Built for Frank Woolworth in 1915, the neo-French Renaissance mansion is 35 feet wide, with 14-foot-high ceilings, grand fireplaces and formal parlor and breakfast room.
The March 2 gathering then moved a couple blocks north to the 1900 FrenchRenaissance building that houses The Lotos Club, one of the oldest private literary establishments in the U.S. The building and its uniformed staff begs formality even though inside it is a cozy and comfortable space.
Its 26 renovated and enlarged galleries are reminiscent of those at the core of the museum devoted to the Renaissance and British and French paintings.