Silver Screen (May-Oct 1939)

When A ^hen She Buys Herself A Present. What Some Happy Girls Purchased In Celebration. By Alyce Shupper Success has clothed Joan Crawford in the prettiest of dresses, which is more than you can say for the pinch-porridge days. When Dorothy Lamour received her first movie money, she must have looked like a drunken sailer. EVERYONE'S idea of glamour is different. Russell Birdwell defines it in this way: "The quality of wearing an ermine coat as though you'd been born in it." Which is just another way of saying To The Manor Born. Personally, I think a star feels glamorous when she has acquired a feeling of certainty, security and self-confidence. For instance, isn't there something you always dreamed of having? Something like a diamond bracelet or a silver fox coat? It has always seemed to be a desire that was far off, and you always thought about it, not because you felt that one day you would have it, but only for the pleasure such dreams gave you. Yet, way back in your subconscious mind this idea took root, and blossomed into an ambition, even though you didn't fully realize it. Then, suddenly you get a chance in pictures ... a small part, and the ambition moves into your conscious mind. You don't feel foolish when you think about it. The public likes you and you get a contract. By this time, you even talk about that bracelet to your friends. And, one day, you find yourself buying that bracelet, for your contract gives you security against the fear of not having money to cover. When you put on that piece of jewelry, you feel confident (because you earned it, being an actress, which was your ambition) and glamorous, because in the back recesses of your mind you always The first thing Olympe Bradna bought was a shiny new car. 30 Silver Screen