Picture Show (May-Oct 1919)

16 Th<: rirliire Show, Avji-at Ibtfi, 1919. nnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnannnnnnnn 1 The Ideal Beauty g 5 What it is, and How to Possess it. p nnnnnnnn By EsrnLLE." nnnannnn Do you know what it is like to road a novelone tliat begins with a licroine whose charms are not enumerated, but whose personality and environment seem to have some resemblance to your own '! And then, on page four or five, to find something of this sort : " Her (the heroine s) hair rippled in soft, shining waves round her delicately tinted face. She had one of those peach-like skins that never seem to roughen Or to burn. Her eyes were hidden at the moment under long, silken lashes, but a dimple hovered at the corner of her red mouth, as she pulled a rose to pieces between her white hands " — and so on. At this point, if you are analytic, you begin to compare this exquisite creature with yourself. With what results ? To find that you are hopelessly at a disadvantage, and that you are lucky if you can find one point in your looks that can vie with her fictitious; charms. The story loses half its interest ; you are no longer identified with the heroine. But has it ever occurred to you that, w\th a little patience and perseverance, that flowery description, with one or two slight alterations, might be applied to YOU ? YOU CAN'T HELP YOUR FEATURES— BUT you can help your skin, your hair, your hands— and that is something. Look carefully at the description of your heroine. Nothing is said about her features, unless you count a dimple as a feature. Let us be systematic. Her hair is described as " rippling in shimng waves." YOUR HAIR WOULD BE JUST AS PRETTY if you would shampoo your hair with stallax instead of that common soap or manufactured " wash " that you are ruining it with at present. If. owing \o your unkind treatment, it is thin and inclined to split at the ends, you should try this simple home recipe. One package boranium. obtained from any chemist, mixed with i pint bay rum. Boranium possesses wonderful properties of renewing the strength, beauty, and natural colour of the hair " Perhaps," yo"u say : " this is all very well.' Admitted that these preparations make the hair thick and glossy, how can anything but nature, or hot irons, produce " rippling waves " Have you never heard of silinerine ? A little liquid silmerine, applied on the hair before going to bed and brushed out in the morning, will transform your straight locks into the most bewitching tight curls or fascinating " kinl;s."' according to the amount used and your individual tastes. To' return to our heroine. " How can I ever accomplish a peach-like skin." yon ask in despair, ".and, having secured it. how render it impervious to roughness and sunburn ? Ko. it is too much." Nevertheless, there is much TRUTH IN OLD PROVERBS, and when you 60 gliblv quote " Beauty is but skin deep," do vou realise that vou are stating a solid, undeniable fact — one'on which a whole philosophy of beaut v has been based '! Below" a skin that may be blotched, roughened, and discoloured is a complexion as clear and as fresh as a little child's. But how remove the uglv outer layer, the pores of which are clogged" with waste matter ? The skin is a delicate fabric, and no force must be used. Mercolised wax, which contains oxygen, will if applied like ordinary cold cream, invisibly absorb the ugly outer cuticle, leaving the lovely new skin in all its glory. To protect this delicate skin from the devastating cftects of wind and weather, bathe the fae« and neck with a little cleminite dissolved io water, which wil' form the lightest of fimis over the complexion, at the same time giving .1 the much-coveted " peach like bloom." As to the long, silky lashes, a little mennahne rutbed into the roots of the lasheswith the tips of the fingers before L'oing to bed will work wonders. H your hands are not a.« white as i-ou would wish, a little lemon-juice will remove bad stains, and bicroliiiin jelly will take away all redness and chapping. A week or two of thi-; treatment will n«»ke lhat descrint^'.n applicable to you. If you sit and pull a rc.-c to pieces, any critical observer «vill have time lo notice charms in you which 1* tract immediate uttention, and which will hear the closest tcruliny. (A!;vt.) IN THE DRESSING-ROOM, Toilet Hints from the Film — To Make Your Hair GlossyDo You Wear the Right Kind of Neck-wear— A Secret H.WE you noticed the number of tips a girl can gain from watching her favourite actress on the sci-een ? The other day 1 watched pretty Enid Bennett putting up her hair After she had arranged it to her satisfaction, slie took out of a drawer in her dressingtable a silk handkerchief and smoothed her head with it. Try this wrinkle ; it is siirprising how it improves the appearance of your hair, making it glossy and smooth, and helping to keep the strands together. When "Vou Twist Your Hair. ANOTHER wrinkle I learnt from watching a cinema star arrange her hair is. when you twist your hair, twist from left to right — never right to left. You will then find tho twist will lietoyour neck, and keep muchtidier. Our Illustration. IK our illustration below you will seo that Madge Kennedy knows how to ensure having a clean pocket handkerchief, e\en if she is away from home, and the laundry is not punctual. This is a tip for the holiday girl. You can wash your handkerchief out in your hand basin, and if. after rinsing in clear cold water, you stretch it on the looking-glass as Madge is doing, you will find it has the appearance of being ironed in the morning. The Fichu Fashion DO you wear the right kind of neckwear ? Perhaps, more than any other dress accessory, the line round the thrOat is the most important to get real lines of beauty. Watch your screen favourites. You will notice that the fichu, which is becoming more and nibrc fashionable, is a decided adjunct to a dress. For a thin figure, the frilly ones that cross over are very becoming ; for a stouter one, the fichu should be severely plain and of good material. How Do You Walk? THE first thing a girl has to learn, when she adopts the stage as a profession, is to walk properly. Only the girl who wears her shoe-.soles out at the ball of the foot knows the proper way to walk. Do you know one reason why women develop more superfluoiis flesh around the hips than do men is because of their narrow, uncomfortable shoes that make their feet " toe out " too much. Most men walk on the balls of the feet, which is the natural way to walk ; but watch the average fashionable woman, with her mincing steps, and you will see she tlirows her weight on the side of her heels. Next time your friend tells you she is " always running her heels over," you will see what 1 mean. Their Simple Secret. THKKl". is an old family in France, once bearing an honoured title, which wa.s famous for the wonderful grace of its women, Some thought it was the knowledge that they were well-born, the sense of pride of race, that gave these women such beautiful figures ; but it wasn't. The poorest peasant girl on their estate held the secret had she only known it. When the women of the hou.se were small children, they were made to stand flat against a door three times each day for a period of five minutes. The head rested against the door ; the shoulders flattened against it. The hands and elbows touched, as well as back and lieels. This brought the body to its perfect position, spine straight, chest out, shoulders in, I. alance just above the ball of the foot. Through this exercise this erect position soon became second nat lire. Biilie Burke's Beauty Secret. AP.\KT from giving grace to your appearance, walking improves your figure as perhaps no other exercise. MissBiliie Burl e. whom you know as grace personified, credits much of her litl e less and suppleness of figuiv to a walk each day of not less than three inilcM. " And I believe that the bending exerci.se. night and morning, will make any woman's waist pliant," she said, demonstrating as she spoke. With knees held rigid, and hands raised together above her head as high as she could stretch them, she proceeded to touch the floor half a dozen times with easy grac-e. How She Keeps Slight. MISS BURKE also believes in avoiding the foods that are better for the taste than . the figure. Of vegetables she eats plentifully, but sparingly of butter and rich pastries, desserts, and sweets. -This, together with her unceasing activity in her work and exercise, is the reason why Miss Billie Burke's figure is that of a sixteen-year-old girl, and seems likely to remain so for some time to come. A Dresser. MADGI KENNEDY illustrates the way to launder a handkerchief in a hurry in ' The Fair Pretender." (i^loll.)