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It was really a lovely ceremony and. . . .” Asked about her dress, she said excitedly, “It’s so pretty,” and ran over to one of the open suitcases to lift her bride’s dress from it. Beautiful it was, designed for her by Howard Greer. It was cocktail length, one piece, with the fabric a mauve-toned gray marquisette, slightly stiffened. The marquisette started just below the bust line and fell simply into a graceful skirt. The strapless top was taffeta, in a soft shade of pink. The neckline was fashioned into a petal design, ending at the top in angular points. Ava wore the little gray bolero during the ceremony. It was styled into a short cut-away, bordered around the edges and sleeves with the pink, all perfect for Ava’s exquisite rose-petal coloring. Her opera pumps were of faille, dyed the exact gray of the dress and her only jewelry was a double choker of pearls and small pearl earrings with little diamond drops. Ava explained, “My dress was new, I borrowed June’s pink handkerchief. And my slip was both old and blue.” The Sinatras’ wedding bands are perfectly plain thin platinum circlets, Frank’s a little wider than Ava’s. Her band goes with her engagement ring, which is a beautifully cut emerald, about six carats in size, set simply in platinum, with a pear-shaped diamond sloping down either side. “Anyway,” Ava continued, “the wedding was beautiful. And do you know — everybody cried, even Axel. Also, thanks to him, we have a permanent record of it because he took home color movies. Lester and his wife had arranged a nice buffet and everyone had champagne, though Frank and I only had one glass, and I was so [ excited I couldn’t eat a bit of food!” ABOUT eight -thirty Ava changed into her going-away outfit — a brown Chrisj tian Dior suit, brown alligator shoes and j bag, beige gloves — and her wrap. “My wedding present from my husband,” beamed Ava, leaping to the closet to bring out the most beautiful cape stole of sapphire blue mink! It is one of the rarest mink shades, exactly the color of a star sapphire jewel. Ava’s present to Frank’ was a large, heavy gold disk locket, with a St. Christopher medal on one side and a St. Francis medal on the other, which he wears on a chain around his neck. The locket holds her picture with a personal inscription. Frank had chartered a twin-engined Beechcraft plane, with pilot and co-pilot, to fly them from Philadelphia to Miami, from where they would hop to Cuba. The plane was just about to take off when they discovered that Ava’s large suitcase had been left at the Sacks’ house. “All my trousseau clothes were in that bag,” said Ava, “and what bride wants to go on her honeymoon without her trousseau? But we didn’t want to delay our take-off. so we decided to have the bag sent after us. On a commercial plane we reasoned it might even arrive ahead of us. “On the plane,” Ava continued, “since we had about a seven-hour flight, I changed into the old blouse and sport skirt I had worn driving down from New York. These I had put into my small suitcase.” Ava said she and Frank, happily tired from the exciting day, took off their shoes and settled down for the trip, which was as smooth as silk all the way. A friend of Frank’s met them at the airport in Miami in the wee hours of the morning and drove them to the Green Heron, a small ocean front hotel at Miami Beach, where they originally had intended to stay only until their plane left for Cuba. “And here's the payoff,” laughed Ava. “When 1 got off the plane in Miami, I wore the jacket to my new going-away suit over my old skirt and left the skirt to my suit in the plane. Furthermore, that bag left on a later plane than we thought it would. So there we were. And the next morning we couldn’t go down to the dining room the way I was dressed and the hotel didn’t have room service. So we had the maid bring us some groceries and I cooked our wedding breakfast in the little kitchen in our rooms. “But I did Frank’s eggs just right, in olive oil, the way he likes them. You know, she added, “before I knew Frank I couldn’t stand olive oil in anything, not even salad dressing, but now I adore it.” That afternoon they did venture out of the hotel, but only as far as the sand. Ava thought her makeshift outfit would do for a short walk along the beach. They canceled their first plane reservations to Cuba. But Ava’s suitcase finally arrived in time for them to take the next plane. “We spent two days in Havana,” Ava recalled. “We got a car and went sightseeing and in the evening we went to the night spots. In one of the clubs they presented us with a little wedding cake with a miniature bride and groom on top. It was all such fun. But Frank had to get back to rehearse for his program. So Saturday we flew to Miami and then to New York. And you can be sure that I made sure I didn't leave my suitcase behind.” They arrived in New York Saturday night, went to the Hampshire House, and then out to dinner. But not to one of the plush spots. Instead, they chose Patsy’s, a little Italian restaurant in the West Fifties, and one of Frank’s favorite “pizza palaces.” Sunday afternoon Frank worked on his show with his producer and writers and in the evening he and Ava went out with June Hutton and Axel Stordahl. “It was a sentimental night,” Ava said, “because June and Axel took us on a tour of the town, to all the little places we had taken them the night they returned from their honeymoon, a few months ago. “Monday night,” Ava went on, “we drove out to Hoboken, New Jersey, to have dinner with ‘the folks,’ Mom and Dad Sinatra. What a dinner! Mamma Sinatra, famous as a cook, really outdid herself. I don’t even know the names of some of the things we had — chicken like you’ve never tasted in your life, some wonderful little meat things rolled in dough, and just about every Italian ‘goody’ you can imagine. There was so much food we brought some back to the hotel with us. I’m determined to learn how to make Frank’s favorite dishes. Actually I’m a pretty good cook. Frank’s mother has promised to send me the recipes and I’ll have time to fool around in the kitchen because I don’t have to report to Metro for several weeks.” Ava was deliriously happy, perched on her own little pink cloud. “We leave early tomorrow morning for California— and home.” Her green eyes were shiny. “It will be so good to get back and get settled.” Frank’s television show will be done from the Coast for the rest of the season. And they’ll spend as much time as possible at Palm Springs. “We’re going to redecorate Frank’s house,” Ava explained. “I’ve got some terrific ideas on colors and fabrics.” “You know^I figured out something,” she said dreamily. “Our life together has a lucky star on it from the very start! We were married at seven o’clock on November 7 — that’s the seventh hour of the seventh day of the eleventh month of the year. So. seven-seven-eleven! A lucky sign, right?” The End