Merit Retrospect perfume smells like Bubbie Sher coming home from Lord & Taylor. She walks through the front door and Richard welcomes her with a glass of white wine while clams linguine cooks on the stove. There’s a low, almost meditative, hum of cheering from the golf game on the television. It was a typical Wednesday night. Music is Bubbie singing with her 3 sisters on the Ed Sullivan Show​​​​