Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 December 1950 — Page 8

Are You a Snob? Russell Lynes New Book Will Tell You

"SNOB." By Russell Lynes. New: York, Harper, $1.

DO NOT EXPECT natural responses in the snob, for § His world is a formal one, and a § great many quite natural human functions he considers He therefore pretends, even to himself, that he is|

he has ‘none

vulgar.

By EMERSON PKICE

to share.

not compelled to practice them. Certain words offend him, for he Nas “tried very hard

to believe that the actions! they describe do not exist.

He attended

purpose of acquiring more polish form, learning, and the quality of the ideas now lodged in his vacuous head indicate that these purposes

and social

were fully met.

His notions concerning art are not calculated to place him in a position of speculation. to win his approval any product, in the field must be'long estab-

lished,

‘the cautious

coll or the ege for met one cf his

rather than

thorough'y dnll.

supercilious twitters, ‘encountering Fear Story

such he immediately entertains belief that he has

exclusive kind.

Yet he does not quickly verify his find* as authentic, but spends & considerable period assuring himself that this little snob is quite

“Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin ot Moscow, 1942 Ll "the fourth volume in Churchill's history of World War II, “The Hinge of Fate," has just been published by Houghton, Mifflin.

Just Like His Dad

Is Depraved “THE DELICATE PREY."

stories by Paul Bowles. : “York, Random House, $3. By MAXWELL RIDDLE

Short! New!

Once assured, they are married | 4 IT SEEMS to me that the entire

‘and their wedding is a great body of literature, from Petronius|

social to-do.

In order!

In literature, for instance, noth- * =»

ing is good unless old and continuous authority says that it is. In short he forbids himself the dangerous delights of discovery. the other hand, he avoids altogether, since it often suggests his own lowly origin. He confuses history with heraldry,

Science, on

HE IS

formed phases,

lofty manner, back,

Ha.” himself that laugh, but he

to his pained auditors only that] jother.

he has teeth,

GIVEN

indicating that these ges-| tures have been often practiced before a mirror. He responds to humor of a stilted sort by straining his stiff! Among lips and gurgling a short “Ha, snobs,

THEY WiLL

there forever,

the living.

» . to carefully delivered in fa with head tilted

This frail:

snobs. Russell Lynes’ book titled

them religious

otherwise proves snobbish about

lit. Delightfu! as

His: notions of charm in the] {discover yourself.

opposite Aex are | Identified with] llustrated by Robert Osborn.

Our

oll that goes to give that after-feeling of

service embodies

satisfaction; the satisfaction of a beautiful tribute to a loved one

yet no burden to those left,

“Snob,” describes still others, for he tells us there ars many kinds.

sparks make a tentative appearance in his chill and barren soui, Delicate Prey,” for his social pretensions are now by that name. vindicated by an elaborate subscription to form.

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now enter the land of make-believe and remain making the ges- present. tures of synthetic politeness, and avolding altogether the land of “The Delicate Prey,” are not fully | One can imagine no genuine detights for them. spirited fellow will like flashes on the screen of conalways remain to me ‘the most/sciousness of a man in the last

idistressing and annoying of all] He 1a well described in|

amusing little but Lynes

emotional | moral |

are snobs,

By this means he assures snobs and anti-snob snobs.

he knows when to short, nearly every person In

something or

So be careful in reading novel about the last Tsaritsa of

it is, you may | The bock is

|

{declined to serve a lady without {an escort, so Miss Langtry took

won the case. This cleared the

planned for spring publication by!

Thus a few drowsy on, has nothing which exhibits the

depravity of Paul Bowles’ “The a story in a book! ° It is surprising | {any publisher would accept it. Most of Bowles’ stories are {about the collapse of people under! the stress of fear, their subsequent degradation and loss of sanity. Torture and murder are often Some of the stories, such as, developed stories at all, but mere- | ly outline descriptions of cruelty,

depravity and murder. They are Lovell Thomas Jr., is ¢ follow-

ing his father's footsteps as a lecturer, author and commentator, He is on a six-months lecture tour of the U. S. to introduce his latest book, "Out of | This World," a story of Tibet, | which he and his father visited in 1949. The book has just been published by Greystone Press.

Richard Wagner Letters

‘Due In December Russia, who was a granddaughter, . etters of Richard Wagner— lof Queen Victoria and a sister ofp” Bure Collection. edited _ [the Dowager Marchioness of Mil-| ith notes by John N. Burk, will ford Haven, who died recently, isipe published this month by Macmillan. A. A. Wyn. The author, True mn. wagner telters and docuBowen, has had access to letters ,.c,\is collected in the late 19th and documents in the possession | century by Mary Burrell were so of a former member of the Rus-| {closely guarded for many years stan court. [that neither expert nor sensationInside New York seeker could view them. In 1931 From Eleanor Early's “New the famous collection, containing !York Holiday,” published by 840 items, was bought by Mrs. {Rinehart earlier this month, Efrem Zimbalist, who added to! {come these facts: them 25 separately acquired. Lily Langtry, celebrated Eng- Except for the small handful} lish beauty, once went to a Times published, which Mr. Burk iden-| {Square cafe for a mug of ale and tifies, the Burrell letters here ap{a mutton chop. The management pear for the first time.

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