Silver Screen (Nov 1931-Oct 1932)

Silver Screen for March 1932 59 the hands of persons who have never had money before— too much beauty until it loses its charm— too much leisure to be whiled away." She paused for a moment. Somehow or other, after talking to Helen Twelvetrees you feel that she is one person whose sense of values has not been influenced by a meteoric rise to affluence. First, because experience has taught her the emptiness of material things if the heart is hungry. Second, I think it is because she never felt the pinch of real poverty. Having a bit more money now than in the past can have no real meaning for her! Her own flaxen-haired loveliness is such that she need never feel jealousy of another woman. Yet, because even that beauty could not bring her happiness in her first marriage, she is not likely to place too high a valuation upon physical charm. The usual evils that follo\v too much leisure in Hollywood will not affect Helen because when she is not working she goes away— far away from the temptations of indolence. Besides she tries to allow a regular time to study— to reading the great dramatists, studying languages and music, to be the better fitted to attain the goal which she has set for herself. The goal of real stardom! "Even though I have been billed as a star, I do not consider myself one," she explained, as ^ve took our last swallows of cofl^ee and prepared to leave. "I think a person really deserves to be called a star only when he or she gives an infinitely better performance in a role than could any other player. "That is what I want to do. I want to reach the stage where, when I have finished a part, I will know— and the boxoffice will prove— that no one else could have done as well. "Understand, I'm not conceited enough to think that 1 will ever achieve such a thing— but that is my real ambition— the mark at which I am aiming." Helen is too modest about her own achievements. Though some of her pictures have not been so good, her own work has always been excellent. And in "Panama Flo," her latest offering, she comes that much nearer to the goal she has set for herself. "For the ultimate future, I have no definite ideas or plans," she concluded. "I can look ahead only for the next few years and 1 want those to be crowded with ^vork. "And when I finish my work, there will always be Frank waiting for me!" Kiss and Make-Up [Continued from page 6] permissible, for the lights tend to kill color. It is a real adventure, with all the thrill of danger and the promised rewards of success, to start out experimenting with make-up. The very young need only a light, soft po\vder. The debutantes this season have reverted to the simplicity for the young that was smart when their mothers "came out." In the smart places the younger set wear practically no makeup, very simple clothes and almost no jewelry. It is a season of "personality" rather than garish trimmings of face ancl clothes. And honestly, they look so sweet, these lovely young things who have discovered again that youth is too beautiful to conceal beneath cosmetics and an untimely sophistication. Everybody has gone back to old-fashioned eyebrows. They still pull out the straggling hairs in order to give a clean line, but the very thin brow with a pencil line through it is a thing of the past. Eye-shadow is used a great deal. Some women match their gowns by a tiny line .of color close to the lashes on the upper lid. This must be blended out softly to the natural color of the lid. Blue shadow with a blue gown, green shadow with a green gown or yellow with a gold gown give interesting effects if sparingly used. The use of rouge on the cheeks is still an unsettled cjuestion. If you do use it please do so sparingly and study your face for the best place to put it. If you can remember where the color showed in your cheeks when you were very young put your rouge there. Babies have color very low on their cheeks. Sometimes it suffuses the jaw and extends a little into the throat. While it is true that rouge around the eyes brightens them, it also hardens the face. The youthful effect is to have it placed as low as possible— unless you have a long face— tor rouge low on the face makes the face look longer. For this reason, as well as for the youngness of the effect, people with round faces should use this trick. If you have an olive skin use no rouge on your cheeks; confine the color on your face to your eyes and lips. A clear vermillion lip-rouge is very lovely with a dark skin. Dolores Del Rio possesses this type of beauty. She never rouges and her pale, ivory cheeks accent the color of her dark eyes and add to her fascination. For titian and red hair and those browns with red glints in them there is a red-head rouge that seems to blend with the skin charmingly. Red heads should use either a brown or green eye-shadow for either brings out the creamy tints in the skin. This same brownish-toned rouge is very clever for the lips of the red-heads. Dark haired women will lend interest to their faces by using blue eye-shadow instead of the conventional brown or black. By extending the shadow down on the temple slightly a more sympathetic expression is gained. Mary Pickford does this invariably and it enhances the sweetness of her face. Do not use a brilliant lip rouge unless it is the only color on your face! If you have a beautiful mouth use no cheek-rouge, use eye-shadow the color of your eyes, and let your mouth (rouged becomingly) be the real feature of the ensemble. This is the art of Pola Negri's make-up. One must decide on one feature and play that up. If everything is played up the effect is merely theatrical. For the cheeks, if you insist upoti rouge, use the cream sort, for the powder rouge that stays on top cannot be made to look natural. Also it will not last so long as cream rouge blended into the skin and dusted over with face powder. Have several colors of lip rouge. Have several colors of eye-shadow. Have several colors of powder. Then sit do^vn before your dressing table and embark on the adventure of your life in artistic make-up. Achieve a soft, subtle glowing lace anil you will know you are not only beautiful but the last word in chic. THE VERY MOMENT THAT HE MET HER He Fell for Her Eyes! 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