Madness Under the Royal Palms (36 page)

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Addison Development, 149

Adirondacks, 105

Aga Khan, 84

Alexander, Stephen R., 188–89, 190, 265, 266, 269

Anderson, Loy, Jr., 236

Anne, Princess, 12–13

Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, 82

Aradi, Nicholas S., 254

Ash, Agnes, 142–43, 144, 238

Atkins, Robert C., 220

Avalon, Frankie, 164

Avello, Andy, 222–23, 224, 226

Baker, Anthony, 303

Baker, George, III, 303

Baker, George F., 302–3

Baker, George F., Jr., 303

Ball
(Wright), 46–47

Barker, James “Jimmy,” 102–3, 104, 249–52, 310–13

house fire of, 311–13

Barker, Lex, 40

Barrett, Peter Charles, 141, 143, 144

Bath and Tennis Club (B&T), 8, 20, 61, 68, 69, 86, 87, 89, 92, 121, 125, 132–36, 226, 242, 248, 296, 309

Combs at, 92–93

gay community and, 247–48

Jewish community and, 83, 119, 133–34, 135–36

rules at, 94, 132–33

Beach Club, 8, 114, 194, 217, 226

Beam, Phillip, 241–43, 245, 246

Beard, Marie, 171

Berger, Barbara Wainscott, 5–23, 78–80, 82, 98, 119, 121, 123–28, 131, 147, 206–12, 229, 297

background of, 7

Brownie McLean and, 47, 48

David’s divorce from, 210–11, 229

David’s engagement and marriage to, 126–27, 128, 129–30, 131

David’s illness and, 206–9, 211

David’s prenuptial agreement with, 126, 207, 210

dinner dance for Prince Edward hosted by, 5, 6–7, 12, 14–23, 67, 125, 126, 169, 297

Donnelly’s friendship with, 120–21, 126, 131, 137, 139

at Four Arts dinner, 135–36

love life of, 125

Marylou Whitney’s invitation and, 98, 104–5

Shiny Sheet and, 137–38

shopping of, 207, 209–10

weight of, 126, 297

Windsors and, 5, 6–7, 12, 14–23, 67, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129–31, 208

Berger, Daniel, 19, 80, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211

Berger, David, 6, 7–9, 12–15, 17–23, 78–83, 85, 98, 119, 121, 123–28, 131–32, 152, 160, 206–12, 229, 246, 297

background of, 7–8

Barbara’s divorce from, 210–12, 229

Barbara’s engagement and marriage to, 126–27, 128, 129–30, 131

Barbara’s prenuptial agreement with, 126, 207, 210

clothing of, 124

death of, 297–98

drinking of, 206

fortune of, 8, 14, 17, 98, 126, 210, 211

at Four Arts dinner, 135–36

gifts to Barbara from, 124

illness of, 206–9, 211

Jewish heritage of, 7–9, 12, 80–81, 87, 119, 121, 124, 125, 135, 136–38

love life of, 125

as Red Cross Ball chairman, 121–23

Shiny Sheet and, 119, 137–38

stinginess of, 79, 98, 124

Whitney estate purchased by, 104–5

Berger, Harold, 19

Berger, Jonathan, 80, 206, 207, 210, 211

Billingsley, Sherman, 51

Biltmore Hotel, 81, 82

Bingham, Mary Lily Flagler, 107–9

Bingham, Robert, 108–9

Black, Conrad, 302

Blackstone Group, 78, 148

Blodgett, Alicia, 160

Bloody Social,
224

B’nai B’rith, 82

Boardman, Dixon, 303

Boardman, Samantha, 303–4

Boardman, Serena, 303–4

Bohlander, Brian, 26, 27, 29, 30, 261, 267

Bohlander, Ludwig, 188

Boston Globe,
169, 170, 177

Boston Herald,
177

Bourgault, Roy, 191, 192

Boykin, Robert Ingalls, 218–19, 224

Boykin, Samuel, Jr., 214

Boys Club Ball, 114

Breakers Club, 21–22, 82

Breakers Hotel, 21, 24, 82, 114, 121, 125, 152, 160–61, 194, 212, 225, 236

Purcell and Peixoto at, 273, 274

Turquoise and Denim Ball at, 289–90

Breakers Row, 98

Brentlinger, Mark, 245–48, 249, 298

Bruce, Donald, 235–36, 238

Buchanan, Tyler, 97

Burfield, Diana, 76

Bush, Barbara, 244

Bush, Laura, 244

Cancer Ball, 160, 292–95

Castelbajac, Catherine de, 170–71

Castle, John, 204

Castle, Mrs. John, 204

Castre, Lin, 180, 181

charity events, 121, 133–34, 160, 200, 203

Boys Club Ball, 114

Cancer Ball, 160, 292–95

Eles Gillet and, 216–17

Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Lord’s

Palace tea, 193–95, 203–5, 217

March of Dimes Ball, 273

Preservation Ball, 302

Red Cross Ball, 121–23, 131, 160–65, 236

Turquoise and Denim Ball, 289–90

Charles, Prince, 12–13

Chong, Dora, 165–66

Clinton, Bill, 175

Clinton, Hillary, 167

Club Colette, 17–18, 124, 145, 167, 216, 229–33, 296–97

Coconuts New Year’s Eve Party, 48, 61–62, 237–38, 295–96, 298–300

Cohn, Bennett, 115, 260, 263, 265, 268

Colgate Company, 307

Combs, Sean, 92–93

Costner, Kevin, 174

Cowell, Richard, 100, 299

Cox, James, 196, 197

Croft, Frank, 173–74

Cuomo, Mario, 179

Custer, George Armstrong, 176

Daily Mirror,
52

Damone, Rena, 195–203–4

Damone, Vic, 195, 203–4

Day, Arthur, 297

Dean, Deborah Gore, 41–42, 155, 157

Death of a Salesman
(Miller), 182–84

Democracy in America
(Tocqueville), ix

Dershowitz, Alan, 175

Diamond, Jeff, 114

Dixon, Ellin, 136

Dixon, Fitz Eugene, Jr., 135–37

Doherty, Henry L., 81

Dole, Robert, 159

Donnelly, Ian, 144, 145, 173, 295–96

Donnelly, Shannon, 16–19, 67, 119–21, 123, 139–45, 160, 225, 273–74

background of, 119–20, 140–41

Barbara Berger’s friendship with, 120–21, 126, 131, 137, 139

at Cancer Ball, 293, 294

at Coconuts New Year’s Eve Party, 295–96

Eles Gillet and, 223

Fireman and, 160, 161, 163, 165

first marriage of, 141, 143, 144

Koch and, 169, 175

Schurs and, 165, 167

second marriage of, 145

Douglas, Kenneth W., Jr., 249

Duncan, Douglas, 255, 257, 258–59

Duncan, Isadora, 58

Easton, Michael, 191, 192

Ecclestone, Diana, 161–62, 292

Edward, Prince, Duke of Windsor, 14

Edward, Prince, Earl of Wessex, 130–31, 208

at Barbara and David’s wedding, 127, 128

dinner dance for, 5, 6–7, 12, 14–23, 67, 125, 126, 169, 297