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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe powder room<\/em> on our first floor was \ncertainly open to men! True, we did have counter space & a good sized \nmirror to the right of the sink, and a plush stool placed so it could be put to \nuse for a lady guest to adjust make-up and such. But there was only enough room \nto accommodate one person at a time! Meaning, Boopie Grant and Selma Decker \nwould have to seek other space to engage in a private \nconvo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aside from the plush \nstool, the most distinctive feature of our powder room was the wall paper. Not \nsome flocked floral as seen in All About \nEve<\/em>! But rather an Edwardian Wedding scene drawn by The New Yorker\u2019s<\/em> famed artist: Saul \nSteinberg. The background was a light pink, with Steinberg\u2019s characteristic \nsimple line drawing spaced marvelously in a repeated pattern. I loved that \nprint! It gave me something to look at while dropping a deuce (other than \nstaring into the mirror)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not everyone was a \nfan of that print, however. Gary Moss, for one, felt the wedding party was \nstaring at him<\/em>. And I can see \nwhere that might cause a high degree of anxiety and\/or \nembarrassment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mom eventually \nchanged the wall paper to a black and gold flocked something-or-other. Maybe \nDad felt the wedding party was staring at him, too? Sad. We went from New Yorker<\/em> clever to neo-bordello<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n {This is the closest rendition of that print that I could find.}<\/p>\n\n\n\n n.b.<\/strong> One other anecdote to share about another use of our powder room. One night after dinner I developed a particularly toxic case of gas\u2026 farts that could singe your nostril hairs. I decided that the powder room was the best place to do my homework. I took my books, sat on the stool and while doing my homework I proceeded to unleash an impressive string of \u201csilent-but-deadlies\u201d. I thought this was the best way to ensure the safety of the household. Good thought. But Dad needed to use the \u201cgents\u201d himself, and he opened the door to the powder room which immediately released the collected sulfur-based miasma and buckled his knees. His reading glasses may also have slipped off his nose, too \u2013 although I am not sure of this final detail. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u2019re not talking about the Alamo here. I\u2019m not referring to where the Texans kept gun powder, cannon balls and other ammo. We\u2019re talking 25 Alston Avenue, and that small room wedged in between our kitchen and our breakfast room. … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/summerofjim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/steinberg-wedding.jpg\")
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