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ifted the TV ban and I’m to go on for some pecial thingamajig the next night.” Gordon’s attitude was quite the same hat day nearly four years ago when my [ear but bellicose friend, Jack Warner, laving heard him sing, brought out a ountain pen and contract. Gordon brought iut his agent. “Bing Crosby can sing,” Gordon pointed iut, asking for a guarantee about his roles, but he got nowhere until he could act, oo. Same thing with Frank Sinatra. . . .” One of my favorite MacRae stories con:ems a woman star with whom he was cheduled to appear in an early movie. Vhen she saw him she was disappointed n his height — five feet, eleven inches. She rould not, she felt, look petite enough by omparison. “Gordon MacRae,” she told he director, “must wear lifts.” This was reported to Gordon. “I understand you think I’m not quite all enough to play opposite you,” he told his star when they met. i “That is correct.” She looked down her liquant nose at him. “But,” Gordon could see himself losing he part, “I am five feet eleven. I am not ,hort. I—” “You will wear lifts — or we will not lay together.” And she walked away. “Just a minute!” Only Gordon’s eyes, iupils narrow, showed his anger. “I’ll ; lake a bargain with you! When your roice gives the audience a lift — then I’ll iut lifts in my shoes.” I They did not play together. But it wasn’t Jordon who didn’t get the part. This attitude was very brash of him, of ourse. But he was scared and he was lurt — and to be brash rather than to give tp under such circumstances, is typically Jordon. Just as it is, if you’ll remember our history, typically American. SHADOW • EYEBROW PENCIL • MASCARA Pint-sized Paradise Continued from page 61) could be dapted to almost any apartment, especilly a small apartment. The living-room rea is 11 x 18, the kitchen and sleeping rea together are 8 x 10 and that’s not pacious. But the place excites the oh’s nd ah’s of everyone who sees it. In the 8 x 10 section, the tiny kitchen 5 tucked away behind a bar, so that either I ood or drinks can be served successfully I I this area. Opposite, the built-in couch ccupies an alcove, separated from the iving-room by a low partition which is opped with movable louvered shutters. : 'his studio couch is the size of a twin bed, o it can be used for sleeping. The space Iso doubles as a dining-room, for Betty ometimes serves meals on foldaway tables /hich set up nicely in front of the couch, lot that she does any great entertaining here for, after all, this is her studio ressing-room, But the idea’s good and 'eautifully adaptable to an apartment. Beyond this area, shuttered doors lead d the bath-dressing-room, complete with large built-in dressing table and wardobes with sliding doors. 1 Regarding the decoration, almost everyhing is in some shade of green. Because of [ his, there are no great color contrasts to ivert the eye, and so this small area looks great deal larger. Another trick of illuion is obtained by the mirrors placed all long one wall to make the narrow 11 x 18 oom seem wider. Instead of paper or paint, the walls wear fabric, a heavy cotton tweed in various ones of green with gold metallic thread voven in. The same material covers the 'Uilt-in sofa which rounds a corner in I CHERAMY After each shampoo or home permanent LOVALON your hair • Leaves hair soft, easy to manage • Blends in yellow, grey streaks • 12 flattering shades • Removes shampoo film • Gives sparkling highlights Only 10<for25<t the modern hair beauty rinse p 105