The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
HOLLYWOO ID HAS LATEST THING IN BEAUTY HOSPITAL
Parlor Found Where Film
 Stars Have Their Faces Revamped

LOS ANGELES, April 22.-old faces for new! Hollywoods beauty se- creti has been discovered.
 An amazing beauty hospital" where film stars disappear for weeks at time and finally emerge with new faces from which all lines of dissipation and age have been erased, has been located today, after a pro longed search throughout Hollywood. l.
 The ''hospital' is on Bronson ave- nupe, within hailing distance of many of the largest studios.
 It's proprietor is NJ. Ella Harris, beauty expert and former makeup" woman, who has spent a lifetime pre- pairing the faces of actresses and ac- ,ors for the pitiless revelations of Inc camera and the footlights.
 he discovery resulted from an in- vestigation of reports that Raymond Hitchcock, famous stage comedian, had, on the advice Of a film actress friend, come to Hollywood to have ais face renovated after 56 years of use.
 'Hitchy" is sensitive, and is still sluding interviewers. but the United News correspondents pursuit led him .o the house where the comedian had been reported seen by neighbors. It was the same unpretentious. two story house where mystified passers- oy for the past, year have been mo- Icing yelled. expensively goWned women pay furtive visits, while their closed cars waited outside. It was tnown as some kind of beauty cul- ure establishments.
 Ices Strange Spectacle.
 The woman who opened the door for the reporter presented him with startling spectacle. She was one If kr.f 4,lf .s,Na t I,1f 1, lace was that of woman we'll be- vond middle age. The other half still reddened by the effect of re- cent treatment, appeared to be in profile the sunburned face of a young 1oman of 50.
 The waiting room was filled with before and after" photographs, the usual paraphernalia of the beauty specialist.
 But hanging on the wall was the rooms astounding feature. On every sIae were autographed photos of rrovident movie actresses and actors all inscribed affectionately to Ella Harris, propri ;etor of the establish mcnt.
 Two of these were autogra phed portraits of Mme. Ala Nazimova queen of Cinema tragedy.
 Mrs. Harris is an amazing woman. More than 50 years old her white
 
 with q pink. baby-li1e skin and wrin- kleless features She probably knows more of the intimate private history of the movie stars than anyone in Hollywood.
 To her they come when they no longer dare to confront the camera with faces haggard and worn by overwork approaching age, or some times high living. Little crowsfeet and wrinkles confess mutely to Mrs. Harris of their owners troubles.
 With some hesitation, Mrs. Harris unfolded the details of her strange profcssion-how she rejuVenates the faces of film players who come to her. sna2lelihe. to shed their skins. Two Meeks-Reanired.
 "A patient must devote at least two weeks time to the treatment" she said. During that time they are unable to appear in public and many of them stay at my house. to escape prying eyes. Women are funny that way, you know"
 Half of the face is treated at a time, with burning astringent oint- ment. which causes yellowish eX- cretion to break out on the skin. This is dusted with d soothing powder and the whole mass is allowed to harden and remain in place for nine days.
 It finally comes away like scab, according to MrS. llarflS, and reveals a baby-like skin pink as a rose leaf. During the treatment ne-half of the face is always left free to let in food and let out conversations. This gives all the patients a strange bisected appearance during treatments.
 It costs an actress $500 to S1 900 to set d new face by this method, says Mrs. Harris. One of these faces is good for at least two years.
 The preservation of the late Sarah Bernhardt's beauty was achieved by some similar method, the Hollywood beauty expert thinks. She says that 1t is. an open secret in the beauty trade that the many farewell appear ances of the French actress and an h. tians Mifh hea ut <