The Picture Show Annual (1932)

Picture SKow Annual 149 -£7^otepaper^ A Story about tbe Notepapers used by tbe Stars By of the first page, printed in nigger brown. George Bancroft and James Hall use beige paper of a deeper shade than Gary's. But theirs is in single sheets, rather thin ; and their names, with the word “ Hollywood ” below them, are printed in black. James Hall has chosen very heavy type for his name, while George Bancroft’s is quite fine. Two stars reveal, on their note- paper, the possession of names with which we are unacquainted. I mean Neil Hamilton and William Powell. Mr. Hamilton’s name appears in black letters on the upper left-hand corner of the single sheet of heavily ribbed white paper that is his choice. And it is printed in clear letters as J. Neil Hamilton. I believe the ** J ” stands for John. As for William Powell, he becomes William H. Powell, in neat black letters across a sheet of antique white paper, very stiff and solid, with a deckle-edge. But what the H stands for—unless it is Henry—Mr. Powell does not seem inclined to reveal. Then there is Maurice Chevalier. His letters are sent out on simple paper, white, in single sheet form. The edge is straight, and his name appears in clear even-sized letters, without any address or town, across the centre-top of the page. Jack Oakie is original, because he likes his name printed at a sharp angle right across the left-hand top of his white notepaper. It is a very thick paper, and has a rough edge. Buddy Rogers, whose correspon- dence IS so voluminous, announces himself as ** Buddy, ” not “ Charles, ” Rogers on every letter he sends to his faithful fans. On a single sheet of hand-made paper, in dead white, is printed * Buddy Rogers, Hollywood,” in inky black. Clive Brook likes black and white, too. His single-sheet paper has CLIVE BROOK in even-sized letters, at the left-hand top corner. Mary Brian likes white paper, too. She MARGARET CHUTE uses a small single sheet of thin ” bank” paper, with a plain edge. Her name, with the word Hollywood below it, appears across the top in jet black type. For her letters, Ruth Chatterton has chosen single sheets of hand-made paper, in a lovely shade of grey-blue. There is a long narrow frame across the top, filled in with pale blue, with her name in large dark blue letters that show up very clearly. This paper is for business use. For private purposes she has the same paper with the initials ” R.C.F. ” (Ruth Chatterton Forbes) in deep blue against a pale ground. They are printed inside a diamond-shaped frame, that appears in the upper left-hand corner ; and the centre letter “ C ” is the largest of the three. Clara Bow chose her letter-paper from a letter she received from a fan. She opened a letter one day from a girl called Wanda, who was always writing to her. That letter was on new paper, and when Clara saw it she sat down at once and wrote to Wanda asking if she might copy it. Wanda’s reply was " Of course ; delighted and honoured.” So Clara’s letters are written now on a double sheet of thick white paper, bordered with narrow bands of green, in three shades, starting outside with a vivid emerald, and proceeding to a pale shade of eau de nil. A round Chinese lantern in the left-hand corner reveals the words “ Clara Bow,’ written in Chmese-looking characters, in deep green. For the word " Bow ” Clara uses a big ” B ” with an ” 0 ” in the upper loop and a ” W ” in the loop below. Cormne Griffith and Billie Dove, both exotic beauties of the screen, prefer the most simple kind of note- paper. Miss Griffith uses a heavy white paper, deckle-edged, with her name in black and no address. Miss Dove has the same kind of paper printed in gold.