Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-23
Dancing Is Wy Secret of Beauty Declares Rita Stanwood
BY MARGARET HUBBARD
AVER.
n TISS RITA STANWOOD had not
MI come in from rehearsal when

n ISIS RITA sTANWooD mad not
MI come in from rehearsal when
I called to see her. My Best
Girl" was up at the thester. though it
was early on Monday morning. when
you think at least that actresses are
getting well earned rest
Rita works so hard" said the Best
GIFTS" proud mamma VINO looks very
young to have so ia NOUS little daugh-
ter
81 suppose it's you VINO take care Of
her health" said l. endeavoring to gel
started on this How TO BE- beautiful"
Interview
"Of course, you're very particular as
to what she eats, and all that" / went
on, when just then I espied the largest.
the latest, the deepest, the widest and
altogether the most monstrous box Of
candy I had ever seen, sitting placidly
in the middle OF the table II was full
Of those great, big lovely. luscious,
fsttening. rich chocolates. Mrs Stan
wood offered some to me and helped
herself with that beautiful unconcern
Of the person who knows that she has
beauty enough in the family not to
have to bother with chocolate creams,
and rules for dieting
"Do you let the Best Gin eat choc-
olstes ?' l asked in a Mortified tone.
Against the Rules.
Why, yes, | think they're nourish-
ing, don't YOU" said the mother plac-
idly Rita has had so many chocolates
sent to her and l like them so much
myself, that really l hardly eat any
thing else"
This was against all precedent. and |
was just going to demonstrate when
Rite Stanwood herself blew in, looking
as fresh and sweet as a rose. and SIM
ply exuding health and vitality.
The first thing she did after greeting
me was to take one OF those chocolates.
and she hadn't had her lunch yet.
either AZ | felt that somebody ought
to live up to the principles of a hygienic
diet. l played martyr to the cause, and
would let neither of them tempt me to
touch one Of the candies
Il just love chocolates, said Miss
Stanwood, as she bit into partioula rly
good one, and then eyed the other half
with kind of affectionate regard. She
was dressed in pretty, sensible little
SUIT, with a severely plain white silk
shirtwaist, and her bright young ewes
and clear complexion and pink cheeks
prove that one can eat chocolates with
out the dire results that physicians
croak about Still | do protest
Don't say that chocolates are bad
for one" said pretty Miss Rita. with an
ingratiattng charm of manner which is
natural to her. IF l sat around and
ate candy all the time, that'd be one
thing, but l really work very hard. and
l don't think an occasional chocolate
does any harm They give it to SOL
dlers after long march," she went on
mischievously, and if you want to sue
coed in this profession, you have 20
work, work, all the time.
Il love my regular stage worn, and
the performances of My Best arri' are
q real recreation to me- But. besides
that, ] work every day at dancing. and
there-that is something that can rec
ominend. Every woman ought to learn
how to dance, and girls especially
should make real study Of it. Dancing
is the best exercise for girls It's in.
teresting. which regular physical Gull
ture is not; DANCING STIMULATES
THE IMAGINATION: 1t makes one
graceful, and for that reason it's a
tremendous factor in social as we'll as
stage success.
Why It Helps.
You see, if you are quite graceful"
Miss Rita went on, you aren't likely to
become self-conscious and embarrassed.
People who don't know how TO move
properly, who haven't been taught the
graceful disposition of their body
through dancing, are always self con-
scious and consequently awkward and