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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FICTION
A DEATH IN THE FOREST . . . It could happen to anybody — Robert Switzer 49
FIRST AID . . . He did what he could for his wife. — William Kingsfield 51
VICTIM . . . The world owed Froggy several Christmas dinners — Albert M. Ottenheimer 54
JUNGLE SHOWDOWN . . . The difference in animals and people — Brian O’Brien 56
THE SECRET . . . A secret is a weapon and a friend — James Hensel 58
DOCUMENTARY . . . It’s all in being co-operative — William Brandon 71
YOU’RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE . . . Penfield’s second spring — James Ramsey Ullman 73
THE BOURBON LAKE . . . ’Tis wonderful, a vacation is — John Novotny 76
EVERYTHING’S A MATTER OF TIME . . . She’d waited for this — Robert Presnell, Jr. 80
WAIT FOR HER LAUGHTER . . . Let nothing be strange and unfamiliar — David Karp 90
REWARD OF MERIT . . . No legacy so rich as honesty — David V. Sheehan 101
WESTERN
UPRISING . . . There was more than one way to follow Regulations — Clifton Adams 53
PERSONALITY
HEADY EDDIE . . . Eddie Arcaro, king on horseback — Al Stump 47
ARTICLES
YOUR HEART’S NOT TOO BIG . . . The truth about “athlete’s heart” — Georg Mann 75
THE MODERN HOME AND HOW TO AVOID IT . . . Wanted: 1920 house — Will Stanton 78
PICTORIAL
THE ESQUIRE GIRLS, 1952 MODELS . . . An even dozen visions to give the New Year a beautiful start.
Painted by Ernest Chiriaka, Eddie Chan, Michael, Robert Patterson, Mauro Scali, Roswell Keller, Ward Brackett, Ren Wicks . . . beginning on 59
FAMOUS PARTIES . . . New Year’s Eve, from Adam & Eve . . . Drawings by Eldon Dedini 82
SUPPLEMENT
NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING . . . A last-minute assist . . . beginning on 91
HOUSING
BASEMENT AT WORK . . . Eight ways to make it light, modern, airy 87
9 JOBS FOR AN UNEMPLOYED BASEMENT . . . Give your upstairs an annex 88
WEARABLES
TROPIC TALK . . . Treat yourself to the Southern sun — Photograph by Richard Litwin 99
ESQUIRE’S SUN GUISE . . . Recommendations — Kodachrome by Richard Litwin 100
ESQUIRE’S SUN GUIDE . . . Advance tips — Drawing by Martin Burniston 102
FOOD
CRÊPES SUZETTE FOR AULD LANG SYNE . . . Festive fare — Harry Botsford 85
TRAVEL
VACATION NOW . . . Sun spots north and south of the equator 32
¡VIVA O SAMBA! ¡VIVA O CARNAVAL! . . . Rio de Janeiro — Richard Joseph 92
ONCE OVER LIGHTLY
GNUNGUNGUNG . . . He was funny as Queen Victoria—and as Valentino 20
AMERICAN IN LONDON . . . Marion Harris puts this one over 23
IDEA MAN . . . Consulting Diagnosticians come high — Parke Cummings 24
EARL WILSON’S SNOWDROP . . . Nice, stunning, talented and a ballet dancer 26B
TRUE LOVE . . . It takes all kinds of minks to make a world 31
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial: KEN MURRAY BRINGS ESQUIRE TO TV . . . The Big Show 6
BACKSTAGE WITH ESKY . . . No longer unsung 8
THE SOUND AND THE FURY . . . Treat for Ohioans, and the rest of the world 10
FASHIONS . . . You’ll need these too in the sun countries 99
GOING PLACES . . . Painting the town at auld lang syne time 144
TALKING SHOP
SHOPPING FINDS . . . For him, a teakwood log box; for her, 2' wine decanters; for you both, food package from Vermont, picture frame aquarium, lots more . . . beginning on 146
PHOTOGRAPHY . . . 16mm miniature still camera, print-mounting iron, album, 35mm tank 148
BOOKS . . . Dementia Pigskin, by Wallace, The Grass Harp, by Capote, two others 150
CREDITS: Photos on page 23 by Hardy Picture Post-Pix
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX . . . 143