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HOW ID BE B mODERn CinDERELLH
Above, after Lynn Merrill had won new beauty. Right, before she'd started her task of rebuilding.
THIS is the story of a modern Cinderella, a little girl with a big talent who, like so many of the rest of us, could not prove she was talented because her appearance was against her. It's a story of hope and promise, because what she has done, others can do, also.
Her pictures are on this page, one picture before she really set to work to show how beautiful she could be, and one after she had literally been made over. Her name is Lynn Merrill; remember it, because you'll undoubtedly be hearing of her in the days to come. And remember then that you might never have heard of her at all if she had not had the courage to be remodeled and to start all over again with a new face and figure.
Not so long ago, Lynn came into my office, looking very much like the earlier photograph— arms much too flabby, shoulders sloping with unnecessary fat, hips much too broad for beauty. Yet, only the other day, Lynn was the guest of honor at a "coming-out" luncheon, looking even more attractive than the more recent portrait study!
This past summer, Lynn (who is only seventeen years
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THIS STORY OF ONE GIRL
WHO MADE HERSELF OVER
By JOYCE ANDERSON
old) was appearing at the Starlight Theater in Pawling, New York. She was admittedly the outstanding actress in the company, yet Broadway talent scouts passed her by — she was far too plump and, consequently, slouchy to please any Manhattan audience. One night, however, she found an unexpected friend among the spectators,, a woman who realized that here was a girl who could go places, if only her figure were modernized, and Zelda Radow, who conducts the "body sculpture" salon of one of New York's finest stores, knew that she could streamline Lynn Merrill for a, brilliant theatrical career.
Then and there one of today's strangest contracts was arranged. Within a few days, Lynn journeyed to New York and placed herself unconditionally in Zelda Radow's hands to be rebuilt. How well Miss Radow has succeeded you can judge for yourself,
from the illustrations and the following chart of Lynn's
measurements before and after:
Before After
Weight 136 126
Shoulders 36% 32 %
Bust 38% 34
Diaphragm ... 32% 29
Waistline 29% 26%
Upper Hips ... 38% 35% Wrist ....
Before After
Upper Thighs . .40% 37
Knee 16% 14%
Calf 14% 12%
Ankle 9% 8%
Arm 12% 10%
Elbow 10% 9%
6% 6%
And this is only part of what was done; even the shape of her hands and the size of her fingers were changed! Time required: One month and a half. Effort required: No special exercises, strenuous diets or nerve-racking treatments.
How was it done? By "body sculpture," which Miss Radow, who created this revolutionary method, defines as "moulding the client's body back {Continued on page 63)