Word: teas
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Pearl S. Buck is still presiding over her China with the air of a lady dispensing oolong from a rare porcelain tea service. In her 43rd book, she subdues the storm over Asia to the dimensions of one of her teacups. The conflict between Communist China and the West is symbolized by the MacLeods of Raleigh, Vt. Gerald MacLeod, although not a Communist, lives in Peking and is president of its Communist-run university. Wife Elizabeth MacLeod lives in Vermont with their son Rennie and her father-in-law. Old Mr. MacLeod, who was once adviser to the Boy Emperor...
...that he loves her and all that, but, since the Communists dislike his non-Sinic connections, he is obliged to take another wife. The new Chinese wife also writes to Vermont ("Dear Elder Sister . . ."). Throughout, Mrs. MacLeod proves to be so quilted in sensibility as to resemble a carnivorous tea cosy...
...what could be termed a big tone; and each of them tried to hide the fact by forcing his tone to the point of buzzing. This resulted in harshness rather than playing of tang and guts. The more restrained music of Haydn is obviously their proper dish of tea...
...Lindstrom, 18-year-old daughter of Rossejlini's wife, Cinemactress Ingrid Bergman, prepared to see her mother for the first time since she was twelve. With her father, Swedish-born Neurosurgeon Peter Lindstrom, she will fly to Stockholm, later travel alone to Paris, where Ingrid is starring in Tea and Sympathy, return to the U.S. in time to start her sophomore year at the University of Colorado. Brushing aside rumors of a cool relationship with Ingrid, Jennie said she expects a "wonderful reunion" with mamma...
...carrying his wife and child to him-on May 14. The Kiss at Croton Falls takes a lighter view of dreams as Mrs, Mull visits companionably each night with her dead husband until he makes the mist ike of bringing a pretty redhead home with him-twice-for tea...