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for April 1936
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Henry Fonda, the screen's new homespun hero, is your host in his quaint "Mexican farmhouse
one Sunday morning, following an especially devastating encounter between the two, Henry decided he must have a backyard. ■ So he started out to look for one, with a house attached.
"I had not become used to my screen salary," he explained, "and still followed my old habit of rigid economy, so I limited the agent to a very small rent. Well, we wandered all over these hills and couldn't find a thing I liked. Then, late in the afternoon the agent became a real diplomat ; he remarked that he had a charming place lie wanted to show me — oh, yes, yes, he knew the rent was more than I wanted to pay, but we'd just take a look at it anyway.
"Funny thing," Henry continued, with a grin, "but as we came up the long driveway and I saw this house and the pepper trees* in the glow of the setting sun, it was like a dream come true. I knew it was my home, that it belonged to me. I practically leased it then and there before I even went through it !
"Son took to it with as much joy as I did. Since then, I've acquired a companion for him, a Scottie, named Boy. We are all very happy and so for us, it is farewell forever to apartments and hotels.
"I have a colored couple, George and Cassie, to look after us, and they are jewels. They've worked for picture people before and my irregular hours never disturb them. Also, I can round up a bunch of friends and bring them home with me at any hour and Cassie, with absolute magic, gets up a grand meal at a moment's notice.
"They take care of the place inside and outside, do the marketing and planning. I never interfere. I have no budget but never go in for extravagance, and once a month I attend to all the bills and start out with a clean slate. Cassie does my laundry and mending, and she
"When I discovered this house, it was like a dream come true," says Henry Fonda, who particularly enjoys the enclosed patio, upper right, which commands a view of the Pacific. Right, the dining room has a quiet charm; note the handsomely carved furniture. Below, the living room, informal and friendly.
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also picks up my things that I'm apt to leave around — and so, altogether, things run smoothly with no help from me."
With a touch of pride, Henry offered to show me over his domain. The living-room is one of those friendly, informal rooms we all love. At one end is a large fireplace ; at the other, a grand piano, and on the wall beside it is a screen where he shows motion pictures.
There's a playroom, with a small bar, opening off the living-room. Its distinguishing features are a fireplace, three feet from the floor, so typical of Mexican houses, and the dozens of priceless (Continued on page 94)