Evening star., 1937-05-01
IN THE CURRENT MAGAZINES
Two Newcomers Invade the Fied-Scbne Throws Light on
Dorothy Thompson-Foret telling the Future of the
Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simpson.
who, In case you do not know 1t, y
Americas Nobel Prize winner.

who, in case you do not know 1t, y
Americas Nobel Prize winner.
Now, Miss Thompson, from her
writing, is anything but a painful ex-
perience. She seems, on the contrary
(by her writing) to be intelligent ana
cool-headed But Mr.. Don Wharton,
who writes about her in Scribner's, Is
too enthuSiastic-much too entnusl-
astic. He makes her sound like
Perfectly Terrible Woman. He makes
one wonder why it is that no man
can write about or talk about any
woman of any individual quality with
out unconsciously revealing that un-
consciously he regards her as
monster
Mr.. Wharton. Of course, is trying
to pay Miss Thompson a series OF
compliments. He obviously admires
her-or thinks that he does. But
when you have read his piece about
her you will decide that, rather than
meet her, you would do marathon.
1t Is the usual result of q male effort
to express admiration for female in
telligence. The boys just don't have
1t. 1t puts one in mind of the coun-
try visitor who praised his hosts din
ner by saying, 1T was very good
what there was Of it." And then,
feeling that he lad not been tactful,
amended, And there was plenty, too
such as it was"
But his intentions were practically
perfect. And So one gathers, are Mr..
Whartons.
TWO magazines this week have
taken advantage Of the timeliness
OF the date to speculate on the future
Of the Duke Of Windsor and Mrs.
Simpson. They are Liberty and scrib-
ner's.
Liberty Is pretty sentimental and,
under the grievous title. What
Chance Have Edward and Wallie for
Happiness?" it worries considerably
over whether the former King will
have to accept the fate of other former
rulers and lead second-rate manner
OF life around continental resorts,
with his chief occupation lodging re-
porters. Having gone into the horrid
prospect at some length, Liberty then
offers reprleVe-no, it says, the future
OF the royal romantics will not be like
That. On the contrary-and here the
author tFrederick Lewis fairly bursts
into tears-the blows they have re-
ceived from without, instead Of sep
arating them, have driven them into
a closer communion within"
And he winds off with this, Edward
and Wallis Windsor have q better
chance than most young marie
couples of achieving happiness"
Well, that's relief Scribner's hap
pily is good bit more entertaining on
the subject. 1t leaves the realities of
the former Kings coming days to him.
and offers its readers a series of bur-
lesques on the styles which, 1t says.
would be used by various well-knovn
authors, if they were to describe what
lies ahead
The first is Katherine Norris idyll,
the next "tremulous last chapter In
the manner Of James Hilton" 1t is
followed by skit in the Noel Coward
manner and then, of course, Heminq-
way ends it all with ruthless Hem
devastation 1t is all clever
and the limitations are well done. The
author Is Corey Ford.
r EADERS Of Coronet may be inter-
ested to know that that magazine
has now made arrangements by which
enlarged copies of any picture which
has appeared in the magazine can be
purchased. The terms are in the cur
rent issue, May. On page 70 this issue
Is a photograph Of young orang-
outang, which is absoltely unfor-
gettable.