Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1935)

PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE, 1935 107 and Barbara LaMarr — however, created a romantic legend in Hollywood. Off screen Mae is no more Diamond Lil, the sexy siren, than your Aunt Hannah. She leads a life of hard work and little diversion. You couldn't pick up a whisper of scandal about her even with one of those new radio sets that get Russia. And as I said, the whole world knows that — but it doesn't give a hang. Mae is glamorous because she burns up the screen as no one ever burned it up before. You can apply the same rule to Norma Shearer, glamorous because she flaunts married convention and lives a free life — but strictly on celluloid. No more conventional, stainless reputationed wife and mother can be found in Hollywood or elsewhere, for that matter. No, today, that personal glamour which was measured by lavish squandering of money on eccentricities, pretension, extremes in dress or behavior — the very things that gave Hollywood (and rightly so) its label of being a mad town of wholly irresponsible people — has gone forever. But few, and very few examples of outlandish behavior or living are seen or known. A Dietrich may come along with another clothes fad, such as her trousers get up, but, like Dietrich's, it won't last long. It will be laughed out of existence. Also, you no longer hear of Katharine Hepburn plumping down in the middle of a street to read her mail. There was one mention lately of her running around the set with no shoes on, but it wasn't picked up and spread around. Those things, mild as they are in comparison with events of a few years ago, are ignored or snickered at and dismissed. I ET'S take some of the top bracket names at '—random and see if we can point the finger at one eccentricity of any sort. Joan Crawford, to lead off with, pictorially one of the most glamorous actresses on the screen. But — Joan is the most concentratedly hard-working girl in the films. Rarely is she seen about town. Not that she is "exclusive," she just hasn't the time. Her work is her passion, and her relaxation is more work, in the little theatei she built on her estate. If not that, it's dancing, to keep herself point perfect in picture poise. So, there's no help there. Now for Clark Gable. And we may as well admit at the beginning neither is there any help there. He and his attractive wife are seen occasionally at the better clubs and cafes, but almost all his other spare time, and he has little of that too, is spent in outdoor sports, mainly hunting — and not the coy charmers as you might expect from his screen roles. As for Robert Montgomery, there's his farm in Connecticut, on which he gets out and, believe it or not, works. From the earth we jump to the aesthetic — Kitty Carlisle. Kitty, in less opulent days, was strong for clothes. All her pin money went toward an attempt to be the best appearing woman — note, not the most lavishly dressed woman, as it might have been a few years ago. But now, Kitty spends every spare moment on her voice, travelling even to Europe when she has the time to further her singing. Hardly time to be glamorous there, is there? As for the clothes, still very smart, but they get the least of her time. And Claudette Colbert likes nothing better than jumping into her small car and shooting off alone, to any destination her fancy may take. But, you say, who doesn't do that? That's what we've all done. All right, Bing The FONDA — white oxford for allaround wear, air-cooled with many tiny pinpoint perforations. The HI YA— white buckskin and brown calf spectator tie with perforations and leather heel. The ELISE — dainty white open-shank sandal for dress wear. Cool, lightweight, flattering. LOVE WHITE SHO-I "You have to wear the dainty new summer Styl-Eez shoes to realize they have the art of keeping cool down to a fine point. For one thing, they're white — and that makes them look cool. For another thing, they're air-conditioned — ■ with hundreds of perforations worked into clever designs . . . just like little windows that let cooling breezes blow in on your hot feet! To me, Styl-Eez shoes are the coolest, the smartest, the most comfortable friends that a pair of busy young feet can have when it's 100 in the shade . . . and any other time. They're quality through and through, but their price doesn't budge my budget. I'm glad / have the Styl-Eez habit!" Special construction features, found only in Styl-Eez shoes, prevent rotation of the ankles and keep your feet from tiring easily . . . unusual in shoes so moderately priced. *6. 50 — Slightly higher west of the Rockies Other Selby Products— ARCH PRESERVER and TRU-POISE Shoes In Canada, write Selby Shoes, Ltd., Montreal Send this coupon for Styl-Eez booklet of features and new models. Sk THE SELBY SHOE COMPANY, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO. <°°« Please send me a copy of your newest Styl-Eez booklet. Name Address^