Evening star., 1932-12-27
HOLLYWOOD in Person
Perfect Christmas Weather aids Movie Colonys
Celebration; Stars Deliver Gifts
to Cnys Foor.

a suit Of powder-blue wool. It Is
new material, thick and s5ft and some
what reSembling ostrich cloth. She
wore short jacket with wooden but
tons. A tiny pull-on hat somewhat
resembled the overseas caps Of the
American soldiers and was Of the same
material al the suit. Brown suede
spor,s gne tts, the very onf chic
tells me shasnas 10 new evening gowns
that she bought in New York Just before
leaving.
Maureen O'Sullivan looked like the
ARTISTS ideal of Christmas poster in
her suit of brown with beaver collar,
tiny beaver cap, her arms piled high
with boxes wrapped in tissue paper and
carrying holly sprigs atop them. One
Of them was evidently for Jimmy Dunn.
for she stopped her smart little car right
in front of his apartment.
Midnight mass in the holly-wreathed
church on Sunset Boulevard always
brings out large complement Of Holly
wood stars. Ramon Noyarro. with sew
eral members of his family, knelt in the
fragrant chapel with the worshippers
at midnight. 1t was pretty hard for
the girls about to keep their minds on
their devotion, I can tell you.
This star seldom ventures into the
public eye; rarely goes to night clubs;
is very chary of public acclaim and gen.
orally surrounds himself with so many
guests when he attends concert or
theater, that autograph hunters seldom
find an opportunity to approach him.
His is true shyness and dread Of being
the center of curiosity.
He entertains lavishly In his huge
tl,n parLo1au Cn,iara dicfrirt nf
Los Angeles or in his new modern house
atop a Hollywood mountain, which
boasts one of the loveliest music rooms
in the entire colony.
Lilyan Tashman, whose reputation for
being the best dressed woman OF Holly
wood is being capitalized in her screen
career. will play the life of Coco"
Chanel, titled for the time being Mile.
well. This is the second fashion picture
to be planned for Tashman. style"
is the name Of the first one bought.
Coco Chanel, by the way, was
Hollywood's big disappointment when
Sam Goldwyn brought her out here to
design for his stars. She had just two
evening goWns-a black satin perfectly
cut and a white satin without a flaw
in its smooth flowing lines. She wore
them without jewels of any kind. And
she wore them repeatedly. Hollywood
ties were put to it to locate her in q
room of afternoons because she invar-
iably was the most simply gowned wom-
an there.
The Chanel turban Of jersey, the
Chanel tailleur and the Chanel neu-
trality OF color fairly blotted her out
Of this vivid scene, especially since
all the local ladies wore every diamond
Clip they possessed in her honor.
Elsa Maxwell announces firmly that
two months in our midst is her limit
that she would HE her back to Conti-
mental scenes when she has spent her
so days here. But those so promise to
be very fruitful She has sold two
stories, is being bid for a role in a pic
ture and is technically directing "Our
Betters," which is the forthcoming
starring venture of the Marquise La
Falaise de la Coudraye.
Elsa Maxwell herself, plump and
pleasing personality, exceedingly frank
and frankly witty, will tell you that her
one claim to greatness is the fact that
she is Gary Coopers house guest. But
she is, acide from her other gifts,
acclaimed as the most knowing hostess
CT the world today. Her fair for peo-
PIE Is amazing. ner mLultlVe KnOWledge
OF how to make party go surpasses
anything OF its sort today and has made
her the outstanding figure in the mod
ern world of leisure.
Adolph Zukor heartily denies that his
corporation is interested in merger ne
gotiations at the present time Never
theless the printed rumors go on-som.e
of them on seemingly solid foundations.
Two or more studios will have to blend
forces If new financial aid Is to be given
them; they cannot very well 60 on un-,
less new financial aid Is brought.
Copyright. 1882. by Nerth American News
paper Alliance, Incl