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  • Alice Mason Hid a Family Secret

    Alice Mason Hid a Family Secret

    Alice Mason was a celebrated hostess and New York’s real-estate agent to the elite, but while she was showing lavish apartments to clients like Marilyn Monroe, she was hiding a family secret.

  • Whiff of Scandal: Guerlain Elder Abuse

    Whiff of Scandal: Guerlain Elder Abuse

    La Maison Guerlain, the ornately gilded Art Nouveau perfumery at 68 Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, is redolent of grand luxe. It is, after all, the home of the country’s oldest perfume-maker. But this week customers could be excused if they perceived a bit of stench as they perused the store’s scented gloves—specifically, the foul…