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Resort Life, Chapter XXXVII: October 1969 – February 1970 London + Ireland + Palm Beach + Arizona By Augustus Mayhew "Once the ladies get these uniforms (terry-cloth robes) on, they're just a number to me," said Sybil "Amesy" Ames, the English drill sergeant at Elizabeth Arden's Maine Chance Farm in Phoenix, told a newspaper reporter. "Their jewels mean nothing," she added. After a jaunt to England and Ireland and the holidays at Palm Beach, NYSD's roving social diarist of yesteryear Ellen Ordway packed her camera and joined her friends for a two-week regimen of "diet and relaxation" ($900 weekly + $135 for tips), at the 100-acre Garden of Arden that included endive and carrot cocktails, broth, black tea with honey, and high-protein menus designed for three groups — Gainers, Losers, and As-Isers. The exclusive spa accommodated 38 ladies for pampering and daily treatments, popular ever since First Lady Mamie Eisenhower weighed-in during the 1958 season. Then, a look at the royal crowns, the uncrowned royals, and Ogden Phipps. October 1969 Palm Beach to London Ritz Hotel 150 Piccadilly, London |
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Ireland "We fly to Dublin to visit Peter and Bridget Ordway at Blackcastle House, Navan, Ireland." |
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Castletown County Laois "A day in the country with Desmond Guinness." |
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Adare County Limerick |
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November 1969 Palm Beach "Thanksgiving in Palm Beach." |
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December 1969 |
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Christmas 1969 |
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Croxteth Hall Liverpool "From England, Foxy Sefton send a few pictures of the little shack that she calls home." |
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January 1970 "A new decade begins …" |
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January 1970 Everglades hunt with Ogden Phipps |
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February 1970 |
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22 February 1970 |
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February 1970 "Gee Hopkins comes for a visit." |
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February 1970 1486 North Lake Way "We visit up at the Phipps house." |
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February 1970 Everglades Club |
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News from here and there October 1969-February 1970 |
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February 1970 Elizabeth Arden's Maine Chance Farm, Phoenix "I fly to Phoenix for a week at Elizabeth Arden's Main Chance Farm." |
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Tucson "Ethel Garrett and I take a break and drive to Tucson to visit with Ben and Carola Kittredge when Ginnie and Roddy Wanamaker stop by." |
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"Back to the Maine Chance in Phoenix for more … " |
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Brooke Astor charters a yacht and checks her make-up. |
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Ellen Glendinning Ordway Photograph Collection courtesy of Gayle Abrams & Lucius Ordway Frazer. | Augustus Mayhew is the author of Lost in Wonderland: Reflections on Palm Beach |