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Icebreakers & Warmth. For a stranger in a strange land with strange dignitaries, Kozlov took over with hostly firmness, attached himself to the President with only a young interpreter bobbing along between them. Kozlov, who speaks no English, boomed out his small talk, and the interpreter translated softly. Ike small-talked back as they headed for the escalator. He recalled his visit to Russia after V-E day in 1945. "We visited the Leningrad trenches, and then we visited the house of a very famous Russian poet -but I forgot his name." "Pushkin?" offered the interpreter. "Yes, Pushkin," recalled...
...known, is neither a trail-blazing social document (like Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum in 1891) nor a detailed doctrinal exposition (like Pius XII's Humani Generis in 1950). It is instead notable for the familiarity of its style, the range of its concern and the warmth with which it faces its subject: On Promoting-Under the Impulse of Charity-Truth, Unity and Peace...
William Roberts' set is imaginative and functional, though the shutter effect is very reminiscent of the projections used in the Broadway production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. In both costumes and lighting there is a lack of warmth and color, which seem so essential to an author as color-conscious as Williams...
...give her subjects cause to call her beautiful. Her voice is clear-toned, with a still youthful ring; her movements are slow and assured. She wears her royal costumes and glittering gowns with majesty and grace; yet in tweeds and low-heeled shoes she gives out a no-nonsense warmth that can put any housewife in Winnipeg or Salisbury at ease...
...current work-36 tapestries by 18 of the 26 association members. On view last week at Washington's National Housing Center, the handsome exhibition (see color) makes clear the appropriateness of tapestries with modern interiors. Much as the great stone baronial halls of the past needed the warmth and texture of wool, modern interiors tend to be cold and overly machined in appearance. Today's nomads, moving from one apartment to the next, are also likely to appreciate a major wall covering that can be rolled up like a rug, transported easily from one place to the next...