Cheri Higgins was born at Salem, Massachusetts in 1897 to wealthy parents.  Her father (a speculator in real-estate) profited greatly from the growth of Boston during the Gilded Age and her childhood was spent in the lap of luxury.  She spent a year (1913) studying at a prestigious school for girls in Paris and continued her education at Radcliffe, graduating in 1918 with a B.A. in Art History.  She moved to New York City and became employed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a buyer of Asian and Oceanic art.  She also works for one of the top-flight auction houses in New York as an appraiser.  Her interests are gourmet cooking and shopping.  She and her family are clients of Alisa Blankstone, who manages their investment portfolio. Earlier this year (1925) she met Dorothy Parker at a museum party and was invited to participate in the literary Round Table at the Algonquin Hotel.