The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12

An actress who wishes to retain
her popularity with both managers and
the public must be kept In as perfect
physical trim as though she were
race horse. She must never let her
self CO." Everything she eats, every
thing she does, must be done on
purely business basis. II she loves
sweets, and they cause pimples. every
pimpIe represents 80 many dollars out
OF her pocket: every one shortens her
career on the stage. and sweets be-
come a luxury that. no matter how
large her salary. she cannot afford
Every enjoyment must be weighed az
to its effect on her face or form, and
no monk In his cell leads life Of
greater self-denial.
/ began 50 early to conserve every
physical attraction that there seems
now to have been no beginning. recall
once, when on the road alone. child
OF ten, finding two small pin-point cav
tiles in my teeth. was among strang-
ers and in q strange town, but l need.
ed no one to tell me that no good &C
tress over had poor teeth. seem to
have known 1t from the day was
born: and alone. and with no one to
direct mo. hunted up dentist, had
the cavities filled, and tainted in his
chair I am quite sure now that the
faint was as much from horror of what
It would mean to my career to lose
my teeth az 1t was at the pain. am
telling the incident to show how COM
pletely the desire to become an actress
has always dominated me and controll-
ed all my actions.
A Valuable Asset.
Good hair is a valuable asset in ev-
ny walk of life, and have always
aiken good care of mine. l think so
much OF hair that claim I can tell a
woman's character by the way she
dresses it. and am never an admirer
Of the woman who loads her hair with
combs and ornaments. Let It be Its
own adornment, and dress 1t simply.
A half hours brushing produces lus-
ter that Is a finer ornament than the
most expensive aigrette or comb. l can
hear some Of my letter-girl friends pro-
test that such advice Is easy when
one has d maid. But have not always
mad a maid, and grew so accustomed
10 waiting On myself in earlier days
that maid seems a useless luxury
now. h"~a been tired at night, too,
,ust like Wv. and there has been no
fire in NJ room in the hotel, but l
have taken good care Of my hair relig-
iously, anG If circumstances shortened
the attention. ! gave it one night I in
creased the clre the next night. My
labor has raid: I'm quite sure OF this
because OF the admiration my letter
girl friends express.
ave It to Nature.
Oae MD never use bleach or
dye The natural color is prettier
than any artificial coloring ever be.
Nature knows best in this, as we'll as
in everything else that concerns her
children. never use oils or hair-dress-
ing of any sort, and brush my hair
two hundred strokes every night.
Once every two weeks l wash it, using
melted CASTLE soap, but first l give 1t
a good brushing and massage my
scalp, taking care to knead my scalp
never to rub it. I begin at the back
Of the neck and work up to the crown
to bring the blood to the surface.
= wash it in three soapy waters and
rinse in two waters. Then l take two
eggs, beating the whites and yellows
together, and rub all thoroughly in the
scalp and hair till it Is frothy. l leave
: this on five minutes, and then rinse
my hair thoroughly three times, the
first and second times with lukewarm
water, and the third time in cold wa.
ter in which have squeezed the juice
Of half a lemon.
use rainWater when possible, and
! when l cannot get 1t, filtered water
: makes a good substitute. l dry 1t in
the sun, or with a fan, rubbing vigor'
{ ously with my hands, and very little
with towels, trimming the ends every
second washing. l never have dan
druff, and have never been able to con
tribute a similar experience when
hear women complaining that their
hair comes out by the handful"
lose almost none with the most siren
uous combings.
When l comb my hair start at the
ends and tease all the snarls out, new
er jerking, as l have seen women do
take each curl individually and comb
it and when I have all combed l part
my hair in the middle and brush down
each side, always remembering when
brushing to hold the hair by the mid
die so there will be no weight of the
my hair forward over my face and
brush again.
One should keep ones brush and
comb scrumptuously clean, using 9
disinfectant regularly In cleaning both
This Is most important, as dandruf
and all its attendant ills are the result
of untidiness.
1t is hard work, I admit, but 1t pays
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
when l heard you were to be in
Nowata," writes an Oklahoma girl Of
eight. Il just jumped up and down
You see. love you so! Do you love
me, too? Papa says you don't, but