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= Bookworm The Quints: the compelling drama of Canada's international stars by Shirley Whittington Pierre Berton has another winner in The Dionne Years, a_ well researched and superbly organized account of the early life and hoopla surrounding the Dionne Quintuplets--the five little girls that put Callander, Ontario on the map. Berton estimates that the Dionne sisters were a $500 million asset to the Province of Ontario in the middle thirties. The Quints, at the height of their popularity were international stars of the first magnitude--and the stars came to Callander to see them. Bette Davis made the trip, and so did Alexander Woollcott. Amelia Earhart made the their playground. Affects of isolation How did this isolation affect the children? Berton's book details the guardianship and financial arrangements that were made after the -Quints' birth. He also tells of the intrigues that went on behind the nursery walls, and the growing reft between Dr. Dafoe and the children's parents. Dafoe, who caught the imagination of the world as an overworked, un- pretentious and om- niscient country doctor who cared little for money is revealed as racist, demanding, publicity-seeking and certainly not penniless. He made a small fortune from his association with the famous babies. The Dionne Quintuplets were brought up very much as royal children are and in_ 1936, everybody thought they would live like royal children for the rest of their lives. It never oc- curred to anybody that some day they would have to go out into the world, unprotected and unescorted. They were never taught the simplest of household skills. They had no idea of money management. Their social skills were non- existent since they played only with each other. They were reunited with their family when they were nine years old, but found themselves unable to relate to a totally foreign en- vironment. When the five finally left home, they fared no better. Emilie suffocated to death during an epileptic seizure in a convent near Ste. Agathe. Marie, after a disastrous attempt to run a flower' shop, separated from _ her husband. She began: to drink heavily, and died alone in her Montreal apartment of a blood clot on the brain. Cecile, Yvonne and Annette still live in the Montreal suburb of St. Bruno. Cecile works in a supermarket to support her children. Her marriage has failed, as has that of her sister Annette, who lives a YOUNGER LOOK FOR DRY SKIN! Dry skin is an awfal liar! It makes any woman look much older than her real age. When you rid your face of skin dryness and its deceitfulness, you im- mediately look younger than your birthdays are even willing to admit. If your skin is really dry and flaky, and uncomfor- table under make-up, take immediate steps to raise its moisture level and lubricate its surface effectively. Then, reap- praise your appearance. 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