One of the first references to this cocktail was published in NewYork in 1896 in "Stuart's Fancy Drinks, " which refers to a Marguerite Cocktail a dash of orange bitters, French vermouth and Plymouth gin.
At a recent cocktail party at New York's Connoisseur's Antique Fair, Manolo Blahnik-heeled women cooed over brightly colored and intricately patterned Afghan rugs.