![]() The Plaza designated Room 934 as "The Eloise Room," decorating it as featured in the book and opening it for public viewing. ![]() ![]() There were Eloise toys, bonnets, records, wardrobes (for child and doll) and emergency kits. Supported by a massive marketing and merchandising campaign that would rival those of companies like Disney and Warner Bros. "So if no one remembers me/and no presents I can find/I'll know I don't deserve them/It doesn't matter/I don't mind."Įn route to the airport for departure in "Eloise in Paris," Eloise looks back at the Manhattan skyline, reflecting: "Everyone knew we were going, but no one cried."Įloise became an icon of the high-brow and the hard-hit, and the common folk in between. In "Eloise at Christmastime," Eloise prepares for the worst: ![]() On the softer side, for instance, Eloise (in Paris) uses the bathroom's bidet as Skipperdee's "own private swimming pool." In a more sophisticated vignette, Eloise introduces the reader to the Plaza's "Rendezvous Room." Armed with a smoking steak-and-mushroom-filled skewer and chased by a panic-stricken waiter, Eloise bursts into a dimly lighted room, interrupting a formally attired couple (obviously attending a black-tie function) who, although engaged in some sort of amorous activity, appear to be married but not to each other. ![]()
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