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OE line, count 10, alip 28, take away the number
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first thought of, consider crossing the 38th Parallel.
At
It is being that
That is the American suggestion. made in more diplomatic to the United Na- terma tions, but that is what it amounts to.
NEW YORK TUESDAY
UN: Fog on the
Britain means
clouded crystal-gazer, urges that the United States fonts Iltile sample bundles of chewing-gum and chocolate attached to colour- ed balloons over the USSR.
to
line
made of rubber and the con trols remain a feeble flop.
Sales in shops and stores are 22 percent higher than last year a: this time. Inflation rides in the bright blue sky.
This High Water" party went on until dawn
By EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE
tury
"WO men who did as to both. As a background for much as any to cheer his sporting activities he rent- up the twentieth cen- Castle,
<d 800-year-old Rockingham were Sir Charles There, one might in January Cochran and his one-time 1931, when Britain was wal- publicist Major Edward lowing in financial depression. Leadlay. Now, in the space shocked the country by its ex- Emanuel gave a ball which of eight days, both are travagance.
gone.
The ballroom reconstructed;
was opecially cabaret turns Leadlay typified the spirit of were imported from the US. a gay, fast-moving age. His for the evening; 200 friends motto was "come on in and crossed the Atlantic for the have a good time."
party-all at Mr Emanuel's ex-
Once he invited about 40 of pense.
the best known men of the
day to a party at the Savoy Spacious days,
Hotel "to celebrate" (as the invitation card zaid). "the fact that it will be High Water at London Bridge at 0,90 this evening."
There was a sumptuous din ner, no speeches, but much gay
talk.
Then, when the end of the evening seemed to be drawing near, the host asked the party to come into the next room.
The dividing double doors ere thrown open. The room was out with tables for tour. On each table was bottio of champagne.
LONDONERS have had another remlader, these last two weeks, of on
age which--though not long past -
seems as remote as the moon. In the courts a peerage case has spotlighted the changes in the Fitzwilliam family empire.
Parties! The Fitzwilliams were the people to give parties. Unly 13 years ago the splen-
dour of Wentworth Woodhouse, the grent Palladian palace near Rotherham, seemed as enduring as the Tower of London,
Up to the war the old cart In Leger And at each table were two lived in royal state,
week, and over Christmas and of Cochran's glamorous young the Now Year, there were ladies. Diners picked their often 50 or 60 people to din-
partners.
The corks began to pop. Soon, from the room where the dinner had been served, came the strains of dance music.
ner.
After dinner, usually served at two long tables, there would be dancing all through the night. An orchestra slayed in the house during the festive periods.
Now, so soon, the Empire is The party took the floor and went on in high spirits until falling. Wentworth Woodhouse dawn broke across London is used by the county council. Bridge. Such was the spirit of And in the courts an elopement the times when life had more story of long ago is told. Fashions range' between the laughter in it. flippant and the frantle. Atemle The Edwardians had started hatr do's, symbolising the take atomic bomb cloud, are being
several changes In personalities. Our old friend Roy Howard, the diminutive, dandily dressed newspaper pub.
lisher, is now as critical of us
William arc
it.
A millionaire named George Kessler decided, on a sudden whim, 10 hold a Venetian party.
tried out by women with no taste. And platler hats, with American wimples, are being worn. The cult of smoked glasses with
The courtyard of the Savoy fancy frames shows no sign of
Hotel was made watertight and dying.
flooded to a depth of three White wine is Randolph
a favourite feet. Gondolas were built, for Hearst and Colonel McCormick, colour for, the spring. and the guests and waiters. Special- heavy Janging bracelets are
iy prepared Venction back chewing-gum ottengiva Dorothy Schiff, who, used
Nylons are avallible cloths hung all round. to popular. strenuously. If food can be lambast us. over Palestine in by the million, at 10s. per pair. Just 27 hours after Mr Kess spared and multions of tons, her New York Post, is now an
ler had conceived his strange iden, 50 people sat down to a floating dinner. It cost him
£5,000.
To many delegates the com- plex plan means the point of no return, and some ask me: "What will the British do? Will Britain capitulate to the American call?" and I have no idea, and I am not sure that British omcials here
have.
Some of Pearson's Congres sional pals support the chocolatc
can-better it be sent to Britain, admirer and supporter. Henry Stars are busy
Since Ernest Bevin went sick What Britain can send in re- and the Labour Government got turn is Winston Churchill: What mired in a meat, fuel, steel, is holding up Mr Churchill and newsprint morass, guidance from the major guidance speech need- London is frequently tardy and ed here? occasionally lacking altogether.
The Foreign Offee, apparently, Many changes
A
is not on the job 24 hours day. There are delays and con- fusion, and communications with York and Washington Now sometimes seem to break down."
Jigsaw puzzle
ап
that several
too,
his
Pre-
Crazy nights
WHAT THE
Edwardians
at
Whisky galore
FEW WHO know anything about the running of royal palaces will be surprised to learn that The King has diffi- culties in making ends meet financially.
For, however much effort is em. made to bring business ciency into them, the mixture of feudalism, formalism, Court customs, and all the curiosities of life that exist within them makes norital home-running almost impossible.
A story often told ustrates the point. Years ago a com- recommend mittee, set up to economies,
probe.c
龜 made
palace
It discovered that.. every
Luce, after straying, has come back half into the fold, and Bernard Baruch, while bitterly CHOW business shines brightly. anti Socialist, is staunch
Gertrude and My good friend loyal.
Lawrence is now rehearsing what should be a big Broadway have The statesmen,
hit-"King and I," based on the changed. Prezident Truman, novel "Anna and the King of
began the war generation night a bottle of whisky was the Slam."
took on-but mare stridently, put greyer, worried, showing
on The Queen's bedroom often with table. It was never touched. strain,
more feverishly, the is petulant with KNOW
- Press and acidulous with
the But each morning it vanished Charlie Chaplin will not shoot less taste. By the end of his new film in England after twenties "freak parties" WOTE and a fresh bottle appeared. portant American newspaper rities. He flies on the
right. and all The picture will be made in i given almost every
the next night, and news agency groups raiden:in handle quickly
"he's still writing those letters. Hollywood.
The Hon Mrs. Pelly 'Invited pleading with hlm to come.
Three hundred and sixty-five The tension is telling. I'm told that various univer-10
guests to a midnight party Deborah Kerr will-make-an- alles and anti-Isolationist
baths bottler-vanished that way each of-
St. George's municipal Mr Acheson, so long the ea- other adventure Ahn, "Westward In Buckingham Palace-road. Year-with 360 in leap years. ganisations have urged him to
lightened Libéral, has been the Women," which is likely to make a quick visit to counter captured by his opponents and make as much gold as "King bottle and
Everyone had to bring A
How did the custom begin? a bathing dress, and The committee found that al- THE past few days have been Messrs. Hoover, Taft, and Ke his poley towards China la Solomon's Mines."
thus equipped they danced and most a century ago Queen Vic. their. insoluble jigsaw puzzle. nedy, but he still holds back. Tel. 20636. we are like an accused person,
British producer Dan Angel swam till 5 a.m.
toria had a cold. The doctor charged with the following: If the greatest living English-
Miss Rosemary Sandars cap ordered a glass of whisky when General Dwight Eisenhower wants to sign Bette Davis for Jour Providing information for the man
remains the same even better. "Poison Pen," to be enemy: Sending huge shipments hey he will find changes alrice Milliona see him as America's England, Miss Davis is current-ped that with a "baby party." she went to bed,
So a bottle was put on her There are hun-
The 10 p.m. peace of Rutland- next President, and
"Payment in he could is starring of iron and steel to Red China: his last visit.
table. The order was nover Objecting to crossing the 38th dreds of air-raid shelter signs
buildings go the nomination from either Demand" at the Radio City gate was shattered by the ar
the of hundreds of bright concelled and, through as rival party, particularly as Mr Tru- Musle-Hall-nothing are now, and school-children contribution in Korea.
She young grown-up "bables," all years, the bottle a day became man now seems determined not good as "All About Eve." being taught to take cover un-
to run again. Eisenhower has will go to England if husband dressed for the part and push- n servant's perquisite.
The story .is probably The judge. jury, and prosecu:- der their "desks.. ·
done more for Europe than half Gary Merrill can go with her ing each other in prams.
may ing counsel
the most fantastic apocryphol. And limes majority of
Out on the west coast the of Europe, has done for itself, and play opposite her. the American Press, including
of all between-the-war parties have changed. But it is doubt- was given even the highly respected New Preparations are much more - Solute to the General.
by an American, fut if all curious old palace tensive. Scores of construction
changed Mr Victor Emanuel. Hunting curtoms have
with York Herald-Tribunë.
Arms offer a variety of shelters utility fox-
and racing were his twin hob them. In our defence it is being said from the economy
--(London Exprate Service) model (only £5) to
hics, and he poured money in- that British gallantry is not hole dead," by the Saturday Evening lavish shelter-suites fitted with Post (darn nice of you to say telephone, bunks, bars, toilets, 20), and the British are the and costing £2.000 each. The best and strongest friends that Wild West is living up to its
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Inflation rising
HERE have been many other changes on the American tront since Mr Churchill's last trip. The dollar buys only two-
we Americans have. Thank God name. Hollywood has yet to be thirds of what it did two years for them and the best of luck heard from.
ago, and it is today quite ob-
made in
like
On
Newest play hero, "Not For Children," by Elmer Rice, turn ed out to be not for adults,
fish, flesh, or fowl either.
now Inflation note: People have to offer sixpence for your thoughts.
Footnote: Better iron out the ironles before crossing out the
to them," by Life magazine, Mr Churchill would also find vious that the price cellings are 38th Parallel. Thank you, Mr Henry Luce.
Letting us down PERHAPS we would
not be on trial at all It Whitehall were doing its work and the Foreign Ofßee were headed by a dit man. London is letting the
side down-and badly.
The picture Americans are
geiling of Great Britain
'CATTERY' that's the danger
of three-beds-in-a-ward
IF you had to go to hospital
for several weeks,
today where would you rather be
CHAPMAN
is a grim and depressing one.--in a private room, a big PIN CHER
11 is being cabled and telephon-ward, or a room with two
ed and radioed by correspon
dents whose accuracy is un-for three other people?
questionable.
room With litle meat' A
with three other
COLUMN.
and little fuel, the people are people would be the best choice, described us underfed, under- according to one of Britain's Community singing, heated, and suffering on in-most. experienced surgeons. Bir into smaller fluenza epidemic.
lleneage Ogilvie,
or
groups.If
tired."
"PAY, OUT ́. EDITORS
break One Is
scientific
without bumping into things be- catise it has a radar-like signalling system bullt into ita tail, a scientist reports.
The fish, called the Nile eel, giver
off electrie impulses, which enable it to detect obstacles,
Dr H. W. Llesman fooled the fish when he drow off its electric current through a wire and fed it back Into another part of the tank. The Nile eel, sensing the incoming current, thought it must be another fish, and im- mediately attacked.
THE EWE'S DAY
The country is declared to be "Two people 'confined together
TO FIND out how sheep in a "sorry state-strike-ridden, get on well for the first day; Journals are complaining
nu their time in scientists plagued with inflation, and the by the end of the second day about the super-fat ices puld Government to be encountering they have heard each other's out by UNESCO the United have followed four owes about "deepest, distrust."
news and family gossip and are Nations Educational, Scientifle for 24 hours on a Welsh farm.
Juick (of "Ahwgn," heartily
Sir and Cultural Organisation-to
Mahes
Using binoculars during the d have rarely read such a Heneage has told hospital plan- the writers of articles It pub- day and a strong torch at night catalogue of calamity, as is mere
they noted everything the sheep dia pouring out of the British Isles
Up to £200 of public money "On the third day they stunty is being paid for a 4,000-word and Into American newspaper, magazine, and radio offices.
increasing hostility; by the academic article.
each other's peculiarities wit
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a rate offer, the twual five guinea per bites of gram-grazing at e alleged funeral,
that one: aznan:being can in-
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Kirnen, ma the never-nover, fairy-wored by the two-agaloi-com Gfere, de nye mer. There muance that inevitably deve- BSH FOOLED by the ones and
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