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...France (The Devil's Laughter, by Frank Yerby; Dial). In the turmoil of Revolution and Terror, a third-estate hero runs afoul of a villainous second-estate chap, toys with a tawny-haired demimondaine whose kisses curl his toes inside his boots, but nobly marries Fleurette, a blind flower girl...
...through his week-long anniversary. Five ex-Presidents of Mexico sent messages of congratulation. President Ruiz Cortines embraced the troubador, 53 this week, and said: "Work for Mexico, Agustin." Lara went from Mexico City to Veracruz and then on to Córdoba, traveling along whole blocks of flower-covered streets lined with schoolchildren while factory whistles blew and bells tolled. Last week, overflowing with Mexico's adulation, he pursued his lovelorn triumphal path to Havana...
...Into a flower-decked ballroom in Washington one night last week swarmed a crowd of 1,500 to dance and sip champagne punch. But it was no ordinary party; many of the guests eyed each other critically to see just how well they executed their "box steps" and such advanced maneuvers as the "triple twinkle" and the "conversation corkscrew." The guests were almost all students of Arthur Murray, most successful dancing teacher in the world. The occasion: opening night of Murray's 308th and most lavish dance studio...
...vases or pitchers ($15 and $20); a tapering Dutch vase that looked like a crystal flame ($60); a set of wide-mouthed pottery bowls ($8.50-$19). China had lively patterns, some designed as much to be looked at as eaten off. Standout: a serving set with a modern flower motif that might have been taken from children's wallpaper (tureen...
...African side, the captain quick-changes into dove-grey flannels and a snap-brim felt, darts to a waiting taxi and heads, by way of the flower shop, for a glassily sinful flat in one of the tonier hotels. There he is passionately greeted by wife No. 2, a sexy, black-haired baggage (Yvonne de Carlo) who throws the cootch around in nightclubs, guzzles champagne, and takes moonlight plunges in the Mediterranean...