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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-05
Austrian Torte

"a 0p water
/ tablespoon instant coffee
u cup glazed chocolate chips
6 egg yolks Cat room tenn
perature)
u cup sugar
u cup butter Cat room tenn
perature)
6 egg whites
u cup sifted flour
u teaspoon cream Of tartar
Creamy mocha topping
Combine water and coffee
in a small saucepan. Bring
to a boil. Then reduce heat
and add chocolate chips.
Heat and stir until chips are
melted and mixture Is
smooth. Cool.
Beat egg yolks until foamy.
Gradually add sugar, beating
until thick and lemon
colored. Add butter and beat
until smooth. Add slightly
cooled chocolate mixture and
beat until creamy. Fold in
flour.
Mix egg whites and cream
of tartar. Beat until mixture
will hold stiff peaks. Care
fully fold into the chocolate
mixture.
Grease two S-inch layer
pans on bottoms. line with
paper, and grease again.
Pour about one-fourth Of
batter (about / cup) into
each pan. Bake in slow oven
325 degrees) for is minutes.
Cool in pans 5 minutes. Then
remove from pans and invert
onto cake rack. Remove
paper carefully and cool
layers completely. While first
layers cool bake two more
layers using remaining
batter.
Fill and top layers with
creamy mocha topping.
Makes IL to 10 servings.
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Buffet Menu

Tomato Broth Appetizer
Cheese Straws
Honey Glazed Ham with
Fruit Garnish
Spanish Scalloped Corn
Marinated Bean Salad
Hot Biscuits Butter
Austrian Mocha Torte
Coffee Mix
The mocha torte is an
Old World recipe that has
been modernized 10 fit to-
days style Of living. It's an
elegant dessert TO climax
your buffet party. And, best
Of all, it's q make-ahead.
ready to bring to the table
when the main course is fin
ished. It's a rich dessert, so
cut small slices.
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= - -
The party calendar for
December is crammed
with open houses, fam
lily gatherings and get
togethers for the college
crowd.
A buffet party is fun
to plan and the one pictured
here makes few demands on
the hostess. leaving her rela-
lively free to enjoy the eve
ming too.
In contrast to the drab-
ness Of the outside world.
make your menu colorful
with garden green's and yell
lows and orchard reds and
Colds. Turn to the canned
goods on your shelf to sup
ply this rainbow Of colors
and ct the same time save
yourself hours of prepara-
ton time. BY following the
recipes below you'll find
yourself q hostess with no
worries and lots Of time to
spend With your guests.
Canned ham. honey glazed
and baked, is the star Of the
meal. It's garnished PRETTY
with pineapple. peaches and
or apricots. A duo Of vege-
tables. one hearty and the
other q salad. add extra color
to the table. Spanish seal
loped corn seasoned to per-
lection and baked to q gold
en- brown, Is full Of old-fash-
Toned goodness while pre-.
pared with new-fashioned
ease. Green beans marinated
In an herb oil-vinegar dress
ing offer q pleasing taste
accompaniment.
While the biscuits are
browning and the coffee is
perki1g treat your guests to
mugs Of hot tomato broth
appetizer.
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Honey Glazed Ham

/ can 20 to IL pounds ham
] tablespoon dry mustard
] cup honey
Canned fruits.
Slice ham and tie with
cord. CYour meat dealer will
be happy to slice the ham
for you on his meat slicer.)
Place ham, fat side Ip. on
rack In shallow pan. Mix
dry mustard and honey. Pour
over ham. Heat In q slow
oven (325 degrees) 20 min
utes per pound. basting oc-
casionally. To serve, remove
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Tomato Appetizer

8 cups tomato Juice
2 cans condensed beef broth
Cbouillon)
Combine tomato Juice and
bouillon. Heat to serving
temperature. Serve in mugs.
Makes II servings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-05

right consistency to spread.
Makes about az cups.
Note: 5 tablespoons heavy
cream may be used instead
Of heavy cream and water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-05

cord and garnish with canned
fruits such as sliced pine
apple. sliced peaches or whole
apricots. Plan on three to
four servings per pound Of
ham.
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How to Entertain Easily
For a Dozen Friends

toss lightly. Chill 1 to 2
hours to blend flavors. mix
ing lightly once or twice.
Serve on crisp greens. Makes
II servings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-05

corn and marinated green bean salad make an at
tractive and tasty main course Mugs of hot tomato
juice and beef broth get the meal off to good start
To climax your supper, we suggest a mocha tOrte
reminiscent of old Vienna that goes well with the
coffee. It's rich, SO serve small portions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-05
every
good cooks
bag Of tricks

these and
rsJa Washington Rhng Flour and qkassmn 10
And for
is
No
We GUARANTEE YOU WILL BAKE BETTER AND FASTER WITH WASHINGTON SELF RISING FLOUR
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COUNTRY PROPERTY
LAKEVIEW ESTATES

LAhGV1EW EO IAIES
Quality Brick Home
Rambler, Split-level
or More Bedrooms
lNz.3 Baths
or More Fireplaces
M-acre lot, surrounding 2 beautiful
lakes: Sewer and water. High and
mile from Interstate IS. Price from
$H,S50 up. Located at Gainesville,
Va. ...7
Directions; West on g or y to u TO
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WILLYs Overland Jeepster ~, Z.
ton. Gail S43-4q65.
BOUGHT '63 Falcon q months ODD,
fell heir TO car, selling Falcon, best
offer. S25-66A.
ANTIQUE Chrysler 1871 De luxe 4.
dr., black, sed. Excel. orig. paint, ]
owner. 1900 miles, s77s or best
offer. Call EN-. 3-0ole this Sat.
and Sun. only.
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RETIREMEN
DREAM

Lovely Cape Cod home, 3 bedrms.,
sep. din. rm., baths, full bsmt.
and firepl. Central heat. Situated
on S6Na acres In one Of the most
beautiful valleys in Va. Panoramic
view. Of the Blue Ridge and Mas.
sanuten Mts. Small horse barn and
children's swimming pool makes Il
Just about perfect. Only $lq,500. As.
sumo $4,000 loan. BETTER HUR.
RY ON THIS ONE.
COLONY REALTY
273.7605
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AUToMOTIVE MISC.
AVIATION

VOLKsWAGENs, dismantiing, ali
parts for sale, call 301-AT.
6-2392. B am. 70 8 pm.
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Palmer Ford

eauipped. fuli II price I5sn deii;vsTe Z.
SIS r s2s 81; C SRMsr RSy Rel Ri
1883 Florida ave. ne. $4,000.
Open all day Sunday.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
(coNIINuED)

BUICK "a va 2-dr., r. and h., good
cond. OWNER, $3.50, or make offer.
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COMMERCIAL GROUND
LOTS, ACREAGE FOR SALE

AcCOKEE, ND, the Moyaone Res.
erye-Sacre h0mesites In estab.
lshed residential community, with
woods, fields ravines. Land use Co
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Guy Steuart
Motors
1160 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, Md.
JU. $3.50

white with black leather interior,
clean, special, 81 ,e45, guar: Z 4 X
AUTO SALES, INC, 2e0e r. /. ave.
ne. $4,000.
CONT. CONVERT. 1850, Marx v.
powder blue with new white top,
full power, low mi, immac. cond.
s2.1O6. 533-o472.
CORVAIR '6l station wagon model
ZOO" auto, r. and h., exeepuonai-
S,S sleS SS. iS Sgne Now si US a sss
OPEN NDAY, KIRK MOTOR
NV. IA. s.1sol.
C0RVAIR 49, Mona. big motor;
beauty. Si,s95. Cali 53s-5032.
CORVAIR 80 200" de luxe,
FLOOR SHIFT, ssSS. HUSkIE MO
TORS, S2S-2eoo.
CORvAIR go Moaza coupe. ermlne
white finish, Z. and h., 4-speed
trans, one-year warranty, immac.
cOnd., must be seen. special, 81 .e95.
LOVING CHEVROLET
JU. s.sl3i JU. s-o72o JU. s-7166
CORvAIR 1852 Mona, red, n. shift,
r. and h., WV. tires, Al c0nd.,
must sell. Sl,ses. WA. 1898.
CORVAIR MONA '6l A-dr., I. and
h., auto. trans, 1900 mi. Excel.
cond., 81 $50. 6s7-06lp.
CORvAIR 80 Mona, 4-speed syn
chro, bucket seats, fully equipped
Pirelli tires, sl,sSo. Call between
S.5. VII. $500.
CORvAIR 80 Mona 2-dr.. white,
Sl,e1S. I owner. VIII consider older
car for equity. WA. I-s7sS.
CORyAIR 20 Spider Coupe, red
Turbo charged eng, A-sueed trans,
7. and h., tinted glass, WV. tires
cial. tl,sSs.
Arlington Ford
1917 N. Moore 81. IA. I.sIst
CORVAIR '67 700 A-dr. sedan, T.
and h., straight trans, sl,7a5.
AIS MOTORS
Valiant Plymouth .Chrysler imperial
1910 Wilson Blvd, Arl., Va.
IA. 2-4l07
CORVAIR '6l MONA 2-door, white
with red int, bucket seats, 4-speec
s o%SjE i $50 ssS.ai rs low mileage By
CORVETTE '5q conv. Roman red
finish. stand. shift, r. and h., Wv
tires, one-year warranty, sharJ
cond., ready 10 60, special, s2.095
LOVING CHEVROLET
jl' , 5p;i-w': su Hy SSysS S' s.1 MS
CORvETTE ~ cow, blue ant
white. new white top, perfect cond.
2e1 cubic inch, 200 horsepower mo
tor. A-speed floor SHIFT, posltraction
7; and ~ NV NV tires. 5000 OF bes
DE SOTO 80 VS. sedan, full power
auto. trans, new paint, seat COW
s5s. Egcd tires, excel. mechanical
DE SOTO 81 2-dr, T, and h., p.s
and p;6, clean can. fine transportation
DODGE '6l white A-dr., auto, p.s.
&, and h. D., excel. cOnd., reasonable
EN-. 1857.
DODGE '56. excel. cond. throughout
I. and h., auto, WV. tires. cal
DODGE 's5, We, stick shift need
motor work. Good body. Make Of
fer. s77.21lo.
DODGE 80 Phoenix 7.door hdtp.
ivory and tel, 7; and Ih2 PSI W.
P O L K
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PLYMOUTH IS station wagon, new
AUTO. transmission heater. 500.
Call IA. 4-3025.
PONTIAC '62 Tempest Le Mans
conv., medium red, white bucket
seats, Esp. trans r; and H. w
3-5525 bet. ~.
PONTIAC "a Starchief, low miles,
owner since new $50. FLOOD
PONTIAC, l221 Conn.
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OPEN EVERY EVENING TIL
Suburban c adillac-OldS
7o2o Arl. Rd.. Bethesda OIL. 6-77oc
CADILLACS '63 c ON D any official
cars and demonstrators. Exceptional
values while they last. Your best
buy in a Cadillac is where you get
your service"
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MIDDLEBUR0. Membership hi I'M

MIDDLEBURG. Membership in the
Piedmont Hunt goes with this pre-
revolutionary Georgian brick Colo
NAL set on beautifully Handicapped
II acres overlooking picturesque
rolling cOuntrysid e. II has
bedrn1s., IVA baths, fireplaces
modern deluxe kitchen, Colonial
flooring and screen porch overlook
ing site Of jump used by our mos
famous citizens. Only S67,S00 take.
you back to a gracious era wheT
time meant little and comfort wal
king. MILLER REAL ESTATE co
CT. $500 CIR. 3.1I0(
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FLORIDA PROPERTY
MOUNTAIN PROPERTY

LEE COUNTY, Leigh acres :
Choice Va acre in development
Near Fl. Myers. Call 203-2002.
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PONTIAC SO Catalina 2-dr. hardtop,
"e'' auto. with power steering, w.
W. tires, 2-tone blue, low mileage,
exceptionally clean, sl,les. KIRK
MOTOR CO., Our 2lst Year, 1000
Ga. ave. NV, Ia. $500.
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WATERFRONT PROP. WTD,

SIS A MONTH for retirement home
site, 50 miles d. c., with a view
Of Chesapeake, Patuxent, or Po-
tOmac. Principals only. Box A6-G,
Star, or JE, 2-5675.
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D-IZ In6 6NENtINS SIAt
Washington, D. c.
Saturday, September II, 1863
FARMS
fcoNIlNuEpl

JUST LISTED-3 fine dairy farms
s mi. east Of Frederick, Nd. Farm
No. I consists of l6 acres and
home. Farm No. z consists Of rs.
acres, large home, 3 tennanl
houses, 60-cow barn, beaut. stream
o. water through property. Farm
No.. 3 consists Of I'll acres, home
bank barn, 6o-cow barn and
For further details contact NULL
nc. Or Leslie Hutzell, Frederick
Monument 2-22s3. Ewes. Monument
, 1963-10-29
Civil

stock nine Of the Is shelters al
ready approved for st. Thomas.
These nine shelters will provide
space for 1875 persons.
Also on hand for the unloading
Of the supplies was Allan E. Dick,
field representative for region |
Of the office Of Civil Defense who
noted that the long range objec-
cite of the sub-agency of the de
partment Of Defense is to have
enough shelters for the entire
population Of the United States,
its territories and p~ossessin
Today's shipment is the first to
be made available to American
Communities outside Of the Con-
tinental limits of the United
States.
AS Civil Defense plans move
ahead, the regional progress re-
port of October 4 gave the Virgin
Islands top score for approved
shelters which have been licensed
and marked. The local score was
92.9 per cent.
, 1963-10-29
Helen 81 Croix
CONTINUED from page y

y# -LF#H
4 magnificent cartwheel,
landing upside down in a
snoWbank with a sprained
ankle. Limping back to the
horror as my husband tried
the clubhouse, | watched in
out a new slope and disap-
peared halfway down. just
vanishedl When he finally
came into view, his body
formed a perfect triangle
his head one point and his
feet the other with the skis
in between.
It seems that they were
building a jump that could
not be seen from above and
he hit it doing 70 mph! He
wasn't hurt. Another time
! darned near drowned in
80 feet of water. No sir, no
more active sports for me,
I feel that my nineIives are
about used up. Books are
NOR my speed now, stank
you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
Mary O'Horu Rings
Another Western Bell

Michael, wonderful with
horses; the cooks at the
ranch, the hired hands and
the boys who come to camp
in the summer. But 1t is
when she is writing Of the
animals that she is at her
best. (Why is 1t women often
write so beautifully Of ami
mals?)
We meet Roamer. the dairy
bull; Missy, a tortoise-shell
cat, and Felix, the very
model of all papa CATS;
Bunny, a brown cocker SPAN
Tel; and Rachel, a recalcitrant
white setter. But 1t is of
horses that Miss O'Hara
writes most lovingly - of
Trombone, a half-wild stall
lion whom she saved from
gelding, and Of Blazes. the
magnificent old stallion who
is king of the ranch until
challenged by Trombone.
Nice way to spend a couple
of evenings If you're tired Of
watching TV westerns. This
is for real.
LEE WALSH.
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ACurious Novel
Of Ports Greater
Than Its Whole
v. A novel by Thomas Pyi

v. A novel by Thomas Pyn-
cheon. q. p. Lippincott Co.;
$3.50
v is a mysterious girl that
young Stencil discovers his
father knew in Florence at
the turn Of the century. He
sets out to find her. Is she
Victoria or Veronica, or is she
perhaps not human-Vene-
zuela. or Vesuvius, or even
the v-Note Cafe2 VS. identity
is scarcely more a secret than
Stencils own-Stencil always
speaks Of himself In the third
person as q "forcible disloca-
ton of personality" and
often calls himself other
names.
The central episode Of this
curious novel concerns three
simultaneous spy cases in
Florence--a Venezuelan in
surrection, the theft Of THE
Birth of Venus" from the Uf-
fiji. and a plot involving a
place named Vheissu, possibly
q city inside a volcano. There
are many other episodes In
the novel, involving a great
number Of characters, and
seemingly quite unconnected.
There is an alligator-hunting
crew In the sewers under New
York. a dentist who usurps
the role Of father-confessor
from the analyst. who In turn
had usurped 1t from the
priesthood; a sailors bar in
Norfolk, Va, and a dozen
other surrealistic situations.
Page by page I find the
novel delightful; taken as a
whole ! make nothing of 1t.
/ suspect there is more In
"V" than can be found at
once. and the prospect Of a
future re-reading is not un-
pleasant. ID. 7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17

Foster Dulles and George M.
Humphrey for turning Gen.
Eisenhower from the paths
that might have led TO sue
cess. His indictment Of the
late Secretary Of State Is par
ticularly bitter; the Generals
affection for Mr.. Dulles APP
parently still battles and an
gers him.
But Mr.. Hughes, ultimately,
argues that the faults in the
Eisenhower presidency lay in
the President himself. He
was not a weak man, manip-
ulated by others, he insists.
He was a strong man, true TO
his own conception Of the Of
flee, but fatally crippled by
his lifelong sense Of self
restraint.
Political Power
Through all the span Of
his presidency" Mr.. Hughes
writes, mo man could
match the resources Of politi-
cal power commanded by
Eisenhower, both at home and
abroad. Yet 1t had been the
pattern of action, If not the
purpose Of the man, to hus-
band and to guard these re-
sources like savings earned by
the sweat Of q lifetime-so
that they not be spent in the
rough and communicating
play Of power and politics.
The pattern had been almost
faultlessly consistent
whether the arena Of world
challenge was outer space or
the nearby Caribbean,
whether the issue was a mem
ace to national sovereignty
in the Middle East or a men,
ace to civil rights in Little
Rock"
Mr.. Hughes strives might
fly to avoid judging Mr.. Eli
senhower's presidency a total
failure: II nothing else, he
wants to make his own hopes
in 1862 seem something other
than absurd.
But in the end, the best he
can manage for the General
is TO quote winston Church
. ills eulogy Of a predecessor:
THE only shield to his mem
DRY is the rectitude and sin
cerity Of his actions"
The predecessor was Neville
Chamberlain.
DAVID s. BRODER.
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Benefits of Henry Miller
Of Doubtful Value Here

love him so much, so much.
I'd do anything he asked.
Anything. I'd crawl on my
knees to him, If I thought it
would E. ;" Midgit lex
citedly): mo, mol never do
that! You'd only scare him
away. Better to die Of q
broken heart" Jeanne: But
my h cart Is broken, can't
you see?"
Mr.. Miller would do well
to go back to writing his
autobiography. or more let
tiers to Durrell and Perles.
ID. T.
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he succeeds IN being REIN
stated at Fort Lyon with q
mandate TO investigate the
wholesale murder. His report
results in an official inquiry
Of Chivington by the War
Department In Denver.
Unlike Wynkoop, Captain
Silas Soule, who was a mem
Der Of Chivington's raid, but
who refused to fire his gun,
has sustained no wound to
his personal honor. His deci-
sion TO appear as chief Wit
ness against Chivington is
made because Of his over
whelming devotion to justice.
He knows that the testimony
will cost him his life in q
Denver where Chivington is
a great hero, and where the
killing Of Indians Is a
patriotic duty. He testifies,
Chivington is broken, and
Soule is indeed murdered
shot down In the street.
In the midst Of frightful
retaliation by the Indians,
Wynkoop's role has come full
circle. He volunteers to seek
out Black Kettle once again
In Indian territory and ar
range another meeting this
time with four high officials
Of the United States Govern
ment. The success Of his ap-
parently suicidal mission
brings him offers Of rank
and prestige in the Army, but
he decides to become an In
dian Agent. an official held
in universal contempt, and
one Of negligible efficacy.
Wynkoop's career In fact
does not end gloriously. AS
Indian Agent he is able to do
little about the subterfuge
and dilatoriness Of the Gov
eminent, and he accomplishes
not much for the Indians.
Mr.. Straight's story could
be no more than a thrilling
western. That 1t is o great
deal more is the result Of
the authors great gift for
creating people. Each Of his
Indians is an Individual; all
of his white men are mott
waited by varied and subtle
instincts and passions. The
prose is direct, terse, and
vivid; it is difficult TO be-
lieve that Mr.. Straight was
once a White House ghost
writer. The only fault I can
find is that in telling In the
first person q tale In which
the leading character is in
volved In all the action lex
cept the long report to WASH
ington) the writer necessarily
cutters his pages with far
too many personal pronouns.
"A Very Small Remnant" did
not have to be Wyncoop's
story; the man is really only
the catalyst.
Mr.. Straight, once editor
Of the New Republic, lives
in Alexandria now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
You Can't Be
Funny All
The Time
TWO-THIRDS OF A CO..
COANUT TREE, By II. Al

TWO-THIRDS OF A CO..
COANUT TREE. BY H. AL
len Smith. Little, Brown
& Co.; So
"Two-Thirds Of a Cocoa
nut Tree" is less than one
third of a good book.
H. Allen Smith. a profess
sional funnyman, has gotten
lost In the horse ATTITUDES OF
humor again, proving that
it is very hard indeed to be
witty and hilarious all Of the
time. Yet, Mr.. Smith makes
1t plain that he considers
himself to be a perfect
screech. He doggedly persists
in trying to be comical on
every page. missing often
much in the manner Of young
newspaper reporters anxious
to become known for their
light touch.
This is supposed to be a
book about Tahiti but the
general impression drawn is
that Mr.. Smith has pro-
duced only a rather badly
organized diary.
There are many irritating
things In the book. For one,
Mr.. Smith in his prolific
success, has gotten to be an
incurable name-dropper. He
seems incapable OF mention
ing a celebrity without max
ing sure the reader under
stands that the author knows
him or her intimately. For
another. the repeated use of
the explosives "Godl" and
Jesus Christi" lead one to
surmise that Mr.. Smith
knows Him, too. although he
would be the last to admit 1t.
The truth seems to be that
Mr.. Smith has gotten testy
and sour in his middle-50s.
making many Of his sallies
at the expense Of such types
as tourists, widows, old peo-
pie, Tahitian girls with poor
teeth. homosexuals and peo-
pie who talk about them
selves too much. Mr.. Smith
talks ceaselessly about him
self. his bosom fixation, his
sex stimulating medicines,
his favorite foods and his
customs.
From his three months in
Tahiti. Mr.. Smith has pro-
duced a travelogue with
wisecracks. He Is funnier
with putty-knives than he Is
with Polynesians.
JERRY OLEARY, Jr.
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SybiIIe Bedford Novel
Fine, Lustrous Fiction

years, a rare piece Of fiction
that was both dazzling and
affecting.
Now she has written with
equal lustrousness Of three
generations Of women, the
first an American, the Sec
ond half Italian, and the
third, half English. 1t Is full
Of wit, but since readers will
Immediately want to know II
1t is as fine as "a Legacy"
the answer must be given
that 1t is not.
Miss Bedford is entirely the
mistress Of her subject, and
Of her characters. Principessa
Anna is a beautiful Ameri-
can prig who decamps when
she learns that her Italian
husband has a mistress-or
rather when she Is required
to acknowledge the fact. Her
daughter Constanza, In whom
the Italian strain predomi-
mates, is a rake. She loses
her English husband through
her wantonness. Her daugh-
ter, Flavia, who is unmarried
when we leave her, will pre-
sumably keep her husband
whatever his nationality.
since in her the n q tional
strains seem harmonized, and
there is hope that she will
be a clear-seeing American,
a gay Italian and q rational
Englishwoman all at the
same time.
Miss Bedford follows their
fortunes In rather cryptic,
hammered pros.. Her story is
charming and amusing, but It
never achieves any intensity.
for the emotions she records
are not deep and she is mere
ly tracing national strains
from their source to their re-
suits.