European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes july 1977 fun and Birdsong at by Rita Reif new York times Ila Acheson Wallace Alps her martinis these Days from an exquisite egyptian Gold i its years she tin Gering the mus leaves etched an the sides of the glittering stated there on a settee in her Sun dappled living ram at Home in mount an airy abundant with Flowers and French she relied the a gun from the metropolitan museum of Art and the egyptian and gazed appreciatively is i cant see putting that an the Ahe said emphatic Al Ine octogenarian with her Dewart of the believes Art should be used and and the has spent the better part other time and of the Caples Fortune to Advance this came and to fill High of Clr Tuu top Home with glorious paintings and other Bea wilful her most recent gift of an undisclosed sum was for us redesign of the Metropolis urns egyptian us first phase of which opened last and one of her favorite a wed Ding cake of an Ada style historic Man Sion in nearby Garrison is undergoing refurbishing and will reopen in the Wallace a highly Eclectic Norma style Castle overlooking Byram the a meandering three Story mansion embellished with turrets and leaded Glass windows that Wallace once described pure Wesle Hester Well bred and High winds is in the Center of their 107acre and it is Ful of the sort of Grace notes found in tradition Al 1930s the arched for is guarded by a pair of elegant Iron Art Deco and just to Hond the front door an Pine angled Entrance it was there the other Moraine thai dressed in resting on her alumni num Walker to extend a welcoming hand to she led he Way to her  dropped living and negotiated the two Steps town without she sat under a  Monet the Blue of her eyes was intensified by the Brilliant Turquoise Eye Shadow she favors and Sapphire and Crystal David Webb ear by Cherry red lipstick and a Halo of thinning Auburn she touched a grecian Blue jewelled Bird brooch that she wore on her jacket that exotic set with Jade and Lapus Lazuli and studded with was a gift from Laurance Rockefeller a few years she they both were involved at the in the world of Birds he is the chairman of the new York zoological be As the donor of the extraordinary million aviary at the Bronx wallaces interest in arts he kill chooses the digests in her was an and we All loved her the talking abort her Early childhood of the Canadian Prairies in Mani where Ibe was born and where her father was a presbyterian minis and when Wallace began to buy to get Art for the she went she was Well advised mostly by Knoedler galleries on the paintings lot she obviously favors French but the collection goes far beyond that style and includes Van Gogh and Pic just Bow Many paintings and sculptures Are in the collection is never nor does Wallace reveal what she paid far the she her Hus band grows More and More fond of As time she is exceedingly proud of the fact that her purchases have escalated in value and Doest mind saying they Are Worth five limes what i paid for she that includes her favorite Renoir 1a Jeune which hangs above the living room that glowing study of innocence along with All of tse wallaces collection Here is known Only to their for his House is their private where they entertain and have new opened it to the Public or the most of the the couple pursue differ ent schedules in separate quarters be tween the wallaces finest painting moneys Nymph bulb decorates a Wall id the dining guests set it on their Way to the butt Ikhil an Art eco setting whore Llie couple now Dine noon and night its a cheerful overlooking care fully trimmed lawns and a Rock and it has its own in an Ivy framed windowed for Are Hung a pair of Vintage Bird cages that readers digest Confounder Lila Wallace delightfully come alive with Birdsong when the Host or hostess presses a if things grow somber and Conversa Tion Wallace Why not have same during the lat morning interview mrs Wallace was alternately Flirta Coy and always her memory is u and details of experiences sometimes elude Shi eschewed any discussion of her frailties the slowed step and the pain that has intensified since she broke first one hip almost 20 years ago and then the today she moves unassisted and with remarkable Grace with a she continues to work with her Secretary two Days a week and goes to Manhattan at Toast once a week far Wallace did not speak of her age and no one eke did either re fusing to comment of whether she As has been a year older than Ber 87yearold a Man who also prides himself on his physical he gets his exer Cise these Days will dog a Sledge Hammer do lag Road writ on their the source of the wallaces wealth is their phenomenally successful the readers which they founded in six months after they were mar privately held the wallaces own All the voting the digest is today a Maga Zine and Book publishing Empire with a film which is said to grass More than million ii the digest went that would place it about Midway on the Fortune list of the nations 500 Wallace has said that be and Bis wife give about 105 per cent of their taxable income to Charity these Wai always me one to Delight in the mildly puts it another we Deal from each she said with a by err no bowl Wick at wits end in the physiologist Ivan Pavlov made a rather interesting disco every Lime he brought food to a he would ring a Bell and the dogs Mouth began to just be ringing the he could bring about a reflex action of n the Lale Erma a simple housewife in made another interesting scientific by account ing to her dinner is it was noted that the entire family swung into action like a precision Drill for no apparent her husband would exit to clean out the Medicine one child wild pick up the Telephone and begin dial another would go to the bathroom and lock the and once one of them look a bus to after she  even have to say when she appeared at the they All just took off and just when it seemed her frustration had reached a breaking be observed yet another hours later As the family sat around us ume and rated their for Tik lira the phone would u became As predictable As rain us Day you washed the and it was driving her she tried she scheduled meals at Odd she tiptoed to the she once went to the living room where they were All seated around the to set and instead of announcing dinner in not Here to announce what you think i but the group could not be every night they sat Down to warm let Tuce and cold French while members of the family filed in and out like they were visiting a 711 and every night As Bey prepared to eat the first the phone her he hand said she was imagining things until one weekend Erma was Flat of the sofa with a Tam and be was in charge at flatbed Wilt beat irom tie us Ibe pres be ran Lato the living room and dinner is one son stood up and went to the mail another went to the car to look for his Lenny the dog went to the door and scratched to get out and Erma started to where Are you going he asked Hys to going lobe  you wait until after he asked Ive worke4 like a dog to get the fish the potato chips to come out Twenty minutes later As we All gathered around the we waved to Bear the inevitable ring of us there was silence for five minutes then 19 then 20 a smile crept across my husbands i guess your theory has just sprung a he were eating and the phone Inot i did l have the heart to Tell him he was Only half