Life — June 10, 1926 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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NE curious reaction to “A Cas- O ual Commentary,” by Rose Macaulay (Bon Liveright), is the reflection that its author might be a little disturbing as a maiden aunt. Not th her Ichildren the she would be the sort to give newest encycle pedia when their hearts were set on new fishing tackle or silver. slippers— her intelligence would make her aware that a giit’s raison d’étre as well as its prosperity lies in its acceptability in the eyes of the recipient—but she would certainly have a few things to say if she should ever catch them reading the marriage notices of perfect strangers (one of my favorite diversions), or breaking any other of the innumerable unwritten) by-laws observed by pre cisians in thought By the token, ar that Miss M cellent: editorial try She same her reaction lay would be an ex writer for thi done more to debunk English thinking than any woman writer of her ti ind it seems a great pity, when some of our evening papers have so much space and so many cap ital letters to. spend on disseminating the — pronounce- ments of third- rate sophists, that she does not get a per chance at our own pro We heard her letariat have heretofore through her nov- els, the ing titles o outstand- which are “Pc terism” and “Told by an Idiot,” but in “A Casual tary” straight forwardly Commen- she proclaims her views on all things, dark woman sorts of from — the future of to the reasons for attending evening — partics Litevand Letters AA A li the 1} oes else- i you will have gleaned from the tone of this notice thai nothing it does considerable—it will have rendered one satisfactory in its attack of the Ain't be Macaulay, ceeded in impre service statement, How, asks cricketers cricket.” have suc- that statement on the entire world a criterion of ¢ duct, when cricket is no nobler or more difficult a game than foothall or bric She doesn’t even pause for a rep It must, indeed, be marvelous think so straight and see so clearly Come to think of it, Miss Macaulay would be an ideal maiden aunt—for lot of people 1 know. [s regard to the Branch Cabell, 1 like th writings of Jam more or les ignoramus wh ands in front am piece and answers “Uh indeed!" to the ravings connoisseur, wishing the while that were out in the open air in the orangeade stand or I know that Mr. Ca- and hell's flights are. sly glamourous t his much-talked-of symbolism ULD VOU MAKRY FOR MONEY? MAKE MEA PROPOSITION = madac Cada, will harm nobody capable of perceiving it. At the same time, named John J Montmorency rather Lhymecup, and I I prefer a hero to be es or Herbert than Gwyveth kick of a house amercy Park can get more irom the casual descriptios might be 20 ( th, from a which a a shining palace which has va ished when I strike the next page hills in’ the lands know Tom or Vroman’s vse than as there are would rather ther Mu short, allego 1 or Despair, In less. with words and sively by Richard W very music exclu sner, does not get far with me. Nevertheless, [ can cheerfully recommend to you Mr. Ca hell's latest, “The Stallion” (MeBrid i r think of pu sert island list, but Silver mpared with much of the spring fic tion that floats in daily, it makes very satisfactory reading ]F ¥04 have not read “Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman,” by Sylvia Townsend Warner (The Viking Press), something very e for I can’t tell charming is in ste you exactly what, is the sort of falls with because it thing that to pieces dis cussion (*That’s a fir way to get out f doing a little work!" 1 many hear entle readers But all th things which various — cc and committees hook have ties been quoted as saying about are true. It is full of subtle wit and delightful observations, one of the the latter (Cont. on page 36) truest of being, comicbooks.com