this is a wonderful story about a woman i never heard of. it is important to know what some talented and dedicated women were doing so long ago. she was a hero. a political leader, as well as a philanthropist . how incredible to have accomplished so much in that era. i would love to see her story dramatized on either tv or a movie….

i just do not understand this piece. anyone who has lived with an alcolholic, or had a loved one who is or was an alcolholic, knows the terrible pain the disease causes every person with any contact. the family, the employers, the co-workers, the friends, the neighbors,the other drivers on the street, pedestrians, pets etc etc etc. the nonchalant attitude toward a devastating disease is beyond me. i guess i am not hip. only sober 26 years. and i did it for me……then for all the others. my disease never was pretty,,,not in college,,,not during a successful career…never. and nobody misses my drinking. even as a small child i knew when an adult ‘wasn’t right’. adults who are drunk or very hurtful to children. an adult who has a few ‘fun’ episodes,,,,’tipsy’ or ’ situation comedy-drunk’ cute, will quickly turn to abusive language, mean behaviour, anger, violence and other very unfunny behaviour. i think little miss Edith Ann is in denial and without contact with reality.

Mary Wells: brilliant., classy…..and always interesting. i always look for your pieces. the best advertising is something one wants to view: artistic, informative, surprising and positive. Wells Rich and Greene advertising showed all these….. and the best of the men/women inadvertising are a pretty bright and hard working group. Liener Timberlin, Janet Carlson and of course the greatest. Stanley Marcus.

what drivel. Fleiss was a tax cheat..honest people paid her share and more of taxes. she is also a druggie..and not even all the sobriety money can buy has worked …..why are you giving HBO free space??? yes, Liz,,sorry to correct, but they do arrest the men when they find them. after the fact…getting names out of a book would hardly qualify for prosecution. i am very very disapppointed in your choice of topics. lowest common denominator….Even the so called ‘high class’ hookers are mostly druggies and this just glorifies some of the lowest forms of life and demeans women

somehow i think Edith Ann’s tongue was in her cheek, at least i hope so…

but who took the photograph?? Irving Penn??? her life was mildly interesting but this story was a little hard to follow. I thought Carol Matthau claimed to be the model for Holly Golightly??? why is being a model for Holly Golightly considered a good thing?

why do you allow the ignorant gibberish of this “frank peterson”????? a little editing, please,,,

“cool” this is the best word available???? to me, his comments just sound like a good politician, hardly worth repeating.

best wishes to Ms Weymouth. she will need all her brains and genetic predispositions to succeed . the Post, like all newspapers had enourmous economic challenges. i read the website often and look forward to election coverage. good luck Ms Weymouth, and don’t avoid the washing machine ringer………

ANYBODY. i thnk Mary Todd Lincoln could do a better job than Bush. seriously, it would take a Roosevelt to make a positive difference . economy and war and healthcare and…..a few leaders in Congress are also necessary. Goldwater, Dirksen, Jordan, Taft, Tower, LB Johnson, Rayburn,,,

brilliant. just brilliant. thank you for this 4th celebration of intelligence and wit…

Ann Coulter is a “friend of wowowow”???? she is a self-promoting, self-aggrandizing attention grabbing blathering idiot. i will not read one word . I rarely agree with Peggy Noonan politically, but she is an intelligent , eloquent writer. Coulter is sleaze. no Coulter on wowowow.

China IS a world power. people and nuclear threat. their lack of quality may kill us all and and pets, though. India will not be a world power until they can feed their own people.

why don’t you read a little history,,,real history, not the A & E channel….maybe you would learn a little about the Roosevelts….and the marriage which was not arranged…your comments about Mrs McCain are petty and mean. you may have trouble typing because of the enourmous chip on your shoulder

i am pretty sure, unfortunately, that Moose passed away some time ago……. where is your fact checker…..