The Washington times., 1936-02-08
Taylor is THE ROMEO HOLLYWOOD GIRLS LIKE TO DATE'
Tell All
On Men They
Don'tLike

HOlLTWOOD, NAIl1.s req, o.
It's Leap Year, all right.
Buff there's any man who'd
like to get '1eaped on" (and
breathes there a man with soul
so dead that he wouldn't?), then
he'll Just have to check up on
himself and correct some Of his
annoying little habits.
He'll have to, anyway, II he
wants to be proposed to by
movie star. Because the picture
gals certainly have their own
ideas about what constitutes a
really romantic mani
With leap year especially In
mind, some Of Hollywood's most
glamorouS ladies have obligingly
listed q few Of the things they
particularly dislike In men. They
have an idea that girls the world
over probably feel the same way
about it. So you men who'd like
to be some lady'S man, look
and learn!
Let's give the floor first to
comely, blonde Jean Muir, who is
decidedly eligible.
Men who don't quite seem to
grasp the knack Of applying good
taste to their everyday conduct
are my pet peeve," says Jean. "It's
easier to overlook breaches in the
conventions, sometimes, than it is
to forgive lack Of discriminating
good taste. The man who goes to
q party wearing scarf tucked
into his jacket, instead of o neck
tie, for instance, may think he's
being pleasantly informal but he'n
never win my hand. They call
that "going Hollywood" I think.
call it just plain old-bad taSteI"
Rowdy dancerS-men who make
themselves and their partners
conspicuous on the dance floor,
draw down the hearty disapproval
Of Anita Louise.
If you talk out loud in the thea
Ger, Alma Lloyd won't like you. If
you chew with your mouth open,
it's ditto for Kay Linaker. And II
you've q habit Of making jokes
about Iowa, or being late for ap-
pointment, strike Margaret Lind
say off your list. Margaret also has
few more remarks to make.
"Iu never love q man who
doesn't love music" says Mar
garet. without that, companion
ship Is impossible, for the man
would necessarily be too one-Sided
In his tastes. Any man who will
take me dancing, or to, the thea
ter, but not to the Hollywood Bowl,
can count me out"
Bette Davis deSpiseS men who
haven't the nerve to be "boSS."
"You can say all you like about
marriage being q fifty-fifty buSi-
ness" states Bette, 'but in every
partnership, you have less trouble
If one Of the two owns 81 per cent
of the stock, and I say it ought
to be the man. I don't mean
that he should carry his leader
ship to extremeS-but in emerg-
encieS, it's the husband who
should have the deciding vote,
and the backbone to see that it's
carried out. I'd hate q man who
couldn't boss me"
Men who try to argue her into
taking q drink are the anathema
Of Olivia de Havilland, q strict
teetotaler.
Glenda Farrell lists '1oud, noisy
men" under the "pet aversionS"
category, and Jane Froman de.
tests 'shigh-hat-for any reason
whatever"
Here are q few more taboo
types, as Stunned by prominent
picture girls:
Joan Blondell: maShers, and
men with dirty finger nails.
Claire Dodd: Men-abouttown,
cakeeaters, lounge-lizardS who
juggle invitations, accepting the
"SmarteSt" without regard to
friendship.
June Travis: Men who go to
night clubs and spend the whole
evening looking bored or blaSe.
Beverly Roberts: Men who "cry
over split milk"
So there you are, men. # the
Ghoe fits, you've got the list and
you can take your choice: mend
your ways, or be q leap year wall
flower!
IN ~ klT