Town & Country articles from April 2002

Town & Country archives from April 2002

Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, fashion presentations, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Ramsey Gem Imports Laura Ramsey, RamseyGems.com, presents a 10-carat tourmaline and diamond ring to Evelyn Lauder, Breast Cancer Research Foundation Founder and Chairman, at the October 4 luncheon/symposium at the Waldorf-Astoria. The...

Enjoy yourself. (Editor's Letter).(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... Feeling good. There's no harm in it, and there can be many benefits, if the ultimate motive is to find happiness, health and well-being rather than to feed one's vanity. But after the events of September 11, the idea of feeling good made many...

Parties.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... WITH HONORS Only after a performer has received a lifetime of awards and accolades does he or she qualify for the Kennedy Center Honors, the pinnacle of cultural achievement in the United States since 1978. The most recent...

Monumental campaign. (Conservation; restoring our cities).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Only one of the world's seven ancient wonders--the Pyramids of Giza--has made it through the millennia intact. But our cities are still rich in architectural gems--old and new. Lest these treasures go the way of the Colossus of Rhodes or the...

Blossoms in the Bronx. (Conservation: restoring our cities).(New York Botanical Garden)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The 250-acre New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx has been giving otherwise concrete-bound urbanites a chance for greener lives and greener minds for more than a century. And this May, the floral haven will celebrate its commitment to...

Give a hoot. (Conservation: restoring our cities).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The first EARTH DAY was held on April 22, 1970. Spearheaded by former Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson, that early effort aimed to awaken the U.S. government to the perils of pollution. Twenty million Americans took part in peaceful...

Turning brown to gold. (Conservation: restoring our cities).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In the last hundred years, an unsightly parcel of downtown Dallas has held a railroad yard, a slaughterhouse, a dump and a utility plant. Today it is home to the new $420 million AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, an arena with terrazzo floors,...

Other side of the tracks. (Conservation: restoring our cities).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Chicago is in the throes of creating an urban oasis called MILLENNIUM PARK, reclaiming a twenty-four-acre space from the grit and narrow utility of its once-great railroad past. Rising from the beds of the old Illinois Central Railroad tracks...

Mighty sparrow. (Conservation: restoring our cities).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A three-wheeled vehicle fueled by electricity, the SPARROW may soon be nesting on a busy street near you (or, more likely, squeezing past you in traffic). The single-passenger auto, manufactured by Corbin Motors of Hollister, California, can...

Unpainting the town. (Conservation: restoring our cities).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... They don't ride into town on horseback, nor do they wear white Stetsons. Nonetheless, the GRAFFITI RANGERS of Seattle are still heroes riding to the city's rescue. Now four rangers strong, the dedicated antigraffiti team was the beautification...

Romances with wolves. (Conservation: saving our countryside).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... "Please don't make this a story about a pianist and her wolves," begs Helene Grimaud, who is, despite her disclaimer, a celebrated classical pianist overseeing the care of three wolves. What the young virtuoso means, however, is that the wolves...

A course in conservancy. (Conservation: saving our countryside).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When a 292-acre former dairy farm in Maryland's hunt country came up for sale five years ago, a coalition of neighbors hatched a plan to prevent its development. They contributed $2.5 million for its purchase and deeded it to the Land...

Green givers. (Conservation: saving our countryside).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Some environmental philanthropists we find particularly inspiring: Jim and Lucia Gilliland of Memphis, TN, support the Conservation Fund, a national organization that partners with local and national nonprofits to come up with money for quick...

Polly's plovers. (Conservation: saving our countryside).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Every year just around now, endangered piping plovers return to one of their summer breeding grounds on eastern Long Island. And when the small, sand-colored, orange-and-black-beaked birds reach the beaches of East Hampton, ardent birder,...

Forever glades. (Conservation: saving our countryside).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... From its 11,000-acre Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Naples, Florida, the National Audubon Society has a bird's-eye view of the fragile state of the Everglades' ecosystem. T&C sat down recently with Audubon president John Flicker to discuss...

Casting call. (Conservation: saving our countryside).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A Montana eco-developer is casting about for a few deep-pocketed fly fishermen. The lure? Private, world-class trout waters and the legendary, retired Yellowstone-area fishing guide Bud Lilly for a neighbor--the angling equivalent of having...

Alexandra Neel. (Fashion & Style News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Here's a name to remember: Alexandra Neel, the talented twenty-six-year-old who, after designing accessories for Celine, Balenciaga and others, has launched her own line of high-end heels. Whether laced in the back like a corset or tied...

Emma T. (Fashion & Style News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... T&C's former fashion director Jane Schelling has been concentrating on the little things in life--namely, Emma T, the trove of quality, pint-size clothes and accessories that she (with Nancy Tobin and Carrie Hilgendorff) designs for babies and...

Fendi. (Fashion & Style News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Sure to be the shoulder companion of the season, Fendi's multicolored, multipatterned Ostrik bag offers one thing its successful baguette predecessor never could: space. In three sizes (below, medium; $536), at Fendi, 800-FENDI-NY. ...

Zat Cat! A Haute Couture Tail. (Fashion & Style News).
April 1, 2002... A charmed feline shreds a few dresses and becomes a runaway runway hit in Chesley McLaren's cleverly illustrated Zat Cat! A Haute Couture Tail (Scholastic Press; $16.95). The story reveals just how accidental a designer's success can be. Call...

All we want for April is ... (Fashion & Style News).
April 1, 2002... this gauze crewneck ($69), from Jose Ramon Reyes's new reyes collection of casual shirts, for stylish Saturday afternoons. At Searle Blatt, NYC, 212-730-7717; LOUIS Boston, 617-262-6100. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

J. Mendel.(company introduces first ready-to-wear spring line)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Defying all winter-only notions of fur, Gilles Mendel, the freethinking front man of the 127-year-old furrier J. Mendel, has designed the company's first ready-to-wear spring line--with lightweight blouses and dresses; innovative sheared-fur...

Great expectations. (Fashion & Style).
April 1, 2002... Pregnancy is no longer a nine-month break from fashion. Mothers-to-be can now have a closet filled with stylish maternity clothes--from designer jeans to smart summer dresses. On model: A PEA IN THE POD striped matte-jersey dress ($210). RALPH...

Knotty but nice. (Fashion & Style).
April 1, 2002... Macrame and braided leather will keep you in stitches. From top: Black leather belt by DESI SANTIAGO FOR ZALDY ($1,100). VERSACE white leather-and-python tote ($2,050). VALENTINO GARAVANI brown wedge sandals ($645). BRIAN ATWOOD beige platform...

A twist of lime. (Fashion & Style).
April 1, 2002... Who says it's not easy being green? Clockwise from top: LES COPAINS cashmere-gauze crewneck ($516). HERMES silk-twill pocket square ($85). POLO BY RALPH LAUREN silk-knit tie ($85). HERMES silk-twill pocket square ($85). JAY KOS argyle socks...

Spring time. (Jewelry).
April 1, 2002... Say good-bye to those dark bands, and wrap. your wrist in bright white. Clockwise from top left: CONCORD La Scala chronograph watch ($1,490), by special order from Neiman Marcus, 800-937-9146; or call 888-812-6626. LOCMAN Diamond Aluminum watch...

Going in circles. (Jewelry).
April 1, 2002... Rings of yellow gold illuminate the face and brighten the skin. Clockwise from top: BULGARI 18k-gold Lucea charm bracelet ($5,300), 800-BULGARI. POMELLATO 18k-gold Maglia Piatta bracelet ($5,750), at Bergdorf Goodman, NYC, 800-558-1855; or call...

Mr. Right Bank: pursuing the works that he knows and loves, American-born art dealer Waring Hopkins has won over Paris. No easy task. (Connoisseur's World).
April 1, 2002... His gallery is a must-see for art lovers visiting Paris--a large, Art Deco--style space overlooking the ultra-chic Avenue Matignon. At any one time, an atmospheric interior scene by Edouard Vuillard might be juxtaposed with a classic portrait...

The art market. (Connoisseur's World).('Adventures in Art: 40 Years at Pace')
April 1, 2002... Pace Wildenstein, one of the art world's most powerful galleries, has published Adventures in Art: 40 Tears at Pace (Leonardo International), a lavishly produced, 600-plus-page bonanza that provides a visual and textual history of the scores of...

A sale with sparkle. (Connoisseur's World).(auction of jewelry planned at Sotheby's)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Who doesn't love big diamonds? Janice Levin certainly did. But the late philanthropist (she died in March 2001) focused as much on colored gems and unusual design as she did on diamond behemoths. That explains the buzz surrounding this month's...

Cultural calendar. (Connoisseur's World).
April 1, 2002... NEW YORK, APRIL 18 Strike up the band! The Jazz Age returns to Broadway with the opening of Thoroughly Modern Millie. (Max Bialystock, watch out! Whoopi Goldberg is one of the show's producers.) Tickets: 212-307-4100. LOS ANGELES, APRIL...

Goya's women. (Connoisseur's World).(paintings by Francisco Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Eighteenth- and 19th-century paintings of aloof noblewomen are common enough, but Goya rendered the entire range of female society (from laundresses at work to aristocrats in repose), in all its emotional complexity. Now Washington, D.C.'s...

Frayn strikes again. (Connoisseur's World).('Spies')
April 1, 2002... British playwright and novelist Michael Frayn is capable of creating a seemingly endless variety of worlds--whether they're inhabited by the pratfalling thespians of Noises Off (being brilliantly revived right now on Broadway), the sparring...

The Swiss cure: on the edge of Lake Lucerne sits the Park Hotel Vitznau, a special place that is soothing in the very best sense. (Traveler's Notebook).
April 1, 2002... There aren't many five-star hotels in which you can awaken to the sound of cowbells tinkle-tinkling beyond the window, but at the lakeside Park Hotel Vitznau, tucked in the mountains of Switzerland, the neighboring hillside pastures are dotted...

Kiwi Country: New Zealand. (Traveler's Notebook).(Wharekauhau Country Estate)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Sheep farming is fun, especially if you're staying at Wharekauhau Country Estate. Located on a 5,000-acre sheep station, the newly rebuilt hotel is perched above a remote and breathtaking stretch of bay on the North Island. When you enter the...

A new Claridge's: England. (Traveler's Notebook).(hotel in London, England)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Since 1898, Claridge's has been one of the world's great hotels, but the word "daring" has never applied to this grand lady, whom regulars have instead cherished for her aristocratic charms. Recently, however, striking change has come to this...

In the footsteps of kings. (Traveler's Notebook).(ball planned in Loire Valley, France)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... On June 8, in celebration of its twentieth anniversary, the French Heritage Society, formerly called the Friends of Vieilles Maisons Francaises, is throwing a Renaissance ball at the famed Chateau de Chenonceau (home of King Henri II's...

Tag line. (Traveler's Notebook).
April 1, 2002... The vibrant colors that the London-based Designers Guild uses in its fabrics and wallpapers are hitting the road: offered in cranberry, tangerine, violet and leaf, its leather luggage tags ($12 each) bring a lively took to baggage claims. For...

Renewed in Nevis: the Caribbean. (Traveler's Notebook).(Four Season on Nevis remodeled after hurricane)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... One of the draw-backs of running a resort in paradise is that the elements don't always cooperate. Case in point: the Four Seasons on Nevis, which sustained massive damage during Hurricane Lenny's 1999 romp through the Caribbean. But every...

What's your EyeQ? There's profusion of eye-care products in the stores; the trick is knowing which is right for you. (Beauty Mark).(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2002... The skin under our eyes is more delicate than other facial skin: it's thinner, lacks a subcutaneous layer of fatty tissue to prop it up and doesn't contain any oil glands to form a protective barrier. Eye skin also loses its elasticity more...

Hair extensions. (More Beauty News ...).
April 1, 2002... DARPHIN, the luxe French skin-care line, is getting into your hair--well, actually, your scalp. The company believes that the skin on your scalp lies at the root (pardon the pun) of your hair's behavior (oily hair, for example, is the result of...

Color fast. (More Beauty News ...).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Contact-lens manufacturers have gotten wise to a makeup strategy: if certain colors make eyes pop, why not use disposable colored contacts to do the same? Acuvue's new 2 Colours lenses add vibrancy and drama to eyes in the same way that a swipe...

Site-seeing. (More Beauty News ...).(web sites on cosmetics)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Internet is open for beauty business, and two new sites should not be missed. For the first time, Estee Lauder (parent company of Bobbi Brown, M.A.C., Origins, Prescriptives and Stila), Chanel and Clarins have joined hands in partnership:...

Notes from Nars. (More Beauty News ...).(new cosmetics)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Though spring color trends may swing toward soft beiges, makeup artist Francois Nars is standing by his famous reds. If you saw the revival of Clare Boothe Luce's play The Women, then you know that jungle-red nail color plays a big role. On the...

Under your skin: no curt responses or aloofness from this doctor of dermatology Dr. "El" wants to know all about you. (Beauty Mark).(Ellen Gendler)(Brief Article)(Interview)
April 1, 2002... Ellen Gendler has the air and bedside manner of an old-fashioned, small-town family doctor--which comes as a surprise in a stylish New York City dermatologist with a tony Fifth Avenue practice and a celebrity following. But the Brooklyn-born,...

Good news about pain: today there are specialists, even entire clinics, devoted to easing your pain, with or without medication. (Health).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The retail executive in her early sixties who walked into the Greenwich, Connecticut, office of pain specialist Dr. Halina Snowball was in agony, barely able to move her neck. The woman's X rays revealed that the disks in her neck had suffered...

Making waves. (Design).(glass tiles are design trend)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Glass tile lends surfaces a watery brilliance, which must be why its popularity is rising to epic proportions. New, larger shapes, satin and pebbled finishes and a more nuanced range of colors should further broaden its appeal. Clockwise from...

Design trends.(home furnishings)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... I. Anichini's Sakura pillows ($395-$595) are made from muga silk harvested in Assam, the Indian state better known for its tea. The naturally luminescent gold fabric is a radiant backdrop for hand-embroidery. 800-553-5309. 2. British furniture...

Take action: now's the time to disaster-proof your financial life. (Wealth).
April 1, 2002... All too vividly, we know now that the unthinkable does happen. The cost of last fall's events in lives and grief is incalculable. The economic toll, on the other hand, can be assessed, and it continues to mount. To date, insured losses caused...

Respectful renting: a bit of consideration can spell the difference between a memorable experience and a miserable one. (Social Graces).(advice on renting a vacation home)
April 1, 2002... It's a lazy summer afternoon in the Hamptons. The sun is glistening on the pool; the sunflowers in the garden seem to be growing taller by the moment. My two little boys, tanned and barefoot, are on the swings, so happy to be here that they've...

Best in show: the splendidly renovated Plaza Athenee, on Avenue Montaigne in Paris, proved an exquisite canvas for the latest couture collections. (Cover Story).
April 1, 2002... Pure pedigree: Two Egyptian pharaoh hounds join Spanish model and actress Eugenia Silva on a chaise longue in the bedroom of Suite 209. She wears a short raspberry silk waistcoat embellished with gold, over a pale lace sheath embroidered with...

A villa on the lake: one of the world's great hoteliers has restored an extravagant family manor to its former glory and, in so doing, opened the best new small hotel in Italy.(Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli)
April 1, 2002... Some hotels make you wish that you had lived in earlier times. To have been in the lobby of the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo when Grace Kelly first spun through the revolving doors; to have sat on the seaside patio at Round Hill in Jamaica...

Natural beauty: Jo Malone's fragrances, lotions and new line of skin-care products are every bit as creamy--as dreamy--as their creator.
April 1, 2002... A look of recognition, then hope crosses the face of the woman I've met for lunch in London. She is eyeing my small cream-colored shopping bag with black lettering, tied--perfectly--at the handles with a small bow of black grosgrain ribbon....

Golden days: there are spas for every reason and every season. But nothing can compare to the Golden Door.
April 1, 2002... I am, emphatically, not a spa person. Anyone who knows me well can attest to this (oh, will they ever). Mind you, I am not against spas for other people, and have even been to a couple myself. But never once have I felt that my life would be...

In his element: high-style antiques are the province of courtly dealer John Rosselli, whose cosmopolitan tastes are on display at his home in New York City.(Interview)
April 1, 2002... At a time when prudence and self-restraint have become national bywords, John Rosselli has been sifting with contrarian zeal through some of the world's best antiques markets, his checkbook poised. How his well-appointed and acquisitive friends...

Town & Country's guide to safety and security: in a world that feels less safe today than it did a year ago, many of us have sought solace in the one place that feels within our control: the home.
April 1, 2002... Yet, even in the comfort of our living rooms, we often perceive peril. Town & Country examines the, steps some people are taking to eliminate danger--both real and imagined--and provides the practical information you need to protect your own...

Weddings.
April 1, 2002... Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Price III (Drusiana Sforza Cesarini) Rome, Italy [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Jerel Sims (Annette Cecilia Blakes) Manhattan Beach, California [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Daniel...

Fashion and shopping information.
April 1, 2002... KNOTTY BUT NICE Page 68: Desi Santiago for Zaldy belt, to order at Site, NYC, 212-431-7272. Versace bag at Versace, 888-3-VERSACE. Valentino Garavani sandals at Valentino, 800-785-2347. Brian Atwood sandals at Jeffrey New York, NYC,...

April. (Horoscopes).
April 1, 2002... Aries March 21-April 20 You like the thrill of adventure, but during the first half of this month, Mars in Taurus is telling you to be methodical and get down to basics. The temptation to cut comers will be hard to resist near the 10th,...

Design showcase: a guide to fine art, antiques & interior design for the home: today's collectors have the luxury of first-class dealers, fairs and design resources at their fingertips. The following pages offer an insider's glimpse into the finest in art and antiques, and exceptional design offered by experienced dealers and the most exclusive fairs for Spring 2002. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)(Directory)
April 1, 2002... Knowledgeable Experts: Authenticity and Acclaim Karl Kemp & Assoc. LTD. has an eye for the extraordinary and a commitment to excellence. Specializing in fine Biedermeier, Empire and Art Deco furniture and accessories, the warm and inviting...