Maury Paul (1890 - July 27, 1942)

Marty Henry Biddle Paul (1890 - Jul. 27, 1942) wrote under the pen names "Dolly Madison", "Polly Stuyvesant", "Billy Benedick", and "Cholly Knickerbocker". Paul's coy approach and adeptness at personal badgering combined with a change in society standards produced a circulation-building type of journalism for Hearst. He was the Hearstling society columnist in New York. (Picture: The original "Cholly Knickerbocker," Maury Paul who coined the term "Cafe Society," being served his breakfast in bed)

Cholly Knickerbocker, house pseudonym, owned by the Hearst newspaper chain, of a gossip columnist for the New York Journal-American, which was published from 1937 to 1966. The columns were distributed by King Features Syndicate.

Maury Paul was the first Journal-American journalist to write under the byline of Cholly Knickerbocker (1937–42), as society editor and writer of a syndicated daily gossip column. He chronicled the social life of the “Four Hundred”—members of the New York Social Register, a directory of the social elite, who were considered to be the traditional arbitrers of American society. He also wrote about “cafe society” (a phrase he coined), which consisted of people in the arts, politics, and business whom he designated as up-and-coming but who were not members of the social elite.


Society scribe Lucius Beebe and Maury Paul clubbing
Maury Paul was the first Journal-American journalist to write under the byline of Cholly Knickerbocker (1937–42), as society editor and writer of a syndicated daily gossip column. He chronicled the social life of the “Four Hundred”—members of the New York Social Register, a directory of the social elite, who were considered to be the traditional arbitrers of American society. He also wrote about “cafe society” (a phrase he coined), which consisted of people in the arts, politics, and business.

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Weekend Ebook Giveaway: T. Strange - Boots and Leather

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About the author:

T. Strange has been part of the BDSM lifestyle for several years. She has actively participated in her local kinky community, and is very passionate when it comes to education about safe, fun kink. So far, she has two Tales of Leather Sips published with Torquere Press, ‘Boots and Leather’ and ‘Belladonna’. Both stories feature m/m BDSM.
She can be found on Twitter, Facebook, and on Tumblr at tqstrange.tumblr.com, or you can email her at tq.strange@gmail.com

Boots and Leather by T. Strange
Publisher: Torquere Press, Inc. (June 4, 2013)
Amazon Kindle: Boots and Leather

Gavin has been going to motorcycle shows for years, hoping to find a hot biker who will introduce him to the BDSM he craves. After years of searching, he meets Terry, who seems to be exactly what he’s been looking for, and vice versa. Before they can play, Gavin has to learn about the differences between fantasy and reality.