The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-27

4lmeS Special correspondent
Beauty is ageless! The fresh,
spontaneous beauty of youth, the
full blown loneliness of the matron,
and the calm, serene charm of old
age-all are equally admirable to
the connosseur.
This, in brief, is the verdict Of
Barbara Gould, herself a beautiful
young woman and one of Americas
foremost authorities on feminine
charm.
AS two outstanding types to Illus
trate her point, Barbara Gould
mentions Miss Grace Birge, New
York society girl, and the Countess
de Segur, better known as Cecile
Sorel, Frances most distinguished
actress since Bernhardt.
Both possess beauty to a rare
degree" said Miss Gould, though
more than two-score years mark the
difference in their ages. Three no.
where is more telling proof that
there is no basis for the belief that
a woman must show her age than
in the portraits of this New York
debutante in her twentieS and the
Partisan in her sixties.
Face Has Calm Serenity
"Cecile Sorel is, to my mind, the
loveliest woman in Europe" Miss
Gould said, because her face has
the calm serenity Of child with
the dignity of a mature woman. It
is face unlined by age-revealing
wrinkles, and retains freshness and
verve, found rarely in Park ave-
nue. debutante.
"There is only one explanation
for this. Sorel has learned lesson
that many European women could
profit by-that the face needs con-
slant attention, not a complicated
daily ritual, but a simple treat
ment that soon becomes a habit. .
Miss Gould points to Miss Grace
Birge as eXemplifying the repoSeful
beauty that promises well for the
years 10 come. If a firm foundation
of care Is laid in the beginning, the
towering, spontaneous loneliness of
youth slowly and surely. will be
transmitted into the graceful beauty
of middle age and old age, accord
ing to Miss Gould.
Complexion Is Important
''The truth of Kipling's well-worn
line that the Colonel's lady and
Judy O'Grady are sisters under the
skim never has been sounder than
it is today, with democracy almost
universal" said Miss Gould. 'But
though the women of the world may
be sisters under the makeup, COM
plexions have become more impor-
tant that Kipling dreamed when he
wrote his verses.
"And, though the old world, by
virtue of age, still is considered the
crad'< of beauty and the source OF
fashion, America is surprising her
older rival in numerous ways. Not
the least of these is beauty treat
ments and the scientific care Of the
face and figure"
Barbara Gould sailed recently foI
Paris, where she attended the for
NAL opening of the first of a series
of salons where European women
will be shown how the American
complexion which they so much
admire is achieved. Similar salons
have been opened in other impor-
tant capitals Of Europe.
81 have noticed in my travels
abroad" Miss Gould said, that the
European women are apt to be more
concerned with their clothes than
their faces. Yet they admire in
tensely the skins of American
women"
Any woman can be lovely, Miss
Gould believes, from the time she
is first aware of herself at Is until
she IS stately. white-haired grand
mother, provided she takes proper
care of herself through the several
distinct phases of her life.