Show traveler sees many oddities in world standardization and nation go on ther the world over last summer bummer in avignon in the south of france under the shadow of the palace of the popes in a restaurant that I 1 had found admirable for SO 30 years yeam I 1 had indeed years ago eaten there in the company of frederic mistral the provencal poet there in that sacred and august shadow I 1 was offered norwegian anchovies with the hora bora doeu and peche melba made with california Sall fornia peaches out of a tin the mediterranean that swarms with real anchovies was only 50 miles away and norway Is or so and heaven alone knows how far it Is from california to avignon whilst in the spring whole hillsides hill sides of Prove provence uce are nacreous nacre oua pink with peach blossoms but the peaches go to london and norwegians Norwegia ns and californians go to avignon to eat their home products and I 1 come to new york to eat mediterranean terro neon anchovies it Is perhaps not a mad world but it seems a pretty queer one sometimes ford madox ford in harpers magazine |