The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-07-09
Mary Pickford on
Psychology OF
the TrOuSSeau

mary flcKIOru paused, looked up from
under her demure lashes and added
But Dougie likes sports clothes-ha
says the wedding dress should be
tailor-made, and have pockets"
She was sitting among her gowns
in her suite at the Ritz-looking from
enc bewildering creation to the other
all very bright as to color, very, very
feminine, and very, very un-sport like.
do you think a girl should spend
as much money on her trousseau as
possible?" she was asked.
She nodded her bright little head,
Yes, even to the point of foolishness
because there's one time in a girls
life when she should not count the
costs, and that time is the day that she
decides to get married"
Doug Likes Cowboy Outfit
Nov l." she went on, showing a
lovely gown of white satin and over.
drape or net, caught up with contrast
ling knots of green and mustard,
never thought that this was to be
my wedding dress, but it just natuT
ally followed that with a beautiful
thing like this in the house, l simply
! had to get married.
Mr.. Fairbanks chimed in at this mo-
ment with: 81 wanted Mary to come
Nd
married somewhere in a quiet spot
away in the hills-and l wanted ner to
wear a cowboys clothes and sombrero
but she was afraid that the whole
world would be there with a camera
-so-we had to get married behind
closed doors"
Mary was by this time making signs
for Dougie to leave the room. When
he had gone she whirled upon a tall |
black velvet hat-a cape of gray file |
silk and a collar of black and white |
woody looking stuff, and kissing Gel |
este she paused dramatically.
A tall, strange looking French
woman put her head around the door.
Come in moment quick" whis-
pered Mary Pickford "Now put these
on she commanded-"fo this one
interviewer at least must see what
| shall look like and what shall wear,
when no one is looking. For" added
Mary, turning the French maid around
and around, 81 am going to be vam-
pire."
Sick of curls
you're sick of curls," sympathized
the interviewer.
81 hate them" said Mary. 81 hate
them like all habits. l make those
curls in my sleep, over
and over my finger they go-all night
Lonesome day." she dropped into a
whisper again, 81 shall wear my hair
Dougie likes it best that way,
and perhaps I shall even dye it black,
I'm so tired of being blond"
do you design your own clothes?'
ooh, yes; now here is one you can
see for yourself that 1 designed it
green organdie with hand embroidered
rosebuds and a darker bodice of eme-
raid"
"Do you think women dress to please
men,"
only after they have achieved the
man. Before that they dress to please
women because it's safest
Men Like Black and White
But though my husband likes sport
clothes he does have to admit that
evening clothes have to be evening
clothes-so there you are" she said,
laying out two delightful gowns, one
black and white, and one white and
black
But does he not like gay colors
for the EVENING""
She shook her head. "AIl white or
all black, or a little of both-that's
what all men like, So here goes
white satin, with an overskirt of
black lace, few Chinese flowers at
the girdle, a streamer of blue-then
this of black chiffon with silver roses
and the little apron of white lace
and here, under the skirt, three bows |
of magenta. That's as far as l can |
go and not be called down."
"And hats?"
Sport hats" she answered, Small, |
dark, though very smart" she turned
a model about on her little hand |
"It's pink and it's made of ribbon and
it's terribly becoming, but" She
tossed it back into the closet at
would not stay on in an airplane-
and that's the kind he likes"
Then she called in her husband.
Stepping up to him, she reached her
fingers toward his collar. (She had
to stand on her tiptoes.)
''Do you like his shirt?" she in
quired Because after all-he has to
please me in what he wears"