The Washington times., 1936-11-03
Doris Nolan
Just Eats
Right
By DONNA GRACE

HOLLYWOOD Our visit
with the vivacious Doris Nolan
was a real treat. Her apart
ment is in one of the rather ex-
elusive sections that has been
favored by many Of the artists
and writers. When we called,
she herself let us in and said
she was expecting us-a grace
full little courtesy, and we
found her to be delightfully."- in
formal and interesting.
When we were seated, she asked
il she might rest on the couch
and cover up, as she had been
sent home in the afternoon with
a cold. She called Mary" who
came in and was presented by her
mother. Doris is still q minor
and, as she explained, her mother
has to sign papers, and it seemed
good excuse to keep her in Hol.
IyWood. They both have a lively
sense of humor and act like q
couple Of school girls playing
house.
RADIATES CHARM
We talked about her work and
ambitions as vel! as her training
while We we're trying to decide
just what her outstanding attrac.
ton might be. She was born in
Westchester and had about the
same educational advantages as
the average girl, but seems to pos
SeSs an unusual ambition and in.
tense interest in everything that
has to do with her work.
She radiates charm and good
humor and is, OF course, very
pretty girl. Her height is five
feet five inches, and she is blond
and very slender.
Her hair is the rather long bob
that nearly all of the stars seem
to favor, and here are some of the
intimate things we learned Of
her beauty treatments:
She thinks diets are unneces-
sary if one is always careful and
avoids overeating. She is quite
convinced that every girl who has
any desire to look attractive must
eat foods that are not fattening.
We might call that dieting, but
she doesn't.
This is her daily menu as she
gave it to us;
Breakfast Fruit juice and
black coffee.
Lunch-Fresh pineapple, cot.
tage cheese and black coffee.
Dinner-A lamb chop with q
few salad green's, . cracker and
black coffee,
That is all,
Walking is her favorite form Of
exercise, but she likes to swim,
play tennis and ride when she has
time. She believes, however, as
all Of the stars do, that work in
pictures will furnish enough ex.
erciSe for any girl. Most Of them,
when working, are up at 6 o'clock,
then have their breakfast and
drive to the studio and allow at
least one hour for makeup so they
can be on the set at o'clock.
She depends on the studio ex.
pert, Jack Pierce. to keep her hair
dressed and cared for, and that
includes frequent ShampooS and
Oil treatments. They sometimes
use a cleaning fluid instead of the
usual shampoos, but she prefers
the regular shampooS, She knows
how to dress her hair in the new
smart styles and often does it
herself in the theater.
She has a very nice speaking
voice and really had an idea of
being a singer, but now she is
more interested in stage and
screen roles. She attributes her
success to her training in stock
company and thinks it is the best
method Of preparing for a screen
or stage career.
Creams and oils are nice to pre-
pare the skin for makeup and to
remove it, but at an other time
she uses only soap and water and
only very little soap.
LITTLE MAKEUP
When she is working in a picture
she likes to leave off all street
makeup except lipstick and some
times a little mascara. She will
also put very light touch Of vase
line on the eyelidS. incidentally.
this is done by nearly all the stars,
and it gives the eyes an interesting
brilliancy = but use only Q very
little0
Clothes, she thinks, help to give
one poise and assurance, but she
says she will never have any burn.
ing desire to be the best-dressed
girl. She was wearing a lovely
powder-blue outfit that was COM
Portable, but we thought it was
also most attractive.
When we had covered all Of the
personal questions, she and Mary"
laughed and said:
"Now, you are going to ask
me if I have any love affairs.
Everyone does, but it won't be
any fun because there aren't
any. l want to make q success
of my work before / think of
getting married, and would
expect q man to know every
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