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Honeymoon House (Continued from page 51) "wouff" Joan was off the bed and into her waiting husband's arms. Davey the Airedale didn't say anything for the next few seconds, because he understands about these things. But after a minute and a half he "wouffed" again, because he wanted some attention, too. Frank and Joan had gifted one another with Davey, an orphan from the dog pound, just a few days before their wedding three and a half years ago. Davey is their baby, for as yet no children have graced their home in three years of waiting. Since their marriage, Joan has felt a need for work to fill this empty place in her life. She had wanted children very much. She had retired from motion picture work and had planned to be only a mother and a wife. But, so far, her dreams have not been fulfilled, and she's turned to outside work to keep herself occupied. Their home is Frank's and Joan's pride and joy. Sitting like an eagle's nest high above Beverly Hills, it commands a view of all of Hollywood. The house, though small by other standards, has a thirty-year history. Built by Hollywood director King Vidor, it was once John Barrymore's home and, later, Katharine Hepburn's. "Some people," says Joan, "may not like this house. They may think it's too far from town, it's too isolated, or that the thirtyseven steps that lead up to it are just too much. But this isolation gives us a sense of security, for it's what we want." This is their honeymoon house. With the help of a decorator, Mrs. Belzer (Loretta Young's mother) , they have filled it with a combination of comfortable "modern" and rare antiques. "Frank is a man of definite opinions," says Joan, "and his strongest opinions concerned our selection of furniture. Some of those early scenes when we were both picking out tables and chairs were much like scenes from the show which I play in, My Favorite Husband." There was the time, for example, when Mrs. Belzer brought in the dining-room table. It was an Early American piece, built like an old English draw table, and was about two hundred years old. Frank didn't like it. When he came in from the studio that night and saw the new table, he let his opinion be known. "It's not even a foot wide!" he exclaimed. "How could you sit eight people at a table like that!" "That's the beauty of it," said Joan. "It's narrow now but it unfolds to seat twelve." Frank looked at the table with new eyes. But he had already committed himself; he had said he didn't like it. There's no retreat for a man with decided opinions, so he had to follow along the same tack. "Well, you'll just have to keep it folded up. Tell Mrs. Belzer I don't like it." That was Frank's opinion of the table. But it took Joan a week to get the moving men to come pick it up. They finally came Saturday afternoon and had the table halfway down the thirtyseven steps when Frank came home. With great surprise he said, "Where are ou going with our table?" "Mrs. Belzer was led to understand you idn't like the table. We're taking it back the shop." "Didn't like it! Where 'd she get that iea? Why, that's a terrific little table. Believe it or not, it opens up to seat twelve. We used it the other night and it worked fine. I love that table and wouldn't part with it for the world!" The moving men turned around and marched back up the stairs with the table. Then there was the scene with the draperies. But it came after the table affair exciting new pictures! Off-Guard Candids of Your Favorite Movie Stars •^-All the selective skill of our ace cameramen went into the making of these startling, 4x5, quality glossy prints. SUSAN HAYWARD DORIS DAY ■Jf New poses and names are constantly added. Keep your collection up to date by ordering from the convenient list below. ROBERT WAGNER Circle the numbers of your choices and mail with coupon today. 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