Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

Hawaii, and Ben came home alone — the story spread that this was it. The love birds had quarreled in the Islands. A divorce was in the offing. Actually, Esther was pregnant again. And yet, was she pregnant? On the island of Kaui, she herself couldn't be sure. She wouldn't go to the island doctor for a check-up, and the possibility existed that it might be a false alarm. In any event, Esther, good sport that she is, kept swimming in front of the cameras for The Pagan Love Song. Most cf the picture was shot on Kaui, and when Esther left the island, it was late in May, and she had a pretty good idea that her little Benjie would shortly be visited by a young brother or sister. When Esther got back to the States, she went to see Dr. William Bradbury. A few days later, she had her answer: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gage were expecting a second child early in December, 1950. This time, the studio had Esther complete a few finishing touches and check off the lot. No more shooting until the very last minute as in Neptune's Daughter. This time, Esther would spend five months of her pregnancy resting at home. Of course, she hasn't. She's much too restless and energetic for that. Two nights a week, you can find her down at her restaurant, The Trails, singing with the band, greeting customers, and signing autographs. During the day, she takes care of little Benjie, swims in the pool, Nunnally Johnson (speaking of a movie magnate's son-in-law): He's done very well, indeed, for a young man who's had only his talents to depend on. helps Cole design suits, and checks her brother on how things are progressing in her investment company. A fan who dropped in for a salad at The Trails and asked Esther whether she wanted a boy or a girl for a second child was told, "We'll take anything we can get. We were so thrilled about having a boy that anything now will be a bonus." Esther will have her next baby just as she had Benjie. She will check into the Santa Monica Hospital early in December where she will be given an analgesic. She will be asleep when the child is delivered. When she awakes, her child will be in the same room with her or in an adjoining partition. This is known as the roomingin system of confinement. It's been used in Holland for decades and several years ago, the Massachusetts General Hospital introduced it here. Supposedly, it has an excellent psychological effect upon the mother, since for the length of the confinement it never severs the mother-child relationship. Shirley Temple, who was also confined by Dr. Bradbury, had little Linda with her almost from the time she was wheeled out of the delivery room until she arrived home. Esther will also have a television set in her hospital room. During her confinement with Benjie, she tuned the set in one night and got husband Ben. In honor of his first son, he was singing "Sweetest Little Fellow, Mighty Lak a Rose." "I couldn't help it," Esther says. "I cried. It just broke me up." This time, the arrival of Esther's second child may break up once and for all those irresponsible rumors about her and Ben. If ever two people were perfectly mated — those two are Ben and Esther Gage. They know it, and they know what it takes to make a marriage work. The End Mile. Lorraine Dubonnet, charming Parisian socialite, often visits the United States. And wherever she goes, the romantic ^ragrance of Evening in Paris surrounds her always. "Irs an essential part of my life," says Mile. Dubonnet, touching its magic to her eyebrows, tips of ears, and to the V of her neckline. Perfume, 812.50 to 8 I.OO Flacon of Perfume, 75t & SOi Eau de Cologne, 81.50, H 1 .(Ml. «5<S Face Powder, 8 l.OO & SOi item k Let the fragrance of Evening in Paris surround you always — wear it day and evening! Best-beloved of all perfumes, Evening in Paris is a secret shared by the smartest French women. From today on, make its lasting loveliness part of your life! Arletty. distinguished French actress (shown as she appears in "A Streetcar Named Desire"), uses Evening in Paris Face Powder to match her clear skin and give a lovely mat finish Comtesse Robert de Lesseps climaxes her daily bath with an over-all body rub of stimulating Evening in Paris Eau de Cologne, then brushes the enchanted echo of her bestbeloved scent through her hair. Bourjois *Your Evening in Paris is compounded here in the U.S.A. from the same French formula that makes Evening in Paris the largest-selling fragrance in France.