Call It a Day (Warner Bros.) (1937)

STAR FAHION STORIES FOR NEWSPAPER USE PAO Aa ¥ “Hats Go Gay Is Anita’s Foreeast “‘Let yourself go when it comes to choosing hats this spring,”’ is the sage advice of Anita Louise, lovely screen ingenue, who has a featured role in ‘‘Call It a Day,’’ which comes to the Pheatees Gtr. oti. bee ote ““Men got such a kick out of bewailing the silliness of feminine millinery that it would be a shame to deprive them of their fun. Besides, I’ve yet to meet the man who didn’t fall for the spell cast by a bewitchingly tilted brim,”’ adds the worldly-wise young lady. To crown her own Spring wardrobe, Miss Louise has chosen four hats that represent the ultimate in Maytime chic for the teen-age girl. Crisp climax to tailored and not-so-tailored suits is her baku sailor, with starched white pique band, which she wears in approved sailor fashion—tilted over her right eye. With her taffeta-lined dress coat, she adopts a swash-buckling felt, rolled up on one side, down on the other, and ties a bright chiffon sash around it, letting the ends dangle almost to her shoulder. Capping her bright print princesse frocks, is a demure bonnet of black faille. A roll of braided matching silk outlines the edge of the crown, and a crisp bow lies flat against the back of the bonnet. Worn well back on the head, it is the perfect frame for a young face. No millinery wardrobe is complete without a Breton sailor— the perfect accessory for a sports outfit. Anita’s Breton is beige straw with the characteristic wide rolled brim, and flaunts a brown and beige polka dot band. | Sports Costume Olivia de Havilland, featured in “Call It A Day,” the comedyONOING NOW Gee ee, Theatre, wears this checked sports jacket with half-belt and monotone tweed skirt. Band on the felt knockabout hat repeats the colors in the jacket, and buckskin tongued oxfords com plete the ensemble. Mat No. 119—20c For Midsummer Nights Color And Lime Are Accents Of Springs ‘“‘The thirties can be thrilling,’’ says Frieda Inescort, English star of stage and screen who will be seen in the comedy-drama, ‘‘Call It a Day,’’ which comes to the....... Theatre, on Although her face and figure deny it, Miss Inescort frankly confesses to her thirties. ‘‘And why shouldn’t I?’’ she wants to know. ‘‘It’s just as easy to be lovely at thirty as at eighteen, if you choose your wardrobe carefully, with an eye to complimentary colors and line.’’ Anita Louise (left) and Olivia de Havilland, both appearing in “Call It A Day,” which comes to the __...-..________ Theatre, on Soares Mirena Mi ait , forecast the importance of cotton for summer evening fashions. Miss Louise’s sailor frock is of starched white pique, with a midshipman’s tie of blue satin. Olivia wears black linen trimmed in white ric-rac braid. Mat No. 218—20c Olivia Draws Up List Of 1937 Beauty Resolutions Screen Star Thinks Spring, Not Winter, Is Time For Good Intentions By ANNETTE BAKER “‘T never make New Year’s resolutions,’ > says Olivia de Havilland, charming brunette star who is now to be seen in ‘‘Call It a Day,’’ at the ... Theatre. ‘“*It’s not because I don’t want to improve myself, but simply because I think the first day of Spring is a much better time to make resolutions. When the first crocus pops its lovely little head out of the ground, I know it’s time to sit down and take stock, and then make out a list of beauty ‘musts’ for myself,’’ she explains. And here’s Olivia’s list of “TI Wills” for 1937: “T will—brush my hair every night, and treat it to a hot oil shampoo at least once a month, besides my regular shampoos. “Select at least one light-colored, lady-like cream nail polish to be used day in and day out. Also one bright shade, worn to point up a specific costume. “Wear touches of crisp white next to my face with dark dresses, and keep them spice and span. “Change my hair-do at least three times during the season, and dress it up with fresh flowers when I go out in the evening. “Wear a taffeta petticoat under my sheer dresses because I love to hear myself swish as I walk, and because the ruffles look so cute popping out from beneath demure-looking skirts. “Do bending exercises ten minutes in the morning and five minutes at night. “Buy one daring, utterly mad little hat to wear on the days I feel blue. “Get some imaginative boutonnieres to dress up suit and coat lapels. (Suggestions: Real sprigs of pussy-willow; white pique roses; artificial strawberries). “Keep a tiny bag of sachet powder on each dress hanger in my closet. “Use finishing cream on my face and hands before I’m exposed to the wind and sun. “Get one pair of sturdy walking shoes in that heavenly new shade of ecarnellian to wear on my Saturday morning hikes. (I think T’ll get a suede skull cap to match them, just for the fun of it.) “Be glamorous in the evening.” And closing her list (which might well be followed by any or all young moderns), Miss de Havilland succinctly writes: “Follow these resolutions.” Fashion-wise “young-marrieds” will want to take a few tips from Miss Inescort’s well-chosen spring outfits. There’s the full-back navy sheer ensemble with staccato flashes of white pique—the starched white accent that is as much a part of spring as arbutus. Without the coat, it is a shortsleeved dress — cleverly tucked just above the belt to detract inches from the waistline. For the all-important. dress coat, she’s selected a nubbly navy wool with a fitted bodice and flaring skirt. It’s lined with whispering taffeta, and done up with a belt of maroon suede to match the red carnation perched high on the shoulder. And because she’s budget-minded, even as you and I, she interchanges these maroon touches with a navy patent leather belt and white pique flower to achieve a subtle change in the ensemble. A tweed suit, breathing the atmosphere of the English countryside, is her choice for sports and all-round daily wear. It’s single breasted, with a slightly long jacket that minimizes hip bulges, if any. This can be varied with an infinite variety of blouses. Miss Inescort has selected two— one in a blurred “old” blue, one in dusty orange—with hand-sewn pin tucks down the front. For evening, she sticks to sophisticated simplicity, as exemplified by her gray chiffon frock, with a low square decolletage, and softly draped skirt with a slight train. It’s only ornament is a string of three shaggy hyacinth blue. flowers accenting the black decolletage. In “Call It a Day,” Miss Inescort is featured with Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter, Roland Young, Alice Brady, and Anita Louise. Romance Is Back Again The coquette has her day again. And Olivia de Havilland, who has a leading role in “Call It a Day,” the comedy-drama now at the Theatre, is very glad “The Coronation in England has brought back the romantic mood in fashions and _ consequently in maidens,” she _ explains. Tiny lace fans and big graceful ostrich fans are beginning to dot —of all things—Hollywood night clubs. Olivia, in adopting the new mode, had a dainty lace fan dyed to match her full-skirted chartreuse dance frock. To complement a white moire gown, she has a delphinium blue ostrich fan. “Parasols are popping up, too,” Miss de Havilland tells us, “and they’re no bigger than a cartwheel hat.” Her own choice in this frivolous fashion is an openwork organdy. “Tt’s a gay fashion to give you just the lift you need after a drab winter,” is Olivia’s opinion. Dashing Cape Anita Louise, now appearing in “Call lt A Day,” at the... ris Theatre, sports this clever three-piece suit. The skirt and cape are of rough gray wool, and the hip-length jacket with wide revers is of bright tweed, which also lines the _ three quarter length cape. Mat No. 118—10c AIRY FABRICS ARE STYLE HIGHLIGHTS OF SPRING 1937 “Be light and airy, and you’ll be right this spring,” is the unanimous decision of Paris, New York and Hollywood. Anita Louise, featured in the cast of the comedy-drama “Call It a Day,” now at the Theatre, speaking for Hollywood, takes a special delight in the new use of sheer fabrics. “Sheer frocks (so utterly feminine that no girl will want to miss the opportunity of owning at least one), lacy straw hats, open-toed sandals—make it the most exciting fashion trend in years,” she says. A navy-blue net street dress was one of Miss Louise’s first choices for spring. The prim, turned-down collar and the demure row of pearl buttons marching down the front belie the frivolity of the sheer net, and the flower-splashed taffeta slip worn under it. Another one of her favorites is a marquisette frock in brown with white polka dots. White silk bengaline collar and cuffs are shining accents, and the skirt boasts twenty-one gores. For teatime glamour, she has selected gossamer-thin black chiffon. A wreath of pink calla lilies encircle the neck, in very 1937 fashion. A loosely-woven black straw hat with a large floppy brim, and pink doeskin gloves complete the ensemble, and for chi-chi, she pins a pink ealla lily to her black purse. “Formal fashions are the crowning touch in this season of sheers,” says Miss Louise, whose own April evenings will be enhanced by two sheer dance dresses. One is pale pink besprinkled with forget-me-nots, with six layers of flaring skirts, and beau-catching dropped shoulders. The other, in midnight ' blue organza, is worn over a sil very satin slip. Page Eleven