Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

M VRCll I I. lulu PhJIURHS AND THE FICTURF.GOKR <S=rr"^f ^aiiL.w-. WANTED -THE HANDSOMEST MAN let Mersereau, the beautiful screen st.n. he ' t b ind and ilary to the fail kdonia will ii he IS a r< -■•Hi issue we bold you thai the Universal Comi ,im\ (know d as the Trans Atlantic mi i ii i s oonntrj ) oi Los Lngeles, California, are running a «•. >iitcst to discover the handsomest man. the w inning one to receh e a 3 ear's contrast as o picture star Not we learn that Violet Mersereau, considered to be one of the most beautiful screen stars,aad whose portrait is published mi the front cover of this issue, is going to Kneel to the bandsomesl man in • ica. rding to the Editor of the Handsomest Man Contest, Violet declares that if any woman has learned to cook ami keep house, love her children, doesn't uag, but is amiable, cheerful, ind willing to trust her husband, and can be happy on a small income; then that woman is perfectly justified in asking the noblest of men to become her husband. Furthermore, shs would like to know if the Bweet, dpcile, economical, domestic, guaranteed, sound-and-kind woman •ant get .. husband without asking for him, what is to become of the rest of us. Now . there is no imagination so fertile as to conceive a reason for any Violet Mersereau's having to propose. But the very latest bulletin features the fact that this delightful personage is prepared to propose to the handsomest man. "Whois her That's the question which Americans have been asking ever since Columbns " came across," but it looks as though the Universal Company is going to settle tins question for all time in the contest for this very purpose which they are now holding. What is a year's contract as a star in Universal City compared with an offer of the hand, heart, and pay envelope of a girl who is known where the people can't even speak English or look civilised ? Violet is. just about the sweetest, dearest little thing that ever glided before an audience. To see her is to love her. for she has a wonderful personality which attracts every one to her. Just what caused this rash promise •mething her director and secretary refuse to discuss, while she herself will add nothing to her announcement that she will marry the handsomest man in America when he is found. Of course, there is a slight alibi here; she may not think the Universale choice is really the handsomest man. " 1 don't care who he is." she said the other day. u as lone as he i^ really handsome and tills the specifications J have drawn up. He may he working in a coalmine »>r breakine. bronchos out in Montana, but it will make no difference to me." " What is your ideal ? " was asked. " Well, I should like to have the man I marry tall, broad-shouldered, with dark eyes and hair streaked with i'ii the side-, lb musi have line, white, even teeth ; an excellent dispo ition, and a deep, manly voice. i u course, he must be brave. ! i bink the average big, handsome man is far from being a coward! 1 will propi Be t" the man who >\ ins the contest which is now being held l»\ the Universal because I believe it will take an ideal man to win it. The stipulations Qf this, -ontest saj that the winner must be handsome, but in addition t" tin lie must be pbysicallj and mentally as well as morally equipped, Sucn a man is worthy of any woman's love. The most wonderful thing in this world is a real man. Hut real men are Bcarce " 1 tli ink you will find that the average wife will admit that her husband is the most interesting individual in the world — to her. The sincere husband will no doubt say the same thing of his wife. " A long as married couples are contented with each other's company there can be no misunderstandings. But when they grow uninteresting it is the first step toward separation. "1 think that women are ju-l as responsible lor the large number of divorces we have in this country every year as men. Every wife has certain Oil l'! is loilllil. he lyS*^^ Some 11 (■ i |,, |,,,w. <frr„ ,M £ domestic d til !"■ i form, and .should see t||.l il . .,• , them women Beem no interest in their* homes If thej become lax how • they expect their husband to !.■•• p up then interest A wife should alw greet hi husband with a smile and n When he arrive •) at i he door she should I" there. I think oneof the most unpleasantesl things to a busbaud who h ' I u workingall daj i to come b imo and find his w if, out. Every wife ahpnld know how to cook and beep house. The time has passed when eids were ignorant along these lines. The average girl to-daj ought to make a better wife than I he girl of a decade ago. It i no credit to an.\ girl to lack knowled/j • of hoi keeping. How can a wife command servants if she knows nothing about keeping a 1 ieP I think if we are going to improve American domestic! life we must see to it that ..in girls receive better instruction in the art of housekeeping. I say art. I mv proper home Irving is an art. K girl should be taught these things her mother. Her mother should see t" it that she receives the right '•ind of instruction, and the mother should insist t hat her daughter learn the things so essential to the a vera g ■ girl who someday must consider matrimony. "What kind of a husband would I want: Well, 1 want a husband who will, first of all, return my affection. 1 must not love him more than he 1 me. If I do, little jeaionsies will .iris.-. followed by misunderstandings, winch will be certain to culminate in so. row. A successful marriage is where two i eople love each other equally. Thej must continually interest each other. The moment they cease to be interested in one another the spell of romance ibroken; and where there is no rum; there is no love." Violet is fond of outdoor sports, is 5ft. tin. tall, weighs 8st. 8lb., has blonde hair, and blue ey,->. Now we are looking forward to her description of the handsomest man. Why do I 'THE COMMUTERS'! commute? OUR PICTURE PENOGRAPHS. No. 1: Feancis Ford