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Show 71 ,y. IT WAS like walking in a tomb, v Ititopd in the moonlight, a ruined shell X :,, of a man's hopes. The door swung open through a filigree of cobweb, and not even the moon was so brave as I to enter. The powdered floor ached under the echo of feet which had built a business empire and under my footsteps which mourned its death. A scar of lathing expose the wall. The dim light of a single bulb wavered across the great hall and into the rooms beyond. I heard the murmur of the voices which had spoken there and the sound of the pens scratching across , the yellowed papers. Before me was the desk where a f man had seen visions and made some of them come true. Before me, too, were the elevators, the aged waste of them forever . . . " BE r: IMS - 1 1 11 If I V V A .. ' f " I v , gaping wide. The delicate, graceful hands of Margaret Truman are among Miss Shaw's "portraits." t 9 I T .... v t ri 'i , ;. ,, And here' the kitchens where a break-fa- st or a banquet must have sent their aromatic splendor to the high ceilings. And there an order book still turned to a page on equipment as though, out of .my night, might come the chef to muse again on pots and pans. Among the refuse of another time, a brighter dynasty, was the faded ledger turned open to a day which has not been for more than 20 years. And all about me I sensed the silent spider and the bat, creatures that live ' luxuriously in death. Then suddenly my hand found a "forgotten door and I stood on a, balcony. I returned to the world and was clean, free of the spiders and the rot, unbound by the crumbling grave. But though 1 fill my lungs with the sweet breeze and my eyes with the stars, when I must turn again to face the stairway, and the door, I will not be at peace. This was a man's destiny. This is his shroud. I i ' nnnl char-actSculptress Ray Shaw believes that a person's, hands are a better her life work. index than his face; so she made er hand-sculpti- ng , . V IT...!' "r The elegant hands of Rise Stevens show how Miss Shaw attempts fo express personality. Einstein's hands. When asked if he had any tool symbolic of his work, Einstein iaid a pencil was his only weapon. These : are scientist Albert Should' teen-ager- ... "go steady"? Parents usutfy say no and yes, but both sides should try to understand the Like "Going Steady" by Ruth Hamilton Ash other's point of view. Why Teen-Age- s teen-ager- s ' 4 rs New It's the Fly-I- n Theater. 6- - . The Cover: Those two beautifullyplumed birds perthed on our cover ofrl's arms aren't just plain parrots; they're macaws, a very special member of ' the talking-birclan, as you'll learn in our cover story. ( Photo by Ray Pinney ...r. from Monlimeyer.) Pride of the Parrot Family.-- . .. When You Bake Cookies' (Recipes)... Words About Music by Joey Sasso .. - ; , d 6- ..! .. .. v 1 11 . Yourself Club Luxury Coats with Practical Ways by Allyn Rice FAMILY WEEKLY Patterns FAMILY WEEKLY'S , 179 North Michigan Av Chicago 1,111. Trouble ..- i, v ' ' Melanie De Prof t, Food Editor ' Wifliam A. : .' Fetter. Art Director . . '' " ' ,' Can you replace, a broken window pane'and. pocket the Cash a ' professional job would have c6it yoi? Here's a picture story that'll show you how done Replace Your Own, Broken Windows.,:. ;Crossword Puzzle ..... v. ' it-- s ... this issueFAMILY WEEKLY introduces a new feature designed especially for, chifd ren,. It's a page packed with entertaining games, puzzles, and tricks. Your . . ... Junior. Treasure Chest edued by Marjorie ..younqsters wijl. love . : : . 11 . .12 13 , 13 '' . ' f . .. . ..14 .j 14 - In .', . ' ....,.....'...;.'......'........ i Kartman, Editorial Director Ben; ".. ' Leonard S. Davldow, Publisher Walter C. Dreyfus, Associate Publisher - Ma-K- it - - - . . . Associate Editors Robert. Fitgibbon Hal Levinson FAMILY WEEKLY " jt.: - Regina Gruss ; JerVy Klein ' MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 19. ltS4 Barrows.... 15 Addreis all communications concerning editorial features) to"' Family Weekly,. 179 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago It Hi. Send-all- , advertising communications to John Gilmer,XAdvertisinq, Manager 9 E. 40th St. New York 16, N. Y. Contents Copyrighted, 1954, by Family'Weokly Magazine Jnc, 79 K. Michigan Ave.. Chicago I, III. All rights reserved. ' i. ? --- 7 t . |