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Evening star., 1938-02-09
Iowa State Society
Plans Dance.

The Iowa State Society will hold
its George Washington birthday dance
and entertainment in the west ball.
room OF the Shoreham Hotel, February
%. from $50 to | o'clock. Senator
Guy NJ. Gillette is president of the
society. This occasion is in special
honor of the Iowans in the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps.
The square dance will be a special
feature Favors will be distributed
and children dressed in Colonial cos
tune will dance the mipuet.
Additional information may be OBJ
tanned from Miss Gertrude NJ Louis,
Hotel Roosevelt, secretary Of the So
ciety
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y HE marriage OF Mile. Ghislaine
May. daughter of Nine. May
and the former Belgian Ambas-

AQOT al washington, 10 LIE
Chevalier Georges de Menten de
Horne, lieutenant in the reserves, took
place Monday, January II, in Brus-
sells, Belgium. The wedding ceremony
was performed in the Church of Notre
Dame de la Cambre, Canon Dessain.
special secretary to Cardinal Van
Roey of Molines, officiating.
The Belgian Ambassador to the
Court of ST. James. Baron de Cartier
de Marchienne, who formerly was
Ambassador at Washington, was
witness for the bride. her other wit
ness being her uncle, Count Cahen
d'Anvers. The witnesses for the
bridegroom were 1t. Gen Donnay de
Casteau, commandant of the Lst Divi-
sion Of Cavalry, and his brother, LIE
Chevalier Eric de Menten de Horne.
The bride wore q gown OF white
crepe fashioned on modified straight
lines. with long sleeves and a long
train. Her tulle veil was held by a
diadem Of orange blossoms and she
carried an arm bouquet OF white Or
chids.
Mile. Francoise May and Mile Al
berta Elisabeth May were among their
sisters attendants, the others being
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Mrs. Frank E. Kaufman of Chevy
Chase, Md, entertained at luncheon
at the Mayflower Monday following
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's musicale
Her guests included Mrs. Albert H
Kaufman. Mrs, Auguste Boas, Mrs. A.
S. Sheh and Mrs. Francis Fannon of
Alexandria.
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n. AMI MftS. GILBERT
GROSVENOR were hosts at
J a dinner party last evening
in honor of the Canadian
Minister and Lady Marler.
The list of guests present at the
dinner, which was held at Wild Acres,
the Grosvenor estate near Rockville
pike, Md, included representatives of
official and residential life in Wash
ington.
Among the guests were Representa-
tive Edith Nourse Rogers of Massa-
chusetts, the Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, DR..
Stanley Hornbeck. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Wilson, DR.. and Mrs. George c. Ruh-
land DR.. and Mrs. William Mann,
Capt. Julius F. Hellweg, Comdr. ]. L.
McCrea, DR.. Mabel Grosvenor, Mrs.
Horace Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vile Bell Grosvenor.
Mrs. William Wayne Wirgman and
her daughter. Miss Polly Wirgman.
have returned to their apartment at
Wardman Park after two-week motor
trip through Florida
Mr.. and Mrs. Percival S. Ridsdalc
are spending several weeks in Orlando.
having been at Punta Gorda, Fla,
during January.
Mrs. Frank E. Kaufman of Chevy
Chase. Md, entertained at luncheon
at the MayfloWer Monday following
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's musicale
Her guests included Mrs. Albert H
Kaufman, Mrs. Auguste Boas, Mrs. A.
S. Sheh and Mrs. Francis Fannon of
Alexandria.
Mr. and Mrs. W. r Holt. accom-
panied by Mrs. r. Hastings. jr, Of
Buffalo, Wyo.. are stopping at the
Dodge while in the Capital.
Mr. and Mrs. Granville Mellen
Gulfport, Miss, are staying at the
Hotel Raleigh while visiting in Wash
ington.
NlS. AIITeu n. beIImdn ana her
small daughter Shirley have returned
from tWo-Week visit in Wilmington.
Del, with her brother law and sis
| ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G. McClay.
DR.. and Mrs. G. o. Monroe of WAL
dorf, Md. will entertain at a cocktail
| party tomorrow in honor of Gov
Harry w. Nice Of Maryland and Mrs
| Nice.
| Mrs. Morris Lewis of San Francisco
Calf, is spending a few weeks ir
/ Washington as a guest of her nephew
and niece. Mr.. and Mrs. Saul Lewis
sol Upshur street.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John H Chapman O,
, Greenwich, Conn, are spending briei
time at the Dodge
! Mrs. Nathan Cole of Los Angeles,
Calf, is spending a few days 1T tn.
Dodge.
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Notes From the Social Calendar of Washington and Its
By the Way
Beth BIaine=

still there parties Yesterday afternoon
found ourselves dashing mady order to
take In all our pleasant late afternoon invitations.
First to Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Houghteing here they
entertaining of Ballard Moore of Chicaqo
The Houghtengs house really louey the dra,vng
room rather Spanish in teeng the dining beautifully
done in English furniture and both filed fra
grant spring fouers.
Mrs McCeney Werlich poured tea Olyve Moore never
looked better in her life being warmly
Washington by all her old friends Others there
Mrs. Hamilton Lewis Eve Robert being showerd with cop
ments her successful party Monday night Whtten
Maj. and Mrs David Barry, Mrs Granger Wsach
Ralph Hill and Clarence Hewes who will leave for Palm Beach
and New Orleans next Tuesday He plans
March to remain until he sails the last week his
annual ojourn with and among" Mayfair Clarence
had planned to sail for South American Hugh
Auchincoes obtain accommoda-
3n 's his n o s Ea an his Last a 6s he
% e. Ssa NJ Fl @se'ssts"s sSp f.
sss as z?Ssas' %s'sssn
s ses 9se aHa 19a a s ns ssf the
eso" S s s
s%ii7 ass
ana y m sss
sn SslvtSRns5
ran in for few moments aiteT the HOughtelne party
HE Curtis Club transformed hoculturists dream
efa o SASSY
bonnet When the say with flowers song becomes
Verable landslide it without RYAN
entertannghs floral decorations have history past
Mr. Ryans guests of honor yesterday the douohter
o. He Chnedn AmodsSado SenorHa Graciela Trucco
her fdnce Fernando Wdnes OF $50 people, friends
OF the young COUPLE nrited sample any beueraoe
deSred and those
and Smlhfeld ham, OF the 1925 street Club
Mrs Rose Walach Merriam looking as fiddle after her
recent nostalzatlon hand holding
o a e ladies' present turned the table rather
PACK TO leap year and started cutting dancing
SdneyS fine music Taking advantage situation We're
pony Coon IN another OF those hats blue this
of
caps; little Rebeca Trucco and Olga Patterson
Other chic and stunning uomen present included Mrs
Mchenney MaHdn Francesca McKenney uhoSe skin
ana mar are the enUy OF all
AiHer. Uho manages to lire Warrenton and yet be
the He OF local parties; nSeparable blond trio Mrs
Brereton IN black relre th her orchids
The Naval Attace of the Embassy and the Marchesa
Cuga d SantOrsola joined Mr. Marshal Exnco Elo
xncos looking very smart in beige with heavily
% "lth oeaver and Valerie de sibour her customary
lhe stag line eemed with the familiar faces of Hector
Leguzamon, Ricardo Sr Deco Moura Bill Briggs jimmy
ar Dorsey Fisher the Marquis Capomazza Richard
9oted WIN parties for several weeks Tomorrow night
aph Hill Will entertain at dinner GEORGETOWN house in
nonor OF Mrs Ballard Moore Friday night the Brstos will
give onner Tor MRS Moore, and this night be
@ LIE GAME Mrs George Marye will give Saturday
ngh before the Thrift Shop Ball Sugrave Club and Mrs
WMam mcclellan Ritter Mrs MacVeagh have cards
out Tor teas this afternoon Monday Justice and
tine Day COL Miles and Mrs Helen Wpht will
give OlnnerS Relou
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Harry K. Fulton is executive chair
man. Mrs. Aaron Newman is chair
man of the committee in charge of
the lecture, assisted by Mrs. Robert
Waight Fuller, Mrs. John Browning
Clement, Mrs. Nina Chinn Walker,
Miss L. K. Critcher, Miss Elizabeth
Poole, Mrs. F. K. Moss and Miss Cor
nelia Grams. Tea will be served after
the lecture.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
independence Fete
At Legation.

The Lithuanian Minister and Nine
Zadeikis have issued invitations for
reception Wednesday afternoon. Feb.
ruary is, from to o'clock in the
Legation at 1922 Sixteenth street NV
to celebrate the goth anniversary OF
the independence of their country.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Holt. accom-
panied by Mrs. r. Hastings. jr., of
Buffalo, Wyo.. are stopping at the
Dodge while in the Capital.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
c. A. R. Junior Group
Founders Dav.

The Junior group Of the 1t. John
Shaw Society, c. A. r., will celebrate
founders day Saturday afternoon with
Mr.. Jimmie Leith and Miss Margaret
Lelth as host and hostess. Represent
atives of the national and State board
Will be entertained and appropriate
exercises will be held. honoring the
founder of the c. A. r., Mrs. Harriet
M. Lothrop.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Percival S. Ridsdalc
are spending several weeks in Orlando.
having been at Punta Gorda, Fla,
during January.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Mrs. William Wayne Wirgman and
her daughter. Miss Polly Wirgman.
have returned to their apartment at
Wardman Park after two-week motor
trip through Florida.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Mellen.
Gulfport. Miss, are staying at the
Hotel Raleigh while visiting in WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
Miss Janet Richards
To Give Talk.

Miss Janet Richards will give talk
on the High Lights of the Worlds
Work" in St. Margaret's parish house
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
lecture is for the benefit OF the work
Evening star., 1938-02-19

toward news Of roofing shingle that
Is designed to keep out the wind,
inexpensive. weather-tested and
equipped with plastic on the under
side, these shingles can be pasted"
down. as it were. instead Of Just nailed.
as most shingles are. This Is an i'm
portant feature, especially for re-
roofing jobs, where the under surface
containing the old roofing shingles Is
likely to be regular and q gap Is left
here and there for the wind to blow
under. Often shingles which are
nailed on without being sealed down
are blown right Off the wind ia
strong enough.
The shingles only come in a hex
agonal shape, because the square butts
would require too much plastic along
their'edges. They are made Of asphalt
IN red-green, blue-black and several
red or green blends. It isn't especially
recommended for American style
houses, which rather need the square,
butted shingles, but it is excellent for
other kinds of structures.
Evening star., 1938-02-19
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and
ELIZABETH GORDON.

T 7 UMIDITY conscious?
- When you visit a heated
room does your nose get dry
4 L and your face feel parched,
while the boutonniere you proudly
wear willis and turns brown almost be.
fore you know it? That means the
proper amount Of moisture is not there
to counteract the temperature of the
air
So many people have become aware
OF needed moisture in the air that
otherwise entirely adequate heating
plants have been remade or substi-
tuted with plants that give humidifi-
cation as well as heat. But so drastic
step is frequently unnecessary.
There are humidifiers on the market
which can be installed beneath any
one of your radiators and will dis
tribute moisture evenly to all parts of
an average sized house-those parts
anyhow which are open to circulation.
II your house is large enough you will
need two Of them, but even two come
cheap compared to a new heating
plant.
It operates this way: On steam
heating plants. steam from the sys-
tenn first passes through the humid
flying equipment and then into the
radiator, where 1t is condensed into
water in the normal process of heat
ing. On hot-water heating plants, hot
water OF high temperature, created
by a special copper tubing circuit
from the boiler. passes through the
humidifier. In both cases water is
supplied to the unit, and forms a thin
film of water around the hot steam
pipes. Instant evaporation results.
The particular attachment we have
in mind evaporates from six to IL
gallons of water a day, according to
the steam temperatures and the dry
ness OF the Dir. 1t Is not necessary
to adjust it each time you feel your
nostrils drying. An automatic ad-
Justment keeps the water flowing into
the humidifier and evaporates as
much as the air requires
A special feature OF this particular
device is that 1t can be installed in
apartment houses and Office build
ings without the nuisance of run
ming water lines through the. walls
and the floors. In residences, the
danger of draining off too much
water from the boiler must be re-
membered, and very frequently
direct water line from the house
plumbing is a safeguard. When the
direct line is installed, you don't
have to worry about the boiler water
level, but occasionally you have to
take the humidifier apart and clean
Evening star., 1938-02-19

may be purchased and installed with
a part of the proceeds OF the loan.
Evening star., 1938-02-19
4 ;{<ftt4,QIEUlGMIED,IE SA| ri
q; = SEzEoR|E !fS|R EYINGAs5i

1t, because direct water is not dis
titled. as Is the condensed sort.
Best news of all: The apparatus
costs from $50 to $50 installed.
IT is not quite spring, but thoughts
are springlike on those occasional
warmish days we've been having.
Therefore We can mention the water
proofing element we have been in
vestigating, which we'd like you to
consider If any concrete work Is in
your housing dreams for spring.
A clear water-white solution of
waterproof1ng paste. this stuff is used
as an integral waterproofer, being
mixed right into the mix at the time
you are pouring your concrete 1t has
special advantage: It won't stain,
even when you use it as q trans
parent solution over already finished
concrete. For you can use it two ways.
The non-staining feature, unique,
We believe, to this particular water
proofing solution. makes it practical
to use on fine stone, marble, etc. It
has no wax in it, so you can paint
over it. It's makers call 1t a building
preservative," because it discourages
50 much more than just water.
\ 4 X
SPEAKING Of spring doesn't bring
spring. For most of us, the north
wind still doth blow. and we may
even have snow for couple of months
to come. So we will be sympathetic
Evening star., 1938-02-19
M0DER:lIZATION LOAN
STANDARDS TO BE SET
New F. H. A. Booklet to List
Eligible Improvements Under
Amendments.

Property requirements to which
residential structures built with loans
insured under the Federal Housing
Administrations modernization credit
plan must conform will be released
to the public within the near future
IN, booklet entitled Eligible I'M
provements to Property"
Under recent amendments to the
National Housing Act, the Federal
Housing Administration may in
sure loans for the construction of
new properties where the loan does
not exceed $2,500. Loans for the
repair and improvement Of existing
structures may be insured up to
$4,000.
New construction loans insurable
under the plan fall into two classes
those for the construction of new
residential properties and those for
building non-residential structures.
Evening star., 1938-02-19

Y UM1DITY conscious?
~ When you visit a heated
room does your nose get dry
Il Il and VOlIr face feel narrhed
Evening star., 1938-02-19
Cleaning Stone Stills.

An efficient cleaning preparation for
unglazed stone door sills is made
from l gallon of good soft soap, l pint
clear ammonia solution and pounds
OF finely powdered pumice stone. The
stone should first be thoroughly
cleaned of SCOT and dust, the mixture
applied and allowed to stand for a
half hour or more Then scrub well
into the surface of the stone with a
stiff brush or broom. Rinse off thor
oughly with clear water. If ons1ap-
pllcation is not sufficient. repeat the
process a second time.
Evening star., 1938-02-19
LOANS EARMARKED

The proceeds Of S2,500 new resi-
Dental construction loans, which may
be insured by the Federal Housing
Administration Under the moderniza-
ton credit plan, must be expended in
the construction of new structure.
No part of the proceeds may be en-
ployed for the purchase and installa-
ton Of equipment or furnishings, such
as rugs. furniture, drapes. washing
machines, refrigerators, stoves, etc.
Items such as heating. wiring and
plumbing systems are considered as
an integral part of the structure and
Evening star., 1938-02-19
BENEFITS SPORTSMAN

A large closet or small room dedi-
Gated to the storage of sports equip
ment is an asset to the houshold in
terested in sports and also effects a
material saving. because the proper
care of such equipment prevents de-
terioration.
Racks, hooks and pegs should be
provided in the storage space to hold
golf clubs. tennis rackets, hockey
sticks, skates, etc. A series of stout
wooden hooks, like fashioned hat
racks. sloping down toward the wall
make good place to hold the golf
clubs. Shoe shelves with grooves can
be arranged for skates. Wooden pegs
set IN the wall hold tennis rackets
without straining the frames or dam
aging the gut.
Evening star., 1938-02-19
HOME TO BE BUILT
Georgers to Replace Warrenton
Dwelling Destroyed by Fire,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, Feb. 19.-Dr.
and Mrs. r. A. Georger have given
the contract for q new house to re-
place their home destroyed by fire
Easter Sunday, 1887. w. H. I. rem-
ing Of Warrington, Is the architect
and G. T. Grant, Warrenton, the
builder.
Henri de Heller, Warrenton, is re-
modelling and improving the farm
house OF Ludington Patton, near Mid
dleburg, Va. Ian s. Montgomery has
sold to Bryant G.. Yates q lot on
Evening star., 1938-02-19

wilson street, Lee Heights subdivision.
Minnie e. Settle. trustee, and James
A. Compton have sold to James A.
Weaver lot Of one and Q half acres
with improvements in the town Of
Remington.
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chewed the covers from 'McFalls, "
sampled Pictorial Ripplings' and
made paw marks on the Ladies Home
nal-Companion." And now he
was wagging mis- tail for applause. See,
he seemed to say, have slain the
enemy. A masculine animal at the
moment. the reviewer confesses, was
rather cheering.
Still, she feels that she read enough
to speak with certainty of the kind of
story which prevails in these maya
zines. 1t calls to her mind q remark
once made by don herold. He said, in
effect, that men are crazy about
women, but do not care much about
marriage and that women are crazy
about marriage, but do not care much
about men. The fiction in these wom-
ems mags is very obviously composed
to soothe the shocks which must result
from this dissimilarity Of tastes between
the sexes. For it sets forth = purely
imaginary world in which men are
crazy about marriage and women are
crazy about men.
And, more than that, 1t sets forth a
world in which women grow more
beautiful year by year (provided, OF
course, that they are happily married),
and in which children are all-wise little
angels, and in which no home
maker is ever rumpled or untidy or
plump or grazing or less than bril-
liantly intelligent and witty, and in
which all the effort which Is involved
in the creation of q home, except ar
ranging the Gala lilies in the hall, is
treated as . sort Of necessary vice
and that includes the husbands work
at his once. Nothing In that world
Is real, indeed, except the stream
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Public Library
HIGHWAY SAFETY.

A IL OF the city's civic and welfare
organizations, its schools, play
grounds and the press are backing
a safety drive to check motor accidents
in Washington's streets which have
been taking an alarming toll of child
lives in the past few months. In CO.
operation with this movement the
public libraries call attention to the
following short list Of books, available
at the central building at Eighth and
X streets NV, the reading Of which
would be salutary at this time.
As long ago as 1925. New York City
was conducting similar campaign for
the safety Of its streets, and Barron
Collier wrote the story Of the move
ment in Stopping Street Accidents;
A History Of New York City's Bureau
of Public Safety"
What the automobile means on the
highways is pointedly expressed in
Man and the Motor Car" series Of
articles edited by A. w. Whitney. The
American Automobile Association calls
attention to "Society's Responsible
ties" in the volume so entitled in its
sportsmanlike driving series. In Safe
and Sane Use of the Highways"
Thomas Allen tells how to prevent &C
cidents.
No more graphic description of the
dangers Of motoring has ever been
written than the three articles by ]. c.
Furnas and E. N. Smith which APP
peared in the Readers Digest back in
1885. Reprinted in book form they
have the title Sudden Death and How
to Avoid It." A thorough discussion
Of the whole field Is given in Barry
Mulligan's Collisions in Street and
Highway Transportation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Brief Reviews of Books

by Elsie Bindrum New York: Lo-
throp, Lee and Shepard.
Book for very young children about
two little colored youngsters. Humor-
GUS and pleasant
ALMOST FIFTEEN. BY Grace Irwin.
New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shop
ard
Story Of girl. almost Is, in her high
school adventures. For girls about the
same age.
THE HOUND OF CULAIN BY
Alan M. Buck. Illustrations by
Richard Bennett. New York:
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard.
The epic of Cuchulain, the myth
cal Irish hero. Told for the young
Good.
KINGS AND THINGS. BY H. E. Mar
shall. Illustrated by Lanta Spur
rier. New York: Thomas Nelson
& Sons.
The story of the English kings. from
the days of the Roman conquest
down to the present. For the young.
Good.
PLAYMATES IN PRINT. By Edna
Whiteman. Illustrated by Earl
Oliver Hurst New York: Thomas
Nelson & Sons
Short stories and poems for young
sters. dealing mostly with animals
and flowers. Pleasant.
MORE ABOUT THE LITTLE OLD
WOMAN WHO USED HER HEAD.
BY Hope Newell Pictures by Mar
garet Ruse. New York: Thomas
Nelson e. Sons.
The famous little old woman goes
on using her famous head in a new
series of adventures, amusing and en-
pertaining. Those who liked the first
volume should certainly get this.
ANN OF BARTON RANCH. By
Elizabeth Welty Stevens. Illus
trated by Susanna Suby. New York:
Alfred A. Knopf
The story Of a real little girl who
went with her mother into frontier
Wyoming, and there saw Indians,
stage coaches. coyotes. gophers and
much else that was new. Very good.
ROADSIDE AND FIRESIDE IRISH
FOLK TALES BY William Love.
Boston: Meador Publishing Co.
Much the usual whimsical stuff.
STORIES FROM THE OLD TESLA
MENT. BY Maud and Miska Peter
sham. Philadelphia: John c. VIM
ston Co.
The usual charming Petersham
product.
KANGAROO TWINS. BY Inez Hogan
New York: E. P. Dutton Co.
For the very young. Pleasant.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN
DWARFS. Translated from the
German and illustrated by Wanda
Gag New York: E. P. Dutton Co.
The Grimm tale, as you remember,
bears only an outline resemblance to
the motion picture. These illustrations
are not based on Disney, either.
CHILDREN OF THE GOLDEN
QUEEN. BY Flora Mcintyre. New
York: E. P. Dutton Co.
The story of the honey bee, for the
young. Very good.
BUMBLEBUZz. BY Resale K. Fry.
New York: E. P Dutton Co.
Story of insects, for the very young.
Pleasant
POTTERY OF THE ANCIENTS. BY
Helen E. Stiles. New York: E. p.
Dutton Co.
History Of pottery in ancient lands,
told for children and illustrated by
photographs. Excellent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
NAZI PRIMER PROVES COM1CAL
Book Used Text Teaching Young Filled With Contradictions
and Must Have Been Written by Dead.Pan Comedian
Builders Autobiography Is Excellent.
Washington's Best Sellers, Week
Ending August II, 1898.

Washington's Best Sellers, Week
Ending August II, 1898.
Fiction.
THE YEARLING. Rawlings.
Scribners.
MY SON, MY SON. Spring.
Viking.
MY SISTER EILEEN. McKen-
ney. Harcourt Brace.
THE CITADEL. Cronin. Little
Brown.
THE WALL. Rinehart. Farrar
& Rinehart.
THE DAY OF BATTLE. sheean.
Doubleday-Doran.
Non fiction.
HORSE AND BUGGY DOCTOR.
Hertzler. Harpers.
A SOUTHERNER DISCOVERS
THE SOUTH. Daniels. Mac
milan.
SAVE AMERICA FIRST. Frank.
Harpers.
COMING VICTORY OF DE-
MOCRACY. Mann. Knopf.
I'M A STRANGER HERE MY
SELF. Nash. Little.
THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING.
Yutang. Reynal & Hitchcock.