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VENICE, THE MASQUE OF ITALY, by Marcel Brlon (223 pp.; Crown; $10). It takes impressive hubris to tackle Venice; Ruskin, after, all, got there first, and almost every writer with the price of a ticket has followed him. Author Brion attempts not only a gloss of Venice's history, but also a presentation of the glittering array of its art, and has come respectably close to achieving his goal...
...other three: Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Chateau Margaux and Chateau Haut-Brion, which is owned by the family of U.S. Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon...
CANDACE O'BRION...
...many, he did not seem an auspicious choice. Despite his love of France and his connection with Chateau Haut-Brion, Dillon spoke schoolbook French. He also seemed too young (43) and inexperienced to handle a post made all the more touchy by the growing troubles of France's Fourth Republic...
...sure that Mr. Dillon [May 19], being "the smartest boy in the class," did not tell you that his excellent wine from Chateau Haut-Brion was from the Medoc. This would be equivalent to claiming that oranges from Florida produced pure California fruit juice...