Modern Screen (Dec 1934 - Nov 1935)

MODERN SCREEN PA k K 6-T I L FOKD'S FAOEN (FAY O^N ) =N\ FAOEN No. 44— warm, I > A vibrant . . . romantic j f%\ v.\ I FAOEN No. 19— Fresh, P | elusive . . . alluring FAOEN No. 3 — cling ing, oriental . . . exotic FAOEN No. 12— cool, ^U. ^ delicate . . . intriguing ^j* If? AkK fc Tl LFORD'S F AO E N off the stage or screen. She loathes cheapness, debunks the idea that you must know "the right people" or attend bibulous parties and smile pretty for the front office in order to get along. She thinks the Park Avenue debs who crash the stage or screen for the thrill of it, putting up their own money in order to get into a show and, thereby shoving some needy working girl out of the picture, are vermin. And says so. She has been to one big Hollywood party in the eight months she has been here and found it "somehow tragic." "Do you know laughed !" Rosalind really she said, "no really really laughs, really talks, Her job is vital but it isn't all of her life. If she didn't have a stage or screen job, she'd find work elsewhere. "I'd probably go in for merchandising," she said. She believes firmly in the dignity of labor, any kind of labor so that it is honestly performed. She laughs at the idea that Hollywood may "change" her. It is rumored to make changelings of them all. She says, "How could it?" She's got her job and it's swell. After the job is done, she slams down the lid of her desk and goes home to other things — to read, to write letters home, to talk with her brother who has been spending the past six months with her. She doesn't believe that success is handed to anyone on a silver spoon. Least of all in Hollywood, hotbed of hot competition. If it is, the silver spoon soon slips and is your mouth empty ! She thinks the picture people are swell, likes them all. None of this snooty attitude of "looking down" on movies and movie makers. None of the silly attitude, either, of looking up to them. A job to be done, that's all — fellow workers, good sports. She has two or three old school friends out here, knows a couple of doctors and their wives, often drives to Caliente by herself. She likes Ronald Colman on the screen and wants to meet him. Well-bred, well brought up, sane, ambitious and American — that's Roz. She talks like a lady. She thinks like a man. She expects to give good measure and to get good measure in return. She trims her sails to the advantageous winds. She's sleek and slick and smart and alive. She's regular — and remarkable. She's headed for stardom, streamline stardom — the new way. Hew Clothes, Rcademitallv Speaking {Continued from page 50) heels and dressed to the teeth at all hours of the day. You should look casual and comfortable. To such an end is her second selection, a beige jersey shirtwaist dress, trim as to detail and workmanlike as to its purpose. . You can go a bit on the gay side m a topcoat, if you wish. She loves the big steamer rug plaids and selects one in tones of yellow and brown for a swagger topper for daytime clothes. With this_ she wears a brown felt sports hat and medium-heeled, widely strapped shoes. Some of the new fall topcoat textures for sportswear have a very fleecy look as contrasted with the smoother surfaces of recent seasons. They are flattering, no end, and are worth keeping an eye out for. The sweater and skirt combination is practically a uniform for collegians and other school-goers. You can match bright sweaters to bright wool skirts or you can go in for contrast as Anita Louise does. To flatter her lovely blonde coloring, she contrasts a beautiful amber-colored sweater with a brown woolen skirt. Her sweater is a twin combination but in our picture Anita wears it without its extra jacket. The self-fringed green wool scarf is amusingly held by a class ring! And Anita adds that if 'it is the ring of your best heart beat, so much the more thrilling! Here's a new fad for you to try. IF your budget permits the extra stretching that it takes to include a fur coat, Anita Louise thinks it's a good investment. She has a white kidskin one that has the simply cut, rather tailored lines that she thinks are right for school. Hers, she explains, is white because she finds more use for a white one in California, but for other climes, gray or brown would be more in order. It's grand to wear over dresses for tea dates, perfect for football games and will double as an evening wrap, too. A black net evening gown is a good all year round item for formal use. It isn't dated in fabric by the season and can do for both formal and semi-formal duty when topped by a self cape as in the choice of Anita Louise. Of course, later on, you may want to have one grand prom dress in one of the stunning velvets or sheer metals. And, of course, there are always the popular satins for cocktail and dinner dresses. You will be intrigued, too, by the new wooly looking silks for that indispensable afternoon dress to wear to sorority teas and fraternity after-the-game dances. I was talking with Bernard Newman the other day — he, you know, does those smooth clothes for Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hepburn. He is an amusing and sophisticated gent who knows more about women's clothes than they do themselves ! He thinks that a new era of fashion is breaking in Hollywood because the designers are going to cease worrying so much about the dramatic quality of the costumes and think more about what you, in the audience, are going to want to wear. This idea is in line with Adrian's and Joan Crawford's recent announcement that her new costumes will be simple, much the sort of thing she wears off screen and not the over elaborate costumes which have characterized her recent pictures. Joan thinks an actress's facial expressions should be more eye-compelling than her clothes. And as you know, watching recent films, you can't concentrate on the acting when your eye is constantly distracted by a flamboyant costume. And now for some fashion tips you'll want to guide your fall shopping. Travis Banton, just back from a trip abroad, and to Paris in particular, says that he is going to use less fur on his new screen creations. He is going to put more energy and imagnation into intricate details of design and less into large splashes of luxurious furs. Banton brought back some fabrics from abroad which he will use in making costumes for Colbert, Lombard and others. These are fabrics which he thinks were indirectly inspired by California's scenery. There are intricately woven woolens with the graceful tracery of palm trees visible in them — some have feathers and others 70