The royal treatment, Russian dynasties, and the master fruiterer.
by Donna Shor
Guy D'Amecourt and wife Marion at the 2009 Russian Ball
AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART
The menu was practically aphrodisiacal at the 60th Anniversary Luncheon of the American Heart Association. A taste: Crab Mango Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette, Chicken Breast with Calvados (more alcohol!), heart-shaped red ravioli, then a white chocolate heart box of raspberry-studded mousse. The 1100 women thronging to the Wardman Park Hotel, however, were only able to share it with each other: no Romeos included.
They applauded designer Edward Wilkerson’s Lafayette 148 New York collection in Saks-Fifth Avenue’s production, where 20 models paraded chic styles. The Affair of the Heart Luncheon was hosted by the Greater Washington Women’s Board, which raises funds to research cardiovascular disease and stroke, the number-one killer of women. Along with a few men (hardy souls!), supporters included luncheon chair Jacqueline Collamore, chairman of the Women’s Board Karen Fuller, Donna Marriott, Ann Hand, Nancy Marriott, Pat Skantze, Sally Pratt, Annie Totah, and the ever-bubbling and entrepreneurial Carole Randolph, who then ran off to teach her class Modern Manners: Dining and Entertaining at the Fairmont.
