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Jackie Go

From New York Magazine
By Tara Mandy

If the Met's Jackie exhibit leaves you hungry for more former First Lady style in your life, consider a cruise aboard Aristotle Onassis's legendary Christina O -- now available for charters for the first time. The 325-foot yacht, with eighteen state-rooms and a pool that converts to a dance floor, sets sail this month after a $50 million restoration. You can indulge in the same outrageous luxury -- barstools covered in whale foreskin and a lapis lazuli fireplace -- once offered to guests like Marilyn and Sinatra. Besides the Jackie link, Christina O is also where Onassis trysted with Maria Callas and Grace Kelly got married. New co-owner (and former Onassis friend) John Paul Papanicolaou is offering private charters for a whopping $70,000 per day (011-30-1-428-0889); ten-night commercial cruises are available through Tauck World Discovery for $17,500 per couple (800-468-2825).

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Little Luxury: Gifts for Tots May Be Small in Size But Pricey

From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Monica Haynes

Even if a child is not born with a silver spoon in her mouth, it doesn't mean she can't have a Dior pacifier between her lips.

And while you don't have to be rich to give the little one in your life a touch of luxury, as with most pricey expenditures, it helps.

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