October 1978
Table of Contents
Features
Working the RigsShow us the hardest working man in Texas and we’ll show you a roughneck. GGGhost StoriesThe smell of sulfur in a dance hall, the strains of violin music at midnight, a puddle of water in a taxicab—these are the signs Texas ghosts leave behind. Now don’t say we didn’t warn you. The Cap That Won The WestThe newest style of manly hatwear. |
The Last of the Great LadiesOveta Culp Hobby has gone from a country town to a position of power and wealth. What she hasn’t done will also be her legacy. A Season in HellA few years ago guards ran the Rusk State Hospital for the criminally insane. Now sociopathic criminals rule the wards. I Can’t Do It!Some kids may fail at school and it’s not their fault. |
Columns
Behind the LinesThe war isn’t over. PoliticsTicket to Ride?For the Republicans this fall, it may be a trip to oblivion. FilmMs. Loves Company“Make new friends, keep the old.” It’s not as easy as it sounds. ArtRainbow CountyFrom China, with kid gloves. BooksDixie DragSexual secrets in the Piney Woods. CitywiseThere’s No Fuel like an Old FuelAll you need to heat your home is a stove, firewood, and a match. |
Dining InLettuce Entertain YouWith feasts from the garden. Plus:A Different Onion SoupBavarian Creme au CafePistouA Provençal vegetable soup enriched with a heady pesto. Deep-Dish PizzaStrawberry-Cassis SherbetSpinach TimbalePears Poached in Red WineGarlic SoupBlack Bean EnchiladasOranges Grand MarnierHoumosCream of Raw and Cooked Mushroom SoupSpanokopitaLifestyleGifts from My FatherAll his life, the son learned from the father, but the most important lesson came at the end. TheaterThe Taming of the BardA little touch of Shakespeare in the heat. Classical MusicA Knight at the OperaA look at Dallas Civic Opera’s Plato Karayanis, a man with a noble cause who’s selling tickets to a dream. Country NotesThe Snuff of DreamsCommon uses of the most uncommon form of tobacco. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterBucking the U.S. Air Force, breeding horses for royalty, and hightailing it out of town before the Corps of Engineers gets you. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdSex and violence. The Inside StoryNo contest. State SecretsSome tidbits and outrages under our very noses. |
ToutsSweets to the Suite. ContestR.I.P. |
