Screenland (Nov 1930-Apr 1931)

112 SCREENLAND We came back and dressed and had dinner in the Club Patio, the tables being lighted with candles, while a huge fireplace threw out a cheerful glow and the warmth was not unwelcome. We hadn't, it seemed, had enough yet of the sea, and as Patsy rightly put it, what's a yacht club for, anyway, if you don't yacht? There was a tempting full moon in the sky, lighting the bay wonderfully, and after we had greeted the other guests and dined, we hopped into a huge motor boat, the yacht club orchestra music floating out across the water. David Butler and his wife were there, and there were William Courtney and his wife, Al Cooke and Mrs. Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Hillyer, Mr. and Mrs. John Sainpolis, Mr. and Mrs. William Thorner, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Barker, Ralph and Vera Lewis, and others. David Butler, jauntily wearing his sailor cap, which he had bought from a sailor on the spot because he took a fancy to it, elected to do some back seat captaining, as it were. He shouted instructions to the pilot, but soon came to the end of his nautical vocabulary and had to resort to remarks like "Action ! Now, sailor, downstage ! Searchlights ! Kill 'em !" which nearly drove us onto the rocks, whereupon his wife made him desist. Louise Dresser is delighted with her new home, since she has still-water swimming now at her very door without bothering with a swimming pool. "A great party!" we voted it as we sped homeward just as the moon was setting. HAIR RAISING HOLLYWOOD — Continued from page 33 accorded recognition by the seven Sutherland sisters who were famous some years ago when every woman wanted her hair to sweep the floor. To go from long to short, there is KayFrancis. Why did she grow her hair longer? Her head is finely molded, her hair grows with the 'widow's peak,' that unusual little dip in the center of the forehead, and was brushed back beautifully from the forehead, smooth and gleaming. Kay Francis has the nose for it, too. Noses have a great deal to do with bobs as a great many of us discovered when the bobbing first began. No hair at the back of the head makes the nose prominent in profile and if it is a poor nose, a snub nose, a Roman nose or a 'lumpy' one, the damage is done. Now Kay Francis has gone fluffy like the rest of the world instead of being her own individual self. Only the Garbo can change her hair and become more Garbo than ever. Other people change their type while Greta simply becomes more typical. Janet Gaynor has the small face and coquettishness that go with curls. Her hair is fluffy and as full of life as her laugh and her eyes. This is the bob that is careless and collegiate. If hair is naturally wavy, life will be easy. If it has to be marcelled, difficulties will be paramount. If it is permanently waved all is well till the wave has grown out. It's the sort of bob that peeks out from the small hats that slip half way over the head, and Janet Gaynor recommends it highly. When hair is worn on the neck a little mirror measuring should be done. Short necks and wide flowing curls should never get together. Better make it a bun in the back or attach the coronet braids that are being used for evening affairs. If the neckline is medium or long, then curls at the back a la Garbo or a figure-eight bun like the Harding head-dress is good. Coiffures, too, should go by ages and weights. Those who have excess avoidupois should pause before they decide to be fluffy. Under twenty-one, almost anything can be done and it's becoming. Ruth Chatterton has an 'over-the-sides' bob that is longer and has a soft effect around the face. She's brushing it back and over the sides so that one hardly detects the shortness from the front. June Collyer leads the younger coiffure styles in the parted in-the-middle-line, short enough on the sides to show the ear and rolled low in the back of the neck. There are hundreds of these at every college prom due, no doubt, to the charming June. Hollywood in general has gone fluffy but not fuzzy. Curls are of the fish hook or circular type and pressed against the head. Waves are wide and flat. Here and there heads go natural as does Barbara Stanwyck's. Long hair can be worn straight or nearly straight so much easier than when bobbed. Then, too, all sorts of things are added to the coiffure besides the 'transformation.' There are combs, sparkling clips, even little ostrich feather tips worn over the ear, and bandeaux in the Greek fashion that bind the hair back. Night life is going to be romantic again with gentlemen picking up fans — and hair pins. Helen Twelvetrees goes feminine in a doll-like fashion. Her 'short-long' hair is curled and not restrained by pins or combs. It's loose, tempting and tantalizing. Did she do it to lose the certain Gishian resemblance that has been so much attached to her? The length of her hair is about right for wear under a hat and yet it is long enough to be worn in a small roll in the back. The thing that makes hair-growing most universal is the fact that at last and at least a dozen things can be done with it. It's rather fun to feel it on the shoulder. It's interesting to arrange it and catch a glance in the mirror from profile and from the back. For those who have had a bob for a long time, it's practically discovering hair all over again and welcoming it home. Almost everyone agrees in and outside of Hollywood that there should be a complete exposure of the forehead no matter if the brow is high or low. The only daring exceptions who have bangs seem to be Colleen Moore, and Ilka Chase, who has a sort of gay-ninety side pompadour that hangs low over one brow. The only thing usually allowed on the great open spaces is a curl or a swirl right in the middle of the forehead, or perhaps on the temple. If hair can't be spared for 'spit curls' then a very small detachable one can be held in place by an invisible hair pin. Most long, long hair has to be thinned or it will not be manageable for the present down-the-back styles. For instance, Lady Godiva, when she took her famous horseback ride with nothing around her but her beautiful long tresses, was well covered, according to report. Few American women in or out of Hollywood could take her part without a wig. As time goes on and hair gets longer and thicker, we predict that our low style of hairdress will give way to high effects. If you want to see its first suggestion — watch the hair raising adventures of Hollywood closely I ACCENT YOUR PERSONALITY WITH PERFUMES — Continued from page 85 fume of the same brand and odor. The toilet water can be used in many refreshing, stimulating ways : on pads wet in cold water, it is a solace for aching heads. Sprayed on the body after the bath, it is a quick revitalizer. And as a tonic for dispirited hair, it is almost unequalled. Therefore, don't overlook having all your toilet accessories match your perfume for in this_ manner you will be certain of emanating a soft, blended sweetness wherever you go. Many women, and not old-fashioned ones either, prefer sachet to perfume. A good sachet is restrained in odor but it cleaves to your clothes. Take for instance the lavender blossom tablets in compressed form, put out by the English firm which features this lovely fragrance in their long line of toilet indispensables. This is one of the most popular. We have scented cleansing creams, as I have said before; hand lotions, perfumed with almond, rose or lemon ; and brilliantine, also, comes in striking exotic odors. Therefore, there are countless ways of bringing fragrance into a dreary day. For instance, all face powders now are exquisitely scented. In addition to their new smart shadings, there are offshades for 'every possible diversity of coloring. Also special powder preparations to enhance the beauty of the neck, shoulders and arms. The best powders are lightly scented. If you like lilac, I know one of wonderful quality and consistency, which blends gracefully with any type of skin. It comes in a lilac box and is silver-lined. When you go beauty-shopping, do you see so many products you don't know what to buy? Do you find yourself confused as to creams, rouges, lipsticks and hair lotions, all of which are announced as perfection? Would you like to be sure of which product was best, of which would most suit your personal taste, of the price of each? Beginning next month you will find all of this information in Screenland. Mary Lee, the famous beauty advisor, will tell you, without fear or favor, of each new beauty product as it comes on the market. Watch for Miss Lee's page "The Truth About Cosmetics" and never buy the wrong article again. In the February Screenland on sale January 1st. Its lilac puff is separated from the powder by a narrow strip of silver cardboard. A delightful bit of variety for any dressing table. It is the oriental who recognizes the true emotional power which lies in perfume, and for generations they have taken their scents seriously. But it has remained for the French woman to get the most romantic and practicable use out of scent. So now is your chance to do something for your country. Learn not only to choose but to use your perfumes as your Gallic sister does. Use it as a painter uses his highlights — to accent the form and substance of his masterpiece. A woman's body is her masterpiece and she should consider no point too trifling to help her highlight the points with which she was born. For it is not the qualities with which we were born that bring us success. It is how we develop these qualities, in spite of our inherited handicaps, that puts us on the 'big time' map. To help you reach the 'big time' circuit, I shall be glad to advise you. Write to me !