Town & Country articles from April 2004

Town & Country archives from April 2004

Town & Country scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.(Town & Country Promotion)
April 1, 2004... LESLIE GREENE Experience the luxury of Leslie Greene with her new Chandelier collection, a unique combination of estate-inspired elegance and distinctive, cutting edge style. For more information, visit www.lesliegreene.com. ...

Here comes the sun.(Editor's Letter)
April 1, 2004... "Little darlin', it's been a long, cold, lonely winter." So goes the first line of the late George Harrison's famous song, and for the last few months never have words been so true. Of course, if you reside in Mexico, the Caribbean or south of...

Cheers!(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... January was one of your best issues ever. The fashion story called "The Cocktail Dress: A Woman's Best Friend" [styled by Gretchen Gunlocke] should have been subtitled "A Man's Great Enjoyment." BEN JACKSON, Birmingham, AL

News: Clarke likes Lane.(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... I have been an enthusiastic reader of Town & Country for years, and it's always a great read: informative, entertaining and engaging. It was especially lovely to see the wonderful Diane Lane on January's cover--nice that she's finally getting...

Ancient wisdom.(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... As an alumna ("Ancient") of Miss Porter's School, I was pleased to read Diane Guernsey's "Single-Sex Schools: Let's Hear It for the Girls" [January]. In the story, another alumna explained her experiences and the lessons she took away from the...

Ah, there's the rub.(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... I have been to the Montage Resort ["The 'Ah' in Spas," by Janet Carlson Freed, January] for cocktails, and the spa area I saw certainly was beautiful. I'd love to go to a spa like that one for a weekend. The problem? I am totally aware of my...

Tips on Taos.(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... I was delighted to discover an article by Sally Horchow, a former student of mine at the Hockaday School in Dallas. Her "Taos Rising" [February] described the beauty of that small Southwestern treasure. Taos tempts visitors with a host of...

At home on Lake Como.(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... How do you put a dream into words? My husband has taken me to the Villa d'Este, on Italy's Lake Como, for my last two birthdays. We have stayed in many of the world's finest hotels, villas and palaces, but nothing compares to the Villa d'Este....

The test of time.(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... I have been reading Town & Country for forty years (not an exaggeration), and it has never been better. My compliments to you and your team. WAYNE HUDSON, via e-mail Send letters to Town & Country, Letters to the Editor, Reader...

Texan stars.(Parties)
April 1, 2004... TRIPLE THREAT At its annual ball, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston honored three champions of the city's growth and progress: Meredith Long, Fayez Sarofim and former mayor Bob Lanier. The event was a family affair, with Martha Katherine...

A rare Gem.(Parties)
April 1, 2004... PERFECT SETTING The jewelry Information Center hosted its second annual Gem Awards at New York's Cipriani 42nd Street. The evening honored the industry's marquee names and benefited the Jewelers Charity Fund for Children A CUT ABOVE...

Phenomenal Phoenix.(Parties)
April 1, 2004... ALPINE ACCENTS Austria may seem a long way from Arizona, but an Austrian evening it was for the 950 guests who attended the Phoenix Heart Ball, held at the Phoenician Resort. In keeping with ball tradition, the theme was set by the current...

Motor city's magic.(Parties)
April 1, 2004... CHANGING GEARS Detroit is known as the automobile capital of the world, but many of its top executives got behind the wheel of a different engine (at least for one night): the 16th annual grand ball of the Women's Committee for Hospice...

Sold!(Parties)
April 1, 2004... GOLD STANDARD For fifty years New York's annual Winter Antiques Show has been a bright spot during cold, gray days. Though often beset by foul weather, the show's Opening Night and Young Collectors' Night attract a glamorous group of...

Blooms in Boston.(Parties)
April 1, 2004... FRIENDS INDEED The many majestic trees in Boston's Public Garden. which was founded in 1837, will flourish for another year, thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Young Friends of the Public Garden. ASIAN INFLUENCE At the...

Whitney wows.(Parties)
April 1, 2004... TRUE COLORS Not just anyone celebrates his birthday at the Whitney Museum of American Art's annual benefit. But artist (and octogenarian) Ellsworth Kelly--whose retrospective, "Red Green Blue," filled the Whitney last fall--is not just...

Playing the numbers.(On The Town)
April 1, 2004... When it comes to restaurants with numerical names, everything begins at '21'. Number-as-name was a novelty when the Manhattan speakeasy opened in 1929, but the concept caught on. Nowadays diners everywhere appreciate the simple beauty (not to...

Brand-new bags.(In The Country)
April 1, 2004... Still lugging the same tired tote from car to cabana to beach and back? Then consider these chic new choices for carrying all your sunny-day stuff. From left: HABLE CONSTRUCTION'S playfully patterned canvas Coal bag puts a contemporary spin on...

Drawing rooms.(In The Country)
April 1, 2004... Forty years ago, when Judy Goffman Cutler began collecting works by American illustrators from antiques stores, flea markets and yard sales, most people thought she was crazy. But now this art--which primarily appeared from the 1860s through...

Nuts about oils.(In The Country)
April 1, 2004... Ever since his first drizzle, chef Daniel Boulud has been suitcasing the intense J.M. MONTEGOTTERO NUT AND SEED OILS hack to New York City from France. Now he and merely mortal home chef can procure the oils stateside. What drives the pros wild...

Greener pastures.(In The Country)
April 1, 2004... Every year approximately 5,000 Thoroughbred racehorses are slaughtered because they're past their prime or have owners who can no longer care for them. The THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION, a New York-based not-for-profit organization founded...

Out of Amazonia.(In The Country)
April 1, 2004... Raised in England and trained as an artist, MARGARET MEE took the concept of country living to extremes when she moved to Brazil in 1952 at the age of forty-three. There she began to make excursions into the Amazon, bringing with her a pad, a...

First lady of Flora.(in the garden)
April 1, 2004... "It completely bowled me over, and I fell in love as much with the country as with the gardens," says PENELOPE HOBHOUSE, the grand dame of English gardening. She's talking about Iran, which she visited three times in as many years while...

All we want for April is ...(Fashion & Style News)
April 1, 2004... an unmistakable harbinger of spring, like a spunky leather Chata bag by SMITH AND FRY ($550-$1,200), in a slew of fun colors. At the Monogram Shop, East Hampton, NY, 631-329-3379, or Locust Valley, NY, 516-676-5411. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Wicker wonders.(Fashion & Style)
April 1, 2004... Are straw baskets only for the beach? Not these bags, whose leather trim adds a sophisticated touch. Clockwise from top left: LAMBERTSON TRUEX New Brief bag ($795). COACH small top-handled bag ($228). KATE SPADE Cherbourg bag ($325), RAFE...

Naturally nautical.(Fashion & Style)
April 1, 2004... Sail away with these seaworthy shoes and bags. Clockwise from top left: MISS TRISH OF CAPRI striped wedge espadrilles ($225). TOD'S red and white Ritz sandals ($375). TOD'S blue crocodile Sofia Piccola bag ($7,900). BRIAN ATWOOD white leather...

Couture-esque.(Fashion & Style)
April 1, 2004... Last year RALPH LAUREN created a collection of off-the-rack polo shirts with a new slim silhouette and custom details. Now, building oil their success, he's expanded the concept to include dress and oxford-cloth shirts ($145 to $197.50 and...

The colors of Charvet.(Fashion & Style)
April 1, 2004... As vice president end senior fashion director at Bergdorf Goodman, Robert Burke knows very well the current popularity of striped and patterned shirts. But it's Parisian atelier CHARVET'S solid-color custom shirts to which he's most drawn. The...

Very Vilebrequin.(Fashion & Style)
April 1, 2004... Nothing says spring like a linen shirt--there's just something about wearing one that makes a man feel relaxed and sexy. And no company does casual linen better than VILEBREQUIN. Since the 1970s, the St.-Tropez clothier has gained world renown...

Flights of fancy.(Jewelry)
April 1, 2004... It's time to ruffle some feathers. Clockwise from upper left: WHITESTREET mother-of-pearl and sterling-silver earrings ($350), at JL Rocks, Greenwich, CT, 203-422-2552; whitestreetjewelry .com, CATHY WATERMAN platinum and diamond earrings...

Rock candy.(Jewelry)
April 1, 2004... The allure of rock crystal is quite clear. Clockwise from top left: STEPHEN DWECK necklace ($1,555), at Bergdorf Goodman, NYC, 800-558-1855; Neiman Marcus stores, 800-937-9146. DANIEL SWAROVSKI Nepal ring ($232), 212-308-1710, PRINCE DIMITRI...

Time for luxury: why high-priced watches are hot.(Watches)
April 1, 2004... Call it a sign of the times. Philippe Stern, the chairman of Patek Philippe, Geneva's ultraprestigious watch manufacturer, recalls his shock at the state of American wrists when he worked at the firm's New York subsidiary in the 1960s. "I used...

Shakespeare lives! Why the Bard still inspires, enlightens and delights.(Connoisseur's world: celebrating Shakespeare)
April 1, 2004... I cannot imagine my life without William Shakespeare. To him--peerless playwright and sage--I owe some of the happiest and most transporting moments I have ever known. My passion was ignited in high school, in the darkened auditorium of the...

Books the bard begot.(Connoisseur's world: celebrating Shakespeare)
April 1, 2004... The mark of any successful show? The spin-off, of course. SHAKESPEARE IN ART (Merrell Publishers; $49.95) examines how the playwright inspired 18th- and 19th-century artists whose works are vividly reproduced here. In SHAKESPEARE'S KITCHEN...

On the small screen.(Connoisseur's world: celebrating Shakespeare)
April 1, 2004... According to Hamlet, "the play's the thing." But the next best thing is a DVD. Here are some of our favorite films of Shakespeare plays available on DVD or video. HAMLET remains the most frequently adapted of the playwright's works--about...

In a big box.(Connoisseur's world: celebrating Shakespeare)
April 1, 2004... Four and a half years in the making, THE COMPLETE ARKANGEL SHAKESPEARE (Audio Partners; $600) consists of 101 hours of fully dramatized performances recorded on 98 CDs. The set contains all thirty-eight of Shakespeare's plays (including The Two...

Dream dance.(Connoisseur's world: celebrating Shakespeare)
April 1, 2004... >From the moment the curtain rises on the American Ballet Theatre's production of THE DREAM, based on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, viewers are plunged into the fanciful and romantic world created in 1964 by Frederick Ashton, the great...

Young blood.(Connoisseur's world: celebrating Shakespeare)
April 1, 2004... When Kevin Kline took the stage as Falstaff in Lincoln Center's Henry IV last October, the occasion was much more than the curtain-raiser on another actor in a fat suit. Here was a star who not only had the ambition to declaim the words of...

Every inch a king.(Connoisseur's world: celebrating Shakespeare)
April 1, 2004... What are the prerequisites for a great Shakespearean actor? First, e beautiful voice that also knows how to wrap itself around poetry: a musical instrument of considerable range, which its owner can expertly manipulate. (If British, it has the...

International inspirational in Toronto.(Advertisement)
April 1, 2004... introducing Toronto and the Niagara Region, Ontario Marshall McLuhan proclaimed the world to be a "global village" from Toronto, Canada. That astute prophecy, some 40 years later, finds the place from which the insight was launched to be...

Silver centennial.(Connoisseur's World)
April 1, 2004... Ever since its first shop opened in Copenhagen a hundred years ago this month, collectors have coveted the exquisitely handcrafted silver hollowware, flatware and jewelry of legendary Danish silversmith GEORG JENSEN. William Randolph Hearst,...

Frame up.(Connoisseur's World)
April 1, 2004... Museums with masterpieces are peppered across France. Thanks to Elizabeth Rohatyn, the wife of a former ambassador to France (Felix Rohatyn), and Francoise Cachin, a former director of the National Museums of France, you no longer have to leave...

Sharp shooter.(Connoisseur's World)
April 1, 2004... Even if you don't know his name, you know MARC RIBOUD's photos: an exuberant worker painting the Eiffiel Tower in 1953 (above); a Vietnam War protester holding a single flower before her as she faces down a row of bayoneted soldiers during the...

Booked for travel: finding inspiration in the journeys of past and present writers.(Traveler's Notebook)
April 1, 2004... Like a professional athlete before a major game, I like to warm up before traveling, getting my mental muscles into shape by reading about the places I'm going to visit. Not simply the obvious guidebooks, but literature, both fiction and...

Time out in Thailand.(Traveler's Notebook)
April 1, 2004... For a getaway even more private than Phuket, head back to the Thai mainland and south to Krabi, where you'll discover RAYAVADEE (Land of a Princess) tucked in a coconut grove under famous limestone formations. It's not on an is land like...

The muse on the seine.(Traveler's Notebook)
April 1, 2004... If you can't spend April in Paris, you can still spend time with its wonders by paging through two new tomes. THE ART AND SPIRIT OF PARIS (Abbeville; $425) is a stunning two-volume set that examines a range of art forms--painting, sculpture,...

South beach star.(Traveler's Notebook)
April 1, 2004... South Beach may be well known for its trendy boutique hotels, but it is now home to the traditional luxe and gracious service of the Ritz-Carlton. The 375-room RITZ-CARLTON, SOUTH BEACH has been the talk of the town since it opened last New...

Farmhouse style.(New In Provence)
April 1, 2004... FARM HOUSE STYLE it's understandable that anyone who has read Peter Mayle would think twice about taking on the responsibilities of owning a Provencal home. Now GRENACHE, a well-appointed five-bedroom, five-bath rental property situated in the...

Artful villas.(New In Provence)
April 1, 2004... Olivier Massart, head of a Paris fashion agency, and his wife, Patrizia, recently opened nine deluxe villas on their Luberon estate as a way to share their superb art collection with guests. DOMAINE DES ANDEOLS offers colorful minimalist...

Shore things.(Traveler's Notebook)
April 1, 2004... For those bored with terry cloth and other less-than-glamorous beach-proof fabrics, Savannah-based designer Stephanie Lindley has created JAMES GUNN, a line of stylish but functional Ultrasuede accessories and clothing named after her...

April showers.(Beauty Mark)
April 1, 2004... Sure, your average soap will get you squeky-clean, but these scrubs and cleaners will rev up your morning routine. Itching for extra hydration? Choice ingredients like olive oil, nut extracts or sea fennel will do the trick. Hope to stave off...

Does doctor know best?(Beauty Mark)
April 1, 2004... You may have noticed the proliferation of dermatologist-developed skin-care lines on department-store shelves; perhaps your doctor has even tried to sell you his own arsenal of namesake products as you stepped out of the examination room. One...

Beauty books.(Beauty Mark)
April 1, 2004... If the current crop of books is any indication, beauty know-how is in hot demand. In KEVYN AUCOIN: A BEAUTIFUL LIFE (Atria Books; $30), Kerry Diamond, the beauty director of Harper's Bazaar, chronicles the life of the late legendary makeup...

Small packages.(Beauty Mark)
April 1, 2004... Customizing your L'ARTISAN PARFUMEUR party favors is no easy feat. A candle, eau de toilette or a sachet? And which sachet? Scented with the floral Rose Cassis or sunny Tilleuls au Vent? Maybe an amber? Then comes the rainbow of colors for the...

On the Marc.(Beauty Mark)(Shanghai is a new scent.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Marc Rosen is famous for his award-winning fragrance-bottle designs. After years of defining the ne plus ultra of the container, he has just turned his attention to filling it, creating the scent SHANGHAI ($73-$195), named for the intriguing...

Skin savers.(Beauty Mark)
April 1, 2004... The recent arrival of these new skin-care products at fine department stores may postpone a trip to the doctor. PRESCRIPTIVES and dermatologist Karyn Grossman formulated Px Custom Concentrates ($25-$60), a line of fixes for problems like acne,...

Masking damage.(Beauty Mark)(J.F. Lazartigue)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... J. F. LAZARTIGUE rescues lackluster long hair with his mask Los Soins d'Exception Home Spa Duo Essentiel ($250), a mix-it yourself combo of a protein-packed cream and your choice of serum. For fine locks, try the lighter, tea-tree-oil serum....

The silent killer: because ovarian cancer's symptoms are elusive and its death toll alarming, vigilance is the first defense.(Health)
April 1, 2004... "They call it the disease that whispers," says ten-year ovarian-cancer survivor Robin Zarel, a Manhattan psychotherapist and a board member of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. "My doctor asked if I'd had any gynecologic symptoms, but I...

Natural cover.(Design)
April 1, 2004... The latest generation of bamboo, silk and straw coverings is anything but superficial, lending walls modern elegance. (Note to pets: look, don't touch,) Unless price is given, items are to the trade. Left wall: Moulin Rouge, by Maya Romanoff,...

Noguchi in New York.(Design Trends)
April 1, 2004... Twentieth century artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), known for his large-scale public sculpture as well as his designs for gardens, theater sets, lighting and furniture, returns to the public eye this season with the June 12 reopening of the...

To the point.(Design Trends)
April 1, 2004... Chef Thomas Keller of the French Laundry and Per Se redefines dinnerware for tint 21st century with Point (pronounced in the French way, of course),a new line of porcelain for RAYNAUD. Created to heighten the culinary experience, Keller's...

Bronzed.(Design Trends)
April 1, 2004... Designer Barbara Barry demonstrates that bronze furniture doesn't have to be cumbersome: her Bracelet Drum table ($2,000; 20" x 20" x 18.5") is part of a new twenty-piece collection for MCGUIRE. 800-662-4847. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

C'est chic.(Design Trends)
April 1, 2004... Stitched and woven leather, embroidered mohair, linen voile, braided raffia: the innovative French fabric company ELITIS brings its fanciful patterns and textures to the United States. Available through Scalamandre, 800-932-4361. ...

Making the right moves: as with real estate, when it comes to state taxes, it's location, location, location that determines how much you pay.(Wealth)
April 1, 2004... Not all states are created equal when it comes to taxes, as indicated by recent high profile shenanigans in New York's art world. To avoid paying sales tax, a prominent CEO was purchasing works of art and falsely claiming to have shipped them...

Don't do this in public: annoying habits that belong behind closed doors.(Social Graces)
April 1, 2004... The first time I saw somebody do something repulsive in public, I was in a car. So was he. We'd both pulled up to a light. The man was picking his nose. Did be think, because he was in a car, nobody could see him? Do people do horrible things...

Cannes: every spring the world's celebrities head to the south of France for the greatest cinematic show on earth. T&C lifts the curtain on an epic event straight out of the movies.
April 1, 2004... The reviews are in--and they're unanimous. When it comes to the Cannes Film Festival, held for twelve days every May in the south of France, those who've been there have laughed. They've cried. And they've never seen anything like it. ...

Highland legacy: passionate about Scotland's cultural heritage, the twenty-fifth Thane of Crawdor and his family update tradition on their sweeping ancestral estate.
April 1, 2004... Shakespeare's Macbeth was Thane of Cawdor, as any fifteen-year-old can tell you. Rereading Macbeth would have been an obvious thing to do before a visit to the twenty-fifth thane and his wife, Lord and Lady Cawdor, at their home in the Scottish...

In the pink: better known as a fashion original whose perky sundresses epitomize the Oz-like appeal of Palm Beach, Lilly Pulitzer also happens to be an accomplished hostess. In an excerpt from her first book, she invites us to join her for a day's worth of parties, Lilly-style.
April 1, 2004... Meeting Lilly Pulitzer is like moving on to your second glass of Champagne: suddenly the world seems brighter, happier, incontestably more carefree. Lilly's contagiously bubbly outlook comes from spending most of her life in Palm Beach, though...

The Pinto principle; he has the richest decorating clients in the world, or so it seems. How does Alberto Pinto manage to keep them all happy--and coming back for more?
April 1, 2004... The New York duplex dazzles. A marble bust of a Roman emperor greets guests in the foyer, while in the drawing room, a striking Old Master painting surveys a pair of 18th-century lacquer commodes with gilt-bronze chinoiserie mounts and a Boulle...

Palmilla: in Baja, a whirlwind renovation brings modern glamour to a fabled Mexican resort.
April 1, 2004... There are great hotels, and then there are hotels that go one step beyond by inspiring proprietary feelings in their guests. It's as much alchemy as attention to detail. Sometimes the hotel instills the feeling through service, cuisine, decor...

Weddings.
April 1, 2004... Dr. and Mrs. Robert Todd Keszler (Jennifer Helyne Cutts) Pebble Beach, California [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Elliot Martinelli (Lansing Livingston Menefee) Atlanta, Georgia [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. And...

Around the world with Town & Country: use this special section for suggestions on planning your next trip, from some of the finest names in the travel industry.(Advertisement)
April 1, 2004... Ever so-elegant, The Lowell defines what makes a small hotel grand. It is the only upper East Side hotel where you can enjoy your own private terrace as well as a cozy romantic evening in front of a wood-burning fireplace, all just steps away...

April.(Horoscopes)
April 1, 2004... Aries March 21-April 20 This month you will find yourself in new situations, and you'll get a handle on personal woes. The troubling trends of the past eight months may have given your confidence a serious shaking, but you've adjusted your...

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In good company.(Way to Go)
April 1, 2004... I feel as if I'm reading notes from a well-traveled friend." Of all the letters and e-mails we received in response to the fall issue of Town & Country Travel--our first--that comment is my favorite. We launched the magazine precisely because...

Wish we were there: T&C Travel's friends and fans tell us where they've been and what they loved about it.(Raves & Reviews)
April 1, 2004... Paul Smith Fashion Designer Many years ago, I first traveled to Villa d'Este, situated right on the edge of Lake Como. I remember an atmosphere of intense beauty--misty water, high mountains, amazing formal gardens with a long vista...

Seychelle-ing.(The T&C traveler: what to know & where to go)
April 1, 2004... Last night I dreamt I went to North Island again. The moonlight was glittering on the white-coral beach, and a hawksbill turtle had lumbered up for cocktails.... Wake up! But it wasn't a dream. North Island, the ultimate in cool Robinson Crusoe...

Eye for travel.(The T&C Traveler)(Photo Nomad)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Part journal, part scrapbook, part extraordinary photo-autobiography, David Douglas Duncan's Photo Nomad (W. W. Norton & Company; $29.95) moves through seven decades, documenting the monumental and the mundane. Whether capturing Picasso at work...

A towering experience.(Ultimate Suite)(Castello di Spaltenna in Vertine.)(Hotel Review)
April 1, 2004... Castello di Spaltenna's Tower of Vertine Suite is worth splurging on--not only for its stunning rooftop deck, where you'll find a Jacuzzi and a 360-degree view of the surrounding vineyards and valleys of Tuscany's Chianti region, but also for...

Letter from Vancouver.(The T&C Traveler)
April 1, 2004... Vancouver these days has an unmistakable Asian panache. Day spas have gone Kyoto-tech, and wunderchefs steam Northwest sturgeon in lotus leaves or dust British Columbian Kobe-style beef with powdered shiitake mushrooms. Signs of souzouryoku...

Hollywould style.(Travel Gear)
April 1, 2004... Holly Dunlap, founder and creative director of the accessories company Hollywould, should have known better: one cannot design the ultimate carry-on bag for oneself and not expect friends and customers to take note. Now the Weekender, created...

Modern Mexico.(Where To Stay)(The W Mexico City)(Hotel Review)
April 1, 2004... The W Mexico City, the latest jewel in the franchise's crown, is perfect for travelers happy to swap stately for state-of-the-art and grand for groovy. The sleek glass-fronted property seems right at home in the capital's Polanco district,...

Letter from Paris.(The T&C Traveler)
April 1, 2004... New construction on the Champs-Elysees has French aesthetes buzzing. Advertising giant Publicis has called on Frank Gehry disciple Michele Saee to design a dramatic facade and sleek ground-floor entertainment complex at its headquarters....

Monaco's new winner.(Where To Stay)(Port Palace Hotel)(Hotel Review)
April 1, 2004... Grand Prix aficionados should flock to Monaco's Port Palace hotel, which opened last fall and, situated on the harbor, offers the most exciting roadside seats--or rather, suites--for May's big race. Every bit as exhilarating as the views, the...