Word: warrenton
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...appurtenances of wealth are well known--the Range Rovers and Rolexes, the little Chanel purses and the personal chefs trained in the Pritikin diet. But in the horse country around Warrenton, Va., a lustrous green pocket one hour from Washington where the Mellons and Kennedys have homes, the wealthy have a little-known luxury. It's the imported Argentine polo player, a man who can do a lot for your game--and if you happen to be one of the available local horsewomen, escort you home afterward...
...private arms dealers. The girls were born in Switzerland, but they moved in 1983 to the rolling farm their father bought for them. Friends say both sisters are reclusive but that Susan was the more introverted. "Fragile" and "gentle" are typical words for her. Clerks at the shops in Warrenton say she rarely smiled and usually let Villegas do the talking...
Villegas was the son of an Argentine farmhand who was a groom in his native country before entering the U.S. eight years ago. After playing in Florida and Texas, he became one of five Argentines on the 39-member Warrenton-area polo team. The dashing "Argies" routinely attract adoring female groupies, and the relationship between the sexy polo pro and the shy heiress was nothing unusual. Villegas and Cummings met two years ago at the Willow Run Polo school, a magnet for the Argentine players, many of whom are boarded on farms owned by the people they call their patrones...
...North Carolina Central U., M.S., 1962; U. of North Carolina, 1967 FAMILY: Husband, Theaoseus; four children RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Consulting-firm owner POLITICAL CAREER: Sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 1968; North Carolina Assistant Secretary of Natural Resources, 1977-81; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 479, Warrenton...
...there in person and spend the bucks for those fabulous fake pearls. There are those who call the event a Camelot "feeding frenzy," but I bet a good many of us, given half a chance, would have loved to purchase a piece of the legend. CHRIS FINKLEIN Warrenton, Oregon...