Modern Screen (Dec 1948 - Oct 1949)

SMALL WONDER (Continued from page 33) sort of reaction, but also sympathy. "I know just how she feels." Mr. Preminger didn't seem to like that. "You do?" he asked, a little suspiciously. "I mean — how wonderful for her — the baby . . ." she had said hastily. "Oh! Yes. . . Well, she can't play the part and that means you'll do it. You'll start right after A Letter To Three Wives." Jeanne heard herself thanking him as he took her to the door. When she was walking away he called out, "Goodbye, Lucky!" And knowing that her own baby was definitely, even decidedly, on the way, she could only smile back weakly. In her mind was a worry. "Can I get away with it?" It hadn't been easy. There were days when she wished she'd volunteered the truth, had said, perhaps, "Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Preminger, but I just can't play Lady Windermere. You see, I, too, have been called for a Greater Role." It might have made as nice a scene as any on the screen. She thought of this particularly on the day she had to put on one of the costumes, a regal drawing-room gown, which included an old-fashioned, whalebone corset to draw her into the wasp-waisted figure favored in Lady Windermere's time. No wonder she fainted toward the end of the picture, walking around with that beartrap snapped around her middle! But it was hot that day, everyone agreed, and nobody suspected anything. And finally, the shooting was over. Even then, with the baby hardly more than four months away, she'd made no announcement. She'd stayed on at the studio to pose for publicity shots, and even to make tests for further possible roles. But she knew that nature was catching up on her steadily. There came a day when she realized that if she didn't say something soon, words would no longer be necessary. It was with relief that she and Paul told the world, and she went home to stay. Now it was fun staying home and relaxing. They had a nice couple living with them who took care of all the household work and got along wonderfully with little Paul, who was now almost two. Jeanne whiled her days away easily and she even experienced something that hadn't happened at all with little Paul. It had left her a little disappointed at the time, because it was supposed to be a common experience with expectant mothers — a craving for odd tastes in food. That is, she had the craving, all right — but for what? "Pickles?" suggested Paul, when the SAW IT HAPPEN 7 was watching them shoot a picture on the U.S.C. campus. The director asked me if I'd lend my sweater to one of the actors. I did, and after the scene was over the actor returned my sweater saying, "Thanks. This is only my first picture so I'm sure you wouldn't want my autograph." I insisted, however, remarking that some day he might become a star. He signed his name — Robert Montgomery. H. Miner Los Angeles, Calif. Little Lulu •y* t How — all you need is Kleenex*! l.ftt/e Lu/u says: for bibs — for soothing baby's SNIFFLES — PATTING POWDER ON HIS TENDER SKIN, NO OTHER TISSUE IS 'UUST LIKE" KLEENEX. SOFT! STRONG! POPS UP! KLEENEX SAVES, SERVES SO MANY WAYS. ) International Cellocotton Products Co. Ik T. M. Reg. U. S. Pat, Off. P£T£R PAD Want lovelier curves ? Write for FREE booklet, "Your New Guide to Bustline Beauty". brings you Low'rf Behold"* the bra with the dare-devil plunge and the Merry-Go-Round cup i With necklines going audaciously I down, Peter Pan comes up with the most daring bra ever— • The deep plunge of a long line brassiere in a slim bandeau! • Unique Separator* breathes . with you — sit . . . bend . . . twist— . flattering uplift, always! • Patented Merry-Go-Round cup accentuates small bust— minimizes full bust... "The Secret's in the Circle!" • Pre-tested "Shrinkage Control"— FIT and LIFT won't wash out. % See Low 'n' Behold at your favorite store. There's never been a bra quite like it! $3.50 in broadcloth • $3.95 in satin • $5 in nylon taffeta * Patent pending Dept. D-2 © PETER PAN FOUNDATIONS, INC., 312 FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK 1, N.Y.