Screenland (Feb-Oct 1949)

you rush for black chiffon when he asks you for a date, he'll think you're trying to overwhelm him. And never wear an "occasion" dress that twists or pulls out of place, so that you have to keep fussing with it. See that it fits right and stays iD place. * * * The Informal Dinner Dress is fun if you work out a group of interchangeables. For example, you could start with a little velveteen jacket cut like the top of the sunburst-pleated wool dress in Loretta Young's wardrobe. Add a matching velveteen skirt. One night you could switch the jacket to an off-shoulder blouse or a metallic sweater tucked into the skirt and worn with a leather belt. As for the length of your dinner dress, let your ankles be your guide. If they are attractive, don't hide them simply because a long length is fashionable. If they're good you can keep your dress twelve inches from the floor. If they're not one of your good points, drop the skirt as low as you wish. * * * Even Formal Attire goes interchangeable now. With clever changing you can wear the same long skirt four times a week without buying four different dresses You could have one lace top with long or short sleeves, another of taffeta, velvet or lame. Add a huge pouf of a bow in the back and you havp a bustle. Add a checked taffeta apron and you have a new skirt * * * When Aunt Clara Went To College girls dressed like their mothers and they wanted most of all to look different. But now the co-ed dresses her age. She goes for casual comfort and a natural look. That's good, but she shouldn't let this current desire to look like the next girl hide her personality. Don't be afraid to wear a scarf a new way, to hang your jewelry on your belt, or to devise any innovation. It will teach you to be a fashion leader later. * * * It So Happens that my thirteen-yearold daughter looks good in a turtleneck sweater. I suggested that she wear one of mine to school but she said, "Oh, no, mother . . the girls dou't wear them!" I asked her if she had to look like everyone else. Well, she decided to try it and when she came home she told me that all her friends wanted to buy turtleneck sweaters like hers. She discovered what fun it is to be a little different. * # * You Can't Depend On A Saleslady to make you look smart. Too often, with limited time, you rush to a store and your clothes selection is like reaching into a gTabbag. If the waistline and the hips fit, the saleslady tells you it looks wonderful. Why not try a different approach the next time you need a suit, for example. Find a good wool skirt, a neutral color such as beige or gray, in a hard finish. Then ask for a separate jacket, black or brown. Add a couple of blouses, one in silk to match the skirt, another in silk to contrast with the skirt but complement the jacket. Then, if you can, find a striped jersey sweater to wear in or out, with a good looking belt. The Magic Of The Silk Scarf is too often overlooked. One of those yard square silk print kerchiefs can change an outfit in endless ways. You can tuck it into your belt, fasten it with a big gold safety pin and let it hang. You can wrap one corner around your neck and tuck the rest into your belt. Toss it over your shoulder and fasten it into the belt front and back. You can do the same thing with a gold thread or sequin studded scarf for evening. Fasten one corner to your necklace and spread the balance across the front of your dress, or drape it at one side. * * * And The Magic Of Color is too often neglected. If you have no awareness of color, a course in art appreciation, or the study of paintings will open a new world to you. You will begin to understand and enjoy color combinations not only for your wardrobe but for your home background. I have files and files of color pictures that I have collected over a period of years. Whenever I see a beautiful color combination in a magazine I cut it out. It might be only the rusty shade of a pipe near the blue of water or the green of grass. It might be the yellow of eggs being whipped by a silvery egg beater in a blue bowl If the color combination is right and balanced, I clip it and save it. It's fun to develop your own color preferences and it certainly will make you more distinctive when you use them in your clothes. * * * And Speaking Of Color it might interest you to study the colors we used in "Mother Is A Freshman." It's a Technicolor production and I don't think we overlooked one single color of the rainbow. But, you'll have to look for them because the colors of clothes must be subtle to form a background that enhances the personality of the wearer. His Fate Is In Your Hands Continued from page 17 hands never seem at rest. The restless hands are usually a sign of a nervous temperament. Give these hands something definite to do and tension eases. Knitting or crocheting is an effective antidote. And there are few motion picture sets or back stages in the theatre where you will not see members of the female casts knitting. Also, this precision use of needles is a great hand beautifier. For the gentle exercise develops flexibility and grace. On the first page of this story, you will see lovely Janis Paige busy with her knitting, and you will also notice the graceful bend of Barbara Bates' wrist. For lovelier hands and a smarter wardrobe, you might well take to your knitting needles, girls. Like ankles, wrists are a special point for beauty. Too often, our bones here are prominent, so we resort to concealment or illusion to correct this fault. If you wear any long sleeves, wear them long. The sleeve that is even half an inch too short makes hands look awkward. 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