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...between visits to Dior and Balenciaga, smooths things out; one daughter acquires a pianist and the other a painter. The usual names are on the Deans' list-the Sistine Chapel, the Catacombs, the Louvre; Mr. Dean's sharp-tongued sister and her husband keep barging in; a maid keeps talking French, Mr. Dean keeps trying to, and there are a good many sentimental interludes...
...Class Six, 305 to 350 cu. in., provided the big surprise. The Pontiac. the "old maid's delight" to last year's speed buffs, turned out to be 1957's fire-eater. With three dual carburetors, the 317-h.p., 347-cu. in. Pontiac engines won the first three places, at a top speed of 131.747 m.p.h., even though the fastest was disqualified from the flying mile on a technicality. Far back were the Plymouth Furys and Ford Fairlanes. In acceleration the Pontiacs ran first and second, the fastest reaching a record 85.308 m.p.h...
...some who are not. After Matisse and the Vence chapel came Jean Cocteau recently to do murals for a chapel at Villefranche on the Riviera. The most peculiar chapel of all is the one designed by painter, sculptor, and architect Le Corbusier. His chapel looks like a French peasant maid's hat perched on the head of a cocker spaniel with the ears drooping over the top. It has astounded many, not least by the fact that it continues to stand. For the past few weeks, Robinson Hall, in the School of Design, has featured an exhibit of Le Corbusier...
When the last guest had departed at 1:30. and the house had become silent, the hostess followed her regular custom. Recalls her personal maid of 20 years: "This was the time she loved best. She would walk around and look at everything again. She used to say: 'It's a lovely house for a party...
This is the first increase in room rents since the fall of 1954, when they were raised five percent. At that time the University also announced the imminent end of maid service...