Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1927)

Pillows studios in utilizing old beautiful sofa pillows Shirley What more homelike attraction can be introduced to the woman's club building, the professional hall or even the official lodge rooms, in the lounging department, than heaps upon heaps of artistically arranged pillows? Motion picture sets have utilized pillows for years among their most simple and most voluptuous adornments. But until the recent cost-reduction mania, these pillows have been for a large part rented at exorbitant rates from costume houses. A few weeks ago an order came into the Fox interior decorating department for several dozen pillows for various productions. Seventy-five dollars was marked on the ticket as the amount to be expended. Richard Smith, interior artist, looked in horror at the figures. To rent the pillows ordered would cost a minimum of vS600. Allowing for [ continued on page 139 ] Lois Moran's wedding dress in "The Music Master" supplied the satin background for this chaise longue cover The match pillow of the cover, shown below with Miss Moran What became of Olive Borden's "Secret Studio" taffeta Note how flowers are used to cover the flaws on the upper pillow. The pillow just above was constructed from the largest usable scrap of an Olive Borden costume. Just the thing for the small of your back. The pillow below is designed to be tied to the top of the kitchen stool. The wedding dress from "The Music Master,1' transformed into the longue cover at the left, is highly effective. All the materials used were cut from discarded costumes and dyed Next month — Draperies A calico and gingham kitchen pillow hi