It must be said that the spivs, hookers and Bucharest nouveau riche don't really do justice to the turn-of-the-last-century elegance of the building, but it is a fascinating way to spend a couple of hours.
Spread across one large island and several smaller ones, it is home to Wentworth by the Sea, a hotel and spa that was restored to its turn-of-the-last-century elegance by Marriott.
Frank's motto for his spare rectilinear style was "The last touch of elegance is elimination".
The Garden City Hotel may be Long Island's last word in elegance.
I was still in my mother's womb when Wilkes Bashford, a man with two last names, infinite elegance, and a Victorian idea of customer service, opened the doors to his temple of high fashion, endless style, and luxury in San Francisco.
It did not seem that way on Saturday but, after beating England with such elegance last Monday, they were more concerned with not losing, rather than winning, their second game.
This last quality of attenuated elegance is evident not only in Parmigianino's paintings but also in his numerous and sensitive drawings.
In six works from the last two decades, decorative elegance, the allure of antiques and poetic solemnity prevail, but there are also enlivening moments of idiosyncratic whimsy (Johnson).
If Toru Takemitsu's movie music is the last word in restrained elegance, the Moscow Soloists executed it sounding like 17 fine young performers who sort of play together.
That seemed a long way from the 1950s elegance of the last season, but it made for a credible collection in muted colors and with rich textures.
