The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-05
Helena Rubinstein, Authority on Beauty
for Women Visits City on Way to Paris
Reveals Deep interest in
Home Furnishing,
Decorating.
BY HELEN LINDSAY
Times STAFF Writer

Madame Helena Rubinstein, re-
cognized throughout America and
Europe as one of the foremost au-
thorities on beauty for women, -
discloses herself as something more
than that. She is. according to her
own confession, deeply interested in
home furnishings.
Seated in the modern renascent
rooms at the l.. S. Ayres store yes
terday, Madame Rubinstein recalled
her first home in America, where
she had a blue and silver dining
room, and a school room for her
children furnished in Chinese fash
ion, in black, red and gold.
They loved tiny two boys"
Madame Rubinstein said, 1T was
not an expensive room to decorate,
but it brought them much happi-
ness"
Describes Paris Home
Describing her own home in Paris,
pictures Of which will appear in the
November issue of Vogue, Nine. Ru-
binstein told of the difficulties she
had in decorating the dining room
to her satisfaction
Il have used white and yellow in
it," she said. AT first 1 used red;
1 did not like that Then I tried
green, but 1 did not like that. At
last l decorated it in yellow, and
the results are very lovely"
This is Nine Rubinsteins first
visit to indianapolis. She is en-
route to New York, from where she
will sail in two weeks for Paris. She
has made more than $50 trips since
her visit to America.
Studied Medicine as Aid
Il have had little time to look at
the women in Indianapolis since I
arrived" she said, But the thing
that 1 would like to ask them is,
Why do they allow their skins to
be so dry?'"
Madame Rubinstein studied medi-
cine in Zurich, Switzerland. Il did
not like it-or it did not like me, 3"
she says, Il could not stand the
operations. So 1 studied chemistry,
and began the preparation of my
skin preparations.
My two boys have studied in
various universities; one is now in
Harvard, studying chemistry. hope
he will be able to carry on my work
when + have finished it,"
Admits Many Hobbies
Madame Rubinstein admits that
she is a woman with many hobbies.
Probably the one in which she feels
the most interest is the collection
of doll furniture which she is max
ing.
L want to have a place with
thirty of forty miniature rooms,
furnished in different periods of
funiture-all doll furniture. l would
like to have a collection like that
in many cities. Then women who
are interested in charitable work
could use them for exhibitions, to
raise money for charities"
Madame Rubinstein has a pro-
found admiration for American
women. THE multitudes of them
are much smarter looking than Eu-
ropean women" she says.
u. S. Girls Fortunate
'They are fortunate in many
things; the young woman in
America who has a love for beau
tiful things can furnish her home
so much easier than the women in
Paris can"
In her own Paris home, Madame
Rubinstein soon will display a din
ner service in yellow, which she
purchased in the United States.
Il bought it from a society woman
who collects and sells pieces as a
hobby" she said. 1T is amusing
that 1, who travel in Vienna. Paris,
and Munich, should find just what
I want for my Paris dining room
in the United States"