The Stamford nobody knows
byIn dark days, including the literal “Dark Day,” Stamford shone a light.
John F. Kennedy
Prince Philip – the Queen’s man
byWhatever else you may think of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who will be laid to rest on Saturday, April 17, you cannot but admire his ability to serve by standing by.
‘Inaugurating’ a new style
byWhile the world has far more pressing concerns, fashionistas will be keeping an eye on what Dr. Jill Biden – and groundbreaking Vice President-elect Kamala Harris – wear on Inauguration Day and to the Inaugural Ball.
A bouquet of nature-inspired art
byA print tour of recent and upcoming exhibits on art to inspire, comfort, distract and, perhaps, even invest in.
In love and war
bySeymour Topping’s love of storytelling has been matched only by his love for his wife, Audrey.
Where consumption is always conspicuous
byFor more than 375 years, Newport, Rhode Island, has welcomed tourists from near and far – even in the colder months when the lights and holiday decorations are as warming as the Rhode Island chowder.
Out of their sisters’ shadow
byThe sisterly relationships of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill and Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret had more in common than you might think, as two new, to-be-devoured-like-a-box-of-chocolates books illuminate.
Fragrance is its ‘Creed’
bySometimes it takes many men to please a woman – in this case, seven of them. That’s how many men have headed The House of Creed, a perfumer that stretches back to the early 18th century. Today, it offers a variety of fragrances and bath products for women as well as men, including its new Floralie for the ladies.
The Kennedy’s Canine Cabinet
byThrough firsthand accounts, rarely seen photographs and documents from the archives of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, authors Margaret Reed of Wilton and Joan Lownds present a fascinating look at life with the Kennedys and their canine companions in the new book “The Dogs of Camelot, Stories of the Kennedy Canines.”
Parallel lives
by“The Promise and the Dream” – a new book by Connecticut-reared David Margolick – tells the story of two great men on parallel roads that intersected in tragedy.
The blooming of Berlin
byBerlin has had a more wrenching history than most cities. But it is a city transformed, thanks to its culture – and horticulture.
Into Africa – and memory
byWilliam G. Armstrong Jr. and wife Clarinda Higgins are the authors of “Against the Current,” about her cousin Mark Higgins, who gave up a life of comfort to work for Albert Schweitzer in Africa.
From Sotheby’s auction house to your home
byIt is one of the most famous businesses in the world – a British multinational corporation, headquartered in Manhattan that specializes in everything from wines to watches to Whistlers.
Time passages
byA Geneva workshop is being recreated in Manhattan during Patek Philippe’s “The Art of Watches, Grand Exhibition New York 2017.” We revisit our January story on the event designed for watch collectors, antique lovers and history buffs alike as the July 13 opening nears.
After Hemingway
byWritten by Seymour Topping When Fidel Castro recently celebrated his 90th birthday, the frail Cuban leader sat in what seemed to be a specially…
Animal lust
byFew luxury houses are more closely associated with nature than Hermès. From its foundation in 1837 by Thierry Hermès as a maker of bridles…
Making ‘house’ calls
byIt’s a peaceful afternoon in Waccabuc, and Gwen Korovin, an ear, nose and throat doctor who specializes in the care of the professional voice,…
A charmed life
byHistory adds depth to The Columns. The property long known as the “Cerf-Wagner estate” – anchored by a 1927 eight-bedroom classic Colonial – retains it charming details while being fully updated for today’s lifestyles.