Picture Show (May-Oct 1920)

to Picture Show, July Yith, 1920. At the Dressing Table. By Mimosa. How Millicent Cheated Father Time. I hadn't seen Millicent for over three years, when 1 called on her a few days ago. I knew she had taken up munition work at the beginning of the war,, and from what I had heard of her from time to time, hard work, early rising, and late to bed, I quite expected to find her looking older, and very much the worse for her three ^years' work. But far from looking jaded and tired, I found her younger and fresher than when I had last seen her. Her complexion was smooth and clear, and her hair brighter, and more glossy than before, while the few wrinkles which I remember had entirely disappeared. How She Preserved Her Complexion. After a little persuasion she told me the secret of how she had not only kept, but improved, her looks during the three years in which we had not met, in spite of her hard work and late hours. She told me she owed the freshness of her complexion to the regular use every night of a little plain mercolized wax. This she rubbed gently into the face and neck, leaving it on all night, and washing it off in the morning with warm water. She had entirely given tip the use of powder, which she told me she felt sure caused wrinkles, and was using instead a lotion made by mixing an ounce of cieminite in about two ounces of water. This lotion gives a most natural appearance and is beneficial to the skin, and judging by her complexion I can well believe it. Removing the Wrinkles. When 1 asked what she had done to remove the little wrinkles which 1 remembered round her eyes and mouth, she told me nothing. The use of the mercolized wax had done the trick without any effort on her part. This wax, it seems, gently peels off all the dead outer skin, slowly and imperceptibly while one sleeps, and with the dead skin, all lines and wrinkles, leaving the fresh young complexion beneath clear and smooth. A Slight Growth of Superfluous Hair. There was another point upon which 1 was very curious. Millicent used to have a slight growth of hair on her upper lip, which, I am forced to admit, entirely spoilt her claims to being considered a pretty girl, and this too had entirely disappeared, owing to the use she told me of a little powdered pheminol. After two applications, she said, all traces of the growth had disappeared, but as a precaution she had used some tekko paste for a couple of weeks afterwards. How She Kept Her Hair Bright and Glossy. To keep her hair in good condition she had shampooed it regularly every fortnight with a dessert spoonful of stallax dissolved in hot water, then dried it without, rinsing (as this is not necessary when using stallax) and given it a good brushing. Every month she gave it a stimulant in the form of a simple tonic. For one week in every four she massaged into the roots every night a tonic made by mixing an ounce of boranium with four ounces of Bay Rum or Eau dc Cologne. A Perfectly Natural Colour. Millicent had always been naturally pale, and I remarked on the pretty flush which had come into her cheeks. This she confessed was not natural (although it had deceived even an expert like myself), but was brought nbout by using a little pure eolliandum, which she applied to her checks with a piece of cotton wool. The beauty of this colour was, that it appeared absolutely natural, for it deepened rs the atmosphere became warmer, just as a natural colour would. Parker Belmont's Clynol Berries Eor Obesity. (Advt.) IN THE DRESSING-ROOM The H ome-Made Battling SuitSand Shoes — Stencilling tke -Some. Original Ideas — Re-covering Your Parasol — Tke Picture Girl's Frock. CONSIDERABLE comment has frequently been raised upon the toilettes of the film bathing girls. They are very pretty and effective usually, but it must be admitted that the same costumes are absolutely unfitted for actual sea-water bathing. But although we criticise these costumes on the "screen, the same ideas are often to be seen on the beach ; aud how stupid these befrilled suits look when they are wet and bedraggled ! The thin girl is apt to make elaborate choice for her swimming or bathing suit, with a view to hiding her slimness, yet she will be far wiser to wear a plain, straight suit that will not attract half the attention the more elaborate affair is bound to do. Make Your Own Suit. IN these days of prohibitive prices, the bathing suit is rather a big detail ; but it can" quite easily be made up at home cheaply and well. Woollen jersey cloth of substantial quality can be obtained reasonably, and as only a small amount will be required, the cost will not be considerable. Deep white tape or coloured cotton braid can be adopted to bind all the edges, while a bold design in embroidery will make it appear out of the ordinary. A simple but novel idea that caught my eye the other day in one of the large shops was on a suit of Navy stockinette. All round the neck and hem of the tunic, at intervals of about six inches, squares of white material were appliqued on to the garment. The effect was bold and becoming. A Some Novel Ideas , BRITISH film artiste who has taken a bungalow by the sea for the entire summer, and who indulges in a dip at every opportunity, has made herself about four of the most delightful bathing suits imaginable. '* They are so comfy," she declares," and I made them without any pattern, and so cheaply ! " All are made of Shantung, of different colours, and the designer has adopted different schemes for their decoration. The one that attracted me most was one of natural Shantung, with inch-wide bands of brilliantly coloured and patterned Shantung at J& all edges. The colours in the latter were repeated in the design of raflia that adorned the front of the suit. Plain knickers were left loose at the knee, and over this a straight jumper affair was placed that extended within six inches of the knee. A narrow girdle of the coloured fabric encircled the waist and tied at the back. Another was of Xavy Shantung, with bindings of brilliant chorry red, a bunch of cherrios being embroidered at ono side of the front of tunic and on tho lowor part of one'leg of the knickers. Straight lines of grey silk cable stitching formed the solo trimming on another suit of a peacockblue, while . rose • pink spoiled foulard decorated a grey suit. Ho. 27,853.— A pretty frock for tennis of patterned or plain material. SF.l.VEDGES OF 38 INCH MATERIAL This diagram shows you how the pattern is cut. Sand -Shoes. THE majority of girls wear sar.dals when entering the water, and these may as well be made to look pretty as " not. They are rather apt to wear out quickly — the top part, anyway — leaving the soles in quite good condition. If you have a pair in this state, just make new tops for them and bring them, into use again. Get a piece of strong, coarse linen, using the old shoe-top as a pattern, extending a piece up the back to transform into the new bootee shape. Then bind the edges with coloured galon, embroider an anchor, or some such design on the toe and work buttonholes at equal distances in the leg part. Then firmly and neatly attach the new linen top to the old string sole. Then you put on. thread coloured lacings through the eyelet holes, and you will be delighted with the novelty of the result. That Old Parasol. ARE you the possessor of a parasol that is really in quite good condition, but that needs a little freshening up this season ? Well, why not bring it absolutely up-to-date by stencilling a design all the way round the edge of it ? Open tho parasol to commei.ee operations, and have everything at hand before you start. You will need a stencil plate and one or two old colours, and one or two stencil brushes. Be suro that the stoncil plate is of an exact size to fit the division of the sunshade, so that the design runs oil round cont inuously and evenly. You can cither buy or hire a stencil plate, or cau even cut one out yourself in stencil paper with the aid of a sharp knife. Jf you do not want the trouble of making your own design, you can cut it from an ordinary ransfor. Do not attempt the work rlon^, but get someone to help you, so that the parasol is kept in position. Place the stencil on one of the divisions exactly where you wish the design to go and pin in place ; then, dipping the brush into the paint, just dab it lightly through the holes in the stoncil. If variety of colour is desired, dab lighter colour through some of the flower potnls, and have darker for tho others. Perhaps it would be as well to experiment with the stencil first, to see that you get tho right colours in the right holes. Be careful that the brush is not too wot when putting on the colours. Leave to dry. The Picture Girl's Frock. FROCKS of two materials are very much ;in evidence this summer, and the combination is usually most effective. The Picture Girl has a fancy for mixing a checked green-and-whito gjnghain with the coolest and palest of green linens, and tho result is delightful for a tennis frock. A bright green patent-leather belt encircles the waist. The design is orranged with n twogored skirt, gathered beneath the edge of the long-waisted Magyar bodice, which is cut in points. The V. shaped neck and short sleeves aro finished with a band of the plain material, and n fastening is effected on the shoulder. A How 2 J yards of plain 36-inch-wide linen and I % yards of check gingham. You can obtain a pattern in 22. 24. 20. and 28 inch wuisl sizes from I'icTrui: Snow Pattern Dept.. 233. Regent .St.. London, W. I. for Is. each. Send P.O. made pnyable to tho Picnit] Show.