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A British Crossword Puzzle DUVEEN & THE MILLIONAIRES
10
2
ACROSS
# 12
[4
15
Official enumeration (6).
4 Chooses (5)..
7 Military unit (8).
DOWN
16
DUVEEN. By S. N. Behrman, Hamish Hamilton, 12s. 6d. 210 pages.
side of their character-the love vero: "When you pay high, for. They were reserved; besides.... of beauty, the sense of history, the priceless, you're getting it the truth at last came out they etc.; and to invest himself with choop."
were too expensive, an air of Infallible authority.
"How much?" demanded the restaurant keeper.
Raphael, Rembrandt, Rey- "You can get all the pictures JOSEPH DUVEEN (born nolds and Co. would achieve piec want at 50,000 dollarn Hull, 1889, of a Dutch- their highest apotheosla in be. oplece. But to get pletures at a Jewish family of furniture
*Duveena." coming
Mellon, quarter of a million apiece... and china dealers) arrived Morgan, Frick, Kress and other that wants doing."
in New York one day in 1901 rough diamonds of the prairies
were invaded the notion
was,
the
"A million dollars, I'm afraid," Duveen replied.
from
#
GEORGE
left, Hearsi's do- Behrman
the
די
hia masterpieces.
SWEET WATERS: A Chilean Farm. By C. J. Lambort. Chatto and Windus. ́ ́ 15%. 212 pages.
"T'll take them," acid Thomp con vindictively.
Ruthless men, armed with Duveen could do it.
powerful cheque-books, could Mrs Hearst, just in time to save certain coming from whero?-that to be
whose husband prise this passionate 'art-lover after all, was one of the lesser Agures at foore American citizens from sink a monaire
omg the Duveen court (business not Their success can be measured ing into despair through rather a poor affair when
thought of say, Lorenzo the above five million dollars), told by the fact that 75 percent of sheer inability to think how Magnificont.
Behrman how Duveen, with a America's Italian, pictures (most, they
audible The idea seemed to
phrase, could spend their
come hardly
cast numerous outside Italy) found they visited doubt on the authenticity of two their way there through Duveen; money in ways sufficiently more often when
Duveen In his
angels by Ros- th of the 115 pictures in the spectacular, exciting and
cellino in palace, faithfully
Melky Collection, Washington, aristocratic.
copied from one by
Hearst mansion, came by the same reluctant did not go
had channel. of
When he to work wing
the Duveen
assisted by Ministry MALCOLM THOMSON alone. He
hts brought in cminent but doceased collatora- Marin C In
apair broke out, dustry and pawlty charm to tors with names like Raphael, Paris all the
"If those angels his study of this tycoon from Gainsborough, Van Dyke, Glor stone brought from France; aren't right, then nothing 15 Yorkshire who saved many glone and so forth. He had cost, опе milion dolları, right?"
par millionaire from enul and provided himself with samples In that illustrious atmc-
One afternoon, after a lift with bad women. This is the most of their work at a cost of 10% sphere it was easier to be his wife, Hearst went to the lively and readable book on art million dollars (of which price lieve that Duveco was selling Duveen palazzo where by a for many a day. ho had bought three great immortality, as he hinted.
coincidence he saw a Van Dyko of Queen Henrictu European collections).
Maria, It Behrman looks at Duveen with seemed just the, heart-balm for interest, with amazement, al- an irritated newspaper proprie most with innocetice, He finds tor. How unfortunate then that In the year of his death him a remarkable figure, symbol he had hit on one picture (1939). Duveen was still selling of the wistful, post-acquisitive Duveen could not sell him. For Quality that excites pity or some of this original stock. It age.
he had promised it to his wife sadness (6).
is regarded with respect by the
His tactics with rival dealers who was the did not trouble to weary of missing trade (which did not core for
conconi) nift frosh favourite treasures
from her MA LAMBERT; between the Put off for the time bclub term Investment in the history paint," he would say sadly, con- home
Duveen) as the
wars, managed his family's greatest long-
40,000-acre form in Chile. The fronted by a rival's Old Master. of picture-dealing, it pald
The battle raged all afternoon, fe was feudal, spacious, self- proportionately impressive di- chers you know the Hearst begging, bullying, at contained and he shared with
cherubs are homosexual,” vidends.
last victorious. Heart-broken, 1,500 literate Chileans who English told a High Church Thio principle
which d on
duke, pointing to a work the Duveen accepted a cheque for helped to works the huge, calate. Duveen built his business if nobleman had just acquired at -375,000
dollars.
Mrs Hearst
In a straightforward account business is not too harsh
sympathising with her old
of that vanished society. Lam- word-had
the simplicity of Agnews. When, later, the pic friend, Duvoon didn't went to
bert evokes Д Duveen, the
ploture of gentus: Europe had a great deal cherubs aberration was found to sell his stuff, but they always of art. America a great deal of
badgered the poor feller till ho
nostalgic char 1.
He tells h his family were money. Reason suggested an
gave in."
able to buy the farm, the pre- exchange. Duveen would be the He was not above gazing into
Not everyone was entitled to broker.
vlous owner having been ruined a rival's window shouting, with budger the great connoisseur. by a discovery of gold on the To achieve this high culturni uncontrollable
"Roll
The apprenticeship served by a property, While he thought his aim it was necessary to find the fake! nonsense!"
new Duveen client was long and select quarry client whose education he had arduous. When he heard Edsel labourers
digging an right clients, a distinguished by ability to sign a taken in hand.
Irrigation tunnel through a hill. Ford was buying pictures cheque for, say, ten million He had a few cbiter Aleta Duveen said, "He's ready
in dollars; to bring out the liner which his disciples coune to re for me yet. Let him ante buy phantom lode of Roldug a ing. Some day he'll be big The Chilean coll does strange | enough,"
things. It makes
chrysanthemums grow 14ft high, while other plants tall in England become dwarfs out there,
Pedigree English cattle turn in a genera- tion or two into strange creatures with Ane bones and huge horne,
Opposite (8).
1
Hew (5).
2 Quiet (5).
3
Ghost (7).
U. Mean dwelling (5).
4
9
Lace-hole (0).
11
Caution (7).
F
0
14
Put money into (0).
(0).
10
luge (B).
19 Essay (8).
12 Famous (7).
20
21
Follow (5). Inclined (6).
13 Extol (0),
14
Small (0).
13 Poser (7).
18 Acknowledge (5).
10 Of prime importance (5).
1 Tendency (5).
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Whip, 4 Caprice,
0 Room, 9 Dudo, 10 Munches, 11 Peel, 12 More, 14 Tenders, 17 Aduit, 19 Vague, 22 Tremble, 26 Sent, 27 Lass, 28 Incites, 20 Erts, 30 Gear, 31 Settled, 32 Then, Down: 2 Houxed, 3 Prope), 4 Comet, 5 Amulet, 6 Raced, 7 Clear, 12 Mast, 13 Rude, 15 Edge, 16 Suet, 18 Allege, 20 Assert, 21 Untrue, 23 Range, 24 Moist, 25 Eased,
THIS DREAM MEANS:
A very un- feminine
dream this: more like the dream of ambitious man who strives against the orowd and Дорев
to dominate and lead it.
the
dream of
someone who
65
YOU SENT US THIS DREAM...
YOU WERE CAUGHT IN A HUGE AND VIOLENT CROWD SURGING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION-
YOU COULDN'T PUSH YOUR WAY
THROUGH AND TOOK HOURS TO
ADVANCE A FEW STEPS
sees life as struggle against other people, as a battle for
existence; and who
wiser way of life.
seems unwilling to see in opioperation a
Because you will waste energy elther elbowing people or
Kummard Final CAS
were masterful.
ture became
be cured.
anger,
to the
THEN JUST AS YOU FELT YOU COULD STAND IT NO LONGER ALL BECAME ORDERLY-MARCHING HAPPILY ALONG WITH YOU AT
THE HEAD
One day a man from California called,
to proposing
buy Duveen showed a Rembrandt,
y
a
were
.:
him that the suggestion was un- fit neither for meat nor milk. gentlemanly. "I can't sell
Berkshire pigs produce offspring na like wild boars,
Rembrandt to a man who owns
to u
no other picture, It would be A wind from a younger world
after, when blows through Sweet Waters,
lonely
Years company
sultable
had been assembled for it, the Rembrandt was shipped off to Callforala,
*
Howard, Longmans: 10s. 6d: 265 pages. .
When a rich Chicago restaura- A CRISPIN'S DAY. By Loigh tour* visited him, Duvet would" talk of nothing but the cheap eating-house business, mill the caller insisted testily on being shown some pictures, trying to boss them, the dream suggests further confilet in your
They passed through a room life.
where six old masters stood on The woman's technique of leadership in by persuasion, surely! | caecis, "Nothing here that and that not from the front row. You can get most things done, could interest you, Mr Thomp if you don't mind who gets the credit.
son,"
By KEMP STARRETT
It might have happened. The RAF brought of many, feuis a daring as the Imaginary Cho which is the central inci At of this exciting novel, If we had happened Leigh Howard · per- sundes us it would have been Just like this,
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
** I GUESS YOU SHOULD
HAVE TURNED, TO THE LEFT
BACK THERE AT THẤT
-SCHOOL,
IT SAYS.......
ALL
RAVE
d
TO SLEEP
MA
CHAIR
IN THE
LOBBY
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE MAP GENERALLY` GIVES NINE VERSIONS OF THE BEST ROITE, ALL AT ONE READING, AND THEN, EIGHT MILES PAST IT SHE DECIDES YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN TIVT OMER ROAD AFTER ALL.
WHEN YOU ASK DIRECTIONS YOU OFTEN LEARN MORE THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR: SUCH TACTS AN THẤT THIS LAD HAS A COSSIN HAMED JONES IN THE VERY CITY YOU LIVE IN÷ "FUNNYY DON'T KNOW HIM," HE SAYS, SUSPICIOUSLY,
HANTMEAL
QUADDS FORD 1647
FOX HOLLOW
PIADCSUTAWALE
TRAPES DAILY M.}
·HE TOOK THE BACK, ROADS „TO AVOID TRAFFIC AID · TROUBLE
The Touring Season
"WHY CANTI
DRIVE, HUH,POP, KUH, WAY 54
IT'S CICA FUN-GOING ON GYPSY-LIKE: WHY BOTHER WITH PROSY RES- ERVATIONS SHE SAID.
·TAK THORBERS ARE FIRM BELIEVERS
IN THE THEORY THAT THEREV’ALWAYS RODA, FOR DIE HORE, OR YOU CAU TOES OUT SOMETHING -OR: SOMEBODY
COPE. 1952 ? GENERAL FEATURES CORF, THE WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.
WE'RE HOT GOING BACK FOR. YOIR, " ́DIET LIST AND PILLE NOW! YOU CAN WRITE TO THE DOCTOR, FOR ANOTHER. PRESCRIPTION AND WELL GUESS AT THE DIET YOI CAN BUY SOME
BI-CARB IN THE NEXT TOWNA..
"IF I WEZ YOU
I WOULDNT TRY TO GET THERE. FROM HERE/
THE DIRECTIONS YOU GET IN THE COUNTRY ARE CLIGHTLY CORTICUS Ja kata Dat
7c.
HO SUMMER TRP JE COMPLETE WOHORT ONE OF THE TRENILY-TARRED ROADT WHERE YOUR NICE CLEAN, KLY CAR, GETS TO LOOKING LIKE A LARGE GOD OF MOBILE LICORICE,
130
SNAPSHOT GUILD
Around The Town
ONE
NE of the more attractive snapshot-collections which I've seen is any album one of my friends has been assembling. It's a picture of his city, More than
a hundred snapshots, all
told, of a typical city-Its business district, its public buildings is quiet residential streets, its parks, la bridges, ite waterdront the
In making
album iny
friend has had no, overall, elaborate plan "I merely set out," he explained, "to get a good collection of pictures. Generally carrying my camera with me, I shot na theor portunity came.”
Some of a shola, however, bespeak a quick eye for picture risbjects. Thiere, is, for example, a striking' vecne of the inain business section crowded with people in the pre-Christinas rush of last minute shopping. To K with this
Hecond
picture, taken Licen exacilly the same angle, but this time
made: early Sunday morning. The streets are descried,
Other shots in his collection chow the city's library by day
end by night," an amusement WAKE
sunning boarded up
full titty sum tock and
winter, A beautiful. bridge and the bus-down
prea which lica
beneath the bridge approach,
the city as E
appears = when
pictured from the alghost build-
Ing
in town.
201
He's also caught the
feeling change in the city with pictures of buildings under construction and others of structures being rased. He's captured the sense of the city's allihority in a shot of a lordly policeman halting hurrying lanes of truffle. And of
the city's lawlessness In
dramatic picture of a deserted home, ita mindows broken. by the
boys.
stones furled by small
But It's Impossible to list all his shots. And 19'a more. Im- pottant to explain his approach his subjent. For what he has tried to do is = docurately depict the race - of file
every, stason
to
clly
In
Cuf, the year, from almost every angle, is a world- while project worryhille for Hát everyje plekung, Lakers from Erla
to El Pa
andola van, Quilder,