Screenland (Jun-Oct 1935)

86 Everyone looks at NOTE, when next you meet sorneone,how you unconsciously fix your attention upon his eyes. And note too, how he, at the same instant is searching for something of interest in your eyes! He'll find a world of interest there ... if your eyes have been transformed into luxuriantly fringed pools of loveliness. Just a simple brush stroke of Maybelline, and this lovely effect is obtained. • Maybelline instantly darkens lashes, and magically transforms them from drab scantiness to a dark, long-appearing, dense fringe. Interesting? More than that; it's bewitching in the fullest sense of the word. Try it yourself. See what wonders it does for you. But be sure you use genuine Maybelline . . . the non-smarting, tear-proof, harmless mascara, approved by Good Housekeeping Bureau and other leading authorities. Black, Brown and the new Blue . . . 75c ... at all drug and department StOreS. Refill, including brush and MASCARA It isn't. These two people may be two in a thousand. The rest of us can't hope to swim channels and run miles unless we are sure our mechanism will stand it. Too much sleep is sometimes responsible for the putting on of flesh. A healthy woman from 21 to 45 years of age needs no more than eight hours of sleep. So don't go in for naps unless you are undergoing some strain. Most Hollywood stars have swimming pools. Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard and Elissa Landi are devotees of the early morning swim. They'll never be overweight. Swimming is an excellent way to reduce, as it is to build up the body. If you can't go in for the real thing, try the swimming exercise routine. Lie face down across a piano bench or ottoman. Place palms of hands together elbows bent. Shoot hands out in swimming movement, bring them to sides and back in circular movement, at the same time bend the knees, feet together, and kick feet out, as you would do if you were in the water. If you find it difficult to do the feet and arm movement together, try them separately. Those who worry over wide hips may vary the usual hip-rolling exercise with this one : Lie on the back, keeping heels on floor, rise to a sitting position, with arms crossed on chest. If it's hard to rise, begin by flinging arms out to give you an impetus. When you can do the exercise easily, increase the pull by clasping the hands at the back of the neck before coming to a sitting position. The sitting position should always be erect. Hands are an index to any woman's age. You've heard that one before. But it's really simple to keep the hands young. Stimulate the circulation, don't let them get dry and rough. Use a hand-brush for your hands. If you find the skin dry, use an oil-base soap and oil-base cream at night. Massage your hands, using a cream, AT YOUR SERVICE James Davies stands ready to help you with expert advice regarding exercises, diets and sane, healthful ways to gain or reduce weight. If you wish his advice on figure development, write him. Of course, it is not possible for him to answer your letter by mail, but all representative questions will be answered in this magazine, so please don't send envelopes for return reply with your letter. Address James Davies at SCREENLAND Magazine, 45 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y. D. McR., Dubuque, Iowa, and L. C, Galena, III.: The only exercise I know of that will increase height is swinging from a gymnasium bar. This stretches the spine. Almost any gym has an exercise bar, and your local Y. W. C. A. can tell you where to get one if you wish to install it at home. All of you who queried about diet and exercise: It is wise to combine diet with exercise, unless your doctor forbids exercise, or unless you are under-weight, when you will need a building-up diet to combine with your exercises. Joan J., Jackson, Miss., and Roslyn S., Brooklyn, N. Y.: Yes, your hips are far too wide. You can afford to lose quite a bit there. Try hip-reducing exercises in this and next month's issue. Here is a good one : Sit cross-legged on floor, grasp SCREENLAND Mary Boland, whose health rules James Davies reveals, with her co-star, Charles Ruggles. rub them together, stretch them and shake them, relax them and feel the youth return. Youthful movement depends a good deal on the suppleness of the knees. Keep your knee muscles responsive. Stand with both feet turned slightly outward, one foot a bit advanced. Rise on balls of feet, then slowly flex knees deeply, rise again, lower heels. Repeat half a dozen times. Stand erect, hands on hips. Take a long step forward with right foot. Bend both knees so left knee touches floor. Rise quickly and step forward on the left foot, flexing knees as before. This time the right knee touches the floor. Take a dozen long steps in this fashion. toes with hands firmly ; swing feet back over head, still holding toes, and rock back and forth ; then touch feet to floor over head. Try it until you can do it ! Dorothy C, Goldsboro, N. C: You are under-weight. Do your daily routine less strenuously and go in for body-building foods. Drink ovaltine at night before going to bed. Mrs. L. C. W . of Atlanta: and all who write about reducing fatty thighs: The quickest way to rid yourselves of these fatty bulges is to put yourselves into the hands of a good masseur. If you can't afford this, try the cupping massage to soften the quadricep muscle. Here is a good exercise for this trouble : Lie on your back on the floor. Raise both legs at right angles with body, feet together. Open legs in V shape ; close and open 10 to 15 times. Mack, Miami, Florida: For that muddy complexion, drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, eat plenty of fresh vegetables, salads, and fruit. As you are underweight, drink milk and have broiled steaks often. Follow exercises in this issue. Mable K., Omaha, Neb.: Do NOT discard your glasses ; there may be more becoming frames on the market, though I see nothing wrong with the ones you're wearing. Exercises for eyes work when the muscles are affected, but not for nearsightedness. Men don't object to girls who wear glasses ; that's a silly idea ! Don't let the idea of glasses hold you back. James Davies Answers Your Questions