Carol Burnett – Take two

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

Carol Burnett feels that an ounce of individuality is worth a pound of beauty. “Look how far a a Streisand has gone! In New York the girls are trying to copy her.

When Barbra was growing up she suffered because she didn’t look like cover girls,” said Carol, who will star in a CBS-TV special Tuesday. When you are in high school, having regular features seems the most important thing in the world. I was unhappy about my face,” Carol laughed as she sipped her tea. “When I saw my first TV appearance I tried to make my mouth smaller. Now I know its part of my individuality.

I did change the line of my eyebrows by training them to go in a point They used to grow down and this made me look sad. I always wear bangs because my face is long. I try to keep a good skin because I look best without make-up, and I have learned to accent my eyes which are my best feature.” Carol is enthusiastic about a new type of false eyelashes that are so natural you can fool your best friend. i “The trick is that you place them on the underside of your lid so that even when you look down, they do not show. I prefer mine in a color of brown to black.”The very dark ones made my face look hard.”

“Lydia, I don’t think enough attention is given to brushing teeth. It is more important than the dentifrice. I have not had a cavity in seven years. When I was seven, I went to the dentist for the first time, and he found seven cavities, so you see I don’t have naturally strong teeth. But I brush every time after eating.

It’s those little particles left between your teeth that start trouble. I carry a brush in my purse and have a collection of them at home because I don’t like to reuse a toothbrush until it is dry. The choice of brush and the way you brush are important If you are in doubt consult your dentist. “There is no one Carol concluded, “that contributes more to your good looks and good health than strong clean teeth.” 

Carole Wells – Take two

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

“My main problem has been to lower my voice,” Carole Wells revealed, explaining that being a lyric coloratura her speaking tones were too high. “But any girl who is willing to work can have a melodious voice, provided she knows what ta do.” Carole’s study plan begins with learning how to breathe from the diaphragm. “I think an easy way to perfect this is to lie down, put a heavy book on your diaphragm and place your breath so that when you inhale and exhale the book goes up and down.

“Once your breath is placed correctly, try to control it. Stand or sit so that your head is high and your chest up. Inhale softly and exhale slowly with a hissing sound, then alternate with a soft hiss and a loud one. Knowing how to use your breath makes it possible to have your words float out instead of being trapped in your throat. “Once you have learned diaphragm breathing and how to control your flow of breath, you are on your way to having a pleasant voice. “The last step is to perfect your diction and the clarity of vour speech. This can be done by reading aloud and paying great attention to sounding your consonants and making your vowels full. “Don’t underestimate the importance of your speaking voice,” Carole warns. ‘A recent report showed that in many broken homes the husband had found his wife voice irritating.”

Dorothy Loudon

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

“It is very depressing to have to let out your clothes,” Dorothy Loudon said pointing to a a sewing machine in the corner of her dressing room at the Huntington Hartford theater. “I was never overweight until I went on tour with the company of . It is very difficult to eat properly when you are on the road.

In New York I keep my refrigerator stocked with non fattening goodies. But after theater dinners and eating from boredom have been my downfall. “Do you know any good diets?” Dorothy asked me. “You can lose weight much faster if you can limit your calories and still eat foods that appeal to you.” “Sunday is the day I don’t work. What about a one-day diet?” “I’ll mail you one which is designed for four days but can effectively be used one day.”

Monday afternoon Dorothy was on the phone in a jubilant mood. “I can’t believe it. I am three pounds lighter. And I wasn’t hungry at all. I and going steady with this diet for enough Sundays to get back to normal. Instead of dreading having to go on a diet, I find this one very pleasant. I had a restful day in my room and whenever I felt hungry I ate something.” The diet that Miss Loudon found so appealing consists of all the unpeeled apples and all the jack cheese you wish to eat. The only hardship is that your liquids must be limited to eight ounces. This can be in the form of tea, coffee or just plain water, but unless you observe this restriction, the diet will not work.

Gail Kobe

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

“It is a big mistake to cling to a false image,” said Gail Kobe, one of the Peyton Place players. “I am only five three, and the high fashion designs I would like to wear are too overpowering. I have learned to leave the tunics and empire designs to the tall girls. “Proportions mean a lot, and the best part is you can change them according to your wishes. For instance, I  I went on a program to correct what I didn’t like about my figure. Exercising 20 minutes every day helped a lot, but a great deal can. be accomplished with one well chosen routine.

“It is important to begin by stretching your muscles. I reach for the ceiling and flop over ragdoll fashion, keeping straight knees. I stretch out my arms, putting my right hand on top of my. left and I come up slowly. I use the pressure in my hands to act as resistance. Be sure to breathe regularly as you do this. “When I am upright I raise my arms above my still Eushing up forcefully, and end first to one side and then the other.

“If your time is limited and you have but a few minutes to give for exercising, this one exercise repeated five times tones many muscles. You should feel a stretch in the back of your legs, at your waistline and in your arms. If you hold your stomach muscles in, they get a too. The act of coming up slowly limbers your spine, and the deep breathing stimulates circulation.”

Margaret Shinn

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

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Margaret Shinn was eager to talk about color and its impact and influence on everyone. “It is far greater than most people realize. Color consultants are proving their point. An inharmonious shade in an office can affect dispositions,” Margaret observed. “I have been made unhappy by a color I felt was jarring, and a happy shade has done a lot to improve my mood. “When you plan your wardrobe, be sure you nave chosen shades that pick you up and flatter your individual coloring. I learned the importance of color early. I had a favorite dress copied in black, but I had to give it away because it depressed me.

“Color TV points up the fact that the size of a person or a room changes with the shade that is being used. You have to be analytical. If you get lots of compliments or feel particularly happy on a certain day, it may be due to the color your are wearing. “Most men respond to red, but I favor gold or soft yellow.” As the conversation turned to make up, Margaret said, “Finding the right shade to blend with your complexion can make the difference between looking artificial or natural. You may need more than one because you do not appear the same in the sun or under, electricity or neon lights. “It is a mistake to wear summer shades when your tan has bleached out, and the color of your lipstick and eye make-up should also depends on the season.” 

Juliet Prowse – Take four

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

“You can’t always have what you like, but you can like what you have. This particularly applies to tail girls,” says Juliet Prowse, star of NBC-TV’s Mona McCluskey series. “If you are towering above all your classmates, don’t worry. Boys may mind this but men won’t. I have found very few men who are self-conscious about being shorter than I am. “Wear your height proudly. Hold your head high. A young girl, before going way out, should ask herself only one question: what makes me look my best?” 

Trying to be a la mode is a big mistake,” Juliet points out. “Begin by knowing yourself, your bone structure, your type, our favorite colors. “My broad shoulders dictate the kind of clothes that look best on me. Tall girls can wear the empire line well, small girls can’t. “If you have a tiny waist and want to play it up, that’s part of your individuality, but if you have bulges above and below, avoid a belt until you correct your figure faults. Avoid cinches. They only move the bulges around. A good undergarment can help a lot, but be sure you do not constrict your movements.” Juliet suggests the line as the solution to broad hips.

This is a slim skirt with an overblouse or jacket. Full skirts only call attention to being overweight. “If your legs are exquisite, wear your skirts above the knees, but few find this flattering. This is because some knees are too heavy. “Your proportions can be thrown out of balance by your coiffure.

I went to a party the other night and most of the girls looked top heavy with all that false hair piled shoots up above the heads of all of her companions, is liable to slump in an effort to appear smaller. “Parents should be reassuring. My mother made me feel it was lovely to be tall. No one wants to be short, she told me. “Individuality is an asset every girl can develop. Always be what you are, and dress yourself accordingly.”

Kipp Hamilton

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

 “I was a soap and water girl for a long time,” Kipp Hamilton confided, “and my skin was nice, so I never thought about changing my routine. “But one day I noticed a taut feeling after washing, and my make up would not smooth on easily. Without my realizing what was happening, my skin had become very dry. “So I began to experiment. At first I used creams, but I felt I was not getting all of them off and didn’t have that clean feeling that a good washing gave me.

Then the make up man at CBS suggested I remove my make-up with a water-soluble oil. “First I apply the oil over my face and neck and then remove it with tissues. I apply it again and work it in all over and wash it off with warm water and finish with cold. My skin is clean, soft and not a bit dry,” she told me on The Wild, Wild West set. 

Kipp admitted that a dry skin encouraged lines in the face. “But,” she added, “the greatest damage is not removing all the make-up or daily accumulated dirt. What is left behind may not be evident for a long time, but when you discover enlarged or clogged pores it’s too late. “It takes discipline to clean your face thoroughly when it is late and you are tired, but if you don’t, and you go to bed with make-up on, one day you will be sorry. 

June Harding

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

“I learned the importance of proper food the hard way,” June Harding confessed about her first year trying to break into the theater. “My budget was tiny, so many meals consisted of pancakes because for 35 cents I could fill my stomach. “My health was undermined and could have been damaged seriously if I had not visited a doctor in time. Now I plan my meals with energy foods.”

June showed me a pot of cottage cheese and fresh fruit she keeps in a portable ice chest on her dressing room table on the set of “The Trouble With Angels.” “My weight is stabilized when I avoid foods that are lacking in nutrition those foods that satisfy nothing but my sense of taste.” On June’s energy list are raw or steamed vegetables, fresh fruit, green salads, nuts, milk, honey, eggs, fish, liver, red meat and chicken. “I have baked potatoes with chives and yogurt, but I avoid potatoes when they are fried in deep fat.

“Girls who have a struggle to keep their weight down could avoid these fluctuations if they would change their eating habits. It takes less effort to do that than to have to deprive yourself with severe reducing diets,” June said. “The best advice I ever received was given to me by a friend who said we can go far in life with one rule, ‘Never make the same mistake twice!”

Stella Stevens – Take four

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

When Stella Stevens filmed “The Silencers” at Columbia we met for lunch. As she entered the restaurant, her beauty turned heads all the way to our table. It surprised me when Stella confessed she was unhappy about her appearance while she was growing up. “I was overweight. My hair was drab and I hated my freckles. But I was not a conformist. I wanted to learn things for myself, to develop my individuality to the fullest.” This search for and of self is more difficult than following the easy route of going along with the group.

“You have to have courage to spend time alone. It is in solitude that you make your most valuable discoveries. You have to recognize your good and bad qualities, try to change what you can and forget what you can’t. I find self improvement exciting. “Knowing yourself pays off. I realize that reducing diets do not work for me. I have no trouble controlling my weight, but I would have if I tried counting calories. Thinking about food all the time makes me crave something simply because it is denied,” she revealed. “I try to exercise more and eat a little less than normal. But I forget about food by becoming interested in something else.

And I am back to normal without a struggle.” Stella believes a girl’s best friend is her education. “Anyone who says you can ride on your beauty is right; you can, but where are you when that fades? “You have to take a long view and have perspective about everything, even your mistakes. Don’t allow yourself be easily discouraged. You have to expect disappointments and not allow them to set you back.” Stella mentioned an early marriage as her most painful failure. “If it had worked out, I would still be a housewife in Tennessee.” We talked about beauty secrets and Stella told me o f a facial mask popular with southern belles. “Break open a coconut and save the milk.Cut white meat strips over a clean skin. Hold in long strips, and place the them in place with cotton soaked in cocoanut milk, and lie down for a half-hour before removing and rinsing with clear water.” 

Anne Heywood

This is a 1966 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!

Some girls are beautiful until they move. Then their postures intrude,” Anne Heywood said. She believes you cannot make a good impression unless you hold yourself well. “The benefit of good posture is not all visual.

When you stand up straight, you feel better because you are not cramped up inside. “If you do not have a good stance, get to work,” advises Anne. “The old fashioned method of walking with a book on your head is impossible to do until you learn to shift your weight correctly from the back foot onto the forward one and swing from your hips with your chest up. “Don’t get discouraged- If you think about what you are doing and try to correct what is making the book fall off, one day you will succeed.” Anne feels that your feet play an important role in the beauty game. “If your shoes are uncomfortable and painful, it shows in your facial expression and your over all personality.

I like wood sandals that are designed to exercise your arches and help you place your weight properly. They can be purchased in many health stores or gyms.” Expression is the third point of Anne’s beauty trio. “Your emotional climate can make the difference between being plain and being beautiful. A disagreeable expression can mar the charm of regular features. “Character beauty that is so significant and so hard to come by means that you have to like yourself.

You have to get rid of these flaws in your character in the same way you rid yourself of flaws in your appearance to look lovely.”