Evening star., 1939-07-09

Is ready to hop off as soon as the
Nancy's intimates, and as Philip
Kerr paid that much talked about
visit to Russia with her and Mr..
Bernard Shaw. 1t was after that
visit that she worked hard for
trade pact with the Soviet Union
and was twitted in Parliament
about her Bolshevism. She came
out As usual with flying colors and
gave them as good as they sent.
The Marques. who is a frequent
visitor at Cliveden, the regal coun-
try seat near London, which was
bought by the first and late Wis
count Astor, who became natural
lied Briton in 1899, says there is
no such thing as "Cliveden set
meaning those sympathetic with
NaziFascist doctrines. Mr.. Shaw,
another of Lady Nancy's cronies,
calls Cllveden the melting pot for
all that is best and most brilliant
In British life today One meets
there the rising young litterateur,
whether he be political writer, poet,
scientist or labor man. The Amer
ican-born woman member of the
Parliament, it is agreed. has the
only bona flde salon in London
Her marriage in Seconde noce has
been very happy and satisfactory.
You may have heard this one: Lady
Nancys colored nanny down in
Virginia, who had heard much of
the riches and glories of the Astors
abroad and the gorgeous style in
which they lived and supported the
old castles and estates which they
bought. said: GLORY be. Miss
Mamie, you jus done outmarried
yo'self. Chile. you is walkin on the
golden streets"
Speaking of the so-called Cliveden
set, sometime ago Lady Astor was
asked by the Forum Magazine to
say something about her political
PHILOSOPHERS and beliefs, and wrote:
Il hold no brief for dictators;
have horror of all persecution and
tyranny. A country governed by the
human will of one man has sold its
soul and paWned its reason. To me
country is not the personality of
one man but the personality of the
people. OF the dictators. l admired
only Ataturk, for he believed in
democracy and freedom for his
women" The lady takes her poll
tics seriously. Her answer to the
question, What is a democrat?" is
He who believes in the infinite
value of the human soul in the sight
Of God"
Have you seen the cinema, Good
bye Mr.. Chips? It's delightful and
though it may be piggy if one sits
through 1t the second time he can
be excused because it's not often that
ne will be treated to such charming
natural slmplicity-true to life.
Goodbye Mr. Chips" and Merry
Christmas" are almost immortals.
Thanks to Mr.. James Hilton for in
PRODUCING us to Mr.. Chips. Do YOU
recall in Merry Christmas" it was
IN 1917 that Mr.. Chips, then in his
! futf year. was called back from re-
st1rement to again assume the duties
r OF headmaster? At the party he
brldged the gap between his old
boys who were in the trenches and
the young f1edglings he was then
teaching Latin so he gave
party and the boys too young to 20
to the front joined in and the de-
iectable Mrs Wickett-Dicken could
not have made better-joined in
the glass of wine The book shops
down town are having "Goodbve
Mr.. Chips week and the windows
are filled with the charming story.
Hk
We read in the London Times or
vas 1t the Daily News that Mr.. Ber-
nard Shaw's new play about Charles
II, In Good King Charles Golden