Hollywood (1942)

Time Short CHI By MARY BAILEY Whether hair is long or short, it needs a good brushing every single night to remove dust and stimulate the scalp. Ann Avars, featured in M-G-M's Apache Trail, gives her short locks ten minutes' workout with a stiff and immaculately clean brush before she sets her curls A feather cut should look fluffy and this means open curls. Ann wraps each strand of hair around her finger, slides it off, and secures the ends with a bob pin Ann says extra attention must be given the hair at the neckline, as there it has a tendency to become straggly. Each little wisp is pinned close to the head in a flat curl H There's much more to this business of a feather cut than "just running a comb through your hair." Actually, short hair requires a good deal of attention if it's to look well-groomed. Look around the next time you are in a large gathering. How many of the feather cuts really look feathery? And how many are just mops of untidy, straggling ends — frizzed in the front, forlorn in the back? All of this does not mean that your short cut hairdo can not be a fluffy cap of casual curls. Daily care will see to that. So why not consider this new three-inch length? Not for a long time has there been a hairstyle so universally becoming— or best of all, so appropriate to the times. There's nothing glamorous about crisp, short hair. But we're all agreed that the glamour girl is a thing of the past. Taking her place, we find an alive, vital young woman, who looks able, as well as willing, to be useful. In the broadest sense, she is completely feminine. But she manages her beauty with more ease and less frippery. Doesn't Ann Ayars, with her pretty three-inch bob, personify this new American beauty? And Ann loves her hairdo. She says it's so cool and comfortable. But she warns that more than a lick and a promise are needed to keep it in order. The pictures on this page will show you just what she means. Three or four times a week, at bedtime, Ann "retouches" each curl. The setting takes only five or ten minutes because there is no studied line or wave to follow. She swirls small sections of hair around her finger and pins them flat. When you do this, be particularly careful to catch the little ends at the back of your neck. A few days neglect takes the lift out of any coiffure— and your feather cut is part of your new picture of all-over, brisk grooming. Those of you who have baby fine hair will want to twist up your curls every night. If this sounds discouraging, remember that when they are combed out each morning, they will be more fragile and halo-like than those of your coarserhaired sisters. As for combing — well, Ann says she brushes, brushes and brushes. Her comb flicks a ringlet or two in place, but her hairbrush really does the work. She finds that long, strong bristles release the curls and coax them into the natural-looking, springy crop she likes. Hair, to be beautiful, must be clean. And frequent shampoos are even more important with a casual coiffure. For the moment hair becomes oily or dirt-laden, it loses the fluffy charm of the feather cut. Whether or not you decide to have your curls shorn this Fall, you will probably want a new hairdo to face the changing season. If you would like a coiffure chart to help you, just let me know. But before you begin styling, get off to a really good start with shining, luxuriant hair. My new leaflet describes in detail how to keep your hair looking its best and how to combat the problems which may be robbing it of life and sparkle. When you write for the leaflet, be sure to tell me whether your hair is dry or oily. And be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Send your requests to Mary Bailey, Beauty Editor, Hollywood, 1501 Broadway, New York City. ■ 18