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The first appearance in
English Of these tales and
sketches does not present an
exactly unknown" Chekhov.
Unknown in degree, perhaps,
but not in kind. Rather they
deepen our appreciation of this
Russian master, who was dry
and yet compassionate. disil-
lusioned but not sour and Sc
lective yet revealing.
This collection, translated
and edited admirably by Av-
rahm Yarmolinsky. is arranged
to show the progress of Chek-
hov from a not very talented
would-be comic writer to a
master of his material. Read
ing these pages, one wonders
if there exist today in Russia
unknown ChekhovS. Surely
the river of humanity that
flows through these pages cam
not have dried up completely.
Perhaps it still goes on under
the iron earth.
Gems and Masterpieces
The lover Of Chekhov will
find here stories that are gems
in their own right and also
reminders of other Chekhov
masterpieces. THE Cherry
Orchard" for instance. is
plainly prefigured in a beau
tiful, sardonic tale, "A Visit to
Friends" A wary bachelor is
lured to the country house of
three women who had bright
ened his youth and now find
their family estate in peril.
They court him with charm
and nostalgia, but finally he is
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len Sharples, which was re-
produced as the frontispiece
in the definitive book on the
Sharples by Mrs. Knox.
More than 25 textile items
from the OAR storage
rooms, never before publicly
shown. include part of a cur
tain which Dolly Madison
took from a White House VIM
dow to wrap the Declaration
of independence when she es-
capped with it during the
burning of Washington in
1914: brocades which lined
Daniel Webster's carriage; a
piece of a brocade gown worn
by a lady when calling on
Martha Washington in Nor
ristoWn, N. j., during the Rev.
olutionary War; a portion Of
a silk wedding gown of 1871
with large polka dots in sew
eral colors-a gay costume for
a bride.
Many interesting items may
be classified as personal &C
cessories, among them an eX-
quisitely embroidered satin
card case which belonged to
Mrs. Charles Carroll, wife of
the barriSter. 1t has two
pearl-bordered miniature por-
traits painted on the white
satin, which may have been
the work of Charles Wilson
Peale.
OF particular interest will be
the many Lee possessions.
Nothing makes the past so
vivid, as the actual objects, or
fragments thereof, which once
belonged to those who played
important roles in a time long
enough gone to make the sur
vival of a bit of silk, a braid
of hair in a mourning ring,
surprising. But strongest of
all the links with the past is
architecture. And the pres
ervation of so impressive a
home as Stratford Hall, more
than two and half centuries
old, is ample reason for the
time and energy of so many
blic-spirited women to make
this exhibition a success.
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lips story,
which unac-
coun t a b ly
ends w i t h
Lu C r ezia' S
accession as
Duchess OF
F e + r a r a.
S j G n o r a
oC41O11Cl, q
S u p e ri o +
writer, takes
LucreZia to
her death
b e d, o n
which S h e
expired with
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For Whom the CIoche Tolls
BY Angus Wilson and Philippe Julian british Book Gen.
fre

Finally, we have a page from
Maisie's diary. which shows her
to be simply a child of nature
she was an American, after
alb, who made no bones about
enjoying the f1eshpots.
All this is done in a rather
self-consciously clever way.
The drawings by Mr.. Julian
are very brilliant. How low
were those waistlines!
M. MEG.
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This stylish curiosity is a
brittle, malicious picture of the
'20s, as reflected in the ample,
accommodating person of
Maisie, a very merry widow of
the time. We see her success
sively through the eyes of her
jealous sister-in law, her hap
PLY taken-in brother -in-law,
her resentful daughter. her
esthete son, a venomous friend.
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Reviewed by Mory McGrory

repelled by their ruseS and
their futility. The delicacy Of
Chekhov, who can evoke SYM
pathy and scorn at the same
time, is apparent here. And
his unsentimental understand
ing of intelligent, idealiStic
people who are tripped up by
the shabby little compromises
of daily living illuminateS "An
Unpleasantness," a striking
vignette of a young doctor
who tries to take a stand.
Communal Misery
The great story here is
Peasants" in a new version
with a hitherto unpublished
sequel. It is a marvelously
lucid picture of peasant life in
all it's squalor. Chekhov does
not spare us the harridan
grandmother, the h a r o
daughter, the filth and confu-
sion of the home to which
Moscow waiter has returned to
die. But he also shows the
sustaining quality of their
communal misery and their oc-
casional flashes of kindness
and piety.
Across Siberia" is a MASTER
full account of Chekhov's jour-
ney through those dismal
wastes. It is interesting for
it's cross-section of Russian life
and also for its picture of the
artist working with the raw
materials of his art.
Mr.. Yarmolinksy alls
"Chekhov" a short winded
writer" Perhaps, but what
marvellous dashes.
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Dempsey Works

Five years OF painting by
Richard Dempsey, 1889 to the
present time, are represented
in the one-man show at the
Dupont Theater gallery of art
through April 20. Nine of the
II works are loans from pri-
vate collectors and the Bar
nett Alden Gallery.
The catalog divides these
paintings into four periods.
The first group. before the
artist went to Haiti in 1850,
is called his black period"
a misnomer in some instances,
such as his large panoramic
Park in the City" one of the
shows more colorfUl and
pleasing works.
Mr.. Dempsey has not ad-
hered rigidly to one manner
of expressing himself in any
OF these periods" but has al
ternated between non-objec-
tive and seminaturalistic ap-
proaches. In his Haiti group,
view From My Room" is sug-
gestive of sunny mornings on
an open balcony.
OF seven paintings listed as
most recent, l liked best
Bridge, Train and Boat"
which has a balanced pattern
and also expresses a concrete
subject effectively
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new novelist to appear in some
time.
Race Rock is a rough pro-
lection in a wild stretch of
ocean beach in New England.
Around it, somehow, revolve
the lives of the four persons
chiefly concerned, although
three of them have gone to
live in New York and return
to their native shore now and
then. There are George Nc
Conville, son of the big land
owner at the beach, the
wealthiest man; his foster
brother. Sam Rubicam; Eve
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Is uu1OrLu.
nate that
his story
does not
seem worth
the creative
gift and ar
tistic care
e x p ended
vi III, OuL
there will
be other
novels and
Peter Mat
thiesSen is
the most
prom i sing
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Cape Breton Island and Taos.
N. Mex. Mission.
Mr.. JeXs landscapes are all
ways beautifully tended places.
we'll Weeded, planted and -four
ishing. Even his industrial
scenes (two in the current
show are delightful spots.
Some of his paintings are
sweet" seeming to have an
intangible veil of pink or violet.
Perhaps this artist sees things
through the legendary rose
colored glasses, a vision which
is all too rare today.
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recent years. The original VOL
umes got out of print and,
since there was a steady de-
mand for them in Japan and
abroad, the bureau began
new and revised series. The
author Of the history. DR..
Ionaga. is professor of educa-
ton at Tokyo University. The
book is attractively illus
trated. &C. B. J.
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l ! ! II =
h a i + e d,
light = eyed,
! j G h t
footed, she
W a S t h e
flo W er Of
one of the
m o S t tri-
u m phantly
scandal o u S
families in
history. She
was also the
daughter of
n e I a g e,
BIO t h biog-
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Lucrezio Borgio
BY Maria Bellonci. (Harcourt, Brace; $5J
Lucrezio Borgio
By Joan Haslip (BObbs- Merrill: $780,
BY Joan Haslip.

The appearance of two new
biographies bespeaks the eter-
nal fascination of Lucrezia
Borgia. A Pope's daughter,
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Venezuelan Art

The Pan American Union is
showing through April IL, 20
paintings by young artists Of
Venezuela, who are exponents
of a comparatively new abb
stract art movement in that
country. A brief history of the
movement and biographical
information about the artists
here represented are given in
the free catalog.
Evening star., 1954-04-04

The young author Of this
first novel writes with ma
turity and a feeling for words
seldom found these days. It
Evening star., 1954-04-04
ART CLASSES

Five well-known Washington
artists, Laura Douglas, Theo-
dora Kane, George T. Hamil-
ton, Jozeph Pielage, and Prem
tiss Taylor will teach new
spring art classes at the YWCA.
Day and evening classes in
Water Color, Oils, Portraits,
Jewelry, and Ceramics begin
the week of April 5th. An Ex-
hibit of students work will be
held late in April.
For reservations or details:
ME. 8-2100, Ext. 20.
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Writers Present Definitive
justification Of Mccarthy
|cCorthy and His Enemies

OsIU BIISTTUSS
BY William F. Buckley, jr., and L. Brent Bozell.
Henry Regnery Co.; So
Rnw:o,.aI La, W:eka.l H~,Ll.,.l
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The Unknown Chekhov
Translated introduction by Avrahm Yarmoinksy
MONDAY Press $780,
Al~
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Minutes of the Last Meetinq

BY Gene Fowler. THE Viking Press; $3.50
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Bod Pay Bill

The House yielded to powerful pressure
from postal employees organizations In APP
proving an administrati on-opposed per
cent pay raise for postal workers. This was
tug OF war between well-organized
employees lobby and Government forces led
directly by Postmaster General Summer
field and indirectly by President Eisenhower
In an election year 1t Is not surprising
that the union groups with strong vote
controlling potentialities won out. But the
bill passed by an overwhelming majority
OF the House Is bad legislation for several
reasons. The President would be justified
in vetoing 1t If the Senate should make
the mistake of sending It to the White
House.
The House measure Is bad because 1t
would perpetuate and aggravate inequities
in the postal pay structure which ought to
be eradicated, because it would add about
$3.50 million to the Post once Departments
staggering annual deficit without any pro-
vision for meeting the extra cost and
because it would discriminate against civil
service workers generally in the Federal
establishment, none Of whom would beneflt
from the House plan. The administration
originally had asked for a modest pay
increase provided under postal reclassih-
cation bill designed to eliminate inequalities
in the present pay schedules. Coupled with
the pay bill was measure to boost mail
rates. The unions launched a bitter fight
against the administration plan, demanding
a substantial straight-out pay raise now,
with a Redistribution study to follow. Mr..
Summerfield later agreed to compromise
per cent raise linked with Redistribution.
If postal employees were to be given this
concession, it was generally understood that
similar legislation for all classified employees
would be passed. Meanwhile, the admins
tration has been urging passage Of the
companion measure to raise postal rates
for continuing attack on the rising deficit.
The House, by insisting on the Z per
cent, no-reclassincation postal bill, has Inn
periled the pay prospects Of Federal work.
ers at large at this session of Congress.
The Senate can save the day by refusing
to grant the one-sided pay raise voted by
the House and by substituting for 1t the
more equitable and less costly administra-
ton pay program. This Is the only way
to assure fair play for all employees on the
Government payroll.
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zur! sol p0N'T
KNOW WHATS All eQulpE

still possible to survive socially with
out memorizing the batting averages
OF every major league ball player over
q period Of the last 10 years or so.
In England at Wimbledon time, you
can still muddle through without the
ability to discourse convincingly about
the decline Of European tennis or the
prowess Of Little Mo. Even. the Span
iards are apt to be condescending to
the non-bullfghting element of the
community.
In France, however, the definition
OF q social dud is the man who, seated
conversationally in a sidewalk cafe.
dries up when the talk turns to the
latest in bicycle racing. Any one who
doesn't know that an equipe is q team
OF racers and that an etGpe is q lap
on the 3,000-mile course is classed
automatically as something Of slob.
Those who falter in dissecting the
virtues OF Louison Bobet, incompatible
two-time winner of the event; who
cannot compute elapsed times to the
split-second; who are dubious about
which contestants walked OF with
what slices of the 4O-million-franc
purse unsporting types might
better go into retirement until the
annual Juror over the Tour de France
has subsidized again.
The conversation. furthermore. is
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This and That !.
By Charles E. Trocewen

wants to for all practical purposes. His
legs are longer than they look, and Mne
terrain he ordinarily goes over is help
ful to him, giving him good footage.
When a box or other small turtle
wants to put on speed. he covers the
ground in way that gives the lie to all
the fables.
Actually. he is modern enough, de-
spite being one Of the Oldest Of living
things. He, as we, must meet con-
ditions as they are. not as he might
want them.
Today he was looking for a place to
battle.
To meet his requirements, he had
to md bird bath sunk flush with the
ground. and preferably not more than
2 inches deep.
Not every yard provides such for
turtle entertainment.
One of the most comica1 sights In a
garden is some old turtle standing on
his hind legs reaching for q tomato on
the vine.
1t is to be hoped that no gardener
will resent this theft. It is worth it.
just to see him rear UP, keeping his
balance with his TAIL
Today's turtle found no bath, no
tomato on the vine. but he did ind
tomato.
A kindly person. seeing him rest at
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the halfway point, thought 1t would
be nice to take him out a tomato.
Modern tomatoes come in fancy
wrapping, and are kept in. the re-
frigerator.
One was accordingly taken out, in
dented, and placed in the yard few
inches from the turtles nose.
Then everybody sat back to see
what would happen.
The creature simply stared at the
tomato.
After what seemed an hour, but
wasn't, he moved forward an inch. 1t
would be correct to say he inched for
waru.
He applied the nose portion Of his
snakelike head to the cold tomato.
He withdrew it quickly, and remained
looking at the thing for long time.
Then, without backward glance.
and turning as abruptly as his carapace
permitted. he waddled of at amaze
ment speed for the border from which
he had come, where hummingbirds
launch themselves into the p1lox beds.
The moral of the fable is that If you
want to serve tomatoes to wandering
turtles. be sure to take them out Of the
icebox the day before.
Cold tomatoes are not on the turtle
bill of fare.
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Perfect Sport for the Tired Spectator

liable to take turns that have little
to do with the relatively primitive
problem of pumping bicycles up and
down hills. Take, for instance, the fact
that the race started this year in Am
sterdam. A good patriot can work up
quite fever about this intrusion Of
internationalism into fiercely national
event. even though the Dutch capital
paid for the privilege to the tune Of
$4,000. Then again, there is much
conversational food in the performance
OF the Italians, who refused to ride
IN this years race simply because they
were told that they couldn't advertise
the usual variety of alcoholic drinks.
household equipment and beauty aids
on their racing sweaters.
Exacting as It is from the standpoint
o. background preparation, the great
virtue Of the Tour de France is that It
makes incredibly small demands on
the time and patience Of the enthusiast.
a baseball fan at the very least must
also ne television fan. hotdog fan,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fan
ana sit-for- hours in the broiling-sun
ian. Not SO the amateur Of the Tour
de France.
About all that is required Of him is
that he should follow the sporting page
OF his newspaper with attention and
be willing to defend his favored edito-
rial opinions enthusiastically with all
corners. Anything beyond this comes
within the scope of purely volunteer
effort and has little II anything to do
with real appreciation Of the sport.
Some cynics, In fact, 60 SO far as to
claim that the Tour de France is little
more than q flgment dreamed up by
the newspapers (whose circulation
Jumps an average of Is per cent during
the race and the advertisers who have
turned the event into one of the most
concentrated medicines shows of all
time. The time is not far of. comments
the sports editor of Figaro, when the
Tour could dispense altogether with
bicycles.
Curlously enough. however. nearly
three out Of four Frenchmen-some 40
million in all-actually perform the
ceremonial ritual of seeing the Tour
de France" each year. It is. after All.
a modest effort. For most it simply
means piiing the family into the car
and driving OF for carefree interlude
by the roadside, Every day the news
papers carry exact times that the
tour will pass through each village
along the way. And within an hour
one way or the other, the guesses are
apt to be reasonably accurate.
Selection of specializing vantage
point is important. A grassy bank near
the bottom of hill with q hairpin
turn at the bottom is recommended.
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lasts long enough to bring every one out
OF his pleasant daze, the race itself
sweeps by. First comes echappee-a
group OF sprinters vying for the days
honors. In the main group which fol-
lows, some one spots the "maillot jaune"
the gold shirt of the leader. Although
the French champion, short of break
ing his neck. has the race sewed I'D at
this point. the crowd screams encour-
agement. Some one shouts: Get going.
Bobetp There follows a disconsolate
group of Spanish cyclists and finally.
bringing up the rear behind his own
motorcycle escort, a wounded contest
ant. pumping along painfully toward
Paris with his arm, heavily bandaged. a
candidate. no doubt, for the prize
awarded to "le plus malchanceur"-the
unluckiest racer.
AS we say. it's all over quickly and
painlessly And after that, there's really
notning more to do except talk about
the Tour de France for another whole
year.
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Herbert Hoover at 80

The ceremonies at West Branch, Iowa,
today are not intended to honor Herbert
Hoover merely because he Is q former Presi-
dent who has reached his 80th birthday.
Perhaps this feat Of longevity, alone, Is a
distinction of a sort But the thing that
really distinguishes Mr.. Hoover as he passes
this milestone is his sturdy, undimmed faith
in the greatness Of free America.
This blacksmith's son, whose grand
parents made the journey to West Branch
in covered wagon, might be said to have
had three careers. The boy who earned his
first money knocking bugs OF potato plants
at the rate of one penny per 100 had moved
into the millionaire class by the time Of
World War I. During and after that
struggle, he gained worldwide fame as the
directing head of the system which fed the
starving millions. His second career-that
of the public man-began with his appoint
ment as Secretary Of Commerce and con-
cluded on the note of his unhappy departure
from the White House in the depth Of the
depression. The third career saw him
emerge in the role OF elder stateSman-aS
the mellower Herbert Hoover who had lived
down the implications of the "Hooverism"
tag which his political enemies hung upon
him, and who, at 70, pitched in with will
when asked by President Truman to head
up the task of reorganizing the executive
establishment.
1t may be that the 'inexorable course
of nature" of which he spoke. at the 1852
Republican convention is slowly drawing
the curtain. But the Herbert Hoover of
today gives little evidence Of it. Most of
the few men who attain his years have be-
come tired and worn and discouraged. But
not Mr.. Hoover. It IS heartening, some
how, to know that on his both birthday this
man, who has had his share of the downs
as well as the ups of life, has lost none of
his faith that the future belongs to free
men. It is real pleasure to join his host
Of friends and admirers in wishing him
many happy returns of the day.
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Prudent Preparation

Wartime experience proved the neceS-
Sity for and the effectiveness Of Single-com-
mand teamwork by the armed forces in
combat theaters. Command assignments
varied among the services according to the
particular requirements of the task to be
done. This tested principle underlieS the
reorganization of our continental defenSeS
that will become operational on Septem-
Der /. The plan is to bring about better
coordination of Army, Navy and Air Force
facilities for instant action in an emer-
gency. AS Defense Secretary Wilson put it,
the new setup will provide closer knit
organization with central direction"
Since the main attack against us in
event of war would come by air, command
Of the unified forces logically will fall to an
Air Force officer. General Benjamin w.
Chidlaw, head of the Air Forces Air De-
Tense Command, has been chosen to lead
the three-branch organization It will be
the heavy responsibility Of this force to in
tercept enemy aircraft invading our skies
from any direction. General Chidlaw will
have at his disposal not only the Is wings
Of the Air Forces continental fleet but such
naval planes as may be useful In countering
any attack. Army, Navy and Air Force de-
lection, guided missile and other defense
facilities also will be available.
In World War II, teamwork of this sort
developed hastily under the stress and con-
fusion of the outbreak Of hostilities. Com
flict, misunderstandings and controversies
often arose, to the advantage Of our ene-
mics. Later in the war the co-ordinated
commands began to function more smoothly
and efficiently. The Joint Chiefs do not
want to walt until another emergency to
plan and effect integrated defense forces.
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AnotherN everyday fable:
A medium Sized turtle was crawling
across the garden. having left the west
border some hours before
Evidently he was on his way to the
great forest on the east called the
glad1olus bed.
He trudged and trudged, in the
slightly elaborate manner of turtles the
world over
oldest of living things, these, and
this specimen was true to all that
! strangeness.
He was brown. where he wasn't gray.
dark brown where he wasn't light
brown, or gray.
It's q rather mixed up description,
but turtles are that way. They 60 and
! come in suburban yards, effortlessly and
for the most part fearlessly.
It is only now and then that dog
pokes tentative paw in the direction
Of their hard shell.
A cat could injure one severely by
striking at the head when it is out, but
seldom takes this step. holding the
shelled ones in as much awe as the cat
nature possesses.
The turtle in the yard stopped about
midway. no doubt contemplating the
distance yet to go.
Never let turtle fool you.
He can make enough speed when he
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more significantly perhaps-the Demo-
cratic vote was running more than twice
the Republican total with the count In
complete. Kentucky generally votes DEM
ocratic, but the incumbent Republican
Senator Cooper twice has been elected to
unexpired terms and the q. o. p. had been
feeling optimistic about his chances until
Mr. Barley came out Of retirement.
The Weep" has proved himself q strong
campaigner in many a contest national
as well as State-and this preliminary test
indicates that he IS .off and running. =
Senator Cooper, able and possessed Of q
good record of public service In and out Of
the Senate, has tough autumn facing
him.