Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

size can wear a blouse and skirt successfully, because the blouse won't stay tucked iiL Thafs because tiny girls usually have very little space at their waist. Their hips begin before their diaphragms have a chance to end. But Janie's proportions are so exact that she has a completely normal waistline, and a blouse and skirt always look neat on her. Another reason for this may be that Janie always stands up straight. She would love to be statuesque. Janie wears high heels to appear tall, but I think she should wear them because she has exceptionally pretty feet and ankles, and she knows how to handle them. I mean, she doesn't keep her feet pointed to ten minutes of two, and she doesn't thrust one hip in the air and forget about the other. She simply keeps her feet easily together so she has balance. This desire of Janie's to be taller is only a small part of her ambition. She's never seen herself on the screen without exclaiming, "Why didn't I fix my hair differently?" Or, "I should watch the way I pronounce my words," and she goes home buzzing with plans for improvement. Janie knows that it takes more than clothes to make a woman glamorous. I don't think I've ever seen a girl as organized as Janie. Her self-improvement plans aren't idle chatter. Geary has to read plays with her to improve her diction. When she goes shopping for food, she carries a list. And when she shops for clothes, she has a list, too — a whole inventory of what there is in her closet that's useable and how it can be combined to make another outfit. Janie buys clothes only twice a year. This makes for a wellcoordinated wardrobe. She never buys more than one suit or coat a season. This fall she'll wear the green wool fitted coat in sketch C. It has a diagonal beaver collar because the angled line will give her more height than, for instance, a Peter Pan collar. If her clothes budget can stand the strain, she'll get herself another suit this fall. (She hopes Geary just might like to give her one for Christmas.) We've already discussed the design and color. It would be a soft brown wool with a line of beige running from the shoulder into tiny pleats at the hip line of the jacket. It's the kind of suit that would be just right early in the season without a coat, and under her green coat later on. If she doesn't get the suit, though, Janie won't mind — but she can dream, can't she? All I know is, she can dress, too — like a dream. The End FANCY PANTS Jane Powell's thought f illness for other people is sometimes tinged with teasing. Recently Ricardo Montalban, her co-star in The Tender Years, hurt his back badly enough to necessitate a brace. In a dream sequence in the picture Janie wears a fancy pink satin corset complete with pink tulle picture hat, long white kid gloves, black silk stockings, shoes with rhinestone heels and a ruffled umbrella. When she heard about Ricardo's accident, she packed up the hat, gloves, hose, shoes and umbrella and sent them to Ric with this note: "As long as you're trying to steal my thunder with the corset department, you might as well have the rest of the props Hope you get well soon. Love. Your theatrical partner." Only Janie would think of a thing like that I — Helen Rose. THE MOST EFFECTIVE DEODORANT YOU'VE EVER USED! Only New ODO-RO-NO Cream gives you all these advantages: 1 Stops perspiration quickly and safely. 2 Banishes odor instantly. 3 The only cream deodorant that guarantees full protection for 24 hours. 4 Never irritates normal skin— use it daily. Can be used immediately after shaving. 5 Absolutely harmless to all fabrics. 6 New, exclusive formula. Never dries up, never gets gritty or cakes in the jar as ordinary deodorants often do. 7 Double your money back if you aren't satisfied that this wonderful new Odo-Ro-No Cream is the safest, most effective, most delightful deodorant you've ever used. Just return unused portion to Nortbam Warren, New York. Don't trust your charm to outdated, ineffective deodorants. Rely on the new Odo-Ro-No Cream, made by the leader in the deodorant field for more than 30 years. CREAM ^^^^ GUARANTEED FULL 24-HOUR PROTECTION! More cream for your money. New 25t and 50t sizes, plus tax. 79