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Vogue's highly proper Publisher Conde Nast was horrified at Walter Winchell's discovery because some of Mr. Nast's best friends are Jews-his son-in-law, many of his executives and most of Vogue's clothing industry advertisers...
Publisher Nast, protesting to the press that the whole thing was, inexplicably, a complete mystery to the editors of Vogue, declared, "I was particularly distressed that these slurring comments should have been printed in Vogue especially during these days of cruel, vicious and unreasoning persecution of Jews." While the indignant telegrams began to pile up on his desk, Conde Nast held back the 130,000 copies that had not yet been distributed, scored out the offending legends. But 150,-ooo distributed copies were beyond recall. And of course Mr. Nast demanded Mr. Beaton's resignation as photographer and artist...
...conception of its explosiveness. ... To offend I had not the slightest intention. ... I am not 'anti-Semite!' Some of my very best friends are Jews. ... I have suffered and am still suffering profoundly by the consciousness of having caused so much trouble and annoyance to Conde Nast, who was not merely my employer, but the dearest, kindest and most understanding friend. ... I feel as a man might feel who fell, unwillingly, from the window of a high-up room and yet kept his consciousness. ... I don't know how it happened and I am wildly tempted...
...Steichen set out on a new career. His attempts to photograph the "essence" of flowers, insects, fruit are among the most subtle reproductions of textures ever made. A bubbling, generous, rather boyish man. Edward Steichen had no great struggle with himself over going commercial. Besides his job with Conde Nast he contracted to do advertising photographs exclusively for J. Walter Thompson Co. (agency for Pond's Cold Cream, Welch's Grape Juice. Simmons Mattresses, Jergens Lotion...
...Scribner's. Charles Scribner's Sons retain controlling interest in the new corporation, which soon will bring out a digest of radio programs. When 33-year-old Harland Logan became editor-publisher of Scribner's 15 months ago he applied all he had learned as Conde Nast and Macfadden consultant, lifted Scribner's face, streamlined its figure. In 15 months Scribner's 40.000 subscribers trebled...