Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1950)

Winter Gaieties ( Continued from page 70) will allow — and the skirt straight! Outside of that, there’s no limit to the smart choices you can make in fabric, cut or detail. Jane Wyman makes a slick suit into a daytime wardrobe— with a jacket, vest and two skirts. The tailoring is mannish. Coat is brown suede-flannel that sometimes tops a brown and white striped skirt of slightly lighter weight wool. The other skirt is of matching brown flannel, slit for walking ease. With the monotone combination goes Janie’s high-necked vest of soft wool checked in brown, tan, white and sporting a thin red stripe. One of Ann Sheridan’s favorites is slightly on the dressier side but a suit, nevertheless — and one that can go from morn till night — right through a dinner date. It’s a yarn-dyed wool suit in deep gray, and the coat has a black velvet notched collar (that makes a nice background for jeweled or hunky lapel accessories). The color and type of this outfit gives limitless opportunities for colorful hats, bags, gloves, etc. THE vogue is continuing for velvet — velvet and more velvet! At least a half dozen things you own can be converted, with little cost, into a brand-new wardrobe. How about a black velvet top (high or low necked) for that full-skirted, pastel last year’s party dress? Or how about the reverse: A slim or full black velvet skirt for that dress that had such a flattering top that you hate to “let it hang”? Even if you’ve got a raft of new clothes in other materials, the velvet accessories are your best buy. Wanda Hendrix does something really casual and cute by attaching a rather large black velvet change purse to the belts of brightly colored dresses, and just lets it dangle. You can safely load up with any type of hat — but be sure it’s small! So say Sally Victor and Hollywood’s own Keneth Hopkins. Keneth is even bringing back the head-hugging turban! And plenty of tiny cap-type hats, worn toward the back of the dome. Some are fashioned of tiny velvet leaves (all colors) with bits of sparkling beads or sequins over them. Liz Taylor and Irene Dunne went for lots of French duds while in Paris — examining just about everything that Fath, Dior or Balmain had to show. The Taylor gal bought four Balmains — among them an evening gown in pink wool mousseline, its bodice embroidered all over with varicolored pastel gem-like beads. A belt of gray taffeta and a gray taffeta scarf-stole lined with pink, go with this dress. Gene Tierney and Oleg Cassini borrowed Joe Cotten’s house for a dinner and dancing party for about sixty. Gals who think their gala gowns should remain long “in opposition” to the sudden rush for short evening dresses needn’t despair. For Gene’s white lace formal, designed by Oleg, swept the floor. The weather remained warm enough this late autumn for Dinah Shore and George Montgomery to give another of those outdoor garden parties on the beautiful grounds of their valley rancho. Sipping and sampling the very informal buffet dishes (hot dogs, baby hamburgers, barbecued ribs and such) and strolling among the Montgomerys’ massive old oaks were Claudette Colbert, the Bill Bendixes, Esther Williams and Ben Gage, the Charlie (Mocambo) Morrisons, the Johnny Greens (all over the place snapping people with their cameras) and Nancy Sinatra, looking like a doll in a chic but demure gray, tight-bodiced, full-skirted balletlength dress. Greg Bautzer, present with out Ginger Rogers, disappeared like lightning when Joan Crawford (alone) arrived. Joan left early to pick up two of her kids and take them to the Vets Hospital at Long Beach to entertain the boys. Believe us, amidst all the gaiety and fun of recent soirees, the seriousness of what’s going on in the world isn’t being forgotten by those who dine and dance. There is as much war-scare talk as there is small talk and lots of the stars, particularly the gals, have been discussing ways and means to organize campaigns that would, with the help of their propaganda, stop the Senseless and unpatriotic hoarding of food and clothes by some scummy citizens. JANET LEIGH, so long romancing with Arthur Loew, Jr., that everyone was sure they’d be altar-marching by now, has a new, terrific crush and vice versa. He’s young actor Bob Quarrie and Janet brought him to a little get-together at our house. Janet and Bob never left each other’s side the whole evening. Joan Fontaine came without her best beau, Bill Gillette, because he hadn’t arrived from New York on time. He’s a radio exec. Sonja Henie and her Winnie couldn’t talk of anything but the thousands of feet of color film that amateur-photog Winnie has made of her latest ice show. And you can bet you’ll be seeing it on your TV screens soon. George Burns and his darlin’ Gracie Allen, Dinah Shore and her George, the V. Johnsons and songsmith Jimmy McHugh were a few who midnight-suppered, sang and stayed with us till the small hours. Marie Wilson and Allan Nixon (watch the boost his career will get from the hitfilm “Pickup”) dinner-partied for the Jack Kellers who were leaving for Honolulu as guests of the Jerry Lewises. The Dean Martins (golly! is she purty!), the John Lunds, Shelley Winters — who showed up with Scott Brady on their first date — Constance Dowling, just back from moviemaking in Italy, with director Cy Endfield, were among the diners and charadeplayers at the Nixons. Nancy Sinatra gave a big, old-fashioned hoe-down and greeted her seventy-five guests in the cutest calico dress, with little Nancy alongside in an exact replica. Everybody was seated for a wonderful Mexican dinner and boy! how they went for the “hot” food. Janet Leigh and Bob Quarrie (again!) won the prize as the best square-dancers and everyone had fun. Lana Turner wore a strapless, tight bodice dress of silver and white brocaded satin topping (no pun!) several skirts of white net at a recent dancing party. Each must have been at least thirty yarns around the bottom! Seemed to be wired out a bit at the hips — and oh, how it floated! Van Johnson and Roz Russell nearly knocked each other out jitter-bugging, plus Chari estoning. Vivien Leigh at the same party was simply gowned in a net dress of varying shades of violet, very full-skirted, floor-length. 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