nation. As we prepare for the 2025 Belmont S. and the upcoming summer meet, I am filled with optimism and excitement for what lies ahead.

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A ROSY SUMMER BUILT IN 1947, The Colony Hotel commands the western end of Palm Beach’s Hammon Avenue, named for Hiram “Harley” F. Hammon, or “Captain Hammon”, as he was known. The Ohio native settled on the land in 1873 and originally owned nearly 170 acres in a lot that stretched the entire width of the island, including what is now all of Worth Avenue and Hammon Avenue. When a Spanish barque, Providencia—ship-wrecked on the local beach in 1878— stocked with food, wine and 20,000 coconuts from Havana, Captain Hammon was one of the first on the scene. A twoweek beach party ensued, “People throwing coconuts, carrying coconuts and eating coconuts.” The settlers planted coconuts everywhere, giving rise to the belief that all coconut palms in Palm Beach originated with that cargo, and from which was born the name “Palm Beach”.

Perhaps some of Hammons spirit for revelry was instilled in The Colony, Palm Beach’s pink paradise erected on Hammon’s land. In 1921 Captain Hammon sold some of his lot to Chicago-based broker William Waller, Jr., and Waller built Casa Manana, across the street from The Colony (it now houses The Colony’s villas). In the 1940s, Waller and his business partners commissioned a Colonialstyle hotel across the street, which today stands tall as The 102 QUEST

Colony Hotel, owned and operated by Sarah and Andrew Wetenhall. In 1969, The Palm Beach Daily News described the lively hotel as, “The winter resort home for many in the International Jet Set, that elegant group of American and international ocean-hopping social figures”. The Colony’s roster has included royalty, international tycoons, political figures and Hollywood stars and reads like a Who’s Who of the World.

But The Colony is no longer merely a “winter months” destination. During the summer, the hotel remains in full swing. It’s restaurant, Swifty’s, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with “Think & Drink Trivia” taking place every Monday at 5:15 p.m. (rain or shine), throughout the summer. Guests cool off with a dip in the pool, or just a few steps East, with a swim in the ocean. A few steps West, shopping on Worth Avenue is always in fashion, as are the fine-dining options along Worth and nearby South County Road.

The Colony also spreads its wings during the summer months, traveling North, all of the way to Nantucket, Massachusetts. From July 15-18, The Colony poppedup at Nantucket’s Hadwen House, in partnership with Nantucket Historical Association. Representing the golden

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The Colony popped up at Hadwen House on Nantucket this past July in partnership with Nantucket Historical Association, where guests enjoyed rosé sipping and mingling (inset); artist Meredith Hanson participates in a painting workshop hosted by de Gournay; The Colony heads north to Nantucket; Hadwen House, a Greek revival mansion built in 1845, representing the golden era of whaling on Nantucket. Opposite page: Sarah and Andrew Wetenhall, along with Amelia, Maggie, Drew and Palmer, pack it up and head North for the sum-

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era of whaling, the Greek revival mansion was built in 1845 by whaling merchant and silver retailer William Hadwen. Guests attending the festivities enjoyed three days of rosé-sipping and mingling in true Colony fashion. Photographers Gray Malin, Nick Mele and Nathan Coe gathered for a compelling Photographer Panel Discussion, while de Gournay hosted a painting workshop in the garden.

More excitement this summer is yet to be had, as The Colony travels to Long Island’s East End on August 6th, when Sarah and Andrew Wetenhall, along with Andrew and Kelly Sciame, will celebrate The Historical Society of Palm Beach County’s Grand Exhibition, “Wish You Were Here: Tourism in the Palm Beaches” at The Wine Stand at Wölffer Estate with sounds by DJ Pamela Tick (5:30-7:30pm). The exhibition will open at The Johnson PBC History Museum in Palm Beach this coming November… The party never stops at The Pink Paradise, nor does its lively vibe across the eastern seaboard. Will a trail of coconut palms follow in its way?

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Above: With the goal to pass on a priceless cultural heritage and the “Art de Vivre la Mer,” the “Belle Classe Tradition” label unites owners around the same values and promotes top quality seamanship and craftsmanship, through Monaco G U I L L AU M E P L I S S ON

Classic Week. This biannual event brings together classic sailing vessels, vintage powerboats and period motor yachts.

Below: The cover of Assouline’s Yacht Club de Monaco.

POSITIONED ON the eastern edge of Monaco’s Port Hercules waterfront, the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) epitomizes maritime excellence. Founded in 1953 by Prince Rainier III, the club was envisioned as Monaco’s premier attraction, designed to lure yachtsmen back to the Principality time and time again. Just a year later, the YCM began hosting international regattas, establishing its reputation on the global yachting stage.

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flies proudly on some of the most prestigious private yachts, highlighting its unmatched pedigree.

The Yacht Club de Monaco is not just a club; it is one of the Principality’s most recognizable landmarks. Prince Rainier’s vision has undoubtedly come to fruition, with the YCM playing a vital role in the life of Monaco’s main port.

Last year, the YCM celebrated its 70th anniversary, and 2024 marks two more significant milestones: HSH Prince Albert II’s 40th year at the helm and the 10th anniversary of the club’s stunning redesign by Foster + Partners. This project introduced contemporary, deck-like terraces that offer spectacular views of Mediterranean events, beautifully honoring the club’s nautical heritage. “The future of Monaco lies with the sea,” commented Prince Albert II. To commemorate these occasions, Assouline has released a new book penned by journalist Jill Bobrow, with a foreword by Prince Albert II. Yacht Club de Monaco brims with both modern and archival imagery, chronicling the club’s storied history and its strides towards a more sustainable future. The book highlights notable events like the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, allowing readers to discover the essence of Monaco through the eyes of one of its most iconic institutions. u

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For more than a decade, the YCM has hosted the highly original Monaco Optimist Team Race contest for participants under 14 years of age, from all over the world, with 16 teams representing as many nations. Opposite page, clockwise from bottom left: Tuiga, a 28-meterlong gaff-rigged coastal yacht, has had 10 owners over the course of 115 years. In 1995, HSH Prince Albert II chose Tuiga as the flagship to reflect the YCM’s sports dynamic and embody the Club’s core values; Monaco Energy Boat Challenge; the YCM’s ship-like building; the first clubhouse of the YCM at Le Portier, founded in 1953.

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LIZA PULITZER & WHITNEY MCGURK

C O U R TE S Y OF B ROWN H ARRI S S TEV E N S

Brown Harris Stevens / 561.373.0666 or 561.310.7919 / lpulitzer@bhsusa.com or wmcgurk@bhsusa.com

Q: How has the Palm Beach real estate market evolved this summer?

A: The 2024 season was a slow start with most of the activity taking place late in the season. A lot of buyers were taking a “let’s wait and see” approach, which ended up pushing a lot of the activity into the early summer. We’ve seen more pending listings and sales this summer than we typically do. As the summer progresses, we’re finding more clients flying in for a day or two to search for the upcoming season.

never be able to check all the boxes on our clients’ wish list.

But when we do identify properties that are both on and off the market, we do our best to work with our buyers to help them realize their potential.

Q: Can you share a recent success story where you helped a buyer find their dream listing in Palm Beach? What strategies/ tools did you use unique to your team?

A: We had a wonderful client who spent three years looking with multiple agents before coming to us. We were able to quickly identify all of her important ‘wants’ and narrow them down, eventually finding her the perfect house. She was overjoyed and purchased within two months of working with us.

Q: Tell us about a listing.

A: 690 Island Drive is a very unique opportunity. It is one of the largest parcels of land on Everglades Island with 175’ of direct Intracoastal frontage. The property totals .84 acres and the house was designed by Marion Sims Wyeth in 1949. The property has wonderful gardens, a pool, loggia, and a dock with a boat lift. A buyer can renovate the existing home or build their dream home on almost an acre of land with incredible unobstructed views of the intracoastal.

Q: What tips can you share with buyers and sellers for navigating today’s market?

A: With still limited inventory, we need to realize that we will

Q: Anything else we should know about Palm Beach real estate?

A: With Palm Beach being a worldwide destination, there are still great opportunities for both buyers and sellers in our current market environment.

690 Island Drive in Palm Beach, Florida, listed for $42,900,000.

Opposite page: Liza Pulitzer and Whitney McGurk.

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Q: How has the real estate market in Locust Valley evolved this summer?

A: The real estate market in Locust Valley is heating up! I have never been busier as I am right now midsummer. I have four new listings that I am putting on and three that are in contract. The winter was slow with little inventory and the Spring/Summer season has been robust. We are seeing more movement in the $4M-6M range. Pricing is still the most important factor when listing your home.

Q: Are there any notable trends?

A: I believe in the power of our “Coming Soon” listing strategy. I like to do a “Coming Soon” (where we list a home on the web earlier than the first showing date. While a listing is “Coming Soon,” we can market the home. I have been very successful with my strong social media presence and the power of video during this period.

Q: What are buyers looking for most in properties right now?

A: Buyers are looking for value. I advise sellers to price a little below market in order to entice buyers that have been watching from the side lines. If a house is priced correctly you should have offers within the first two weeks.

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Q: Tell us about a notable listing.

A: 244 Cleft Road in Mill Neck is a spectacular listing. Just 30 miles east of Manhattan and close to quaint Locust Valley and historic Oyster Bay, this magnificent five-acre retreat with a Hamptons-inspired elegant simplicity boasts a gracious and inviting six-bedroom shingle-style residence, an entertainer’s pool house with Nanawall glass doors on three sides, and a refreshing heated saltwater swimming pool set among verdant lawns, mature trees, and gardens. Expansive landscaped terraces and patios overlook Spring Lake.

The pool house inspires relaxation. It has a living room, a refreshment kitchen, a bathroom, bluestone patios, and a convenient builtin Blaze grill for easy entertaining.

This property offers a rarified lifestyle, in an idyllic and secluded setting, perfect for today’s luxurious living and entertaining. Smart technology. Three-car attached garage with a Level Two electric car charger. Masterful design throughout this estate is sophisticated in its subtle and elegant simplicity.

244 Cleft Road in Mill Neck, New York, listed for $4,995,000; Alexis McAndrew (inset).

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SCOTT HARRIS

C O U R TE S Y OF B ROWN H ARRI S S TEV E N S

Brown Harris Stevens / 646.302.5710 / sharris@bhsusa.com

Q: Tell us about your background in real estate.

A: I have been an agent since 2003. I started as a leasing agent at Citi Habitats, which revealed that I was good at helping people find their new homes. Moving to Corcoran in 2005, I made the transition into sales. When I left to join Brown Harris Stevens in 2007, I learned I could work on new developments, too, as part of a team which represented a new tower on Madison Park. I’ve been with Brown Harris Stevens since then, and have built the Harris Residential Team brick by brick.

do all you can to identify your core audience and market to them, and keep iterating until you find the right buyers for your property.

If you’re a buyer, you need to work hard to get educated and clarify the vision you have for your next home. The more properties you see, the clearer your vision. But you need to believe your next home is out there, and ignore all the noise out there telling you otherwise.

I’m writing a book about the home search, The Pursuit of Home, which is coming out next year with BenBella Books. I’m very excited about it. It’s all about the journey buyers take to their next home.

Q: How is the Manhattan market performing this summer?

A: There is no one real estate market. Some properties are performing well, but some areas of the market are very slow. Renovated properties are attractive to qualified buyers looking for value. Some sellers are not eager to sell at market prices. I’ve heard it put well: it’s not wholly a buyer’s market, it’s certainly not a seller’s market. But it is a broker’s market. We are doing the heavy lifting to bring deals together. Our partnerships with clients have never been more important.

Q: Tell us about your new podcast and how it relates to your work.

A: I describe the podcast as “real people buying real estate.” The entire premise is that there is social media and reality TV, and then there are the real experiences of people finding a home. We are focused on the latter, and sharing the stories and experiences of what’s it’s really like out there. Hopefully, our listeners will be better prepared to find a home, and can avoid some of the pitfalls that so many people have fallen into.

Q: What advice can you share with buyers and sellers?

A: My team’s mantra: You make your own market. If you’re a seller,

1212 Fifth Avenue, 7B, in New York, New York, listed for $4,995,000; Scott Harris (inset).

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monthly charges, especially as construction costs and building operating expenses have increased.

Q: Are you noticing any new buyer demands?

A: We are seeing an increasing number of buyers deciding to remain on the sidelines this summer. Elevated prices, sustained high interest rates, and low inventory, particularly of renovated apartments, are the driving forces behind their reservations. Buyers who are transacting this summer are looking for properties that are well located and in turnkey condition. For properties that require a significant renovation, buyers have been particularly attuned to price and

Q: Any predictions for fall?

A: As the summer concludes, we predict a modest increase in inventory through September. After September, the imminent Presidential election which historically has hampered activity in the fall, will likely lead to sellers deciding to hold their properties until January.

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Q: What neighborhoods are popular right now?

A: Many of our buyers focus their searches on the Lenox Hill and Carnegie Hill neighborhoods on the Upper East Side. Both areas epitomize classic uptown neighborhoods that feel more like a village to its residents. Well located near many schools, cultural institutions, and Central Park, these neighborhoods offer options ranging from prewar cooperatives and townhouses to modern condominiums. We find that these qualities also make both neighborhoods attractive to our pied-a-terre buyers as well.

140 East 63rd Street #13/14D in New York, New York, listed for $5,575,000; Merrill Curtis, Megan Scott, and Amanda Goldworm (inset).

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Q: Tell us about the Manhattan market.

A: In general, we are seeing an increased demand for large, extended household properties, whether in the form of substantial simplexes, duplexes, or townhouses. We are finding that many of our clients are prioritizing a higher bedroom count in addition to space for a home office and eat-in kitchen. A second trend we are seeing is the increased preference for buildings with amenities. While prewar cooperatives do not have the array of amenities found in the new condominiums, we are seeing coop boards work to maximize their offerings, such as gyms, roof decks or gardens, as well as ample storage.

These offerings are of real interest to today’s buyers.

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JANE RAY

Handsome Properties / 843.412.3131 / jane@handsomeproperties.com

Q: Tell us about this summer’s real estate market in Charleston.

A: The real estate market this summer has been quite different compared to the past few years. There’s no lack of buyer interest, however, there have been buyers delaying decisions pending the hope for lower interest rates. Each time there is a slight dip in the rate there seems to be more activity as a result.

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Q: What are buyers looking for most in properties right now?

A: Buyers seem to be interested in modern kitchens and bathrooms more than anything else. With high rates buyers also want properties that do not require extra expenditures for items such as carpet, HVAC, roof, and painting. There’s much more demand for move-in ready homes that have already been updated.

Q: For potential real estate investors eyeing Charleston, are there any emerging neighborhoods or types of properties that you believe are poised for significant appreciation in value?

A: Neighborhoods that are close to downtown Charleston seem to be most attractive for investment and appreciate in value more than others. Also neighborhoods near employment centers are

lucrative such as areas near Volvo, Boeing, the Sprinter plant, etc.

Q: Any predictions for the fall market?

A: Typically when the summer heat subsides, fall becomes a major sales market for us. And any downtick in interest rate will propel the fence sitters to start moving. We hear all the time that buyers are waiting to purchase because they want to be able to afford more house.

Q: Tell us about a notable listing.

A: I have a very unique and interesting property listed with Becca Martino and Julia Kundert. The home is located at 134 Tupper Lane in Summerville, South Carolina. This unique property has historic significance and features gorgeous woodwork, scenic porches on every side of the house, renovated kitchen and baths, and is beautifully situated on 1.5 acres which has been professionally landscaped and includes many prolific fruit tree varieties. The house can easily become a bed and breakfast inn with owner occupancy. ◆ 134 Tupper Lane, Summerville, South Carolina listed by Handsome Properties agents Jane Ray (pictured), Becca Martino, and Julia Kundert.

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A RARE OPPORTUNITY has emerged in the North end of Palm Beach – the chance to own one of only five direct oceanfront properties on E Inlet Drive, now available for the first time in 35 years. This exclusive listing boasts the widest private beach on the island and offers sweeping ocean views that stretch as far as the eye can see.

Situated off the main road on a private street, this home provides an unparalleled sense of tranquility. The peaceful ambiance is complemented by the natural sounds of ocean breezes and birdsong.

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easy access to a variety of recreational activities. Residents can explore Peanut Island by boat, spend a day snorkeling among the reefs, or take leisurely morning walks along the beach searching for exotic shells.

This property is not just a home, but a gateway to a lifestyle filled with outdoor adventures and peaceful relaxation. The opportunity to own such a distinctive piece of oceanfront real estate in Palm Beach is truly unparalleled, making it a dream come true for discerning buyers. u 143 E Inlet Drive in Palm Beach, Florida is listed by Cristina Condon and Kevin Condon for $45,000,000. For more information, call 646.457.8919 or email kevin.condon@sothebys.realty.

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Clockwise from above: Living area; pool and patio; office; master bedroom’s balcony; views from inside the house; master bedroom.

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On August 25th, The Hampton Classic Horse Show will take place through September 1st. For more information, visit hamptonclassic.com.

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Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center’s 16th Annual Get Wild! Benefit will take place at Southampton Arts Center at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit wildliferescuecenter.org.

place at the base of Buttermilk Mountain at 6 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit aspenartmuseum.com.

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The Southampton Hospital Foundation will present its 66th

HAMPTONS EVENING

Northwell Health will hold its She Summer Hamptons Evening in Water Mill at 6 p.m. The celebration will include dinner under the tent

by Lawrence Scott Events, an impactful program and a special musical performance. Northwell Health is at the forefront of muchneeded change in women’s health care, focusing on women’s unique needs at every stage of life.

For more information, visit northwell.edu.

GUILD HALL GALA

Guild Hall will host its annual gala at 5:30 p.m. in East Hampton.

For the first time ever, this event will be held entirely at Guild Hall, activating the museum, theater, and gardens. Guests will be treated to a special preview of Julian Schnabel: Selected Works from Home exhibition, featuring works drawn from the artist’s personal collection, followed by a tented dinner and dancing after hours.

For more information, visit guildhall.com.

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Annual Summer Party Under the Tents on Wickapogue Road at 6 p.m. For more information, visit southampton. stonybrookmedicine.edu.

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On August 2nd, Aspen Art Museum’s ArtCrush Summer Gala & Auction will take place at the base of Buttermilk Mountain at 6 p.m.

For more information, visit aspenartmuseum.com.

Hope for Depression Research Foundation will host its Southampton Race of HOPE at 8:30 a.m. The mission of the Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) is to fund the most innovative

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Elms at 7 p.m. For more information, visit newportmansions.org.

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PROSTATE CANCER GALA

Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) will hold its Annual Hamptons Gala in Water Mill at 6 p.m. The event is the social centerpiece of Michael Milken’s PCF Pro-Am Tennis Tournament, which is being held over the weekend at private estates in the Hamptons. For more information, visit pcf.org.

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On August 9th, The Antiques Council will present the 2024 Nantucket Show through August 12th.

For more information, visit thenantucketshow.com. neuroscience research into the origins, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of depression and its related mood disorders – bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder and suicide.

For more information, visit hopefordepression.org.

Gala in Water Mill at 6 p.m. 200 guests enjoy a delicious dinner as they learn about the latest scientific research on diabetes.

The event raises around $200,000 for the foundation every year. This includes a summer kick off brunch in which the benefit committee and

vice chairs gather to help promote the event. For more information, visit silversteindreamfoundation.com.

The Hampton Classic Horse Show will take place through September 1st. The Hampton Classic is one of the largest outdoor horse shows in the United States, a premier destination for horse people, and a much-anticipated stop on the summer tour for competitors.

For more information, visit hamptonclassic.com.

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LA FÊTE DU JARDIN

The Preservation Society of Newport County will host its Summer Dinner Dance: La Fête du Jardin at The

The East Coast Open by Audi will take place at Greenwich Polo Club. For more information, visit greenwichpoloclub.com.

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The Antiques Council will present the 2024 Nantucket Show through August 12th. The show will consist of 28 carefully selected fine antiques dealers and art galleries from the US and abroad, offering art and antiques in every category that are sure to thrill collectors.

For more information, visit thenantucketshow.com.

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RAND Luxury will host the Annual Hamptons Concours at a private estate in Bridgehampton at 11 a.m.

Over $100 million worth of rare Ferrari and Porsche Motorcars will be on display. The event will benefit the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation. For more information, visit randluxury.com.

HAMPTONS GARDEN GALA

Silverstein Dream Foundation will hold its annual Hamptons Garden

On August 10th, The Preservation Society of Newport County will host its Summer Dinner Dance: La Fête du Jardin at The Elms at 7 p.m. For more information, visit newportmansions.org.

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I N T R O D U C T I O N B Y C H O L LY VA N V L I E T

AS THE MORE SEASONED and perspicacious Quest reader will note, this annual issue marks another year when we pause to salute Society’s stalwart individuals who continue to make a difference in the communities and institutions they inhabit and command.

Although some wags have bellowed about town that such lists—indeed “society as we once knew it”—are as dead as Ward McAllister’s prized walnuts, Quest prefers the more enlightened view of our editor-in-chief, David Patrick Columbia, who three-plus decades ago quipped: “Whereas Mrs. Astor’s subjects were distinctly old-family members of old New York, the Quest 400 is distinctly the jet-age family members who can find themselves here, there, and everywhere on any given day.”

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standards of caring, giving and building onto their heritage.

Mirroring the tidal ebb and flow of the aformentioned social standings, a few of the once revered “old-line” philanthropies have sadly lost their way, allowing their original missions to be compromised, if not corrupted by their quest (apologies, dear reader!) to post ever bigger numbers and dollar amounts in the endless calcutta of charitable fund-raising.

Ahh... one can almost hear Society’s founding forebearers groaning from their graves (including my dear Dutch aunt)!

Fortunately, there are a number of new altrustic endeavors poised to supercede those once venerable, but now atropic institutions. A few years back, Quest recognized “The Next Generation of Giving,” tipping our hats to a half dozen freshfaced charities. The article’s author, pointed out that, with so many charitable causes to choose from, there was absolutely “no excuse for apathy.” We endorse this conclusion and will continue to report on its charitable progress.

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ART BY DORA FROST

Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. All art work featured is part of Dora Frost’s oil on canvas series depicting New York City.

The Pond at Central Park.

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Acquavella, Bill and Donna . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acquavella, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acquavella, Nick and Travis . . . . . . . . . . .

Adams, Cindy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Addison, Bruce and Michael Foster . . . . .

Adler, Catherine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adler, Jonathan and Simon Doonan . . . .

Aga Khan, Princess Yasmin . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ainslie, Michael and Suzanne . . . . . . . . . .

Albers, Ruediger and Maggie . . . . . . . . . .

Allen, Chris and Kate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Allen, Joe and Annette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ames, Anthony and Cetie . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amling, Jeffrey and Katie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amory, Julia and Minot IV . . . . . . . . . . . .

Anderson, Brenda and Kelley . . . . . . . . . .

Anthony, Silas and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Anthony, Silas Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Antonini, Mrs . Marion (Penny) . . . . . . . .

Araskog, Mrs . Rand (Jessie) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Armstrong, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arnot, Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arrouet, Paul and Dylan Lauren . . . . . . . .

Asen, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Astley, Amy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aston, Sherrell and Muffie Potter . . . . . . .

Aston, Brad and Valerie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aston, Jay and Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Atkins, Charles and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Auletta, Ken and Amanda “Binky” Urban Ayres, Charlie and Sara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Azqueta, Lian Fanjul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Azqueta, Norberto Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Bacanovic, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bacon, Louis and Gabrielle . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bacon, Zack and Amanda Ross . . . . . . . .

Bahrenburg, Genevieve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Baker, George IV and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . .

Baker, Marianna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Baker, Kane and Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balkin, Norman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ballard, Mrs . Bob (Lucinda) . . . . . . . . . . .

Bancroft, Mrs . Thomas (Barbie) . . . . . . .

Bancroft, Cryder and Elsie Swank . . . . . .

Bancroft, William and Debbie . . . . . . . . . .

Bancroft, Townsend and Brooke . . . . . . .

Banker, Mrs . Bindy (Bea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bardenheier, Joe and Camilla Bradley . . .

Barish, Keith and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bass, Sid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Basso, Dennis and Michael Cominotto . .

Beach, Charlie and Cece . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beard, Anson and Deborah . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beard, Anson Jr . and Veronica Miele . . . .

Beard, Jamie and Veronica Swanson . . . .

Beinecke, Frances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beinecke, Rick and Candace . . . . . . . . .

Beirne, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bell, Joel and Marife Hernandez . . . . . . . .

Benedict, Daniel and Andrew Saffir . . . . .

Benoit, Mrs . Peter (Nellie) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Benson, Dan and Dory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Benson, Harry and Gigi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Berg, Lori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Berkowitz, Tim and Amy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bernbach, John and Violaine . . . . . . . . . . .

Bernhard, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Berry, Bruce and Alexandra . . . . . . . . . . .

Betteridge, Win and Natalie . . . . . . . . . . .

Bewkes, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Biddle, Christine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Biggs, Mrs . Jeremy H . (Friederike) . . . . . .

Bilhuber, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bishop, Brooks and Olympia Shields . . . .

Black, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black, Lee and Cece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Blair, Mrs . William (Deeda) . . . . . . . . . . .

Blinken, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Blinken, Mrs . Donald (Vera) . . . . . . . . . . .

Bloch, Godfrey and Marge . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Block, John and Hilary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bloomberg, Michael and Diana Taylor . .

Blum, Mrs . Andy (Flis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boardman, Mrs . T . Dennie (Cynthia) . . .

Boardman, Dixon and Arriana . . . . . . . . .

Boardman, Serena and John Theodoracopulos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bodini, Francesca and Jack Sherman . . . .

Bofferding, Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bohannon, James and Katherine . . . . . . .

Bohannon, Benton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bohannon, Tony and Lia Reed . . . . . . . . .

Bolander, Lars and Nadine Kalachnikoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bolen, Alex and Eliza Reed . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bontecou, Gail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bontecou, Tim and Felicity . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boren, Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Borynack, Jimmy and Adolfo . . . . . . . . . .

Bostwick, Tommy and Emily Hottensen . . . . .

Bowles, Hamish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boykin, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bradfield, Geoffrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Braddock, Rick and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brady, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Braff, Doug and Meg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Breck, Henry and Wendy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Breck, Christopher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Breck, Owen and Rhea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bregman, Mrs . Martin (Cornelia) . . . . . .

Briggs, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brinker, Ambassador Nancy . . . . . . . . . . .

Brodsky, Dan and Esty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brodsky, Alexander and Tom . . . . . . . . . .

Brodsky, Jim and Philip McCarthy II . . . .

Brodsky, Katy and Simone Falco . . . . . . . .

Brokaw, George and Alison . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brokaw, Tom and Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bronfman, Edgar Jr . and Clarissa . . . . . . .

Brooks, Michael and Dede . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brown, Cabell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brown, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brown, Matt and Marisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brownlow, Girard and Jane Baird . . . . . . .

Brumder, Will and Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bryan, Billy and Christina . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bryan, Katherine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Buckley, Chris and Katy Close . . . . . . . . .

Buffett, Mrs . Jimmy (Jane) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Buhl, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bull, Bartle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bull, Bartle Breese and Claudia . . . . . . . . .

Bunn, George and Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Burch, Bob and Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Burch, Tory and Pierre-Yves Roussel . . . .

Burden, Amanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Burden, Belle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Burden, Mrs . Carter (Susan) . . . . . . . . . . .

Burke, Susan and Ned Dukehart . . . . . . . .

Burke, Robert and George Sotelo . . . . . . .

Burke, Mrs . Edwin (Virginia) . . . . . . . . . .

Burnham, Patricia and Bill Brock . . . . . . .

Burns, Mrs . Brian (Eileen) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Burns, Richard and Cricket . . . . . . . . . . . .

Burns, Don . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Burris, David and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bush, Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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View of Bergdorf Goodman on 5th Avenue.

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Bush, Mrs. Jonathan (Jody) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bush, Sharon and Bob Murray . . . . . . . . .

Butcher, Billy and Natalie. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Calder, Donald and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Caldwell, Jeffrey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Calhoun, Robert and Liza Pulitzer . . . . . .

Calhoun, Benn and Molly . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Califano, Joseph Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Callaway, Mrs. David (Brenda) . . . . . . . . .

Canet, Alejandro and Charlotte Ross. . . .

Cantor, Iris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Caravaggi, Robert and Blaine . . . . . . . . . .

Carduner, Wendy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carney, Mike and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carpenter, Ed and Mary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carson, Bill and Laurie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carter, Graydon and Anna Scott . . . . . . .

Cartter, Jill Warburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carver, Michael and Byrdie Bell . . . . . . . .

Cashin, Dick and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Castle, John K. and Marianne . . . . . . . . . .

Castle, John S. and Rosanna. . . . . . . . . . . .

Cave, Edward Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chantecaille, Alexandra and Olivia . . . . .

Chapman, Duncan and Barbara . . . . . . . .

Chase, Chris and Jayne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chisholm, Hugh and Daisy Prince. . . . . .

Chopin, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Churchill, Lady Henrietta . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Churchill, Lady Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Churchill, Mrs. Winston (Luce) . . . . . . . .

Cicognani, Alejandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Clark, Alfred and Querube . . . . . . . . . . . .

Clark, Stephanie and Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Clark, Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cohen, James and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cohn, Charles Stephen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colacello, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Chase and Stephanie. . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Denis and Annabelle . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Denis III and Meredith . . . . . .

Coleman, Nicholas and Briggs . . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Oliver “Oli” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Payson and Kim . . . . . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Reed and Lindsey . . . . . . . . . . .

Coleman, Timothy and Libby . . . . . . . . . .

Colhoun, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colley, Bryan and Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colley, Bruce and Teresa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Collins, Brad and Amy Fine . . . . . . . . . . .

Collins, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Columbia, David Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colwell, Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Condon, Cristina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Condon, Kevin and Katherine Lande . . .

Connolly, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connor, Marina Rust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connor, Sassy Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conover, Gery and Paula . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cook, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cook, Everett and Helen Blodgett . . . . . .

Cooke, Richard and Wendy. . . . . . . . . . . .

Cooney, Ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cooper, Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cooper, Maria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Corcoran, Barbara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cord, Cece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cordish, Reed and Maggie Katz . . . . . . . .

Corl, James and Krista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cormier, Judy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Couturier, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cox, Howard and Wendy Bingham . . . . .

Coyne, Mary Ellen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Creel, Jamie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Creel, Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Creel, Larry and Dana Fentress. . . . . . . . .

Cregan, John and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Crespi, Pilar and Steve Robert. . . . . . . . . .

Cullen, Matthew and Maura . . . . . . . . . . .

Cullman, Edgar and Ellie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Curtin, Jack and Beth Nowers. . . . . . . . . .

Curtis, Curt and Mimi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Curtis, Ashton and Merrill Hanley. . . . . .

Curtis, Remington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cushing, Mrs. Howard (Nora) . . . . . . . . .

Cushing, Howard Jr. and Lucia. . . . . . . . .

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Damgard, Britty and John . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dana, Charlie and Posy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dana, Norma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dance, Andrew and Jennifer Lloyd . . . . .

David-Weill, Mrs. Michel (Hélène) . . . . .

Davidson, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Davis, Christina and Richard . . . . . . . . . .

Davis, Peter and Ted Hildner . . . . . . . . . .

Dawkins, Pete and Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

de Borchgrave, Mrs. Arnaud (Alexandra) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Bourbon-Parma, Princesse Maria Pia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Cabrol, Milly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Caraman, Countess Cristina . . . . . . . . de Guardiola, Roberto and Joanne . . . . . . de Koning, Daria and Theo Avgerinos . . de Koning, Joep and Dixie. . . . . . . . . . . . . de Kwiatkowski, Lulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de la Renta, Mrs. Oscar (Annette) . . . . . . de Montebello, Philippe and Edith . . . . . . de Neufville, Thomas and Carolina . . . . . de Neufville, Peter and Joanna . . . . . . . . . de Neufville, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Peyster, Ashton and Anna Mann. . . . . de Portago, Barbara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Roulet, Lorinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Sayve, Countess Mona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . de Vogel, Willem and Marion . . . . . . . . . .

Dean, Thomas and Caroline . . . . . . . . . . .

Deane, Walter L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Desiderio, Arlene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Devine, Mrs. Tom (Alix) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deWoody, Beth Rudin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dexter-Jones, Ann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . di Bonaventura, Peter and Bridgett . . . . .

Diamond, Jay and Alexandra . . . . . . . . . .

Dick, Hilary Limbocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dillard, Rodney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diller, Barry and Diane von Furstenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dodge, Mrs. John (Lore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donahue, Barry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donahue, Nevan and Sarah Berner . . . . .

Donahue, Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donnell, Maureen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donnell, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donnelly, Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donner, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Douglas, Camille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Douglass, Robert Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Douglass, Whitney Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dowling, Peter and Deb Willis . . . . . . . . .

Drake, Mrs. Rod (Jacqueline) . . . . . . . . . .

Drexel, Nicky and Jacqueline Astor . . . . .

Druckenmiller, Stanley and Fiona . . . . . . du Pont, Lauren and Richard . . . . . . . . . .

Duchin, Peter and Virginia Coleman. . . .

Duckworth-Schachter, Elijah and Katy . .

Duenas, Miguel and Vivian . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duff, Ted and Lauren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Burnett Fountain in Central Park.

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Duff, Patricia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duffy, Jim and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duke, Mrs . Anthony (Luly) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duke, Randolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Durkes, Richard W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Durkin, Charles P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dwyer, D .R . and Priscilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dyson, John and Kathe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Eastman, Mrs . John (Jodie) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ecclestone, Llwyd and Diana . . . . . . . . . . .

Edwards, Philip and Ali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Egerton, Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Elliott, Mrs . Osborne (Inger) . . . . . . . . . . .

Ellison, Mrs . Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Elwell, David and Christie . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Elson, Ambassador Ed and Susie . . . . . . .

Embry, Tally and Maggie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Emmanuel, Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ercklentz, Cornelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Espy, Peter and Amanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Evans, Mrs . Harold (Tina) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fales-Hill, Susan and Aaron Hill . . . . . . .

Fallon, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Fanjuls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Farias, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Farkas, Andrew and Sandi . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Farkas, Jonathan and Somers . . . . . . . . . .

Farrell, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fekkai, Frédéric and Shirin von Wulffen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Feldman, Mrs . Richard (Diana) . . . . . . . .

Fennebresque, Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fernandez, Luis and Lillian . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ferrare, Cristina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ferrer, Jeanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ferrer, Molly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Field, Mrs . Dick (Sky) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Field, Nikki and Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fine, Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Finkelstein, Jimmy and Pamela . . . . . . . . .

Firth, Edmée and Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . .

Firyal, Princess of Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fischer, David and Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fisher, Neil and Debbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fisk, Averell and Kirsten . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fitzgerald, Terry and Libby . . . . . . . . . . . .

Flatto, Olivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Florence, Anthony and Claire . . . . . . . . . .

Floyd, Raymond and Jennifer . . . . . . . . . .

Flusser, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Foley, Tom and Lesley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fomon, Bobby and Jill Fairchild . . . . . . .

The Forbeses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ford, Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ford, Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Forsberg, Lars and Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Forsythe, Sabrina Pray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Foster, Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Foster, Ridgely and Letsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frank, James and Claiborne Swanson . . .

Frantz, Scott and Icy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Freedman, Bess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frelinghuysen, Anson and Emma . . . . . .

Frelinghuysen, George and Nonnie . . . . .

Frelinghuysen, Mrs . Peter (Barrett) . . . . .

Freund, Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frist, Tommy and Julie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frost, Dora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fuchs, Michael J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fuller, Gillian Spreckels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

G

Galesi, Francesco and Marina . . . . . . . . . .

Gammill, Lee and Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gandhi, Meera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gardiner, Mrs . Robert (Liz) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gardiner, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Garrett, Mrs . Rob (Jacquie) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Garrigues, Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gauntt, Jonathan and Samantha . . . . . . .

Gay, Marion and John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gaynor, Vere and Susie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Geary, Jack and Dolly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Geary, Ted and Olivia Tiernan . . . . . . . . .

Geddes, Robin and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Geddes, Max and Missy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgescu, Peter and Barbara . . . . . . . . . .

Georgiopoulos, Peter and Kara . . . . . . . . .

Gerry, Ebby and Kitty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gerschel, Patrick and Elizabeth . . . . . . . .

Giard, George and Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gilbert, Mrs . Parker (Gail) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gilbertson, Mark F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gilligan, Fernanda and Adrian Jess . . . . .

Gilman, Kay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gilmour, Mrs . David (Jill) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ginnel, Ben and Jaclene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ginnel, Daniel and Kathleen . . . . . . . . . . .

Giordano, Mark and Sallie . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Givner, Colt and Pamela Fiori . . . . . . . . . .

Glantz, Alexander and Kirsten . . . . . . . . .

Glascock, Steve and Barbara van Beuren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Glass, John and Martha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Goelets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goldworm, Sam and Amanda . . . . . . . . . .

Goodale, Jim and Toni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goodman, Chris and Julia . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goodrich, Mrs . Jock (Buttons) . . . . . . . . .

Goss, Jared duPont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gotbaum, Mrs . Victor (Betsy) . . . . . . . . . .

Gould, Mrs . George (Darcy) . . . . . . . . . . .

Grace, Jack and Sherri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Graev, Larry and Lorna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Graham, Mrs . Ian (Ellen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Graham, Cathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grassi, Mrs . Temple (Ellie) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grauer, Peter and Laurie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gregory, Peter and Jamee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Griscom, Lloyd Jr . and Hope . . . . . . . . . . .

Grunwald, Mrs . Henry (Louise) . . . . . . . .

Gruss, Martin and Audrey . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gruss, Shoshanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guare, John and Adele Chatfield-Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gubelmann, Billy and Shelley . . . . . . . . . .

Gubelmann, Jimmy and Kate . . . . . . . . . .

Gubelmann, Marjorie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gubelmann, Mrs . Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gubelmann, Bingo, Phoebe and Tantivy . . .

Guernsey, Tony and Eve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guerrand-Hermès, Valesca . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guerrini-Maraldi, Antoinette and Hans Kurtiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest, Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest, Cornelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest, Mrs . Freddie (Carole) . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest, Lisa Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gugelmann, Zani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gumprecht, Christopher . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gumprecht, Ian and Aileen . . . . . . . . . . .

Gund, Agnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gunther, Jack D . Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gurley, George and Hilary Heard . . . . . . .

Gustin, Andrew and Bracken . . . . . . . . . .

AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 1 2 5

Autumn in Central Park.

400 THE QUEST

Gutfreund, Mrs. John (Susan) . . . . . . . .

Guthrie, Randolph and Bea . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gutierrez, Lourdes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gwathmey, Bette Ann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D OR A F ROS T

H

Hackett, Mrs. Monte (Mayme) . . . . . . . . .

Hackley, Maria and Sherlock . . . . . . . . . .

Haden-Guest, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hager, Henry and Jenna Bush . . . . . . . . . .

Halberstam, Julia and Ryan Harvey . . . . .

Hall, Penelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Halstead, Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hamilton, Matt and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hamilton, Christy and Ted McGraw . . . .

Hamilton, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hamm, Mrs. William (Candy) . . . . . . . . .

Hampton, Mrs. Mark (Duane) . . . . . . . . .

Hampton, Kate and David Breithbarth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hanley, Dan and Denise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hanley, Allie and Charlie Crocker . . . . . .

Hardwick, Bob and Beth . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harpel, James W. and Judy Howard . . . . .

Harris, Mrs. Ira (Nicki) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harris, Patti and Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harrison, Bill and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harrison, Mai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harrison, Walter and Ann Howard . . . . .

Hartington, Jay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hathaway, Philips “Pete” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hawks, Kitty and Larry Lederman . . . . . .

Hay, R. Couri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hayman, Gale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hayward, Brooke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hayward, Frances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hearst, Amanda and Joachim Rønning. .

Hearst, Anne and Jay McInerney . . . . . . .

Hearst, Patricia and Jamie Figg . . . . . . . . .

Hearst-Shaw, Gillian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hearst-Shaw, Lydia and Chris Hardwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Heinz, Chris and Sasha Lewis . . . . . . . . . .

Held, Jim and Kenn Karakul . . . . . . . . . . .

Henckels, Kirk and Fernanda Kellogg . . .

Hendrickson, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Herrera, Reinaldo and Carolina . . . . . . . .

Hess, Marlene and James Zirin . . . . . . . . .

Heyman, Marshall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hickox, Chat and Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hicks, Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hidalgo, David and Mary Ann Tighe . . .

Hill, Tom and Janine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hilliard, Landon and Kiwi . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hilliard, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hilson, Gail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hinman, George and Emilie . . . . . . . . . . .

Hirsch, Caroline and Andrew Fox . . . . . .

Hirsch, Jeffrey and Danielle. . . . . . . . . . . .

Hitz, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoadley, Amy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoagland, Jim and Jane Hitchcock. . . . . .

Hobbs, Fritz and Linda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hobbs, Nick and Lauren . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hogan, Michael and Margot . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoge, Jim and Casey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoge, Sharon King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Holt, Matt and Callie Baker. . . . . . . . . . . .

Hormats, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Horn, Linda and Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Horn, Stoddard and Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . .

Horvitz, Michael and Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Houghtons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hovnanian, Ara and Rachel. . . . . . . . . . . .

Howard, Pamela and Wynn Laffey. . . . . .

Howard, Philip and Alexandra . . . . . . . . .

Howard-Potter, Jake and Erica . . . . . . . . .

Howe, David and Ritchey . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoyt, Tony and Mark Daniels. . . . . . . . . .

Hubbard, Bill and Robin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hufty, Page Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Husain, Fazle and Blair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hussein, Her Majesty Queen Noor . . . . .

Husted, Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hutchins, Winston and Diane. . . . . . . . . .

Hutton, Punch and John Hodges . . . . . . .

I

Ingham, Joy Hirshon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Irwin, Arthur and Kathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Isham, Chris and Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Isham, Ralph and Ala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Isles, Philip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ittleson, Tony and Chan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ives, Mrs. Philip (Caroline) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ives, Alexander C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

J

Jagger, Bianca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

James, Mrs. Bob (Anne) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

James, Tony and Aimee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Janjigian, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Janklow, Mrs. Mort (Linda) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Janney, Stuart III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Javits, Eric Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Javits, Eric Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jennings, Mitch and Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, Charles and Ann. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, Ellie and Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, Jamie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, Richard and Sessa von Richthofen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, Ambassador Woody and Suzanne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jordan, Jerry and Darlene . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joseph, Ken and Robyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joseph, Wendy and Jeffrey Ravetch . . . . .

Jurdem, Ann and Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

K

Kanavos, Paul and Dayssi. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kaplan, Ed and Nathalie Gerschel . . . . . .

Kargman, Harry and Jill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kassimir, Joel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kaufman, Mrs. George (Mariana) . . . . . .

Kean, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keating, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keeler, Alexander and Gail . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keith, Jayne Teagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keller, David and Avery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kellogg, Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kellogg, Chris and Vicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kelly, Ray and Veronica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kemble, Celerie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kemble, Phoebe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kempner, Tom and Kitty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kennedy, Mrs. Michael (Eleanora) . . . . . .

Kessler, Howard and Michele . . . . . . . . . .

Khosrovani, Hashem and Kate . . . . . . . . .

Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Stuart (Meg) . . . . . . . . .

Kissinger, Mrs. Henry (Nancy) . . . . . . . . .

Kivlan, Elizabeth Ann Stribling and Rebecca Cleary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Klopp, Adam and Meghan. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Klopp, John and Karen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Knechtel, Tom and Kerith Davies . . . . .

Kneisel, Bill and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 1 2 7

1

A view of Cleopatra’s Needles in Central Park.

400 THE QUEST

Koch, Dana and Jessica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Koch, Mrs . David (Julia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Koch, Paulette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Koch, Bill and Bridget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kopelman, Arie and Coco . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Korte, Kathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kosner, Ed and Julie Baumgold . . . . . . . . .

Kotur, Alexandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kovner, Michael and Jean Doyen de Montaillou . . . . . . . . .

Kravis, Henry and Marie-Josée . . . . . . . . .

Krieger, Brian Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Krusen, Will and Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . .

Krusen, Charlie and Kristen . . . . . . . . . . .

D OR A F ROS T

L

Laffont, Philippe and Ana Diez . . . . . . . . .

Lamphere, Lucy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Landrigan, Nico and Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Landrigan, Ward and Judith . . . . . . . . . . .

Langenberg, Margo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Langham, Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lansing, Mrs . Gerrit (Sydie) . . . . . . . . . . .

Lansing, Sims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lansing, Gerrit and Patricia . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lapham, Lewis H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lapham, Andrew and Caroline . . . . . . . . .

Lapham, Winston P . and Jennifer . . . . . . .

Larner, Lionel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Latham, Aaron and Lesley Stahl . . . . . . . .

Lauder, Jane and Kevin Warsh . . . . . . . . .

Lauder, Leonard and Judith . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lauder, Ronald and Jo Carole . . . . . . . . . .

Lauren, Ralph and Ricky . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lauren, David and Lauren Bush . . . . . . . .

Lauren, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lawrence, Jeanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leach, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leach, Howard and Gretchen . . . . . . . . . .

Leatherman, Bill and Elizabeth . . . . . . . . .

LeConey, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leeds, Thomas and Heather . . . . . . . . . . .

LeFrak, Denise and John Colicchio . . . . .

LeFrak, Richard and Karen . . . . . . . . . . . .

LeFrak, Francine and Richard Friedberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LeFrak, Jamie and Caroline Bierbaum . . .

LeFrak, Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leidy, Bobby and Ivey Day . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leidy, Page and Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leidy, Christopher and Cayla Jean . . . . . .

Leidy, Frances and Mac Weymouth . . . . .

Leone, Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lesesne, Cap and Briana . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L’Esperance, Ros and Fran . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leventhal, Natalie Leeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leviant, Sasha and Jeanne . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lewis, Memrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liberman, Bobby and Barbara . . . . . . . . .

Lickle, Mrs . Bill (Renee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liebman, Pamela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Limbocker, Derek and Nicole . . . . . . . . . .

Lindemann, Mrs . George (Frayda) . . . . . .

Lindemann, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lindstrom, Pia and John Carley . . . . . . .

Lloyd, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Loeb, Sharon and John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Long, Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Long, William Ivey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Loomis, Alfred “Chip” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lorber, Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lorber, Michael and Jeffrey Goldmuntz . . . .

Loring, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lufkin, Dan and Adrienne . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Luter, Joe and Karin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lyden, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lynch, Shelly Tretter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

M

MacGuire, Jamie and Michelle Coppedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MacGuire, Peter and Becky . . . . . . . . . . . .

MacGuire, Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MacGuire, Kevin and Sally . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mack, Andrew and Alexandra . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mack, Ambassador Earle and Carol . . . . .

Mack, Schuyler and Benjamin Chan . . . .

MacRae, Cameron and Ann . . . . . . . . . . .

Maddock, Charlie and Caroline . . . . . . . .

Maddock, Jay and Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maddock, Locke and Lily . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Magrino, Susan and Jim Dunning . . . . . .

Mahoney, Mrs . David (Hillie) . . . . . . . . . .

Malloy, Tim and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Mangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manice, John and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manice, Peter and Celeste . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manice, Christopher and Elizabeth . . . . .

Marchessini, Alexander and Genevieve Faure . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marder, Jonathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mariner, Michael and Marion . . . . . . . . . .

Marino, Peter and Jane Trapnell . . . . . . . .

Marron, Mrs . Donald (Catie) . . . . . . . . . .

Martinez, Roman and Helena . . . . . . . . . .

Maschmeyer, Troy and Debby . . . . . . . . . .

Mason, Christopher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Masson, Charles Jr . and Cristina . . . . . . .

Matthews, Will and Jean . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mauran, Lousie K .S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maxey, Talbott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

May, Mrs . Anthony (Karen) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mazor, Boaz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mazzola, Alison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McAndrew, Timothy and Alexis van der Mije . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McBean, Edith and Hank Lowenstein . . .

McCarty, Michael and Kim . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCarty, Michael R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCarthy, Brian and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCloskey, Michael and Holly . . . . . . . . .

McCloy, John and Laura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCloy, Rush and Brooke . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McDonough, Michael and Pandy . . . . . . .

McFadden, Cynthia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McFadden, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McGrath, Tom and Diahn . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McGurk, Whitney and Ashley Ludlow . .

McHenry, Barnabas and Bannie . . . . . . . .

McIivane, Wendy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McKnight, Bill and Kitty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McLaughlin, Andrew and Anna . . . . . . . .

McLaughlin, Callum and Alexa . . . . . . . .

McLaughlin, Gavin and Kate . . . . . . . . . . .

McLaughlin, Kevin and Barbara . . . . . . . .

McMakin, Leigh and Mimi . . . . . . . . . . . .

McMillen, Earl and Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . .

McMullan, Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McPherson, Stephen and Tina . . . . . . . . .

McSweeney, Thayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McWilliams, Heidi and Tom . . . . . . . . . . .

Meehan, Michael and Dee de Ganay . . . .

Meiland, Lisa and Andy Martin . . . . . . . .

Meister, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mejia, Alberto and Peggy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mejia, Alexander and Justine . . . . . . . . . . .

Mele, Nick and Molly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Melhado, Mrs . Frederick (Virginia) . . . . .

Melwani, Anjali and Prakash . . . . . . . . . .

Merck, Laddie and Dede . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 1 2 9

The Park at dawn.

400 THE QUEST

Mettler, Mr. John W. II (Speedy). . . . . . . .

Meyer, Blair and Eliza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michaels, Sam and Anita . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prince Michel of Yugoslavia . . . . . . . . . . .

Millard, Craig and Michelle. . . . . . . . . . . .

Millard, Mrs. Peter (Polly Espy) . . . . . . . .

Miller, Courtland and Gina . . . . . . . . . . . .

Miller, Don and Muffy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Miller, Leverett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Miller, Penelope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Miniter, Sylvester and Gillian . . . . . . . . . .

Missett, Joe and Nancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mohr, Ian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moinian, Joe and Nazee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monell, Ambrose and Lili . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monn, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moore, Danielle Hickox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moore, George and Calvert . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moore, Mrs. George (Kathie) . . . . . . . . . .

Moore, Mrs. Dudley (Peggy). . . . . . . . . . .

Morgan, Alfred and Virginia. . . . . . . . . . .

Morgan, Henry “Harry” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Morris, Chappy and Melissa . . . . . . . . . . .

Morrison, Ham and Mimi van Wyck. . . .

The Mortimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mowinckel, John and Cheryl. . . . . . . . . . .

Mowinckel, Nino and Carol . . . . . . . . . . .

Mulroney, Mrs. Brian (Mila) . . . . . . . . . . .

Murdoch, Rupert and Elena Zhukova . . .

Murdock, Pamela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Murphy, Mrs. John (Hebe Dowling) . . . .

Murray, Mrs. John (Nancy) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Murray, Stephen and Muffie . . . . . . . . . . .

Musso, Carlos and Carolina Latour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Musso, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Musso, Lucy Nielsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D OR A F ROS T

N

Nederlander, Bob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nemy, Enid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nesbit, Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ney, Judy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nicholas, Nick and Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nicklas, Brent and Laura . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nievera, Mario and Travis Howe . . . . . . .

Prince Nikolaos of Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nitze, Bill and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nitze, Mrs. Peter (Susan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Niven, Fernanda and Mark Henderson . .

Niven, Fernanda Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Niven, Eugenie and Nicholas Goodman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Niven, Ellen and Tris Deery . . . . . . . . . . .

Niven, Jamie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noel, Vanessa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nordeman, John and Kay. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Norwich, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nye, Richard and Francesca . . . . . . . . . . .

O

Ober, David G.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ober, Polly Norris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

O’Malley, Hilaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Onet, Polly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Orthwein, Chris and Binkie. . . . . . . . . . . .

Osborne, Will and Karen Bechtel . . . . . . .

O’Sullivan, Ryan and Palmer . . . . . . . . . . .

Otto, Katharina and Nathan Bernstein. . .

Ourisman, Mrs. Florenz (Nan) . . . . . . . . .

Owens, Kyle and Zibby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

P

Pachios, Chris and Allyson Ross. . . . . . . .

Paduano, Daniel and Nancy . . . . . . . . . . .

Page, Blakely and Lindsey . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pahlavi, Pari-Sima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pakula, Mrs. Alan (Hannah) . . . . . . . . . . .

Palermo, Olivia and Johannes Huebl . . . .

Paley, Jeff and Valerie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Palitz, Anka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pannill, Mrs. William (Kit) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Papachristidis, Alex and Scott Nelson . . .

Papageorgiou, Pavlos and Alexa Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Papanicolaou, Alexandra and Edward Shaheen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Papanicolaou, Nick Jr. and Corina . . . . . .

Pardoe, Ted and Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Patricof, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pattee, Gordon and Dailey. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Paull, Mrs. Harold (Joanne). . . . . . . . . . . .

Paulson, John and Alina de Almeida . . . .

Prince Pavlos and Marie Chantal . . . . . . .

Peabody, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pearson, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pedroso, Alina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peek, Jeff and Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pell, Haven and Simmy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pell, Peter J. Jr. and Tice Burke . . . . . . . . .

Pell, Toby and Janet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pendergast, Patrick and Sarah . . . . . . . . . .

Pennoyer, Peter and Katie Ridder. . . . . . .

Perkin, Thorne and Tatiana . . . . . . . . . . . .

Perry, Betsy Freund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Perry, Richard and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Perry, Samantha and James David . . . . . .

Peterson, Holly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Petito, Frank and Beatrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Petroff, Di and Dr. Steven Butensky. . . . .

Peyrelongue, Guy and Sarah . . . . . . . . . . .

Pfeifer, Chuck and Lisa Crosby . . . . . . . . .

Pfeifle, Jeffrey and David Granville . . . . .

Pfeifler, Brian and Emilia Fanjul. . . . . . . .

Phillips, Sallie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Phippses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pickett, Brett and Nicole Hanley. . . . . . . .

Pickett, John and Robin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pickett, John O. III and KC . . . . . . . . . . . .

Picotte, Michael and Margi . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pileggi, Nick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pilkington, Robert and Helen . . . . . . . . . .

Pitt, Pauline Baker and Jerry Seay . . . . . .

Pittman, Robert and Veronique . . . . . . . .

Plimpton, Mrs. George (Sarah) . . . . . . . . .

Plimpton, Taylor and Lizzy Eggers . . . . . .

Pomerantz, Ernest and Marie . . . . . . . . . .

Ponton, Dan and Stephane Castoriano. . .

Posen, Zac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power, Jim and Tina Fanjul . . . . . . . . . . . .

Price, Peter and Judy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prince, Mrs. Frederick (Diana) . . . . . . . . .

Prounis, Kathy and Othon. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Purcell, Andrew and Melissa Grassi. . . . .

Purcell, Tom and Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Putnam, Bambi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pyne, John and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pyne, John and Melinda Mettler. . . . . . . .

Q

Quartucci, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quasha, Diana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick, Chris and Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick, Mary and Jim Daras. . . . . . . . . . . .

AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 1 3 1

The Pond at Central Park in March.

400 THE QUEST

Quick, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick, Tricia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quinn, Piper and Sara Groff . . . . . . . . . . .

Quinn, Thomas Sr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D OR A F ROS T

R

Radziwill, John and Eugenie . . . . . . . . . . .

Radziwill, Phillip and Devon Shuster . . . .

Rafferty, John and Emily . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rafferty, Nick and Caroline . . . . . . . . . . .

Rapp, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ray, David Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rayner, Mrs . William (Kathy) . . . . . . . . . .

Regan, John and Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reginato, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reeves, Nina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Remez, Jim and Theresa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reynolds, Tom and Vicky . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Richter, John and Nina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rigas, John and Darcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Alex and Alexandra . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Jay and Clare . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Bill and Scarlett . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Spencer and Sarah . . . . . . . . .

Robertson, Wyndham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robinson, Guy and Libba Stribling . . . . .

The Rockefellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roehm, Carolyne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rogers, Elizabeth Barlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roosevelt, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roosevelt, Jill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roosevelt, Tobie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roosevelt, Teddy and Serena . . . . . . . . . . .

Rose, Alexandra Lind and Louis . . . . . . . .

Rose, Charlie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rose, Elihu and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rose, Marshall and Candice Bergen . . . . .

Rose, Tanner and Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rosen, Aby and Samantha Boardman . . .

Rosenthal, Shirley Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rosenwald, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rosita, Duchess of Marlborough . . . . . . .

Ross, Burke and Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ross, Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ross, Wilbur and Hilary Geary . . . . . . . . .

Rosselli, John and Bunny Williams . . . . .

Rothschild, James and Nicky Hilton . . . .

Rowley, Cynthia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Royce, Chuck and Deborah . . . . . . . . . . . .

Royall, John and Céliane . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rudin, William and Ophelia . . . . . . . . . . .

Rumbough, Mrs . Stanley (Janna) . . . . . . .

Rutherfurd, Guy and Daisy . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rutherfurd, Winthrop and Mary . . . . . . .

Ruttenberg, Eric and Perri Peltz . . . . . . . .

Ryan, Baird and Alexia Hamm . . . . . . . . .

Ryan, Allen IV and Christa . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ryan, Louisa and Eric Berlinger

S

Sabbagh, Sana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saint-Amand, Elisabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saint-Amand, Emilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saint-Amand, Nathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saltzman, Ellin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sanchez, Jorge and Serina . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sanchez, Kiko and Ellen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sandberg, Bill and Betsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sanger, Alex and Jeannette . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Santo Domingo, Alejandro and Lady Charlotte Wellesley . . . . . . . . . .

Santo Domingo, Andrés and Lauren . . . .

Sawyer, Diane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scaife, Mrs . Frances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scarborough, Charles and Ellen . . . . . . . .

Schaeffer, Marcia Meehan . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schaeffer, Georgina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scherer, Allan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Schiffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schlesinger, Alexandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schlossberg, Edwin and Caroline Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schorr, Burwell and Chip . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schroeder, Felix and Kathryn Bohannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schulhof, David and Lesley . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schulhof, Jonathan and K .K . . . . . . . . . . . .

Schwarzman, Stephen and Christine . . . .

Schwarzman, Teddy and Ellen Zajac . . . .

Scott, Megan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scribner, Charlie and Ritchie . . . . . . . . . . .

Scully, Mrs . Dennis (Nancy) . . . . . . . . . . .

Shaw, Claude and Lara Meiland . . . . . . . .

Sherrill, Steve and Kitty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shields, Mrs . Frank (Didi) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shields, Mrs . Jerry (Maury) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shnayerson, Gayfryd and Michael . . . . . .

Shuman, Fred and Stephanie . . . . . . . . . . .

Shuman, Stan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sidamon-Eristoff, Anne and Constantine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Siegel, Mrs . Herb (Jeanne) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Siegal, Peggy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Simmons, Brian and Julie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Simonds, Talbott and Carter . . . . . . . . . . .

Singer, Mortimer and Amy Sykes . . . . . . .

Singer, Oliver and Elizabeth Pyne . . . . . .

Sitrick, James and Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slonem, Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Charlie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Mrs . Earl E .T . (Lesly) . . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Earl Jr . and Tatiana . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Emily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Mrs . Page (Jayne) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Snow, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Snyder, Jay and Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sondes, Sharon and Geoffrey Thomas . . .

Soper, Jared and Linda Lane . . . . . . . . . . .

Soros, Mrs . Paul (Daisy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Soros, Peter and Electra Toub . . . . . . . . .

South, Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spahn, Steve and Connie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spahn, Kirk and Jennifer Alden . . . . . . . .

Spalding, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Speer, Ramsey C . and Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spencer, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stark, Andrea and John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stark, Candice and Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Steele, Bob and Gillian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Steinberg, Jonathan and Maria Bartiromo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Steinberg, Kathryn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Steinberg, Michael and Joan . . . . . . . . . . .

Steinbrech, Doug and Jeff Sharp . . . . . . . .

Steinhart, Percy III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stenbeck, Hugo and Sophie . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stephaich, Lousie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stephenson, George and Shelia . . . . . . . . .

Stern, Leonard and Allison . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stevenson, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stewart, Martha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stewart, Serena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stoddard, Alexandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 1 3 3

Dogs during a snowy day in New York.

400 THE QUEST

Stokes, Ben and Asia Baker . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stokes, Stephanie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stover, Jamie and Ellie Berlin . . . . . . . . . .

Stroh, Whitney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Strong, Marianne (Mimi). . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stubbs, Michael and Ronnie . . . . . . . . . . .

Stuebgen, Patrick and Dana. . . . . . . . . . . .

Suarez, Raul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sullivan, John and Nonie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Summers, Mrs. Peter (Ann). . . . . . . . . . . .

Surtees, Willie and Pam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sutton, Mrs. Kelso (Jo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Swenson, Ed and Liz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Swid, Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D OR A F ROS T

T

Tadini, Luigi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Talese, Gay and Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tally, Kari and Luka Siminiati . . . . . . . . . .

Tarr, Jeff and Patsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor, Amanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor, Margaretta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor, Topsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor, Zach and Missie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Terry, Walter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Teryazos, Chris and Belinda . . . . . . . . . . .

Theodoracopulos, Harry and Gail . . . . . .

Theodoracopulos, Taki and Alexandra . .

Theodoracopulos, Alexis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thomas, Andrew and Kathy . . . . . . . . . . .

Thomas, Patrick and Rachel Peters . . . . .

Thomas, Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thorne, Brink and Mazie Cox. . . . . . . . . .

Thorne, Felicitas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thorne, Oakleigh and Jacqueline . . . . . . .

Tighe, Aaron and Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Tisches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tober, Mrs. Donald (Barbara) . . . . . . . . . .

Tobin, Joan F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tomenson, Walter and Gina . . . . . . . . . . .

Tompkins, Evelyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tower, Harry and Hilary . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tower, Whitney Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Townsend, Chuck and Jill . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Traina, Trevor and Alexis . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trump, Donald and Melania . . . . . . . . . . .

Trump, Blaine and Steve Simon . . . . . . . .

Tuckerman, Mrs. Roger (Edith) . . . . . . . .

Twombly, Alessandro and Soledad. . . . . .

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Ulmann, Mrs. Edward F. (Priscilla) . . . . .

Unterberg, Mrs. Tom (Ann) . . . . . . . . . . .

Urry, Valerie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Uzielli, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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van Amerongen, Mrs. Lewis (Diane) . . . .

Van Pelt, Mary and Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . van Rensselaer, Kiliaen and Shaina. . . . . . van Schaack, Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . van Wyck, Bronson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vanden Heuvel, Mrs. William (Melinda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vanderbilt, Jean Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vartanian, Annabel and Andrew Jeffries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vecellio, Leo and Kathryn . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vietor, Mrs. David (Nancy) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vittadini, Gianluigi and Adrienne . . . . . . von Auersperg, Alex and Nancy . . . . . . . . von Bidder, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . von der Goltz, Andreas and Elizabeth . . . von Stade, Skiddy and Elizabeth . . . . . . . .

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Waldin, Erik and Casey Cook . . . . . . . . .

Walker, Darren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Waller, Alexis Robinson and Robert O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Walsh, Gil and Johnny Johnston. . . . . . . .

Warburton, Mrs. Barclay “Tim” (Julia) . . . . .

Ward, Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warner, Miner H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warner, Philip and Susan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warner, Philip W. Jr. and Carolyn . . . . . .

Warner, Christina and Clay LeConey . . .

Warner, Patsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Warren, Catharine and Bradley Geist . . .

Waterman, Mrs. Richard (Lis). . . . . . . . . .

Wathne, Thorunn, Soffia, and Berge . . . .

Wattleton, Faye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Webster, Joe and Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Webster, Peter and Martha. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weekes, Chris and Lilly Bunn . . . . . . . . . .

Weill, Sanford and Joan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weintraub, Ronald and Harriet. . . . . . . . .

Weld, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wellner, Karl and Deborah Norville. . . . .

Wenner, Jann and Matt Nye. . . . . . . . . . . .

Wetenhall, Andrew and Sarah. . . . . . . . . .

Wetherell, Julia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weymouth, Lally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wheeler, Robin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whitehead, Mrs. John (Cynthia) . . . . . . .

Whitney, Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whitney, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilkie, Angus and Len Morgan . . . . . . . .

Williams, Jackie and Pietro Cicognani . . . .

Wilmot, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilsey, Dede . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilson, Kevin and Alexandra Wilkis. . . .

Wilson, Kendrick R. III and Ann Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilson, Jay and Stephanie . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wintour, Anna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wister, Mrs. William (Diana) . . . . . . . . . .

Witmer, Michel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wolf, Christopher and Lise . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wolfe, Richard “Dick”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wolfe, Mrs. Tom (Sheila) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wolff, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wolff, Peter I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wong, Fernando and Tim Johnson . . . . .

Woods, Ward Jr. and Priscilla . . . . . . . . . .

Wyatt, Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyser-Pratte, Vivian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Y

Yealland, Mrs. Daniel (Liska) . . . . . . . . . .

Ylvisaker, Jon and Eleanor . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Zacharias, Tom and Clelia . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zeckendorf, Arthur and Connie . . . . . . . .

Zeckendorf, Will and Laura. . . . . . . . . . . .

Zenko, John and Jere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zenko, Starrett and Petter Ringbom. . . . .

Zilkha, Bettina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zinterhofer, Eric and Aerin Lauder . . . . .

Zoullas, Sophocles and Silvia . . . . . . . . . .

Zug, James W. Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zweig, Aaron and Sunny . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Aimée, Anouk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Apfel, Iris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ateyeh, Michele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Auchincloss, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Barth, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bean, Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bleier, Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Blodgett, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bostwick, James “Jimmy” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Buffett, Jimmy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapman, Madeleine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cicogna, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cisneros, Gustavo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colgate, Diana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connick, Harry Sr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cullman, Hugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Darlington, Henry Vane Bearns Jr . . . . . . . .

Despont, Thierry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dobbs, Lou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donner, Joseph Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donner, Pamela Cushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dreyfoos, Alexander Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Eberstadt, Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eddy, Duane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eigelberger, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entwistle, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ertegun, Mica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fancher, Edwin “Ed” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Field, Richard “Dick” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Flaherty, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Flaherty, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Foster, Joanne duPont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frank, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Gentry, Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Giacomo, Melchior Di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goodrich, John “Jock” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goodrich, Kathleen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Goodson, Suzanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Hall, Ridgway Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hardy, Françoise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoge, James Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoge, Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoopes, Patricia Bixby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hoopes, Samuel “Kam” III . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Horn, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hovey, Chandler “Bee” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Isham, Sheila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Janis, Byron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Kennedy, Moorhead Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kissinger, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Koch, Angela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Landry, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Larson, Lance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Laughlin, Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lawrence, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lichtenstein, Dorothy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Levy, Pam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MacNeil, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mays, Willie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCallum, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McConnachie, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCooey, Ann Skakel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McCourt, Malachy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mellon, LeGrand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Millard, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Milliken, Armene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monnel, Neddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moore, Dudley Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Morgan, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mulroney, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Murchison Clinton III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Murphy, John Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Navalny, Alexei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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O’Connor, Sandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

O’Reilly, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Osgood, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Otto, James “Jim” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Paull, Harold Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Perkin, Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peters, Ellen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers, Eileen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Robinson, James III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Romanoff, Princess Alexander . . . . . . . . .

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Scalamandré, Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Siegel, Herb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shuman, Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stoudemire, Sterling Cranford . . . . . . . . .

Summers, George “Peter” . . . . . . . . . . . .

Swan, Carroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Taylor, Alex III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thompson, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Ughetta, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Vanneck, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Volk, Stephen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . von Fürstenberg, Virginia “Ira” . . . . . . .

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Wendt, Henry III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whitworth, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wien, Byron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilmerding, John, Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Springtime in the city.

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L I B R ARY OF C ON G RE S S

RICH BOY: NEGLECTED & MISUNDERSTOOD

Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer.

Opposite page:

EV E RET T C OL L E C TI ON H I S TORI C AL / AL A M Y S TO C K P H OT

Vincent Astor, 1912.

THE FOLLOWING GENERATIONS. Minnie Cushing Astor. In the late Spring of 1950, the famous brother and sister British literary act, Sir Osbert and Dame Edith Sitwell, were spending the weekend with the Vincent Astors at Ferncliff, the estate his grandparents acquired in the 19th century, overlooking the Hudson in Rhinebeck, New York. Also weekending with them was Fulco di Verdura, the internationally famous jewelry designer to the rich and famous women from Countess Mona Bismarck to Marlene Dietrich and even Garbo.

Fulco first met Minnie when she was still only “living with” Vincent back in 1938. She finally married him in 1940, the same year her sister Betsey married James Roosevelt, the eldest son of FDR. Fulco had by then become a longtime pal and confidant.

There was always an aura of sadness

in her memory. Fulco was not one to belabor someone’s troubles but he also wasn’t above noticing the dark clouds when they were passing over. And for Minnie Cushing Astor, at age 45, there were many hovering.

At this point in her life, the darkest and most menacing problem was her 59-year-old husband Vincent Astor.

On the outside, she was slim and plain in her self-presentation. Her beauty was in her mind and interests. But only the most sophisticated and canny did see it. And they uttered not a word about it because the couple wasn’t just Vincent and Minnie. They were together long before they married (Vincent and his first wife were separated for years).

Minnie, the eldest of the three sisters who were famous to the world for their marriages.

Vincent was continually growling.

Mainly he hated social life. It might have

been a throwback to his father, John Jacob (Jack) Astor V, who had been the son of the Mrs. Astor, the queen of late 19th century New York society.

Although he loved his grandmother, whatever it was, Vincent hated guests and could be especially intolerant of people who were not his kind.

Of all the husbands of the Cushing sisters, Vincent Astor was the least popular. He regarded himself openly and often obnoxiously as truly an American aristocrat. In other words, he knew his place, which was in the main (in his opinion) above almost everyone.

Even Fulco, who was a genuine Sicilian prince from one of the oldest princely families of Europe did not pass muster in Vincent’s not-so-humble opinion.

Vincent could take the company of guests like the Sitwells or Noel Coward – who would also be present at the luncheon; or Rex Harrison who AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 139

From left: Duke of Windsor, 1919; Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Sr. Opposite page, from above: Mary Benedict Cushing Astor with Fulco di Verdura, 1943; The Nourmahal during World War II after it was acquired by the United States Coast Guard.

along with his wife Lilli Palmer, was a frequent guest. At least those people were British, which Vincent felt an affinity for because of his English cousin Waldorf Astor. Evidently, he either didn’t know or care that Waldorf Astor loathed Vincent’s grandmother, and actually blamed her for his moving his family to England.

But many of the other characters that Minnie dug up for her luncheons and dinners froze Vincent’s very blue blood. Such as Tennessee Williams. Or that “pipsqueaked little flit” Truman Capote. Or even Annabella Power, whom Vincent detested and let it be known to everyone including Power herself. (It was Annabella he would one day bitterly claim who had alienated the affections of his wife.) That claim remained a belief with many of Minnie’s and Annabella’s associations.

At dinner that Saturday night, with 04 1 0 0Q Q UU E SETS T

the customary pall that Vincent’s presence cast over the table, Dame Edith had been seated to the right of her host.

Throughout the first course Vincent sat there sternly and silently, shoveling in his food with nary a word to his dinner partner or anybody else.

Dame Edith was stumped as to what to say to the man. Absolutely nothing came to her mind. She noticed Minnie, at the other end of the long table half concentrating on her conversation with Sir Osbert because, as usual, she was worrying about Vincent’s comfort.

Anything she half-shouted across the table to her husband got only a grim yes or no.

Finally, just for the hell of it, Dame Edith, bemused, asked Vincent “how tall is the Eiffel Tower?”

Suddenly Vincent came to life. Now, that was a question! He lit up like a slot machine hitting the jackpot. He told

his English guest not only the height of the Tower, but the number of people who had fallen to their deaths during its building and after its opening. He knew the history of its designers and its engineers, as well as the number of pieces of steel and their weight, as well as the number of visitors on the first day, first year, first decade.

His list of detail about the Eiffel Tower seemed endless. He went on for a good 10 minutes while Dame Edith listened raptly, awed by the volumes of minutiae clicking from this somber man’s brain.

She really was amazed. So was everyone else at the table, including, or so it appeared, Minnie, relieved that the ice had been broken at least for the night.

Vincent’s own social life, the one he could tolerate, centered around his men friends, most of whom he’d known since childhood – men such as William Rhinelander Stewart, also a Manhattan

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real estate scion; railroad heir Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Philadelphia socialite and first husband of Doris Duke, Jimmy Cromwell, plus an unrich but nonetheless entrenched social fixture, Milton “Doc” Holden, and the Duke of Windsor.

These were all gentlemen of leisure, men who “visited’ their offices in the morning and lunched (or drank their lunches) at their clubs. Except for the Duke of Windsor, Vincent would lunch daily with one of them at his table in The St. Regis-which he inherited from his father who had built the hotel-or at one of his clubs.

For three to six months of the year, he would sail with these friends – or people like them – on his 264-foot steamer yacht, the Nourmahal, built from the profits he’d made from backing MGM’s first “Ben Hur” in the 1920s Silent Film days. It was at sea that Vincent was happiest, or even happy. He was fond of taking long voyages into the South Pacific to capture tropical marine life all of which he would loyally, with the

aristocrat’s noblesse oblige, bring back to the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.

She liked the rich and the famous. It came with her upbringing. She had a

mother who wanted her daughters to marry rich. Their father was the worldfamous, distinguished, the American brain surgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing.

He was the very first brain surgeon in

America at the beginning of the 20th century. Famous across the world; his was a household name by the 1920s; and that gave his wife and daughters natural entry into the social classes.

Of the three sisters, Minnie liked delving into theatre and movie stars and that glitzy brand of glamour.

That said something about the plainlooking long stringbean of a woman who grew up nourished on Jane Austen, the Brontes, George Sand and Flaubert, and seemingly destined for spinsterhood. Even in middle-age she still hardly resembled a woman who aspired zealously to the worldly and the charmed. But she was.

There were a lot, some even thought a preponderance of homosexuals among Minnie’s worldly and charmed people. Vincent, predictably, detested homosexuals. He was of course devoted to his “manliness” in his stick-in-themud way. He referred to most of the gay men and women around Minnie as “damned fairies” or “dykes.” He could overlook the matter to the point of AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 141

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through the social scene from the demimonde to the haute monde of Paris, London, New York and Rome.

Minnie also, like Vincent and like her sisters and brothers-in-law, was

an Anglophile, and she had many upperclass British friends, and there were of course many gay ones amongst the British. But he made exception with those and was instead amused.

Evelyn Waugh’s sour yet silly wit intrigued him, although a lot of it went right over his head. He referred to Cecil Beaton, a frequent guest whose company he enjoyed, as “Peter Pan’s fairy godmother.” Beaton wasn’t crazy about the reference but being the social climber that he was, he laughed along with the leading American Astor.

Somewhere in there, Minnie decided she was finished; she wanted a divorce. Vincent’s response was to demand that she find him another wife before she left or he wouldn’t agree to the divorce. He himself spoke to Janet Stewart, the widow of Vincent’s friend William Rhinelander Stewart, and considered the most beautiful woman in New York.

“Marry you?” She responded to his question: “I don’t even like you; I’ve got enough so that I can take care of myself, why would I marry you?”

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denial when it came to certain others such as a couple of his brothers-in-law and cousins.

Minnie, in contrast, knew loads of gay men, as did both her sisters. She not only related to them emotionally but, like a lot of women in her position, she felt much safer and more comfortable with them. Vincent did get very used to Fulco who, in the words of David Pleydell-Bouverie, his sister’s second husband, was “80 percent feminine and terribly funny.” Fulco was small, dark, wry and not handsome, but impeccably tailored and suave looking. He was also very talented and just as witty. He could be an outrageous camp. His brand of humor was wicked silliness and many times even Vincent, when it didn’t go over his lummox of a head, couldn’t resist it.

Fulco couldn’t have cared less about what Vincent Astor thought of him.

He was, of the two men, the actually authentic aristocrat and he was well aware of it. Vincent was to him, in his own irreverent words, “the Dinosaur.”

Furthermore, Fulco cut a wide swath

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Brooke Astor, 1997. Opposite page, from above: James Whitney Fosburgh (right) with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at the White House, 1961; The St. Regis Hotel, 1905.

“Well, there’s all that money, and I’m not in good health and I don’t know how much longer I’ll live...” he offered as a reason to marry him.

Word got around among the Manhattan upper sets just like word got around publicly that Vincent Astor was looking for a new wife. In a sincere effort to pull himself together, he’d check into a private hospital/ sanitarium for alcoholics, up in Connecticut. His not infrequent visits to the “rest” home, gave Minnie more time to herself and to her way of life, independent of Vincent or her mother.

There was also another man in her life, a friend, James Whitney Fosburgh, an artist from a social family, and single and also gay. Jim Fosburgh was to become Minnie’s husband and companion for the rest of their lives.

It was at that moment in time when all the characters of this drama were separated from each other. Vincent and Minnie were still living at the enormous penthouse apartment on East 85th Street and East End Avenue

overlooking the Mayor’s Mansion as well as the Park, the East River, the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge and Queens.

Coincidentally just one block to the south of the Astor penthouse was a riverside apartment house on Gracie Square, where there lived a recent widow called Brooke Marshall. Her first marriage when she was still a teenager was a nightmare for her. But her second marriage to “Buddy” Marshall was well-suited and successful. Although he died on the 20th year of their marriage.

Mrs. Marshall was well known socially in the community. Olde families. Coincidentally in this formerly small world, her late husband’s sister had been Vincent’s first wife back in the 1920s.

Small world, but she was a very modern woman for her generation.

When she heard the story-that Minnie had to find a woman for him or no divorce-it occurred to Brooke Marshall that being Mrs. Vincent Astor at that moment in her life wasn’t a bad idea.

So she volunteered to work at the

private hospital where she learned Vincent had checked in for a “rest.”

And where she would have a natural presence. It was there that they got to know each other. Vincent was excited to be with the kind of classic woman of his world. Or so he liked to think.

He brought her home for Minnie to see and approve.

Brooke was a gift also for Minnie Astor who was then free to marry her friend Mr. Whitney. Brooke’s marriage changed her life and gave her another kind of personality. Vincent died just a few years later. It was said at the time that she was already tired of living with him, and had wanted to get out of the marriage. Both had consulted lawyers.

And the lawyers changed the world.

Although it should be stated that the man in his bequests set the greatest part of his fortune aside for charity and philanthropy. Brooke Astor got the credit for it because he gave her the position, but it was entirely thought out and the final intention of the big lummox of a neglected and misunderstood rich boy. ◆ AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 143

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OLD GUARD FAMILIES Mr. Nelson Aldrich Mr. Cleveland Amory Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Auchincloss Mr. and Mrs. John W. Auchincloss III Mrs. Lily Auchincloss Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bancroft Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Boardman Mr. Clifford Brokaw Mrs. Amanda Burden Mr. and Mrs. Carter Burden Mr. Harry C. Cushing IV Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dana Mr. And Mrs. Nicholas Drexel Ambassador and Mrs. A. Biddle Duke

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Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Duke Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Eberstadt Mrs. Fernanda Kellogg Gilligan Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Hearst Mr. and Mrs. Amory Houghton Ambassador Francis Kellogg Mr. John Knott Mrs. Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman Mrs. Topsy Taylor McFadden Mr. and Mrs. Henry Middleton Mr. and Mrs. Minot Milliken Marchese and Marchesa Alessandro di Montezemolo Mr. and Mrs. David Mortimer Mr. and Mrs. John Jay Mortimer Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mortimer Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Peabody Mr. Harry Platt Mr. and Mrs. George Plimpton Mr. Eben Pyne Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. David Schiff Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sherrill DIAMONDS AS BIG AS THE RITZ Mrs. Anne Bass Mrs. Joy Hirshon Briggs Ms. Elizabeth Strong Cuevas Mrs. Beth Rudin DeWoody Mrs. Charlotte Ford Ms. Anne Hearst Mrs. Bianca Jagger Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Kennan Ms. Samantha Kluge Ms. Francine LeFrak Ms. Bokara Legendre Mrs. Anne Ford Scarborough Ms. Ivana Trump Ms. Nancy Whitney Ms. Mollie Wilmot MOSTEST HOSTS AND HOSTESSES Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass Mr. Bill Bernhard and Mrs. C. Cahill

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Mr. and Mrs. William Buckley Mr. Henry Buhl Mrs. Anne Eisenhower and Mr. W. Flottl Mr. and Mrs. Anastassios Fondaras Mr. and Mrs. John Gutfreund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kempner Mr. David Koch Ms. Alice Mason Mr. and Mrs. Rober Miller Mr. and Mrs. William Rayner Mr. Khalil Rizk Mr. and Mrs. Ian Schrager Sharon, Lady Sondes and Mr. G Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trump Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Mrs. Jayne Wrightsman Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Zilkha THE TASTEMAKERS Mr. Ludovic Autet Mr. Glenn Bernbaum Mr. Bill Blass Ms. Diana Brooks Mr. Mario Buatta Mr. and Mrs. Nicola Bulgari Ms. Naomi Campbell Mr. and Mrs. William Chaney Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cole Mr. Madison Cox Miss Kitty D’Alessio Mr. Robert Denning Mr. Ralph Destino Mr. Sean Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Ahmet Ertegun Princess Diane von Furstenberg Mr. Albert Hadley Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hampton

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Mr. and Mrs. Reinaldo Herrera Mr. Gene David Mr. Eric Javits Mr. Jed Johnson and Mr. Alan Wanzenberg Mr. and Mrs. Barry Kieselstein-Cord Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Klein Mr. and Mrs. Arie Kopelman Mr. Kenneth Jay Lane Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lauren Mr. John Loring Mr. Boaz Mazor Ms. Mary McFadden Mr. and Mrs. Brian McNally Mr. Isaac Mizrahi Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nye Mr. Alex Papachristidis Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pennoyer

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Forstmann Mr. Ted Forstmann Mr. David Geffen Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kravis Mr. and Mrs. Henryk de Kwiatkowski Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mosbacher Mr. Ronald Perelman and Mrs. Patricia Duff Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rudin Mr. and Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo Mr. and Mrs. Herb Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Saul Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stern Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Taubman Mr. and Mrs. John Veronis Ms. Linda Wachner Mr. Mortimer Zuckerman LES DAMES

Mr. Campion Platt Mrs. Chesbrough Rayner Mr. Mingo del Ren Mr. and Mrs. Oscar de la Renta Ms. Carolyne Roehm Mr. Arnold Scaasi and Mr. Parker Ladd Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tilberis Mr. George Trescher Miss Gloria Vanderbilt Mr. Stephen Weiss and Ms. Donna Karan Ms. Bunny Williams Mr. Robert Woolley Mr. Jerry Zipkin THE LAST TYCOONS M. and Mme. Michel David-Weill Mr. Barry Diller Mr. and Mrs. Pepe Fanjul

Mrs. Jan Cushing Amory Mrs. Anne Barish Mrs. Sisi Cahan Mrs. Barbara Cates Mrs. Sybilla Clark Mrs. Virginia Regan Coleman Ms. Adrienne Colgate Mrs. Janne Cummings Ms. Anne Downey Ms. Louise Duncan Ms Charlene Engelhard Ms. Nina Ford Ms. Sarah Giles Ms. Pamela Gross Mrs. Mai Hallingby Mrs. Brucie Hennessy Ms. Baby Jane Holzer Ms. Elizabeth C. Houghton Mrs. Joan Howard Ms. Julie Kammerer Mrs. Patricia Kennedy Lawford Mrs. Ann Nitze Mrs. Patricia Patterson Ms. Alison Spear

Ms. Olivia Watson and Ms. Leighton Candler Mrs. Jean Harvey Vanderbilt STERLING GENTS Mr. Peter Bacanovic Mr. Peter Beard Mr. Paul Beirne Mr. Nicholas Berggruen Mr. Marc Biron Mr. Michael Bloomberg Mr. Hamish Bowles Mr. Robbie Brown Mr. Edward Lee Cave Mr. Bob Colacello Mr. Christopher Cuomo Mr. Peter Davis Mr. Robert de Rothschild Mr. Peter Dunham Mr. Jamie Figg Mr. Averell H. Fisk Mr. John Galliher Mr. Mark Gilbertson Prince Nikolas of Greece Mr. Sam Green Mr. Pete Hathaway Mr. Rusty Holzer Mr. Chandler Hovey Mr. Philip Isles Mr. Howard Johnson IV Mr. John F. Kennedy Jr. Mr. Anthony Kiser Mr. Clifford Klenk Mr. Christopher Lawford Mr. Orin Lehman Ambassador John loed Mr. John Loring Mr. Richard Mack Messrs. William, Charles, and Stewart Manger Mr. Cristoph von MeyernHohenberg Mr. Seth Miliken Mr. Chappy Morris Mr. Chuck Pfeiffer AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 1 4 5

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Mr. John Punnett Mr. Harry Tower Mr. Charles Urstadt Mr. Diego del Vayo Mr. Charles Washburne Mr. Paul Wilmot CORONETS AND COUNTESSES Count and Countess Nuno Brandolini Baroness Milly de Carbrol Marchese and Marchesa Alessandro Crosini Laiatico Count Roffredo Gaetony-Lovatelli Count and Countess Demetrio GuerriniMaraldi Princess Firyal of Jordan Ali Reza Pahlavi Baron and Baroness Gottfried von MeyernHohenberg Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia ARTS AND LETTERS Mr. and Mrs. William Acquavella Mr. Leo Castelli Mr. Charles Cowles Mr. Dominick Dunne Mr. Richard Feigen

Mr. Brendan Gill Prince and Princess Michael of Greece Mrs. Judy Green Mr. Alexis Gregory Mr. John Guare and Adele Chatfield-Taylor Mr. Ashton Hawkins Mrs. Jane Stanton Hitchcock Mr. and Mrs. Byron Janis Mr. and Mrs. Mort Janklow Ms. Fran Leibowitz Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mailer Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Mehta Ms. Christophe de Menil Ms. Jessye Norman Ms. John Richardson Aline, Countess de Romanones Mr. John Russel and Mrs. Rosamund Bernier Mr. John Sargent Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schlesinger Mrs. Jean Stein Mr. and Mrs. Gay Talese Mr. Michael Thomas Mr. Alberto Vitale Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wolfe LES GRANDES DAMES Mrs. Vincent Astor Ambassador Anna Cox Chambers Mrs. Jan Cowles Countess Consuelo Crespi Mrs. C.Z. Guest Mrs. Kitty Carlisle Hart Mrs. Enid Haupt Mrs. Aimee de Heeran Mrs. Henry J. Heinz Mrs. Dorothy Hirshon Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock Mrs. Alyne Massey Mrs. Joseph Meehan Mrs. Milton Petrie Mrs. John Barry Ryan Mrs. Anne Slater Mrs. Lawrence Copley Thaw Mrs. Joseph Thomas Mrs. John Hay Whitney

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Alexa and Kate Hampton Carolina & Patricia Herrera Astrid Kohl Stefan de Kwaitkowski Erin Lauder Alexandra Lind Alexandra and MarieChantal Miller Steven Perelman Andrea Pomerantz Eliza Reed Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rockefeller Tracee Ross Dr. Andrew Schiff Alexis Stewart Jill Swid Alexander von Furstenberg Tatiana von Furstenberg Ilyse Wilpon THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS Ms. Lauren Bacall Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bregman Mr. David and Ms. Helen Gurley Brown Miss Barabara Carroll Mr. Michael Fuchs Ms. Brooke Hayward and Mr. Peter Duchin Mr. and Mrs. Mick Hones Mr. Lionel Larner Madonna Mr. Christopher Mason Ms. Dina Merrill and Mr. Ted Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Modine Ms. Tina Nederlander Mrs. Josephine Premice Ms. Joan Rivers Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ross Mr. Bobby Short Ms. Marti Stevens THE GOLDEN COUPLES

LES BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS Serena Boardman Mr. & Mrs. Louis Dubin Lucie de la Falaise 146 QUEST

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ainslie Mr. and Mrs. O. Kelley Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Rand Araskog Mr. and Mrs. Warren Avis

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Mr. and Mrs. Marquette de Bary Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bronfman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bruckman Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Burke Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byron Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Califano Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Connor Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Creel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cullman Ambassador and Mrs. Walter Curley Ambassador and Mrs. Thomas Enders Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fomon Mr. and Mrs. Winston Fowlkes Ambassador and Mrs. Evan Galbraith Mr. and Mrs. Francesco Galesi Mr. and Mrs. John Gates Mr. and Mrs. John Geary Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goelet Mr. and Mrs. Alan (Ace) Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Stephanie Groueff Ambassador and Mrs. Henry Grunwald Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gruss Mr. and Mrs. Roberto de Guardiola Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hallingby Dr. William and Mrs. Gale Hayman Heseltine

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Mr. and Mrs. Ara Hovnanian Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Isham Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Isham Mr. and Mrs. Deane Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood Johnson III Mr. Richard Kaplan and Ms. Edwina Sandys Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lauder Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeFrak Mr. and Mrs. John Loeb Mr. and Mrs. Earle Mack Mr. and Mrs. David Mahoney Mr. Alexandrer Marchessini and Mme. Genevieve Faure Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maynard Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Damon Mezzacappa Mr. and Mrs. Minot Miliken Dean and Mrs. Robert Morton Mr. and Mrs. James Niven Mr. Michael Rena and Mrs. Kalliope Karella Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Rockefeller Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Saint-Amand Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spielvogel Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Tisch Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trump

Mr. Anthony Haden-Guest Mr. and Mrs. James Hoge Mr. Warren Hoge Mr. Peter Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kissinger Mr. Jesse Kornbluth and Ms. A. Tapert Mr. Ed Kosner and Ms. Julie Baumgold Mr. David Lauren Dr. Richard and Mrs. Ellen Levine Mr. Patrick McMullen Mrs. Aileen Mehle Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Meigher III Mr. Michael Musto Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Newhouse Jr. Mr. Khoi Nguyen Miss Polly Onet Ms. Alexandra Penney Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pittman Mr. and Mrs. Abe Ribicoff Ms. Liz Robbins Mr. Charlie Rose Mr. and Mrs. Felix Rohayton Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Scarborough Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Schlossberg Ms. Peggy Siegel Grace, Lady Dudley, and Mr. R. Silvers Mr. Howard Stringer and Dr. Jennifer Patterson Mr. and Mrs. John Stubbs Mr. and Mrs. Taki Theodoracopulos Mr. James Truman Ms. Barbara Walters Mr. Karl Wellner and Ms. Deborah Norville Mr. and Mrs. Jann Wenner

MEDIA AND OPINION MAKERS Mr. Joe Armstrong Dr. Daniel Baker and Mrs. Nine Griscom Mr. Andre Balcz and Ms. Katie Ford Mrs. Eleanor Lambert Berkson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beutel Ms. Tina Brown and Mr. Harry Evans Dr. and Mrs. William Cahan Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Carter Ms. Jennet Conant and Mr. Steve Kroft Mr. Carl and Mrs. Barbaralee DiamonsteinSpielvogel Mr. Malcom Jr., Christopher, and Robert Forbes Mr. Geordie Greig AU G U S T 2 0 2 4 1 4 7

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When someone is dubbed “the toast of the town,” here are the places where that toast was given. We raise our glasses to these most legendary of all gin joints, where only refined elbows were bent.

The “21” Club, the 300 Club, and the Speakeasy Era 1920-2020 1. “21,” the venerable New York institution that became an American icon, first opened The Sork Club 1900-1900? its doors as a speakeasy in the wee hours of January 1, 1930; 2. The club outlasted

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ciety, aristocrats, movie stars, politicos, and showgirls regularly mixed it up in the VIP Cub Room from dusk ‘till dawn. Here Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall enjoy drinks at the club in 1950; 2. Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley pointing down, signaling nearby assistants to “bring

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a round of drinks”; 3. Patrons dining and dancing a rhumba to “Ecita & her Orchestra” in 1944; 4. Accompanied by his date, a sailor has his reservation checked (unescorted women were not allowed at night); 5. Female patrons in The Stork Club Powder Room, 1944; 5. Ernest Hemingway, Mary Welsh, Nancy Hawks, Spencer Tracy, George Jessel, and Leland Hayward at The Stork Club in 1950; 6. A Stork Club Membership Card; 7. Nancy and Ronald Reagan (then an actor) at the club in 1952; 8. Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn at a table in 1941.

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El Morocco 1931-1981 1. Famous for its blue zebra-stripe motif (designed by Vernon MacFarlane) and its official photographer, Jerome Zerbe, El Morocco was frequented by glameratti far and wide from the 1930s until the late 1970s. Here guests ring in the New Year in 1962; 2. Shimmying on the dance floor; 3. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor perched in one of El Morocco’s famous booths; 4. Alex Donner performing for guests; 5. Spirited discussions arose (often after a few drinks); 6. Truman Capote taking Marilyn Monroe for a spin on the dance floor, 1955; 7. A matchbook from the storied nightclub.

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Mortimer’s 1976-1998 1. Glenn Bernbaum’s modest restaurant, tucked into the corner of 75th and Lexington, became a

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pseudo-private club to its esteemed patrons—which included royalty, nobility, celebrity, and anyone Mr. Bernbaum considered “known.” Bernbaum spent hours each day shuffling seating arrangements, for his restaurant had only 19 tables, most of which barely accommodated four. Dominick Dunne once described the place as looking “ready for a children’s party, a rich children’s party, which is what it was, even though the children were all grown up and divorced themselves.”

2. Glenn Bernbaum, John Cahill, and Aileen Mehle at Mortimer’s; 3. Bernbaum saying hello to guests C. Z. Guest, Carolina Herrera, and Anne Slater; 4.

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THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST This column serves to chronicle the parties of the PYTs. Here, we raise a glass (of Champagne, of course) to the adventures of Quest’s A-listers—past and present—as they navigated their names onto the guest list.

Ivanka Trump and Bingo Gubelmann at the Fall Revel hosted by The Paris Review at a Cipriani pop-up on November 10, 2004.

Lara Glaister and Diana Ketchum supported the Grosvenor Neighborhood House at the Metropolitan Club on November 30, 2007.

Michelle Smith and Annelise Peterson at

Elizabeth Meigher and Kathryn

an event for Milly hosted by

Bohannon at the Winter Ball

Allison Aston and Samantha Gregory

at the Museum of the City of New York

at Amaranth on August 3, 2004.

on February 13, 2006.

Stacey Bendet and George Gurley at a benefit for City Harvest at Saks Fifth Avenue on September 3, 2003.

Anthony Martignetti and Serena Merriman at the opening of Nicole Hanley’s Upper East Side store on June 3, 2008.

Hud Morgan, Jessica Joffe, and Jamie

Zani Gugelmann and Byrdie Bell

Johnson at Pastis with DKNY

celebrated Patrick McMullan’s

and Interview on March 16, 2005.

birthday in Southampton on August 26, 2006.

Nick Papanicolaou and Lauren Remington Platt at a benefit at the Central Park Boathouse on June 14, 2005.

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Daisy Johnson and Peter Smith wined and

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Fabian Basabe at the Mercedes-Benz Polo

to toast to the fifth anniversary of

New Year’s Eve at The Setai,

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Challenge at the Bridgehampton Polo Club

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Miami Beach on December 31, 2005.

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Joe Cyransky and Zoe Anderson.

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PARRISH ART MUSEUM’S MIDSUMMER DANCE IN WATER MILL IN MID-JULY, the Parrish Art Museum celebrated its annual Midsummer Weekend with two spectacular events aimed at raising funds for the museum’s exhibitions, educational initiatives, and public programs. The festivities commenced on Friday with the lively Midsummer Dance, which drew a younger crowd. Guests enjoyed music by DJs Angel + Dren and a live performance by Anna of the North, while savoring cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. The celebration continued on Saturday evening with an elegant seated dinner. The events attracted over 650 attendees and raised more than $1 million for the museum.

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OPENING OF BONPOINT BEACH HOUSE IN EAST HAMPTON ON JULY 17th, Casey Fremont, Trisha Gregory, Meghan Klopp, Elizabeth Kurpis, and Rickie De Sole Webster welcomed their friends and families at the new Bonpoint Beach House at 66 Newton Lane to celebrate the luxury children’s brand’s first permanent location out east. Adults sipped Champagne and enjoyed caviar and salmon blinis, while children danced and entertained themselves with various activities-from sand art making to corn hole toss.

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VERONICA BEARD’S DINNER IN EAST HAMPTON TO CELEBRATE its new store in East Hampton, Veronica Beard hosted a dinner at LDV at The Maidstone. Hosted by brand co-founders Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard, the evening featured a cocktail hour and specialty drinks before a seated dinner.

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THE NAME “Parker Gentry” alone recalls a fictional heroine from the pages of a romance novel. But this Parker was 100% real, as authentic as her soft Southern accent and her raucous, ready laugh. A beloved and popular presence in New York and in Dutchess County’s sporting and social life, Parker died this past summer after a brief illness. She was Master of the venerable Millbrook Fox Hounds for 15 years, a crack shot, and just a great all-rounder. She was also a Character, capital C. Growing up in North Carolina between her family’s farm in Asheville and the prosperous tobacco and textile-rich town of Winston-Salem, Parker-“Parkie” to her friends-was both tomboy and bombshell. Tall, slim, smart, and perpetually fit, she moved effortlessly between the highest of cotton, as we say in the South, to the humblest. She would as soon talk to a Poughkeepsie stable boy as to a Spanish duke, the latter of whom she might dazzle at dinner by night and out ride, out golf, out ski, and outshoot by day. With the energy and enthusiasm of a Spaniel puppy (of which she had two), she was ever seeking adventure. She skied off-piste, stalked wild beasts, and raced across the African deserts in dodgy car rallies. Oh, and would you like a side of mischief with that? You got it. She was funny and bawdy as the jokes she told, and as brave as a lioness.

In hindsight it is arguable whether her courage failed or her judgement prevailed in the scuppering of no fewer than three wedding engagements. The fourth, to Oakleigh Thorne, did manage to go the distance (although eventually ended in divorce). Before then, one of many stories goes that Parkie had asked at least one friend to be an attendant in three weddings that never happened. At which point the investment in bridesmaid’s apparel alone equaled the price of a small BMW. When the friend heard Parker was engaged again, she called. “Parker,” she asked, “Can I just wear one of the dresses I already have?”

Parker’s life was fearless, full and fun. She was always making plans, seeing friends, or flying across the world to embark on another caper.

If you had a dollar for every woman who fancied being Parker and for every man who just plain fancied her, you’d be rich. But those same folks would tell you that Parker’s friendship was riches enough. u Parker Gentry Thorne, 1960 - 2024. Parker was Joint Master of the Millbrook Hunt for 15 years, and was featured on the cover of Quest’s October 2021 Issue at Fitch’s Corner during The Millbrook Hunt’s 114th Opening Meet (bottom left).

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