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CRY: "Oh, my poor aching feet.' Finally, as the day and evening wore on, there was presented the extremely fine display of fireworks, after which I wended my way back to the city by subway and a big steak dinner before going to my hotel where all I could do was to flop, kick off my shoes and wiggle my toes. At least I learned one thing that first day. Don't go, if you can't walk ALL day. It's simply miles on hot, hot pavements. Huge is a poor word. It's vast.

But I recovered over night and the next day started out on a shopping spree. To one department store after another hunting some special accessories, as well as going thru most of the dress racks in my size. 'Twas a pleasure indeed to see so many beautiful things, finger them and try on a few, in an endeavor to find the perfect garment. Not too successful. But I did find and bought a lovely white chiffon stole and a perfectly beautiful white evening clutch ornamented with gold embroidery. Rather late in the day, I went to a shoe store that speci- alized in large sizes and bought a real slinky pair of white sling-back shoes, with mid-high heel, because I had learned long ago that one's feet swell considerably during the day and that shoes bought in the morning al- ways pinched, while shoes bought late in the day fitted perfectly. So, very satisfied with my purchases and clutching all my packages, I rode the bus back to the hotel ready for a rest and a half hour nap. It's always a delight to open your purchases after shopping and I had about an hours fun trying the scarf with this and that outfit and also broke in the new shoes. Thus, latish, I changed and went to dinner and then to the Radio City Music Hall where the show was, as always, excellent.

The following day was spent in the art museum where one of the world's great collection took one's breath away. All very beautiful. That evening I visited a most char- ming TV couple where the distaff side aided and abetted the enterprize. In fact, he was so darned good that I felt like the ugly duckling. A fine evening of good food and lots of talk, so necessary for one TV to another. Finding it growing quite late, I had to take my leave and not trusting the subways at the late hour, I hailed a cab at their front door which brought me back safe and sound,. to do my nightly chore washing underthings and bathing

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