“What,”
you may ask, “is a ‘salon’?” Well, most simply put, in the usage most common to
the average person, a “salon” is by definition a commercial establishment offering a product or service
related to fashion: most commonly a beauty salon. Be that as it may, in the use
of the word for our purposes, “salon” might more accurately refer to a large
room, a drawing room for example, or a lounge, used for receiving and
entertaining guests; or also to a periodic gathering of persons of some social
or intellectual distinction; or again, a hall or gallery for the exhibition of
works of art — or, “all of the above.”
Here at “Le Salon du Monde” or the “Lounge of the World” the
term represents a gathering of people under a “virtual roof” provided by what
we hope are inspiring hosts, with the intention of both amusing one another,
perhaps refining taste, and more importantly increasing the knowledge of the
participants via discussion — what Homer might have called “to please or to
educate.” We use “du Monde” or “of the world” here because via this blog and
its soon to be attendant group on Facebook, our “salon” is being held in the
biggest “room” of all — the world — with any interested person able to visit
and to take part in the conversations.
In this blog and its associated Facebook page, through
original essays and shared articles from various sources including an honored
team of special contributors, each with expertise in any number of fields (our
“Honor Roll), as well as all our other members, on matters pertaining to
history, music (classical, “classic” jazz, opera,), art and art history,
ballet, the performing arts, books, photography, current affairs as they apply
to the arts, wine, coffee, fashion, and humor, we hope to provide you with the
best possible online “magazine” dedicated to what we think are some of the
finer things in life.
So welcome to Le Salon du Monde. We hope you enjoy our “gathering”
and offerings, and will yourselves feel free to join in conversation with your
own articles, ideas, and suggestions.
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