I like Dagmar Schumacher more every time I see her. She has the smoothness of a round-voweled well-born foreigner but the charm of someone genuine in every respect. I'm learning that it is much more stylish to have hand-written invitations to a small gathering with select friends and one's children as waiters than the high budget noise I so often attend (and sometimes subject others to). I'd like to become friends with her and towering husband Paul.

Charlotte Resnikov from Ten - To-Two was there wearing Fracas but not causing one. So was Hilary Prendini-Toffoli pleasingly not in the camo cargo pants I saw her in last time, but a silky whimsy that looked like Fassler but she says came from the Oriental Plaza. I haven't received a column centimeter in Hilary's Style page over the years so I told her how sore I was but she denies stonewalling my projects. Alex Camerer was promoting his Carignan wine which is light and delicious and along with Fairviews' is unique from local soils. His chic wife Shiela was there too. Natalie Jaffee celebrates her 40th year in the same place for her Thibault Square coin business. I've always adored her. She has that rare combination of poise, style, intellect and business savvy that has made her the doyenne of her industry. It was good to see AVA curator Estelle Jacobs who was inexcusably late. Perhaps it had it something to do with her husband sailing in Antigua. I was there with Andrea Brand who is a artist and creative therapist who I am representing. I had hoped to use the occasion to introduce JP to the A-listers but I'll have to wait until Wednesday's book launch to do so.