Screenland (May-Oct 1930)

116 SCREENLAND IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO WASH AWAY UNWANTED HAIR WITH A LIQUID ! Just sponge the unsightly growth with DeMiracle and rinse with clear, warm water. You actually see the hairs dissolve. It sounds like magic! Yet that is exactly what happens. No razor, no pastes, no waxes, no powders to mix. Instead, you just wash away unwanted hair with this delicately perfumed liquid which retards the reappearance of hair, and positively will not coarsen the growth. With DeMiracle it is so easy to have delicate white skin, free from the blemish of hair — Satin-smooth under sheer silk stockings. Quick — Safe — Dainty, it is the "only" liquid depilatory you can buy, and it is a necessity for the sophisticated woman. Sold everywhere: 60c. $1.00 and $2.00. If you have any difficulty in obtaining it, order from us, enclosing $1.00. DeMiracle, Dept. D-l, 138 W. 14th St. New York City. De3fliracfe WASHES AWAY HAIK used it in the bath for the satiny smooth' ness it gave the skin. Today, this ingredient, perfected by science, comes in convenient form; a portion of it dissolved in the bath gives the water a pleasant smoothness, and after you bathe as usual, using your favorite soap, your skin will reveal the smoothness of a baby. This beauty bath is within reach of everyone and is delightful in effect. There are other vastly important details of personal daintiness, among them the problem of superfluous hair. Clothes are more feminine this season, meaning that skirts are longer. But this doesn't solve the problem at all. We still have the decolette evening gown, sleeveless afternoon frocks; hosiery is sheer as ever, the vogue for socks or no stockings will continue for country wear; sports frocks are short and some of them sleeveless and the one-piece bathing suit we have always with us. So the need for getting rid of unwanted hair is greater than ever. Scientific authorities today recognize superfluous hair to be an unnatural condition or growth with women, but believe it can be eliminated through treatment which destroys or devitalizes the hair root below the surface of the skin. There are ways to remove superfluous hair temporarily, but many of these are open to serious criticism. For instance, the use of the razor which removes hair only at the surface and strengthens and coarsens the hair exactly as it does a man's beard. The modern woman rebels against clumsy old-fashioned methods of removing the offending growth of hair. They are glad to learn about and to adopt scientific modern methods which removes superfluous hair from under-arms, arms, and legs quickly and efficiently and with the assurance that it will not grow back heavier than ever before. As this process attacks the hair below the surface of the skin the result is comparatively lasting and by robbing the hair of vitality it gradually becomes finer until its growth is retarded. This is no day to be patient with fuzz; off it must come. No woman should be expected to endure a bad superfluous hair condition. Be patient and persistent and you may acquire the charm of a perfection of daintiness which means freedom from blemish. There's another foe to daintiness. I mean the troublesome problem of excessive perspiration which many girls, otherwise fastidiously dainty, do not know how to meet. Perspiration is Nature's way of disposing of waste matter from the system. But while perspiration is Nature's method, cleanliness is man's. When Nature throws to the surface these secretions they should be removed by bathing; and to complete the effect of daintiness, any garment that goes next the skin should be changed daily. It is true that some cases, due to some irregularity of the system are so extreme that they need medical attention. If this is the case, it should be attended to without delay. But usually it can be remedied locally without harm by frequent bathing and by the use of a reliable deodorant. And so to the brides of today, tomorrow and yesterday — I commend the beauty of daintiness! To my mind, a meal not ready, a sock not mended, a table undusted are not so serious as a grimy face, neglected hair, ill-cared for hands, a generally unkempt appearance. Remember that while the other member of your family may not always notice or comment if you are fresh and dainty for his home-coming, he surely will if you are not! If you have individual beauty problems, write to me and let me help you solve them. Address Anne Van Alstyne, Screenland Magazine, 45 West 45th Street, New York City. Please enclose stamped, selfaddressed envelope for reply. The Stars' Latest Craze Continued from page 57 Arlen. Richard, like Buddy, has $25.00 a week to use. He signs no checks. Joby invests the money in very safe bonds or in building and loan. Harry Eddington, executive at MetroGoldwyn-Mayer, looks after the income and principal business affairs of John Gilbert and Greta Garbo. He makes them a small spending-money allowance and okays every purchase, banking the bulk of their money. They can hardly blame Harry if either of them ever get to the 'hungry' stage! He keeps them on a regular budget and has survived the job for nearly four years now. Then there are Rebecca and Silton, who take charge of the incomes of Helen Twelvetrees and James Hall. Rebecca, however, insists very strongly she is no mean old tyrant, but on the contrary, lets her two well-known clients spend their money pretty nearly as much as they like. Her main duty consists in keeping a sharp lookout to see that her stars aren't 'gyped' or cheated by any smart salesmen or tradespeople. Bogart Rogers used to manage Clara Bow's income and fortune, but now Clara's secretary and companion, Daisy De Voe, does the job very wisely and nicely. Rod La Rocque has been 'incorporated' for quite a while now, and is 'run' by a regular board of stern-faced directors! One of the first steps in a concern of the above mentioned order is in the nature of a questionnaire, which must be filled out truthfully by the applicant. The form goes something like this: How much are you earning each week? Do you own or rent your home? If you own it, is it clear? If not, how much do you owe on it? If you rent, what do you pay? How many cars have you and what make? How many people do you support? How much do you owe? How much is owed you, and by whom? How many people do you employ and in what capacity? What do you spend for clothes? How much do you spend for entertaining? Do you gamble or invest in liquor? What are your legitimate investments? How much insurance do you carry? How much do you give to charities? After the player has filled out the blank spaces, he is requested to sign a contract to leave everything in the hands of the agent, to co-operate in every possible way, and to make the allowance allotted him (or her) do — or when it is exceeded, to go short the next week. The player usually receives twenty-five dollars weekly for spending change, or in some cases it may be fifty dollars. The remainder of the weekly income is placed in the bank in a joint account. All bills