Lauren Bacall – Take three

This is a 1963 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

Some Hollywood stars have been accused of lacking individuality, but Lauren Bacall has her full share of this quality. When I mentioned it to her, she smiled.

“Regardless of what anyone may think of me, there is no one else like me.” Miss Bacall began her career as a model, and she observed that the non conformist was in demand most. “The idea fit in with my thinking because even in school I was not a follower. Individuality is something you have to appreciate. If you don’t have a strong personality, it’s natural to want to conform. “Individuality is an offspring of your interests.

It can be developed with desire and selectivity. It takes time to acquire, but when it is genuine and part of your thinking, it projects strongly. “You have to find your identity. It is not easy to discover the real you from the wealth of influences. Even when I was very young, I had a strong desire to learn.

Actually I was bored with modeling, but not with the pay which I used for training to be an actress.” Miss Bacall has frequently been on best dressed lists. “I wear nothing exciting in ‘Shock Most of the time I’m in my white, doctor’s coat. I am not the fan of fashion I used to be.

At one time I bought much too much. When I went to live in Europe my taste was influenced by the Paris collections. I graduated to the point of wanting to have very good things but fewer of them. It is sort of like paying a great sum for a Rolls Royce and not changing the model every year. Now I wear my clothes from one season to another, and I love them.” Lauren’s Individuality is expressed in the covered-up, un-corstated look. “I have always felt that the mystery in a person is gone when too much is revealed and that the most dramatic dresses are most simple.” When Lauren spoke glowingly of her new baby, I complimented her on how successfully she had regained her figure. “You have to exercise,” she said, “if you don’t want to be flabby. I prefer athletics to gymnastics, but you can’t give into yourself or you won’t get your figure back.

I love to swim, and when it is impossible I can always go through the movements. I lie across a bed so that my arms are free. I pretend to swim either the crawl or the breast stroke. Then I lie on the end of the bed face down and do flutter-kicks up and down. Then I turn over and do the flutter kick on my back.

My greatest beauty secret is getting enough rest. Tension is my big problem. I am still trying to learn how to relax more. I get so tight In the back of my neck and all down my spine that I don’t know how I could carry on without the wonderful release that comes from going to an osteopath.”

Jeannine Riley

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Jeannine Riley believes that teen-agers make the mistake of using make-up before acquiring the technique of applying it. “It does not hold true that over your mouth before you apply your lipstick, you’ll get more depth and staying power. I like to powder first because it sets my lipstick, and it makes my eyelashes seem thicker when I apply mascara. And if you outline your mouth with a darker shade of lipstick, it gives an accent to a pale shade.

“Any skill takes time and patience to learn, and a technique in applying make-up is no exception, Jeannine and

“It does not hold true that if a little is good, lot is better. Making up is an art, but with practice anyone can learn. I have watched the make-up men at Revue studios, and the more subtle they are, the more flattering it is to the actress. “Don’t copy anyone else.

Make do with what nature endowed you. That’s what gives each person that individual look. Find out whether you want to draw your eyeline with a pencil or paint in on with liquid. Find out whether you like to use a pencil which can be refilled or one that you sharpen yourself. Try a fine point, a soft round one or a flat one to see which works best.

That’s what gives each person that interesting look. Find out whether you want to draw your eyeline with a-pencil or paint it on with. Find out whether you like to use a pencil which can be refilled or one that you sharpen yourself. Try a i point, a soft round one or a flat one to see which works best. Stroke on your eyebrows. Never draw a hard line.

And be sure you choose a shade a goes with your hair. There are color charts in most large stores. “If you put make-up base over your before you apply your lipstick, you’ll get more depth and staying power. I like to powder i because it sets my lipstick, and it makes my eyelashes seem thicker when I apply mascara. And if you i your mouth with a darker shade of lipstick, it gives an accent to a pale shade. “Any skill takes i and patience to learn, and a technique in a i make-up is no exception,” she concluded.

Jane Fonda – Take two

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“I lost 15 pounds before I started working In ‘Sunday in New Jane Fonda stated.

“I wasn’t fat, but the wide screen exaggerates the figure. I have no trouble reducing because I learned the rules when I was in my teen. “I wasn’t a fatso but my extra pounds gathered in my hips. Dresses had to have full skirts or I couldn’t wear them. I was more interested in horses than I was in my figure or fashion and any suggestion that I reduce fell on unperceptive ears.

“Then I had a new stepmother with a wonderful style sense. Her clothes were so beautiful that I found myself getting interested in fashion. She had great influence on me and I’m grateful to Susan for exposing me to good taste; it rubbed off. She used to take me shopping and was very clever about it. She would admire a sheath dress that she knew I couldn’t wear.

Soon I wanted to trim my hips, and it was then my first rule for dieting was formed. You need a special 1 goal. A vague wish isn’t enough.” We were lunching at MGM, and Jane studied the menu thoughtfully before she ordered a plate of cold sliced chicken and Swiss cheese.

“I’m on a health kick,” Jane admitted. “I’m fascinated by Adele Davis’ book, ‘Let’s Cook It Food tastes better when you don’t overcook it or use too much water. And it is so much better for you because the vitamins and minerals are not lost. “I shop in health stores and I have gone in for wheat germ, buckwheat and lots of raw vegetables.

We acquire our early eating habits from our environment, and if we stop to examine them we usually discard them and discover new ones. “My second rule for dieting is purely personal. I don’t eat anything before I go to bed. It food you don’t burn up that makes you gain. I try to have my main meal early in the day.

It takes the struggle out of losing weight and the pounds go faster. You can train your stomach and you will find you are hungry before breakfast, which is one meal you know you are going to burn up. It makes sense to eat like an emperor for breakfast, a king for lunch and a pauper for dinner. “The third and last rule is to reduce your appetite. When you habitually eat less, your stomach shrinks and you are satisfied with less.

Most people eat more than they need, and this surplus food is what keeps them from losing weight. I don’t like to think about dieting, so it’s much more pleasant to use discipline before I need it. “I walk a lot in New York. (Jane makes her home there.) And there is no question in my mind that exercise keeps your muscles toned. It also helps burn up excess calories, which you wouldn’t use if you were siting still.”

Chris Noel – Take two

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“I think a girl’s best friend is a trusty diet,” Chris Noel declared as we chatted on the set of “Soldiers in the Rain.” ‘Before I came to the Coast for this picture, I wanted to reduce. I knew I would photograph better if I was about five pounds lighter. But now I have no problem going from 115 to 110.” Chris is five-feet-six which doesn’t allow any excess poundage.

This is her “trusty” diet: “For breakfast I have orange juice with a tablespoon of gelatine powder. (This is one small package from box of gelatine.) I have a nice bowl of bran cereal with honey and skim milk. Then I take vitamin and A supplements. “I don’t have colds any more since I’ve been taking Six) units a day of vitamin and my skin problem has disappeared by taking a large vitamin A capsule.” Chris was called back to the 18, cameras, but before she left, she quickly added, “Lunch is a big salad. I am fond of shrimp and I like them tossed with romaine lettuce and yogurt dressing that I mix with tomato catsup and spices to make it taste like thousand island dressing.

I find this filling and satisfying, but sometimes I alternate with fresh fruit and cottage cheese. “Dinner is raw spinach salad with raw mushrooms and garlic-wine vinegar and olive oil dressing, and steak or roast beef with the fat cut off. I’ve worked hard to shrink my stomach, and now on this diet I’m never hungry.” 

Stella Stevens – Take three

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“Stella Stevens has an old-fashioned idea of glamour,” a veteran producer remarked, “and Hollywood needs this.” Intrigued by his remark.

I visited Stella on MGM’s set of “Company of Cowards.” “What does glamour mean to you?” I asked. “There is an excitement about it. It appeals to all, in a sense, whether you are aware of it or not. Glamour is a combination of poise, posture and good taste in clothes and hairstyle. I can’t imagine anyone being glamorous who is lacking in any one of these.

“And, of course, grooming is of great importance,” she added “That means caring about your appearance. Being so organized and disciplined that you check all the little and big things that need to be looked after. “Trial and error has taught me everything I know. I enjoy experimenting, and I am willing to discard my mistakes. You can’t be glamorous with a closed mind.

“When the new fashion of eye make-up was introduced, I tried even’ type of eye-liner and mascara on the market. I brushed on liquid liners. I put on artificial lashes. I tried mascara in tubes, wands and bottles, but I decided the most flattering effect for me was my old method of cake mascara. I brush it across my lashes and then under and up.

I get them coated without looking too artificial. “When you notice make-up rather than the face, it is glamorous. Theatrical tricks should be saved for the theater, for characterization and strong lights. “I used too much make-up in my early teens. Most girls do until someone they admire

very much tells them to go wash their faces. “As for colors they’re important to the way you look, feel and act. I am very sensitive to them and get a lift or a let-down. I get depressed if I wear brown.

I want to run from Kelly green. Blue is my favorite, but I like’ basic black, white and red. “But dark red lipstick or nail polish makes me uncomfortable. When it comes to lipsticks and nail polish, I prefer pale shades. “I tried many colors of eyeshadow, but I found that the natural shades were more flattering on me.I like to wear a pink-brown, but when wear a blue dress I use blue shadow.

“You can’t follow fashion at the expense of your individuality, but you can’t ignore it either. When in doubt consult a man. He’ll know what is becoming. It is a big mistake to dress for women. I choose all my clothes for the opposite sex. I am from the South and we appreciate femininity in every form. A soft voice and manner is more effective than an aggressive approach. “I forgot to mention,” Stella said in parting, “with- trial and error I learned about perfumes.

I used a great many scents until one day I used a perfume and everywhere I went I received compliments. Every time I wore it someone wanted to know the name of it. I realized that I had found my fragrance. There is an air of mystery to it. And I think with true glamour, there is also an air of mystery.”

Barbara Stanwyck – Take three

This is a 1963 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

At a star-studded award dinner, every eye was on glamorous Barbara Stanwyck as she walked with beautiful carriage in a white sheath, dramatized by a black sleeveless floor-length sequined coat. “When I’m her age,” a starlet whispered, “I hope I’ll have a figure like that.” “You should wish to have one like that now,” was the candid reply of her producer escort. Later, when Miss Stanwyck and I talked she said, “I’ve worn the same dress size since I began my career. But I’ve taken care of my body by exercising and eating the right foods. It takes so little effort to retain what you have, and it is such a struggle to get back into shape if you nave acquired bad habits. “It is a constant source of amazement to me how people can seem to enjoy doing things that they know will destroy them eventually.

I have a friend who can sit down and eat a whole box of chocolates when she knows very well what misery she is going to have to go through to get rid of the excess weight. “Fortunately I don’t have a sweet tooth.

My appetite is satisfied with a broiled piece of meat and a green salad. But if I did crave sweets, I would do something constructive about it. “It seems to me that there’s been an abdication of parents with children on the throne. No one teaches them manners any more and they are allowed to go out on the streets with high heels and eye makeup and high fashion hairdos that are ridiculously out of place. Even children of eleven wear lipstick to school.

Why this big rush to be grown up?” Barbara laughed. “When they get older they’ll cling to youth, and this is another thing I don’t understand. When I lived in Europe, I was impressed with the attitude over there. It is so different from ours. They value the qualities that come with maturity.

“I have never had the fear of growing old. When my hair started to turn gray I said I would not dye it unless the cameraman wanted me to, and fortunately it photographs blond. I have not had to waste all that time in a beauty salon. But to some people gray hair is a symbol of their departing youth, and they hate it. “I prefer a nutritional diet to make-up,” she continued.

“If you eat right, your skin eyes and hair reflect it. “I insist on cleanliness. I don’t use wash cloths and never have. But I buy i rolls of sterile cotton and take my make-up off with that. I like the feeling of soap and water, but I use an imported bar that lathers and has a cream base.

“Every morning I do some breathing and stretching and limbering exercises. I want to keep my body supple. I stretch to the ceiling and breath deeply. As I go up on my toes, I inhale, and as I come down I exhale. Then I bend over and touch my toes and as I come up, I do deep breathing exercises.

This brings color to the face and fills the lungs to capacity. Lack of oxygen always shows in the face and by the way one moves,” she concluded.

Stefanie Powers – Take two

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Although Stefanie Powers is just out oi her teens, she believes in planning for the future. “When 1 was in Acapulco making a picture,” said Stefanie, “I wanted to get a good tan. But I know you can get wrinkles staying in the sun too long so I began using oil. It really did a lot of good for my complexion, and still use It every day after I wash ray face.” Stefanie was chosen from ninny aspirants in Hollywood for “The Birth of a Star” segment for NBC- TV’s “Hollywood and the Stars” because of her promising rising to stardom.

We talked of teen-age beauty problems and she admitted that hers was too i curly hair. “Thank heavens for hair-rollers,” she exclaimed. “I wet my hair with a special solution and I put it on giant rollers. This makes my wave more controllable. “I have had my straightened professionally, too.

You can do it at home too, but, if you do this, yon should be sure that you i have a good operator or your hair might break off. The method is like is permanent in reverse. The waving solution is put in the hair and the hair is combed gently. When the desired hair is achieved, then a neutrazlier is applied. A about 10 minutes the neutralizer is shampooed out and the hair is ready for setting.” We were in Will Wright’s ice cream parlor a well-known dancer came in. She looked a fright.

As she and her ice cream cone left, Stefanie said. “It’s so easy to fall into bad habits in California because everything and everyone is so casual here. I would rather put on a pair of jeans and a sweater than dress up. but when I make the effort to look my best, it does something for me. I keep promising myself that I’ll do it more often.

The growing- up period Is the time for forming good habits. My tells me, ‘As the twig is bent, so grows the tree. And it’s so true.”

Elke Sommer

This is a 1963 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

Elke Sommer, Hollywood’s latest sensation, was imported by MGM and introduced at a gay cocktail party before she started shooting “The Prize.” It was there I met her and made the date for an interview. The first thing I wanted to know was how she maintained such an exquisite complexion. “I believe in water. Lots of it very hot and very cold. I steam my face over a basin of water that contains herbs’ that I. get health-food store. When I am sure my pores are open, I dry my face thoroughly with a clean fluffy towel. Then I splash my face with ice water until my’ skin- and again dry it. On my body I use a loofah (vegetable sponge). It takes off all the dead cells and keeps my skin nice and soft.

“I lost five pounds before coming to America, but I am not thin enough by American standards,” “I went on a grape diet in Germany. It is very popular there. I had nothing but grapes all day. But I’m planning to reduce here by eating eggs and tomatoes. I’ve heard that is a good diet.You eat them three times a day. But there are so many ways to cook eggs to make them taste different hardboiled, scrambled, poached, deviled, baked or as an omelet. And since I like eggs, I’m looking forward to this diet.” 

Barbra Streisand

This is a 1963 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

When Barbara Streisand made her West Coast debut, the Cocoanut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel was filled with celebrities to welcome this girl who will soon be on Broadway starring in the musical life story of Fanny Brice. Individuality is one of the qualities which has made Bar-bra a star.

“There is not enough of it today,” she told me at tea. “There never has been. And there is so much static thought, so many people ready to stifle originality with the warning that ‘it won’t Barbra confessed she was far from individual in her longing to be beautiful but told me she concentrates on her good features. She admits her only gift of beauty are her hands. They are exquiste, graceful and shapely, and her oval nails grow long.

“I don’t like much color on my nails,” she said, “but a plastic coating keeps them from chipping and breaking.” Barbra uses this coating under the nail as well as on top and gives herself regular manicures. A simple exercise to keep hands attractive and graceful is to play an imaginary piano keyboard, pressing firmly and quickly with each finger. Do this on a work break or when watching television at home.

“I have been told to have my nose bobbed,” Barbra continued, “but that would be phony. It built me up to read a review that reported I had the quality of an Egyptian beauty and looked like a figure on an ancient frieze. “When you are not born beautiful, you have to work hard to create an image of beauty. What you believe about yourself will project to others.” I asked Barbra why she had refused to wear the glamorous couturier gown which had been designed for her opening night. “There was nothing wrong with the dress, it was beautiful, but not for me.” Barbra 1 expresses her individuality by choosing men’s suiting as a fabric for some of her formal dresses, but her gown for her debu. here was a satin i blouse over a long, straight white satin skirt.

“This is not a deliberate a to be different,” she said in parting. “These are the clothes I am happy in.”

Colleeen Miller

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There comes comes a time in every girl’s life when she can no longer take her youth for granted. That moment, when she becomes aware of the aging process, calls for action.

Colleen Miller and I were discussing this on the set of “Gunfight at Comanche Creek.” She confided that it happened to her when she was washing her face one day. “I suddenly realized that my skin was uncomfortably dry. I looked at it carefully and knew the time had come when I needed to do something more than follow a soap-And- water routine. But what? I wasn’t ready for heavy creams or hormones, but I soon found my answer quite by accident. We were in Florida and my children had stayed on the beach long and came home with a sunburn. The doctor gave them a lotion that contained the healing juice of the aloe cactus. Almost as soon as we put It on they stopped complaining of the itching and burning.

I was so impressed with it that I began to use it, too. I put it all over my body after a bath, and on my face after washing. It goes right in without leaving your skin the least bit sticky or greasy. (It can be purchased at drug stores.) “The marvelous thing about discovering this cream is that it has made such a difference in my complexion. Those tiny little lines that begin around the eyes and mouth when you’re out in the sun too much have disappeared. In fact, I’ve never been so enthused about anything before,” she bubbled.