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TABLE OF CONTENTS
In this special Christmas issue you’ll find a big collection of our best holiday ideas gathered in one section, starting on page 29
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A Companion Guide to Christmas All Through Your Home
produced by Elinor Hillyer
HOMEMAKING AND WORKSHOP
30
How to Stage a Beautiful Holiday Party
32
And Here Are Enchanting Paper Decorations You Can Make
Elizabeth Matthews
44
Trains Are Fun All Year with a Train Board
Guy Henle
FASHIONS
34
To Wear for At-Home Gaiety—Long Skirts and Fancy Pants
Elizabeth Madeira
74
Make Dress-Alike Robes for You and Your Christmas Angel (Patterns)
Eleanore Merritt
76
To Help You Choose Her Prettiest Gift
Joan Baum
TOYS
36–43
How to Choose Toys for Your Children
Anna W. M. Wolf
EQUIPMENT
48
Holiday Cooking Can Be Easier with These New Ranges
Bernice Strawn
FOOD
62
Have These Ready When Friends Drop In
Dorothy Kirk and Annabel Post
68
New 3-D Cookies to Hang on Your Tree
Barbara Harvey
70
Hospitality Is Friendly and Easy with This Gay Buffet
Edalene Stohr and Marilyn Friedman
BEAUTY AND GROOMING
78
Merry Christmas to All, and to All—Good Looks
Hazel Rawson Cades
The Companion brings you stimulating and readable articles and short stories, as well as columns by its regular contributors
ARTICLES
15
Coming: A Long-Lasting Polio Vaccine
J. D. Ratcliff
80
The Many Talents of Robert Montgomery
Michael Drury
SPECIAL FEATURE
92
The Fabulous Clare Boothe Luce (Part II of Three)
Alden Hatch
FICTION
83
A Kiss Is a Kiss Is a Kiss
Spain Sire
84
The Impetuous Miss Rand
Robert Carson
86
The Pride of Beauty (Part III of Four)
A. J. Cronin
HELP FOR LOVE AND MARRIAGE
18
“Why Do We Fight About Everything?”
Dr. David R. Mace
FEATURES
4
Companionably Yours: The Three Parts of Christmas
Christopher La Farge
9
Companion in Paris
Margaret Thompson Biddle
12
Movies: Anna Magnani’s Magnificent Performance
Philip T. Hartung
55
Women’s Club Programs
TEENS
56
Shall I Give Him a Present? (Talk of the Teens)
CHILDREN
21–26
The Promise and Wonder of Christmas for a Very Young Girl
by Arthur Gordon; photographed by Marc Roberts
36–43
How to Choose Toys for Your Children
Anna W. M. Wolf
Cover: Color photograph by Howard Zieff; girl’s dress by Kate Greenaway