Life of Luxury Has ‘Count Champagne’ Bubbling Over
Count Frederic Chandon, chairman of a corporation whose products include Christian Dior perfumes, Dom Perignon and Moet-Chandon champagnes and Hennessy Cognac, has a down-home attitude toward life. “To offset the harshness of the world, fashion and perfume and Champagne are the perfect antidotes,” said Chandon, who is known as the Champagne Count in Palm Beach, Fla. “When you look good, you feel good. When you smell good, people smile at you. When you drink a glass of Champagne, everything is brighter. You get in a good mood.” Chandon, 59, said 4 p.m. is a special time for him and his wife, because that’s when they take a Champagne break.
--About 40 beavers in a city nature preserve on the Chadakoin River in Jamestown, N.Y., have been keeping Mayor Steven B. Carlson busy. When it rains, the beavers’ main dam blocks a drainage ditch and causes flooding. “We’ve gone in and taken out the main dam twice,” the mayor said. “The beavers have rebuilt it within a day.” The state Department of Environmental Conservation has refused to trap the beavers and move them. “We don’t live-trap any more,” said Thomas Jurczak, a biologist with the department. “It’s hard to find a location to put them, and no guarantee they will stay there.” He said that one option would be to issue a permit to destroy the beavers. “I don’t think that is the thing to do, especially with a protected species,” Mayor Carlson said. “It is a natural preserve, and beavers should be there. Somehow, we have to balance that against the problems. . . .”
--State law in Hawaii precluded Gov. George R. Ariyoshi from running for another term, so he will be stepping down on Dec. 1. Ariyoshi, 60, will soon be taking driving lessons because of the loss of one of the perks--chauffeur service. He told reporters that he hasn’t driven since 1970, when he became lieutenant governor.
--President Reagan and First Lady Nancy went to the movies at the Camp David, Md., retreat Friday night to see son Ron Reagan in a supporting role in the controversial “Soul Man.” The film is about a college senior who poses as a black to win a minority scholarship after his parents buy a condominium in Barbados instead of paying his way through Harvard Law School. NAACP President Benjamin Hooks called the movie a “cheaply made, cynical viewpoint of black involvement in American life.” A spokesman for the elder Reagans said that they “enjoyed the picture, and they especially enjoyed seeing Ron,” who plays a law student.
