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For Autumn Eves (Continued from page 67) Recently, at one of the Mocambo’s Charleston nights, these Hollywood celebs were on the judges’ stand: Milton Berle, Andrea Leeds, Joan Davis, famed designer Don Loper, and Ella Raines. Pretty Mara Lynn won herself a dancing prize — and, at the same time, a screen test. (P.S. She landed a movie contract a few days later!) Eye-catching Betty Hutton took to the bandstand and gave out with songs for about an hour. And after that, she and Milton Berle put on a free show that many a producer would have paid plenty to put on a film! Of course the ringsiders ate it up! Mocambo is also doing fine with those Thursday night polka sessions, and Wanda Hendrix is just one doll who enjoys ’em. (Boy! when she and Audie Murphy meet these days it’s pure ICE!) Wanda showed up for dancing in gray — a camisole-top dress of gray chiffon, good for either formal or informal wear. Wanda’s bodice was shirred all over, and its skirt had fine mushroom pleating, but such a dress would be equally effective with the shirred bodice and merely a very full gored skirt. Tiny shoulder-straps held it up, but over the dress went a little short-sleeved bolero of the chiffon — and around the waist, a narrow deeper gray velvet belt to which Wanda had pinned a big bunch of bright red velvet and satin strawberries. Another cute outfit but more tailored is the semi-suit that Ruth Roman took to New York with her. The two-piecer had a skirt that is just a tube of light-weight bright navy wool. We don’t have to tell you how many different kinds of “toppers” (blouses or coats) look smart with such a skirt. Ruth’s jacket for it is a casual, almost bloused affair of almost sheer red and white checked tweed -surfaced wool. A “suit” like this becomes a perfect twopiece wool “dress” for wear under heavy coats when the cold weather sets in. AND talking of fall suits, it’s a cinch that tall girls and smalls all get a break this season. F’rinstance, you tall ones will just love the new nailhead silhouette. We saw Ann Miller looking oh, so debonair in a suit of this type lunching at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It was a checked wool in wine, black and white (incidentally, you’ll see checks everywhere). Her two-button jacket had the most wonderful shoulder line and it tapered down to the slimmest of skirts. With it she wore a wine gabardine vest which picked up the wine color in the check. Another eye-catcher was the scrumptious little suit in navy blue that Helen Rose did for June Allyson. (This type with shorter jacket is for the small girl — remember?) Its double-breasted jacket was velvet-trimmed and velvet-buttoned ' and the skirt, though slim in front, had that back fullness that Junie loves — especially now she’s dated the stork — and it’s so comfy for walking. Caviar! There’s a name for you — but it i really describes that dark, dark gray with blue overtones that Howard Greer is | showing in his figure-revealing, bosomemphasizing, short-skirted daytime outfits. Gray is important in the fashion picture, i You’ll see it everywhere. Little Debbie Reynolds (“Three Little Words,” and “Two , Weeks — With Love”) was wearing a darj ling gray flannel suit out on Hollywood I I Boulevard. The reefer coat was lined with South American lamb. This has really been a month for the crooner and singer department. A big, madhouse party at the Champagne Room for Vic Damone, to “launch” him on his new movie contract at Metro, started things off. What a mob — and among the JOANNE DRU Stor o* "711 OCEAN DRIVE'* An S&S Production glamorizing lovely Joanne Dru. the stars on screen and street. Perc Westmore, Dean of Make-U with the new Westmore Lipstick . long! Remember. . .Westmore, and only Westmore ... are the certified cosmetics of the stars (see actual certificate from these beauty experts below). On sale at variety, chain and drug store cosmetic counters. Hollywood’s own famous lipstick, Westmore— cosmetic secret so many glamorous stars use on screen and street — now comes to you in gorgeous new, golden cases! They’re like fine masterpieces of jewelers’ art! Thrilling, enticing color-shades harmonize perfectly with your own individual complexion. Special creamy base stays on so excitingly COSMETICS OE THE STAI We hereby certify that cosmetics advertised and under our name are ext the same cosmetics we to make Hollywood's far stars more beautiful on off the screen. (LA f pftOUD TO PRESENT 7fr/s > ^ 1 jpSTlCK BEAUTY TO you"j Perc Westmore, Wally Westmore, Bud Westmore, Famous Dean of Make-Up Director Make-Up Director Make-Up Artists Paramount Studios Universal Studios "flUM, fL Mestmo *u4io mak \&jl, r