Evening star., 1937-05-15

better than the first. The improve
ment is really startling. The Yellow
Book is still definitely in the little
magazine" class, but coming up. There
is, in particular, one series of short
stories in it which seem excellent
they are. however, by the editor, Jo-
seph Baker, and not from contribu-
tors. Mr.. Baker writes well. His stor-
les have faint taste of stereotyping,
but only faint one. Their movement
is first rate. They practically read
themselves.
The cooperative feature of the mag
azine lies in ths-that contributors
help bear the production costs and
then, If there are any profits, they
share in them. If the little paper keeps
on improving at its present rate, it
will look as if these co-operators have
something and no mistake about it.
7 Asst week the reviewer mentioned
that the Nation, through the pen
Of Mr.. Dwight Macdonald, was hold
ing up to criticism the Luce publca-
tions-or, specifically, Time, Fortune
and Life. Time was considered first,
this week comes Fortune. Mr.. Mac
donald's article is pretty predictable.
When he finds that Fortunes editors
have been in agreement with him,
then he says they have done well.
When, however, they have praised in
their pages some one whom he dis
likes they are wicked old reactionaries.
They have both pleased and dis
pleased him in times past, and so, now,
attempting to sum Fortune up, he
is frankly puzzled and concludes that
the magazine has no policy. He seems
to find this reprehensible. In the
class war;" he remarks. as if in exas-
peration, ''its forces have deployed
with magnificent inpartiality on both
sides of the barricades." Well, but
what is the matter with impartiality?
Just when. in America, did an open
mind become contemplate? Some
one ought to record that date for
history. 1t could be put alongside
the burning of the Alexandrian Ii
brary, for example.
ONE of the most touching stories
about former King Edward which
has yet been published is contained
in an article in the current Liberty.
The article itself is tripe; it is sup
posed compilation of Edwards rules
for happy marriage-if you please.
But the little episode with which
it gets under way is worth repeating
while I was in London" says the
author, Helen Worden, some people
very much in English society gave a
dinner party and invited Mrs. Simp-
son without the King. Half an holu
late she came rushing apologetically
in. I am so sorry she said. I know
am late, but am going to ask q
great favor. The King is outside
May bring him to the party?'
THE hostess was distressed. She
explained that British nobility couldn't
ask their King to dine informally. 1t
would set precedent which might
ruin them.
NA4o. OALlEoOAA ooAd AAOUAAA1l6
Long after the dinner, when the guests
were leaving, they saw a car parked
outside the house The King was In
it. He had been waiting there all
evening for Mrs. Simpson"
That is an extremely pretty story
If true.
THE coronation Of George vi is the
subject Of a witty article by that
not always witty writer, Rebecca
West, in the current issue of Stage.
Miss West is pessimistic. She says
that she will not be in London to
look at the King or at the Queen
either; she is going to the Balkans
and look at the Easter services in the
orthodox churches there. She does
not wish to see the coronation.
1T is going to be-" says she, "the
rummest occasion on record. London
is going to be the strangest place In
the world for the first few weeks In
this May -"
And the reason for that, she says
Is that practically all the Londoners
have done aS she Is doing-let thell