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THE~ CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANV=L~ ONTAIUO TnTRSAY, JULY 12th. 1051-' OUR BOOKSHELF By Alice Rowe-Sleemnanj Editor's Note-Some weeks ago who combines a genius for Di- the editor of The Statesman had recting, with the terrific drivmng a cail which developed into an power of an idealist, forever un- interesting visit. with Alice satisfied. Rowe-Sleenan, Toronto, who is The prologue gives us the fa- proud to claim Durham County miliar setting of an Awards Dmn- as place of her birth. She is a ner in Hollywood where we meet daughter of the late R. J. Rowe Carey the mature beauty at the of Newtonville, who for several zenith of her fame. Paul is also years was assessor of Clarke receiving an award that night. Township and a great temper- He is portrayed in sharp contrast ance advocate. Her brother, to his former wife-feared by his Stanley Rowe, lives on the homne- contemporaries. unloved and ex- stead farm south of Newtonville. hibiting his awful worst in man- Mrs. Rowe-Sleeman is greatly inl- ners. At the outset we are pre- terested in Canadian literature pared for a stormy voyage with and in the conversation she in- these two who are so diametrie- quired if The Statesman had ever ally opposed in disposition, but featured a Book Review Column, who work surprisingly well as a which we had occasionally but team. Mr. Hilton's arduous years flot for several years. She there- in Hollywood have borne fruit in fore very generously and kindly this draina, and readers are giv- of fered to write a book review as en authentic details of backstage a trial to see to what extent it as welI as offstage living among met with favor by Dur readers. current celebrities. Added to The continuance of this Book Re- these are scenes from Broadway, view will depend on your candid London and the Continent, pas- comments to the editor. G. W.J. toral Ireland and the Abbey _______Theatre in Dublin. With the skill for characteriz- Morning Journey ation so evident in his English By James Hilton novels, the author weaves a pat- MacMillan Pub. Co. $3.50 tern of life that is bright with Thi laestboo bytheautorhappiness and warmed by the ar- This lom ates bokbth e lhR-dour of first love (Carey's of of brndm arest, odWellMr-course). These idyllic episodes Chipseredbnd Gob odbyeMr. alternate with the flitting sha- Chips, i s bostdutubecontrover- dows of disenchantment, even al t atostrutue and char- misery, until the mounting ten- acete rtomn.cevotey ese Hins sions and cross-purposes rmake foge nt omtean ayorsenthis-separatbon Inevitable. Carey has coay mno thiv ngtaoftsopht- become an essential part of living first jar of disappointment isrn irnwhs uhls gt the reader can Prepare himself is ngnores conventions and eth- forsevralhors f frstclss n- esalike, as lie attempts to re- fortasnea ouso frtcls enter Carey's life. And she? tertaiment.Sheltered domesticity bas flot The story is centred on Carey been a satisfactory replacement Arundel, a successful actress of for the dynamic Paul, and once Dublin origin, who in middle age, more Carey plunges into stormy swathed in minks, the idol of waters. millions, is stili beneath the glit- The psychology' of Morning ter, ail Irish-vivacious, vital and Journey is sound as well as pro- very lovable. Sharing, but not vctv n h uhrbssm in any sense, equally in focus, 's shrewd observations on many Carcy's one-time husband Paul complexities of modemn society as Saffron, the brilliant eccentric it pertaîns to everyday living. 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These people weme descedants of Scotch Clans who had fled from English suppression ycars before and wcme fanatic in their religion as well as their beloved Gaelic, which was always used in the "Second" Sermon on the Sabbath. Isolated from the world out- side, these warring Celts indulgcd their flair for fcuding b>' mutual hcad-brcaking on Saturday nights. The giftcd surgeon, Dm. Ainsie, workcd late at the hospital on these occasions. and was known ta carry on into the Sabbath mending crashed skulls and splin- tered jaws. The author tells us in his pre- face, "There was a curse upon these people. intensified b>' Cal- vin and branded on thetu by John Knox and bis successors. Since they were no part of the outer world. it remained. alive wîth thcm, like a sombre beast, growl- ing behind locked doors." Certain points straîn one's cre- dulit>', but being neither Calvin- istic nom Scot we mcrely question, Why should so gifted a surgeon remain in this compa:rative exile? Could such apparently simple characters, secrete within thcm- selves such depths of emotional complications, and only give rare glimpses of these hidden depths? Is the capacity for self-punish- ment so deeply ingrained in some Highland Scots that the>' litemally enjoy affliction? Mm. MacLennan makes use of a device succcssfully cmploycd by another Canadian novelist who also places bis theme in Maritime Canada-Thomas Raddall in "The Nymph and the Lamp." In bath we have the forces af nature as a backdrop for the stage wherc the etemnal vemities of human na- ture are rcvealed in the familiar sctting of guilt and retribution. Whcreas Thomas Raddall chose to partra>' the rhythmîc flood and cbb of the familiar tidal sea, Mr. MacLennan depicts a wild, me- lentless and cruel world; life is raw and for the most part, crude. This raises aur fourth qucry, namel>', the presence of a French musician for so long a time, amid these alien folk. Truc he acquir- cd an interest in the deserted wife of the prizefighter, Archie MacNcil, and had carlier been the victim of an Italian ship- wreck. StUR his presence in the story suggests the long arma of coincîdence. The gentler side of the Celtic nature is shown in Mollie, moth- cm af Alan, the boy whom Dr. Ainslie covets as bis own, parti>' to boîster his sagging marriage, but mainly, we believe, to assuage bis morbid conscience. Mollie's defection is the doctor's oppor- tunîty, and wbile the reader is sympatbetic ta both these char- acters, he is kept as it wcre on a hot griddle of dread-certain that Fate in the form. of Archie Mac- Neil will return and do murder. Brief descriptive passages af tranquil summers and brutal storms give the necessar>' relief fmom the tension that pervades the entire performance-a pro- duction af greater literar>' menit than an yprevious womks b>' this author. BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Summerfield Farm B>' Mary Martin Black, Ages 6 to 10 yrs. MacMillan Ca. $2.50 This is prafusel>' illustrated with some especîally interesting drawings that give a distinct per- sonalît>' ta the hens and pigs, colts and lambs. Adults will join in the chuckles of the children at the tale of the two pigs, Ara- bella and Araminta. Each star>' is complete in itself, and together they dcpict a very happy farm life wheme cvemyone from the littlest chick to the farmer bim- self was content, and where "new clothes, and cars and money ta spend" were secandarv ta keep- ing the farm. Skit and Skat Stor>' and pictures b>' Morgan Dennis. Ail ages. WEDDING NEALS - ROWAN St. Paul's Anglican Churcb, Bethan>', was the scene af the wedding of Christelia Evangeline, daughtcr af Mm. and Mrs. Walter Henry Rowan af Bethan>', to Mr. Bernard Emerson Neals, son of Mm. and Mms. Harmy Neals of D Pontypool. Rcv. T. S. Gault of- ficiated. Mm. Rowan gave bis daugbtem imamiage. She wome a gown of baronet satine, with lace siceves and train aI lace panels. Hem fingem-tip veil was gathened toaa weath of orange blossoms and she carried a showem bouquet of red roses. Miss Laumetta Rowan attendcd hem sister as maid of bonor, weaing a gown of green sllk net and lace with matching bat, and carying a nosega>' of rases. Bidesmaids weme Miss Comalie Patterson of Tymone, Penn., wearing pink sheer nylon net and lace, and Miss Betty Umphrey of Fcnelon' Falls, in blue. The>' wome matching net and lace bats and carried roses. The flowcm girl, who was the Mbide's youngcst sistem, Miss Bren- da Rowan, wore a gawn of yellow brocaded satin and a hcaddress af yellow net. She camied a heart- shaped muff with mauve flowers. SThe goom's cousin, Mr. Orval Parkcs af London, Ont., was 1groomsman, and usbcring were the bride's brother, Mm. Camemon Rowan, and Mr. Maurice White- side of Bethan>'. Atter the reception, at the Etn- pmess Hotel, Peterborouigl, tlie couple lci: for the Southcmni *States. Pictured Following Ceremony MR. AND MKS. JOHN MARSHALL FRANCI~S whose marriage was solemnized recently in Columbus United Church. Formerly Miss May Prentice Hepburn, the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Hepburn, Enniskillen, and the bridegroom is the son of Mrs. J. B. Francis, of Oshawa, and the late Mr. Francis. WEDDING STINSON - GATCHELL Jean Elizabeth Gatcheli, daugh- ter af Mr. and Mms. Victor Gatch- cli, Oshawa, and Keith Stinson, son of Mm. and Mrs. Robert Stin- son of Lotus were united in mar- niage by Rev. L. M. Samerville in the parsonage af the United Church, Countice, Saturday af- ternoon, June 30. The bride wore white satin with lace witb a fingem-tip veil and carried a cascade of sweet- heart roses. Hem bridesmaid was Miss Edith Irons of Burketon who wore mauve taffeta with matching ac- cessories, a nosega>' af pink and yellaw carnations compnised ber corsage. The best man was Mr. Donald Stînson, Lotus, brother af the bridegroom. A reception was held at the home af the bride's bother, Mr. Eaml Gatcheli and Mms. Gatch- ell, Oshawa. The bride's mother wore green flowered crepe with white accessories. The bride- graom's mother was in navy blue crepe with matching accessomies. Both wame corsages of rcd car- nations. Later Mm. and Mrs. Stinson left on a wedding trip ta Goderich and points west and upon their return will live in Lotus, Ontario. For travelling the bride chose a pale pink taffeta dress with white accessories and a corsage of swectheart roses. WEDDING BRADBURN - FIELDER On June 9th amid a profusion of spring flowers Janetville Unit- cd Church was the scene of a vcry prctty wedding when Fra- tricia Oriole Fielder, Toronto, formcrly of Viewlakc, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fielder, Oshawa, was married to Maurice F. L. Bradburn, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frcderick Brad- burn. Janetville, in a double ring cercmony, performed b>' Rev. Clare Kellogg, Janetville. The wedding music was played b>' Mrs. H. Heaslip, Janctville. Gîven in marriage by hem un- cle, Mm. James Fielder, Weston, the bride looked charming in a floor-length gown of white satin trimmed with trapunto work and rhinestones with long sîceves pointed at the wrists. Her em- broidered tulle illusion veil was held by a band of pleated net. She camried a cascade of red ros- es and white sweet peas and wore the gift of the groom, matching rhincstone necklace and earrings. The groom's sister, Miss Pa- tricia Badburn, was maid of hon- or, gowned in a floor length gown of mauve taffeta with green net over skirt, wearing a headdress of mauve roses and green net mittens, carrying a bouquet of blush roses and mauve sweet peas. Miss Helen Butt , Pickering, was bridesmaid, gowned in a floor length gown of yellow taffeta with yellow net overskirt. headdress of yellow roses and yellow net, mittens, carrying a bouquet of deep pink roses and mauve sweet peas. Each were wcaming the gifts of the bride, rhinestone necklace and earrings. Misses Janice and Judy Hugill, Oshawa, twin cousins of the bride, made swcet littie flowem girls, gowned in identical floor length gowns of green taffeta, wearing poke bonnets and long mittens of taffeta, carrying white crochet baskets with green satin streamers of mauve sweet peas, also wearing the bride's gift of, sterling silver monogrammcd lockets.1 Little Wayne Hollaway, ne- phcw of the bride, was ring- bearer, carr1yng. a white satin and lace pîllow. The groom was ably assisted by Mr. Tom Grcgson. Toronto. The ushers were Mr. Bruce Law- son, Yelverton, cousin of the groom and Mr. Theodore Watson, Norland, cousin of the bride. The groom's gift to the grooms- man was a wallet, to the ushers gold tie clip and cuff links and to the ring-bearer a pen flashlight. The reception which was held in the lower auditorium of the church was attended by 80 gucsts during which Patricia Bradburn was baptized by Rev. 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