tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post6626053735209444408..comments2024-03-14T04:01:02.005-04:00Comments on THE DOWNEAST DILETTANTE: I'd live here. Chip ChopThe Down East Dilettantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-47606216179386361042021-01-31T13:52:53.837-05:002021-01-31T13:52:53.837-05:00I remember when they b
Purchased it. I believe tha...I remember when they b<br />Purchased it. I believe that it was the fist home on the island to break the 10 million dollar mark.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613402434016951497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-16506099994655724552010-12-24T10:12:32.163-05:002010-12-24T10:12:32.163-05:00I have six chapters of Clifton Webb's unfiniah...I have six chapters of Clifton Webb's unfiniahed autobiography. It will be published in July, 2011. Here is what Webb said of Chip Chop...<br />There were no telephones. Kit and I would drive to the village to do the marketing. I'd watch her milk the cows. During this visit I first met Gregory Peck, who was playing a summer stock engagement on the mainland. He came over to read for Guthrie for a play that he was going to do with Gladys Cooper. Guthrie took him into the studio, and Kit and I sat nervously, hoping everything would turn out all right for him. When they returned, we knew that Guthrie was pleased. We all drank a toast to his success. When the play opened later on in the season, although it wasn't a great success, he made a personal hit, which led him to fame in Hollywood.<br /><br />David L. SmithDavid L. Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-21483046673741399722010-05-31T08:15:47.866-04:002010-05-31T08:15:47.866-04:00Love the elegiac simplicity of this house. And th...Love the elegiac simplicity of this house. And the idea of all that playfulness taking place in it that Mr. Worthington suggests. I wish someone would invite me there!Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-87613160745916781472010-05-28T08:55:30.207-04:002010-05-28T08:55:30.207-04:00The house is in Tisbury and has been owned by Mik...The house is in Tisbury and has been owned by Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer since around 1996. Ive always thought the modern part that you show was built was built in the 50s? Beautiful old pictures, thank you for posting them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-36529092245026326052010-05-25T13:26:49.406-04:002010-05-25T13:26:49.406-04:00I think my headache is gone now. Oh, I SO get your...I think my headache is gone now. Oh, I SO get your point about the dirt road.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348849115235899670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-70676085922969543622010-05-25T06:50:30.123-04:002010-05-25T06:50:30.123-04:00Beautiful spot, like the view at dinning table.
y...Beautiful spot, like the view at dinning table.<br /><br />yvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-32750386189026374632010-05-24T12:35:36.884-04:002010-05-24T12:35:36.884-04:00How divinely perfect is this beach house! There ar...How divinely perfect is this beach house! There are things about it that remind me of the early Amagansett cottages designed by my grandfather Alfred Scheffer "Scheff"... the pickled wide pine, the beams, pergola, cedar shake roof, and paths through the dunes. Nothing fussy... just right. Thank you for posting this gem! Best, BarbaraMy Dog-Eared Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939044939925149444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-37866496930902569012010-05-24T08:17:34.677-04:002010-05-24T08:17:34.677-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-16273324306869885642010-05-24T08:17:19.233-04:002010-05-24T08:17:19.233-04:00well, looks as if we're all agreed about this ...well, looks as if we're all agreed about this house<br /><br />Blue, you're right, much better than the toile for that space. Linen & Canvas it is.<br /><br />Reggie, you've intrigued me. I never saw the place in WOI or it would have been taped to my study walls. Is it possible that I missed an issue??? aaargh.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-5267992899852582112010-05-24T07:56:18.092-04:002010-05-24T07:56:18.092-04:00I vividly remember seeing this house in WOI when i...I vividly remember seeing this house in WOI when it came out, and being riveted by its perfection. This is, to me, the dream beach house. Just a bit of (very minor) updating of the decor (guest bedroom is rather narsty) and I would believe myself to be in heaven were I to be so lucky as to call it home, however brief a fling I had with it. Thank you for posting it.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-69019010145628452322010-05-24T06:57:28.842-04:002010-05-24T06:57:28.842-04:00The wide planking in the room with the lion relief...The wide planking in the room with the lion relief is superb. First growth do you think? <br /><br />Love the blue and white west wing but may we work with stuff that is not twoyul? Blue linen, white cotton, cream artist's canvas, bleached wood floors, silver contemporary sconces, quiet graphic carpet in sand and black, silver-framed drawings hanging above and around a Robert Kuo cabinet, and an enormous blanc de chine bowsl of brightly-hued dahlias everywhere. <br /><br />I'm so there. Oh, and I should have said this in the last comment - superb post.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-8586775561241369222010-05-24T00:16:28.360-04:002010-05-24T00:16:28.360-04:00Down East- please don't hesitate to call on so...Down East- please don't hesitate to call on something if you don't have something or are unsuccessful- so frustrating. I know my archives are not as voluminous as yours-(witness this post-a fav of mine!) but I will always check for you. GayeP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-17369604300944149962010-05-23T22:39:35.092-04:002010-05-23T22:39:35.092-04:00Tobias, so clever of you to come up with that one
...Tobias, so clever of you to come up with that one<br /><br />Ancient, good question. When these pictures were published, the house was mostly furnished with Cornell's possessions, left behind in the sale.<br />Clearly it is from the side of a building--pub? hall of justice? The article makes reference elsewhere to a symbol of capricorn (Cornell's sign) over a fireplace elsewhere in the house.<br /><br />Blue, for you, we'll even have the wing done over in blue & white toile.<br /><br />Little A, agreed, although I really really reallllllly need to find this missing file for some paid writing....sigh<br /><br />Mrs. Blandings, you'd fit perfectly in any era---although wouldn't it be nice to go to a party there just after the war---sea breezes, a clutch of celebrities...Cole Porter on the piano...As for the missing tear sheet, I had it in my hands in January----<br /><br />Raina, excellent observation. I do admit that I'd probably take somewhitewash and rub into those dark beams, and freshen the upsholstery...But yeah, simplicity at its expensive best.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-14125942135908935982010-05-23T19:53:39.437-04:002010-05-23T19:53:39.437-04:00Perfect in its (deceptive) simplicity.Perfect in its (deceptive) simplicity.Raina Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095323923070587294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-38858228028055377612010-05-23T15:09:35.998-04:002010-05-23T15:09:35.998-04:00I was born in the wrong era; I could move right in...I was born in the wrong era; I could move right in. And, I sympathize with the missing tear sheet. I've done it myself a million times. It's maddening.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-88635141535058477922010-05-23T14:55:36.236-04:002010-05-23T14:55:36.236-04:00thank you thank you- it is perfect. it is true whe...thank you thank you- it is perfect. it is true when we are looking for something- we find the thing we really needed to see. xo, Gaye<br /><br />(It Must be the Cole Porter place-it would have to be)P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-62357494192193325242010-05-23T13:49:28.888-04:002010-05-23T13:49:28.888-04:00Dilettante, would you share the west wing? Beautif...Dilettante, would you share the west wing? Beautiful place!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-63524479364910625762010-05-23T12:23:17.338-04:002010-05-23T12:23:17.338-04:00TDED --
I wonder what's happened to that lion...TDED --<br /><br />I wonder what's happened to that lion over the fireplace.<br /><br />(What is it? Part of an old pub sign?)The Ancientnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-34653182183072885202010-05-23T10:17:47.898-04:002010-05-23T10:17:47.898-04:00Wonderful house.
Now, could this possibly be the p...Wonderful house.<br />Now, could this possibly be the place where<br />"Kit Cornell is shellin' peas, <br />Lady Mendl's climbin' trees, <br />Dear Mae West is at her best in the hay. <br />Stomping through the thickets, <br />Romping with the crickets, <br />Make's 'em feel more glamorous and more gay."..?<br /><br />(Lyric courtesy of Cole Porter. <br />I just couldn't resist.)Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.com