The departure of Patrick McCarthy from W magazine, and the arrival of Stefano Tonchi as editor-in-chief, also marks the end of Countess Louise J. Esterhazy, the nom de plume of John Fairchild, 83, whose father created Women’s Wear Daily and a stable of other trade journals. Reclusive Fairchild, who stepped down as publisher when he turned 70, continued writing his scathing observations on the death of high society on the last page of W each month. The magazine has a compendium of Louise’s wit and widsom in the June issue, including, “To me, [Nicole Kidman] looks like an overdressed kangaroo” (2004). And, “I say, let’s have happy clothes. You could reply that’s frivolous in this troubled world, but do you really think dressing like an existential nun with suicidal thoughts is going to solve Bosnia?” (1996). And, “If I made clothes, I’d be embarrassed if the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Madonna, Sharon Stone or Prince wore them” (1995).