The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
Vamps And Revamps-
Also Lifters And The
Lifted

Has Gertrude Atherton or hasn't
she? New York's eternal question
Mr.. August Belmont IN
tercedes for his wife at q beauty
parlor Mrs. Clifford
Pinchot dyes her hair red.
Why a marble bust of
Mrs. Pinchot should be to the
beauty parlor what the wooden
Indian was to the cigar store.
G1 p sn Nd 1872, in s. snd Great
Alliance. All rights reserved).
By MRS. ANONYMOUS
Gertrude Atherton-how young she
looks for her age! Whenever she is
in the room that is the invariable topic
of whispered converse ton Has she or
hasn't she? Did she or didn't she?
How else could she have written BLACK
Oxen?" How else could she manage to
look so young? She must be on the
shady side Of sixty! Then just notice,
If you please, no wthe men do hang
around her. You may like her looks
and you may not, but you'd be i'm
mensely Interested in her. Everybody
is. Wait until you see Gertrude face
to ACE in her silver brocade evening
gown. Notice the curve of her neck
and the smoothness and firmness of her
skin and the soft shining gold of her
hair Notice all these things and then
ask yourself-has the age that Ponce De
Leon dreamed of come at last? We
mortals are stupid. aren't we?, Now
there's Newton and the apple. He had
doubtless seen apples falling from trees
all of his life. but one had to hit him
squarely on the head before he could
figure out why apples fall downward
instead of upward.
Permanents SO A Dozen
And now that we are on the SUBJ
ject of regeneration, isn't it dreadful
that for the past forty years or so men
have been studying how to rejuvenate
themselves, with never thought about
us women! You see, once rejuvenated,
men don't want done-oyer women.
They want the sweet young things
Demand always governs the supply, and
since neither the young, nor the old
men done over, are interested in the
rebuilt models, there is no demand for
them.
A number of well known men have
been accused or Notwithstanding to
the way you look at it--with being the
them say, mo. / might fall for a
vamp, but I'd never fall for a re-vamp."
So there's the whole philosophy of the
thing in a nut shell.
Speaking of men, women, and
monkeys, of course, we all know that
the monkey theory has weakened. But
the monkey, nevertheless, has been used
as a stepping stone to higher things.
The theory set us thinking along other
lines. Face lifting" now takes its
proper place alongside of permanent
waving and other modern arts-or
are they sciences? Now, that per
manents' have been reduced to dollar
a curl, or ten dollars dozen. discrim-
mating women don't go in for them so
much. They are just content to pursue
policy of watchful waiting for the
next modern method of enhancing
feminine beauty.
But with face lifting" it is differ
ent. The filters are opening shops in
all fashionable sections and the prices
are still high enough to be interesting.
So far only actresses, movie stars and
wealthy society women are numbered
among the lifted
Need Blue Book For Lever e
A friend of mine went to one of these
de luxe shops recently and boldly asked
to see the society-or the ex-society
woman who has adopted this form
fof uplifting humanity as a means of
enjoying a career and earning a living.
The manager man, of course the
managers are always nice, lady-like.
spatted, perfumed men-was Mortified
at the sheer audacity, the unmitigated-
gall of my friend.
NJ ha.
pointment," he said, loftily, land
IT'S no easy thing to get an APPOINT
ment. Why, even Mr.. August Belmont
had to call three times before he could
get an appointment for his wife,
Mrs. august Belmont. you will re-
call, was the actress, Eleanor Robson.
It was just before the production of
her new play, about which social New
York was so much excited. And she
did look fresh and handsome.
Perhaps she is a participating pa
from" You see this places one on quite
a different plane from the ordinary
customer which cOnnOtes butchers
and tradespeople of all kinds. The first
step toward becoming a participating
patron Is to get your name in New
YOrk's social blue book. After that, in
almost any mornings mail you are
likely to receive handsomely en-
graved announcement that you are
about to be invited At last you are
informed in the most elegant words
Madame Somebody-Or-othe from Paris
of London has been induced to come to
New York. where she has opened
Morning Glory shop, or something
equally as fresh and fragrant sounding
Men must be lacking in Imagination or
they should have had Johnny-Jump Up
Barber shops. long ago.
But What A Lovely Wooden Indian!
Anyway. as was saying, you re
ceive the invitation and if you are in
need of exterior renovation in any part
Of your anatomy you sign and return
the card which has been enclosed for
your convenience" And that is the
last conscious effort you are asked to
make toward becoming a participating
patron" The rest is absolutely pain
less. The whole thing has been so
simple, so delightful, so painless, you
couldn't believe anything had happened
to you If you didn't have your can
celled checks to show for it.
So, as said. it may be that Mrs.