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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMMENT
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW . . . Will science solve all our problems? . . . Aldous Huxley 43
REFLECTIONS AFTER THE CURTAINS FALL . . . Assaying the best time of his life . . . George Jean Nathan 45
THIS MAN’S WORLD . . . Let Jupiter worry about its own troubles . . . Paul Gallico 46
ARTICLES
LAS VEGAS: BAREFOOT GIRLS WITH SLOT MACHINES . . . City with dollars in its eyes . . . Helen Lawrenson 49
CAFE ¡OLE! . . . Twenty-five versions of a drink fit for the gods and the road . . . Lillian Schaaf 52
EL MOROCCO . . . Kingdom of the fighting nights, where café society flowered . . . George Frazier 65
SHUSHAN POSTMASTER . . . Al Prindle: He’s always ready for just one more catch . . . Leo Oatman 74
BALTIMORE’S MERMAIDS . . . As one of them said: It’s a fast buck and no holds barred . . . Monroe Fry 82
THE GULLY . . . Seventy-five fathoms beneath the surface of the Atlantic . . . John N. Cole, Jr. 87
PERSONALITY
THE PRIDE OF PHILLY . . . Lew Tendler, boxing and oratorical champ, and his restaurant . . . Richard Gehman 79
FICTION
I CALL MYSELF “NEW ORLEANS” . . . He walked across a border and the values changed . . . Robert Switzer 51
SWEETBIRD FOR SHERIFF . . . Spider was sure he wouldn’t have to ride the jack . . . Jesse Stuart 54
SMILE FOR NOVEMBER . . . Jungle madness isn’t out of place in November . . . Harv Jacobs 56
HOW I GOT HERE . . . At last he found a spot where she couldn’t reach him . . . Walter Goodman 72
THE LADY AND THE BIRD . . . A bird’s life isn’t always a full one . . . Robert Fontaine 77
PICTORIAL
MARY MARTIN: THE WAYWARD BUSS . . . Champagne and chicken . . . Photograph by Erwin Blumenfeld 48
ESQUIRE’S LADY FAIR . . . Gwen Verdon . . . Photograph by Philippe Halsman 59
GIRL IN THE STUDIO . . . Beauty doesn’t need props . . . Photograph by Desmond Russell 67
ESQUIRE’S CLASSIC DRINK NO. 6: IRISH COFFEE . . . Coffee and . . . . . . Photograph by Ben Somoroff 99
WEARABLES
WORLD-AROUND FASHIONS . . . The glass of fashion turns out to be a globe . . . Drawing by Al Pimsler 61
NEW FIGURES ON THE FASHION HORIZON . . . Direction markers for the well-dressed man . . . 63
MEN AT THE TOP . . . Construction news for building your own outfit . . . 80
THE INTERNATIONAL AIR IN PERSON . . . Maurice Chevalier: on the beat, fashionwise . . . 91
FASHION GETS THE NEEDLE . . . Striking ideas for the leisure wardrobe . . . 96
THE EYES HAVE IT . . . Glasses to fit your mood and the occasion . . . 102
TRAVEL
VACATION NOW . . . Seeing France, from Paris to the Riviera . . . 24
BORDEAUX: PASTORAL PLEASURES . . . A gastronomic tour . . . Richard Joseph 94
DEPARTMENTS
Publisher’s Page: BLACK AND HOT . . . 10
Editorial: AND COME OUT FIGHTING . . . 12
THE SOUND AND THE FURY . . . 14
BACKSTAGE WITH ESQUIRE . . . 22
THE VENDOME HAT . . . 32
ESQUIRE ON RECORD . . . 35
THE SLIPPED DISC . . . 36
DINING IN/OUT WITH ESQUIRE . . . 38
ESQUIRE’S FASHION FINDS . . . O. E. Schoeffler 40
GIFTS
ESQUIRE’S GIFT GALLERY . . . 92
TALKING SHOP
SHOPPING FINDS . . . beginning on 136
CREDITS: The frames displayed on the cover were designed and made by Robert Kulicke; fabrics are by Ficol. Gwen Verdon, on the gatefold, is currently appearing on Broadway in Damn Yankees. The glass for the Irish Coffee on page 99 is from Baccarat & Port-hault, the coffeepot from Bonniers, Inc.
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX . . . 134