There are two Judy Garlands. The one all America knows as a talented and adorable screen actress. And the one that's Evelyn Powers.

Judy doesn't know what she'd do without Evelyn. She doesn't know how she managed the many things in her busy life before Evelyn became an integral part of it about a year ago. As Judy's secretary, companion and confidante, she plays as important a role as anyone in the life of the young star. They're inseparable.

The two are practically one from 9:30 in the morning until they say goodnight to each other at 7:30 at night. Evelyn takes care of all of the star's personal mail. She does all of her shopping, even to purchasing gifts for friends. She hires her servants. She rented her house for her. She knows all of her problems and joys, for Judy rushes to Miss Powers with both.

Evelyn is a Texas girl who, seven years ago, left her native Brownsville for a trip to Honolulu, but remained in California and married instead. Her husband works in a war plant. She still hopes to get to Honolulu someday - perhaps with Judy.

Evelyn told me that she was nervous for days before our appointment as this was her first interview. However, it was Judy who spilled the cream when she popped into the room for tea with us later in the afternoon.

Judy had been rehearsing some songs. She also had Vincente Minnelli, the MGM director, very much on her mind, for she was in the midst of plans for her wedding.

"I turn all of my cash over to Evelyn to handle for me," Judy said. "Otherwise I'm always losing money. I can't remember where I put it. When I get around to cleaning out my pockets and purses, I accumulate about $20 in change. I get $50 a week spending money from my manager. Evelyn takes care of most of it for me."

She turned to Evelyn and said, "Where did I hide that gas coupon?" It turned out to be under a lamp.

When Judy tells her secretary to "go buy me a dress," Evelyn picks out a sport dress or tailored outfit for her as Garland loves them. The size is either a 9 or a 10.

She knows all Judy's tastes like a book. If it's shoes, she purchases something unusual, such as moccasins or cute sandals, unless Judy specifies something more formal. In jewelry, it's gold bracelets. She very seldom buys earrings for Judy as she doesn't often wear them.

Shopping for blouses, Evelyn always looks for "mad ones". They're a favorite item in Judy's wardrobe. A tiny girl, she adores great big handbags. Brown, in all shades, is her favorite color. She collects all kinds of perfume, but mainly uses a cologne with a carnation scent.

If Judy wants candy, Evelyn gets her creamy milk chocolates or solid chocolate. And she always has a supply of gum on hand for her. Roses are Judy's favorite flower. Minnelli sends her white ones regularly. Judy usually selects the titles of books or recordings before she sends Evelyn out for them.

Evelyn never buys hats for Judy, however. These, the star selects for herself, and she adores funny little ones.

Evelyn has to know exactly what Judy's many friends like as she purchases all of the gifts that are sent to them. As we slumped down in the beige and pink pillows on the divan in a corner of the star's dressing room with its pink walls, jade-green lamp and elaborate combination radio and phonograph set, Evelyn told me she got a greater kick out of shopping for Judy than she does for herself. Judy dreads shopping, so Evelyn is a godsend.

When she goes shopping for Powers and not Garland, it is usually to purchase something for her home. Despite the fact that for the past year she has been so closely associated with Judy, she finds that she has more time now for her personal life than she used to have when she worked as a secretary to motion picture producers.

When MGM called her in and offered her the position with Judy, she hesitated about taking it. She didn't think that she would be able to adjust herself to the confining association of such a position, particularly if she were assigned to someone with temperament.

Judy wasn't sure about it, either. She had never had a secretary, and the thought of one didn't please her too much. She felt, among other things, that her friends would think she had gone snooty. The two of them decided to try it out for a month. If it worked, grand. If not, they would part friends.

Well, it really worked out wonderfully. "Judy's a marvelous person," Evelyn told me before Judy arrived. "She's usually in a gay mood and has done more for me in the way of making me happy than anyone with whom I've worked, and I've been pleased with my employers. Naturally, I don't think of Judy as a person for whom I'm working."

The girl that Judy adores is much more mature than herself. She is of medium height and robust in a pleasing Texas manner. She has a warm smile and is efficient without having the usual businesslike air of a secretary. She's more like an understanding sister - a favorite sister.

Among the many things that Evelyn has done for Judy is to get her to eat more than customary.

Breakfast is Judy's favorite meal of the day, she revealed. And what breakfasts - bacon and eggs, a big glass of orange juice, rolls and coffee. They call it a "teamster's breakfast". Judy's favorite dish is a pineapple and cottage cheese salad.

One of the reasons the two girls are so compatible in their business relationship is that they think alike on numerous subjects. Even in their personal tastes, Judy and Evelyn agree on many things.

Judy came into her dressing room after a busy session before the cameras late one afternoon and asked Evelyn if she were free that night. The star had some time on her hands. Minnelli had called and told her that an assignment had just materialized at the studio which would keep him late.

Evelyn's husband was also working. She nodded that she was free, and then almost in the same breath Judy and Evelyn exclaimed, "Disney shorts!" They both are ardent devotees of any and all Disney pictures, and they decided the perfect way to spend an enjoyable evening would be to locate every theater showing Disney cartoons in Judy's neighborhood and take in as many as they could.

Evelyn got on the phone and checked the picture houses as to the time the cartoons were shown. As a result they had a wonderful time dashing from one to the other. They managed to see four before stopping in at a neighborhood drugstore for a soda.

The two girls love doing things together like this. Judy told me that it was this harmony of likes and dislikes that enabled them to get on so well in their general relationship, which is based as much on friendship as it is on business.

Judy stated, when Evelyn left the room to open some soft drinks for us, that she's sure if she weren't Judy Garland, she'd be Evelyn Powers, they think so much alike. She feels as though she's known her all her life instead of just the year they've been together.

The association has proved to be one of the best things that ever happened to the young actress. She's much more relaxed than she used to be. She's glad that wedding bells instead of the ship's bell rang for Evelyn Powers when her friend arrived in California for that trip to Honolulu. So is Evelyn, who has found that being "Judy Garland" for ten hours a day is the most wonderful job in the world.