1955-02-03 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY - 3,“ 1955.

DON IDDON continues along the Sunshine Trail with today's DIARY from gold-plated PALM BEACH.

Hot Dogs Move In On The Minky Way

Palm Beach, Florida. land of millionaires,

E palmy days coming

T

many whom are of

make fools back to themselves chasing

There are no billboarda,

no

of neon signs in the streets in the realdentlal section, no honkey- other tonk carnival atmosphere. Even wives for hus- For Sale" boards are not per- is new glitter along bands) and getting into mitted to appear. the famous Gold Coast, and elaborate

217!

Palm Beach.

There pexplo's

trouble, which is

on a

to

no

to go

Facing the ocean are a long estimate

Palm Beach is so grand, от tries to be, that it wants Worth Avenue is again n ideal for the front pages.

leave the impression that mile of mink.

But strange things are hap- one ever sells or wants Bench the away. Palin gland to be here pening to

Trippers and tourists are trying for professional reasons, to move in.

I arrived though, of course, I don't belllant Sunday afternoon and

the the front

packed VILA

with object to I Яeason in sun under the palms and by gawkers and blocked solid with motorcars from plebelah West blue water.

Palin

which Reach

in Jut Worth LANCİ W 19 the cross Lake Digitally constructed "for era, editors, and columnists help" but now is 12 times the

1wo words me of the swank resort. Buy that

Bore

American newspaper own.

k

"Palm Beach" pack

The top reader-uppenl of a news dispatch, article, or a column than any other "date-line" in the US.... than Holly ven

wood.

more

The reason

for this

14

โม!! Palm Beach

play-

hunting ground and

Headaches (BAYER)

Toothaches

Colla

are quickly overcome by

CAFASPIN

The famous istund of privilege t bang invaded by the mob

Around saw prople wandering

hot dogs and drinking ating Coca-Cola out of the botue be- [ween gaze at the famosas mon-

hans

old The

would guard have turned purple at this pro- fetarian Impertinence

Class sense

line of castles, and I

at least one-third of them that are shuttered and probably will never be lived in again.

When I was here five years of the ngo about two-thirds

But Kreat housen were close), the stek markt das gone up ала great dent since then dozens of the mansions are now being lived in again Thnd why I say that the palmy days are coming back to Palm Beach.

Hard struggle

PALM Beach

35 struggling

10-

very hard to be Society in capitals, although Newport and Bar Harbour regard it as longing mainly to the new rich.

upstart

old Palm Beach

HE motels (I am sorry to kivy. THE

There is 121 writing ubout them, bul

noem which goes they cannot be ignored are also

Those sprouting in the Palin Bench People

OUT in leeraye res, although

they

aur

Pame

not art

the Here entertain only the peer- Pllower to be bot Hear dazzling mansions, known local- ly among the snob sel, In masterpiece of understatement,

45 cottages "

which 'LU-

Trailers and caravans,

Beach horrify the Pales dents, are kept a striel 15 miles This fie spoiled world uway irrolls fronn most people. But 1 teve had no tremble, because have an English accent

and column m:1 13: Palm

Brach

types love publicity.

a

hos

Huby Elina Pieree, whe Iven for 15 years editor of the glossy-paper Palm Beach Daily News, has strong eenSS class distinction,

#1

There is a lot of truth in this.

ther Many of

FILITYOUR nança made their money out of trade, ut they or their fathers did, are shamed of it they bob and curtsy to any Balkan prince or even count.

At the moment Palm Beach in breathlessly awaiting the arrival Duchess OF of the Duke and

aro

Windsor, who every season

far and away the biggest names visit the resort and two of to the most charming and intelli- people to honour this dollar- strange, tille-conscious, heavy little town

their

L'esence.

with

AND IF ANYONE ASKS YOU WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE, TELL EM YOU'RE SELLING

TICKETS FOR THE POLICEMEN'S BALL"

Marlin

POLICEMAN OF THE PACIFIC

World Copyright he arrangement with the Manchester Guardan

WELL, CHASE ME AROUND THE BELFRY

WITH A BAT

T had been around 36 he hurled the woman years

read from him, and

then

I since Brum Stoker's diver- motioned to the others, though he were tissement

beating them back. It

the was

sarc b- perious gesture that 1 had seen used to the wolves

blew

at

#

to

"Dracula," and because this seemed niut the most likely offer ing On the bookstall Entebbe Airport 1 couple of shillings on it aru! Turns out that the settled down in ny corner count's intervention is all philan- at of the Skymaster

see not

restards how cold my blood might be throple he

young Mr Harker as and induced to run. Duke

strictly his own platter The host of the

let me husten to report of Duchess is always the railway

appicstrudel. of 1897, the that the classic 14 Robert H. Young, who be gan as a clerk and amassed a

whose sales long ago soared weird sisters are all of them vampires from I was Mr Younk huge fortune. who

tho million murk, past

least way buck (at who recently got control of the

railway stands up rather stoutly, 300 years), and oner York Central New

in not perhaps they get going on con- system and is planning a sky-although scraper taller than the Empire quite the way that Stoker veyancer Harker he's State Building, which is merely

Intended. For I was soon going to look mighty storeys, over New York

anaemic when 102

rolling around helplessly

Kets INICK against my sent-belt, with briefs. fellow-passengers in- my specting me furtively out of

She proclaims: "Palm Bench isn't what it was ten years ago, ani ten

it 1》

WILSH yars whit 14

ten years before WHN thol I am featuring people in

wouldn't my paper tiny

Ja my have been mentioned guest list 15 years ago '

it

Harry

Odell

says

There Is joke here of a Bencher who, typical Palm when asked who the nice people are, replies: "Why, haven't you heard" There aren't any more."

station,

any

Despite the splendid but very exclusive beach clubs, fishing nearby and the yachting from

Palmy days

SEVERAL. people have said to mr Palm Beach is golting w be like Miami" This is not true. spent three days here and avenues ourer the palm-lined

for women than for men.

not

cou

Harker finally

For thro

tres

RENE MacCOLL

flies with Dracula

those London promptly bats his way to work

again.

springs him

is beginning to display all the

BARGAINS FOR THE SELECT

By SYDNEY SMITH

Paris.

[UST missed a bargain at

JUST

the January fur sales, madam? Kicking yourself about that car

you wore

just pipped for at the auc- tion, sir?

Weil, let me tell you

about

the bargains I miss all the year

round here at the most exclu- sive bargain basements In work

tho

The bargains-from duty frce perfect but cast-of Cadillacs unwanted minks-that are sold In the "White

diplomatic Paris,

Market" of

The "White Market's" threa branches are the Chaillot Palace, of NATO; the old Roth- home schlid

mansion, the Chateau de la Muette, headquarters of OEEC; and the luxury Hotel Majestic, once German hend- quarters

and now the central

office of UNESCO.

and

can-

In the busements teens of these aloof buildings the staff advertise their wares

on the notice boards.

And the

rub is this: to get in you must

be either 71 diplomat privileged free

civil servant,

عد

International

It's damask

BUT suppose you and I

ATC

Privileged Froe International Cv Servants; what art they |offering 125?

Let's

down

Ko Arst In

10 UNESCO- the basement Just opposite the staff grocery where the 808 international elvil servania buy their privileged whisky and gin at less than half price:

Now, here's a delightful item

classle alans of undue Dro-"Very beautiful housecoat in cularity. That bat ngani

A stern decision is taken-ji it ever starts to look as if Mina is

anti- developing hopelessly social tastes, then all hands swear that they will personally

do her in.

The coun

allver damask." with

Bwcct,

The

owner,

andiplomatic "Brought back naivote, adds: from Syria absolutely now."

Embroidered Bulgarian blouse- only £4 10s.

Next we have a hand

your

Tako Cors? French,

Lo

pick-me

English, American,

The hunt is on. back snug in his box of earth, Italian, or German. The inter- gives the posse the slip and salls national civil servants have the tourist registration, for the Black Seu. Off they go right

which moves tax and duty. in purnult-Mina too but the

Cameras? Only half shop count again cludes the chase la distant Varna, and in his box is prices.

Among other UNESCO offers borne rapidly towards his castie

are: A German-made guz sanctuary by a troupe of Slovak cooker,"

electric an American lpsies. If ho сал make it cooker, some typewriters, and--

tho before sunset for he 19

oh yesa pram. Vampiro

Sun On Which The Must Always Set-the pursult tus practically had it.

At the very threshold of the Now here's а disquieting

valley

spells which and development. Vamp victims like sinister Fort Lauderdale, 1 cat: Palm the edges of their eyes; yet it from the okl chateau

has

a jumbo nervous break-

poor Latey find that the pastime Home to the vampire, while Bench as having more appeal the powerful emotion which down in a handy convent.

in distinctly habit-forming; and long shadows spread across the held me in thrall was

50 now Lucy takes to emerging mow, the posse halls the cart. But the count, who has been from her Hampstead tomb and horror.

A fight follows. quietly buying

desirable helping herself

to toothsome residences in various parts ot

tots at innocent play. Britain through third parties, salls from Varna for Whitby, A He travels strictly incognito in vigilantes is

Don't forget WEDNESDAY, the 16th FEBRUARY, at

I talked about Lincoln Road, in as-

In Mlumni the other day, but It EMPIRE THEATRE.

the British

in a street of five- and ten-cent sociation with

with Worth stores compared Council I will present two of

Avenue, which is a superb pro- the world's greatest artists---

ression of luxury shops, all in DAME SYBİL THORNDIKEhoroughly, attending five cock-

tall parties, three lunches, and perfect taste, some with arcades, two dinners, and about the only patios, und fountains. thing Palm Beach and

and SIR LEWIS CASSON__

in

a recital of Shakespeare and poetry. Please reserve your seats at

International Films, Ltd., 107, Holland House, Telephone No. 21832. ADMISSION $20.00.

Frank

have in common Is

are both in Florida,

Miami that they

Miami is very much a part of

Strange sight

the United Suites, but Palm LAST

Bench still rates the desciption United of a place near the Sunter."

Owen's

TEMPESTUOUS

JOURNEY

in the

SUNDAY POST-HERALD

soon!

night, when I was Ingering in Werth Avenue a $100,000 necklace coking nt in Cartiers, an enormous white Rolls-Royce drove up. An im- maculate man in tails, obviously the model for the old De Reszke cigarettes, stepped out, followed by two Great Danes. He strolled the and down elegantly up avento for about five minutes, followed by the dogs, then

other drove of while

people gaped.

of

WHA a bit too much. I looked for Michael Arien to appear any minute.

But about Worth Avenue, It has tiny, opulent branches New York's greatest and most expensive stores. It has

the Th-Boo and the Alibi, which are plush drinking spots. It has superb restaurants. It is better than Bond Street and it la under the velvet sides and palma.

the

Not to get too lyrical, how- ever, there is the danger that you might get your head mash- ed in by a telling cocoanait;

You

شراقة

now. older

recall the plot? Young English colleitor goes out

10 sombre castle somewhere at the back of Transylvania.

the D., puzzles owner, Count visitor by crawling about on the head downwards, castle walls And he has but to lift a finger of for

this site every wolf Siberia to start howling,

Our hero, Jonathan Harker, begins to wish seriously that he tempest with the captain dead big game hunter named Quincey of names linka had stuck to the torts and ad- vowsons back in E.C.2, when three weird sisters, very beau- unhealthy- tiful but somehow

looking, materialise while he is having a nap one afternoon.

"All thrco had

teeth

brilliant white that shone like pearls against the ruby of their voluptuous lips. There was something about them that mado mo uncosy, some longing and ni the

same

Time

deadly fear.

some

It's satin

OWN at

NATO there is

100

Louis Treize sculptured pak dining suite "suitable chateaur or large property."

Up at OEEC-where the staff canteen whisky is cheaper than the UNESCO branch of the White Market, and English and American elgarettes are only is. 4d. for 20-the range is more imited.

Oh! but I forgot, We aren't

And that was that.

But there is a "satin-covered Dracula

at only £20. The soltes" of posse

anti-vamp crumbles before their eyes,

Mind

I am you,

quoting But poor Morris formed under the pstes d:camp.

sterling prices. But U.S. dollars a big box of earth, emerging able leadership of Van Helsing, has been fatally wounded,

are preferred often essential. ufter dusk to tantalise the crew. It Includes Harker-back from In 27 footnote appended by So there you are, Walk right

by foreign parts

Harker by

seven years

later up and buy. Indeed so dubiously do they looking, much quieter and con-

con- turns out that "it is an added react to his malignant prunks siderably wiser-Doc. Seward of joy to Mina and me that our diplomats. that all go mad and jump over the lunatic

asylum; the

But let's try not to be too boy's birthday is on the same board one after the other. The

into Arthur Holarwood, he who loved day as that on which Quincey undiplomatic about it, shall we? Vessel finally creens

a young American Morris died. Whitby harbour in the midst of Lucy, and

Our boy's bundle all our lo band together-but we call him The ring is fust closing on the Quincey." count now-but, heavers, whin people Mura, of all is this? (she, has become Mrs Harker), for garlic in his saled?

11

nt the wheel. Only a

hugo Morris, black dog (guess whol) is left

to leap ashore and malco off.

Coincidence. Staying An Whitby arc Mina (Harloc

flancoe)

Lucy, a lovely girl, engaged to, the Hon. Arthur Holm- wood.

I felt in my heart Seward,

Al

спа-

deeply of Lucy is Dr Soward, who

runs

lunatic asylum

Surrey.

in

A clean-out chap, this

Suffering from in-

Ho

GLOSSARY for non

.. diplomat NATO-North Atlantic shopper: Treaty Organization; OEEC-Organi- sation for European Economic Co-

Cultural

Educational, Scientific andă Wonder if little Quincey cared operation: UNESCO-United Nations

Organisation)...)

WHITHER PODPOM?

By

GERALD

CUMMING

a wicked, burning desire that mannin, he confides to his diary: they would kiss me with those "If I don't sleep tonight at once,

chioral red lips. It is not good to note then

the modernHE United Nations Sub- opportunities, he did not think might first have to answer the

question whether such segrega Commission

on the it was discriminatory. this down, lest some day It Morpheus-C2HCL30.H2O! No

tion constituted discrimination should meet Mirin's eyes" I shall take none tonight! I have Prevention of Discrimina Mr Emelyanov of Russle against the boys or discrimina- (that's his flaticee back in the thought of Lucy, and I shall not tion and the Protection of thought likewise. As long as tion against the girls.

.K.) "and cause her pain; but dishonour her by mixing tho It is the truth."

fair

two!"

wreaks

and

bo

Podporn might

From this It is but

a short Minorities almost certainly the curriculum was the same, has a more official abbrevia Popom should not be concert- step from having to define just ed or fool their principles what one means, in the context The weird trio have laughs

tion, but Podpom will do.

threatened, by, the widespread of the controversy, by the con- Ungling "ike the intolerable,

Podpom have been hold phenomenon of boys going to cept "boy" as distinct from the sweetnesa of water-ginCI

girls'

Clearly this concept "girl.". affection for

by I have great

when played

ing their seventh session at boys schools and girls to 13 cunning

fundamental "The

affair has taken Palm Beach and for Worth hand." And then:

Well, folks, the count, wear-

turn, and the upshot will not Avenue, though the snobbery girl went on her knees and bent ing the gulse now of a dog, now Headquarters in New York, schools.

Judge Halpern, of the United be known for some time, sometimes can bo tedious.

over me, fairly gloating. There a wolf, and now of a window and the chaps were speak

hising of this and that, and states was, however, more than There is one harsh shortcoming. was a deliberate voluptuousness smashing bat,

MORE SUBJECTS which I should report if this which was both thrilling and terrible will on poor Lucy, and making fruitful suggestions, surprised. It was only, he said, Palm Beach story is to be in repulsive, and as she archod her she presently expires. But like, for an investigation on because boys and giris had been

neck she was actually licking meanwhile a powerful ally for

Meanwhile, the going to different schools for so any way complete,

a global scale Into

come to her lips like an animal.

the forces of law, order Enter the count: "Never did fairplay has entered the late queation of how many club- that it had

regarded as permissible even like some more subjects, is to discrimination moi intolerable I imagine mich wrath and up: Host

Doktor Van Helsing of fooled albinos have been hem eng The recent ruling over others in:buse?' 'Is it por" persons as our that some people, should it even in the demons of the Amsterdam, Europe's foremost prevented on the grounds of chairman,

cy ca were positively

Supreme Court that oppressive of a minority that anti- | blazing." The red light in them

colour from making a full of the

in schools was there should be THERE

40 pages of Semitism here at the MOTO was furid, as if the Bents of Van H. knows a trick or two, time career in the ballet, negregation

not Smiths applied

in the directory. unconstitutional blood behind- them and bigth

anti-vamp when Mr Max Sorensen, the only to race, but to sex. axclusive hotels, whose ownershell-fire

This only a single pair of Zytniks,

Zyiniks fear that Palm Beach might be- With a Berce sweep of the arm

armoury standa garlic. Indood chairman, let fall a provoca- broke new ground. In fact, it and ought not the (come Uko Miami, whose visitors

official cx== Go good doktor e far more tive remark,

opened a door on a new concept have Podpom's of psychological equality. And pression of sympathy for the BRAM (Abraham) STOKER of the stuff than Philip Harben.

he hoped Mir Sorensen would psychological trouran that, mut BOYS AND GIRLS was a Dabila barrister, civil llis

corue? Why should the Esicimo soon see the light, of his,· LALEY'S.

freeze while the Zulu baze MERVADÓ · (And -akhletic cham."" through no ports, alas, pion of the University), who illy old ma goon_potterfrig into

Personally, said Mr Sorensen, "After this the debate, souma tó and is it enough thise what with migusted to London in 1875, ber daughters, bedroom, soca Joined Bir Hairy, Irving in her unloop with a great garland who comes from Denmark, he have grown! very warm, and birth, life and death, they have mainging the Loomas Thegs, of protective, garilo, festooning was against soparate, schools when last reported a Mir Ingles roughly, the same curriculam?

Philippines was Talk on gentlemen.. We ard tegy, and wrote 14 - hooks: her neck, tosses it away and for boys and girls, but if mach a from the before he diet in 1918,

The serpents

THERE is considerable

are 90 percent Jewish?

Coloureds, of course, haven't

a hope in Palm Beach except DE Sorvants:

It is unfortunate that such a }beautiful, min-drenched, seeni- tropical garden should -ba marred by these serpents. Palm Beach 1 Lövely; but no one can' CALL 1-liberala

authority on vampires,

1

Fo BLA

·

fail

· bingo, le the *' hovering {count ) system" odfaced y, the params, studiously muganeling, that one dying to know the answers,