Nancy Biddle

BIDDLE--Nancy Harris. Died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 21, 2014 at the age of 84. A sassy, beautiful woman of great charm, style and humor, she will be dearly missed by her many friends, her son, George and his wife Leslie; her daughter, Lucile and her husband Jay Herbert; and Pandora Biddle and Janis Borie. Her much-loved son, Lewis "Buzzy" Preston predeceased her in 1992. She was beloved Gogo to Nicholas, Lewis, William, Theodore, Clementine, Nathaniel, Yvie, Jason, and Marisa and Kevin. Her enthusiasm, generous nature and devotion to friends and family will make her unforgettable to everyone she loved. She adored animals and wanted to befriend every dog that crossed her path. She had a life-long commitment to helping people in need and donations in her memory can be made to The Nico Fund, 784 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021. A service of remembrance and thanksgiving will be held on Friday, April 4th at 2pm in the chapel at St Bartholomew's Church at 325 Park Avenue at 51st Street.

Published in The New York Times on Mar. 26, 2014 link

From "The Colony Elite" Vanity Fair

The dining room, with its red plush banquettes, tall, glistening mirrors, and rock-crystal chandeliers, Anne Slater says, “was very sedate. It attracted the grandes dames.” Nancy Biddle, daughter of permanent, card-playing Colony patron Mrs. George U. Harris, explains, “The first two sections of the dining room were the best places. There were recessed alcoves there with banquettes that faced each other. My mother’s was the first one to the left, facing out. She lived there. My mother’s friends all sat in the dining room.”

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