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Evening star., 1962-05-06

A very bad habit that too
many of us cultivate is that
of being super-critieal of our
fellow man when he slips UP
and commits a faux pas, or
social error.
Too often we are inclined to
laugh or make biting COM
mentS. thereby adding to the
embarrassment Of the wrong
doer. After all, ITO err is
human, to forgive divine. I"
This should not be too hard
an adage to follow, particu-
larly when, you, yourself, will
undoubtedly do some erring
along the way! Who doesn't?
To gracefully recover your
equilibrium after accidentally
committing q faux pas Is q
social art that has to be cul-
tivated. Your natural reac-
ton is to pick UP and run
when a chicken leg skids off
your plate and lands in the
lap of the lady across the
table. Covered with embar-
rasSment, and probably gravy,
you must have the presence
Of mind to apologize quietly,
help with q quick mopping
up, and then drop the subject.
Making a great to-do, with
much wringing Of hands and
overriding Of the apologies
only makes a bad matter
worse.
The hostess should help in
this emergency, too. If she
gets upset because her best
tablecloth has been spotted,
and makes no bones about
saying so, she is certainly
being very unfair to the guest
who has had the mishap.
She should be ashamed Of
herself!
One Of the quickest, and
most amusing, recoveries I
have ever run across was the
way In which o gentleman
handled a really eTnbarrass-
ing episode. When attending
an afternoon reception, he
started forward to greet his
hostess, tripped on a rug, fell
full length and slid grace
fully across the floor, landing
at the feet Of the startled
lady. Completely unper-
turbed, the gentleman got to
his feet, bowed to his hostess
and remarked, Here I am.
notwithstandingl"
Breathes there q man or
woman who doesn't make
social errors or have unex-
pected catastrophes happen?
If there is such O person, ]
am sure he Is superhumanl
My lot in this regard Is not
q happy one. Because I try
to help people mind their
manners" I am expected to
have perfect onesl Far from
It'll I do my best, but have
mishaps Just like everyone
else. One memorable one
was when I dropped O large.
drippy asparagus plunk into
my lap, while attending q
luncheon in honor of the
then First Ladyl My only
consolation was that 1t landed
in my lap, and not hersl
The moral Of my little
story: Be kind II someone
else slips UP. Remember, It
could be YOUl
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Questions, Answers

q. At o recent dinner party.
which was held In o high
class restaurant, my husband
and son ordered roast beef,
served with the big piece Of
bone still in. We were ct o
conspicuous center table. and
I was shocked and embar-
rassed to see my husband
pick up the bone and chew
on it. He told my son 1t was
all right to do the same. My
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Miss Robinson
Plans to Wed
Mr.. Fighter

Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
Robinson announce the en-
gagement Of his daughter
Alice Anne to Mr.. James Vol
ney RICHTER, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Volney RICHTER Of Bed
ford, N. Y.
Miss Robinson attended
the Potomac School and is a
graduate Of the Masters
School, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y,
and Katherine Gibbs School
Boston. She made her debut
in 1857 at the Washington
Debutante Ball.
Mr.. RICHTER was graduated
from st. Paul's and Harvard
University. class Of 1858. He
is associated with the Conti-
mental Can Co. in Boston.
A June wedding Is planned.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
MODERN
MANNERS
To Err Is Human, So Be Kind,
1t Could Be You Next Time
By CAROLYN HAGNER SHAW

husband says I am wrong to
object. If it Is acceptable to
do this, I will have to con-
cede, but I thought it looked
dreadful. Am I wrong?
Mrs. c. T. w.
A. You most certainly are
not! Nothing is more un-
slightly than to see someone
chewing on a bone of any
kind, be it beef, chicken or a
chop. When eating in public,
or in the home of friends, it
just isn't donel In your own
home, it's up to you to make
the ruling about whether or
not this should be done. But
NOT in public, EVERl
&& &&
@. How should the men,
bers Of q wedding party, and
the parents Of the bride and
bridegroom, stand in q re-
ceiving line?
Miss A. M. r.
A. The mother Of the bride
always stands first in line.
Not only is she the brides
mother, she also Is the hos
tess. The father of the
bridegroom stands beside her,
and next to him, his wife.
Then the father Of the bride,
the bride, the bridegroom.
the matron Of honor and
then the bridesmaids. The
best man (unleSs he happens
to be the father Of the BRIDE
groom) and the ushers never
stand in the receiving line.
Reminder: All those in the
line should stay there until
the last guest has been
greeted.
REGISTERED United States Patent office
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Fashion Show

An informal fashion pa
rade Of early summer styles
win be staged between noon
and 2 pm. Tuesday at Evans
Farm Inn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-11

have field day on a gay excursion up the
Thames. Laurence Harvey and Martha Hunt
500
LAS VEGAS STORY" 1882 Undistineuished
meIodrama. Jane Russell and Vincent Price.
11:10-5
"YoU CAN'T ESCAPE FOREVER" 1912. Very
minor and unbelievable newspaper drama
George Brent and Brenda Marshall.
1855
Tuesday AN.
RISE AND SHINE" le4l Occasionally hi
Iarious comedy about a dumb football hero's
adventures. Jack oakie. 1905
Tuesday PM,
"THE FALCON IN HOLLYWOOD" 1945. okay
mystery Tom Conway and Barbara Hale
1:00-5
"B0LER0." 1884 Routine actine> George Raft
and Carole Lombard. 5000
"SWAMP WATER" le41 Well acted drama
of fugitive hiding out in a Georgia swamp
Walter Brennan and Walter Huston.
1l:10-5
"SHE WOULDN'T SAY YES" le45. A lady
psychiatrst is trapped into marriage. Fairly
amusing romantic comedy. RosaIind Russell
and Lee Bowman 1855
Wednesday AN.
ALWAYS IN TROUBLE" 1888. Weak Jane
Withers' vehicle with the overgrown Jane
saving her family from kidnapers 1905
Wednesday P.M.
PACIFIC LINE" 1889. suspensefu meo-
drama. Victor McLagen and Chester Morris.
1:00-5
BUCK PRIvATES COME HOME" le47.
(Frst-Run) Abbott and Costello and Tom
Brown 5000
"THE IRON CURTAIN" 1913. Espionage story
involving the personal life of Russian En-
bassy empIoye in Ottawa, Canada Dana
Andrews and Gene Tierney. 11:10-5
"PLEASE MURDER Me-" 1856. Muddled meo-
drama. Raymond Burr and Angela Lansbury
1855
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-11

Sunday AN.
"THE SHOWDOWN" 1850. Western with a
slightly different twist William Elliott and
Walter Brennan. 100
Sunday PM.
"GUADALcANAL DIARY" 1913 A worthy
tribute to the men who fought on Guada-
canal is this stirring action film. William
Bendix Lloyd Nolan and Preston Foster.
1905
"CURLY TOP" 1885 Shirley is wonderful but
the picture is sheer nonsense. Shirley Temple
and John BoIes 2:o0-4
"THE CRUSADES" 1895. The DeMiIIe epic
about the third crusade is lavish, exciting
and fairly entertaining. Loretta Young
2:00-o
IMMORTAL SERGEANT" 1913. Routine war
drama about lost patrol in the African
campaign. Henry Fonda. 3:00-5
APACHE" 1854. Story of NASSAU, savage war
rior of the Apache tribe. Burt Lancaster,
Jean Peters and John McIntire 1901
CRY HAVOC" 1914. War meIodrama about
women who served treIessIy as nurses during
our defeat on Bataan Margaret SULLIVAN
and Ann Sothern. 1l:00-5
The BIG LlFT" 1850. Factual story of the
Berlin arIift filmed on the spot Montgomery
Cliff and Paul Douglas 1l:10A
WICKED AS THEY COME" 1857. First
RUM About gal who is out to conquer
every man she meets for personal gain.
Arlene DAHL Philip Carey and Herbert Mar
shall. 11:20-o
Mondoy AN.
"THE BIG STEAL" le4e Fast but utterly
confused meodrama Robert Mtchum and
Jane Greer. 1905
Mondoy PM.
THE GREAT MAN VOTES" 1899. Superb
drama, with moments of high comedy
gem of a. movie. John Barrymore and Vir-
ginia Weidler. 1:00-5
THREE MEN IN A BOAT" 1857. Bright
British comedy about three young men who
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Jenny Lind's
Visit Here
Is Recalled
JENNY lind: The swedIsh

JENNY LIND: The Swedish
Nightingale. BY Gladys
Denny Shultz. q. B. Lip
pincott Co.: $6.50)
Jenny Lind's life is o very
good story and Miss Shultz
has told it well. The most
interesting part - from our
standpoint was her two
year American tour under the
auspices Of P. T. Barnum.
And this is the best part Of
this biography.
In the course of the travels,
the Lind party came to
Washington. The prima
donna was ever eager to
lower the price Of tickets.
When the first Washington
concert was q sell-out she
suggested q cut In prices $50
that more of the common
people could hear her" That
astute showma n Barnum
promptly vetoed the idea on
the grounds that there are
no common people in WASH
ington. Everybody here is q
celebrity Of some kind"
After the dazzling, rip
roaring American tour
which is told well Miss
Shultz devotes only q single
chapter to the remaining 81
years Of Jenny Lind's life;
perhaps 1t tDds one Of the
great anti-climaxes Of all
time. -E. T.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Depressing
Neurotics
THE SHATTERED GLASS.

THE SHATTERED GLASS,
by Jean Ariss (Alfred A.
Knopf: s4.95). is a vivid,
re a d a Bile, utterly depres-
sing story about q married
woman who falls in love
with an alcoholic and tries
to redeem him. The woman,
never named. is suffering
from the death Of her son,
when she meets the man, an
attractive rootless architect
trying to escape the influence
OF a malevolent father.
Between his heroic bouts
with the bottle, they plot
their escape. But the route
keeps leading to the insane
asylum, the waterfront dive
and the police station. Vari-
Gus people try to help. But
the suffering heroine begins
to realize that love is not
enough"
Miss AriSS depicts all the
degradation and squalor Of
the mans plight. in lurid,
melancholy detail. Her novel
partakes literally Of the OBJ
session and compuision Of
both neurotic principals, but
when it has finished its ex-
hausting course, q wrung -out
reader may wonder what it
has been in aid Of.
M. MEG.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
THE PARTISAN REVIEW

n NE EAhI1ShN hEN1EW
ANTHOLOGY. Edited by
cocWilliam Phillips and Philip
rRahv. (Holt, Rhinehart &
c00Winston; $500
Since 1t was founded in
1884 the Partisan Review has
-heen responsible for far more
sthan its fair share Of the
writings Of mature interest
.and intellectual stimulation
published in American peri
odicals. Much excellent jour-
flalism Is by its nature tran
sient; lasting interest is not
the only criterion Of merit.
: Nevertheless, the editors of
q the Partisan Review can GER
tainly feel justified pride in
6 their third anthology (con-
: tanning pieces first published
c as long ago as 1886 in which
rare very few selections that
: have become dated over the
syears.
81 The anthology is in four
sections: criticism, fiction,
poetry, and a miscellany. or
. the rs contributors, more or
> less, all can be called distin-
! s1guished. They include Eliot,
= Valery. Orwell, Malraux, jan
I ouch (whose Conversations
: with Kafka" make him a
fsminor Eckermann), KAHN,
Mccarthy, Rosenfeld, Dylan
Thomas, Auden, Dwight Mac
Evening star., 1962-09-09

abattoir Is salubrious in
comparison to wherever Mil
Ter happened to find him.
self in his younger days, sur
rounded by dirt, blood, dis
ease. malformity, and weak
mindedness.
49,
But ''Tropic Of Capricorn"
is not wholly a poor work;
it Is the book Of q good writ
er lacking self discipline. If
the liveSt and most original
parts Of both it and Cancer"
were combined, and the dross
Of both books eliminated, If
there were more self-con-
scious artistry and less auto
matte writing and word-spin-
ming, the result would be a
great book showing the au-
thor to be not the universal
man his coterie would have
him, but a rare and individ-
ual talent.
The best section is the
third part devoted to sexual
extravaganza. Not that sex
is banned from the rest of the
book-Miller is always Mil
ler-but after the boyhood
episode rutting takes full
possession and we are back
in the atmosphere of "Tropic
Of Cancer"-shocking, sea-
brous, exhibitionistic, q ira
vesty Of realism. 1t is farcical,
phantaSmagorical. Miller at
tacks his sex scenes in q
spirit Of determined OBJ
scenity; there is no humor
but rather a kind Of funny
obseSsion, as though Miller
were interested not in pleas
ure but only in breaking par.
Ordinarily such an exclusive
preoccupation with sex would
be only tiresome, but some
how the very enormity of its
childish indecency Is fetch
ing. Practically every novel;
tst is rolling the hoop these
days, but Henry Miller can
enjoy the satisfaction of
having invented the wheel.
The subtitle Of "Tropic Of
Capricorn" is "On the Ovar-
ian Trolley" The vehicle is
a far cry from the Tooner-
vile tram, for on Miller's
line there are no trains to
meet, only something to get
away from; nor is the vehicle
named Desire, for with Mil
Ter lust and qualification fol-
low each other without pause
there Is no time for the
tender passion.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

gave him evidence of a vir-
tuosity In another domain so
astonishing that he remem-
bered it all the rest of his
life.
The girl goes to Die Fle-
dermauS" night after night
without missing one per-
Torrance, and her predelic-
ton for the opera increases.
Johann Strauss is flattered.
but the husband thinks the
scene does his family name
no sort Of good. Finally he
leaves his wife, who gladly
settles on him a large sum Of
money and continues attend
ing die Fledermaus." Fin
ally her child Is born, and If
the reader cannot guess
something Of its physical ap-
pearance. I can only refer
him to the book.
There is another story
about a devoted mother who
thrashes her child every day
because he Is, in fact, the
devil. '"The Margravine's
Page" tells Of q young man
SO beautiful that he changes
the lives Of both his master
and his mistress; in "The
Force Of Destiny" we find a
man Of such curious DISPOSE
ton that by his own volition
he has forgotten his own
name, q detail"
The translation seems to be
excellent, for the stories fra
gility is never destroyed, and
without this gossamer light
ness they would obviously be
worth nothing at all.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

Intended to be neither O
biography Of Roosevelt nor
a complete record Of his
public career, but an in
depreciation Of the pur-
poses and methods Of his
career. Reprint.)
POWER AND DIPLOMACY.
BY Dean Acheson. (Athe-
neum; $1.25.) Mr.. Acheson
surveys the emerging fea-
lures that will dominate
our world in the remaining
decades Of this century and
charts a way through its
dangers. (Reprint.)
LECTURES ON THE RE-
PUBLIC OF PLATO. Sec
ond Edition. BY Richard
Lewis Nettleship. (St. Mar
tins Press; $2.75) Number
IA in the Papermac Series.
THE LAST DAYS OF HIT
LER. BY H. D. Trevor
Roper. (Collier Books; 95
cents.0 Third edition with
a new preface by the author.
OF MEN AND MOUNTAINS.
By William o. Douglas.
(Atheneum; $1.450 An &C
count Of explorations with
in the tangled, rugged
mountain Businesses Of the
Pacific Northwest. Re-
print.)
Evening star., 1962-09-09

the author is adopting q
wait-and-See attitude. He
notes that President Kennedy .
invoked the claim Of 'execu-
tive privilege" during the
hearings on alleged muzzling
of military officers last
February but later empha-
sized that each request for
information will be judged
on its merits.
Mr.. Mollenhoff presents
the continuing problem in ).
this way. Nothing" he
writes, speeds the growth Of
corruption more than policies
that foster arbitrary secrecy.
Secrecy allows little scandals
to become major scandals,
costly to the taxpayers.
devastating to our foreign
aid program, to our position
Of readiness, and to our
national morale"
The Remedies =
AS a cure for unjustified
secrecy. Mr.. Mollenhoff pro-
poses: All officials except the
President should be obligated
to explain all their actions to
Congress and the General
Accounting Office, unless
specific laws are passed for
wit h h oldin & information.
Congress should enact special
laws to cover the specific
areas in which withholding
Of records Is deemed neces-
sary to the public good. Con-
gresS should provide stiff
criminal penalties for use
against Government officials
who withhold information
from properly authorized
congressional committees or
the General Accounting Of!
flee. Congress should estab-
lish an effective means for
systematic review Of papers
carrying national security
classifications Of "confiden!
tial' secret" or top secret.p
Or the President could estab-
lish q watchdog COMMITTEES
to review and challenge
questionable use Of national
security clasSificationS. r
The problems he raises and
illustrates so capably as well
as his arguments for q solu-
ton provide a stimulating
look at current history as It
is played out daily from the
Capitol to the White House,
MIRIAM OTTENBERG. !,
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Deft Gothic Stories
Revive an Old Art

THE TOYS OF PRINCES.
by Ghislain de Diesbach.
Translated from the
French by Richard How
ard. pantheon Books:
= $3.500
Since ''The Monk" and
'Frankenstein," the Gothic
tale has fallen into either
disrepute or discard, although
Isak Dinesen wrote some ex-
cellent ones early in her ca
reer. Ghislain de Diesbach,
a young French writer hith-
erto unknown in America, has
put together q dozen that are
deft, fantastic, slight and
charming. THE Toys of
Princes" will not be to every
body's taste, but those who
enjoy 1t at all win prize it.
In a Gothic tale everything
that happens takes place in
an aura Of unbelievable real
ity. The bride Of the Arch
duke Rainer, for example,
has been brought up by a
grandmother who had taken
for q lover the Kapellmeister
Of Prince Won Mecklemburg-
Strelitz - therefore the girl
worships the cult Of melody.
On the eve Of the couples
departure from Vienna, the
Archduchess is taken to her
first performance Of die
F1edermaus," and becomes
wildly excited by the music,
entranced by the perform
Rnce. She insists that the
Journey be postponed, and
her husband is loath to re-
fuse, for his bride that night
Evening star., 1962-09-09
QUARTERMASTERS
WHO KEPT ARMIES
ON THE MARCH
QUARTERMAWER SUI

QUARTERMASTER SUP
PORT OF THE ARMY.
BY Erna Risch. Omitted
States Governm ent
Printing Office: $500
This is the first history
ever written Of the Army
Quartermaster Corps since
1t came into existence in
IT'S and spans the years
through 1889. Through its
pages move the forgotten
quartermasters who sup
piled Mad Anthony Wayne,
the armies of the Civil War,
Scott's march on Mexico
City and the other battles
and skirmishes Of the
Nation up to the time
President franklin D.
Roosevelt declared q lin
tied national emergency.
Described here are the
evolution of Army uniforms
and rations, and the book
is written for the general
reader as well as the pro-
fessional supply officer.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

aware OF tne nlSCOrlc SlgnlI1-
canoe Of each refusal. Law
makers, too, though con-
cerned with Government
secrecy. are aware Of it only
as it affects their committee,
their particular investigation.
Mr.. Mollenhoff, q Pulitzer
Prize-winning reporter for
the Cowles publications, has
covered every major con-
gressional investigation since
1850 and has become in
creasingly concerned with the
dangers implicit in conceal
ing facts that the public has
q right to know. His book is
q documented account Of the
use and misuse Of what goes
under the name Of executive
privilege"
Inconsistent Presidents
He carefully notes how
Presidents before their elec-
ton go out Of their way to
promise freedom of informa-
tion-only to take a different
course once they assume
office. He shows how subor-
dinate officials have succeed
ed in misleading their chiefs
in an effort to cover up, via
executive privilege" a
package Of evils from incom-
petencs and waste of the
public's money to outright
corruption.
Most Of the headline inves-
legations Of the postwar years
are viewed here In the con-
text of the attempts to frus-
trate Congressional commit
tees - from the Internal
Revenue scandals of the Tru-
man administration, to the
case Of Sherman Adams and
his friend, Bernard Goldfine.
Mr.. Mollenhoff draws an
interesting parallel between
the Truman and Eisenhower
administrations. President
Truman, he said, claimed no
constitutional right to keep
information from Congress
because his advisers thought
the precedents in history were
too thin. Instead, the Tru-
man administration relied on
"ducking and lodging to
avoid embarrassment" Presi-
dent Eisenhower. however,
was assured by his advisers
that he had a constitutional
right to keep Congress in the
dark on executive department
affairs. .a
AS for President Kennedy,
Evening star., 1962-09-09
A Washington Novel
On Mythical Coup
BY MARY McGRoRY
Star staff Writer

The time Is 1871 President Jordan Lyman has Just
signed disarmament treaty with the Sovets and his prestige
near Zero The morale and the pay Of the military low
their dudgeon high. On the Of general alert the
Chairman OF the Joint Chiefs Of Staff James Scott
sends an invitation to his fellow chiefs to join in horse
racing bet.
Here we have the scenario Of this weeks Washington
novel. SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, by Fletcher Knebel and
Evening star., 1962-09-09
PAPERBAcKs

STORIES OF HOAXES IN
THE NAME OF SCIENCE.
BY Irving Adler. ,(Collier
Books; 95 cents.) Depicts a
collection of memorable de-
ceptions.
ARMY LIFE IN A BLACK
REGIMENT. BY Thomas
Wentworth Higginson. "a
Collier Civil War Classic;
95 cents.) Originally pub
lished in 1870. Higginson,
onetime minister, writer
and abolitionist, who was
appointed commander Of a
newly formed Negro Civil
War Regiment, tells of life
in an all Negro camp.
CALL TO GREATNESS. BY
Adlai e. Stevenson. (Ath-
eneum; $1.25.) Mr.. Steven
sons Godkin lectures at
Harvard in March Of 1854.
(Reprint.)
THE LIVING NOVEL. Edited
by Granville Hicks. (Col-
lier Books: 95 centS.) A
symposium Of the novel;
lists craft.
THE BERRY COOKBOOK.
BY Barbara r. Fried. (Col-
her Books; 95 cents0 This
new cookbook is designed
for berry lovers and makes
use Of just about all forms
Of edible berries.
PARADISE LOST, PARA
Disc RECLAIMED, AND
SAMSON AGONISTES. BY
John Milton. (Col1ier
Books; 65 cents.) Milton's
magnificent chronicle of
Cne n u m q n SplrlCman'
temptation, his fall, and
his redemption.
AESCHYLUS, THE CREA-
TOR OF TRAGEDY. BY Sir
Gilbert Murray. (Oxford;
$l.500 The author shows
how AeSchylus started with
raw material which Aristo-
tie called little myths and
ridiculous language" and
transformed it into a style
of drama which had never
existed before. (Reprint.)
THE REPUBLICAN ROOSE-
WELT. BY John Morton
Blum. (Atheneum; $1.250
Evening star., 1962-09-09

ians right down to the wire.
Mishap and disaster pursue
the good guys" The bad
guys" are brazen to the end.
Messrs. Knebel and Bailey
have dramatized the prob
lem Of the military mind at
work in q lively fashion that
may set the country to think
ing about 1t seriously.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Mr.. Sam Makes
News Aeuin

The first biography Of the
Speaker Of the House, MR..
SAM Random House; $8.50)
is the work Of a fellow-Texan
intimate friend and almost
worshipful admirer named C.
Dwight borough.
Mr.. borough is q professor
at the University of Houston,
and he has done his home
work almost too well. His
study Of the small, bald la
comic leader who commanded
the respect and allegiance Of
three generations Of Con-
gresSmen is cruelty detailed.
What is needed is a summary
of that extraordinary life and
influence. Mr.. Sam was a
true folk hero, who never
forgot his Texas roots, a
Judge Of cattle and men who
enjoyed o lifelong almost
universal approval. which
never turned his head.
Comes to Life
When Mr.. borough, In his
multiple quotations, quotes
his subject. the work comes
to life. But it Is not enough
to lay out the whole record
in 575 pages. The biographer
Of the douri and beguiling
man who loved the House of
Representatives and domi-
mated 1t longer than any man
should try to explain why
Mr.. Sam rose from poverty
and above flattery to occupy
a unique place in the mind
and history Of the Capitol.