Word: coromandel
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...southern India's Coromandel Coast New York Times Correspondent Herbert L. Matthews last week stumbled on one of Woodrow Wilson's daughters.* The spit and image of her father, she lives in the French town of Pondicherry (now occupied by De Gaullists). She told Mr. Matthews that she was very happy after three years as a sadhak (follower) of an Indian religious teacher, Sri Aurobindo. Said she: "In fact, I never felt more at home anywhere...
...color harmonies of silver, beige and light yellow were more important to the general effect than the occasional murals and ornamental work in metal, wood and glass. In an apparent effort to make some distinction between tourist and cabin class quarters, the designers gave cabin class passengers a little Coromandel wood and gold. Finest rooms: the theatre, only air-conditioned one afloat, designed by Cornelis J. Engelen and Elisabeth de Boer in the shape of half an egg shell, with a rich color scheme of old rose, cerise, dull gold and red copper; Architect Oud's tourist class lounge...
...troubles. For a while the course of their illicit affair meanders with delightful smoothness. Then Elvira begins to miss her settled respectability. Oliver shamelessly discovers that he is attractive to other women. While Elvira maunders at home over her fate, Oliver with regrettable lightheartedness deceives her with the fey Coromandel, the veteran Blanche, with a chance prostitute who knows her Baudelaire...