Comment Talk-Comment by George W. S. Trow. Writer visited Diana Vreeland, who is Special Consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and who seems to have been in charge of the exhibit "The Glory of Russian Costume," at the Met, and the party celebrating the opening. Tells about putting the show together, the costumes, and...

The Air (On Television) Joy to the World by Michael J. Arlen.

Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere. Compares Pres-Elect Carter's prospective staff with that of Kennedy and Roosevelt. Tells about the situation he faces in the economy, public view of government and, at length, foreign affairs. Reviews the economic and political situation in Western Europe. Discusses developments in the Middle East where the prospect for a...

The Current Cinema This is My Beloved by Pauline Kael. Review of "Lumiere", starring Jeanne Moreau. This film also marks her debut as a director and a scenarist...

Fiction Two by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Ezriel and Zissel both leave their wives and set up housekeeping together in the city of Lublin. Zissel disguises himself as the wife of the couple and when the jewelry and dowry he had taken from his wife runs out and Ezriel is unable to establish a store, he becomes...

The Theatre Off Broadway by Edith Oliver.

Fiction Tales Of Friendliness From The Files Of The American Bankers Association by James Munves. Chase Manhattan Bank was in bed with his lovely wife when the telephone rang. It was 2:15 A.M. Steve Ramsbuck, a checking-account customer in good standing, was taking his babysitter home when his battery went dead. Chase Manhattan went to the rescue. Mrs. Sadie Yorkle, a widow of 81...

Musical Events Mastery by Andrew Porter.

Comment Talk-Comment by Natacha Stewart. Talk-Comment about the new show of Russian costumes at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Three Soviet women consultants were there to supervise. They were worried because the House of Chanel had revived its Cuir de Russie, and the scent that was to be used in...

The Talk of the Town Bright Bridge by E. J. Kahn. Talk story about painting the Ward's Island Bridge in bright colors. The bridge was built in 1951 by Robert Moses as a pedestrian bridge linking East Harlem with Ward's Island at E. 103rd St. Gives dimensions of the bridge. William Conklin and James Rossant, of the architectural firm of Conklin...

The Talk of the Town Mature Music by E. J. Kahn. Talk story about Emil Kahn, octogenarian conductor of the Senior Concert Orchestra of New York. Tells about the orchestra, in existence for 10 years, whose members(average age 72) are recruited from retired musicians who have played with groups such as the Philharmonic. Their concerts are all underwritten. Tells about...

The Race Track Six in a Row by G. F. T. Ryall. The contest between Hawley and Cordero for the year's riding honors continues merrily. Last week Cordero brought the earnings of the horses he'd ridden to $4,536,331, which topped Hawley's total. However, he's still far behind Hawley in the number of races won - 269. Gives facts about Hawley's life and career...

A Reporter at Large Microwaves~II by Paul Brodeur. REPORTER AT LARGE about what has been brought out by research into the effects of microwaves. The military-industrial complex has used national security to thwart inquiry. Corporate profit, too, is involved...

Poetry Kore by W. S. Merwin. I have watched your smile in your sleep...