Pictures and the Picturegoer (Jan-Dec 1924)

56 Picture s and Pic t\i reaver JUNE 1924 BEAUTY COLLECTION. CUTTINGS FROM BEAUTY ARTICLES, THE CREAM OF MODERN' BEAUTY ADVICE. REMOVING BAD COMPLEXIONS. Cosmetics can never really help a poor complexion; often they are positively harmful. The sensible, rational way is to actually remove the thin veil of stifling, half-dead scarf skin from the face, and give the fresh, vigorous, and beautiful young skin underneath a chance to show itself and to breathe. This is best done in a very simple way, by merely applying mcrcolized wax at night, like cold cream, and washing it off in the morning. It absorbs the disfiguring cuticle gradually and harmlessly, leaving a brilliant natural complexion. Of course, this also takes with it all such facial blemishes as red blotches, tan, moth patches, sallowness, liver spots, etc. The new skin is usually several degrees lighter, and finer in texture. TO KILL HAIR ROOTS. Women annoyed with disfiguring growths of superfluous hair wish to know not merely how to temporarily remove the hair, but how to kill the roots permanently. For this purpose pure-powdered pheminol may be applied directly to the objectionable hair growth. The recommended treatment is designed not only to instantly remove the hair but also to actually kill the roots so that the growth will not return. About an ounce of pheminol should be sufficient. HOW TO HAVE THICK AND PRETTY HAIR. Soaps and artificial shampoos ruin many beautiful heads of hair. Few people know that a teaspoonful of good stallax dissolved in a cup of hot water has a natural affinity for the hair and makes the most delightful shampoo imaginable. It leaves the hair brilliant, soft and wavy, cleanses the scalp completely and greatly stimulates the hair growth. The only drawback is that stallax seems rather expensive. It comes to the chemist only in sealed J-lb. packages. However, this is sufficient for twenty-five or thirty shampoos, and it really works out very cheaply in the end. MAGAZINE •Y O Serials (Grey and White Double Price) . From all leading Drapers, Chemists and Hairdressers. Tom Mix and a clever canine in "Stepping Fast." Alias the Night Wind (Fox; June 3). William Russell in a strong story of crime and mystery, with some good night scenes. The cast includes Maude Wayne, Chas. K. French, Wade Botelor, Donald McDonald, H. Milton Ross, Charles Wellesly and Mark Fenton. The Blonde Vampire (Pearl; June 30). A combination of crook drama, love ■story, and melodrama illustrating the old theory that water will seek its level. Well played by De Sacia Moers, Joseph Smiley, Charles Craig, Miriam Battista, Edwin August, Frank Beamish, Mildred Wayne and Alfred Barrett. Good entertainment. Borrowed Husbands (Vitagraph; June 23). Florence Vidor, Earle Williams, Rockcliff fellowes, Robert Scable, Kat.hryn Adams, Violet Palmer, Alfred Lincoln, Robert Gordon, and Charlotte Merrian in a comedy drama of matrimonial misunderstandings, with a somewhat casual plot. Fair entertainment. Brass Commandments (Fox; June 23). A capital, if a bit wild and woolly, Westerner, with plenty of incident and a good plot. William Farnum stars, with Tom Santschi, Wanda Hawley, Claire Adams, Charles Anderson, James Gordon and Charles Lc Moyne in support. Buster Keaton Re-issues (Jury; June 9-30). Four of Buster's earlier two-reel comedies. (hie Week (June 9), Convict 13 (Tune 16), The Scarecrow (June 23); and The High Sign (June 30). All good gloomc.hasers. The Cabaret Dancer (Xapoleon; June 2). A re-issue of a Mac Murray and Rudolph Valentino feature, interesting mainly to Valentino fans. The Call of Motherhood (Stoll; June 2). An Abel Gance drama about a woman's sin and its punishment, interesting and well acted, though not up to Gance's highest standard. Emmy Lynn stars, and M. Tallier, M. Gemier, and M. Glides support. Canyon of the Fools (IVardour; June 30). Harry Carey in a Western drama if intrigue well flavoured with romance. Marguerite Clayton plays opposite the star, also Fred Stanton, Joseph Harris, Jack Curtis, Carmen Arselle, Charles J. Le Moyne, Vester Pegg, Murdock McOuarrie and Mignonne Golden. Fair entertainment. Colleen of the Pines (W ardour ; June 23). Familiar drama of the great NorthWest with Jane Novak as a convincing and self-sacrificing heroine. Good photography and a capable cast comprising Edward Hearn, Alfred Allen. J. Gordon Russell, Charlotte Pierce, Ernest Shield and " Smoke " Turner. The Country Kid (F.B.O.; June 9). A near-great movie of the early Charles Ray brand, with Wes Barry as the eldest of a trio of delightful orphan boys. Moth-eaten plot, but interesting detail work and a capital cast comprising " Spec " O'Donnell, Bruce Guerin, Kate Toncray, Helen Jerome Eddy, George Nichols. Edward Burns and George C. Pearce. Dangerous Toys (Pearl; June 9). William Desmond, Frank Losee and Margaret Clayton in a triangle drama with an unusual twist. Excellent production, scenario and acting. The Fire Bride (Pearl; June 23). Ruth Reneck and Edward Hearn in an emotional romance of the South