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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMMENT
PARADOXES OF PROGRESS . . . The manifest and the imperceptible . . . Aldous Huxley 55
REFLECTIONS AFTER THE CURTAINS FALL . . . Entertainment in the phone book . . . George Jean Nathan 58
THIS MAN’S WORLD . . . There’s no law that restricts thanks to Thanksgiving . . . Paul Gallico 63
ARTICLES
CONFIDENTIAL FILE ON CONFIDENTIAL . . . Skeletons uncovered and documented . . . Richard Gehman 67
KING OF THE COACHBUILDERS . . . Pinin Farina: he’ll build you a special body . . . John Fitch 68
WATCH THAT SPORTING INSTINCT . . . It’s not always good, clean fun . . . Robert L. Heilbroner 72
CROSS SECTION U.S.A.: COAL TOWN . . . Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: anthracite territory . . . Monroe Fry 86
TRAIL OF A TUB . . . Cleanliness here is next to beauty . . . Mark Ashley 93
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE FRENCH MISTRESS? . . . Ah, the old days . . . Murray Teigh Bloom 103
AND FURTHERMORE IF ELECTED . . . His planks are not for walking . . . Corey Ford 111
PERSONALITIES
TIRED MAN FROM MISSOURI . . . Don Faurot: creator of the Split-T . . . Booton Herndon 65
LOOK, MA, I’M THINKING! . . . Steve Allen: the talent that sells . . . Helen Lawrenson 79
FICTION
THE RAT THAT TALKED . . . The army’s communication system was perfect . . . Ken Purdy 74
THE GIRLS ON THE TENTH FLOOR . . . He recommended them highly . . . Steve Allen 83
HAPPY DAYS FOR HARRISON GUMPED . . . It’s not easy to please everybody . . . Ronald Byron 104
MAMBA . . . The exasperation now was all his . . . Charles Trieschmann 116
PICTORIAL
ESQUIRE’S LADY FAIR . . . Betsy Palmer . . . Photograph by Louis Renault 75
ESQUIRE’S EVENTS OF FASHION . . . Horse Show . . . Water color by Juliette Kida Renault 77
TRAIL OF A TUB . . . Beauty in her bath: seven pages of youth in ancient settings . . . 92
WEARABLES
COUNTRY SQUIRE . . . For the exurbanite with leisure on his hands instead of an attaché case . . . 84
RE-BIRTH OF THE BLUES . . . The blues are back in town and country, sometimes with brown . . . 101
TWO TO GO . . . For formal business wear, the cross-pleat shirt and the split tie . . . 106
THE BIG STITCH . . . Four sweaters in the hefty, coarse weave that’s comfortable, smart . . . 110
(For stores displaying these sweaters, see page 158)
SHOES AROUND THE WORLD . . . From sandal to boot, with no accent on comfort . . . 112
ROBE PRINTS: RARE EDITIONS . . . Touring England, paddock to pug to pub to porpoise . . . 117
GLOVES: NEW CHANNELS . . . For all occasions, from camera’s opening to the late, late show . . . 118
THE NEW AUSTRALIAN BUSH BOOT . . . Down-under fashion that’s on top everywhere . . . 138
TRAVEL
VACATION NOW . . . Island hopping in the Caribbean: you can do it right and in record time . . . 32
JAMAICA: NIGHT ADVENTURE . . . Island of witchcraft, happiness style . . . Richard Joseph 108
POTABLES
ESQUIRE’S CLASSIC DRINK NO. 10: VIN ROSÉ . . . Order it with any course and you’ll be correct . . . 115
VERSE
DAWN . . . James Matheson 56
GIFTS
ESQUIRE’S GIFT GALLERY . . . 89
DEPARTMENTS
Publisher’s Page: DEAMOF DIET . . . 8
Editorial: STAR-CROSSED . . . 10
THE SOUND AND THE FURY . . . 14
ESQUIRE ON RECORD . . . 47
THE SLIPPED DISC . . . 48
DINING IN/OUT WITH ESQUIRE . . . 50
BACKSTAGE WITH ESQUIRE . . . 52
BRIEF
DON’T SHOOT THE CRITIC! . . . Henri Temianka 23
ESQUIRE’S BUYING GUIDE
THE BIG STITCH . . . 158
TALKING SHOP
SHOPPING FINDS . . . beginning on 159
CREDITS: Cover photography by Ben Somoroff. The antique tubs in Trail of a Tub are through the courtesy of the Cleanliness Bureau and the following: French settee on page 92, Sitz tub on page 94, hat tub on page 99, from the Crane Co.; boot tub on page 95, Regency shower on page 97, from The Four Seasons, Antiques; Victorian sofa tub on page 98 from American Standard Corp. The wineglass on page 115 is from Baccarat & Porthault. Betsy Palmer, whose picture appears on the gatefold, is a Columbia Pictures contract player.
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX . . . 158