The Billboard 1924-01-05: Vol 36 Iss 1 (1924-01-05)

4 § + The Billboard JANUARY 5, 1924 THE SHOPPER All communications should be addressed to Elita Miller Lenz, care The Billboard, 1493 Broadway, New York Money orders should be made payable to The Billboard Publishing Co. Please do not make remittances in the form of checks The merchants will not accept them, Money orders are always acceptable, A stamp should accompany letters in which replies are desired. Every article described in this column may be purchased thru The Shopper. The space on this page is not for sale. The services of The Shopper are free to our readers, no discounts being exacted from our patrons or the merchant. A manufacturer of ladies’ underwear visited The Shopper and showed her the graceful and ornate pajamas illustrated Explaining that he was willing to offer them at a temptingly low } » theatrical field as a sales source he asked The Shopper to assist him in making the test After assuring ourself of the gkood qualit of the pajamas we agreed to assist the manufacturer in his test for the rice simple reason that we would like. to give our readers the benefit of the bargain. The pajamecs illustrated are composed of a jacket of black satin, embroidered .with large red roses, edged with Chinese-tinseled braid of contrasting color on neck, sleeves and waist line. Tassels dangle from each side, blending Oriental and Spanish colorings. The pantalets are developed from deep rose satin with a border of black crepe chamois embroidered to match the jacket and are ankle length. The pantalets can be procured in green, yellow, old rose, coral, peacock blue and black, in sizes 36 to 46. Delivered upon receipt of your money order for $15. The manufacturer guarantees to refund your money if you can purchase these or similar pajamas for less than $22.50. So many of you have inquired about peacock feathers for adornment that we are sure you will be interested in t peacock fan illustrated. One of our friends in the feather business telephoned us, in accordance with our request, that She had just made up to an actress’ order a large peacock fan such as we had been in quiring about After seeing the fan we dispatched our artist to copy it before the fair owner claimed it. It is thirty-six inches in height, including the handle, which is of imitation shell with a ring handle. The widti of the fan is thirty-three inches, sixteen pea eock feathers adorning the top. The fan is alike on both sides and may be made to order for $25. Now that shorter skirts are fashion’s edict a shapely foot is a decided necessity. While fine shoes cover a multitude of sins, there are some disfigurements of the toes that cannot be concealed, especially in soft kid shoes and satin slippers. To conceal and correct these foot faults that cannot be concealed by fine shoes there is # device called “Straitoe’’ It is a stockinet-covered insole with a patented adjustable sanitary toe brace, which separates the big toe from the next toe and is graduated progressively until recovery js complete. It is not only a foot beautifier, but a cure for enlarged joints If you wish to learn par3 a pair or he Shopper for descriptive literature, which includes measurement chart. ticulars about Straitoe, which s $2 for. a single insole, write Some of vou do not allow for the time a letter consumes in transit when sending orders to The Shopper. Oftentimes our reply reaches you after you have proceeded on your way when en tour and you fail to leave a forwarding address The vogue for bobbed tresses makes the wearing of wigs, transformations and switches necessary to the actress who is called upon to play a variety of roles. Then, too, there is the unbobbed actress who needs an artificial bob to play 4d modern flapper role To the hobhaired and unbobbed actress there is offered an interesting little boo -how al hair pieces at moderate prices. There is nothing quite so incongruous as bobbed hair and long silhovet evening gowns, you know, hence the popularity of the wig. Those in town who desire to rent wigs of the (Continued on page 41) STAGE STYLES The Dolly Sisters are making a hit over in Paris at the Palace Revue, an odd appearance composed of diagonal her the appearas one sees on Brazilian costume, and a guimpe of cream outlined with rhinestone, with tiny sleeves bouffant skirt was in slippers covered solidly with rhineFLORENCE MOORE, at the same affair, wore bodice arranged sur composed of panels VAH-JONGG “GETS” If this Mah-Jongg craze we may all be Chinese maidens, talking to ourselves seriously speaking Mab-Jongg has influenced the Mah-Jongg party » her China-influenced THE BEAUTY CHAT At this time of the year quite a few of our correspondents complain of puffiness under the eyes. A beauty specialist tells us that this condition is a danger signal of fatigue, manifesting itself after months of hard work, mental and eye strain. Sometimes the condution is due to a physical cause, but generally it is caused by overtaxing one’s faculties, “To remedy this condition, one shonld immediately take a rest cure,"’ advised the beauty specialist. ‘‘An extra hour of sleep in the morning or afternoon will work wonders. Those who are unable to devote this extra time to sleep during the day will derive benefit by several short periods of relaxation, keeping the eyes closed and the mind on pleasant things. The woman who is troubled with puffiness under the eyes should cultivate a cheerful frame of mind.” When asked to recommend a preparation that would be helpful in overcoming puffiness under the eyes, she recommended an astringent lotion, which not only reduces enlarged pores, but also those annoying little bags beneath the eyes, This preparation may be purchased thru The Shopper. The very newest thing in a powder and rouge compact has a separate compartment for the Powder and a tiny sliding drawer which holds rouge and lipstick. Considering the individual price of powder, ronge and lipstick, that quoted for this newest compact ($1.25) is extremely modest. May be had in white, rachel and naturelle, with medium or orange rouge. Refills may be purchased for 75 cents. Please include 5 cents for postage. Every woman with an innate sense of daintiness dislikes to remove cream, lotions, powder and rouge from the face with a rough towel, This method of removing cosmetics not only mars the towel, but is inclined to more or less abrade the delicate cuticle, leaving a resultant roughness The face should be cleansed as carefully as one would cleanse a delicate piece of china. The correct manner of removing «cream is to use the soft cleansing tissues made especially for this purpose. They are of just the proper softness for the delicate skin, are economical and absorbent. They are so cheap that one does not feel extravagant in using them and tossing them away. One ream of these tissves is quoted at $2.75 and a sample roll at 50 cents, Those desiring a petroleum tonic, composed of an odorless kerosene, will be glad to know that such a tonic may be purchesed for 75 cents a bottle, plus 10 cents for postage, Petroleum has always been considered unsurpassed for keeping the sealp free from dandrufyY and stimulating the growth of the hair, but many have hesitated to use it because of its offensive odor. It has remained for » New York hair specialist to be able to supply this petroleum tonie that ts odoriess and in no manner disagreeable. At one time or other many of von have beard women sing the praises of the Swedish face bath, which is used in place of soap and water or complexion creams during the day while motoring or at euch times when it is (Continued on page 41) SIDE GLANCES Romance of a Shawl We recentiy bad a distinguished visitor who dropped in to tell us the romance of a lace shawl The story was, in substance, 4 followé; During the reign of Czar Nichola I em peror of Russia, when diplomatic intercour with the United States was till in force Count Alexander appointed as ambassade from Kussia arrived in Washington i sgon became famed for glorious ball and fetes of such grandeur and br ancy as could only be found at the courts of kings. Altho not very young, the Count possessed a youn: beart and a very romantic nature During h morning walks he met a beautiful young girl going to school He was 80 attracted by her beauty that he followed her to her home at Georgetown and requested of her parents their permission to pay court to the girl T parents hesitated, protesting that the girl had not ended her schooldays But on being assured that the l5-year-old be ty would be sent to Paris, where her manners, knowledge of French, dancing, music and other fine ac complishments would be perfected, acquiesced to her engagement to the Count When Em peror Nicholas I, learned of the Count's intended marriage and the beauty of his bride he presented the girl with a beautifut shawl, which was to be her bridal veil, as evidence of his pleasure in the match, The shawl was made by special order of a Czar, who commanded that the design was never to be duplicated. Thirty years later the oldest son of the one-time Georgetown schoolgirl, bearing the name of Constantine, not only followed in his father’s diplomatic footsteps, but he also chose a beautiful Georgetown girl as his bride. The lace veil was passed on to her as an heirloom from her royal mother-in-law and was worn at her marriege. Fifteen years later the youngest son of the old Count, on his way to China to occupy a diplomatic position, traveled by way of San Francisco, where he met an American girl whom he later married. ‘This cirl,”’ said the story lady, ‘‘was myself, and the lace veil, or shawl, once an imperial gift, is now in my possession. I, like many others of the Russian nobility, am called upon to part with jewels and heirlooms and it seems but fitting that this shawl should adorn some American beauty. It was an American beauty who first won it from an emperor, Can you help me find that beauty?’ Any American beauty desiring to see the shawl can do so by communicating with The Shopper, Pretty Peggy’s Wrap We told you all about pretty Peggy Hopkins Joyce’s chinchilla wrap when Earl Carroll's “Vanities’’ made its debut in New York City But little did we suspect at that time that the wrap was valued at $20,000. The other fur wraps worn by the showgirls are valued at approximately $130,000 With so much fur wealth on his staff Earl Carroll) was obliged to place an order with the Mosler Safe Company for a specially constructed portable steel strongbox, equipped with a timelock, which was placed under the special care of a private detective, before he could proceed on tour with his ‘‘Vanities’’. Apropos of the subject, we are wondering just how Mr. Carroll has succeeded in transporting Dorothy Knapp's portable rowing machine, on which she was exercising daily during the New York run of the ‘‘Vanities’’ Surely, since Miss Knapp has won all sorte of prizes in contests for her figure she must be quite as temperamental about her rowing machine as Nora Bayes was about her private car during her recent concert tour All of which reminds us that we have received an inquiry from one of our readers as*to just how Nora Bayes manages to tote around with that gigantic fan that she uses in her vaudeville act. Young at Eighty On Friday afternoon, December 14, a new singer made her debut to the New York concert world at the Wuorlitter Auditoriam No shrink ing debutante was she, but a sweet-faced lit tle “Granny? elghty year roung Hier name was Mrs. Henry Clay Wright and she came from Austin, Tex Her course in vocal culture consisted mainiy of crooning lullabies to kid diea, singing at church and home-talent affalr and for the amusement of heg friends After all the kiddies had grown up and had childre of their own Mrs. Wright 4 ded that she would gratify her long cherished desire to visit a New York vocal teacher. This teacher, Mme, Haggerty-Snell, was vo delighted with the old jady’s manner of singing the old songs that she arranged a coneert for het While it true that Mrs, Wright's voice did not measure up to the standard of perfect vocal culture, it held an irresistible appeal which one might liken’ to that famous “‘Mother’ pleture Aft the concert Grandmother Wright began to worrs abont the Christmas dinner down in Texas and hastened back to Austin on the Texas Flyer t make pies, cookies and plum puddings for thy many representatives of the Wright) family including the husband, whem she had left, in charge when she came north While we spect (Continued on page 41)