Magazine Covers

Edward Steichen took the photo. He and his second wife, Dana Glover, are profiled inside the magazine. The model is Dana Jenney "of New York City."

Why does the man in the kitchen deserve your unconditional worship? If you believe the dinner recipes inside the magazine, it's because he's heard of seasonings other than salt, pepper, and ketchup. (Though they're not in evidence up front here.) Also, whatever went wrong with Mom's teeth is not my fault. I just put this up because of my thing for toques and Pyrex. Don't judge me!! From the July Issue.

Mmmmore wax fruit, Ma! Please? From the October issue.

A program cover with the signature of somebody named "Varga." But is it THE "Varga"? Honestly, I don't know. Printed by "Cuneo Press, Philadelphia."

"Room for everything," huh? All I can think of is how jammed together it all looks. Plus that you'd scrape your skin a lot on the edge of that stone table-hearth thing. Not to mention that it's practically in the fireplace. Nice stonework, though. "With the two folding doors open, the camera looks from the kitchen right through to the living room."

"Just why Momma cat and her two cute kittens chose to have themselves photographed in an upset basket of ear corn on this month's cover is is their secret, or rather the photographer's, Bob Taylor. However, they surely are cute. They belong to Miss Janice French, of Cordell, Oklahoma, in whose back yard the picture was shot." From the October issue.

A desolate scene all around. Thankfully, the kids are headed into town to pick up beer for everyone. From the March issue.

Sorry I haven't got any credits or additional info for this one. From the June issue.

The banner is ironic, considering that she's using a white apron to protect a white blouse. Sweetie, c'mon! You're just making things harder on yourself! From the September issue.

For the record, the article inside is about getting cool stuff for your kids' schools, not about the ever-present Feline Menace. From the September issue.

"Cover: Seed pods of the goldentrain tree, *Koelreuteria paniculata*, formerly known as K. *japonica*. These bladdery capsules follow the clusters of golden blooms and add a pleasing note of contrast against the lace-like tracery of the leaves." From the September issue.

"Sturdy and fun to make a whole room full of furniture for small fry..." "7 Cartons = A Desk And Hassock, 2 Cartons = A Bookcase, 5 Cartons = A Wardrobe..." Martha Stewart's first crafting gig. She browbeat her younger cousins into doing the modeling gratis. From the February issue.

Don't ask me to explain why A) The TV looks like a microwave B) The toaster looks like a radio C) The porch light is hanging in the kitchen I'm only visiting this decade. :/ From the February issue.

Without a person or a car to give scale, it could be the size of a shoebox or take up half a city block. You decide. From the February issue.

At least they resisted the urge to have a bunch of disembodied lady-heads tumbling around in a big wooden salad bowl. :/ From the April issue.

"Alice Randolph, who painted 'Patsy's Pink Ribbon,' on this month's cover, was for ten years advertising manager of specialty shops but gave it up, she says, to paint full time and enjoy life! She also has enjoyed a great many honors since then, her paintings having been exhibited all over the U.S.A. and at three one-man [?] shows. She studied with Jerry Farnsworth, a top portrait painter in both Cape Cod and in Florida. She now resides in California and won a Huntington Hartford Fellowship in 1954. 'Patsy' is a fine example of the beauty and personality with which Mrs. Randolph endows her paintings of children, a talent which has placed her portraits in private collections in every section of the country." The WF editors must have had a thing for redheads. From the June issue.

A rare view of the fruit course without its de rigueur gelatine fixative. From the January issue.

"...Why swelter in the midday sun when the water's so cool and refreshing! That seems to sum up our cover girl's attitude around this time every year. Let's join her for a quick, refreshing swim-- it's a sure way to beat the heat. Color by Ozzie Sweet." Ladies, you should always spend the hour prior to your swim caking on makeup, and plenty of it. Don't forget. Front cover of a July ("Volume 20, Number 7") promotional 16-page magazine published by Chrysler/Dodge. I'm no expert on cars, but I pinpointed (polka-dotted?) the date by noting their breathless announcement of the Lawrence Welk Show's national premier on ABC.