Spring Blossoms
Temporary seasonal changes might become more permanent under a new climate. In a showy opulent world, will those with losses be able to hide their less than spectacular circumstances? In Palm Beach, Jessie Woolworth Donahue and Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton prepare for Barbara Hutton’s debut later this year. At Cielito Lindo’s Moroccan tea pavilion, their friends Eva Stotesbury, Anna Dodge Dillman, and Cobina Wright gather to help plan a great celebration. Other people and subjects include: Spring 1930, Doris Duke, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert, Josep Maria Sert, Mar-a-Lago, Playa Riente, El Mirasol, Woolworth Donahue, Jimmy “Jeem” Donahue, shipwreck, Duke & Duchess of Windsor, and more recent Palm Beach real estate listings. Archival music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
April 29, 2021
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Spring Blossoms
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Spring Blossoms
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Temporary seasonal changes might become more permanent under a new climate. In a showy opulent world, will those with losses be able to hide their less than spectacular circumstances?
In Palm Beach, Jessie Woolworth Donahue and Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton prepare for Barbara Hutton’s debut later this year. At Cielito Lindo’s Moroccan tea pavilion, their friends Eva Stotesbury, Anna Dodge Dillman, and Cobina Wright gather to help plan a great celebration.
Other people and subjects include: Spring 1930, Doris Duke, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert, Josep Maria Sert, Mar-a-Lago, Playa Riente, El Mirasol, Woolworth Donahue, Jimmy “Jeem” Donahue, shipwreck, Duke & Duchess of Windsor, and more recent Palm Beach real estate listings.
Archival music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
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