Hollywood (1938)

Honey Mutes Secuis "If you want to get yourself a beau, take up knittin' — you'll have all the fellas you want — and some you don't want!" That's Patricia Wilder's advice to would-be belles and the sad-eyed wallflowers. One of filmdom's most popular girls, "Honey Chile," gave the romantic tip from the set of My Lucky Star at Twentieth Century-Fox. "There's somethin' about knittin' that gets 'em every time — hits 'em right between the eyes." The actress drawled the words out slowly, in that soft southern accent familiar to thousands of radio listeners and now destined to gain her a flock of new fans on the screen. "Ah don't care what they say to the contrary," Patricia persisted on her theory, "most young fellas can't get past the oldfashioned idea that a woman's place is in the home. Now you know there's somethin' awful home-like lookin' about knittin'." It might be just a coincidence (although Patricia admits she's been "doin' some talkin' aroun' ") but most of Hollywood's prettiest unmarried belles have taken to knitting, and on the sets between scenes, it's become a rage. As a matter of fact, filmdom femmes usually pay attention to what the Wilder has to say. She seems to have this matter of beau psychology down to a system — and the system must work, what with such names as Frank Parker, Bruce Cabot, Jon Hall, Don Terry, Bentley Ryan (young Hollywood attorney), Winston Frost (southern socialite) appearing consistently in her date book. "It's impossible," she claims "to be a success with men unless you abide by a strict set of rules — and ah'm fixin' to tell you a few right here and now. "Rule number one," Pat settled down earnestly to the discussion, "Don't call 'em up! "Forget you ever heard of a telephone where men are concerned. Don't go to alibin' yourself by thinkin' they may have lost your phcne numbah. No-o-o ma-am! There's no more resourceful man in the world than the one who's lost the numbah of a girl he wants to talk to. He'll turn the whole town upside down, the telephone book inside out, the information operatah into a panic, but, honey, he'll wind up with your numbah if he has to call the grocery store where he thought you once bought some cheese. "An' nevah accept a last-minute date." The Wilder was emphatic on number two. "This puts you in the 'nth fiddle' class. An' don't forget, there's been many a swell undahstudy who nevah got a lead. "An' don't believe the story 'he just decided to take in the fraternity dance at the last minnit'. He's had his tux and trimmin's ready for days. Don't you all know boys nevah [Continued on page 49] oney Chile, otherwise known s Patricra Wilder, as she appears in her next film, My Lucky Sfar, soon to be released She has roles about telephone technic as well as about knitting but it all adds up to popularity By JULE HITLER V% ^